After the Emperor left, the Empress's smile vanished instantly. She squatted down, lifted Chu Qingli's chin with her finger, and sneered, "Chu Qingli, I admit you are quite beautiful, but you're probably not quite up to the task of becoming Chen'er's concubine."
"Don't think I don't know what you're thinking. You'd better keep those thoughts to yourself!"
"Furthermore, you probably don't know this, but I have evidence of your father's crimes here. If you don't listen to me, the Chu family will cease to exist. Do you think you'll still have the life you have now?"
Chu Qingli gritted her teeth. She was really stupid to think that the Empress had taken a liking to her.
The Empress did indeed take a liking to her, but she only wanted to use her as a pawn to send to Prince An's side.
That's true. Few people who live deep in the palace have pure hearts.
"What does Your Majesty the Empress wish me to do?"
"I am sending you to marry Prince An, to keep abreast of his movements and report back to me. If you lie, you know the consequences." The Empress's cold gaze was fixed on Chu Qingli.
Chu Qingli gritted her teeth and replied, "I promise you."
Afterwards, the Chu family received an imperial decree to marry Chu Qingli, the fifth daughter of the Chu family, into the Prince An's mansion as a concubine.
Chu Shangguo clenched his fist to receive the imperial decree, saying, "Your subject accepts the decree! Thank you for your great favor, Your Majesty!"
Your Majesty, last time you arranged for my son to marry Prince An, and now you want my daughter to marry him. You are humiliating me time and time again. It really proves the saying.
Emperors are ruthless.
After receiving the decree, Chu Shangguo seemed to have aged considerably. "Li'er, if you don't want to marry, your father will go and beg the Emperor to rescind the decree."
Although Shangguan Li became a war god because of a war, the fact that his wife was a man made him a laughing stock of the whole world.
Even if Li'er gets married, she will become a laughing stock and be criticized by the whole world.
Chu Qingli's eyes were resolute as she said, "Father, I will marry him!"
Wasn't the Empress trying to prevent Prince An from becoming Emperor?
She insisted on assisting Prince An to become emperor!
"But Father, from now on, our Chu family will outwardly be supporters of the Eighth Prince, but in reality, we will be assisting the Prince of An!"
Chu Shangguo instantly understood what Chu Qingli meant.
At the same time, Shangguan Li also received an imperial edict, but he refused to accept it.
Chu Qingxuan couldn't stand it any longer. He tugged at Shangguan Li's sleeve. Shangguan Li frowned and glanced at Chu Qingxuan. Chu Qingxuan raised an eyebrow at him, signaling him to quickly accept the imperial decree.
Shangguan Li's face darkened further. Last time, Chu Qingxuan made him marry the princess of Beili Kingdom, and now she's making him marry her own sister.
Worrying unnecessarily.
I felt inexplicably annoyed.
Chu Qingxuan grinned at the eunuch who was delivering the imperial decree, "Please wait a moment, I have something to say to the prince."
As she spoke, Chu Qingxuan pulled Shangguan Li aside and asked in a low voice, "Why didn't you accept the imperial decree?"
"I act without reason."
His arrogant tone made Chu Qingxuan want to punch him.
"Shangguan Li, do you know what marrying Chu Qingli means?"
Shangguan Li remained expressionless. "What?"
Chu Qingxuan, exasperated, explained, "Of course, it was with the help of the Chu family."
"You are the same."
Chu Qingxuan chuckled coldly, "Shangguan Li, you're so smart, you understand my relationship with the Chu family very well. We've been married for so long, have you ever seen me go back home even once?"
"Besides, Chu Shangguo's most beloved daughter is his youngest daughter. He would do anything for her. Have you thought it through?"
In Chu Shangguo's eyes, Chu Qingxuan was nothing more than a discarded pawn.
But Chu Qingli was different.
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