Astute Princess: Married to be the Empress Novel - Chapter 45

Chapter 45 Fu Yingran’s Counterattack
When he woke up, Ying Ran was furious. Didn’t he say that he was tired when he agreed to sleep? Who’s going to tell me what’s going on with the marks on my body? Alright, Huyan Mingshuo, is this a life-threatening struggle? Ying Ran wanted to cry without tears, but who would let him be his righteous husband? He could only endure it.

When she woke up, Huyan Mingshuo had already left the house. She thought that since she was the Crown Princess now, she planned to familiarize herself with the Crown Prince’s Mansion. Although she didn’t know how long she would live here, she couldn’t be too aggrieved when she lived here.

“Jin’er, there’s no need for us to go out today. Let’s go and see the Crown Prince’s Mansion. At least I’m the hostess of the Crown Prince’s Mansion now.”

Jin’er replied, “Yes, Princess, it’s time to set the rules. Otherwise, any cat or dog would dare to step on your head.” Jin’er was angry after winning. She heard Helian Lanying’s abuse last night.

“There is no need to set rules, but it is necessary to knock on the mountain and shake the tiger.” She had just arrived, so it was inevitable that everyone would step on her and praise her.

Hearing Ying Ran’s words, Jin’er no longer said anything. The two of them went all the way to the front hall. Ying Ran sat down at the main seat and called for the little maidservant to say, “Go talk to the butler and call everyone in the manor to the front yard.”

“Yes, the Crown Princess.” The maidservant stepped down and called for someone.

After about an incense stick of time, everyone dragged on to the front yard. Their eyes were full of perfunctoriness. This Crown Princess was just a princess from a few countries. Even if the Crown Prince ascended to the throne, she was destined not to be the next. Therefore, there was no need to please this temporary Crown Princess.

Ying Ran knew what was going on, but he didn’t say much. He only said, “I’ve been in the manor for two days, and many people haven’t seen each other. So, I called everyone here today to get familiar with each other. By the way, I want to remind everyone that I don’t know what will happen in the future, but I’m the Crown Princess right now.”

Ying Ran looked at the crowd and suddenly realized that the coachman who drove for him yesterday was not here. He asked, “Why isn’t the coachman who drove for me yesterday when I left the manor?”

The butler lazily said, “That coachman didn’t return to the mansion yesterday. He was discovered this morning and died in the west of the city. He was killed by someone and was killed by a knife.”

“Very good. The city defense of Ye Lan is really good. Jin’er, take out a hundred taels of silver for the driver’s family and let them bury the driver.” Ying Ran knew that these assassins were coming for her, and the coachman was just a scapegoat.

“Take out another 100,000 taels and ask the people of the Heavenly Villa to investigate. After finding out who did it, send the evidence to the Great Wei Kingdom and ask Royal Brother to seek justice for me.”

Ying Ran’s arrangement was to let the hundred thousand taels of silver go through the light. Even if Huyan Mingshuo found out that she gave Tian Yizhuang money in the future, he couldn’t say anything. Secondly, he was trying to intimidate Emperor Ye Lan. The Crown Prince’s Mansion definitely had the Emperor’s spies. Someone would naturally send him what he said just now.

She then said to everyone in the courtyard, “Although this palace is only a princess from an exotic country, my country is rich and powerful. As the eldest princess of the Great Wei Empire, not everyone can humiliate this palace.”

“I don’t care who your original master was. Now that you are from my Crown Prince’s Mansion, you have to serve the Crown Prince and this palace as your masters. If this palace finds out who has two intentions in the future, then don’t blame this palace for being merciless.”

Ying Ran felt that a proper beating was necessary. She did not want to live under the eyes of others all the time. Yesterday, when she left the manor, not many people knew about her. However, the carriage she was riding was robbed on the way back. The driver was killed. It must have been the people in the manor who spread the news of her leaving the manor.

Everyone’s expressions had already turned panicked. Most of them were scouts sent by the various palaces and palaces. It could be said that the servants of the Crown Prince’s Mansion were composed of scouts and spies from all sides. However, they were all secretly exposed, and it was inevitable that everyone would feel guilty if they were exposed in such a clear manner.

Ying Ran looked at the changes on everyone’s faces and knew that they had heard these words, so he didn’t say anything else. He waved his hand and said, “Let’s disperse. Just remember what we should do and remember what we should do.”

