Note: After this arc, updates will be done twice a week(Tuesday and Friday) and it will be by arc. So hopefully, each arc will be done by the end of the week…. though there is like one or two arcs left.😅
With the more infuriating events from before, this real or fake princess of the Dayan Kingdom didn’t seem like that serious of an issue to the old emperor.
He rubbed his forehead and asked in annoyance, “Why do you do this? Are you trying to escape the marriage?”
If they admitted it, it would definitely involve the Dayan Kingdom.
Before Gu Xiyu and Murong Qingwan could reply, Wei Chiyan, who seemed isolated from the world and had not engaged in any conversation from the beginning to the end, suddenly got up and faced the old emperor: “It was this son’s intention.”
The old emperor’s anger, which had subsided a bit, rose again: “Why is it related to you now? Are you all hoping to kill Zhen so that you can sit on the throne!”
Wei Chiyan looked disgusted: “Well, even if you want to give me that position, I don’t want it.”
The old emperor did not feel relieved by these words, and his heart became more stifled.
Wei Chiyan turned his head and gave Gu Xiyu a smile that was not a smile, then he turned back to the emperor and said, “It’s a long story. When the bridal party was attacked by the bandits from Tianyun Zhai while on its way, it was the gentleman beside the princess who volunteered to exchange identities with her, taking the risk of being chased for her and helping her escape.”
“Princess Murong was injured at the time and lurking in a town to recuperate, after which she happened to meet Fourth Imperial Brother. Technically speaking, the rescue of the princess had nothing to do with the Crown Prince, the person who rescued her was the Fourth Imperial Brother.”
Yuchi Rong was originally worried about Murong Qingwan’s situation, and when he was suddenly named and the fact that he had unintentionally met Murong Qingwan and saved her was brought up again, he raised his hand and touched his nose without saying anything, sort of acquiescing to Wei Chiyan’s statement.
Although he and Wei Chiyan don’t have much of a relationship, he wasn’t so blind that he didn’t notice his brother had an unclear relationship with the prince of the Dayan Kingdom. Either way, Wei Chiyan was now trying to keep these two people from being punished, and if he wanted to save Murong Qingwan, he would have to cooperate with him.
“The Gonzi who took Princess Murong’s identity fell into the hands of some bandits. Fortunately, they came down one day and he managed to meet Princess Murong and the fourth royal brother, and only with their help did he escape from the bandits and take refuge with fourth imperial brother. The people the Crown Prince sent must have mistaken young master Gu for Princess Murong.”
“This son and fourth brother felt that elder brother’s sudden desire to marry Princess Danyan was really suspicious, and we were not sure if he had malicious intentions. So we decided to let Mr. Gu enter the palace as the princess to find out the situation. If it was safe, then the princess would be sent over. If Father wants to blame anyone, then the crime must be placed on this son’s head.”
It was the first time the old emperor saw Wei Chiyan take the initiative to defend someone, and he immediately laughed: “Do you think that I don’t dare to punish you?”
Wei Chiyan lowered his head slightly: “I don’t dare, I just don’t want to leave innocent people to suffer.”
“Good, very good, you have all grown up!” The old emperor was so angry that he had a headache and sat on the spacious dragon chair in disbelief. After a long time in silence, he said, “Forget it, a lot is going on in the palace these days, you can do whatever you like about the peace marriage, I’m too old to control you guys anymore.”
The old emperor’s originally gray hair seemed to have suddenly grown a lot more white in a short period, and Wei Chiyan glanced at Yuchi Rong and the others. Afraid that the matter of marriage would fall on his head again, he preemptively said: “Father, this son thinks that it is fate that Princess Murong and the fourth royal brother met by accident, so why don’t you stop worrying and let the fourth royal brother marry her? Ah Rong has not yet gotten married, so I think it’s a good idea to let him marry her.”
Yuchi Rong was startled by Wei Chiyan’s intimate “Ah Rong,” and he looked at him with an odd expression. But when he turned around and met Murong Qingwan’s eyes, he moved away stiffly, his ears reddening slightly.
Yuchi Rong was quite stubborn, he would not agree to anything he didn’t like even with a knife to his neck, but this time, he was silent about Wei Chiyan’s opinion.
The old emperor knew a little about his son and had a general idea in his heart, but for the sake of face and majesty, he didn’t want to directly comply with Wei Chiyan’s words and said: “This matter is not urgent, first take care of your other brothers’ affairs.”
“Why are you in such a hurry to arrange for the princess to get married? Aren’t you worried that Zhen will force someone on you again? You said that you had someone you liked. We have to confirm that the other party’s background is clean before We can consider it.”
Wei Chiyan rolled his eyes slightly, then he turned around and pulled Gu Xiyu, who was still kneeling on the ground, and smiled like a fox at his father: “Fortunately, he is already here. Anyway, he is already in wedding attire, and the scene has been set up, so why doesn’t father go with the flow of the ceremony as it should have gone, and officiate the marriage for this son and Master Gu?”
The old emperor was so angry that he blew out his beard and glared. He never expected that the man Wei Chiyan had set his heart on was here. He took a look at Gu Xiyu and saw that he was handsome and elegant, and he sighed in his heart. It was a pity; this young man was of good character, and if his background was really clean and would not cause any problems in the future, he could have been arranged to marry one of the princesses in the future.
Now he has been abducted by his third son.
The old emperor asked, “Did you use your status to force him?”
Just as Wei Chiyan was about to defend himself, Gu Xiyu, who had been silent, suddenly spoke up, saying, “No, I accepted of my own free will; the Third Prince did not force me.”
Murong Qingwan and Yuchi Rong behind them looked dumbfounded and even a little nervous, they didn’t expect these two to come out of the closet right in front of the Emperor of the Yao Kingdom!
Fortunately, the old emperor didn’t get too angry, probably because he was more upset by Yuchi Sheng and Yuchi Lan’s issues. Murong Qingwan and Yuchi Rong sighed at how good Wei Chiyan was at killing two birds with one stone. He had picked such a time to make his case to the emperor, and with the chaos before, their little deception was no longer that big of an issue.
There was another moment of silence before the old emperor said wearily, “There is no hurry.”
After a pause, he said calmly, “You are still the third prince, a legitimate prince, so you must follow the proper steps and ceremonies. Is it right for you to casually get married here?”
Probably because he was now old, he suddenly realized that most of his sons weren’t decent, and although he still didn’t favor his third son as much as he once did the crown prince and other royal sons, his attitude toward him has been somewhat softened.
If Wei Chiyan was really like what he appeared to be and could live the rest of his life peacefully without coveting other things or making trouble, then that would be a good thing.
Gu Xiyu subconsciously glanced at Wei Chiyan, who was beside him. The mask covered the side of his face so that he could not see the expression on his face, but he could faintly feel the momentary discomfort in his body.
He then remembered that the great demon of this world had also grown up without any affection and was probably not used to the old emperor’s sudden concern.
His tome was no different from his usual one, and he even made a particularly cunning step: “Okay, then I will thank Father in advance.” A gentleman’s word is hard to follow through on, but now it would be difficult for the emperor to go back on his word at a later stage.
Gu Xiyu lowered his eyes and laughed lightly, laughing at the Great Demon’s resourcefulness.
An automatic notification from the system rang out in his head with it.
[[Target’s risk value is -5; the current risk value is 45.’]]
Sure enough, he was still happy.
MARRIAGE. SECURED!!!
thanks for the chapter!