The Eldest Daughter Reborn: She Provoked the Obsessive Crown Prince and Couldn't Escape

Fu Luan then got up, holding the quilt, and looked at the Emperor!

A flicker of surprise crossed her face, but she quickly regained her composure. "What is Your Majesty saying? I don't understand. She has indeed been the eldest daughter of the Fu family since childhood!"

The Emperor turned her chin and said jokingly, "If you didn't understand, you wouldn't have gotten up, would you?"

He tried to lean in and kiss her, but Fu Luan pushed him away.

Fu Luan sighed, "The Emperor is indeed wise! No wonder he seized power and took personal control of the government at the age of thirteen!"

"Even my father couldn't figure it out; he really thought she was his eldest daughter who had come back from the dead!"

When her father was mentioned, Fu Luan looked suspicious and disdainful, then said seriously, "That's right, Fu Jin is not my sister!"

"She's just someone I found to fill the vacancy of 'eldest daughter of the Fu family.' However... this isn't the first time the Emperor has heard of her!"

"She is the child who impersonated the eldest daughter of the Fu family between the time my sister died and the time I was born!"

Upon hearing this, the Emperor was not angry at all. Instead, he smiled and asked, "So you just said that she 'was indeed the eldest daughter of the Fu family since childhood,' is that right?"

Fu Luan nodded in acknowledgment, "Yes... this was my idea alone, and has nothing to do with the rest of the Fu family. I hope Your Majesty will show leniency!"

"Show mercy? This is a crime of deceiving the emperor. How do you expect me to 'show mercy'?" The emperor looked at Fu Luan, who was wrapped in the quilt, with amusement.

In this situation, and wearing only a thin nightgown, even the most foolish woman should have understood the meaning behind the emperor's words!

But Fu Luan only said, "I heard that there has been a flood in Ezhou recently. I am willing to donate my entire year's salary as the 'Lady of Qi' to help the victims overcome their difficulties!"

"You... Hmph, the disaster-stricken areas and victims are being taken care of by the imperial court, so Lady Qi doesn't need to worry about them! Go to sleep!" The emperor, not hearing what he wanted to hear, left in a huff, his anger palpable.

Fu Luan smiled and said from behind him, "I know what His Majesty wants..."

"I have only one condition: if Your Majesty can grant it, I am willing to accept the Nine-Flower Crown!"

"I think... I've spoiled you too much, making you think you have the right to negotiate with me!" the Emperor said coldly.

Fu Luan was not flustered. Instead, she opened the door and said with a smile, "In that case, I will see the Emperor off!"

A wind carrying fine snow blew into the room. Even though the room was well-lit with charcoal, the emperor, dressed in his finest clothes, felt a chill, let alone Fu Luan, who was only wearing a thin nightgown.

The Emperor glanced at her light veil, sighed, and finally closed the door.

He carried Fu Luan to the bed and covered her with the blanket. "It's so cold, and you're only wearing this much and still have the door open. If you catch a cold, it's my fault!"

Fu Luan sneered, "Since I am merely a lowly Lady of Qi, with no leverage to negotiate with the Emperor, what else can I do but see him off?!"

The Emperor sighed, "Since your divorce, you've certainly become quite sharp-tongued. That's what makes you likable, and that's what makes you disliked. Little Jiu, he..."

When the topic turned to his troublesome son, the emperor changed his tune, saying, "What do you want me to do? Issue an edict to bestow a marriage upon you?"

"Marry Yuan Jia? You seem to always enjoy visiting Yuan Jia's residence..."

Fu Luan scoffed, "If I were to marry Yuan Jia on one hand and at the same time agree to what the Emperor desires on the other, wouldn't Yuan Jia be too pitiful!"

She then put away her smile and said seriously, "I hope Your Majesty will kill Marquis Yu Weiyan of Chang'an for me!"