After everyone dispersed, Ying Ran instructed Jin’er, “You go to the Heaven’s Pavilion later and ask them to help you find out who did it. Just tell me when you find out who did it. There’s no need to spread it out.” It was her principle to settle her own affairs by herself.

“Yes, this servant will go now.” Jin’er turned around and left the manor, while Ying Ran went back to her room to sleep. After two nights of tossing and turning, her body was cut very hard.

At this moment, Huyan Mingshuo and the Emperor also received news that Fu Yingran’s carriage was attacked yesterday and the driver was killed on the spot. Fortunately, Fu Yingran was not in the carriage and avoided a calamity.

His Highness the Crown Prince remembered that the Zuoxian Palace had assassinated Fu Yingran many times along the way. He immediately suspected that it was them. “Father, although Yingran is an exotic princess, she is also the Crown Princess of my Yelan Kingdom. Not to mention whether she can be the future eldest princess of the Great Wei Kingdom, let alone her identity as the eldest princess of the Great Wei Kingdom.

“She can’t have an accident at Yelan. Otherwise, with Prince Duan’s doting on her, it’s inevitable that she will send troops to Yelan. At that time, it will be bad. After all, given my current situation, it’s really not suitable for me to start a war with Great Wei.”

“I also know this. I also know that this matter has something to do with Prince Zuo Xian. But after all, the royal family is ashamed of Prince Zuo Xian’s mansion. Originally, Helian Lanying was appointed as the Crown Princess, but now, she can only be the side princess. I originally wanted him to calm down, but I didn’t want him to do this.”

The Emperor had originally thought that Helian Lanying had indeed suffered a grievance and let her vent her anger to calm down. Therefore, even though he knew that she had repeatedly sent people to assassinate Fu Yingran, he did not interfere. After all, Prince Zuo Xian was also a prince with a heavy army.

As for Fu Yingran, she was just an exotic princess. She had no family in Ye Lan, and she didn’t have any help. As long as she didn’t hurt her life, she wouldn’t be able to turn the world upside down with a single generation of women.

However, things did not go as he thought. Suddenly, the eunuch beside him ran in and reported, “Report to the Emperor, Your Highness the Crown Prince. This is bad. The Crown Princess found out about the coachman’s murder and gave the coachman a hundred taels of silver to bury the coachman.”

After that, the eunuch asked the personal maidservant to bring 100,000 silver taels to Tian Yi Villa, telling them to find the murderer and send the evidence to the Great Wei Kingdom, so that the Great Wei Emperor could seek justice for her. “After saying that, the eunuch retreated to the side trembling with fear.

Huyan Mingshuo had just listened to the Emperor’s words and felt that Father’s actions were inappropriate. He originally wanted to persuade Father to deal with him, but he didn’t want Ying Ran to take action now. It seemed that she couldn’t bear it anymore and was disappointed with him and Ye Lan.

“Father, Ying Ran is not a weak woman. She is different from an ordinary princess. She is Prince Duan’s daughter. She has martial arts skills and is decisive. She can’t be fooled casually.” The Crown Prince was tired. He was not confident that Fu Yingran would stay. These people were still causing trouble. Could it be that he really wanted to watch her leave and watch the Great Wei and Ye Lan become enemies?

“This is because I underestimated Fu Yingran. Go back and explain it to her. After all, she is the Crown Princess of Ye Lan now. She must not cause a war between the two countries.” The Emperor also knew that it was not appropriate for Ye Lan to start a war now.

“I’m afraid it’s hard to say. She has a strong temper. She usually doesn’t change what she decides. If she doesn’t show some sincerity, this matter will be difficult.” It would be best if he could confirm her identity as the future empress. Otherwise, he was really worried that she would leave when he married Helian Lanying.

“I know. I have given her an imperial edict to put her into the Huyan Clan’s genealogy and become your Huyan Mingshuo’s first wife. No one can shake her status in the future. She is my Ye Lan’s Crown Princess and future Empress. Besides, Helian Lanying has only entered the manor as a good concubine and respects Madam Lan.”

This was just holding one and stepping on one. He only hoped that Fu Yingran could raise his hand and let it go, and not send the news back to Yelan.

Heavenly Villa, they didn’t dare to move. After all, it was the number one villa under the heavens, so they could only let Fu Yingran intercept the news himself.

“Alright, that official will return to the manor now. I hope that Father will knock down the people from the Zuoxian Palace. Next time, I will not let you off lightly.” After saying that, he strode away from the imperial palace and returned to the Crown Prince’s Mansion.