Chapter 9
"Shouldn't you still be off and enjoy your marriage with Su Qingyi?"
Hearing the Emperor's question to him, Yu Fengyao felt his heart skip a beat. Trying to hold back his feelings that became disorderly, Yu Fengyao tried to look upset. He could not let the emperor who was like an old fox know that he was not too angry any more because of the marriage he had given. He must make this old fox make up for his losses. He needs to make the emperor bleed some more.
"How can Imperial brother make me marry Su Qingyi? Imperial brother knows the bad rumours about her."
"Yes, we know."
"Then why Imperial brother makes me marry her? Imperial brother knows this prince wants to marry Su Mingmei."
Hearing the name Su Mingmei, the Emperor looked disgusted with the name. This made Yu w.a.n.g feel strange about his brother's att.i.tude. It was not usual for the Imperial Brother to show such an expression of disgust. Imperial brothers used to use his warm and friendly faces under ordinary circ.u.mstances. Just hearing someone's name could make his brother behave like that made Yu Fengyao feel that something odd had happened between his brother and Su Mingmei.
"Imperial brother, what has happened between you and Su Mingmei? What exactly caused you to make me marry Su Qingyi, even though you know that I am interested in marrying Su Mingmei. Don't try to lie to me! I know that Imperial brother and your wife care too much one with another to be able to take additional wives like Su Mingmei, no matter how beautiful the other woman is."
Emperor Yu Fengyan looked hesitant to speak. The emperor, who was several years older than his younger brother, had indeed been told by Yu Fengyao about his desire to be able to marry Su Mingmei because his younger brother felt that the young woman was fit enough to be his life partner. The Emperor used to feel that way too before the incident between him and the pretentious
"Imperial brother-"
The Emperor knew how stubborn Yu Fengyao had been. He will not be able to avoid telling what has happened. If Yu Fengyao wanted to find out what had happened, this young Marshal could easily find the truth he was trying to hide, no matter if the Emperor himself hid it.
"Alright, don't look so angry. We will tell you what caused us to make you marry Su Qingyi and we are forced to take Su Mingmei as a concubine."
The incident began with the arrival of the Emperor to celebrate the 60th birthday of the State teacher; Song Xide, at Song's residence. That day Su Mingmei came to attend the event as one of the n.o.ble ladies of the Su family along with her parents and also the head of the Su family.
At that time, the Emperor did not think that he would get trapped by the Su family, especially using Su Mingmei. The emperor did not think that the Su family was so brave to use drugs to make him sleep with Su Mingmei at the Song family's residence. He didn't think they would use a rare drug that was hard to get just to make him have to touch another woman besides Empress. The incident at Song's residence forced the Emperor to take her to the Palace and make Su Mingmei as a concubine.
When he woke up and realized that he had slept with Su Mingmei, the Emperor thought that the young woman would be very disappointed because he had been forced to sleep by someone else. However, the young woman did not look sad or disappointed only to smile and be happy because the Emperor had slept with her.
At that moment, he knew that he had been framed by this young woman and also the Su family. Her pleasure and ambition were visible in her eyes, making the Emperor immediately investigate everything that happened carefully after he brought her to the Palace as the lowest concubine.
After finding all the people who helped the trap occur, the Emperor immediately obliterated them to give an example of his anger to the Su family because of their trap to the Emperor.
"So that's what happened. Younger brother didn't know that Su Mingmei was full of ambition to do that stupid thing to Imperial brother."
"Because it happened at the State Teacher's residence, we were forced to bring the woman directly to the Palace as a Concubine. But, we only gave her the lowest t.i.tle. We will not allow her to have a higher rank forever."
"Yes, of course, Imperial brother must do all of that. Imperial brother must make the Su family realize with the hard way that the Imperial family cannot be trapped carelessly like that."
Yu Fengyao eyes became cold when he realized that his brother was trapped like that by the Su family. If he found out about all of these things earlier, he would help the Emperor to eliminate that impudent woman.
"Imperial brother, do you want your brother to get rid of that young woman?"
Hearing the cruelty in his younger brother's voice, the Emperor became happy because he realized that Yu Fengyao had forgotten his frustration with the Emperor. Hiding his smile, the Emperor tried to be more serious.
"Alright, you don't need to care about the fate of that impudent woman. You only need to care about your young wife. Su Qingyi is the best young woman from the Su family who deserves you. All the bad rumours about her were spread by others from the Su family who didn't like her because she didn't have the support of anyone since his mother died."
"Oh, I will try to be nicer to her, later."
"You can't just try. You must be nice to her. She's a pitiful one."
"I don't care if she's pitiful or not. I will treat her as my w.a.n.gfei but about feelings, I can't control it if I don't like her."
When Yu Fengyao said all that, he felt that he was a liar because knowing that his wife didn't have any protection made him upset. But, he can't let the Emperor knows that he began to care to his young wife. This young prince still does not understand the feelings he got about his young wife.
After talking quite a lot with the Emperor, Yu Fengyao was invited to eat together. All-day, Yu w.a.n.g continued to talk many things with the Emperor. They haven't seen each other in years after Yu w.a.n.g decided to leave the capital city for battlefields. There are many things they can talk about. Almost late at night when Yu w.a.n.g finally can leave the Palace.