Fu Luan recalled Yuan Jiu's "unless"...

If his request could truly resolve her predicament, it didn't seem unreasonable.

That night, Fu Luan went to bed early.

Since her rebirth, she had never looked forward to the morning as much as she did tonight.

As dawn broke, Fu Luan got up.

She didn't even have time to train her horse; she brought the first four histories and visited Yuan Jiu in prison again.

"Do the conditions you mentioned yesterday still stand?" Fu Luan asked generously.

After a moment's thought, Yuan Jiu considered the "conditions" Fu Luan had mentioned and quickly nodded.

"Then close your eyes."

Upon hearing this, Yuan Jiu immediately did as instructed; Fu Luan then gently pecked Yuan Jiu on the cheek.

Yuan Jiu was clearly still expecting something; but when he opened his eyes, Fu Luan was already standing in front of him.

"Is that all?" Yuan Jiu was greatly disappointed.

"It's just a kiss, how long can it last?" Fu Luan rolled her eyes.

Yuan Jiu was quite dissatisfied, "A-Luan is a married woman, she must know how to please a man..."

"I don't know." Fu Luan's face immediately darkened.

She dropped the history books and was about to leave when Yuan Jiu hurriedly grabbed her.

"I was just making a joke and didn't mean to offend you;"

“If you don’t like it, I apologize to you here…” Yuan Jiu bowed deeply.

Fu Luan said irritably, "Now you can tell me, right? What comes after 'unless'?"

Yuan Jiu nodded repeatedly, "Unless... there is a palace token."

"During the horse racing event, only the nameplate is recognized, not the person."

"Regardless of gender or marital status, as long as one has a token, they are allowed to pass."

"When the Western Regions came to pay tribute last time, an assassin stole my second brother's token to enter, and as a result..."

Thinking of his second brother, who died unjustly, Yuan Jiu sighed and shook his head.

The Emperor still believes that the assassin was sent by the Second Prince.

"Don't worry, I will never let you suffer the same fate as the Second Prince, with your name unjustly accused." Seeing that Yuan Jiu's mood was low because of her, Fu Luan couldn't help but gently comfort her.

Seeing that Yuan Jiu was still upset, she grabbed his chin and kissed him without saying a word.

Her fragrant tongue pried open his lips and teeth, plunging deep inside; the tip of her tongue teased the tip of his...

Yuan Jiu cradled Fu Luan's head with one hand, but his other hand began to wander...

Feeling the man's hands roaming over her body, Fu Luan pushed Yuan Jiu away;

When the two separated, strands of saliva were still coming out of their mouths...

"Don't overthink it. You gave me the clues I needed, and what you wanted... I've given you too."

"Take your time reading those books. I'll bring you more when you're done," Fu Luan said, blushing as she hurried away.

Yuan Jiu stood there, still savoring the tender and lingering kiss from just now...

The girl he had been longing for, Ah Luan, kissed him first!

Her lips were moist and soft, and they smelled of rouge.

If only she were really his wife... How could he have lost his Ah Luan?

Only when he wanted to rouse Fu Luan did Yuan Jiu's desire to become the crown prince again grow a little stronger.

After leaving the Ministry of Justice, Fu Luan spent the entire day thinking about the token, even while training horses.

The palace tokens, of course, had to be borrowed from someone in the palace.

But that token is so important; the slightest mistake could lead to a fatal disaster, just like the Second Prince's situation...

Who would lend it to her? In her dilemma, she remembered someone.

In the previous life, the winner of this horse race was General Yarkand of the Western Regions. His wish, which he requested the emperor to fulfill, was to arrange for the Khan to marry a princess of the Great Wei.

While it was called a "marriage proposal," it was actually an attempt to form a marriage alliance with the Great Wei under the guise of paying tribute.

Ultimately, it was Princess Yuanrui of Chun'an who was sent to the Western Regions.

