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

"So the Emperor knew everything, and I was the only fool... If only I had been smarter and discovered it sooner..." Fu Luan choked up, unable to utter a complete sentence.

The Emperor patted her back and asked softly, "What good would it do to find out sooner? Would it have been better to part ways with him sooner?"

Fu Luan shook her head. "If I had discovered it earlier, I could have wholeheartedly assisted him and helped him ascend to the position of Crown Prince..."

"And then what? You will leave him one day, and his heart will still ache!" the Emperor sighed.

“But at least he doesn’t have to die!” Fu Luan said, then burst into tears again.

She was reborn, and she also saved her son Xiao Jiu's life. She thought she could return to the Eastern Palace with him and start over, but halfway there, she lost him!

The day after the Emperor and Empress's wedding was supposed to be a day for the concubines to serve tea to the new Empress and listen to her teachings; but now that Yuan Jiu is dead! How could Fu Luan be in the mood for that?

Not only on that one day, but on the third day, the fourth day, and many days afterward... it still didn't happen.

Xiao Jiu is dead, Bao Xiang Hua Dian is gone; in the dead of night, I will never hear those words again, "A Luan, I'll take you home"...

Every night, the Emperor stayed by Fu Luan's side, even though she had no desire to serve him in bed...

During these days, she only saw Qingluan, Xue Chen, and Yuan Rui.

Xue Chen was alright; Qingluan and Yuanrui, because of Xiaojiu's death, also cried until their tears ran dry!

"You...you still like him after all, don't you?" Fu Luan personally wiped away the tears from Qing Luan's eyes.

Qingluan looked at Yuanrui, hesitated, and finally nodded.

She covered her mouth, trying her best not to cry out loud.

"I would rather it was you who was with him... I hurt him and I hurt you too!" Fu Luan looked at the substitute she had personally chosen, tears streaming down her face.

With red eyes, Qingluan said, "It was I who eagerly sought to climb the social ladder; it has nothing to do with Your Majesty the Empress! Everyone dies eventually, and the Prince of Yan... he just went before us!"

Yuan Rui leaned on her shoulder, sobbing uncontrollably, "If I had known it would turn out like this, I wouldn't have argued with Ninth Brother! The last time I saw him, I actually cursed at him..."

Fu Luan offered a few words of comfort, but seeing Xue Chen sitting there quietly, she felt a little embarrassed. Unexpectedly, Xue Chen spoke first.

"Your Majesty, I have some 'good news' to tell you. I don't hope it will lessen your grief, but I only hope it will bring you some comfort..."

"My sister-in-law, Hua Miaoyan, she is also dead!"

"Oh? How did you die?" Fu Luan asked, wiping away her tears.

"She... died from her favorite thing—poisonous mushrooms!" Xue Chen said mysteriously.

Fu Luan frowned.

Since Hua Miaoyan intended to harm her with poisonous mushrooms that day, she must have known how dangerous they were; under such circumstances, how could she have died from poisonous mushrooms?

"This...isn't a coincidence?" Fu Luan asked tentatively.

Xue Chen smiled and said, "As expected, nothing can be hidden from Her Majesty the Empress!"

"I risked ruining my face to testify against that vile woman Zhengzheng that day, although I had some selfish motives, not wanting her to marry into the Xue family and harm my brother."

"But this is enough to prove that my heart is with Your Majesty; and Xue Yan... he feels the same way!"

Qingluan and Yuanrui were completely confused, but to Fuluan, the meaning was crystal clear!

To avenge the saddle incident, Xue Yan killed Hua Miaoyan, who was already his wife! It's even possible that he married Hua Miaoyan as part of a scheme, waiting for this day to kill his wife!

“Perhaps, he has never changed…” Fu Luan recalled how Xue Yan used to chase after her calling her “Sister A Luan,” but was interrupted by a palace servant.

"Your Majesty the Empress, the concubine of the Prince of Yan requests an audience."

"Hmph, it was this barbarian woman who caused the Empress and Ninth Brother to break off their relationship and indirectly caused Ninth Brother's death. And now she dares to come again!"

“Your Majesty, if it’s inconvenient for you to come forward, I will go and meet her!” Yuan Rui wiped away her tears with the back of her hand, her gaze sharp as if she wanted to tear Anagui to pieces. Qing Luan also nodded in agreement.

Fu Luan pondered for a moment and said, "No... Hua Luo, go and tell Ana Gui that I am not feeling well. You will take care of her in my stead. She can rest quietly during her pregnancy and does not need to come to the palace to pay her respects."

“Yuanrui, none of you should go see her; not only should you not antagonize her, but you should also speak highly of her to the Emperor, and it would be best if…”

Fu Luan paused for a moment, then continued, "It can get the Emperor to bestow upon her the title of Queen of Yan!"

"What?!" Yuan Rui immediately stood up. "Your Majesty, I'm willing to do anything you say, even if you forbid me from scolding or hitting her, but... but..."

"You want me to speak up for her, or even make her the Queen of Wei? I... I can't do that!"

Fu Luan seemed to have anticipated her reaction and wasn't angry. He simply looked at Qing Luan and smiled, "And what about you?"