After Chu Xiao comforted his mother, he walked towards the room with Jiang Meiyu. He gently closed the door and said softly:
"Madam, please don't bother with mother. She is also wholeheartedly for the Chu family!"
Jiang Meiyu couldn't help but sneer in her heart. She was too lazy to care about this mother and son. Watching them perform like actors every day made her almost nauseous to vomit.
"Madam, I have something to discuss with you."
"What's the matter? Husband, just tell me!"
"Madam, I'm sure you've heard the legendary story of the eldest princess! For some reason, the eldest princess took such a liking to me that she forcibly took me and even insisted on marrying me. I naturally refused, and she threatened to exterminate the entire Chu family."
The fox's tail was finally exposed. Jiang Meiyu snorted coldly:
"Then I will give my place to the eldest princess. She will be the principal wife, and I will be the concubine!"
Jiang Meiyu pretended to be pitiful and spoke with tears in her eyes.
"Madam, you stay at home all day and rarely go out. You know very little about the eldest princess. She is powerful and ruthless. If you and she share a husband, she will definitely not let you go easily. So, after careful consideration, I have decided that it would be better if we pretend to divorce for the time being. You can then move to our farm and live there. After I have the eldest princess under my control, I will buy you a mansion. We can continue to love each other in the future!"
Still dreaming of hiding a beautiful woman in a golden house? What a foolish dream!
Jiang Meiyu pretended to be heartbroken and cried uncontrollably:
"I will obey my husband's arrangements in everything!"
Jiang Meiyu's understanding and reasonableness at this time made Chu Xiao feel deeply guilty and felt that he had let Jiang Meiyu down.
However, for the sake of the eldest princess and his future power, he had no other choice.
In the past two days, Chu Xiao did not step into Jiang Meiyu's room, and she was happy to be free and relaxed.
She ordered Zhucui to count her clothes and dowry one by one, making sure that nothing of hers was missing.
Zhu Cui frowned, with a look of suspicion on her face:
"Madam, why do you need to count the dowry?"
"Zhu Cui, do you believe me?"
Jiang Meiyu's gaze was as sharp as a torch, as if she could see through Zhu Cui's eyes and see deep into her heart.
"Of course I believe Madam!"
Zhu Cui answered without hesitation.
"Then there's no need to ask any more questions, just count them!"
Jiang Meiyu's tone was as firm as a rock, without the slightest hesitation.
"Yes, ma'am."
Zhu Cui took out a notebook and started to get busy. Her movements were as light as a butterfly dance, as if she was performing a graceful dance.
That night, the emperor came as usual. Sima Zhan, like a nimble cheetah, embraced Jiang Meiyu from behind. His head was like a bee buried in a flower, greedily sniffing her fragrance:
"Yu'er, I wonder what kind of magic you have? I can't forget it, and there's a familiar smell. I always feel like I've seen it before!"
Jiang Meiyu thought he was just talking nonsense and didn't take it to heart:
"Your Majesty, the Crown Prince has proposed a divorce today. He also said that he would let me live on the farm first and buy me a house later."
"Yu'er, don't believe him. I will give you everything you want. Will you be with me?"
Sima Zhan's voice is low and magnetic, like a key that can open people's hearts.
His eyes revealed an unprecedented sincerity, like the brightest stars in the night sky, shining with a heart-warming light.
Faced with such an earnest plea from the emperor, Jiang Meiyu couldn't help but feel a ripple in her heart. It would be a lie to say that she was not moved.
However, she was well aware of her identity. She was just a married woman. How could she easily believe the emperor's promise?
After all, he has three thousand beauties in his harem, how can I expect to be favored by him exclusively?
In a moment, Chu Xiao prepared the divorce agreement and respectfully presented it to Jiang Meiyu, asking her to sign it.
After everything was arranged, Chu Xiao took great pains to hire a carriage to escort Jiang Meiyu to the manor.
However, he never expected that
On the way, the driver was replaced by the emperor's man without anyone noticing.
The carriage also changed its original route and drove straight to a house like an arrow.
Sima Zhan had been waiting eagerly in the yard. When he saw Jiang Meiyu, he couldn't help but say:
"Yu'er, you will stay here for three days. After three days, my imperial decree will be issued, and I will then take you into the palace!"
Jiang Meiyu nodded gently, like a docile lamb.
Today, she is wearing a white orchid long dress, like a fresh and refined daffodil, exuding charming fragrance.
Her hair was no longer tied up high like before, but was tied up like an unmarried girl.
She had two playful buns on her head, with two golden hairpins inserted in them, making her look like two dancing butterflies.
The long hair fell down at the back like a waterfall, and the oval face with white and rosy cheeks looked like a newly blossomed peach blossom, shy and charming. The red lips were slightly opened, with the corners of the mouth slightly raised, as if smiling, which was fascinating.
Sima Zhan couldn't help but stare in amazement, secretly sighing in his heart:
"This woman is like a fairy from heaven, how often can we see her in the human world?"
Sima Zhan couldn't wait to take Jiang Meiyu's soft and delicate hand, walked into the house, and said softly:
"Come, let's see if you are satisfied?"
"Your Majesty chose this, how could Yu'er be dissatisfied?"
Jiang Meiyu's beautiful eyes turned, like a smart little deer, and she instantly realized that this house was as priceless as a rare treasure.
The two of them stayed in this house for three days.
Except for the morning court hours, the emperor would come here like a bird returning to its nest.
Rumors spread throughout the palace that the emperor was bewitched by a woman outside.
He even kept a mistress in a golden house, which made the queen so angry that she felt like she was going to spit fire.
She swept the teacups on the table with her hands like a whirlwind, and everyone in Kunning Palace fell silent, trembling like fallen leaves in the cold wind.
"My Lady, calm down! Don't let yourself get hurt. Besides, this is just nonsense and may not be true!"
Nanny Ji advised earnestly.
"Madam Ji, when did the Emperor take me seriously? Every woman selected for the imperial harem was carefully chosen by me, and now, look how great it is that His Majesty is out there looking for other women!"
"Don't worry, Madam. I will send someone to investigate immediately to see which ignorant woman dared to seduce the Emperor."
Finally, Zicheng came running over with the imperial edict like a magpie announcing good news:
"The Emperor, by the grace of Heaven and the Mandate of Heaven, hereby proclaims: I was on an incognito visit when I encountered disaster. Jiang Meiyu, like a valiant god of war, bravely stepped forward to save me from the depths of fire and water. Her loyalty and bravery are as brilliant as the sun and moon, witnessed by heaven and earth! I hereby grant her the title of Consort and the title 'Chen' to honor her for her service in saving me. I decree this!"
"Long live the emperor!"
Jiang Meiyu accepted the imperial edict with a smile on her face, like a blooming flower.
Sima Zhan had already arranged the white jade carriage to pick her up and bring her into the palace, as if he was welcoming a noble princess.
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