Astute Princess: Married to be the Empress Novel - Chapter 41

Chapter 41 Graft into Crown Prince’s Mansion
Huyan Mingshuo replied indifferently, “You and I have already worshipped the heavens and earth. We are already husband and wife. This is the country of Ye Lan welcoming the Crown Princess. Is there anything wrong?”

Prince Jing felt uncomfortable seeing this. He should have married Fu Yingran, but he had married someone else back then, and now she was going to marry someone else as well. There was a cut in her heart, and it was extremely sour.

Suppressing the bitterness in his heart, Prince Jing said, “Crown Prince Shuo, there’s a border between the two countries ahead. This king can’t go there, so I can only send it here. Take care of yourselves.” Prince Jing turned around to look at Ying Ran, then silently turned around and walked back.

Ying Ran looked at his smaller and smaller figure, tears rolling in her eyes. From now on, it was not easy to see each other again. She held the dagger and powder that Prince Jing had given her yesterday tightly in her hand.

Huyan Mingshuo was overwhelmed with jealousy when he saw Ying Ran like this, so he frowned and instructed, “Someone, change the clothes for the Crown Princess.” It was necessary to remind her that she was now the Crown Princess of Ye Lan, Huyan Mingshuo’s wife.

A few maids came to Ying Ran with a set of Ye Lan costumes and said, “Please change your clothes, Crown Princess.” He then helped Ying Ran into a carriage pulled by eight horses.

A few maids waited on Ying Ran and changed their clothes before leaving. This set of clothes was mainly black, with red edges. It was solemn and dignified.

Seeing that Ying Ran was finally dressed in his Ye Lan costume, Crown Prince Shuo’s mood brightened. He immediately instructed, “Set off, speed up, and hurry back to the Imperial Capital as soon as possible to avoid any accidents.”

The reason why she changed into Ye Lan’s clothes was to conceal her identity. In Ye Lan, Great Wei’s clothes were too conspicuous. It was easy for an assassin to know where she was. That would be too dangerous for her.

He also knew that, There are some people in Ye Lan who oppose pro-and pro-marriage, In their hearts, Ye Lan is a powerful nation, Harmony meant lowering their heads to the Great Wei. This was unacceptable to them, so they did everything they could to destroy it. There were still some people who tried to stop this marriage for their own benefit. These people even dared to make a move in the Great Wei. Moreover, now that they were in Ye Lan, they were even more reckless. Thus, they instructed the troops to hurry up.

Along the way, there were indeed endless troubles. Splashing assassins appeared one after another. Fortunately, Ying Ran had changed into Ye Lan costumes early in the morning, paralyzing the assassins and making them unable to make a move.

Today, there was only a day’s journey from Ye Lan’s imperial capital. The team arrived at a small market. Everyone planned to eat something before continuing on their journey. Just as everyone sat down, a dozen masked men suddenly rushed towards Ying Ran’s location.

Ying Ran bent down to make way. She got up and pulled out her dagger. She moved smoothly and killed two people without hesitation. The guards rushed over and protected Ying Ran in the middle. Ying Ran was grateful to Prince Duan. If he hadn’t sent Fu Ying Ran to practice martial arts since childhood, she would probably be dead by now.

Taking advantage of the large number of people, this group of assassins was quickly subdued. Once interrogated, they were people from the Zuoxian Palace again. Along the way, the assassins from the Zuoxian Palace had come eight times. Ying Ran was directly enraged and said to an assassin,

“Go back and tell your master that I, Fu Yingran, will wait for her at the Crown Prince’s Mansion. If you have the ability, come to this palace. Don’t do anything sneaky. If you want to marry Huyan Mingshuo, go talk to him yourself. If you have nothing else, don’t bother this palace. Scram.”

That person ran away in panic. Everyone rested for a moment. After eating, they went on their way again. They were worried about another accident and decided to hurry overnight.

Just as Ying Ran was sitting in the carriage, the curtain was suddenly lifted. Huyan Mingshuo drilled in and said, “We’ll probably enter the capital tomorrow morning. At that time, we’ll ride into the city directly.”

“Do I also want to ride into the city?” Ying Ran asked indifferently.

“The custom of my Ye Lan is that only my first wife can ride into my husband’s house with her husband. This means that you can sit on equal footing with him in my husband’s house. You are my Crown Princess, and you are my Yuanfei. Of course, I will give you the most grand etiquette and treatment.” Crown Prince Shuo wanted to give her the best so that she could stay in the Crown Prince’s Mansion forever.

“Alright, I understand.” Ying Ran did not speak anymore, and did not mention Helian Lanying’s matter, because this was not something she could manage.

