Long Jiaojiao's unrestrained words were accepted by most of the people in the hall.
If this were truly the case, it would preserve the peace treaty between the Southern Frontier and Eastern Chu, and the Holy King wouldn't have to go to the Southern Frontier—a win-win situation.
In these people's minds, Su Xuening was completely unimportant. Originally, the Emperor had arranged her marriage to bring good fortune to the Holy Prince. After General Su sacrificed himself for the country, the General's Mansion was merely a name without substance. Su Xuening was not worthy of the Holy Prince at all, so even being a concubine was already an honor for her!
Of course, some people think that Su Xuening, as the legitimate daughter of General Su and a descendant of heroes, should have a higher status than this Holy Maiden of Southern Xinjiang.
Even if we were to distinguish between seniority and juniority, Su Xuening should be the primary wife and Long Jiaojiao the secondary wife. Moreover, Su Xuening was betrothed by the Emperor, and the Emperor's word is law, so how could it be taken lightly?
Therefore, Su Xuening's position as the Holy King's principal wife is untouchable!
Many people present were waiting to see Su Xuening make a fool of herself!
For example, Su Feiling really wanted to see Su Xuening demoted from the principal wife to a secondary wife, from wife to concubine. The humiliation of that was far greater than her becoming a concubine directly.
Su Xuening remained completely calm in the face of Long Jiaojiao's provocations and shouts, because Xuan Yuanzhan was holding her hand the whole time.
She knew in her heart that Xuanyuan Zhan had no interest in this Southern Frontier Saintess at all, so she wasn't worried at all about losing her position as the principal wife.
Xuanyuan Peng, however, was tempted by Long Jiaojiao's suggestion. He didn't care whether Su Xuening was the principal wife or a concubine. He knew that Xuanyuan Zhan liked Su Xuening. Now that he had her, what did it matter whether she was the principal wife or a concubine? In the end, the marriage alliance with Southern Xinjiang was more important.
"I thought..." Xuan Yuanpeng was about to speak when Xuan Yuanzhan suddenly raised his eyes and looked at Long Jiaojiao, coldly shouting, "What do you think you are! How dare you insult my queen!"
Xuan Yuanzhan's undisguised disgust pierced Long Jiaojiao's heart, leaving her utterly humiliated.
Long Jiaojiao wasn't the only one who felt embarrassed; Xuan Yuanpeng did too. Xuan Yuanzhan's words just now sounded like an insult to him.
"Ahem~" Xuanyuan Peng coughed lightly, giving Xuanyuan Zhan a warning look: "Zhan'er..."
Before Xuanyuan Peng could even begin his warning, Xuanyuan Zhan's gray eyes turned to him: "I am already married. Su Xuening is my principal wife, the woman I love most, and the only woman in my life!"
Before Xuan Yuanpeng could react, Xuan Yuanzhan announced to the public, "To prevent any more villains from coveting my beauty, I hereby swear that in this life, I will only have Su Xuening as my woman, and I will be with her for life. If I break this oath, I am willing to be punished by heaven and die a horrible death!"
Su Xuening stared at Xuan Yuanzhan in shock, her heart filled with emotion, making her nose sting and tears well up in her eyes.
Has he gone mad?
Knowing full well that they could never be together, he still made such a vicious oath!
What if the love potion curse on her is never cured? Does he really have to stay by her side forever?!
Xuan Yuanzhan's solemn oath stunned everyone present.
"Has the Holy King gone mad?! How could a prince make such a vow!"
"Yes, he's a prince, how could he possibly have only one woman in his entire life!"
"The Holy King must really love the Holy Queen Consort to have made such a solemn oath!"
"I had heard before that the Holy King doted on the Holy Queen Consort, and it seems the rumors couldn't be more true!"
"This holy maiden even wanted to be someone's principal wife, but the holy king didn't want her at all, and even made a special vow to be with her for life!"
"That's right, they have no ability themselves, and they've even blocked other people's paths!"
Those noble ladies who had feelings for Xuan Yuanzhan now hated Long Jiaojiao to death!
Long Jiaojiao's face flushed red, and her bewitching eyes were unusually filled with embarrassment and anger.
She had always been indulgent towards Xuan Yuanzhan and rarely got truly angry with him, but this time she was genuinely furious!
Xuanyuan Peng never expected that before he could even begin to arrange the marriage, he would force Xuanyuan Zhan to make such a vicious oath in public. This was definitely not the result Xuanyuan Peng wanted to see. It was truly a case of trying to steal a chicken but losing the rice instead!
"Well said!" Bai Shi, who had remained silent until now, suddenly clapped her hands and praised Xuan Yuanzhan, "He truly is the fine son I raised! I wholeheartedly support his lifelong devotion to one person!"
...Xuanyuan Zhan, who rarely received praise from the Bai family, didn't know whether to laugh or cry at this moment.
Why is she here again!
Why can't he gain some face in front of Ning'er? Why do you have to compete with him for her position!
Xuan Yuanzhan looked at Su Xuening and saw that she was indeed very moved.
This Bai Fuya!
Who would have thought that his biggest rival in love would be his own mother!
Bai Shi's sharp eyes swept coldly over Long Jiaojiao: "I'll make this clear today, our Holy King's Mansion doesn't accept just anyone. I only recognize Su Xuening as my daughter-in-law, and only Su Xuening is qualified to be our Holy King's Mansion's Princess Consort. Other Tom, Dick, and Harry are not welcome in our Holy King's Mansion, and they shouldn't even think about entering our Holy King's Mansion!"
Long Jiaojiao clenched his fists tightly, his gaze fixed on Bai Shi with a bloodthirsty killing intent.
Long Jiaojiao had murderous intent, but Bai Shi was not afraid at all and coldly rebuked: "Some people just don't have any sense. They can't stand seeing other couples being affectionate and have to interfere. Do they think they're some kind of gold that everyone wants?"
Bai's sarcastic words once again made Long Jiaojiao extremely embarrassed!
She never expected that Su Xuening would not only receive Xuan Yuanzhan's exclusive favor, but also be liked so much by Xuan Yuanzhan's mother!
They even went so far as to publicly humiliate Su Xuening for her sake!
What kind of magic does Su Xuening possess?!
Not to mention Long Jiaojiao, the fact that the Bai family was so protective of Su Xuening was something no one else present had expected.
Although they had heard before that the Holy King's Dowager Princess doted on the Holy King's wife, who would have thought that she would actually support the Holy King marrying only the Holy King's wife!
What if the Holy Princess Consort can't have children? Even if she is pregnant, she might not be able to give birth smoothly!
As long as there is one woman, is she not afraid that the Holy King will have no heir?
Which old lady in the world doesn't want to have many children and grandchildren? Why is she the one who does the opposite and supports her son's lifelong monogamy?
There's no mother-in-law like that in the world!
The ladies present were absolutely envious of Su Xuening.
Su Xuening is incredibly lucky. The Holy King is not only a prince, but also the most handsome man in Eastern Chu. Moreover, he is not interested in women and only has her as his love interest.
The key point is that Su Xuening not only has her husband's exclusive affection, but even her mother-in-law dotes on her so much!
Such favor is something no other daughter-in-law could ever receive!
If they had known that the Holy King doted on his wife so much, and that the Holy King's Dowager Consort doted on her so much, they should have volunteered to bring good luck to the Holy King long ago!
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