Chapter 129

Why hadn’t they ever thought of it? Crown Princess of Zhuque would indeed be an empress in the future. Even if she didn’t have many concubines, at least Prince Zhan would not be her only man.

In that case, could their Prince Zhan stand sharing a wife with other men? He probably could not. Since Prince Zhan had such a cold-blooded and merciless temperament, perhaps he would kill all the men of Crown Princess of Zhuque.

Everyone seemed to have seen the bloody scene, and they were trembling all together.

Some men also began to fantasize. This crown princess of the Zhuque Empire was as beautiful as a fairy maiden with an exalted identity and lots of wealth. It would be so wonderful to marry such a woman. Even if they couldn’t be her husband, being a concubine was good enough! They just didn’t know whether Crown Princess of Zhuque would accept them.

Duanmu Xi turned to look at Xiahou Shan, with her purple eyes narrowed in a threatening manner. Stared at by Duanmu Xi fiercely, Xiahou Shan was frightened and her legs even went limp but she had to brace herself and hang in there because this was a public occasion.

“Princess of Xuanwu Empire, you should mind your own business if you have time. There is no need for you to worry about the affairs between me and my future wife.”

His icy voice was like thunder on the ground, causing an uproar in the crowd again.

“Future wife? Is Prince Zhan going to marry into the Zhuque Empire?”

“Prince Zhan really doesn’t care what Princess of Xuanwu had said?”

“Isn’t Prince Zhan afraid that Crown Princess of the Zhuque Empire may cease to love him only?”

Looking at his most beloved son, Xuanyuan Lie felt a slight pain in his heart, and his eyes became sad. Future wife? Did he agree to their marriage? Did his son really want to leave the Baihu Empire and stay away from him so badly? Xuanyuan Lie just wanted to make it up to his son. And his son was still unwilling to give him a chance?

Upon hearing Xuanyuan Mo mention “his future wife”, Xuanyuan Hao felt so irritated. A gleam of fierceness flashed in his black eyes. What exactly did Xuanyuan Mo mean? Was Xuanyuan Mo really willing to give up all he had in the Baihu Empire for Duanmu Xi?

Zhuge Weiming’s black eyes flickered. What did Prince Zhan of the Baihu Empire want? Had he already agreed to establish a marriage alliance with the Zhuque Empire? Then what should the Xuanwu Empire do to resolve the crisis posed by the tri-nation alliance?

Xiahou Shan’s pretty face turned pale. She looked at Xuanyuan Mo sadly with big enchanting eyes. What was so good in Duanmu Xi? Would Prince Zhan rather share a wife with other men than be with her?

After all, she was the princess of the Xuanwu Empire. If Xuanyuan Mo agreed to marry her, she could help him become the emperor of the Baihu Empire. By comparison, if Xuanyuan Mo married Duanmu Xi, he could only be a royal consort at best. Not only did he have no real power, but he would also be laughed at by all the men in the world. Everyone knew which one he should choose but a man as smart as Xuanyuan Mo did not.

Xiahou Shan, who was looking sadly at Xuanyuan Mo, couldn’t get the slightest response from him. So, she could only turn to Duanmu Xi.

“Duanmu Xi, do you really want Xuanyuan Mo to be one of those in your harem? Do you really want him to share a wife with other men? Do you really want him to be laughed at by the other men in the world? Duanmu Xi, how could you be so selfish? You don’t love him at all…”

“Enough…” A shout interrupted Xiahou Shan’s impassioned words.

Xuanyuan Mo slowly raised his head to look at Xiahou Shan with his cold eyes as if he were not looking at a corpse rather than a living person.

Xiahou Shan was horrified, her clothes all soaked in a cold sweat. Even her body began to stiffen. She even felt that her heart and guts were about to break.

Duanmu Xi also felt the cold and murderous aura on Xuanyuan Mo. Hence, she quietly held Xuanyuan Mo’s hand under the table, passing her warmth to him.

Feeling the warmth of Duanmu Xi’s palms, Xuanyuan Mo immediately became a lot softer and his murderous look also turned much tenderer.

Duanmu Xi glanced at the people who wore different expressions and finally looked at Xiahou Shan, saying slowly, “I love Snow! Maybe I am selfish. I want to keep him by my side for a lifetime, live with him together until old age, have him smile at me only, and make him only love me all his life. However, I will not let any men laugh at him. Instead, they will only envy him. I will not let him share a wife with other men. He is the husband I only want and will have in this life. I will not let him be a member of my harem because he is my only one. Today, I, Duanmu Xi, swear hereby that I will only love Xuanyuan Mo in my life. No matter what the future will be like, my heart will never change.”

There was silence in the audience. Duanmu Xi’s words made all the people present have mixed feelings. Some began to examine their feelings for their original wives, some began to miss their lovers, and some even quietly wiped their tears.

Duanmu Xi’s vow of true love also completely deterred the men who just had wild thoughts about her. They not only envied Prince Zhan for being so sincerely treated by Crown Princess of Zhuque but also admired her for not having any bad habit of the royal descendants despite her identity.

At this time, Xuanyuan Mo was holding Duanmu Xi’s hand so tightly that he seemed to be able to crush her hand. Nevertheless, Duanmu Xi did not feel the slightest pain.

