Masquerade in Bridal Attire and Marry the Prince

170. Kissing in Public

Translator: Tracycbj

Du Chuxuan licked Yuxing Tianrui’s lips and the blood was gone. No one could see what had actually happened. Yuxing Tianrui’s face was pale, which made everyone think that he was too embarrassed about what had just happened. The Princess could not be taken lightly as she could put the Crown Prince in a dilemma.

Du Chuxuan took out a handkerchief and covered his mouth, smiling shyly. “Empress Mother, it’s all my fault. If I had not felt the painting of Miss Fang was wonderful, I wouldn’t have done something like this.”

Without any surprise, Du Chuxuan took the blame. After all, Yuxing Tianrui was the crown prince of Shenglan country, and his reputation was extremely important to the whole country. Du Chuxuan would not hesitate to ruin his reputation for the sake of Yuxing Tianrui.

The Empress glanced sideways at the two of them and let them off. In the end, Yuxing Tianrui was her son in the name. No matter what, she had to drop it.

“I think Fang Rui is a rare and wonderful person. Keep her.” She said with a bright smile, comparing these girls inwardly.

As far as the Empress and the Emperor were concerned, Yuxing Tianrui would marry a wife that looked very useful but actually useless. For example, the current crown princess was rich, but she was only a daughter and did not enjoy any special rights in the Du family.

The Fang family was controlling the scholars in the court, while the Zhao Family controlled the army. Neither of them suited Yuxing Tianrui. If they sent these two women into East Palace, wouldn’t it add wings to the tiger?

The pageant lasted for a whole morning until the sun was high up in the sky. Yuxing Tianrui helped Du Chuxuan out of the imperial garden. As soon as they got out of everyone’s sight, Du Chuxuan immediately grabbed Yuxing Tianrui and and held him in his arms.

Thankfully, there was no one around. Otherwise, they might hear screams of surprises. Wasn’t it shocking to see a woman holding a man? And the man being held was their most dignified crown prince of Shenglan country.

“You are exhausted, but you pretend to be strong.” Although Du Chuxuan criticized Yuxing Tianrui, he took good care of him, making it easier for him to walk in his arms. If Yuxing Tianrui had agreed, Du Chuxuan would have carried him back to the palace. Yuxing Tianrui trembled when he walked, but he insisted to walk on his own.

“The daughter of the Fang family is not simple.” Yuxing Tianrui said slowly after he was placed in bed. He had exerted himself dealing with Yuxing Wei and the Empress in the imperial garden, and that exhausted him. Now he closed his eyes and took a rest.

Du Chuxuan dipped a towel into a basin with hot water in Luo Yun’s hands and gently put it on Yuxing Tianrui’s forehead. “You are thinking too much. Since you feel someting wrong about her, send her to others. Why do you bother to think of her?”

“I met Fang Rui in the school before. She didn’t use to be like this.” Yuxing Tianrui suddenly opened his eyes and looked at Du Chuxuan with a serious expression. “I didn’t see her a lot, but she used to be very kind. She liked plants, but today…”

“She didn’t look like the girl you mention.” Du Chuxuan frowned slightly. He gestured for Luo Yun to put down the desserts and leave with the other maids. “The method she used today has not been seen in the Jianghu for a long time. Even I only heard a little about it, she used it skillfully!”

The two of them exchanged a glance and saw a faint affirmation in each other’s eyes. Du Chuxuan said, “Make her stay here, so we can see what she is up to.”

Yuxing Tianrui thought the same way, and the two of them nodded in agreement. Yuxing Tianrui suddenly thought of Yuxing Wei, who insisted to accompany him today. “Yuxing Wei insisted to accompany me to the imperial garden today. I think he is going to pick a helping hand this time.”

Of course Yuxing Wei was looking for a helping hand. Du Chuxuan sneered. It was ridiculous of those girls to dream of winning the princes’ love. They were blind to the fact that they would not have been qualified if their family background had not been strong. Those girls at the low level were equally beautiful.

Girls who made it into the palace had to be beautiful, but the princes would seldom take a fancy to a maid. In the history of Shenglan country, there were less than five low-grade girls chosen to become the wives or concubines of the princes, but none of them had a happy ending.

“I guess he will choose one between Zhao Ling’er and Fang Rui.” Yuxing Tianrui recalled that Yuxing Wei made many compliments when he saw these two girls. He didn’t say other girls were inferior, but he was just not interested in them.

Du Chuxuan sighed softly and said, “The most difficult problem now is the money. I think the Zhao Family should be wealthy since they have stayed in power for so many years. If you could marry Zhao Ling’er, her dowry will help us a lot.”

Du Chuxuan got excited. Yuxing Tianrui looked up at him. He had thought it was not proper to do this, but the guilt instantly disappeared without a trace. He couldn’t help but sigh in his heart. He really had the potential to be a fatuous king.

It was still a month away from the decisive family banquet. Du Chuxuan left the arrangement to Yuxing Tianrui. He loafed in the palace every day, not worrying about anything.

Three days later, when the maids brought the new girls who had been assigned to Du Chuxuan in the pageant, he remembered that he had something to do.

Looking at the new girls kneeling on the ground with their heads hanging down, Du Chuxuan gently tapped the table with his fingers. “Raise your heads.”

“Tell me your names and what you are good at. If I don’t like the name, you have to change it quickly.” He lazily pointed at a girl to start, thinking how to make the investigation.