Seeing her face becoming increasingly unpleasant, Yang Chuxia chuckled lightly, released the grip on her neck, and continued, "What do you have? Your father? How old is he? At his age, heâs only in the same position as my husband. What future prospects could he possibly have? As for your brothers? What are they like, do I even need to say more? Tell me, what use is there for Linhao to marry you?"
Pausing, she added, "Oh, your second brother might have a good relationship with Prince Ping, and perhaps heâs not so spoiled, but the key point is, you were not born of the same mother."
"Even if what you say is true, so what?" Li Susu gave a sinister smile, "Can you still defy the Noble Princess Concubineâs decree? Whatâs the use of saying these things? Can you stop me from marrying into the Luo Family? So what if youâre a royal family? So what if your husband is powerful? Can he be more powerful than Her Highness the Noble Princess Consort?"
Li Susu thought to herself, Iâm not shy to provoke you a bit, hopefully, it will lead you to rebel against the Noble Princessâs decree, then when you offend Her Highness, weâll see if you have any good outcomes.
"The decree from Her Highness the Noble Princess Consort, ah! Thatâs the imperial family, how dare we humble people resist it?"
Yang Chuxia spread her hands, "But... slap... weâre not afraid!"
Li Susu, holding one side of her face, was stunned for a few seconds.
"You dare hit me?" Li Susu blinked several times.
"Hmph, acting arrogantly in my house? Iâm hitting you!" Yang Chuxia then looked at the First Madam Luo, "How is Luo Linfei now?"
Suddenly hearing her mention Linfei, First Madam Luo felt somewhat uneasy. No one knew better than her how badly Yang Chuxia had harmed Linfei, still confined in the family temple.
"Itâs getting late, there are other matters to attend to at home, letâs not delay Madam Ye anymore." After speaking, she dragged Li Susu to leave.
"Aunt, why are you dragging me? She hit me, she hit me! Even my father has never hit me like this!"
Li Susu was unwilling to leave, wanting to continue reasoning with Yang Chuxia, and also hoping Yang Chuxia would apologize for the slap.
However, First Madam Luo clearly knows that staying any longer would lead to more than just a slap.
"Enough, why are you arguing?"
"Aunt..."
"Shut up, weâll discuss at home."
Listening to the two conversing, watching their receding figures, Yang Chuxiaâs lips curled slightly. When the two figures disappeared completely, Yang Chuxiaâs face darkened.
"Go, have someone find out the truth of this matter for me."
"Yes!"
However, the Luo and Li families were keeping this matter very secretive, so itâs hard to ascertain the truth.
But when Ye Ziâan returned in the evening, the news was confirmed.
"Are you saying Her Highness the Noble Princess Consort blocked your path? Telling Linhao to personally visit the Li Family to propose on a selected date?"
Ye Ziâan nodded, "Yes, as I came out from the Emperorâs presence, Her Highnessâs people were waiting outside the hall. In front of everyone, they delivered the decree."
"Did Linhao agree then?" This point is rather crucial.
"Linhao naturally didnât agree," Ye Ziâan said, "But in that situation, even if he didnât wish to agree, he couldnât refuse. The princes were there, and so were the Prime Minister and others. Moreover, the Noble Princess didnât even appear; it was a eunuch who delivered the decree, so not accepting it wasnât an option."
Pausing, Ye Ziâan then said, "My wife, youâll likely have to find a way to resolve this issue."
"Is the Noble Princess Consort out of her mind?" Yang Chuxia was furious, "Whatâs this got to do with her? Knowing Linhao already has a fiancĂ©e, yet she intervenes?"