Chapter 627 - The Power Was Not So Easy to Borrow (2/2)

“How could it be King Yan? King Yan’s wife is the legitimate daughter of Duke Mingguo. Does he want her to be degraded?”

“No. Then she will be a co-wife?” …

All of a sudden, there were whispers in the hall. Several ministers looked at Crown Prince Xieyue in astonishment, almost thinking that they had misheard him. They whispered to each other and discussed!

How could they not choose King Ning but choose King Yan who had a wife? What did the Southern Barbarian Lands want?

It should be noted that the position of a legal wife not only represented her status, but also the status of the Southern Barbarian Kingdom. Why did the princess want to be a co-wife instead of a legal wife? Was there any business between them? Or was there some other reason? As for the love that Crown Prince Xieyue mentioned, they chose to forgot it.

How could they really fall in love with each other? He was just saying it. The marriage was between the two countries, and personal situations could just be ignored.

Feng Yuzhen sat up straight and looked at the calm and composed Crown Prince Xieyue standing in the hall in disbelief. He could hardly believe what he had heard!

What? Princess Caifeng wanted to marry Feng Yulei? What was going on? Even though he did not have any love for Princess Caifeng, he was confident that he would be able to get the help from the Southern Barbarian Lands. However, it had been stolen in another way. How could he not be angry? He held his wine cup tightly with a sinister coldness in his eyes. “Feng Yulei, it must be Feng Yulei. If he has not done something secretly, how could Princess Caifeng be willing to marry him to be his co-wife?

Feng Yulei was also very anxious. He sat straight and tightened his body. Because he was nervous and his attention was focused on the hall, he did not notice that Feng Yuzhen was looking at him coldly.

“It’s naturally the best that Princess Caifeng is willing to marry Old Three. But, Old Three already has a legal wife. Well…” Emperor Zongwen seemed to be in a dilemma as he frowned and said.

It meant that Princess Caifeng was going to be regarded as a co-wife!

Sitting by the side, Princess Caifeng did not speak, but a flash of anger flashed across her eyes. She glanced at You Yue’e with disdain. A co-wife? She would not be willing to be the co-wife. How could that woman want to stand above her? Princess Caifeng did not dare to daydream after being frightened by Feng Yuran. She knew that she might get herself into a miserable dilemma if she married into King Xuan’s Manor.

At this time, she had changed her mind and began to make plans for herself with all her heart.

Crown Prince Xieyue smiled calmly, took out a jade pendant from his sleeve, and raised it before saying, “Your Majesty, this is the betrothal gift King Yan gave to Caifeng.”

The jade pendant was a prince’s jade pendant. Each prince only had one. There was a rule in the Qin Kingdom that the prince’s jade pendant must be a betrothal gift for the prince’s wife. In other words, the girl who got a prince’s jade pendant must be the prince’s wife.

Therefore, as soon as Crown Prince Xieyue raised his hand, the people who saw it clearly immediately buzzed!

King Yan had actually given his prince’s jade pendant to Princess Caifeng. What did that mean? Almost everyone’s gaze landed on Feng Yulei and some people looked at You Yue’e who was seated on the other side.

Was he going to divorce her and marry Princess Caifeng?

When Feng Yulei saw the jade pendant clearly, his face suddenly turned pale. He looked at Crown Prince Xieyue in shock. He remembered that Crown Prince Xieyue forced him to take out a “treasureful” token that day. In order to win Crown Prince Xieyue’s trust, he took off the jade pendant without much consideration. Although he regretted it afterward, he felt that he had made it clear to Crown Prince Xieyue that he could marry Caifeng as a co-wife.

He did not expect Crown Prince Xieyue to take out the jade pendant in front of everyone. At this point, he could not get rid of it no matter how hard he tried. His face blanched and livid because of everyone’s gaze. As he turned to look at You Yue’e on the other side, he found that she almost could not sit still and that her eyes were filled with sadness and despair. He could not help but feel anxious.

He couldn’t let Princess Caifeng go, and through You Yue’e, he could get Duke Mingguo’s help, so he didn’t want to let her go either.

He stood up hurriedly and hit the corner of the table, but he ignored it. With a pale face, he wanted to defend himself loudly. Even though he wanted to get Princess Caifeng’s help, Feng Yulei still felt that it was not worth it if he would offend Duke Mingguo. No matter what, he could not do it!

“Father, I… this jade pendant is…” Speaking of this, he blushed and could not continue.

Looking sideways at the smiling face of Crown Prince Xieyue, he only felt like he was vomiting blood in his heart. Just now, he stood in a hurry and only wanted to defend himself. It was a kind of conditional reflex. At this time, when he really stood up, he found that he had nothing to say. What could he say? Could he say that he had an affair with Princess Caifeng, which was found by Xieyue, and that he had to take off the precious jade pendant as a token of promise?

Or could he say that he had accidentally barged into Princess Caifeng’s room and held the disheveled Princess Caifeng in his arms?

No matter what it was, it would damage his elegant reputation as a prince. For the first time, Feng Yulei felt that he was at a loss for words and was speechless. He had no words to defend himself. He broke out in a cold sweat on his forehead and awkwardly retreated under Xieyue’s smile.

To borrow other’s power was no easy task!

What should he do? There was only one position of Consort Yan. Offending the Southern Barbarian Lands or Mingguo Manor? Which one would be more beneficial to him? Feng Yulei’s mind was spinning rapidly, and his logic was in a mess as cold sweat dripped down his back…

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