"You little brat, how dare you speak when I'm here?"
"But Your Highness, I'm telling the truth. Cui Yulu married Sixth Brother first, so she should be his principal wife. Besides, they've been through so much together, I think their feelings for each other are genuine. We can't let our momentary thoughts ruin their relationship, can we?"
At this moment, the Empress Dowager's face clearly turned ugly. She hadn't expected that the first person to stand up and object would be this girl.
So he glared angrily at the Princess of Lin'an.
"This is the kind of daughter you raised. I've never seen her talk back to her elders in such a situation before."
Princess Lin'an, upon hearing this, glanced at her daughter with fear and said, "What nonsense are you spouting? Who gives you the right to speak here?"
Fu Yunying was glared at by her mother and lost her temper. She could only shake her handkerchief and stand aside.
At this moment, Fu Xiaoyu and Fu Xiaofan arrived together.
After everyone had exchanged greetings, they all sat down again.
Fu Xiaoyu noticed that Cui Yulu's expression was not good, and knew that the Empress Dowager Jia must have mentioned that matter.
"Your Majesty's arrival is timely. I happen to have something I want to discuss with you. Qiao Qiao is in love with Xiao Yu and has made contributions to our Great Yuan Dynasty. I think she is very suitable for the position of Princess Consort Yu. What do you all think?"
Cui Yulu looked at Fu Xiaoyu, whose every word and action was related to her decision.
“Your Highness, I think we should be more cautious about this matter. Cui Yulu has been kind to Sixth Brother. She has saved him several times before and also helped to resolve the siege of the capital. Her contributions are very important to the Great Yuan Dynasty. So I think it is appropriate for her to be the Jade Princess.”
Upon hearing this, the Empress Dowager Jia's expression turned noticeably more unpleasant.
This is like going against oneself.
"What does Xiaoyu think?"
The pressure was invisibly placed on Fu Xiaoyu.
Everyone was waiting for his answer.
"I think His Majesty is right. I think Yulu is more suitable for the position of Princess Consort."
Clearly, Qiao Qiao hadn't expected Fu Xiaoyu to switch sides so suddenly.
"Didn't Your Highness promise me before? How come you changed your mind overnight?"
As she spoke, she turned her gaze to Cui Yulu. It must have been something Cui Yulu said to Fu Xiaoyu last night that caused Fu Xiaoyu to change his mind.
“I just feel that the kindness of this rain and dew to me is no less than that to you, so we should still consider her feelings in this matter.”
Cui Yulu finally felt a little relieved; Fu Xiaoyu still cared about her.
Seeing Qiao Qiao's distress, the Dowager quickly took her hand and said, "What kind of decision have you two brothers made? Qiao Qiao is a noblewoman of the Utopia tribe, how can you treat her so poorly? Cui Yulu is just a naive girl. She saved Xiao Yu a few times, and now she's a princess? Isn't that a joke?"
"Qiao Qiao must not be wronged in this matter; the position of Princess Consort Yu must be hers."
Fu Xiaoyu was filial. Because she had been raised by the Empress Dowager Jia since childhood and was also her own aunt, the two brothers naturally couldn't say anything more.
However, this would definitely mean that Cui Yulu would be wronged, which is not what they want to see.
"But Your Highness, I think this matter needs to be considered more carefully. Making a decision like this is still a bit too sudden."
Fu Xiaofan continued speaking, glancing at Hu Die as he did so.
He knew that Hu Die had also suffered a lot of injustices these days.
The Empress Dowager Jia also disliked Hu Die's background and resented her for bewitching the emperor and preventing him from expanding his harem.
Now they are thinking of holding another grand selection of concubines to enter the palace in the spring, so that the royal family can have offspring.
"You children are so ignorant. Wouldn't it be better to have more people to take care of you, and more women to produce offspring for the royal family?"
As the Empress Dowager Jia spoke, she looked at Cui Yulu.
"Cui Yulu, don't you think so? Change your jealous nature, learn more from Qiao Qiao, and think more about Xiao Yu. Is it wrong for Xiao Yu to have another person to take care of her?"
Cui Yulu found these words extremely grating.
Whether she wanted to or not, she was always the one being told what to do; what right did she have?
"Since the Dowager Consort has said so, then I have made the mistake of being jealous. It seems that I am not suitable to be a royal wife. I ask Your Highness to write a letter of divorce, so that we can part ways from now on. In this way, you can also rightfully marry Qiao Qiao as your princess."
Fu Xiaoyu was struck dumb by these words; it was something he had never expected.
I never expected her to say something like that.
“Listen to this! I only said a few words about being magnanimous, and you’re threatening me with divorce. You’re such a country bumpkin, never seen the world before. You’re always threatening people with divorce. Let me tell you, divorce is impossible. You can only be divorced by the royal family. Xiaoyu will write her a letter of divorce right now. We’re better off without a woman like that.”
Cui Yulu smiled calmly, knowing full well that this would be the outcome.
If she doesn't like me, she'll find different reasons to drive me away.
This is nothing.
"Why should the Dowager Consort be angry? Sister Yulu is just having trouble accepting it right now. Maybe she'll be fine by tomorrow. If all else fails, we can both be Princess Consorts at the same time."
In front of others, she was always well-behaved, obedient, and sensible. What she wanted was the position of princess, not Fu Xiaoyu himself.
She didn't care about the position of princess, even though it was the same one.
As long as she's not a concubine, it's fine.
"Wouldn't that be beneath you? You're a nobleman, after all. How can you be treated as an equal by a country girl?"
Cui Yulu found these words extremely grating, and finally couldn't help but say, "There's no need for this. You can have the position of Princess Consort if you want. I just want a divorce. I beg Your Highness and the Dowager Consort to grant my request."
Fu Xiaoyu looked at Cui Yulu with a pained expression, never expecting her to be so resolute.
"Are you really going to do this? Are you going to abandon all the vows you made before?"
“Vows are nothing but flowers in a mirror and the moon in the water, something that can be longed for but never attained. I would rather not have them. I only wish that Your Highness is in good health and that you and Your Highness can live a long and loving life together.”
After Cui Yulu finished speaking, she bowed to Fu Xiaoyu and the emperor.
"What right do you, a country girl, have to ask for a divorce? Xiaoyu, write a letter of divorce and send her home."
Fu Xiaoyu ignored the Empress Dowager's words and simply looked at Cui Yulu with deep affection.
"Can you please not leave? I can't live without you."
"Is Your Highness joking? You already have a new princess by your side and no longer need me. Please, Your Highness, spare me and grant me my freedom."
Cui Yulu smiled bitterly, her eyes filled with disappointment, devoid of any lingering affection as she looked at Fu Xiaoyu.
She didn't want to share her lover with other women, and she didn't want to see him laughing and talking with others every day.
Even if he promises to treat me well now, there's still a long time to go, how could he not change his mind?
Besides, the Dowager Consort doesn't like me, so my days will only get harder and won't get any better.
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