A rebellious minister forced me to be a foolish king

Chapter 657 If I Marry
Then, Yuan Wuyou's amber-like eyes stared straight into his dark phoenix eyes and said:
"Who am I? I am the ruler of Huaxu State, a descendant of the Feng family, and the bloodline of the mother goddess passed down from the generation of Nuwa, the first woman in China. As long as Huaxu exists, China will not perish. Even if men dominate the Central Plains, my mother is an empress with unparalleled martial virtues. I lead the highest honor for women in the world. If I get married and become a vassal of men, then men will trample on women in history books from now on. The fate of women is to find a man to marry, and the empress will not be spared from becoming a wife."

At this point, her tone became more difficult, and she turned away slightly, no longer looking into his eyes. "It's not enough that they want my power. If they want me to marry into the family and trample on the dignity of the empress, Hua Xu and I will become a laughing stock and a game for men to be proud of. These are all minor matters. The main thing is that women will lose their backbone and their hopes will be shattered."

After hearing this, Gao Changgong nodded heavily.
"I am shallow-minded and didn't think of this just now, but I know that I understand you. From now on, I am willing to serve you. It's a pity that Yuwen Huaibi is your old friend from your hometown... Otherwise, I will definitely be your loyal minister and general." After a pause, he suddenly smiled bitterly, "But you don't trust me."

Yuan Wuyou remembered what Xiao Tongyan had told her, that Gao Changgong was indeed upset that she didn't believe in him, so she deliberately opened her heart.

"I don't doubt your loyalty. Yuwen Huaibi and I are just using each other. So I can only turn my face away. Either he will see that I am not easy to bully and treat me impartially, or he will not let me go back because he can't bully me or take advantage of me."

After a pause, she gave the man a comforting smile.
"Fortunately, I have already obtained the imperial edict of the Zhou court without Yuwen Huaibi's permission. Restoring the title of King Fengling is a foregone conclusion. This is the reason why I dare to break up with Yuwen Huaibi. He can't affect my return to Chang'an in any way. I hesitated because I didn't want to be the Lord of Suxing Mansion under his direct jurisdiction. At the same time, this is also my token of allegiance to the powerful official. I went back not to collude with him, but to protect him."

"...So that's how it is," Gao Changgong smiled knowingly.

"You seem to trust me a little more. You even told me your plans and itinerary..."

"Aren't you blaming me for not trusting you? If you are free, I am willing to go out with you and fight side by side. In this world, I only believe that you are capable of standing shoulder to shoulder with me and that you are my backer."

Gao Changgong was overjoyed when he heard his beloved tell him with deep affection and determination that she trusted him!
"Really? You're taking me with you? What you said today has made me more determined. You are my faith, and you have become the goddess in my mind. I am willing to follow you, willingly, and dare not blaspheme."

The man's eyes sparkled, and he became more and more excited as he spoke. "I am so honored to be favored by the goddess! Then can you come back with me and get married? I promise not to bully you, and I won't let others bully you."

"When did just not bullying me become an advantage?"

When he saw the girl in front of him suddenly narrow her eyes and speak in a deep voice, Gao Changgong realized that he had said something wrong and offended her.

"No, no, no, I made a mistake..."

Yuan Wuyou couldn't help but sneer, "Gao Changgong, I believe in your character, but not your behavior. In the past, you were able to see through the ambitions of the Lord of Qi. Why are you now an accomplice to the tiger and want to bully me?"

Gao Changgong hurriedly shook his head, "No, I was wrong. I have always been... the one being bullied in front of you..."

"It's not about who gets married and who oppresses whom. Marriage is not exclusive to men or women. In the beginning, women married men. It was men who gave marriage the stigma of being high and low. So what I won't give up is not marriage, but the high and low in the mouths of men."

"I finally understood what you said today. Since marriage is marriage, then my ancestors would be very proud of me marrying the empress... I heard that among the Han people, only the first wife is married with a red veil. Will you marry me? I will wear a wedding dress and cover my veil... Anyway, the Xianbei man doesn't know the Han people's marriage customs. I just want to get the first impression." "The Han people pay attention to the Three Bonds and Five Constant Virtues. Your fiefdom Shandong is the hometown of Confucius and Mencius, and it pays more attention to the bad habits and red tape of male superiority and female inferiority. If you marry me with a veil, I'm afraid the local noble families will not agree, right?"

"Humph, I am the Prince of Lanling, who dares to rebel against me? The most aristocratic family in Lanling County is the Xiao family. I am not afraid of their rebellion, but I am afraid that they are jealous of my marriage to the empress and are planning to cause trouble and then marry for me."

"Did I say I would marry you?"

The man's phoenix eyes suddenly widened, and his dark eyes were moist, "You don't want to marry me?"

Yuan Wuyou deliberately teased, "If you and I rekindle our old relationship, your brother's story will become a laughing stock. I'm already your sister-in-law, can you still act as if nothing happened?"

Gao Changgong smiled bitterly, "I've been jealous enough. What can I do now? Do you want a brother or a wife? You have never left my heart. You are the only one in my heart. Even if you don't love me anymore and are not by my side, I will..."

She held his face in her hands. "You live so unrealistically. Why didn't I realize in the past... that your love is also so unreal?"

"Am I not real enough? I love you, so I won't restrict you and respect all your choices. Even if I can't have you, I know you have me in your heart and we both love each other, so I can hold your love in my heart... for the rest of my life."

"Your beloved has fallen in love with someone else, are you really not jealous? In the past, you two brothers were quite united in dealing with Yuwen Huaibi, but how come I slept with your brother, and you are still so magnanimous?"

"I'm jealous, so I bully my rival, but for my brother...even though I'm jealous, I'm also glad that there's one more person who loves him."

"Why?"

"My brother is quite pitiful. He has only had me since he was a child. Moreover, when I found out that he was a virgin, I felt ashamed and guilty that I had thought like others that he was... a playboy. It turns out that he is as stubborn as I am, but he has given his true heart to you. So... in this world, I only allow him to get close to you. We are family, and so are you."

"Just because of this? Are you so magnanimous as to give your wife to someone else? You never seem to be surprised when we have an affair."

Gao Changgong's eyelashes drooped slightly, and his tone became weaker: "In fact, I discovered it a long time ago, before I talked about my feelings with you. I remember I reminded you that he treats you differently from others, but you didn't care. He also reminded me to cherish the person in front of me."

Regarding the brothers' unconditional intimacy, she didn't know whether she should praise them for having the same taste and liking the same girl, or despise them for being able to accept the fact that they could share a wife.

Although Yuan Wuyou didn't want to sever their bond, he was somewhat annoyed by the awkward situation he was in.