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

Fu Luan, behind the curtain, murmured, "Two old foxes..."

Xue Lin's intentions were all too clear—

In addition to his "literary and military talents" and "handsome appearance," Fu Yuan had already been granted the titles of marquis and general.

Moreover, after Madam Fu passed away, he had already inherited the family business of the Fu family in Chang'an.

No one knows how much wealth this is, but in short, Fu Yuan is now rolling in money, much richer than the "Marquis of Chang'an's Mansion"!

If Xue Chen marries Fu Zhan, even if he inherits the title of "Marquis of Chang'an" in the future, he will have to wait until Yu Weiyan passes away, and Yu Weiyan is only in her early thirties now...

Xue Lin knew better than anyone what it felt like to wait to inherit a title!

After all, he had been the "Heir Apparent of Marquis Chengwu" for more than 30 years, but he still failed to become the "Marquis Chengwu".

He didn't want to wait until his daughter was old and faded before he could barely get the title of "Lady of the Marquis of Chang'an"!

After pondering for a moment, Yu Weiyan understood the reasoning behind it.

He didn't expose her, but just smiled and said, "That child, Fu Yuan, is rarely home either."

"I'll ask him what he thinks when he comes back next time. If he offers a good marriage to Chen'er, Your Highness might as well agree."

"Don't let that good-for-nothing child, Fu Yuan, delay Chen'er's development!"

"Yes, yes..." Xue Lin replied reluctantly.

The fact that the groom's father did not readily agree meant that he was refusing.

As the woman's father, he shouldn't be so eager to marry her.

He could understand what Yu Weiyan meant.

It's acceptable for his infamous illegitimate daughter to marry into the Xue family;

Adopted son who is like a money tree

This little incident did not affect Xue Yan's marriage to Fu Zhengzheng;

However, considering that Fu Luan, as the elder sister, has not yet been confirmed to return to the Eastern Palace, there is no reason to let her younger sister get married first.

Therefore, they first got engaged, and then considered Zhengzheng's marriage after Fuluan became the Crown Princess again.

In this way, Zhengzheng's marriage as the "Crown Princess's younger sister" brought honor to the Xue family.

Zhengzheng's engagement banquet was set for half a month later. Both the Xue and Fu families put in a lot of effort to send out invitations to their relatives, friends, and nobles.

That evening, Aunt Yunzhong came to find Fuluan alone.

Fu Luan offered her a seat and personally poured tea. She really liked this little aunt; she had liked her since she was a child.

She wasn't close to her father, but her aunt treated her and her mother very well.

Yu Xi took a sip of her tea and said calmly, "I brought the Xue siblings with me this time."

"Now you know why..."

Fu Luan nodded. "Yes...it's about Xue Chen and Xue Yan's marriage, isn't it?"

Yu Xi smiled and said, "In the whole family, only my sister-in-law and you understood me. Now that my sister-in-law is gone, only you are left."

"Ah Luan, you really look like your mother. But you're smarter than her;

"You know what you want, what path you should take, and you have the ability to walk that path!"

Fu Luan readily accepted her aunt's praise, then smiled and said, "Aunt came to see me because of Xue Chenhe..."

"About my older brother, is that right?"

Yu Xi brushed a stray hair behind Fu Luan's ear and laughed again, "As expected, nothing can be hidden from our A Luan!"

"That's right! Your uncle, Zhengzheng, Xue Yan, and I have already arranged two marriages between the Marquis of Chang'an's mansion and the Xue family;

“That shameless little thing, Zhengzheng, even though she changed her surname to 'Fu';

"But in the end, your Fu family will not acknowledge this adopted 'daughter'; she is still the daughter of the Marquis of Chang'an!"

"My brother's idea is that if Xue Chen marries Fu Zhan, it will be the third marriage alliance between the Marquis of Chang'an's mansion and the Xue family."

"In this way, the two families are intertwined, so if something happens, they can look out for each other..."

At this point, Yu Xi sighed. Fu Luan poured her more tea and said calmly:

"Does Aunt mean... that I should persuade Xue Chen to give up on his eldest brother and choose his second brother?"

Yu Xi laughed and said, "Don't play dumb! I know you figured out what I meant the moment I walked into this room!"

"I am closer to the Xue family than to you; if it is to persuade A-Chen, it is naturally me who should go, why would I ask you to go?"

Fu Luan pondered for a moment before speaking, "Since it's not about persuading Xue Chen, then... it's about me persuading Father to accept Fu Yuan marrying Xue Chen?"

Yu Xi smiled and said, "That's right, that's my idea!"

Fu Luan bit her lip. Yu Xi had clearly misunderstood, so she quickly said:

“I know it’s inappropriate for you, as a daughter, to go against your father’s wishes;”

"There's no rush for this. 'Heaven, Earth, Ruler, Parents, and Teacher,' with 'Ruler' preceding 'Parents.'"

"Once you return to the Eastern Palace and become the Crown Princess again, no matter how dissatisfied my brother is, he will have no choice but to submit to you as his Crown Princess!"

Fu Luan replied, "Aunt, you are mistaken! That's not what I'm worried about. I'm not afraid of offending Father."

"What I'm thinking is, we've never asked Fu Yuan what he really thinks, have we? Even though it's 'arranged by parents and matchmakers';

“Even if Aunt dislikes Zhengzheng, you asked her about her feelings when Xue Yan proposed marriage, let alone Fu Yuan.”

“Aunt, I don’t think this is fair to Fu Yuan… Whether he accepts or rejects, he should have the opportunity to express his feelings!”

Yu Xi was stunned by her words and it took her a while to come back to her senses.

She forced a smile and said, "Ah Luan is right, it was I who was confused! It's getting late, you should get some rest..."

Fu Luan was in no mood to rest. That night, she had many dreams...

She dreamt that in her past life, under the influence of the aphrodisiac, she was entangled and made love with Fu Yuan;

She dreamt that she had asked Fu Yuan to take her away in the past, but he refused.

I also dreamt that Fu Yuan was torn apart by five horses by Fu Zhengzheng, and his head was hanging above the city gate...

Fu Luan suddenly woke up!

She dared not admit that when she heard Xue Lin wanted her daughter to marry Fu Yuan, she instinctively resisted.

Even if this resistance only lasts for a moment...

If she had felt this way recently, she wouldn't care anymore;

Because she knew that her mission would be complete once Xiao Jiu ascended the throne three years later;

But things are different now.

She really did think about marrying Xiao Jiu and growing old with him...

"Fu Luan, you already have Xiao Jiu, you can't do this..." Fu Luan whispered to herself in the darkness.

But the nightmare is intertwined with events that actually happened in my past life;

Especially the scene of her making love with Fu Yuan, Fu Yuan's ambiguous and provocative words, and the scent of agarwood on Fu Yuan's body...

She tried to banish these memories from her mind, but it was always the same:

The more I try not to remember, the clearer the memories become...

Fu Luan felt a dry mouth and was sweating profusely.

She got up and went to the table, where she drank large gulps of tea.

The cool tea flowed down her throat and into her stomach, and she finally felt a little better.

But when she returned to bed, that familiar heat began to spread through her body again...

She belatedly realized that she had felt the same way when she took the aphrodisiac in her previous life;

She gripped the blankets tightly, trying to suppress her emotions.

"Squeak-"

The door opened, and a figure nimbly slipped in.

This time, who will be the one used by Fu Zhengzheng to ruin her reputation?