Masquerade in Bridal Attire and Marry the Prince

177. Dark Tides Were Surging

Translator: LIzi

Many people immediately looked at the Emperor. After all, the Emperor had been like this when he was young. At that time, it became a story knew by everyone, and it was likely to spread throughout the ages. Now his own son was doing the same; it was hard to conjecture whether the Emperor would agree or not.

The First Prince wasn’t the biological son of the empress, but he never cared about the imperial court and was raised by the Empress. It could be said that he made up for the pain that the Empress couldn’t personally raise her own son.

Unlike her false feelings towards Yuxing Tianrui, the Empress truly loved the First Prince. Immediately, she noticed that the Emperor was already a little angry. She immediately said, “Your Majesty, the First Prince has always been acting this. You know that too. What’s more, back then, you said that his temperament was the most similar to you, didn’t you?”

This gave the Emperor an out. At least, in front of the officials, she wouldn’t make the Emperor embarrassed. As for how Emperor dealt with the First Prince after the banquet, it was just a matter to be dealt with later. No matter what, the Empress couldn’t let the Emperor get angry and kill the First Prince.

“Hmph, unfilial son! If it wasn’t for the fact that your mother is pleading for you today, I would have to punish you for that you act first and report afterwards!” The Emperor humphed and turned his head to look at the First Prince.

However, everyone understood that the First Prince’s wish was granted. But the families of the three girls who had been halfway out to accept the decree were all stunned. One by one, they looked at the First Prince with dumbfounded eyes.

Just now, they were almost related to the royal family of Shenglan country. But in an instant, they had nothing left.

The First Prince did not hesitate. He immediately bowed towards the Emperor and the Empress. Then, he turned his head and said to the three families, “This is indeed my fault. The three girls are all excellent. I naturally cannot let them stay in empty rooms in my palace.”

“And since it’s my fault, when the three girls get married in the future, I will personally escort them. I will definitely not let the entire capital city look down on them!”

When the Emperor heard him say this, his expression turned better. It had to be said that he didn’t want to agree this for a long time because he cared about his son. Those ministers were all very important to the imperial court; they needed to be treated with care by Shenglan country.

If they were not treated well, they would definitely be disloyal to the imperial court in the future. That was not the result that the Emperor wanted to see. Even though the First Prince was a prince, ever since he didn’t go to the court, he had been far away from the affairs of state. With the status of a prince, he was still extremely honorable.

It was the great honor of the three families that he was willing to personally accompany the three girls to their husband’s family on wedding day. Thus the First Prince had really made up for their loss. After a moment of thinking, the Emperor observed the reaction of the three families.

How could the leaders of the three families not understand what the Emperor wanted? The Emperor didn’t agree with the First Prince just because of the dignity of the royal family. At this time, if they didn’t agree with what the First Prince proposed, they would be viewed as unable to tell good from bad, and then they wouldn’t be appointed to the important positions in the future.

“The First Prince is being too polite. It’s said that the First Prince’s temperament is the most similar to the Emperor. Since you have someone you like in your heart, we will not do that thing of breaking apart a pair of lovers.”

“That’s right, the First Prince is too polite. In the future, wI;m hoping the First Prince to take care of my little daughter,” the other said.

Even though the girl from the third family was unwilling, she could only echo with her father, “If the First Prince is willing to accompany me to my future husband’s family on my wedding day, it is naturally excellent. Now I shamelessly express my gratitude to the First Prince here.”

The problem was settled. The First Prince relaxed a lot. He hadn’t cared about the affairs of state, and it was impossible to talk to these high-ranking officials with sincere words. He let out a sigh of relief when he saw that these people wouldn’t press the case. He had planned for the worst just now, but it wasn’t as unbearable as he thought.

“Father, Mother,” Yuxing Wei suddenly stood up and cupped his hands together. “Since my Elder Brother has someone he likes, why not take this opportunity to fulfill my Elder Brother’s wish and let us meet that beautiful girl?”

Du Chuxuan rolled his eyes and sighed in his heart. This talkative bitch would put his finger into everyone’s business. How could Du Chuxuan not understand what kind of scheme Yuxing Wei had in his heart? Even if the First Prince said that he would never interfere in the court again, Yuxing Wei also would not be willing to let him go.

However, he didn’t have to worry. The next second, Yuxing Tianrui also stood up. “The third brother don’t have to be too anxious. Today’s big event is still a matter of the grant of rewards. First Brother’s matter should be solved within our family. We can’t waste the precious time of the ministers, right?

The First Prince immediately understood after listening to Yuxing Tianrui. Of course, he knew why Yuxing Wei suddenly made trouble for him, but he was grateful that Yuxing Tianrui was willing to help him at this time.

The Emperor glanced at the three of them and snorted, “Just as what Tianrui said, these things are family matters. Two days later, Lei should bring the girl to me and your mother to have a look. If there are no major issues in terms of conduct, then I will agree with you.

Yuxing Wei was stunned for a moment, and then turned to look at Yuxing Tianrui who was very relaxed. He immediately understood how important Yuxing Tianrui’s words were in front of the Emperor. Even though he was unwilling, he wouldn’t be able to disobey the Emperor again at this time.

All was settled, and the eunuch saw that the three princes had all sat down, so he continued to read the result. There were three more girls next appointed to the third prince.

The third prince had also met the three girls before. Although they were beautiful, he still liked Zhao Ling’er best. He pretended to be very happy, but only he knew what he was thinking about.

“I think Yuxing Wei doesn’t like these three girls. It’s a pity,” Du Chuxuan smacked his lips and stuffed a piece of cake into his mouth.

Next was the eunuch rambling about conferring the titles for the girls who failed to be selected. These titles did not have grades, but they were also glorious symbols. Otherwise, there wouldn’t be so many officials who would send their daughters into the palace.

“Why do you think so?” Yuxing Tianrui asked.

“Look at him. His smile is totally fake. It makes people feel uncomfortable,” Du Chuxuan snorted and turned to watch the ceremony carefully.