As soon as the words left her mouth, she ran out crying. Seeing this, Lou Mingkou felt extremely vexed. Many things had happened recently, one problem after another. He always felt that today's imperial edict seemed to be premeditated.
Could it be that the royal family had discovered something, which was why they had issued this inexplicable imperial edict? He must find time to sound out the emperor. If they were discovered, it would be bad.
Lou Yueying ran out crying alone. All she wanted now was to see Jing Xunce as soon as possible. She just wanted to leave this troubled world with him. But he was far away on the frontier. If she just abandoned her family and became a deserter, her family would be implicated and executed to the ninth degree.
She had her father, mother, and three elder brothers. She couldn't just watch her family be forced to die for her. She couldn't do it.
She walked aimlessly on the street, looking like a walking corpse at this moment. She was so desperate that she didn't know what to do. She could only take one gulp after another of the strong liquor in her hand.
As she walked, she bumped into a figure. When the person saw her, they quickly reached out to support her. By now, the news of the imperial bestowed marriage had spread throughout the imperial city. Almost everyone knew about it.
"Yueying? Why are you so drunk?" Sun Yuerou frowned in disgust.
After all, Lou Yueying was now reeking of alcohol. She no longer looked like the high - class young lady she usually was.
When Lou Yueying saw Sun Yuerou, she suddenly burst out laughing. "Alcohol is really a good thing. It can make people forget their troubles and even forget who they are. If I could, I'd like to spend my whole life drinking!"
"What nonsense are you talking about? I heard that the emperor has issued an imperial edict. You'll soon be the future Crown Princess. This honor is something that ordinary people can't even dream of. Why are you sitting here drinking your sorrows away?"
Sun Yuerou just found it very strange. If it were her who was about to become the Crown Princess, she would have been overjoyed. But Lou Yueying didn't seem happy at all.
Lou Yueying scoffed and stared blankly ahead. "I see this as hell, but you see it as an honor. Why don't you take this so - called honor? You go and be that stupid Crown Princess for me!"
What high - and - mighty Crown Princess? What honor that others couldn't even dream of? All her life, Lou Yueying had only ever wanted one person.
Sun Yuerou let out a startled cry and quickly covered her mouth to prevent her from saying anything more outrageous. If these words reached the emperor's ears, it would be a crime of disrespect.
When Lou Yueying woke up again, several hours had passed. Sun Yuerou had been staying with Lou Yueying in the general's mansion. She was really loyal to Lou Yueying.
"Why are you here? What happened just now? Why can't I remember anything?" Lou Yueying held her head in pain, looking exhausted.
Sun Yuerou explained, "You drank too much. I brought you back. If you hadn't bumped into me, I don't know what kind of embarrassing situation you would have gotten into!"
"Really? I don't remember anything. Thank you, Yuerou." Lou Yueying said lightly.
"Do you know what nonsense you were talking just now? You said that the Crown Prince's mansion was a place of endless suffering, and that you wanted to give this honor to me and let me be that stupid Crown Princess for you. If I hadn't stopped you, I don't know what beheading - worthy words you would have said!"
Sun Yuerou became nervous again as she said this. They had been on the street just now with countless passers - by, and Lou Yueying had such a loud voice. She really didn't know if anyone else had heard.
Although Lou Yueying was a bit surprised, she wasn't overly excited. "They say that the truth comes out after drinking. It seems that's really the case."
Sun Yuerou was completely confused. "Yueying, I really don't understand why the position of Crown Princess that everyone is vying for is so worthless in your eyes?"
"Everyone envies me, but I envy everyone... The person I've loved from the beginning to the end is just him. Yuerou, please help me think of a way to call off this marriage!" Lou Yueying looked at Sun Yuerou excitedly, her eyes full of expectation.
Sun Yuerou frowned, looking very embarrassed. "Now that you've received the imperial edict, it's an unchangeable fact. But I heard that the reason the emperor bestowed this marriage was because Mu Fengqie suggested it. Why on earth did she ask the emperor to bestow this marriage on you?"
Sun Yuerou's cousin served as a concubine in the palace. She had learned this news from her cousin.
"Mu Fengqie..." Lou Yueying tightly grasped the quilt in her hand. The quilt was immediately wrinkled.
Lou Yueying couldn't swallow this humiliation. She immediately got out of bed and ran out quickly. Sun Yuerou was shocked by this scene and quickly followed.
Finally, the two of them stopped in front of the Minister's mansion. When Mu Fengqie heard Lou Yueying's name, she wasn't surprised at all. She calmly finished the tea in her hand and then took Zhu Fei to the door.
"Why has Miss Lou come to see me? Since you're a guest, please come in, Miss Lou." Mu Fengqie smiled sweetly.
Lou Yueying thought that smile was extremely dazzling. She quickly raised her hand. Just as her palm was about to land on Mu Fengqie's face, Zhu Fei quickly blocked it.
Although Mu Fengqie remained calm on the surface, she was also startled. If she had brought Xiao Qing out, this slap might have landed on her face.
"What are you doing, Miss Lou? Don't you know the consequences of hurting a princess? Well, for the sake of the fact that you're about to become the Crown Princess, I won't argue with you today."
Seeing Lou Yueying's furious look, Mu Fengqie felt secretly pleased. Didn't Lou Yueying really know at all that Lou Mingkou had hurt Jing Xunce?
Lou Yueying's eyes were blood - red. Her bloodthirsty eyes stared fixedly at Mu Fengqie. "It's all because of you, you bitch! Are you satisfied now? I will definitely repay you a hundred or a thousand times for what happened today. I'll make you taste this bone - piercing pain too!"
She now wished she could skin her alive, pull out her tendons, and drink her blood. Even so, it wouldn't reduce the anger in her heart by half.
Mu Fengqie smiled innocently and pretended not to understand. "I don't understand a word of what you're saying, Miss Lou. Zhu Fei, do you understand what Miss Lou means?"
"Reporting to the young mistress, this subordinate doesn't know. This subordinate can only understand human speech." Zhu Fei's words were once again astonishing.
Mu Fengqie tried hard not to burst out laughing. Did Zhu Yan know that Zhu Fei was so capable?
Lou Yueying was so angry with Mu Fengqie and her servant Zhu Fei that she was out of breath. She fainted right in front of the Minister's mansion.