Moreover, if we’re being honest, it can’t exactly be called Feng Wuchen’s fault. If he hadn’t complied with her at the time and allowed her to release the restlessness inside her, calming her near-manic state, her situation could have been much worse now.
Therefore, she had no right to blame Feng Wuchen, and she even needed to thank him for not pushing her away.
Besides, she already had some affection for Feng Wuchen.
So, she was rather grateful that the man by her side at the time was Feng Wuchen and not someone else.
Otherwise, she really would have collapsed.
Thinking of this, Susu couldn’t help but take a deep breath, then said to Feng Wuchen, "This isn’t your fault. If it weren’t for you, I have no idea what state I’d be in now."
Upon hearing this, Feng Wuchen immediately said, "You really don’t blame me?"
"Mmm, to be honest, you’ve actually saved my life once again," Susu said.
Only then did Feng Wuchen breathe a sigh of relief and solemnly said the next moment, "But in the end, you’re the one at a loss. As a man, I should take responsibility for you. If you’re willing, I will ask my father to grant us marriage, how about that?"
Upon hearing Feng Wuchen’s words, Susu felt even more comforted.
He actually had a sense of responsibility.
She hadn’t misjudged him.
Her expression eased a little, and Susu shook her head, "Let’s forget about it for now! I remember you already have a principal wife, right? I can’t possibly become a concubine."
Though a royal side consort is different from an ordinary concubine, to her, no matter how noble the status, a concubine is still a concubine, incomparable to a principal wife.
Even though she liked Feng Wuchen, she would never willingly become a concubine just because of that affection.
...
Feng Wuchen naturally understood Susu’s meaning.
Thus, he immediately raised his hand and vowed, "Susu, I swear to the heavens, I absolutely do not intend to take you as a concubine. From beginning to end, I want to marry you as my wife!"
"But the principal wife in my residence was appointed by the Emperor, and you should know that as a prince with no favor, I had no right to refuse back then. But I promise you, my heart belongs only to you, and I honestly do not like any of those women placed in the back courtyard. You are the first woman to move my heart."
Seeing Feng Wuchen repeatedly express his feelings to her, Susu gently said, "I understand your difficulties, don’t worry, I don’t have any intention of making things difficult for you. It’s just that I’m naturally quite domineering, so I won’t become a concubine, nor can I share my husband with other women."
"If you can’t guarantee that you will only have me in this life, then don’t keep provoking me." Susu turned her head, fighting back her reluctance.
She didn’t want to force Feng Wuchen to make a choice either.
But now that things have come to this point, she had to consider her own well-being.
She’s not like those women in the Mortal World, willing to share a man with others.
If Feng Wuchen can’t ensure that he is hers alone in this life, then she would rather leave now.
...
Feng Wuchen could hear the resolute tone in Susu’s words and quickly said, "Susu, don’t you understand my feelings yet? For me, the other women in the back courtyard are nothing but decorations; only you are in my heart!"
"I even want to send them all away so they don’t get in your way. But since I am just a prince for now, I have no authority to send them off!"
Saying that, he punched the bed hard, looking frustrated, "It’s all my fault for being so useless. How I wish I was the Emperor! Then I could love you exclusively, and no one would dare to place any other women by my side! Only now do I realize how pathetic I am, unable to even keep the woman I love!"