Poor Yuan Rui, she had just come of age when she set off from the Great Wei; less than three years later, she died suddenly in the Western Regions.

After much deliberation, Fu Luan concluded that the matter of the token could be addressed by approaching Princess Chun'an.

It was easy for her to speak, but she had never been on good terms with this little princess, and her temper was notoriously bad.

Why would they lend her the token so easily?

"Prepare some copper coins and go outside to find some beggars and vagrants to spread this message for me."

"Remember to tell them to go near teahouses, restaurants, and brothels. The more people there are, the denser the better."

"Remember, it must be copper coins," Fu Luan instructed, and then the maids dispersed.

These maids were chosen by her based on her memories from her previous life to serve her closely;

Quick to act, speak little, and keep a tight lip.

Sure enough, within three days, the city of Chang'an was abuzz with discussion.

When Fu Luan was certain that the news had reached the palace, she dressed up in her finest clothes and went to Yaohua Palace under the pretext of "paying her respects".

"This humble woman, Fu Luan, greets Princess Chun'an. May Your Highness live a thousand years." Fu Luan bowed deeply upon seeing Yuan Rui.

"The young lady of the Fu family has some tricks up her sleeve! First, she seduced my sixth brother, and then she persuaded Father to depose my ninth brother;

"At the time of their wedding, the bride was carried into the Eastern Palace in a grand procession through the main gate with a red bridal procession; now, after only a few months of newlywed bliss, she is already clamoring for a divorce."

"I've grown up in the palace and I've never heard of a Crown Princess getting a divorce. It's truly a once-in-a-lifetime event!"

"Since Miss Fu doesn't even fancy the princes, why bother coming to see an unfavored princess like me?"

"Oh...right! They must have heard the recent rumors and come to see me, the princess, make a fool of myself!" Yuan Rui sneered.

When Fu Luan saw that Yuan Rui did not exempt her from the formalities, she knew that it would not be easy to obtain the token on this trip, so she knelt even more respectfully.

But to everyone's surprise, at that moment, she burst out laughing.

Yuan Rui's eyebrows shot up and her almond-shaped eyes widened. "Fine, fine! You can still laugh!"

"Clearly, he really came here to see a joke. Guards!"

The palace servants nodded in agreement, but none of them dared to step forward.

After all, although Fu Luan had divorced Yuan Lu, the emperor still had more than a dozen sons and would definitely establish another crown prince.

As long as the Great Wei has a crown prince, she will surely become the crown princess again.

The Crown Princess only needs to bow to the Emperor, Empress and Crown Prince, and her status is much higher than that of Yuan Rui, the unfavored little princess!

"Princess, please calm your anger. You are the daughter of the Emperor, of unparalleled nobility; how dare I, a mere commoner, make a joke at the expense of you?"

"Fu Luan just remembered that on the day of the divorce, when the commoner went to visit the Ninth Prince, what the Ninth Prince said was exactly the same as what the princess said."

Fu Luan sighed, "The princess and the prince are, after all, siblings... nothing more."

“Since I have offended the princess, I, Fu Luan, wish to apologize to her.” After saying this, Fu Luan bowed deeply once again.

"Oh? You went to the prison of the Ministry of Justice to see my ninth brother? How is he?"

"Wait a minute! That prison is heavily guarded, how could you possibly get in?"

“Ah, that’s true. In all of Chang’an and even the Great Wei, is there any place your ‘Chang’an Fu Family’ can’t go?” Yuan Rui said with a half-smile.

Fu Luan quickly seized the opportunity to get to the point, "Of course there is."

"The imperial court will be holding a horse racing event next month to welcome envoys from the thirty-six kingdoms of the Western Regions. I am currently of marriageable age and therefore cannot participate!"

Yuan Rui was still just a young woman who had come of age. Seeing that no matter how much she had mocked or angered Fu Luan, he had remained composed and generous, she herself felt embarrassed...

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