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

When Yuan Jiu died, he was still holding a long robe in his hands—the very robe that Fu Luan left for him in the prison of the Ministry of Justice on the day of his rebirth!

Beneath the long robe lay a letter written in blood, which read: "I will no longer be the Crown Prince... Ah Luan, you have lost!"

"No, impossible... How could he be dead? The imperial edict appointing him Crown Prince has been issued; he can return to the Eastern Palace today with his beloved concubine and the child in her womb..."

"Why did he have to die? I don't believe it, I don't believe it!" Fu Luan murmured.

The Emperor patted Fu Luan on the back, unsure how to react to his newlywed wife, and could only sigh deeply.

Yang Jin sighed, "Your Majesty and Empress, please accept my condolences. His Highness Prince Yan... has indeed passed away!"

Yuan Jiu not only died, but he also committed suicide in an extremely tragic way—

He was in a greenhouse, he cut his wrists, and soaked them in hot water... Blood kept flowing out of his body until he died!

Judging from the time, he died just as the emperor and empress were consummating their marriage...

“It’s my fault that he died! It’s all my fault… If I had treated him better, he wouldn’t have had to die!” Fu Luan held Yuan Jiu’s suicide note with trembling hands, feeling as if a thousand arrows were piercing her heart.

Even the despair of watching your twins being thrown to their deaths in your past life couldn't compare to this!

The Emperor tenderly draped a cloak over Fu Luan and coaxed her, "It's not your fault; A Luan, you didn't do anything wrong..."

Just those one words were enough to bring tears to Fu Luan's eyes! She had waited two lifetimes for someone to finally say those words to her!

In her past life, Yu Weiyan emptied the Fu family's coffers to please Yuan Lu, yet everyone only cursed Fu Luan; Zheng Zheng wiped out the Fu family, yet everyone also cursed Fu Luan; and Yuan Lu, as emperor, ceded territory, yet everyone still cursed her!

All the blame and infamy weighed on her, making it hard for her to breathe!

Now, only the man she once considered despicable and shameless, the man she married for Yuan Jiu's position as crown prince, says she did nothing wrong!

She threw herself into the Emperor's arms, and the Emperor continued to coax her, "Little Jiu... she's always been like this since she was little, she acts like she's going to die at the slightest thing."

"Perhaps it was influenced by his mother... His mother also committed suicide. I heard that Xiao Jiu had the idea of ​​ending his own life while he was in prison; but later, I don't know how, he gave up..."

Because he met Fu Luan... He thought he had grasped his hope and light, and that he wouldn't have to die; but now, he has done something wrong, his hope is shattered, and his light has vanished...

Fu Luan sensed the flaw in the Emperor's words and said speechlessly, "You know about what happened to him in prison, don't you?"

The Emperor hesitated for a moment, then nodded in agreement. Fu Luan pressed further, "So you've always known he was innocent, haven't you?"

The Emperor readily admitted again, "That's right!"

Fu Luan said sadly, "Since you know he is innocent, why did you allow Yuan Lu to frame him, humiliate him, and even try to kill him?"

The Emperor sighed, “Because… a silly girl has fallen head over heels in love with a good-for-nothing! If Xiao Jiu is released from prison, what will become of that good-for-nothing’s position as Crown Prince?”

"I originally intended to wait until everything settled down and the rumors died down before secretly rescuing Xiao Jiu and letting him live a peaceful life, without disturbing your affairs; who knew you would suddenly see the light and realize the truth! You even risked your life to personally rescue Xiao Jiu!"

"But back then in Zhaoyang Palace, I could see that you only felt guilty and indebted to Xiao Jiu, and had no romantic feelings for him. If I rashly arranged your marriage, what would you do if you discovered after the marriage that he had another woman, or even had a child with another woman?"

"If your only goal was to support him as the crown prince, that would be fine; but at the alliance ceremony, he saved your life, and you did develop feelings for him. This also means that you two are destined not to be together in the end..."

"Because... my Ah Luan, you can't tolerate any nonsense. You've never been one to turn a blind eye!"

“You already knew about his affair with Anagui, didn’t you…” Fu Luan smiled bitterly, tears welling in her eyes.

The Emperor nodded again and sighed, "Yes...Ah Luan, are you going to ask again how I found out? Because of Xiao Jiu..."

"He has never brought a concubine to a banquet, let alone a state banquet! If he didn't like that Western Region princess, he would never have done something so outrageous! Besides... he saw it all..."

“He saw the table come crashing down on you, and Anagui pushed you out of the way, but he didn’t say a word…”