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

Yuan Lu drained the Chang'an Marquis's mansion dry with prostitute fees, while Fu Zhengzheng was responsible for draining the Fu family dry with fake medicine...

After her rebirth, Fu Luan sometimes wondered, "Could it be that the two of them truly are a perfect match, a couple destined for each other?"

But Yuanlu's whispered words in her ear before the horse race negated this idea.

Or rather, her scheme to sow discord had already begun to take effect the day she left the Eastern Palace...

"Ahem, what are you thinking about... so lost in thought?" Fourth Brother's words pulled Fu Luan back to reality.

"N-nothing. How's Fourth Brother's health lately?" Fu Luan replied haphazardly.

“After taking Fuling’s medicine, my cough has lessened, and I’m more energetic than usual. I can even go out for a walk. Cough cough…” Fuze replied.

Fu Luan patted her brother's back and then personally served him his medicine.

"Third Brother said you stole the show at the horse racing event today and were even granted the title of County Lady. But that Ninth Prince..." Fu Ze frowned when he mentioned Xiao Jiu.

Fu Luan paused slightly, then resumed her actions in an instant. "What, even my brothers think so?"

"Was it a waste for me to exchange this title for Xiao Jiu's freedom?"

Fu Ze shook his head and said, "That's not how it works. It's just that when he was in trouble before, you stood by and watched, and chose another husband."

"Not only did he lose his position as crown prince, but he also suffered imprisonment along with his concubines."

"I've heard of concubines who died while six months pregnant, along with their unborn children..."

"And then you, as the Crown Princess, divorced the Crown Prince, cough cough, and left the Eastern Palace. This is already a rare and unheard-of event in the world..."

Fu Ze seemed to be getting excited, and he coughed incessantly.

Fu Luan was flustered and tried to call Fu Ling over, but Fu Ze grabbed her arm, saying, "I'm fine, I can still manage..."

Fu Luan had no choice but to stand beside her brother with her hands hanging down, continuing to listen to his lecture:

"Ahem, now you've launched a surprise attack, and you're going to rescue the Ninth Prince from his prison again..."

"How will the world judge the Marquis of Chang'an's mansion and the Fu family? Cough cough, and what will they say about you?"

"Even if the Ninth Prince is grateful to you now, he will remember you in the dead of night."

"When he thinks of the suffering he endured in the past, cough, and the concubines' coquettishness and whispering in his ear, how will he think of you?"

“Whenever the birthday or death anniversary of that concubine who died with her unborn child arrives, how can he not resent you?”

"Also, about Zhengzheng... Although she's from a different mother, she's still our younger sister..."

Fu Luan was worried about Fu Ze's health and also thought about how she had failed to save him in her previous life and that she owed him a life.

So when he brought up Xiao Jiu's matter, she endured it again and again, without saying a word back;

But when she heard him play the zither, she felt that she no longer needed to endure it.

Fu Luan said coldly, "Zhengzheng is my younger sister, but am I not?"

"My fourth brother is not in good health, so it is inconvenient for his younger sister to bother him."

"As for Zhengzheng... she is a girl after all, so it is most appropriate for me to take care of her."

"No need for you to worry about that, brother. Otherwise, some outsiders might start gossiping, and it wouldn't sound good!"

Seeing that his sister's expression was not good, Fu Ze quickly comforted her, "I only gave you a few words of advice, you..."

But Fu Luan left without looking back, leaving Fu Ling to take his pulse.

"Hmph, you feel sorry for her? Be careful you don't die at her hands one day!" Fu Luan became angrier the more she thought about it, kicking pebbles all the way.

Even the joy of winning the championship and being granted the title of county magistrate vanished.

"Who has angered our great-aunt—ah, now we should call her 'Lady Yuan'—?" Suddenly someone patted her on the shoulder;

Just as Fu Luan was about to lash out, she grabbed the man's hand and realized it was Fu Yuan when she heard his voice.

"What, is my older brother going to lecture his younger sister too?" Fu Luan snorted.

"As an older brother, I'm too busy doting on my younger sister to bear disciplining you," Fu Yuan said with a smile, then turned serious and said:

"The matter you asked me to investigate has been resolved, and the person has been brought in. Do you wish to interrogate them now?"

Upon hearing this, Fu Luan's earlier anger vanished.

Yes, she wants revenge, she wants to return the crown prince position to Xiao Jiu, and she wants to protect the Fu family...

She had so many things to do, she didn't have time to wallow in self-pity or get angry over what her sick brother had said.

“Of course we’ll start the trial now,” the young lady of the Fu family sneered.

Fu Yuan clapped his hands twice, and his confidant brought up a man who turned out to be a stable boy from the Marquis of Chang'an's residence.

"This humble servant greets Your Excellency, Young Master... I wonder what business you have with me?" The stable boy knelt and bowed, carefully choosing his words.

Hua Luo said with a half-smile, "You've always been the one taking care of my Batu, haven't you?"

"Yes, yes, to us servants, the master's horse is naturally the master as well."

"The servants take such good care of Batu every day..." The servants naturally knew about their great-aunt's victory at the horse racing competition;

When the stable boy heard Fu Luan's personal maid mention Batu, he assumed that it was because of his good service in raising horses that his mistress and young master were going to reward him!

Little did he know that Fu Luan already knew about his secret actions.

"Stop rambling! Answer my questions, and don't try to dodge questions you haven't asked!" Hua Luo shouted.

Fu Luan asked with a forced smile, "Tell me, how do you take care of Batu every day?"

"Well said, you will naturally be richly rewarded!"

The stable boy's face turned bright red after being rebuked by Hua Luo, and he thought that the reward was going to be lost.

But when she heard Fu Luan speak, she became happy again and, as if to take credit, recounted her routine of serving "Master Ma" from morning till night.

He glanced sideways at Hua Luo, as if to say, "Hmph, the master is still the master. You're nothing but a servant like me, a dog relying on its master's power..."

Fu Luan listened attentively while sipping tea, occasionally interjecting with questions, showing considerable support; even when Tao Su came to report on Fu Zhengzheng's situation, she dismissed her.

"When Batu was sick, did you treat him too?" Fu Luan asked softly.

The stable boy said smugly, "Hey, of course not! I'm just a stable boy."

“How could I possibly have the skill to treat illnesses? If someone is sick, you should naturally ask a doctor who specializes in treating animals—no, I mean, horses—to come and treat them.”

"Oh? Then... which doctor taught you to boil Batu's saddle in water infused with poisonous mushrooms?"

"You caused Batu to suddenly go mad and almost killed me?" Fu Luan sneered.

"Ah? This..." The man's smile suddenly froze, and he looked around.

Fu Luan, needless to say, along with Fu Yuan, Hua Luo, the attendants who brought him, and the many servants, all had livid faces.

They either had a half-smile, as if they were waiting to see him make a fool of himself.

On the first day of practicing riding with Fu Yuan, the usually docile Batu suddenly galloped wildly and threw her off the horse, which made Fu Luan realize something was wrong.

However, she did not want to alert the enemy at the time, so she did not make a fuss and simply changed to another horse to continue training; in private, she had Fu Ling give Batu a thorough physical examination.

"You wouldn't believe it, would you? I can heal not only people, but also horses." A woman walked gracefully into the night, bathed in moonlight; it was Fu Ling.