One was her husband, and the other was someone she treated like a younger sister. Over the years, she had treated them both with utmost sincerity, but she never expected it to end like this.
She was not a jealous person herself. She received the upbringing of a well-bred lady from a young age, and her family worked hard to raise her to be a qualified matriarch.
As a daughter of an official, she knew and accepted the idea that men could have multiple wives and concubines. If Prince Xiao had expressed his affection for Chu Yun beforehand, she might have been a little sad, but she would definitely not have objected.
But the two of them chose to keep it a secret from me, exchanging gifts in secret, and it has even gotten to this point.
Seeing the disappointment in Chu Yan's eyes, King Xiao knew that Chu Yan would no longer believe his arguments; she had already made up her mind about the matter.
After pondering for a while, King Xiao dismissed all the servants around him.
He took a deep breath and decided to stop arguing. When he looked up at Chu Yan again, his eyes became cold and serious.
"Yan'er, since you already know, I won't explain anymore. Yes, I am with Chu Yun. She is an orphan and very pitiful. I want to take her as my concubine."
She saved your life before, so she's your benefactor. Given her status, she's not even good enough to be my concubine. Therefore, I hope you can persuade your father to allow Yun'er to be included in your Chu family genealogy and enter the palace as a concubine as an adopted daughter of the Chu family.
"What did you say?"
Chu Yan looked at Prince Xiao in astonishment, completely unexpected that he would say such a thing.
"I say, let Chu Yun be included in your Chu family genealogy."
King Xiao looked at Chu Yan seriously and repeated himself.
He originally wanted Chu Yun to replace her, but now he has lowered his expectations. He only felt that Chu Yun should be allowed to enter the palace as a concubine, as he felt that Chu Yan should not be so immature.
"Heh, heh heh... To be included in my Chu family genealogy? Your Highness, what do you really take my Chu family for?"
Chu Yan suddenly chuckled.
Chu Yun and Xiao Wang did such a shameful thing, and he not only doesn't feel guilty, but now he even has the nerve to ask me to persuade my father to let Chu Yun be included in his Chu family genealogy.
This is truly a huge joke.
King Xiao's expression turned serious, and he frowned in displeasure.
"Yan'er, Yun'er once saved your life! Can't you just grant her wish this once?"
"Yes, she saved my life? Just because she saved my life, am I supposed to give her my husband? If we follow Your Highness's logic, if someone saves your life one day, are you going to give your wife to someone else?"
"What nonsense are you talking about! How can these be the same? You're absolutely insane!"
King Xiao said angrily.
Chu Yan, however, was extremely serious, and she reached out to wipe away the tears from her eyes.
She choked back a sob: "Your Highness, give up on that idea! You can take a concubine, but that person absolutely cannot be Chu Yun! Not to mention adding her to my Chu family genealogy! My Chu family doesn't have such a shameless person!"
After saying that, Chu Yan ignored Xiao Wang's expression and turned to leave.
Watching Chu Yan's heartbroken figure leave, King Xiao did not chase after her, but instead angrily kicked over the flowerpot at his feet.
He was extremely agitated. He had already conceded and allowed Chu Yun to become his concubine, but Chu Yan still refused.
If she insisted on doing this, she would probably displease the Chu family. But if she didn't do this, how would Yun'er find a place to live?
*
Chu Yan returned to her room heartbroken, closed the door, and collapsed onto the bed, bursting into tears.
The past scenes flashed before her eyes; the beautiful moments of mutual respect between her and Prince Xiao seemed like yesterday. Seeing his current behavior with Chu Yun was truly unbearable for her.
As darkness gradually fell, Prince Xiao did not arrive until the maid brought him dinner.
Chu Yan gradually became numb from crying, and slowly, she finally accepted the reality she had always refused to accept.
King Xiao didn't care about him; the affection between her and King Xiao had long since faded.
She sat alone in deep thought all night.
The next day.
The maid came in and was startled to see Chu Yan sitting on the edge of the bed looking haggard.
"Your Highness, what's wrong?"
Chu Yan remained unmoved, as if she hadn't heard anything.
The maidservant continued, "Your Highness, you...you didn't sleep all night, did you? I...I'll call the Prince over right away!"
The maidservant noticed that Chu Yan hadn't changed her clothes and guessed what was going on, and then she was about to go out and call Prince Xiao.
"return!"
Chu Yan spoke coldly just as the maid was about to reach the gate.
"Pack yourself up, I'm going to see the Crown Princess."
*
"Yan'er, are you really sure about this?"
In the Crown Prince's living room, Su Liluo paused as she drank her tea.
She knew that Yan'er would find out about Prince Xiao's shameful affair sooner or later, but she didn't expect Chu Yan to make up her mind to divorce Prince Xiao so quickly.
"Yes, if this continues, Prince Xiao and I will only become a resentful couple."
Chu Yan nodded; this was the result of her thinking all night without sleep.
Having received traditional upbringing as a woman, making the decision to divorce was not an easy thing for her.
But when she thought about how Xiao Wang could do something as shameless as asking Chu Yun to be included in the Chu family genealogy, Chu Yan really couldn't stand it.
King Xiao, this time you've truly given up on me.
“Okay, I will help you, but it may not be successful so quickly. After all, it has always been a difficult thing for women to get a divorce, especially a divorce from a prince of the royal family.”
Su Liluo said.
“I know, that’s why I came to tell you.”
Chu Yan lowered her head.
She did decide to divorce Prince Xiao, but she also knew how difficult it would be.
She only had this idea, but had no idea how to do it, which is why she came to Su Liluo to discuss it.
"Now what about Chu Yun? What have you done to her?"
Su Liluo then asked.
"I haven't paid any attention to her. She should still be in that house!"
Chu Yan thought for a moment and said.
"You didn't have anyone beat her up when you went to see her that day?"
Su Liluo asked with some regret.
It's such a shame that they didn't find someone to beat up Chu Yun when they had such a good opportunity.
Now that Prince Xiao has been punished and confined by the Emperor, he certainly cannot attend to Chu Yun in time. Moreover, they have just caused such a scandal, and if Chu Yan sends someone to beat up Chu Yun, they would definitely not dare to make a fuss.
"No, although I find her affair with Prince Xiao disgusting, she did save me once, and I can't bring myself to kick her when she's down."
Chu Yan shook her head.
"She saved your life, how exactly did that happen?"
Upon hearing this, Su Liluo frowned in confusion.
When she first heard that Chu Yun was considered Chu Yan's sworn sister because she saved Chu Yan's life, she was skeptical. How could Chu Yun, a weak woman, have saved Chu Yan?
As a princess, Chu Yan always had people protecting her when she went out, so how could she have encountered any danger?
"This happened several years ago, back then..."
Chu Yan reminisced about the past and slowly told Su Liluo how Chu Yan had saved her life.
Are you sure it really was her who saved you?
Su Liluo was even more puzzled after hearing Chu Yan's words.
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