Wu Mingyue had been staring at the emperor's movements since he appeared, and was warned by Madam Wu: "Don't look. You know who is with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. If it's not yours, don't even think about it."

Knowing that her mother had misunderstood, Wu Mingyue did not explain.

Let them think that they are looking at His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!

Wait until she captures the emperor, then she will let them know how powerful she is.

The emperor is the ruler of a country. If a woman becomes the emperor, can she be married off to another country?

Marrying someone else is impossible, not in this lifetime.

Wu Mingyue secretly clenched her fists and kept an eye on the emperor from time to time. Even if the result of the competition came out, she had no intention of watching it.

As soon as the dragon boat race was over, Wu Mingyue looked at the dumb bitch and said something to the emperor, which made the emperor laugh heartily. The prince also had a doting look on his face, which made his eyes hurt.

After a while, seeing that the emperor was about to leave, Wu Mingyue took action immediately.

Just as she was about to chase the emperor, she was bumped into and heard two strangers say, "It seems someone saw the emperor go to Qu Yuan's Temple."

Wu Mingyue knew this place. It was not far from the dragon boat race. There was a Qu Yuan Temple there, which was used to commemorate Qu Yuan.

Isn't it just waiting for you to encounter it by chance?

Thinking of this, Wu Mingyue lifted her skirt and ran towards the Qu Yuan Temple, fearing that her good fortune would be delayed.

When she arrived at the Qu Yuan Temple, she saw several palace maids guarding outside. Wu Mingyue happened to know that the Qu Yuan Temple had a back door, so she took a detour and went through the back door. Seeing that there was no one at the back door, she was about to go in when she heard someone talking.

Wu Mingyue hid immediately.

After the two men had gone far away, Wu Mingyue showed up and went straight to the main hall, but she came up empty-handed as she found that the emperor was not there.

She didn't want to miss this only chance to hook up with the emperor, so she ran outside and saw the emperor standing on a boat, as if he wanted to go for a boat ride. She shouted loudly: "Your Majesty~"

The emperor heard it, looked back, and saw a woman on the shore waving at him.

The emperor was about to speak when Yan Bao poked his head out of the boat and said, "Your Majesty, would you like some tea? The Taining tea I brewed is delicious!"

The emperor nodded and said, "Drink!"

He doesn't care who calls him. He is the emperor, not a yes-man.

Wu Mingyue watched helplessly as Yan Bao invited people into the boat, ignoring her completely. She was so angry that she stamped her feet and said, "Yan Bao!!!"

Yan Bao did it on purpose. She glanced at Wu Mingyue provocatively: [You want to scheme against the emperor, become a concubine in the harem, gain status through your son, and become my elder. What are you thinking?]

Xie Zhiluo was surprised: "......"

Didn’t this woman say before that she loved me, the prince? Why is she now attracted to my father?

Did her heart change so quickly?

Xie Zhiluo knew that what she liked was not him as a person, but his identity as the crown prince.

Such people are not worth your attention.

Wu Mingyue watched the boat go away and stamped her feet on the shore, but it was useless. When the Wu family found her, they thought she didn't want to marry out and had run away.

I saw her squatting by the river with a look of despair, afraid that someone would jump into the river and take the person away.

Her last hope was dashed, and Wu Mingyue would rather die than think about being married off to another place.

Unfortunately, Mrs. Wu saw through her thoughts and would never let her succeed.

After the Dragon Boat Festival, Wu Mingyue was kept under strict surveillance and was not given much food or drink to prevent her from having the energy to toss around. On the due date, she was sent to a place thousands of miles away from the capital in a bridal sedan chair with several maids watching over her.

The Wu family doesn't care whether he lives or dies.

Marry a chicken, follow the chicken; marry a dog, follow the dog.

Wu Mingyue was abandoned by the Wu family, as if this person had never appeared.

When Yan Bao knew that Wu Mingyue was sent away in a sedan chair, he stopped paying attention to her. Her life and death had nothing to do with him anymore.

Because of the Wu Mingyue incident, other women in the capital did not dare to covet Xie Zhiluo openly. They could only like him secretly in their hearts. Some people even thought that after Yan Bao married Xie Zhiluo, she would definitely choose the Prince's Consort. They might still have a chance.

Who knew that this hope was also shattered.

The reason was that one day, the emperor suddenly became concerned about the prince, and seeing that he had no servants around him, he planned to reward the prince with a few beauties so that he could know things in advance.

Xie Zhiluo naturally refused.

When Yan Bao learned about this, he entered the palace with the gold medal the next day and went to the emperor to act coquettishly: "I heard that the emperor is very concerned about the health of the prince. How can the emperor be partial to one and neglect the other?"

The emperor felt guilty and said, "It is true that we cannot favor one over the other. Yan Bao, whatever you want, I will give it to you."

Yan Bao was also open-minded and laughed: "I heard that the emperor gave the prince a beauty. I don't want any beauty. The emperor should give a few guards who are tall, long-legged, handsome, broad-shouldered, thin-waisted, good at coaxing people, and have eight-pack abs. I really need their care."

The emperor, who was drinking tea, said: "Puchi... Yanbao, what did you say?"

Are you sure he is a guard, and not a...confidant?

What kind of emperor would give a concubine to his future daughter-in-law?

Are you dissatisfied with your own eldest son for not having a green head?

Yan Bao smiled and said, "Handsome guard, the emperor is giving beauties to the prince as a reward. The emperor also said that we cannot show favoritism!"

The emperor was nearly frightened to death: "...Please don't, I promise you, I will never send a beauty to the prince again. That was when I was drunk, I will never do it again. Yan Bao, you can have anything you want, but not a concubine."

Yan Bao crossed his arms across his chest, a little emotional: "Father, are you reluctant to part with your guards?"

"Yes, I can't bear to." The emperor noticed his son's eyes that looked like he was going to kill the king, and stroked his beard to ease the embarrassment: "Prince, you are here. Take Yan Bao away quickly. I am tired and want to rest for a while."

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