"Your Highness, are you truly going to take a concubine before the wedding?"
I clenched my hand hidden in my sleeve, staring at the proud man before me.
He was dressed in a bright red wedding robe, adorned with a large red silk flower on his chest, his face as handsome as jade, and his eyes like polished ink.
What a charming groom!
Beside him stood the most beautiful woman in the capital—Su Wan'er.
She wore a peach-colored dress, her face shy and her eyes filled with affection as she gazed at Zhao Lingfeng.
"Hua Weiyang, although you are now Crown Princess, how can you be so jealous? I am taking Wan'er as a Consort to grant her a favor."
"Today, both of you will enter the palace together."
As I listened to his words, I nearly laughed out loud.
"Zhao Lingfeng, are you really going to take a concubine?"
"What if I don't allow it?"
Zhao Lingfeng frowned, a hint of impatience flashing across his brow.
"Hua Weiyang, don’t think that just because your family has done me favors, I must comply with everything you say."
"Regardless of whether you agree today or not, I will take Wan'er as a Consort!"
Before I could speak, Su Wan'er began to sob softly.
"Sister, why are you so jealous?"
"The Crown Prince is a dragon among men; how could he possibly have only one woman for life?"
"I advise you not to make a scene; otherwise, if you anger the Crown Prince, it won't end well."
Su Wan'er’s beautiful eyes were filled with triumph.
She was deliberately trying to provoke me.
She knew that the more I made a fuss, the more Zhao Lingfeng would grow tired of me.
Looking at her stunning face, I couldn't help but think of someone else.
When Zhao Lingfeng and I first met, he did not disdain me for being a merchant's daughter; instead, he was completely compliant and promised that he would marry me.
Now that he has ascended to the position of Crown Prince, he has forgotten about me, the Wife of a Poor Man. Today, in front of all the guests, he has humiliated me. It seems he believes I have no more value to him. But what he doesn't know is that I have another identity—the daughter of the War King.
"Zhao Lingfeng, did you ever think about this day when you pursued me?" I asked. "We haven't even had our wedding ceremony yet, and you are already eager to take a concubine. Are you not afraid that it will hurt my father and brothers?"
Zhao Lingfeng's expression darkened, and a hint of malice flashed in his black eyes. "Hua Weiyang, I am letting this go because of your father's and brothers' contributions."
"Today, you must bow, whether you want to or not! Otherwise, I will have to ask your father and brothers if they still want their good daughter to become this Crown Princess!"
He was threatening me. He must think that I cannot do without him. But I, Hua Weiyang, have never been someone who would swallow my anger.
A faint smile appeared on my lips as I said each word clearly: "Zhao Lingfeng, don't forget. You were pushed into this position by me, Hua Weiyang. I can push you up, and I can also pull you down."
"If you insist on taking a concubine today, then I will sever ties with you completely. Moreover, everything you owe me in the past, I will demand back."
Zhao Lingfeng's face changed dramatically. He glared at me through gritted teeth but could only suppress his anger due to the presence of others.
"Hua Weiyang, do you dare to threaten me?"
I smiled and took off the phoenix crown from my head, slamming it hard onto the ground.
The beads on the phoenix crown fell and scattered everywhere, just like my heart at this moment.
"Zhao Lingfeng, today I, Hua Weiyang, vow here."
"There will be a clean break between us."
"Just wait, I will make you understand what it means to pay blood debts with blood!"
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