Song held Chu Ranxin's hand and continued to persuade him, and Chu Ranxin finally agreed reluctantly.

He wiped his face and took the initiative to find Wen Chenxuan.

Wen Chenxuan obviously also knew the news that Chu Weiyue and Wen Jingchi were about to get married, and he drank gloomily.

When he learned that Chu Ranxin was coming, his brows frowned slightly.

"What is she doing here at this time? It's just nonsense."

When he thought that Chu Ranxin was not as good as Chu Weiyue and that he had bet on the wrong horse, he had no place to vent his resentment and just smashed the cup.

If he knew that all Chu Weiyue's past good deeds were fake, there would be no way he would be involved with Chu Ranxin.

Now, Chu Weiyue is favored by the emperor, so the Marquis will naturally look at his daughter differently. Maybe he will change his neutral attitude to support Wen Jingchi...

Thinking of this, Wen Chenxuan felt like a stone was pressing on his heart and he couldn't calm down at all.

"Go find Chu Ranxin right away."

He immediately straightened his clothes and returned to the side room.

Entering the prince's bedroom, Chu Ranxin's eyes immediately turned red. He ran to him, hugged him, and almost cried his heart out.

"Your Highness, now that bitch Chu Weiyue is going to marry Wen Jingchi, what are you going to do with me? Why don't we get married too? I am willing to follow Your Highness and stay with him all my life."

Wen Chenxuan couldn't help laughing out loud at these words.

With Chu Ranxin as her character, how could she be worthy of staying with him all his life!

But on second thought, if he didn't marry Chu Ranxin now, the Marquis would probably immediately place his bet on Wen Jingchi, and then he would be in trouble.

He had heard from others that the Marquis doted on Chu Ranxin and her daughter very much.

The current Marquis' Mansion is incomparable to the past, and his son has made great contributions. It would certainly be a good thing if he could be recruited under his command.

No matter what, he couldn't let Wen Jingchi get help from the Marquis' Mansion.

Now it seems that the only way for her to have a chance to compete with him for the support of the Marquis' Mansion is to marry Chu Ranxin.

After gritting his teeth, he finally hugged Chu Ranxin and comforted her softly.

"Don't worry, even if you don't tell me, I will go find my father."

Chu Ranxin's eyes were filled with intense surprise, and he looked at Wen Chenxuan's eyes in disbelief.

"Your Highness, are you serious? Are you really willing to marry me?"

"Of course I am willing. I will go to my father and tell him about this. Wen Chenxuan can't wait to make you the concubine of Wen Chenxuan. Wait, I will go now."

Chu Ranxin was so excited that she almost shed tears and hugged Wen Chenxuan's neck tightly.

"I know that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will never let me down."

After pretending to be sentimental and coaxing her with a few words, Wen Chenxuan hurried into the palace to meet the emperor.

At this time, the emperor had just returned from a stroll in the imperial garden. After reviewing the last few memorials, he was about to go back to his room to sleep.

After hearing the eunuch's report, he frowned slightly: "Why is Wen Chenxuan here at this time?"

Normally he shouldn't come at this time, but thinking there was something important, he was allowed to come in to answer the question.

Wen Chenxuan hurried up to the emperor and bowed respectfully.

"Your Highness, I greet you. I am deeply sorry to disturb you so late at night."

"Alright, forget about these polite words. What's the matter? You came here so late at night. You can't wait until tomorrow to talk about it."

The emperor was tired after a long day and didn't want to pay attention to anything.

Sitting on the bed, the emperor rubbed his temples. He was extremely tired.

Upon seeing this, Wen Chenxuan immediately walked over and helped the emperor massage his head, but did not say anything at the first moment.

The emperor was not in a hurry. Instead, he closed his eyes and enjoyed his service.

After a while, Wen Chenxuan mentioned his feelings with lingering feelings.

"Father, now that my ninth brother is married, I cannot fall behind him. I plan to marry him, to double the happiness and strengthen the relationship."

The emperor immediately opened his eyes and paused for breath. "What do you mean by that? Could it be that you have someone you like?"

Wen Chenxuan then stopped what he was doing and curled his lips in an unfathomable manner.

"Father, I plan to marry Chu Weiyue's sister Chu Ranxin. This way, my ninth brother and I will be even closer!"

After a moment's pause, the emperor remembered Chu Ranxin, who seemed to be the woman that Chu Weiyue had complained about at the banquet before.

Thinking about the fact that she had not gotten married yet and had done something that brought disgrace upon the family with Wen Chenxuan, her face looked a little grim.

"Didn't you say you were not in a hurry to marry Concubine Wen Chenxuan? Why are you so anxious all of a sudden? Father doesn't seem to have heard you mention any contact with Chu Ranxin. When did you two meet?"

Even though the emperor knew some things clearly, he still wanted to ask for details.

At this time, Wen Chenxuan didn't care about so many things. As long as he could marry Chu Ranxin and have the ability to compete with Wen Jingchi, it would be enough.

He sighed in shame, and was embarrassed for a long time before he mustered up the courage to speak.

"Father, I'm not afraid of you laughing at me. In fact, Chu Ranxin and I have loved each other for a long time, but because of her identity, I have never dared to mention it to you.

Chu Weiyue is going to marry the Ninth Prince. If I don't mention it, I will inevitably disappoint the woman I love. I hope your Majesty will grant my wish. I really want to marry Chu Ranxin."

Wen Chenxuan spoke with such sincerity that he immediately knelt on the ground.

The emperor's face darkened to its darkest. He clenched his fists lightly and laughed disdainfully.

"Wen Chenxuan, you are really promising. You actually want to marry a bastard's daughter. It's really ridiculous! Your identity is Wen Chenxuan. If you marry a woman whose status is lower than your ninth brother, wouldn't people laugh at me for not being fair?"

"But father, I like Chu Ranxin. Apart from her, I don't want to marry anyone else now."

"Alright, let's not talk about this anymore. She is a concubine's daughter. Father will never let you marry her as Consort Wenchen Xuan. If it gets out, it will be a laughing stock. You have no shame, but I have. If you really like her, you might as well let her be a concubine."

The emperor glared at Wen Chenxuan with an unpleasant expression and was extremely disappointed with him.

How could he know what was going on in Wen Chenxuan's mind? He was busy with all kinds of things every day and didn't want to think about these romantic matters at all.

Since the emperor has spoken, Wen Chenxuan knows that it is a done deal.

Anyway, he didn't want to give Chu Ranxin the position of Concubine Wen Chenxuan, and he was also thinking of finding a woman of more noble status to be his principal wife in the future.

"Thank you, Father."

After kneeling on the ground and kowtowed, Wen Chenxuan left in joy.

When he returned to the house, Chu Ranxin was already getting impatient.

Seeing Wen Chenxuan coming back, she strode over and held his hand.

"Hasn't the Emperor agreed to what we want?" Her eyes flickered with impatience.

Wen Chenxuan frowned, sat on the chair somewhat depressed, and took a sip of the tea.

Such a reaction made Chu Ranxin's heart instantly sink.