Masquerade in Bridal Attire and Marry the Prince

Chapter 154: Return to the Empire

Translator: ww94

“Lord Luo, don’t worry. Since this matter broke the order of our court, the Emperor will definitely take action. His Majesty is open-minded and I don’t think he will make things diffucult for other forces.”

Commissioner Chang stood up, cupping his hands and looking at Du Chuxuan. He could guess this criminal was actually sent here by the person in front of him. No matter what his purpose was, he solved his immediate problem. Even if any superior investigated on the matter, he wouldn’t be punished.

Du Chuxuan nodded and said, “Since the crisis has been resolved, I’ll take my leave.” At the next second, Du Chuxuan and Yuxing Tianrui disappeared from the room. Commissioner Chang and people who witnessed their disappearance were a little stunned. They thought they were really like ghosts that came and went without leaving even a shadow. Their skills were marvelous.

A few days later, official notices were posted to let the civilians in Xiangyang city know about the whole thing. During these days, the Competition for the Championship of the Martial Art Community also ended. The final winner was one of the top three sects. Du Chuxuan didn’t interfere too much in the three top sects’ competetion. But he asked his men to keep an eye on the secret book.

The secret book was protected well by the winner, but the people from Sect Luo still got the imformation recorded in the book. When Du Chuxuan heard about the skill, he and Yuxing Tianrui were on their way back to the capital city.

Sitting inside the carriage, Du Chuxuan sneered, “They thought mastering the skills recorded in the book will make them the leader of the whole martial art community. That’s wishful thinking! I’ve already read it. It’s just an incomplete book. If the rest part of the secret book could be found, it might be useful. But now, if a cultivator wants to study an incomplete secret manual, he must go crazy because of the backfire.”

Luo Yi agreed. Yuxing Tianrui looked outside and saw another troop of carriages. The carriages were escorted by many guards with vigilance.

“This is an official road that ordinary people shouldn’t take. But I don’t think the group are from the court,” Luo Yi uttered. If they were, there should be more powerful martial artists and even soldiers. But these guards looked ordinary and dressed in plain clothes.

“I guess the people in the carriages are beauties to join the election,” Yuxing Tianrui shook his head helplessly while saying. The beauty audition was held every three years. In the past, the selected girls were only to be maids in the palace. So little people pay attention to it and only some girls with common appearance and background came.

But this time, as rumor had it, it was going to be a concubine audition. The officials who were dispatched to work in remote areas wanted to make a good use of this opportunity. If their daughters could be favored by the emperor, they might change their fate and be transferred back to the capital.

“One, two, three… Six,” Du Chuxuan counted. “Are they from a family? Six people! Did that man send out all his daughters?”

“They may come from the same clan,” Yuxing Tianrui said with a deep gaze. “People think the audition is held for selecting imperial concubines. But prince’s concubines may also become imperial concubines in the future. These girls are still young. It is unlikely that they will be sent to my father.”

Yuxing Tianrui didn’t need to tell him everything, but Du Chuxuan understood what he meant. Emperor Han actually planned to select concubines for his three sons under the pretext of himself. Du Chuxuan knew the Emperor must have his plan but he couldn’t figure it out.

Du Chuxuan and his group set off three days earlier than Yuxing Wei. They were hurrying along in order to make it there early and see how things were going.

Four days later, a carriage drove into the city right before the gate closed.

The soldiers paid no attention to the carriage. After a simple registration, they let them go. There were a lot of people who entered the capital recently. After all, this was one of the two most important periods of a year, the concubine audition and the imperial examination. People came here in an endless stream. Some unlucky ones couldn’t make it on time.

Du Chuxuan and Yuxing Tianrui leapt onto roofs, moving quickly under cover of darkness. When they stopped, they were already standing on the roof of the East Palace. Looking at the people coming and going in the palace, Du Chuxuan felt a sense of familiarity.

“Don’t bring back your Jianghu life-style. If you exposed yourself, no one can help you,” Yuxing Tianrui teased.

Hearing this, Du Chuxuan glanced at Yuxing Tianrui and snorted, “You’d better think about how to make a transition with that prince. I hope you can come back to have a rest tonight.”

After saying that, Du Chuxuan disappeared into the moonlight. The fake princess was shocked when she saw someone enter the room. After seeing Du Chuxuan, she knelt on the ground and greeted him.

“Did anyone feel anything unusual?” Du Chuxuan asked.

The person kneeling on the ground shook her head and answered, “I didn’t go out and refuse to see visitors on the grounds of ill health. The Empress and Empress dowager both came to see me. They didn’t find anythjing suspicious because I closed curtain.”

The person paused. After thinking for a while, he continued, “But Imperial Concubine Xiao seems to be suspicious. She handed over the invitation card many times and said that she wanted to invite me over for tea. She seemed to be concerned about my health, but her real intention was doubtable.”

“Do you still have the invitation letter?” Du Chuxuan asked as he walked behind the screen and started to change his clothes. Regrettably, he touched his male outfit and quickly took it off.

“Yes, I have kept them all. They are placed in the box on your left,” the man answered respectfully. Du Chuxuan reached out and saw them.

“Alright, there’s nothing you can do now. Later, you may forge an identity in East Palace and serve me closely. If anything happens, you can also help me.”

These days, Du Chuxuan had been speaking quite casually. He almost said something wrong just now. Du Chuxuan rolled his eyes and snorted in his heart. Sure enough, it was hard to choice proper words after he got used to his previous identity. If one day he said something wrong in front of the Emperor and the Empress, it would be terrible.

After Du Chuxuan changed his clothes, Dongxiang walked in and said, “Your Highness, I’m here to serve the latern for you.”

He quickly walked towards the palace lantern with his head drooping. Du Chuxuan was sitting under the lantern, looking at him with a playful look in his eyes.