To Be A Virtuous Wife

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Chapter One Hundred and Seventeen, The Lioness from Hedong Roars

Sometimes, rumors spread very quickly. Such as the new rumor of the love and hate between Dai Rong Princess and Jia You Emperor. The main idea was that Dai Rong Princess coveted the prosperity of Da Long, and not wanting to return to the poor country of Jing, tried all she could to become one of the Emperor's feiqin. Even more extreme was that Dai Rong Princess recommended herself in front of the Emperor and Empress. But who knew that she was rejected multiple times by the Emperor. Due to her actions, the Emperor became dissatisfied with the country of Jing and even rejected the request from the Crown Prince of Jing for an audience.

There were others that said it was previously Dai Rong Princess who targeted the Empress and the honorable officials because she wanted to enter the palace as fei, so she specially spread rumors to blight the Empress' reputation.

In the subconsciousness of the people in the Jing City of Da Long, they looked down at the kind of small country that was Jing. Previously, when they gossiped about how exceptional Dai Rong Princess was, no one ever said that Dai Rong Princess was better than the Empress, they were only speculating that the Emperor wanted something fresh and fancied Dai Rong Princess.

When what had happened in the Imperial Palace reached the ears of the people of Da Long, there was an explosion. The princess of Jing was shameless, the Emperor didn't even want the princess when she recommended herself, she couldn't compare to a finger of the Empress. Maybe she had nothing inside, and wanted to grab onto their Da Long. Furthermore, others started to say that this princess of Jing had ulterior motives and wanted to enter the Imperial Palace of Da Long to give birth to a son and take Da Long's throne, to conquer Da Long's lands.

When Tu Er, wearing the attire of the country of Jing, came back to the guest palace from the outside, his face was extremely nasty. He angrily burst into Jiao Xiang Yuan and saw Dai Rong venting her temper at a maid. He shouted: "You still have the time to be angry, our Jing has been completely humiliated by you!"

"Don't shout at me, you aren't the ruler of Jing yet," Dai Rong had been embarrassed by He Heng and hadn't calmed down. After hearing Tu Er use a critical tone whilst speaking to her, the embarrassment inside turned into anger, "Don't think that because you are now the Crown Prince, you can order me around. It's too early for that!"

"I don't want to order you around," Tu Er angrily kicked aside the bench in front of him, pointing at Dai Rong, demanding, "But think of what you have done since you came into Da Long's Jing City. Has the prosperity of Da Long really blinded your eyes?"

"Yes, what's wrong if I'm blinded by Da Long's prosperity?" Dai Rong defended with red eyes, "I am the most beautiful woman of Jing, the most favored daughter of mother. Why can't I live the most luxurious life? The feipin of Da Long aren't as beautiful as me, why can't I enter the palace?"

"Because the Empress is stronger than you!" Tu Er shouted. Seeing his meimei refusing to change, his voice was frigid as he continued, "I already told you. The Imperial Couple of Da Long are deeply in love. The feipin in the hougong is nothing more than decorations. Comparing yourself to the feipin, that means you also know that you can't compare to Da Long's Empress."

"Where can I not compare with her?!" Dai Rong was furious, her voice growing in pitch, "Because she's from Da Long's nobility?"

"You're wrong. The Empress isn't Da Long's nobility," Tu Er scornfully looked at his meimei who thought herself clever. "When you and the Qin Clan allied to scheme against the Empress, didn't you ask about the Empress' birth? The Empress' mother died early, her father and stepmother were not loving and have been demoted and lost their home. Her family is a stain on her. But even so, the Emperor treats her the same. Even to the point, that on the coronation decree, he wrote that the Empress was peerless in the world and to have the Empress was a blessing from the heavens. But you, where did you get the confidence to think you were better than the Empress?"