Masquerade in Bridal Attire and Marry the Prince

92. Two Birds with One Stone

 

Translator: Antonia

 

The more he thought over it, the more Yuxing Tianrui was startled. In these years, the palace affairs were under the charge of Desheng, the chief eunuch of the Emperor. If there was something wrong in mother’s palace, then the spies must have been buried for a long time. This thought gave Yuxing Tianrui a startled shock.

Du Chuxuan had no idea of what had happened in the East Palace. He poured all the petals in his palm into the wine bottle, “It’s pointless. Even if you bury all of these, will be come back a few years later to drink them?” That being said, he didn’t stop the movement.

Although Jiu Dengdan wouldn’t necessarily come back, Du Chuxuan did plan to spend the rest of his life in the palace. If this was the case, why wouldn’t him use this opportunity to gain more good for himself?

“You’re a little schemer.” Jiu Dengdan was displeased hearing that. He had just hung around and happened to see the blooming blossoms in this place which was seldom set foot on. It would be a shame if the blossoms withered in vain, but it turned out his tudi became the final beneficiary, “You met your shidi on the battlefield, right?”

Hearing the words, Du Chuxuan paused for a moment and then turned to glance at Jiu Dengdan, with a touch of doubt in his eyes. Jiu Dengdan certainly noticed his movement. As the saying goes, a shifu is like a father. Of course he knew his own tudi best. Supposedly because of Ashina Yi, Du Chuxuan already treated him with scruples.

“Will you believe me if I say I didn’t know that he was a Turkic prince?” Giving a small sigh, Jiu Dengdan obviously didn’t want to dwell on this. No matter what had happened before, it was Ashina Yi’s own business. Having returned for so long, he must have grown used to the life there.

Du Chuxuan raised his eyebrows slightly, noncommittal to his words, “Go and see him for yourself  if you want to. Why should you ask me about him?” Jiu Denglan smiled helplessly.

Du Chuxuan, always believing that there was something tsundere in Yuxing Tianrui, himself also had the same trait. He was born to be a spoiled lord in a big family. In terms of wealth and a comfortable life, he had no lesser than Yuxing Tianrui.

“Of course he has his own way to go. Let’s not mention him.” Years ago back in the mountains, it hadn’t been long when Ashina Yi left after Du Chuxuan did. At the thought of the not so brght youth, Jiu Dengdan sighed inwardly. Before his leaving, he had told him that he could no long protect him.

Not wanting to talk about Ashina Yi, Du Chuxuan found another subject, “Right. No matter what, you’re someone in Wulin. How much do you know about Manlou?” He was clear about Sect Luo’s capability, which was admirable, but even Sect Luo failed to figure detailed information about Manlou. This was quite mystical.

Jiu Dengdan frowned a little. Although he was a Wulin person, he always acted alone and wasn’t very familiar with the sects in Wulin, “I seemed to hear that Manlou doesn’t belong to a sect based in Shenglan.” Jiu Dengdan wasn’t sure about it and couldn’t tell the source of the information.

“Based not in Shenglan?” Du Chuxuan immediately got the point, something on the instant crossing his mind, but nothing was caught. He just felt that everything was a piece of fragment, and as long as he could solve one of them, all the mystery would be solved.

“I don’t know the specifics and just heard it in a restaurant, so I’m not sure whether it’s true or not.” Jiu Dengdan cracked a laugh. It was always like this that news distorted as they were passed on, and how cared about the truth?

They both remained silent, until Dognxiang came to remind them that the night was darker, and they reluctantly went back. Even when Du Chuxuan was back in his room, Jiu Dengdan’s words still rang in his mind.

“Master.” As soon as he entered the room, he saw Luo Yi standing there and obviously having waited long. Dongxiang smartly helped Du Chuxuan to take off his cloak and put aside before bowing and leaving.

Yuxing Tianrui was sitting on a soft couch beside him, playing with a round jade stone in his hand, obviously also waiting for Du Chuxuan to come back. Seeing Du Chuxuan walking to him, his eyes gleamed.

Du Chuxuan sighed to himself helplessly. He was afraid Yuxing Tianrui had no idea how seductive he was in this look. It made Du Yuxuan so restless as though a cat was brushing its paws on his heart.

Luckily, he still had a little willpower to sit on the bedside, turning to Luo Yi, “Got a result?” He didn’t forget the Turkic Envoy that had suddenly appeared in the valley.

Luo Yi nodded, “You’re right, master. That man didn’t show up there by accident.” Speaking, he handed the several sheets of paper to Du Chuxuan, “These are the portraits of whom he met with. I’ve sent people on further investigation to figure which sect these people belong to.”

“As for what they talked about—” He hesitated here. Having arrived early, he had heard His Highness mention the clothes incident and was afraid that the couple would be bashfully angry if he told them that.

Yuxing Tianrui knew Luo Yi very well and understood, by his look, that it couldn’t be something nice. Before he thought it over, he heard Du Chuxuan already let Luo Yi continue.

“I heard them talking about the banquet that will be held the day after tomorrow, but the one they wanted to take back is—master.” The last word was said in such a faint voice that hadn’t it Du Chuxuan’s sharp hearing, he couldn’t have heard it.

His eyes opened wide in disbelief, “What did you say?”

He wasn’t making a fuss but thought the Turkic Envoy must be out of his mind, “I’ve already married. What are they thinking?” He paced in circles twice in confusion, not understanding the brain circuit of those people, “Yet, even if they have this plan, who do they have to be the partner?”

Almost in the same instant, the image of a person crossed Du Chuxuan’s mind. The face wouldn’t be more familiar to him, because he had just met the person in the afternoon.

Thinking of this, Du Chuxuan couldn’t help sneering. Two birds with one stone. What a great idea!