Are You Crazy?

"Tell me the truth," Li Xueyue demanded. "Who exactly is she to you?"

Yu Zhen pressed his lips together. She was here for less than a couple of days, but their relationship was already rocky. Did she not trust him? Was that it? His mood dimmed at this unwanted thought. 

"Well?" she demanded.

"Prior to your arrival, I announced to the entire court I would take a servant as my wife."

Li Xueyue was floored by his words. She felt like cold water was splashed onto her face. What did he just say?

"Of course, it was a cover-up. A tactic to terrify the Ministers that I would be marrying someone of lower rank. That way, when I bring up marriage to you—Princess from a foreign country, they would be so happy I changed my mind, they'd accept the new marriage proposal. Which they did, flawlessly."

Li Xueyue ground her teeth. Did the Imperial Court of Hanjian abhor Wuyi so much that they only accepted her as a second option? She didn't like it one bit.