Chapter 55: Palace Schemes (2)

"Mistress! How would you dare to say such an absurd thing! Guard Gao Wei has served Prince Li for many years. I'm sure the emperor would find a girl from a good family for him to take as a wife if he asked. People would mock him if he ends up with a palace maid!" 

Cao Shu Yu clearly looked outraged by Chen Xue'er's idea. While Chen Xue'er could not understand what was so bad about her idea. The emperor had let Li Dong Hai take Chen Xue'er as wife, and she was a peasant girl. At least in other people's eyes, she was, since Xiao Tao stole her identity. 

"Shu Yu, but I'm also a peasant girl, and I'm married to the emperor's brother. Also, stop calling me Mistress, I've already told you to call me by my name!"

Shu Yu then sighed, "Mistress... Xue'er... it's different. The emperor was worried that Prince Li would never get married. For him to ask for the emperor's permission to take someone as a wife was like a miracle sent from heaven!"