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

"What?!" The concubines were all taken aback, some even secretly laughing out loud!

After all... how many emperors would be willing to marry an empress who could never have children?

How noble was Chen Ajiao's status back then? Her mother, Liu Piao, was the first Grand Princess in history, and she herself was Emperor Wu of Han's cousin. Her mother also had the merit of supporting the emperor! In terms of family background, she would only have more advantages than Fu Luan!

But so what? Emperor Wu of Han still deposed her more than a decade after ascending the throne! Moreover, Princess Guantao was still alive at the time, while Fu Luan's mother, Lady Fu, had already passed away…

In the palace today, no concubine can compare to Fu Luan in terms of looks; but in terms of talent, seniority, and family merits, there are many more suitable to be empress than Fu Luan!

The Emperor has long kept the Empress's position vacant under the pretext of "missing Empress Zhaoshen". Now, however, he has made a teenage girl who has been married before become the Empress. What's more, Fu Luan was the Emperor's daughter-in-law before and was also engaged to one of his other sons!

There are many who disagree with this kind of "Empress of the Great Wei"!

Yuan Li, who had ascended the throne and assumed personal rule at the age of thirteen, said with a smile, "Judging from this situation, I thought A Luan was ill, but it turns out she just can't have children..."

"What is this? Not counting those who are already gone, I now have eleven sons and five daughters; and four concubines are pregnant now. Isn't that enough?"

"Moreover... Ah Luan had already told me about this matter before she entered the palace, so there's no need for irrelevant people to stir things up!"

"Since everyone is here today, I'll make it clear: whichever prince A-Luan is willing to raise, he will become the new Crown Prince of Great Wei!"

Upon hearing this, the others were fine, but Qian Zhaoxun stood up, supporting his stomach.

"Your Majesty, everyone can feel your affection for the Empress; but... it's not easy for us concubines to carry a child for ten months. If, after giving birth, the child is taken away by the Empress, then..." Qian Chonghua said urgently.

Pang Zhaoyuan smiled and said, "Sister Qian, you may be anxious, but you can't speak recklessly! If our child can really be favored by the Empress, it will be an honor for us and our child."

"Furthermore, this matter... was decreed by the Emperor himself, yet my sister used the word 'rob'..."

Pang Zhaoyuan deliberately paused at a crucial point, leaving only a meaningful smile.

Consort Pang and Consort Qian were two of the four concubines currently pregnant. Upon hearing this, Consort Qian hurriedly said again, "I didn't mean that, I..."

Fu Luan raised his hand, signaling her to stop, and then smiled, "Qian Chonghua, don't be impatient. I didn't say I wanted your child, did I? As for Consort Wei..."

Looking at the farce he had started, Wei Ling'an's previously confident expression turned flustered as the Emperor spoke.

She knelt down with a thud and said, "Your Majesty, I only heard that Her Majesty the Empress was unwell, so I specially summoned the imperial physician to take Her Majesty's pulse."

"This concubine meant no harm and had no other intentions! I beg Your Majesty and Your Highness..."

Fu Luan sneered, "'Kindness'? If Consort Wei's intentions are 'kindness,' then there would be no such thing as a black heart in the world! Your Majesty, I..."

“Ah Luan, you are the true mistress of the six palaces! You don’t need to explain to me or get my permission to deal with the people in the six palaces!” Yuan Li smiled and patted his wife’s hand, his eyes full of tenderness and encouragement.

Fu Luan nodded, then said solemnly, "Wei Ling'an, a sixth-rank noble concubine, has slandered the Empress and disrespected the Empress Dowager."

"Your investiture ceremony for the rank of 'Noble Consort' has not yet taken place, so you should just go back to being a lowly eighth-rank concubine!"