Chapter 5: Chapter 238: The Consequences of Flirting During the Grand Wedding!

The Grand Empress Dowager naturally knew for a long time that Grand General Linghu had a pair of twins. However, she had only seen them when she was a child, and had later heard they were ill and thus saw them no more. Having seen the male-dressed Linghu Huori yesterday, she already felt he was as exquisite as carved jade; seeing Linghu Shuiyue in her bridal attire today, she felt her elegance was peerless. Thus, the Empress Dowager was somewhat astonished!

Seeing that this Linghu Shuiyue stood quite matching alongside her favorite imperial grandson, Zhu Youhong, she watched with satisfaction. In addition to presenting the gifts she had long prepared, she even removed a jade bracelet from her left hand to give to Linghu Shuiyue.

When Linghu Shuiyue was sent into the bridal chamber, what was on her mind was not how she would spend her wedding night, but rather a constant worry: how would her brother, Linghu Huori, fare? Would that fellow Duanmu bully him?

In fact, Linghu Shuiyue's worries were somewhat redundant. Because Linghu Huori was not as miserable as Linghu Shuiyue had imagined; wearing the bright red bridal gown of a woman and having applied makeup, he was just as peerlessly elegant as Linghu Shuiyue, making it difficult for anyone to distinguish male from female.

However, because he was covered by a bridal veil, no one could see his expression. Sitting inside the flower sedan, he was smoothly carried across the marketplaces of Yanjing City. Duanmu had originally been temporarily arranged to stay at the embassy, but since he was to hold his wedding in the Yan Kingdom and would not depart for Yan for another three days, the Emperor bestowed another mansion upon him.

This mansion was located to the south, very close to Yanjing, but there was still a small path that required about an hour's walk.

Just as they were not far from reaching the mansion where Crown Prince Duanmu resided, as they turned into a shaded path, Linghu Huori lifted the window of the flower sedan to take a look outside.

By a stroke of coincidence, his gaze happened to meet that of Crown Prince Duanmu, who was sitting atop a tall horse! Upon seeing the made-up Linghu Huori looking like a bride, Duanmu could not help but grin—a grin that was incredibly wild and possessed a somewhat demonic, flirtatious quality.

Smiling? What kind of perverted psychology did this guy have now? Linghu Huori felt stifled; seeing Crown Prince Duanmu's demonic, flirtatious smile made him extremely uncomfortable! Suddenly, he plucked a small bead from his head, channeled seventy percent of his internal strength, and struck toward the leg of the horse Duanmu was riding!

Smile, smile, smile! Smile my ass! I'll knock you off that horse and see if you still dare to smile! You think you'll be all cocky just because you married your young master? I'll make you eat dirt!

The bead struck the horse's leg, and the horse Duanmu was riding immediately neighed loudly! Duanmu lost his focus, and in that moment of being caught off guard, many men in black suddenly rushed out from both sides of the road!

"Kill! Kill this Yue dog!" In an instant, amidst the battle cries of the men in black, voices filled with intense hatred rushed from the roadside.

Originally, the wedding procession was very grand, but these men in black who rushed out were unexpectedly numerous! They did not fear the royal guards of the procession and charged desperately toward Duanmu!

Their target was actually Crown Prince Duanmu!

Linghu Huori, sitting in the flower sedan, was instantly stunned! Because, just as he had struck the leg of Crown Prince Duanmu's horse with a bead, another hidden weapon had been launched toward Duanmu at almost the exact same time!

Duanmu's attention had been on Linghu Huori, leaving him caught off guard, and to make matters worse, the battle cries of the men in black were all insults directed at him, calling him a "Yue dog!" As expected! There would always be hostility when coming for a marriage alliance after declaring war on the Yan Kingdom.

In his urgency, Duanmu leaped down from the horse, but a small silver dart struck his shoulder and back!

"Protect Crown Prince Duanmu! Protect the Crown Princess!" The guard unit shouted loudly, and in an instant, they were locked in combat with the men in black.

After a moment of daze, Linghu Huori swiftly leaped out from the flower sedan, rushed to the front of Crown Prince Duanmu, and said, "Get your ass back into the flower sedan! You can't even dodge a single flying dart, yet you dare to marry your young master as your Crown Princess?"