Astute Princess: Married to be the Empress Novel - Chapter 42

Chapter 42 Meet One’s Rivals
The two of them left and went back to the Crown Prince’s Mansion to rest. It was easy to attend the wedding banquet tonight. The wedding banquet in Ye Lan was not like the wedding banquet in the Great Wei Kingdom. Only the groom attended the wedding banquet alone, but the bride was starving and waiting in the bridal chamber.

Ye Lan’s wedding banquet was for the bride and groom to attend the banquet together and receive the blessings of the crowd before finally returning to their bridal chambers to rest.

Therefore, after paying their respects to their ancestors and emperors, the two of them returned to the Crown Prince’s Mansion and took a shower to change their clothes. After that, they took a short rest and changed into the wedding clothes that the Empress had prepared for them early in the morning and left the Crown Prince’s Mansion.

When the two of them approached the wedding banquet, everyone stood up and saluted, “Greetings, Your Highness the Crown Prince, the Crown Princess.” Ying Ran was the Crown Princess of Ye Lan.

At this time, Fu Yingran felt a vicious gaze staring straight at her, so she coldly swept across the entire arena. Huyan Mingshuo also felt the cold air released by Ying Ran and asked, “What’s wrong?”

Ying Ran replied, “Nothing, I just feel like someone is staring at me.”

The Crown Prince raised his eyes and looked at the crowd. When he saw Helian Lanying’s unwilling gaze, he knew it was her, so he said to Ying Ran, “Don’t worry, this is the Crown Prince’s Mansion. No one dares to disrespect you.” He would handle this matter by himself, so he didn’t intend to tell Ying Ran.

“All of you, get up!” His Highness the Crown Prince raised his hand to let the officials stand up. He then brought Ying Ran to the throne to avoid being restrained by the crowd. The Emperor and Empress were not present at the wedding banquet, so the Crown Prince and his wife sat on the throne and accepted the worship and blessings of the crowd.

At this time, a woman floated to the main table and bowed, “Little Helian Lan Ying greets His Highness the Crown Prince, the Crown Princess.” Her unwilling eyes stared straight at Fu Yingran. That was originally her position, but now she wanted to bow to her.

Seeing that His Highness the Crown Prince did not speak, Ying Ran reluctantly said, “Get up.” Seeing that she was so soft and weak, no wonder Huyan Mingshuo was able to fall in love with her. Her eyes were indeed not bad, so Ying Ran curled her lips and glanced at Huyan Mingshuo. “Indeed, she is a beautiful gentleman.”

Helian Lanying naturally replied, “Thank you, Crown Princess. In the future, Lan Ying will definitely go to the Crown Prince’s Mansion to ask for more advice. After all, they will all be one family in the future. I hope that the Crown Princess will not run away when the time comes.” His eyes were full of gaps.

“Oh? Is that so? Will it be a family in the future? What does His Highness the Crown Prince think? As long as His Highness the Crown Prince agrees, you can enter the Crown Prince’s Mansion at any time. As for this palace, I’m not familiar with you, so it doesn’t matter if you don’t see me. However, if you continue to assassinate me, I’ll be with you at any time.” Ying Ran expressionlessly raised his voice.

Everyone looked at Helian Lanying, “Assassination? This is the eldest princess of the Great Wei Kingdom. Isn’t she afraid that the Great Wei Kingdom will attack Yelan?”

His Highness the Crown Prince did not say anything else. He coldly looked at Helian Lanying. He had not found trouble with her yet, but she came up to him. It seemed that she was too kind.

So he said coldly, “Princess Lan Ying is very drunk. It’s better to go back and rest early.” He then instructed the guard beside him, “Someone, send Princess Lan Ying back.” This is an expulsion order.

“Yes, Your Highness.” The guard walked towards Helian Lanying and made a welcome gesture, “Princess Lanying, please”.

Although Helian Lanying dared to be presumptuous towards Fu Yingran, she did not dare to refute Huyan Mingshuo. After all, she still wanted to marry him, so she could only salute him red-eyed and said, “Lan Ying is invincible in wine. I’ll leave first.” After saying that, he left in a fluttering manner.

The crowd followed with a toast. The Crown Prince also took it. He drank it all in one gulp. Ying Ran also drank a few glasses of wine symbolically. After about an hour, the Crown Prince saw that the wine was almost ready. He stood up and said to the crowd, “Everyone, eat and drink as you please. This palace has been traveling for several days. I’m a little tired. Please excuse us.”

