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

Fu Luan returns to reality from her memories of her past life...

Seeing that Fu Yuan remained silent, she continued, "Brother, I'll ask you one last time: what did Mother say to you before she died?"

"What Mother meant was... that I should inherit the Fu family!" Fu Yuan closed his eyes, seemingly unwilling to recall the past.

Fu Luan sneered, "I'm afraid not! She clearly told you to restore your original surname and even asked you to take me away!"

"She wants you to take me away from my father and to a place free from the ancestral precepts of the Great Wei, so I can live a free and unrestrained life!"

Fu Yuan suddenly opened his eyes. "How did you know? It was just me and my mother at the time..."

These words were tantamount to admitting that he had altered his mother's last wishes...

The secrets of the law should not be shared with six ears. If only he and his mother knew, then it was naturally he who told Fu Luan.

This is what Fu Luan said to her in person on the night he was poisoned by the aphrodisiac in his previous life, after the two had been intimate all night.

At that time, the Fu family had already been emptied out by Yuan Lu, Fu Zhengzheng, and Fu Zhengzheng's relatives from the Yan family!

Fu Yuan began to realize why his mother wanted him to take Fu Luan away instead of supporting her to become empress...

Unfortunately, it was all too late!

At that time, in order to inherit the Fu family business, he told everyone a huge lie!

He never mentioned "taking Ah Luan away";

Instead, he told everyone that his mother wanted him to inherit the Fu family and become the next head of the family!

Although Yu Weiyan was Fu Yuan's adoptive father and also the Marquis of Chang'an;

But as a son-in-law, he had no right to interfere in the affairs of the Fu family, so he had no choice but to let him go.

Fu Luan and his brothers had admired Fu Yuan since they were young.

In addition, he had already been appointed Left General for saving the emperor and for his military merits, with a gold seal and purple ribbon, and his rank was second only to the Minister.

Therefore, no one doubted his words, and everyone admired his decision.

Fu Yuan, who inherited and took charge of the Fu family, not only went against his mother's dying wish but even went in the opposite direction—

He believed that it was both right and necessary for Fu Luan to become the Crown Princess and then the Empress, in accordance with the ancestral teachings of the Great Wei Dynasty, which would be beneficial to the Fu family.

It wasn't until Fu Yuan witnessed Fu Zhengzheng's plot to harm Fu Luan that he was able to understand his mother's good intentions...

For the first time, he had the idea of ​​taking Fu Luan away to a distant place, but it was too late!

Fu Luan smiled wryly and said, "Since brother has admitted it, then don't worry about how I knew!"

Fu Yuan showed no sign of panic; instead, he sat down directly, poured himself a cup of tea, and said with a smile:

"So what do you plan to do? Will you gather the Fu clan members to expose me, your adopted son, for altering the patriarch's will?"

"Or should your own brothers step in and expel me from the Fu family genealogy? Eldest brother will do whatever you say."

"I will follow whatever Ah Luan decides..."

He grew up with Fu Luan since she was a child, or rather, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say he watched her grow up; he knew his younger sister too well!

Like her mother, she couldn't tolerate any wrongdoing.

She abandoned Yuan Lu, who was once the crown prince, without hesitation...

What's more, he's the "brother" with whom there's no blood relation?

He finished the cup of tea in one gulp and sat there quietly, like a prisoner waiting for sentencing in a courtroom.

To everyone's surprise, Fu Luan smiled and said, "Quite the opposite..."

"I hope you forget our mother's true dying wish and do what you've always claimed to do!"

Upon hearing this, Fu Yuan did not feel relieved at all; instead, his brows furrowed.

For Fu Luan, no one was more suitable to take charge of the Fu family than Fu Yuan…

Fu Luan knew that he would do as he had done in his previous life.

The only difference is that this time she knows the truth;

And with her around, no one will be allowed to lay a finger on the Fu family or drain its coffers!

For Fu Yuan, this was tantamount to Fu Luan personally severing any possibility of the two of them being together!

She made him take charge of the Fu family, so he must live in the world as the "adopted son and eldest brother of the Fu family";

What chance does he have of marrying Fu Luan? Unless…

“If I choose to follow my mother’s last wishes, you…” Fu Yuan asked softly.

For him, Fu Luan was certainly more important than the Fu family's business!

Fu Luan smiled wryly and said, "Brother, I already said that when I came in;

"I've given you chances, more than once. Haven't I?"

"Of course, you can choose to gather the Fu clan members yourself and make public the fact that you have altered your mother's last wishes;

"And you will relinquish the Fu family business and revert to your original surname, but..."

"I will not go with you. I will still become Xiao Jiu's wife and the Crown Princess of Great Wei!"

"So, brother... you chose this time to reveal Mother's last wish;

"Nothing will change except that you will lose everything you have already acquired in the Fu family!"

"You just said you'd do whatever I say, didn't you?"

Compared to Fu Luan's words, those repeated calls of "brother" pierced Fu Yuan's heart even more...

"I just want to know... what if I had agreed to your offer that day in the carriage;"

"Are you really going to abandon your Xiao Jiu and come with me?" Fu Yuan asked softly.

Fu Luan nodded, smiling sweetly, "Of course it's true. When have I ever lied to you?"

"But what method do you intend to use to escape the ancestral precepts of the Great Wei?" Fu Yuan frowned again.

It wasn't that he didn't trust Fu Luan, but...

Fu Luan turned to the side and said coldly, "I have already answered your question about 'just wanting to know';

"Brother, you shouldn't ask any more questions!"

"Grandma, Physician Fu has returned from Asong's place..." Hua Luo's voice came from outside the door at just the right moment;

Fu Yuan knew he had stayed in his sister's room for too long and it was time to leave.

He also knew that from the moment the door to this room opened;

From now on, he and Fu Luan can only be brother and sister; they can't have any other relationship...

Seeing Fu Yuan leave, Fu Ling said, "Grandma, I've seen Asong's injuries, and they are indeed burns."

"That quack doctor surnamed Zheng delayed his injury and treatment, but there was nothing wrong with the medicine he used."

"His family members are scattered across the various estates of the Fu family, and Sister-in-law Ding has already sent people to pick them up separately."

"In addition, I also asked him about the burn he got on the day the porridge was distributed..."

Hua Luo was busy pouring tea for Fu Ling, but Fu Luan took the teapot from her.

She laughed and said, "I knew you'd understand what I meant!"

Hua Luo glanced at the two of them, completely bewildered; after a moment's thought, she suddenly realized:

"Oh, I see! Does Your Highness think there's something wrong with Ah Song?"

Fu Ling and Fu Luan looked at each other and smiled, then explained, "Yes and no..."

"As for Ah Song, he should be fine, but the fact that he was burned can solve a lot of problems!"

"Our Fu family has always been kind to our servants, but Hua Luo, think about it..."

"No matter how generous she is, my lady would never risk the entire Fu family or even the entire Fu clan for the sake of a servant!"

"As for what problems this Ah Song can solve, you'll have to ask Grandma!"