Even for the sake of his own power and status, he would probably never want to marry such a woman as a concubine, otherwise he would lose all face.

She, however, was the noblewoman who should have been the center of attention.

She ordered her men to follow Lu Xiaoyun, and when they passed through the Imperial Garden, she took advantage of a moment when no one was paying attention and pushed her into the lake from behind.

At this moment, the Emperor, the Empress Dowager, and the princes, along with their ministers and families, arrived at the Imperial Garden.

If everyone saw Lu Xiaoyun looking disheveled and soaking wet, what would she have to worry about?

By then, her status as the eldest daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo's family won't be able to save her!

Unfortunately, things didn't go as planned.

When Lu Xiaoyun was pushed into the Imperial Garden, she choked on several mouthfuls of water and cried for help. She was rescued by Princess Ruoling, who happened to be passing by.

The Emperor and his entourage arrived half an hour late because the Empress Dowager's headache flared up, thus missing the best opportunity.

She even secretly resented that the Empress Dowager's headache came at the worst possible time, ruining her good plan.

To her surprise, Princess Ruoling took Lu Xiaoyun to her palace, gave her a dress to change into, and even gave her a simple and elegant makeup.

When she appeared at the palace banquet, she was so dazzling.

Although more than a month has passed, she still remembers that Lu Xiaoyun had skin as smooth as cream, delicate features, red lips without makeup, and a slender waist that could be grasped in one hand.

Almost everyone was attracted by her beauty, which naturally drew the attention of the princes as well.

Everyone's eyes widened in disbelief.

At that moment, the Crown Prince's eyes were practically glued to Lu Xiaoyun.

She wrung the handkerchief tightly in her hands, wishing she were holding Lu Xiaoyun's face instead of a silk handkerchief.

How could she accept this!

Since one plan failed, let's come up with another!

She's going to completely destroy her!

So she immediately and secretly sprinkled the wine in her hand with aphrodisiac and brought it to Lu Xiaoyun: "Sister, you don't look well, have a glass of wine to warm yourself up."

Lu Xiaoyun naturally had no doubt. She was always arrogant and took her service for granted. She picked up the wine to drink, but Zhu Yu snatched it away and poured it into his own mouth. He said coldly, "You are not worthy of drinking the wine poured by Yong'an!"

After saying that, he threw down his wine glass and strode away.

That was wine she had laced with aphrodisiacs; Ren Yong'an was terrified.

No matter what, Zhu Yu is a prince, the Prince of An, and this is the imperial palace.

If Lu Xiaoyun were to embarrass herself, the Emperor would at most kill her in his anger. But if Zhu Yu were to be drugged with this kind of medicine...

Ren Yong'an's face was as white as paper, and he trembled uncontrollably, tightly gripping the hand of his personal maid.

The maid, feeling the pain from being grabbed, quickly came up with an idea and whispered in her ear, "Miss, isn't this a golden opportunity?"

She looked at the maid with a puzzled expression.

The maid gestured for her to look at Lu Xiaoyun beside her, then whispered, "Prince An, the Crown Prince..."

Ren Yong'an suddenly understood. Yes, this was an opportunity given to her by heaven. It would not only make Lu Xiaoyun lose face, but also free her from Zhu Yu's entanglement, and make Zhu Yu feel guilty towards her, so that he would have no choice but to obey her in the future.

As long as Zhu Yu feels guilty towards her, she can obtain military power for her brother, the Crown Prince, sooner, and she can marry into the Eastern Palace and become the rightful Crown Princess sooner.

At this moment, she also saw Zhu Yu's face gradually turn red. He realized something was wrong and walked to the back.

The only place Zhu Yu could visit in the palace was his residence before he established his own government, Yujing Palace.

Moreover, Yujing Palace is located near the Imperial Garden.

Since he moved out of the palace, Yujing Palace has been empty and is now deserted.

Ren Yong'an's lips curled into a cold smile as he pretended to be careless and spilled the tea in his hand onto Lu Xiaoyun.

Lu Xiaoyun frowned and gave her an unpleasant look: "Ren Yong'an, what are you doing, being so clumsy? This is Princess Ruoling's dress. If you get it dirty, can you afford to pay for it?"

Ren Yong'an sneered inwardly, utterly disgusted. She was, after all, the daughter of the Prime Minister; couldn't she afford to pay for a set of clothes? Who did she think she was?

Her eyes reddened, and she said with trepidation, "I'm so sorry, sister, I really didn't mean to. My hand just slipped. How about I go with you to change? I brought a dress with me."

Lu Xiaoyun flung Ren Yong'an's hand away: "Who wants to wear your clothes? Look at what kind of material you're wearing. Li Feng, go to the carriage and get me a dress."

The carriage was at the palace gate. Li Feng glanced at her young mistress's expression, replied "Yes," and hurried towards the palace gate.

Seeing Li Feng walk away, Ren Yong'an glanced at his maid without showing any emotion.

The maid understood immediately and walked up to Lu Xiaoyun, saying, "Miss Lu, there are so many people here. It will take your maid half an hour to go to the palace gate to get the clothes. I happen to have brought a set of clothes for you, so why don't you change first?"

Seeing everyone looking in their direction, Lu Xiaoyun waved her hand irritably: "Alright, alright, lead the way, this is so annoying."

Everything that followed unfolded exactly as she had planned.

When everyone saw Zhu Yu and Lu Xiaoyun's disheveled appearance, they all gasped.

That's incredibly audacious! This is in the palace!

The emperor was so angry he nearly fainted and immediately ordered Zhu Yu to marry Lu Xiaoyun.

As for Lu Xiaoyun, she already had a bad reputation, and this incident made her even more famous, despised by everyone, and hated by Zhu Yu.

Zhu Yu would definitely assume that Lu Xiaoyun had put the aphrodisiac in that glass of wine.

To this day, not a single mistake has been made.

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