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

Because along with the doll were two strands of hair intertwined.

If a woman tries to divorce her husband because he has committed adultery, she will be seen as a jealous woman.

However, the husband conspired with the adulterous woman to murder his legal wife, and the matter involved witchcraft. Therefore, Fu Luan took full advantage of the situation.

"You unfilial son! You've cursed your brother and wife, are you going to curse your own father next?!" The Emperor threw the puppet directly in front of Yuan Lu.

Yuan Lu picked up the doll with trepidation, and when he saw the name Fu Luan, he was flustered again.

"Father! I didn't! I didn't!" Yuan Lu could only utter these few sentences over and over again.

"You don't have one? The Crown Princess just found a doll in the Chuyuan Palace;"

“You said the Crown Princess framed you, ‘There’s a reason why this thing is placed where it’s supposed to be.’”

"My men have now found evidence of your cursing your first wife in the Chongwen Hall of your Eastern Palace. You are indeed 'meticulous'!"

"You were afraid that if you put it in the Guanju Palace, the Crown Princess would find out; and knowing that the Crown Princess loved reading and often went to the Chongwen Hall, you deliberately put this there."

"Now you've indeed cursed the Crown Princess to the point of illness, so you can marry another concubine!" The Emperor wished he could depose Yuan Lu on the spot.

Fu Luan sobbed, holding the two strands of hair in her hands, "This hair knot..."

"This hair knot was tied by the Crown Prince himself using our hair when we got married;"

"It takes its meaning from the phrase 'to be bound together in marriage, with unwavering love and trust.' But now it seems..."

"So the Crown Prince had already harbored the intention to harm me on the very day of our wedding!"

This time, the tears were seven parts fake and three parts real.

That three-tenths was out of pity for his past life when he was blind and caused the deaths of more than seven hundred members of the Fu family.

"Father, don't listen to this madwoman's nonsense! Your son is truly innocent! This hair knot..."

"Your subject doesn't remember when he lost it; someone must have picked it up and used it to frame him!" Yuan Lu hurriedly explained.

Fu Luan watched coldly, knowing that Yuan Lu only ever said the same few repetitive things.

If Fu Zhengzheng were present, she would definitely advise this good-for-nothing to swallow his pride and appease her for now, so as to secure his position as crown prince.

As long as the eldest daughter of the Fu family is still willing to be his wife, his position as crown prince will be secure.

Unfortunately, Fu Luan was unwilling this time!

"I married Empress Zhaoshen when I was young, and the marriage is still in excellent condition after more than 20 years."

"You've only been married a few days, and you've already lost your hair tie? Can't find it? Did someone else pick it up?"

"It's clear that what the Crown Princess said is credible! Now that you've secured the position of Crown Prince, you feel that the Crown Princess is dispensable."

"You want to favor your concubine over your wife, sit on the throne of the crown prince, and live happily ever after with another woman..."

"Let me tell you, not a chance! I don't care how you change women."

"The throne of Great Wei cannot fall into the hands of a heartless scoundrel like you who has harmed his own brothers and wife!" The emperor was furious, and everyone in the room immediately knelt down.

As Fu Luan kowtowed, she glanced at the doll on the ground. No one noticed that her birth date was written incorrectly on the doll...

That was her actual birth date and time, not the one reported when she registered her household.

Only the Fu family knew her birth chart.

It is obvious that this pig-like puppet is not Yuan Lu's work;

That can only be...

Fu Zhengzheng!

Fu Luan sneered inwardly; her hatred for this vile woman had deepened once more.

While she was assisting the crown prince, this vile woman was also assisting the crown prince—except that she was "assisting" him in bed;

She assists the Crown Prince in important political affairs, while Fu Zhengzheng assists her brother-in-law in matters of the bedroom!

Two puppets used for witchcraft appeared in the Eastern Palace in one day, and the Emperor personally issued an order;

The Eastern Palace is sealed off; no one is allowed to enter. Anyone who pleads for leniency will be treated as an accomplice!

"As for the Crown Princess, you..." the Emperor hesitated.

"Father, I am determined to get a divorce!"

"If I stay in the Eastern Palace any longer, I'm afraid I'll lose my life."

"Your subject wishes to return home to see your father and brothers before you die," Fu Luan replied, weeping.

Looking at Fu Luan, who was already sobbing uncontrollably, the Emperor couldn't bear to depose her as previously agreed.

As Fu Luan had hoped, she was granted her freedom under the pretext of "divorce" and could leave the Eastern Palace today.

"Oh, Father, why do you trust outsiders instead of your own son?"

