Chapter 7: Chapter 240: On the Day of the Grand Wedding, This Crown Prince Will Satisfy You!

Linghu Huori wanted to go out and see how things were outside, but unexpectedly, this fellow Duanmu acted like a sissy, death-gripping the corner of his robe and saying, "Huori, stay with me! I'm injured, and it seems the people outside are here to slaughter me."

"Hmph! If you get slaughtered, this young master will go home and set off firecrackers!" A slight smirk tugged at the corner of Linghu Huori's mouth. He suddenly felt that today was actually a decent day, because Duanmu was currently lying right in front of him, having become a harmless and forced-to-be-quiet little sick kitten.

"If you like setting off firecrackers, I'll have people set off more later. Today is our grand wedding; no matter what you like, this Crown Prince will satisfy you." Crown Prince Duanmu looked at Linghu Huori's peerless, elegant face, imagining how such a person, acting as someone else's bride at this moment, would have a peerless and elegant smile of happiness on her face.

Just then, someone reported loudly from outside, "Reporting to His Highness the Crown Prince, all the rioting mobs who launched the sudden attack have been annihilated! The rest have fled."

Linghu Huori lifted the curtain and asked, "Who were they?"

"They were all people who lost relatives in the Yan-Yue War, and they were coming for Crown Prince Duanmu. They've all been dealt with, but, the timing has certainly been delayed. I fear the Crown Prince and Crown Princess will not be able to perform the wedding bows at the auspicious hour." The person reporting spoke with a slight tremor in his voice.

Linghu Huori's face went cold as he waved his hand. "Continue on our way!"

"Yes!" The man thought, *What kind of words are "continue on our way"? Why does it sound like we're rushing to the underworld? Isn't this a joyous occasion for a wedding?*

Linghu Huori lowered the curtain of the flower sedan.

After pulling it back, Crown Prince Duanmu was still lying heavily on his side against the sedan, saying, "Huori, do you want to be the groom? Otherwise, you wear the groom's clothes, and I'll switch to being the bride?"

"Is that interesting, Crown Prince Duanmu?" Linghu Huori asked, annoyed.

"Yes! It's very interesting, Huori. You have to think about it—once you and I marry, the friendly relations between the Yan and Yue kingdoms will be established. The people of Yan will no longer have to suffer the baptism of war and can live in peace and prosperity." (Note: In this setting, political marriages are bilateral, meaning two pairs are required.)

"Duanmu Canglan! If you truly think that way, you should choose a princess for a political marriage, rather than being so cynical and choosing the son of an official. No matter how much you use your jinxed mouth to spin a flowery tale, I don't believe you're doing this for the sake of Yan-Yue relations or the well-being of the people. If I believed your words, I'd truly be an idiot."

Duanmu Canglan pouted and asked, "Then do you want to be the groom or not? Being the groom means you can go out and ride a horse; it's much more imposing than sitting inside a flower sedan."

"Hmph! This young master isn't as childish and ridiculous as you!"

Duanmu had no strength, yet he insisted on being talkative: "Is this Crown Prince childish and ridiculous? This Crown Prince is the dignified Crown Prince of the Yue Kingdom, Duanmu Canglan! This isn't childishness; it is being free-spirited, wild and unrestrained, and willfully defying the world!"

"Is that so? Then why, in my eyes, are you just a pitiful child abandoned by your father? You are currently in the Yan Kingdom; if the Emperor of Yan wishes, you will be a perpetual hostage, yet your father doesn't care at all! When you are sad, when you rebel, when you want to hang yourself to commit suicide or whatever, why didn't you just solve it early with a rope or something? Why drag me along to be your cushion?"

Crown Prince Duanmu was speechless! Then, he looked at Linghu Huori somewhat blankly, a wicked smirk curling his lips. "Huori, a smart person shouldn't expose others even if they see through them. Moreover, you think you've seen through someone, but perhaps you haven't understood them at all."