Huyan Mingshuo stood up and pulled Ying Ran away. They went to the new house together. Ying Ran was in a dilemma now. What should he do about this? She was extremely regretful now. Why didn’t she bring the medicine that Mother Concubine gave her? Could it be that she really wanted to have a bridal chamber with him?

The Crown Prince looked at Ying Ran shaking his head and nodding to himself. It was also funny. This girl’s mind was indeed strange. She had said everything she wanted.

Thus, Huyan Mingshuo said unhurriedly, “Our great gift has been accomplished. Regardless of whether it is in the Great Wei or Ye Lan, you are my wife. Is there anything wrong with my bridal chamber?” Although he wasn’t a man of desire, he was still a normal man. Moreover, he really wanted to keep Fu Yingran.

Not to mention whether he liked her or not, based on her status as the first eldest princess of the Great Wei Kingdom, she was the most suitable person to be his wife. Leaving her behind would also be helpful to Ye Lan in the future. The best way to keep her was to make her his woman. It would be best if she had children again. At that time, even if she really wanted to be a concubine, she would definitely stay behind for the sake of her children.

Ying Ran looked at him and said, “But I’m not ready yet.” Actually, she still rejected it in her heart. After all, there was still Helian Lanying eyeing it covetously.

“There’s nothing to worry about. Don’t worry, I’ll take care of everything else. You just have to be my Crown Princess.” As the Crown Prince spoke, he pulled Ying Ran over, hugged her in his arms, and went to the backyard.

Ying Ran helplessly followed him into the new house. He saw that the interior was full of joy. All the decorations were brand new, but not luxurious. Huyan Mingshuo said apologetically, “The current disaster in the country must be simple. Concubine Ai, don’t be overly thoughtful.”

Ying Ran was stunned for a while before saying, “No problem, I don’t care.” Hearing his beloved imperial concubine’s voice, Ying Ran couldn’t react for a long time.

Huyan Mingshuo took out another dagger. Its outer shell was made of gold, and there was a lifelike flying phoenix carved on it. Its eyes were inlaid with blue gemstones. It looked like it knew how precious it was.

His Highness the Crown Prince said, “This is the token of Empress Yelan from past generations. Today, Empress Mother gave it to me and asked me to choose my own future Empress. Today, I will give it to you. I hope you can take care of it.”

This was also his promise. He had said that if he was an emperor, she would definitely be the empress. This was also the only thing he could afford. As for the person she wanted, he was afraid that he would not be able to afford it, nor would he be able to give it to her. Just mentioning his identity was absolutely not allowed.

Ying Ran took the dagger and held it in her hand. She knew that the weight of this dagger was not light. She was wondering if she had any equivalent items to exchange with it. Suddenly, she remembered her identity. As a token of my presence, she should be able to match it.

Thus, she took down the jade pendant bestowed by Emperor Wen and gave it to Huyan Mingshuo. Anyway, she had already left Great Wei, so this jade pendant was just an ordinary jade pendant.

Ying Ran said, “This is a jade pendant bestowed by the emperor of the past. If you bring it to me personally, I will give it to you as an ordinary jade pendant. Fortunately, this jade pendant has been worn by me since I was five years old. Giving it to you today will not seem too shabby.” After he finished speaking, he smiled. In any case, it was not her thing, so there was no need for her to feel heartache.

Although she had no hope for the men of this era, since he said that he would take care of it, she believed him once.

Fortunately, he didn’t have a woman by his side, so he decided to let him go. It was fine if he couldn’t have a child. In the future, he would have a support. After all, that was the continuation of his life. It was also an explanation to those who cared for him. He wouldn’t die alone.

The Crown Prince took the jade pendant. He also knew what this jade pendant meant to her. In the Great Wei Dynasty, it was the symbol of Fu Yingran. It could be seen that the King did not kneel. If I were to personally come, Yingran would be given to him as a token of his importance. Therefore, His Highness the Crown Prince was very happy.

Thus, the Crown Prince accepted the jade pendant and walked to the bedside after Fu Yingran. “Then let’s rest early. We drank a lot of wine and had a headache. In addition, we’ve been traveling for several days. It’s true.”

“Alright, but there are some things I hope you can handle. I don’t like trouble.” Convincing himself was also a reminder to him.