It's one thing to take a liking to someone, but the Emperor and Empress Dowager actually allowed him to marry her as the Crown Princess!
That's clearly Ji Yun's princess from a fallen kingdom, this is too outrageous!
"Our Xue family has been loyal for three generations. I am the eldest daughter of the Xue family. Am I not of higher status than that woman? Mother, don't you think they've gone too far?!"
With each additional sentence she heard, Madam Xue's mouth opened even wider.
It's unbelievable that my daughter has such bizarre ideas!
She has long lost her innocence, yet she dares to blame the Crown Prince for expelling her from the mansion?
It's fortunate that she came back; otherwise, if the Crown Prince had found out, and the Emperor and Empress Dowager had known about it, the Xue family would have been in real trouble for daring to cuckold the Crown Prince!
"Shut up! I told you long ago to give up on your feelings for Cheng'er, but you not only didn't listen, you even..." Madam Xue was furious, but Xue Baozhu was heartbroken at the moment, so she didn't dare to speak too harshly for fear that Madam Xue would do something rash. She paused, patted her chest to calm herself down, and then sighed, "Forget it, what's the use of blaming you now that it's already happened? Right now, would you rather become Cheng'er's concubine, or would I find you a new, honest man to settle down with?"
This was undoubtedly a very difficult choice for Xue Baozhu.
In another bustling street, Ning Shuangyou and Xue Baozhu faced a similar situation.
The entire household sighed and lamented, their eyes dazzled by the Crown Princess's splendor today.
They only regretted that they had already seized the opportunity, but had let it slip away.
However, in other words, who among them can compare to Ji Yunyuan?
She entered the Crown Prince's residence with a gold nugget in her belly, something that would have been criticized in the past, but now it has become something to be envied.
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The Crown Prince's residence was brightly lit, and the sounds of string and wind instruments could be heard constantly from the front yard, creating a noisy and bustling atmosphere, even from the back yard.
While eating the delicious snacks, Chu Yuan asked Xia He to remove the heavy hairpins from her head, and only then did she feel as if she had come back to life.
It was already dark.
Logically, it should be time for Dugu Jue to take over the body, but he is aloof and unapproachable. He is good at killing, but asking him to drink and be insincere is out of the question.
Therefore, it was Dugu Ling who was currently strolling around the banquet.
Unfortunately, this kid doesn't have a high alcohol tolerance. He only had a few drinks, and he was already so drunk that he could barely walk.
Seeing this, Shen Youan quickly stepped forward to help him up, saying, "Everyone, please be gentle. If he drinks any more, how will His Highness the Crown Prince enter the bridal chamber later?"
Someone laughed, "Shen Youan, when did you become so close to His Highness?"
"Oh right, I heard you have some feelings for Ji Yunyuan. Shouldn't His Highness be your rival in love? Rivals helping rivals, that's quite a novel sight."
Because Dugu Ling was easy to talk to, everyone spoke of such jokes without any hesitation.
However, Dugu Ling seemed different today. With just one look, she silenced the joking young master.
At this moment, Dugu Ran stood up and said, "My brother is not a good drinker and cannot drink with everyone to our hearts' content. Then I, Your Highness, will drink with everyone in his place."
His calm expression remained unchanged. Despite speaking and acting in a way that seemed to help others, he still appeared cold and indifferent.
However, these people did not dare to disrespect him, after all, he was the second prince of the current dynasty, even if he was disabled!
Before Dugu Ling was helped away by Shen You'an, she glanced at Dugu Ran a couple more times.
He suspected that the person who sent people up the mountain to assassinate him and Yuan'er that day might be this guy.
After all, if he were to die, the position of Crown Prince would undoubtedly belong to him.
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