9 9. The truth behind the marriage decree. (1/2)
Entering his private palace, the Emperor walked to his study and sat behind a desk. Yu Wang unceremoniously sat on a wooden bench near the Emperor's study table, making Yu Fengyan only shake his head and let him sit with a sour face.
”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 Wang feel strange about his brother's attitude. 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 circumstances. 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 woman happened.
”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 noble 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.