This made Chu Xiao so exhausted that he was out of breath. Looking at the pile of documents on the table, it was like an insurmountable mountain. The deadline for delivery was three days later, so he could only sort them out day and night to have a chance of climbing over this peak!
Jiang Meiyu had just laid down when Sima Zhan appeared like a ghost.
"Your Majesty, I am a married woman. If I were discovered, I would have no choice but to die as an apology!" Jiang Meiyu's voice was like a candle in the wind, swaying unsteadily.
"Shh! What are you talking about? I'm here, so don't worry about these things. I'll let you see his true face, and then you'll know what kind of person he is, with sweet words and a sharp heart." Sima Zhan's words were like a sharp sword, piercing people's hearts.
Jiang Meiyu turned her back, like a wounded deer, and had no intention of paying attention to the emperor tonight. After all, people who are full don't know how hard it is to get food.
Soon, a slight breathing sound was heard. Sima Zhan knew that Jiang Meiyu had fallen asleep, so he did not move. He just lay down beside her like a quiet leaf and slept with his clothes on.
The next day, Sima Zhan summoned Zi Chengxuan to see the eldest princess and asked softly, "Does my sister have someone she likes?"
"What do you mean, Your Majesty?" The eldest princess frowned and asked in confusion.
"My sister is getting older, and it's time for her to have a family of her own. You see, I still have no children. If my sister is blessed with a son, then if I never have an heir, I can make her son the crown prince and raise him carefully!"
When the eldest princess heard that her son would be the heir, she couldn't help but be overjoyed. She continued with a smile on her face, "I do have someone I like in my heart, but unfortunately he's already married, so this matter is really a bit tricky!"
"Oh? Tell me, which family is this young master from?"
"It is the prince of the Duke of Chu."
"What's the difficulty? I will draft an edict to make you and his wife co-wives. How about that?" Sima Zhan knew very well that his imperial sister was cruel and ruthless, with a hot temper, so how could she be willing to share a husband with someone else.
"Your Majesty, that's not necessary. I will handle this matter properly!"
"That's fine, but my sister, please remember not to cause any loss of life!" Sima Zhan's eyes flickered, and he reminded her meaningfully.
"Yes, Your Majesty!" The eldest princess said in a voice as loud as a bell and as powerful as a rainbow.
After a few days, Chu Xiao was so thin that he was just skin and bones because he had not had any rest for three consecutive days. When he received the summons from the eldest princess, it was as if a thousand horses were galloping through his heart. He was extremely reluctant to go. However, with the eldest princess's tigress-like temper, he was afraid that if he did not go, he would suffer the consequences.
As soon as he stepped into the Princess's Mansion, he saw that the people coming towards him were all the Princess's male favorites. Each of them was like an eggplant hit by frost. They picked up their bags and left the Princess's Mansion reluctantly, sighing from time to time.
He knocked on the eldest princess's door, and a voice as charming as if it could seduce anyone's soul rang out: "Come in."
As soon as Chu Xiao stepped into the room, he was hugged by the eldest princess like a lamb to be slaughtered: "Oh, I miss you so much!"
Chu Xiao impatiently peeled off the princess's hands like a plaster. He suddenly wondered how he could have fallen for a woman as dishonest as the princess. Was his eyes blinded by lard?
"Xiao Lang, what's wrong with you? Who offended you?" The eldest princess's voice was as coquettish as a female cat in heat.
Chu Xiao sat down like a statue, seemingly oblivious to her words. The princess felt bored. "Forget it, let's get down to business! Xiao Lang, I want to marry you!"
The tea that Chu Xiao had just drunk came out in a puff like a fountain.
"What do you mean?" The eldest princess raised her eyebrows and shouted angrily.
"Princess, are you teasing me?" Chu Xiao asked suspiciously.
"How can this be? Everything I said is true. I have dismissed all my male favorites. From now on, I only want to be with you."
Chu Xiao was not willing to marry the eldest princess, especially when he found that Jiang Meiyu was becoming more and more beautiful and gentle, while the eldest princess had a bad temper. If he married her, she would definitely rely on her power as a princess to dominate him and force him to submit to her.
"Does the princess want to be a concubine?"
"You bold lunatic! How could I ever accept you as my concubine? That's why I summoned you here today to ask you to divorce Jiang Meiyu!"
"This is simply a fairy tale. She hasn't violated any of the seven grounds for divorce, so why should I divorce her? This is absolutely not allowed!" Chu Xiao said while shaking his hands like a rattle.
"I don't care about these things. If you don't want to give up, don't even think about it..." The eldest princess stayed in Chu Xiao's ear like a ghost, whispering that the emperor had summoned her to the palace.
Chu Xiao listened with his eyes shining like stars: "Princess, is this true?"
"It's absolutely true!" the princess said with certainty.
"Then you have to give me some time to properly handle this!" As soon as he finished speaking, the princess coiled around his legs like a snake, kneading him wantonly. Chu Xiao hadn't slept for three days and three nights, and was completely exhausted. He had no energy left, so he could only coax her, "Princess, I'll go home and think about how to handle this."
"Don't want it?" So Chu Xiaoru was forced into a corner and had no choice but to meet the princess's request.
When he stepped out of the princess's mansion, his legs trembled like sieve chaff, and he was like a candle in the wind, and he could hardly walk steadily.
"Who asked you to pour tea? I've been in the mansion for such a long time, but my stomach is as hard as iron and has no reaction at all. Is our Chu family going to be extinct? Oh, why is my life so miserable?" Mrs. Chu began her farce of crying and throwing a tantrum.
"If you can't give birth, then quickly give way to my son. Don't occupy that position. It's like someone who occupies the toilet without taking a shit."
Jiang Meiyu had no intention of paying any attention to her. Mrs. Chu came from a humble family. It was rumored that her family had saved the life of Duke Chu. Later, in order to curry favor with Duke Chu, she took advantage of the fact that Duke Chu was drunk and lay beside him like a trumpet creeper clinging to a high branch. Duke Chu was an upright man and immediately agreed to marry her.
However, after the woman entered his family, she was not only illiterate but also rude and aggressive, throwing tantrums as a daily routine. Later, the Duke of Chu often used war as an excuse to seldom return home. It was said that he didn't divorce her because she gave birth to his eldest son, Chu Xiao.
Chu Xiao returned and saw his mother crying again. He hurried forward to comfort her, saying, "Mom, don't cry so much. It's bad for your health!"
"I don't care, son. You must divorce this bitch. She won't give birth to any children for you, and she doesn't allow you to take a concubine. She occupies the position of the principal wife, but is like a cast-iron tree that never blooms. This will make the Chu family extinct! How can I be worthy of our ancestors?" Mrs. Chu burst into tears like a flood that broke through the dam.
Chu Xiao naturally knew that his mother was deliberately causing trouble. Furthermore, his mother also knew about his relationship with the eldest princess and had always hoped that he could marry her. Now that the opportunity had arrived, he felt a tinge of reluctance.
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