Masquerade in Bridal Attire and Marry the Prince

98. Things Seem Serious

Translator: Antonia

Yingge was fast, and when she came back, her face was flushed. She was also quite clever and had ordered guards to surround the palace the moment she discovered it before she went back to the banquet to report to the Empress.

“Your Majesty, in the wing palace—I think it’s better you go and see for yourself.” How could the Empress not figure what was in there given her flushed face? Associating it with Zhao Zheng’s situation, she was increasingly annoyed. Why did it happen of all times at this critical moment?

However, what done was done, and she couldn’t very well refuse to go. Therefore, she decided to take everyone with her and headed for the palace and asked Yingge to report it to the Emperor.

The guards had just stood around the palace from outside, and Yingge hadn’t disturbed the two people in the room. Hence, when the Empress and the others arrived, the room remained what it was like before. Among all the people present, only Du Chuxuan and Zhao Zheng were virgins. Of course, in the eyes of the others, Du Chuxuan wasn’t.

Curiously taking a look at the person in bed, who hadn’t been found anything special by Du Chuxuan when he wore the Turkic official uniform, but now, with all lanterns lit up in the room, he could see clearly Ashina Fei’s face, which was like a splitting image of Ashina Yi.

On that instant, he understood why Mr. Xing had been so respectful towards this person and understood why the man had been so capable as to sneak out of the palace alone. If this man was really the eldest Turkic prince, then all the other envoys were certainly at his disposal.

The moment when Du Chuxuan realized the truth, the two people in bed, eyes uncomfortable by the light, slowly became sober. Ashina Fei had had sex before, but he was too dizzy to know whether what had happened just now was hallucination or reality. He only felt excellent and wanted more of it.

Yet, before he was completely sober, he yelled in a harsh voice, “Shut up! Don’t cry. Am I not making you comfortable?” For the instant, Ashina Fei wasn’t aware where he was and believed he was in his own residence and randomly caught a girl.

However, after his shouting, he felt a sudden drop of the temperature in the room, and only then did he come to realize that he was visiting Shenglan and that here wasn’t the Turkic palace.

He turned his head and saw many women standing by the door, a moment gave him a frightened horror of being watched by others. He looked down and saw himself naked with dirt on his blood and the more obvious blood stain on the sheet, shouting what had taken place a while ago.

He wanted to say something, when Zhao Zheng suddenly jumped out from somewhere, “Didn’t you say that you only like me? Why are you with this little bitch? Are you taking me home or not?” She shook hard Ashina Fei, who, if not caught unexpected, would have avoided it.

Zhao Zheng’s words gave a change in the expression of everyone. These madams weren’t stupid and had long figured his identity as a Turkic prince. He would be either the second prince who was a trouble-maker at the battlefield or the eldest prince which was a confirmed satyr.

Thus, the identity of this man was so clear. Madam Zhao was stiffened for a second and set her thought in order first. At once, she stepped forward and tried best to pull Zhao Zheng back. If she had been talking nonsense before, then this moment was a hard proof. She would never allow her daughter to marry far away to the Turks’ land or to marry this eldest prince.

The Empress’s expression wasn’t pleased. It wouldn’t be a problem if this man was an ordinary official. Yet, seeing the two jostling women and the reticent eldest prince sitting in bed, she had a headache.

“Yue, you go back first to tell your father everything.” After all, there wasn’t a place for Du Chuxuan. The Empress took everyone out of the room, giving the people inside the time to get dressed. Madam Zhao was still desperately pulling back Zhao Zheng who was crying loudly and trying to drag her out.

Zhao Zheng seemed to lose her self-control and rushed back repeatedly like a maniac, cursing bitch again and again, which made people very uncomfortable to hear.

Before leaving, Du Chuxuan took one more glance at Zhao Zheng. It didn’t look fake, so he was perplexed. Certainly he knew that Zhao Zheng liked Yuxing Tianrui, but why was she claiming that she liked the eldest prince here? Even if Yuxing Tianrui had turned her down, she shouldn’t take up the worst choice?

After all, it seemed even to Du Chuxuan, tat eldest prince could never make a good husband. But he was also clear that given the fact that the old Turkic king disliked Ashina Yi, he wouldn’t let Ashina Yi be so lucky as to marry this woman of such a powerful background if Zhao Zheng was ultimately the bride.

Since no such a person would do harm to his shidi, Du Chuxuan on the moment was relieved from his sense of guilt. The one was the eldest Turkic prince who wished to marry him, and the other was Zhao Zheng who tried every means to take Yuxing Tianrui away from him. He liked neither of them, so it would be best that these two made a couple.

He just took a turn and saw a group of people proceeded in a grand manner by the Emperor. At once, he curtsied, “Father, Mother asked me to invite you over there to take a look. Things seem to be serious.”

After hearing Yingge’s report, the Emperor was pissed off and immediately headed for there with the rest of others. Now seeing that Du Chuxuan’s expression wasn’t good either, he began to totally believe Yingge’s words. Yet, he still didn’t know how serious things were. Luckily, for the sake of the imperial family’s reputation, Du Chuxuan had told him in whispers.

The officials only found the Emperor’s face increasingly grimmer, and Mr. Xing was more unsettled. The eldest prince hadn’t come back until this time, so he had a faint feeling that it seemed to have something to do with the eldest prince. Now he only hoped that the eldest prince hadn’t done anything too impertinent, or their plan would be affected.

The Emperor, with his set and stern face, continued to walk towards the wing palace and didn’t say a word after hearing Du Chuxuan’s report. In fact, he was calculating inwardly whether the Zhao family had any idea of the incident. If it did, then he would put the crime of treason on it. After all, the Zhao family mastered considerable power, didn’t it?