Seeing her faint response, Prince Shuo felt helpless in his heart, “Ying Ran, please don’t do this, okay? After tomorrow, you and I will be real husband and wife. Do you plan to always do this?” Crown Prince Shuo was also tired. His heart was tired. The two of them hadn’t spoken ten sentences during the past twenty days.

“Your Highness, please rest assured. I said before that as long as you don’t marry another wife, I will be your Crown Princess. However, there are some things that I feel uncomfortable about. This is not something I can control.” Ying Ran also knew that she couldn’t blame him for all those things, but she was uncomfortable and didn’t want to force herself to smile and greet him.

“Don’t worry, I’ll take care of it.” Yes, he will take care of it. He will definitely not let Prince Zuo Xian have any reason to hurt anyone.

Ying Ran closed his eyes again and didn’t say anything.

Huyan Mingshuo’s face was filled with helplessness. He also got out of the carriage and continued on his way until dawn. The team suddenly stopped and the guard suddenly reported, “Report to the Eldest Princess, Emperor Ye Lan has arrived.”

Ying Ran got out of the carriage and looked up at the imperial capital of Ye Lan. The word “Yan Capital” was especially conspicuous on the city gates. Although the imperial capital of Ye Lan was not as dignified and luxurious as the capital of the Great Wei Dynasty, it had its own peace and rigor.

Crown Prince Shuo’s guards brought over two horses. Earlier, Crown Prince Shuo and Ying Ran had already changed into clean clothes in the carriage. At this moment, the two of them quietly turned around and mounted their horses. Under the gazes of the citizens of the Imperial Capital, they entered the city and headed towards the Crown Prince’s Mansion.

Along the way, Ying Ran saw many refugees, but there was no chaos. Everything was in order. It could be seen that the Ye Lan royal family had worked hard to provide relief to the people. When the people in the city saw the food behind the team, they knelt on the ground and shouted, “Long live the Crown Prince, long live the marriage.”

That’s right, the common people are the most honest. They are grateful to whoever can let them eat their fill. In their hearts, the Crown Prince sacrificed his marriage to obtain food from the Great Wei, which is worthy of their respect and admiration. Thus, the common people consciously followed behind the group and sent His Highness the Crown Prince back to their mansion.

In the Crown Prince’s Mansion, the Emperor, the Empress, and the officials of civil and military affairs were all present. When they arrived at the door of the Crown Prince’s Mansion, Huyan Mingshuo dismounted and helped Ying Ran dismount, entering the Crown Prince’s Mansion together. Seeing the Emperor and Empress, Huyan Mingshuo knelt on both knees and said, “Seeing Father Mother, I am fortunate that I did not disappoint. I came back as I wished and brought a large amount of food. I, Ye Lan, will definitely overcome this crisis.”

Then Ying Ran followed Huyan Mingshuo’s example and said in a language they could understand, “Great Wei’s Eldest Princess Jingxian, Fu Ying Ran, greets Emperor Yelan and Empress Niang Niang.” Because they hadn’t married according to Yelan’s customs, they weren’t considered Yelan’s Crown Princess, so Ying Ran didn’t address them as their parents like Huyan Mingshuo.

The Emperor and the Empress were shocked. They didn’t expect that the Great Wei Princess had also learned the language of Ye Lan. Her favorable impression instantly rose. The Empress quickly said, “Hurry up, we are all family. There is no need to be rude.”

“In our Yelan, as long as we are willing to pay respects to each other, pay respects to our parents and elders, and report to the Celestial Ancestor. Even if we are husband and wife, the sacrificial items have already been prepared. We will be a family when you return and sacrifice to our ancestors.” The Empress said affectionately.

‘”Thank you, Empress.” Ying Ran stood up.

Then, under the leadership of the Emperor and Empress, When they went to the ancestral temple in Ye Lan, they saw three sacrificial offerings placed in front of the rankings. Because of the current disaster in Ye Lan, they couldn’t spread out too much. All they could do was to be simple. Then, the Emperor and Empress sat down, Huyan Mingshuo and Fu Yingran walked to the table where the offerings were placed. Both of them knelt down, and the maids handed wine glasses to the two of them. It was filled with wine.

Ying Ran saw Huyan Mingshuo use his right middle finger to touch the wine in the cup. He bowed deeply and offered the wine in the cup to the ancestor’s spirit. Ying Ran did the same. Huyan Mingshuo was overjoyed when he saw it. When she raised her head, he helped her get up and come to the Emperor and Empress.

The two bowed to the Emperor and Empress. The maid handed Ying Ran another two cups of tea. Ying Ran took it and said, “Father Emperor, Mother Empress, please have some tea.” The Emperor and Empress took a sip of tea and said, “Get up quickly and live a good life in the future. The husband and wife are in harmony and the house is peaceful.” Then, he placed two purses on the tray holding the teacup as a greeting gift.