Now that the Emperor has given Feng Yu a concubine, even if Old Madam Feng is not satisfied with Li Youran's marriage, she is at least a little more at ease. After all, the Guo family is a family of good character, and the Emperor has bestowed two wives upon them at once, which is unprecedented in history.

Grandma Feng was overjoyed, but she never expected that her grandson would actually try to persuade the Emperor to rescind the imperial decree for Li Youran's sake. She would not allow Feng Yu to do such a foolish thing.

“Mother, Grandmother is confused, and you’re confused too. This is simply a huge joke. If I were to follow the imperial decree and marry the two Ji, I’m afraid I would be ridiculed by the whole world.”

Feng Yu was dragged back to bed. He watched helplessly as the door closed, and shouted at the door with all his might. He saw the awkward expressions on the faces of the Imperial Uncle, the Lady, and the Godfather. They turned to look at Old Madam Feng standing behind them, but ultimately remained silent.

"If you want to blame someone, blame your grandmother for not being related to your mother. It's all for the sake of the Emperor's brother-in-law's kung fu, and for that reason. Your grandmother would never allow you to do such a foolish thing."

Madam Feng tapped her cane heavily on the ground, and Yan Bapian left with the help of servants. There was no one outside the door except for the two servants who were responsible for guarding it.

Upon learning of this, the Crown Princess immediately summoned the artificial You Ran to the palace.

"I just learned about this myself. I never expected that the Emperor would actually take Xiaoxiao as a concubine and marry her into the Imperial Uncle's mansion. It was truly unexpected."

As the Crown Princess spoke, she lay down on the soft couch on the roof, heavily pregnant, with You Ran's help. He looked at Li You Ran with a worried expression and continued speaking.

"Guo Xiaoxiao's father is only a third-rank official. He shouldn't be receiving such attention from the Emperor. There must be something hidden behind this."

The Crown Princess was afraid that Li Youran would be unhappy because of this matter, so she gently patted the other person's hand to comfort him.

"The Crown Prince has already sent people to thoroughly investigate this matter. Don't worry, as long as your sister is here, I will never let you suffer this injustice."

He had no reason to feel unhappy, but seeing the Crown Princess so worried, he had to feign a slightly sorrowful expression. He turned and looked up at the Crown Princess, saying...

"Sister, what is a secondary wife?"

Having been here for so long, You Ran has never seen anyone with two wives. Normally, it's one wife and one concubine, or the phrase "one wife and seven concubines" is something she's never heard of before.

"Even after Guo Xiaoxiao married into the Imperial Uncle's family, she was on equal footing with you, and she was also the matriarch of the household. The children she gave birth to were also legitimate."

The person who heard the Crown Princess's explanation was surprised.

"I am Xiaoxiao from Junguo, but I am merely a daughter of three provinces. The difference in our social status is too great. Why has the Emperor issued such a decree?"

You, You Ran, thought that "pacification" was just a nice-sounding phrase, since there should always be a distinction between first and last. But you didn't expect that "equal wife" meant sitting on equal footing, which surprised you greatly. After all, in ancient times, hierarchy was important, and this was the first time you had encountered such a thing.

"Who says otherwise? Don't rush things now. Stabilize your position first, see what the Imperial Uncle's Mansion plans to do, and wait for the Crown Prince to see their message. Then we can discuss it slowly."

No sooner had the Crown Princess finished speaking than the Crown Prince returned. He was slightly surprised that the Crown Princess had moved Li Youran to the Eastern Palace so quickly, but he quickly recovered and spoke to the Crown Princess and Li Youran.

There really is something going on behind this.

The Crown Prince spoke as he recounted the news he had gathered. He told Li Youran and the Crown Princess that before Lord Guo went to the Construction Bureau, he had been a playmate of the Emperor, serving as his attendant. Lord Guo had lived in the palace for a long time, and his lover had said that as the Emperor's playmate, he would remain with him until he was 16, provided he didn't commit any serious offenses. However, at the age of 14, Lord Guo was inexplicably banished from the palace. Not long after, he participated in the special imperial examination and returned. After entering the capital, Lord Guo only entered the palace for important matters. This time, due to the Third Prince's involvement, he should have received a more severe punishment, but it was merely a reduction in his salary. Now, Lord Guo had requested an audience with the Emperor late at night, and the Emperor had actually granted his request, even issuing an imperial edict that very night. This showed that the relationship between Lord Guo and the Emperor was not so simple.

"Perhaps something happened between the Emperor and Lord Guo when they were young, and the Emperor had no choice but to give Lord Guo this face."

Upon hearing the Crown Prince's words, the Crown Princess couldn't help but remark. Li Youran nodded, acknowledging the Crown Princess's assessment. "You Youran thinks the Emperor might not be trying to give face to the Crown Prince, but rather has some leverage over him, or some unspeakable secret."

However, instead of going through all that trouble, it would be better to just kill Lord Guo and silence him forever. But why did the Emperor not only not kill Lord Guo, but instead protect him in every way, and even grant Lord Guo's request, issuing such a foolish imperial edict as "Le Pingqi"? At this point, Liu Ran began to have doubts again, but no matter what, there must be some unspeakable secret between Lord Guo and the Emperor.

"The matter of calming down is truly absurd. You can rest assured, no matter what, your brother-in-law will speak up for you and will never let you suffer such injustice."

Since the matter was already settled with the imperial decree, there was no room for change. The only thing the Crown Prince could do was to secretly sabotage the meeting and prevent it from taking place.

"Sister, brother-in-law, you don't need to worry about me. After all, there are still more than half a month until the wedding. Let's see what happens at the Imperial Uncle's Mansion in the meantime. If there is really no room for easing things, we can think of a solution then."

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