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

Fu Luan smiled and said, "It's a matter of seniority, not age. My own uncle is only three years older than me!"

After a moment's thought, Qingluan knelt down again and said, "Your Highness is so kind as to allow me to 'raise' the Prince of Yan."

"There is something I must apologize to the Lady for. It is something I am ashamed to say..."

With tears in her eyes and swallowing her shame, Qingluan confessed everything about how she had seduced Xiaojiu the night before.

Fu Luan feigned surprise and said, "Oh? A beauty is throwing herself into your arms. Xiao Jiu must be very lucky!"

Qingluan quickly shook her head, "That's not how it is! His Highness the Prince of Yan did not accept me and even scolded me!"

"Then, the eunuch from the Liangyi Palace came to fetch me to serve the emperor in bed..."

"His Highness the Prince of Yan only has eyes for you, my Lady!"

"Your Majesty, I promise this is the last time, and I will never do anything like this again!"

"Now that I am one of Your Majesty's concubines, I will certainly serve Your Majesty well..."

Fu Luan said with a half-smile, "Since you did something shameful behind my back, why did you tell me?"

Upon hearing this, Qingluan couldn't help but shed tears. "Your Majesty, I am now working under you."

"Naturally, the Lady and I are in the same boat. It would be better if this matter were brought up by villains in the future to sow discord between us."

“I might as well just admit it to the Lady in front of her! After all, it was something I did that was dishonorable.”

"I will accept whatever punishment the princess may give me!"

Fu Luan sighed and helped her up again. "You're honest, that's good. I like people who are upright and honest."

"If you say this is the last time, I'll believe you. For now, Xiao Jiu and I... have no official relationship."

"Since you two have ultimately proven your innocence, I can pretend nothing happened."

"What I just said, you..."

Qingluan quickly wiped away her tears and nodded, "As long as the Prince of Yan doesn't mind, I'm willing to be his mother."

"Should I speak to the Emperor? Or..."

Fu Luan said helplessly, "I started this, so naturally I'll handle it. There's no reason for you to take the risk."

"You should cherish the Emperor's heart; your time to be promoted will come in the future!"

Qingluan nodded again and smiled gently, "Your Highness, rest assured, I understand the rules of conduct in the palace."

"I used to be a physician, so I naturally have contraceptive medicine on hand..."

Fu Luan frowned and said, "You don't need to do anything unnecessary! When have I ever prevented you from having children?"

Qingluan was stunned, and forced a smile, "Yes, yes, it wasn't what the Lady meant;

"It was my own fault that I didn't want to be pregnant! Ten months of pregnancy means I can't serve you in bed for almost ten months;"

"Your Majesty, I have not yet established myself firmly in the palace, so naturally I am not yet..."

"Moreover, with the Prince of Yan in charge..."

Qingluan thought she had said something wrong and began to explain herself.

What she didn't know was that Fu Luan was thinking about the two children who died tragically in front of her in her previous life!

Fu Luan is right.

Originally, the investiture ceremony for the County Princess and the investiture ceremony for the Noble Consort Qingluan were held on the same day;

But before that day even arrived, Qingluan was promoted to "Shuyuan" because of her birthday;

This "Shuyuan" was one of the three upper concubines, a fifth-rank official.

Her two-character title had already caused controversy in the palace, and now, in less than ten days, she has been promoted twice, which is even more astonishing.

In the Great Wei Dynasty, among consorts of equal rank, those with titles were considered more prestigious.

When titles are granted, those with two-character titles hold a higher status than those with one-character titles.

Qingluan and Yunshi gained favor using the same methods. Even when Yunshi was demoted to a ninth-rank concubine, she did not receive a title.

Qingluan not only received a title upon her initial appointment, but it was also a two-character title, which made Yun Shi grit her teeth in her palace!

On the eve of the actual investiture ceremony, the emperor, under the pretext of the "Double Ninth Festival," promoted Qingluan to the rank of Noble Consort of the Fourth Grade, making her the head of the Nine Consorts.

Li Qingluan went from being a sixth-rank medicine officer to a palace maid, and then rose to the rank of fourth-rank imperial concubine, which was once a popular story.

When this story reached outside the palace, it naturally surprised some and made others envious.

The one who was most envious was Fu Zhengzheng.

Fu Luan knew her thoughts, and deliberately sent spies to spread rumors in her courtyard—

"I heard that Consort Ni Chang... was originally a palace lady-in-waiting, but somehow offended someone and was demoted to a palace maid."

"Later, it was when she met our great-aunt that the Emperor took a liking to her at first sight!"

Fu Zhengzheng was furious and complained every day, "I am her real sister!"

"She didn't help me rise to power, but instead helped some completely unrelated person named Qingluan gain favor!"

"Is she sick?"

Her private words naturally reached Fu Luan's ears without missing a single one;

Fu Luan wasn't angry. She simply waved her fan lightly and said with a faint smile, "Since my dear sister wants to enter the palace and gain favor, then so be it!"

"It's good that this woman is ambitious. But I'm afraid she's hopeless; even if I build her a ladder, she still won't be able to climb it!"

Hua Luo said defiantly, "Grandma, the Second Miss has harmed you so many times, how could you still..."

Fu Ling smiled and advised, "You've been with your aunt for so long, you should know her thoughts and methods by now..."

"Others are fine, but the second young lady... she's the one who stole her husband and cursed her to die a violent death; "

"I will never forgive her, no matter who she is!"

Knowing she had said too much, Hua Luo had no choice but to invite Fu Zhengzheng over as instructed.

Fu Luan smiled bitterly and said, "Do you think I'm dealing with her just because she stole a man? Even you think that way?"

"You underestimate me far too much! If it's about men, I, Fu Luan, have as many as I want;

"How could I possibly hold a grudge against my own sister just because of a man?"

"If it was for a man, why did I gloss over the matter of Qingluan seducing Xiaojiu?"

"Then you..." Before Fu Ling could ask, Fu Zhengzheng arrived!

"Zheng, Zhengzheng greets her elder sister!" Fu Zhengzheng was filled with anxiety the whole way;

Upon seeing Fu Luan, he couldn't stop trembling.

Seeing that her face not only didn't rot but became even more radiant, I was filled with even more doubts.

"Could it be that she didn't use that soothing cream? That's impossible! Wasn't she in a hurry to get the mark?"

"Could it be that this bitch figured out that I gave her that thing? Then why didn't she come to make a scene?"

"No, no! Could it be that the old man's prescription was wrong?"

"That damned old man" naturally refers to Dr. Zheng, who took advantage of her during the consultation to make inappropriate advances.

As Fu Zhengzheng was lost in thought, she heard Fu Luan laugh and say, "Oh dear, we're sisters! Why all the formalities?"

"Zhengzheng... I heard you've been complaining about me a lot lately, saying that I'm helping others but not you!"

"Is this happening?"

"Huh? How could that be... I mean, why would the younger sister complain about the older sister?"

"I was humiliated at the Prince of Youbeiping's mansion that day, and it was thanks to my sister that I was brought back;

"I was saved! I have no way to repay such a great kindness; "

"How dare I complain about my sister? Who told you these things?" Fu Zhengzheng was shocked, angry, and afraid when she realized that Fu Luan had overheard her private conversation.

Before she could even think about what was going on, she immediately knelt down to clear herself of any wrongdoing...