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

The center of the hall was piled high with so-called "evidence"; Fu Luan glanced at it and saw that most of them belonged to the Prince of Yan's residence, and he had already guessed seven or eight parts of the truth.

When Yuan Li saw his wife, he realized that he had spoken too harshly, but he still said coldly, "The Empress is unwell and cannot sleep at night; yet she left the palace early today just to visit the grave of the Prince of Yan."

"What a pity... The Prince of Yan, whom you cherished so much, bequeathed all the treasures of the Prince of Yan's mansion to the trusted confidant you had personally nurtured before his death;

"Who doesn't say he's wronged his first wife? Who doesn't say he's let you down as his 'mother'?"

Fu Luan smiled and said, "His Majesty also said that I am the 'Empress Dowager' of the Prince of Yan, am I not?"

"Because of my status, I was unable to see the Prince of Yan one last time, let alone send him off on his final journey; now that he has been buried, can't I go and see him?"

"As for the things in the Prince of Yan's residence, they are naturally left to the Prince of Yan to deal with himself. Since he gave them to his mother, they belong to Qingluan."

"I never knew that a son leaving his wealth to his mother could be considered a 'secret favor'?"

According to the rules of the Great Wei, if a king, marquis, or princess passes away, those who leave a will shall have their property disposed of according to their will; those who do not leave a will shall have their property given to their wives and children; and those who have no wives or children shall have their property given to the national treasury.

The Great Wei Dynasty did not restrict women from divorcing or widows from remarrying. Therefore, many childless nobles preferred to have all their wealth buried with them rather than let their wives benefit from it!

As for the Prince of Yan, Yuan Ge, only two items were buried with him—a long robe given to him by Fu Luan and a history book!

"Thinking about it this way, when I last met him in his mansion, he was unwilling to return those two items, probably because he had already thought about his fate!" Fu Luan felt another pang of pain in her heart, but she forced herself to remain composed.

Although Yuan Ge had no queen during his lifetime, he knew that his concubine was carrying his child, yet he gave all the valuables in the mansion, including the cat, to his nominal mother, Li Qingluan.

This is truly perplexing. After all, everyone knows about the Prince of Yan's feelings for Fu Luan; everyone guessed that he would give Fu Luan valuables, but unexpectedly, everyone guessed wrong.

Qingluan also cried, "If Your Majesty believes that I have an affair with the Prince of Yan, I would rather not have these treasures. They can be put into the national treasury or returned to the Prince of Yan's residence to clear my name!"

"Hmph, you're quite the actor! Everything else is fine, but what are these?" Yuan Li threw the items on the ground. They turned out to be a jade belt hook with the inscription "Azure Dragon Teaching Son," a gold seal, and a ribbon.

Fu Luan frowned.

That jade belt hook was probably taken by Qingluan on the first night Yuan Ge was recuperating in Yaohua Palace, when she seduced him; as for the seal of office…

Fu Luan said calmly, "Your Majesty, this seal is something I held when I was the Crown Princess."

“At that time, the Prince of Yan was a criminal. I pledged my official seal to him and promised to rescue him from prison and clear his name!”

"Later, although I divorced the deposed crown prince, no one came to collect the seal of office, so it was left in the hands of the Prince of Yan."

"What is the connection between this seal and Consort Ni Chang? How did the Crown Princess's seal become evidence to slander her and the Prince of Yan?"

"Your Majesty, don't be fooled by the Imperial Concubine! She has been secretly having an affair with my Prince, and she's thinking that once he uses your power to become the Crown Prince, she can find an opportunity to leave the palace and become the Crown Princess!"

"Your Highness used your former seal to pledge your love to her and make promises to her!" A strange voice came from behind, and the woman spoke very poor Mandarin.

Fu Luan turned around and saw that it was Ana Gui who came with her group of Hu maids. The one who had spoken earlier was her personal maid, Sang Zhuo.