"Why is she able to remain unscathed and even go home?"

"Since Your Majesty has sealed off my Eastern Palace, no one should be allowed to enter or leave!" Yuan Lu was unaware of the consequences of witchcraft and his focus remained on Fu Luan.

"Hmph, you unfilial son, how dare you speak out of turn! By not allowing anyone to enter or leave, are you planning to have me die here as well?"

"You speak without thinking! Do you even know what crime you've committed!" the Emperor roared.

"No matter what crime I have committed, as my wife, the Crown Princess should bear the consequences together with me."

“Other couples are under house arrest together, why is she…” Yuan Lu protested.

because……

The second ancestral precept of the Great Wei states, "The eldest daughter of the Fu family shall be exempt from punishment as long as she has not committed the crime of treason."

Fu Luan left the Eastern Palace alone without even packing her valuables.

Because she knew she would return; and in great style, she would be carried in again through the main gate of the East Palace!

But when she arrived at Chang'an Avenue, she was stumped. "I should have found a carriage..."

The Court of Judicial Review is half an hour's walk from here. Walking there? Too late.

If we go home first and call a carriage, we'll probably only be able to wait until we collect the body of the unjustly murdered Xiao Jiu!

"Ah Luan, are you waiting for me?" Just as she was fretting, a handsome and elegant man rode up to her.

He is Fu Yuan, the eldest brother of the Fu family.

“Big brother…” Fu Luan’s eyes immediately reddened when she saw her older brother.

In his previous life, his eldest brother died by being torn apart by five horses; his head, along with that of several other brothers in the Fu family, was hung high above the city gate.

"Why are you crying after only a few days apart?"

"Did you know I would come to see you, and that's why you waited for me here?" Fu Yuan's voice was as clear and cool as spring water.

Fu Luan shook her head, "I want to go to the Court of Judicial Review..."

Before Fu Luan could finish speaking, Fu Yuan pulled him onto the horse.

"Ah Luan, I'll take you there." Fu Yuan put his right arm around Fu Luan, and held the whip and reins in his left hand, riding forward.

"Brother, I..." Fu Luan felt uncomfortable, but there was no better solution at the moment.

If Yuan Jiu cannot reach the prison of the Ministry of Justice before sunset today, he will die.

Fu Luan had no choice but to endure the inconvenience and nestle in her elder brother's arms, holding him tightly...

Fu Yuan was an excellent horseman; in less than the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, the two had arrived at the Sixing Temple.

As soon as Fu Yuan helped Fu Luan off his horse, they headed straight for the prison where Yuan Jiu was being held.

On the way, she found the hem of her skirt too long and even disregarded her dignity, tearing off part of it.

"Who is she rushing to see in the prison?" Fu Yuan asked thoughtfully.

"Yuan Jiu is a wanted criminal by the court; he's not so easy to see. I advise you, young lady, to..."

"This humble servant greets General Fu." When Fu Yuan entered the prison, he found that Fu Luan, as he had expected, was indeed being kept outside the prison.

"This is my younger sister, the Crown Princess of the current dynasty;"

"Instead of bowing to this general, why not bow to the Crown Princess first, and then let the two of us see the deposed Crown Prince?"

"I, the general, will bear all the consequences." Fu Yuan smiled and dismissed the jailer's formalities.

Fu Luan didn't have time to deny her status as the "Crown Princess"; seeing Yuan Jiu was the priority.

Furthermore, as long as the decree of divorce has not been issued, she is indeed still the Crown Princess of Great Wei.

“This…” The jailers looked at each other.

"What, do you doubt me, or General Fu?"

"It seems I need to find some time to have a chat with the Minister of Justice."

"Ask him again how he manages his subordinates on a daily basis!" Fu Luan raised an eyebrow and shouted.

"This humble servant dares not. With General Fu vouching for us, there is naturally no major problem. However..."

"I wonder what business the Crown Princess and General Fu had with the deposed Crown Prince?" the jailer asked respectfully.

"This involves palace secrets, which I cannot disclose. In any case, I have important matters to verify with Yuan Jiu."

"With the Crown Princess's seal here, do you still doubt my identity?"

"General Fu just said that if you let us in, he will bear all the consequences."

"If we don't release them, and the interrogation is delayed, who among us will bear the responsibility?" Fu Luan asked, looking down at everyone in the prison.

When she left the Eastern Palace, she only took these two things with her, and both of them came in handy.

Fu Yuan suddenly realized: in just a few days, his little sister, whom he cherished so dearly, seemed to have grown up all of a sudden...