Chapter 70: Do you really want to give up the position of crown prince?
Zhao Zhiyuan's words made Meng Mingshu feel very disgusted.
A wife's duty? To take care of her?
Only concubines need the care of the wife.
Zhao Zhiyuan couldn't wait to put her in the position of concubine.
What made Meng Mingshu even more uncomfortable was that Zhao Zhiyuan was indeed qualified to say this at the moment.
After she and Xiao Yan opened the imperial edict, they also saw the contents clearly.
The imperial decree granting their marriage when they first returned to Beijing was not actually announced to the world.
Today's letter has finally been finalized and sealed.
In terms of status and etiquette, Zhao Zhiyuan is now indeed the legitimate Crown Princess and Xiao Yan's wife.
I'm afraid this news has spread throughout the capital.
Later, it will spread to other provinces outside the capital.
Everyone will know that Zhao Zhiyuan is the Crown Princess.
Meng Mingshu clenched her palms tightly.
I have never suffered such injustice in my previous life, but I feel it all in this life.
Meng Mingshu threw herself directly into Xiao Yan's arms, her voice choked with sobs.
"Xiao Yan..."
The words that wanted Zhao Zhiyuan to die finally stopped at his lips.
After all, Xiao Yan is not the emperor yet.
Even if Xiao Yan wanted to kill Zhao Zhiyuan, the empress dowager and the emperor would protect him.
Xiao Yan hugged Meng Mingshu back:
"You are my only wife in this life."
"You are not a concubine, and she is not my wife."
As Xiao Yan spoke, his eyes turned to Zhao Zhiyuan.
His eyes were cold, chilling to the bone.
The pressure from Xiao Yan was so great that Zhao Zhiyuan couldn't help but tremble.
"Your Highness... His Majesty and the Queen Mother have already allowed me to wear the Royal Jade Butterfly...
Even though I haven’t had a wedding banquet with you, I am indeed your wife…”
Zhao Zhiyuan said such certain words, but his tone was extremely pitiful.
"I know...you and Sister Meng have a deep friendship.
I...I will behave myself in the future. I beg Your Highness to give me a chance and let me stay in the Eastern Palace."
"If you don't want me, my reputation will be ruined and I will have no way to survive."
Xiao Yan sneered, and the look he gave Zhao Zhiyuan seemed to be filled with poison.
"Whether you survive or not is none of my business."
"Since it is His Majesty's order, then you should go to His Majesty."
"If you want to be the principal wife, you can become His Majesty's queen."
This was a rude remark, and Zhao Zhiyuan's face flushed red.
"But His Majesty has already issued an imperial decree, and I am already your Crown Princess."
Xiao Yan laughed sarcastically in his throat:
"Your Majesty and the Queen Mother asked you to be Li Yan's Crown Princess."
"And I am just Xiao Yan, a common doctor."
"Since Miss Zhao has moved into the East Palace, you should stay here and live well."
Zhao Zhiyuan stood there in a daze, looking at Xiao Yan in disbelief.
"Your Highness, what do you mean?"
Xiao Yan had no expression on his face:
"Isn't it obvious enough?"
"You stay, and we'll go as a family."
Zhao Zhiyuan's lips trembled and his face was pale.
How could that be?
How could there be a man in this world who is willing to give up his position as crown prince for a woman?
Which man in the world would complain about having many wives and concubines?
Why did Xiao Yan refuse?
While Zhao Zhiyuan was stunned, Xiao Yan and Meng Mingshu had already gone back and brought Tuan'er back, and the family of three was walking out of the East Palace.
Only then did Zhao Zhiyuan come back to his senses from his extreme shock.
"Your Highness, please don't leave. You can't do this to me!"
"I am your wife!"
"If you leave, I will become the laughing stock of the whole world!"
Xiao Yan didn't even look at Zhao Zhiyuan and kicked her away.
"Daddy, Mommy, where are we going?"
Xiao Yan pinched Tuan'er's nose and said, "Let's go see Tuan'er's grandmother and aunts first."
Meng Mingshu: "My mother and the others should stay at the Lin family."
Meng Mingshu was also glad that she had brought the Lin family to the capital.
At least with the Lin family around, Meng Mingshu doesn't need to worry about her mother and the others.
When Meng Mingshu and Xiao Yan reached the palace gate, the emperor and the empress dowager received the news and hurried over.
"Yan'er!"
"What are you going to do?" the emperor asked in a panic.
After executing Xiao Yan's mother and maternal grandparents, the emperor learned from the miracle doctor that he would never be able to have children again in his life.
The emperor did not believe in fate and tried hard for many years, but still had no children.
As he grew older, the emperor felt more and more the difficulties brought about by having no offspring.
When an emperor is old, the court officials will naturally begin to have second thoughts and start wanting to support the new master in advance.
So when the emperor found Xiao Yan, he cried with joy.
It's not only because of the throne and power, but also the desire for family affection.
The older people get, the more they long for children.
Xiao Yan was his only son and only heir.
To the emperor, it is no less than a rare treasure.
At this moment, the emperor was ready to compromise. He did not want to force his only son away.
If the empress dowager had not vowed so, Meng Mingshu would not be willing to give up her wealth and glory and would have accepted the status of a concubine.
The emperor would not do such a thing.
The Queen Mother saw through her son's thoughts at a glance.
She stopped the emperor and looked at Xiao Yan.
"Yan'er, if you leave this palace today, it will be difficult for you to come back in the future."
"You don't want the position of Crown Prince. Many people in the royal family are eyeing it covetously. As soon as you leave, those people will take your place right after you leave."
"If you take this step, you'll lose everything. The status of the crown prince, the power within your reach... none of these will ever be yours. Even if you regret it, there's no turning back."
"I'll ask you one last time. I'll give you one last chance. Have you really thought it through?"
The Queen Mother still didn't believe that Xiao Yan would go to such lengths for a woman.
Throughout history, there has never been such a man in the world!
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