Anagui bowed to the Emperor and sneered, "I searched the entire Prince's mansion but couldn't find the jade belt hook. I never expected it to be in the hands of the Imperial Concubine."

"How could such a private item be in the hands of a concubine in the palace? Moreover, this concubine... is the mother of the Prince of Yan!"

Yuan Rui, who had remained silent until now, retorted sarcastically, "My ninth brother has at least eight hundred, if not a thousand, jade belt hooks. Is a mere jade belt hook worth the covetousness of a pampered princess from the Western Regions for so long? Besides..."

"This 'Azure Dragon Teaching Son' ornament is a very common waist accessory among the nobles of the Great Wei Dynasty. It is not unique to Ninth Brother, nor is it a 'private item'! Ninth Brother has already been buried, but it seems the Queen is deliberately preventing him from resting in peace!"

Fu Luan watched coldly and thought carefully in her heart. Finally, she remembered that on the day of the alliance ceremony, Ana Gui was refused entry by Yuan Rui and stood there until dark.

Now she's putting on airs, probably to get revenge for what happened back then; who knows, she might even be the one behind the scenes slandering Qingluan and Yuanrui!

“Queen of Yan, you have not yet paid your respects to your mother since you entered. Shouldn’t you…” Yuan Li looked his daughter-in-law from the Western Regions up and down, his words devoid of joy or sorrow, revealing no discernible attitude.

Fu Luan calmly said, "If Your Majesty leads the way in humiliating me in front of your concubines and children, how can the younger generation take me, the 'Empress of Great Wei,' seriously?"

"Furthermore... Queen Yan has always considered herself the 'beloved little princess of the thirty-six kingdoms of the Western Regions,' so how could she possibly take me seriously?"

"If I were not the Empress of Great Wei today, I'm afraid the Queen would have to make me bow to her!"

“Your Majesty, you…” Anagui saw that Fuluan’s words had a hidden meaning, as if he was referring to their first meeting at the horse racing event, and her face flushed red and then turned pale.

She quickly curtsied to Fu Luan, which was considered a gesture of respect.

Just then, Yuan Rui's lady-in-waiting, Rouge, exclaimed urgently, "Your Majesty, look!"

Following her gaze, Fu Luan caught sight of a palace maid carrying a bundle hurriedly running out of the inner palace and shouted urgently, "Stop her!"

"Xiao Yao?" Qingluan frowned.

The palace servants brought Xiao Yao before the Emperor and Empress, and then snatched the bundle she was clutching tightly from her hands, which turned out to be a piece of clothing.

"This is……"

Everyone looked at each other in surprise. This was the Crown Princess's court dress! The others were fine, but Anagui's face showed uncontrollable joy.

"The Crown Princess's seal is ready; as for her clothes... the Imperial Concubine has also prepared them. It seems the Imperial Concubine is determined to marry her son..." Before Anagui could finish speaking, Yuan Li slapped her across the face!

"Father, Father Emperor, you..." Anagui was suddenly slapped to the ground, clutching her stomach with one hand and her face with the other.

“My ninth son has never had a peaceful day since he married you, you barbarian woman! You have caused chaos in his home and even caused his death!”

"Now that he has been laid to rest, you still won't let him go! Luckily, I didn't let you enter the palace back then. If I had, who knows how many children you would have killed!"

"You plotted against my Ah Luan at the alliance ceremony last year, and I haven't even settled that score with you yet, and now you've already set your sights on my harem. Get out!" Yuan Li roared in anger.

Anagui didn't know what she had said to offend Yuan Li, but since the Emperor of Great Wei was angry, she had no choice but to hurriedly get up and return to her residence with the help of her maids.

"Ah Luan, you once said you wanted to be Empress. Now that you're Empress, are you happy?" In a corner of Tianlu Pavilion, Yuan Jiu, who had changed his name to "Yuan Ge," appeared before Fu Luan once again...