The Rebirth of the Deposed Empress

Wu Ze's steps suddenly paused. He stood there in a daze for a few seconds before he suddenly reacted. He hurried over and turned Hua Fuying around to face him.

"Ying'er, what nonsense are you talking about? Didn't we already agree to be together for life? Why are you doing this?"

Hua Fuying lowered her head and didn't look at him. Her lips moved but she still didn't say anything. Finally, she shed tears silently.

Seeing Hua Fuying just crying but not answering, Wu Ze felt distressed and anxious.

Continue to ask:

"Could it be that Hua Wu Ke did something to you again? This cruel and ruthless woman, I thought she had changed her ways and made good changes after disappearing from the capital for so long, but I didn't expect..."

Hua Fuying's mosquito-like voice interrupted him.

"It's not her, it's me... I'm not worthy of you, Mr. Wu, let's just say goodbye now."

The grievance in her words was about to overflow, and Wu Ze could not just listen to what she said and leave.

He hugged Hua Fuying into his arms and said firmly:

"Impossible! Ying'er, don't talk nonsense. There is no way I will be separated from you."

Hua Fuying struggled several times but failed to break free, and finally could only cry in his arms:

"Minister Wu didn't like me in the first place, and now my uncle has separated from us. The Minister will definitely not agree to us being together."

"Rather than being forced to leave you by the Minister, I'd better take the initiative and still retain some dignity."

After these two sentences, Wu Ze finally figured out why Hua Fuying said she wanted to break up with him today.

In the final analysis, she was just afraid that her father would look down on Hua Fuying's background even more if he knew about their separation.

But Hua Fuying was really overthinking it. Although Minister Wu was a bit domineering, he was a very clear-headed person and had never put the two branches of the Hua family together.

Otherwise, he would have agreed to Wu Ze marrying Hua Fuying long ago, so that he could rely on the second wife to marry the first wife, and maybe even marry the first wife's son-in-law Ye Buhuo in the future. Why did he finally agree to let Hua Fuying be a concubine?

But Wu Ze would definitely not tell Hua Fuying these words. He just sighed and said:

"It's my fault. I made you worry about both of us."

Wu Ze gritted his teeth, made up his mind, looked at Hua Fuying who was sobbing softly in his arms, and said:

"I will go home now and ask my father to marry you as soon as possible! Then you can rest assured."

Hua Fuying looked at him with tearful eyes and asked uncertainly:

"Is it okay? But you haven't married yet. Will Minister Wu agree to let you marry me first?"

This matter is indeed a bit difficult. After all, I promised my father that I would first marry a wife from an equally wealthy family.

Seeing a hint of hesitation in Wu Ze's eyes, Hua Fuying began to cry again.

"I'm not forcing you to do anything. It's just that when I think about us being forced to separate... I just... I just..."

In the past, Hua Fuying had never expressed her feelings for him so sincerely, and he was happy to accept it. He held her high and worshipped her as a goddess.

Now that the goddess was in his arms, saying earnestly that she didn't want to be separated from him, how could Wu Ze not be moved?

He nodded affirmatively and assured:

"Of course, my father always respects my opinion! As long as I beg him more, my father will definitely agree."

After sending Hua Fuying back to the Hua Mansion, Wu Ze immediately went back to the mansion and told his father about the matter.

He is angry with him again because of that woman. Minister Wu is really going to be mad at this rebellious son!

"You bastard! Do you remember what your father said? There is no way your father would agree to let your wife in before she comes in!"

"But father, Ying'er and the others were just kicked out of Duke Dingguo's Mansion by the eldest wife. She must be feeling bad right now. I really don't want her to get hurt like this out there!"

Although Hua Fuying did not say that the second wife was driven out by the first wife, he was sure that it must be the vicious Hua Wuke who was behind it, taking advantage of his power to bully others and causing Hua Fuying and others to move out of the Duke Dingguo's Mansion.

"So you are going to offend your future wife for the sake of a mere minister's concubine's daughter? Are you crazy? Do you want this career or not?"

Of course, Wu Ze couldn't give up his career. His father's continuous questions made his tone less tough than before.

"But...but I'm really worried about Ying'er..."

Minister Wu closed his eyes and held his forehead. He didn't expect that his eldest son was good in every way except that he was too sentimental.

He exhaled helplessly and said:

"Since you can't let her go, let her come in as a concubine."

Wu Ze frowned.

"Father, she is the woman my son truly loves. How can I let her be my concubine?"

Minister Wu was angered again by his words, so he picked up a book and threw it at him.

"Now that she's married, what else do you want? You might as well marry her and retire from the officialdom!"

Wu Ze didn't dare to hide. He knelt on the ground and let the book hit him without saying a word.

Finally, Minister Wu couldn't stand his expression anymore and tried to persuade him:

"Although she is a concubine now, she is the only one in your backyard. When your principal wife comes, you can find a reason to make her a concubine."

Wu Ze understood what was said. She was the only one in the backyard, and no one could suppress her even if she was a concubine.

"Then do as father says, but I want Ying'er to come in decently."

Minister Wu was too lazy to argue with him over these empty formalities.

"Well, let the housekeeper find a matchmaker to go to Hua Mansion with you."

In this way, Wu Ze came to Hua Mansion with a matchmaker and some gifts to propose marriage.

Hua Fuying, the matchmaker, said that she entered the mansion to be a concubine, and she immediately looked at Wu Ze with hurt eyes.

Wu Ze also felt a little guilty and avoided her gaze.

How come the concubine turned out to be a side wife? Hua Jingqian felt a little dissatisfied and his face looked unhappy.

When the matchmaker saw that Hua Jingqian did not immediately agree to the marriage, she understood what was going on and said with a smile:

"Don't worry, sir. Your daughter will be the only mistress in the backyard when she arrives at the Shangshufang! And Master Wu said that when the time is right, he will help her become his concubine."

"Mr. Wu's feelings for the girl are unparalleled, so you can rest assured!"

Hua Jingqian didn't care whether Hua Fuying was sincere or not. As long as Hua Fuying could bring Wu Ze and even the entire Shangshu Wu's Mansion to Ye Chuji's side and make Ye Chuji look up to him, then it would mean that Hua Fuying had not raised this daughter in vain.

The matchmaker was right. Wu Ze’s backyard is currently vacant.

It would be better to put Hua Fuying in as soon as possible. After all, Hua Fuying is the only woman around Wu Ze and she can always speak in his ear.