Reborn: Femme Fatale First Daughter

Chapter 333 A Pair of Second Consorts Enters King Yan’s Manor

When talking about the drama of marriage, King Yan Feng Yulei’s marriage was by far the most dramatic one of them all.

First, the Empress ordered him to marry Mingguo Manor’s first miss You Yue’e, which was a perfect marriage. Mingguo Manor’s status was also suitable for that of the imperial family, and the Empress was so satisfied that she kept nodding. She particularly adored the gentleness of the lady, even though that could just be a facade. The truth was that she came from a prestigious family and could help Feng Yulei greatly.

However, no one expected the situation to turn near the marriage date. Unexpectedly, Emperor Zongwen ordered to send Grand Secretariat Wang’s daughter and Mo Manor’s unpopular daughter into King Yan’s manor, making them his second consorts. When the order was passed down to him, King Yan was discussing strategies with You Yuecheng in Mingguo Manor.

Hearing that the Emperor sent a message to his manor, he rushed back to acknowledge it. When he heard the order, he kneeled on the ground, pale and stiff, unable to utter a single word.

“Your Highness, please rise to receive the order.” Seeing the stunned Feng Yulei, Liu Xi stepped forward quietly, as if he wanted to pull Feng Yulei up.

Feng Yulei reacted and grabbed Liu Xi’s hand, standing up but not releasing his hand. His face turned black as he urged, “Eunuch Liu, what does Father mean? I have not been married yet and naturally could not have second consorts. Did Father forget that I can’t take second consorts before having a main consort?”

His strong support now was from You Yuecheng and he required more support from Mingguo Manor in the future. He could not offend Mingguo Manor now. Furthermore, it would be important for Feng Yulei to find out if this was the intention of the Emperor or others. If someone purposefully spoke badly of him in front of the Emperor, he still had hope of turning the table.

If not, the Emperor meant what he said and that possibility made Feng Yulei’s body turn cold from the chill running up his body.

Behind Liu Xi, two small sedans were placed there. The several servants carrying the sedan seats were all kneeling at the side. The curtains were placed down, with only shoes with embroidered patterns seen from outside.

There was never a precedent for someone from the imperial family to marry concubines before wives. Throughout history, it was acknowledged that families were the foundations of countries and that a prince would be incapable of settling national affairs if he couldn’t handle his family.

This was not merely humiliating him, but rather chiding him. That made Feng Yulei scared, angry, indignant, and panic.

Moreover, he did not know what Mingguo Manor would react if he accepted these concubines. Mingguo Manor would probably be upset and angry at his act of marrying concubines before his proper wife, and might not really put in the effort to help him in his battle for the throne. Thinking about that made Feng Yulei extremely uncomfortable and his usual calmness dissipated.

He disregarded his prestigious status as he was eager to find out what happened.

“Don’t worry, Your Highness. The Emperor said that since you were interested in these two ladies, even gifting your handkerchiefs to them secretly, akin to soliciting marriage. Even though the Emperor did not know if you have maintained your decency, but it would be unwise if a long time has passed and our imperial descendants were lost outside. Thus, he decided to order you to marry them.” Liu Xi seemed to be smiling and have a benevolent demeanor. However, he had a slight tinge of disdain hidden in his eyes.

In the past, he recognized that King Yan was someone extremely decent, and did not expect him to be doing such things privately. If not for the fact that King Xuan was crying in the imperial study with his injured body, he would not have expected such malice from King Yan. To harm his brother, he would even be willing to hurt his future sister-in-law.

After the matter was exposed, he wanted to remove the two women as well. If not for the fact that King Xuan acted fast, the two women would have been dead. The Emperor merely conducted some investigation before the whole matter came clear. How could he not be angry when King Yan decided to wave the fly off the tiger’s head?

Liu Xi, who was always by Emperor Zongwen’s side, was a true confidant of him.