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

"Grandma, it looks like she's going to hit you herself! What should we do? What should we do?"

"This is truly an unexpected disaster! We haven't offended her at all!" Hua Luo muttered anxiously in a low voice.

“If you wish to remain at the rank of a sixth-grade noble lady, then come and fight me…” Fu Luan saw Consort Yun getting closer and closer;

Instead of panicking, he strode forward and thrust his face in front of her.

"Go ahead and hit me! Why did you stop, Consort Gui? Are you worried about hurting your hand?" Fu Luan mocked.

"Hmph, don't think that just because you say that, I'm afraid of you!"

"You, you are nothing but..." Yun Guiji was ultimately outmatched by Fu Luan in terms of momentum;

She whispered through gritted teeth in Fu Luan's ear, "Don't forget, I come from the Longxi Prince's Mansion."

"Guess... why I was favored by the Emperor at that time and received such great affection?"

Fu Luan said softly, "I didn't know before; but today, seeing the flower decoration between the noble lady's eyebrows is enough to give me some insight."

"The princess merely saw or heard something at the palace... that's all."

"Indeed, you painted the lotus flower pattern, so that the emperor would think of me when he sees you; but what about in the long run?"

"Or perhaps another favored concubine might whisper in your ear, reminding Your Majesty that you are nothing but a 'fake'..."

"With your intelligence, you must be able to guess how the Emperor will treat you then."

"or……"

Fu Luan leaned closer to her and whispered, "I'll use this 'genuine' one to flirt with the Emperor."

"Do you think you'll still have a place in front of the Emperor by then? Consort Gui wouldn't really think so;

"If you paint an identical floral design, you can take my place in the Emperor's heart, right?"

Yun Guiji bit her lip, remaining noncommittal.

She was instructed by a "wise man" to come up with this method of "serving as a lady" to gain favor;

But she was far less beautiful than Fu Luan, the true "most beautiful woman in the Great Wei".

Fu Luan was right—given enough time, the Emperor would surely grow tired of her "commonplace" appearance...

Therefore, she had to take advantage of the Emperor's initial infatuation with her;

She dared to pressure the Emperor to promote her rank higher and higher...

"Yun Guiji" is not enough.

"Yun Guiyi", "Yun Guipin", "Yun Guifei", and even "Yun Huang Guifei"...

She'll climb up step by step! Ah, that's right...

If my rank is really that high, I should be able to have a title, right?

Instead of being able to address each other by surname as we do now...

"Then, according to what the County Lady says, what should I do?"

"Only then can I enjoy this favor for a long time?" Yun Guiji remained silent for a long time before finally bowing her head to Fu Luan.

Fu Luan glanced around, and Yun Guiji dismissed everyone, leaving only Fu Luan by her side.

Fu Luan then smiled and said, "Your Highness is no good at imitating me. What am I anyway?"

"As you just said, you are the master of the palace, and what am I?"

“I am nothing but the daughter of a ‘Great Wei family slave’! If you want to secure the emperor’s favor, you must cater to his tastes.”

"But that day at the Prince of Longxi's residence, the Emperor himself said that he had no interest in me!"

"No wonder the Emperor only promoted you in rank, but didn't even grant you a proper title!"

The word "title ban" struck a nerve with Yun Guiji recently.

The Emperor was willing to give her whatever she wanted;

For her sake, he even ordered the Shanggong Bureau to prioritize Yun Guiji's orders in everything.

Despite such great favor, he didn't even receive a title.

Whenever she tried to coax him in bed, the Emperor would brush her off with the excuse that "the Imperial Academy has already chosen a name for her..."

Consort Yun shook her head and sighed, "The Emperor's preferences? Nothing more than lust at the top of his head..."

Fu Luan observed carefully and realized that his prediction about the title was correct.

Seeing that she did not refute the matter of Changqiu Palace, I knew that it was at the Longxi Prince's Mansion that day;

Lady Yun did not hear the whole of her private conversation with the emperor.

Fu Luan was relieved. "Empress Zhaoshen has been gone for many years, and the Emperor has not established a successor. Why is that?"

Consort Yun hesitated and asked, "You mean... you want me to dress up as the late Empress?"

Fu Luan shook her head. "The former empress might not be so easy to portray! I mean..."

"On the first and fifteenth of each month, the Emperor would stay at Changqiu Palace, where the late Empress had lived."

"Why don't you..."

Consort Yun said irritably, "Hmph, I thought you had some good ideas!"

"If it's for the sake of serving the emperor's bedchamber, there's no need for that! I am currently favored by the emperor and serve him every day!"

"It won't make a difference if it's just one or two nights!"

Fu Luan pursed her lips and said, "Your Highness is mistaken! All the concubines in the palace are afraid of the ghost of the late Empress and dare not serve her in bed."

"The poor emperor, who has three palaces, six courtyards, seventy-two concubines, and countless beauties, has to 'guard the empty room alone';

"How can you stoop to their level? If Consort Gui dares to go, the Emperor will surely look at you differently and show you great favor!"

"Don't underestimate these two nights; if you choose to serve me in bed on these two days, it will be twice as effective with half the effort, even better than serving me in bed every day now!"

"This..." Seeing Yun Guiji's skeptical look, Fu Luan knew that this fool had fallen into his trap.

"Yun Clan, Yun Clan, your 'fortune' is probably coming to an end here!" Fu Luan thought to himself with a cold laugh.

Yun Guiji's people did not know what Fu Luan had said to their mistress; they only knew that Guiji had not punished Fu Luan.

On the contrary, he was very friendly when he left, showing her great favor and even waiving the custom of kneeling to pay respects.

The previously arrogant lady-in-waiting couldn't figure it out for a moment, and just assumed that Consort Yun had fallen into her capricious mood again.

but……

"Grandma, great news! Great news!" Early the next morning, Hua Luo came in to report the good news, "News has come from the palace that Consort Yun..."

"She was demoted to a ninth-rank concubine and confined to her quarters for life because she offended Empress Zhaoshen and disrespected Changqiu Palace!"

"It's no different from being banished to the cold palace; moreover... the Emperor even issued a special decree forbidding her from painting portraits and floral patterns!"

At this time, less than twelve hours had passed since Consort Yun humiliated Fu Luan in the palace and called the entire Fu clan "slaves of the Great Wei".

Yesterday was the fifteenth, the day the Emperor went to Changqiu Palace to remember his beloved wife, Empress Zhaoshen.

According to palace rules, even concubines who loiter near Changqiu Palace are punished on the first and fifteenth of each month.

What's more, this Consort Yun is so ungrateful that she went to the gate of Changqiu Palace with heavy makeup and volunteered to "accompany the king."

Fu Luan sneered, "I originally intended to pretend to bump into her near Chaoyang Palace;

"Then we discussed with her that everything she wanted would be provided by my Fu family, so as not to torment the Shanggong Bureau."

"But if she doesn't know what's good for her, then don't blame me!"

While helping Fuluan dress and wash, Hualuo sneered, "Hmph, she herself was clearly born a maid."

"Still calling me a 'house slave'! After being a master for a few days, you've forgotten what it's like to be a slave!"

"Since she thinks that being a 'ninth-rank lady-in-waiting' is more important than our Marquis's mansion, then let her be a 'ninth-rank lady-in-waiting' for the rest of her life!"

A cold smile reappeared on Fu Luan's stunning face...