Duanmu Xi knew that her Snow was agitated and nervous. In fact, she didn’t intend to say these words to Xiahou Shan. Her words were only uttered for the people she cared about. Snow and Snow’s father were the people Duanmu Xi cared about whereas the other people here were nothing to her.

Xiahou Shan couldn’t say a word anymore. Instead, she slowly sat back in the chair and stared at the front blankly. Finally, she lost completely today. She lost to Duanmu Xi, a woman she had always hated.

In fact, Xiahou Shan knew that she was jealous. She was jealous that Duanmu Xi was more beautiful for her, that Duanmu Xi could have Xuanyuan Mo’s love, that Duanmu Xi was more exalted than her, and that all Duanmu Xi had was better than hers.

Yes, Xiahou Shan was jealous, but she would never give up Xuanyuan Mo. Nor would she reconcile to her defeat. Xiahou Shan was determined to make Duanmu Xi envy her one day as well.

Those words of true love hit Xuanyuan Hao hard. If only what Duanmu Xi said could be for him! Unfortunately, they were not for him. Xuanyuan Hao had no idea whether being spoony was a good thing or not.

Xuanyuan Lie had mixed feelings at this moment. Facing Duanmu Xi’s sincere vow of true love, he couldn’t remain unmoved. Yet, he couldn’t just agree to her marriage proposal so easily. Xuanyuan Lie couldn’t bear to let his son marry into another empire. Once again, he couldn’t help thinking it would be great if Duanmu Xi would marry into the Baihu Empire instead of asking Mo to marry into the Zhuque Empire.

Looking at the complicated look of Xuanyuan Lie, Duanmu Xi thought of her grandfather. Suddenly, Duanmu Xi couldn’t bear to push him anymore. Hence, she once again bowed deeply to Xuanyuan Lie, “I know that I shouldn’t propose marriage so abruptly, and I also understand how you are feeling as Mo’s father. Since Your Majesty is unwilling to accept my betrothal presents, then I will not mention it for the time being.”

With a flip of her sleeves, the countless rare treasures and the dazzling light from within the boxes all disappeared.

Upon seeing the empty hall, everyone blinked their eyes, all wondering if they had actually seen the treasures just now, or everything was just an illusion.

Seeing this, Xuanyuan Lie felt relieved and slightly moved, and his gaze became softer when he looked at Duanmu Xi. This girl was courteous and sensible. She was a good girl indeed. It seemed that Mo had a good eye for choosing women!

Seeing that Duanmu Xi had withdrawn the betrothal presents, Zhuge Weiming stood up and looked at Xuanyuan Lie, saying, “Your Majesty, what do you think of the marriage union between the Baihu Empire and the Xuanwu Empire?”

Seeing Zhuge Weiming, Xuanyuan Lie immediately put on a disgruntled look and said in a cold voice, “It is my son’s marriage. Of course, I must ask for his own opinion.”

A gleam of cunningness flashed in Zhou Manyun’s eyes. She looked at Xuanyuan Lie and said softly, “Your Majesty, it will be the Mid-Autumn Festival three days later. Why not invite Crown Princess of Zhuque and Prince Regent of Xuanwu Empire to the imperial palace to appreciate the full moon together? By then, we can ask Prince Zhan to make his choice. What do you say? ”

Xuanyuan Lie turned his head abruptly to look at Zhou Manyun and squinted his black eyes fiercely. He exuded a rush of coldness unconsciously. Why did this woman talk about appreciating the full moon at the Mid-Autumn Festival? Didn’t she know that the night of the full moon was a taboo in the Baihu Empire?

Facing Xuanyuan Lie’s cold eyes, Zhou Manyun blinked innocently, as if she had no idea why Xuanyuan Lie was angry.

Guo Hui’er sneered when she heard Zhou Manyun’s words. She didn’t expect that Consort Hui was such a shrewd woman! It was also understandable. How could a woman who had successfully escaped from Guo Hui’er’s abortion soup be ordinary? Zhou Manyun definitely knew that the night of the full moon was the weakness of Xuanyuan Mo. However, it had nothing to do with Guo Hui’er. All she needed to do was watch the fun aside and stir up trouble.

When they heard her mention appreciate the full moon at the Mid-Autumn Festival, a glint of killing intent flashed across Xuanyuan Mo’s and Duanmu Xi’s eyes at the same time.

Duanmu Xi stared at Zhou Manyun coldly and only saw that Zhou Manyun was looking at Xuanyuan Lie with an innocent face.

Perhaps because she felt someone was gazing at her, Zhou Manyun turned her head and found that it was Duanmu Xi. Zhou Manyun froze for a second and smiled softly at Duanmu Xi.

A sneer flashed across Duanmu Xi’s deep purple eyes. And she realized that Zhou Manyun was not simple!

Zhuge Weiming also seemed to have sensed the unusual atmosphere. With a faintly imperceptible smile on his face, Zhuge Weiming bowed slightly to Xuanyuan Lie, “Then I’ll respectfully accept your kind invitation.”

Xuanyuan Lie frowned and looked at Zhuge Weiming with a gaze that was more than displeased.

After dinner, Xuanyuan Lie called Xuanyuan Mo to the imperial study.

Xuanyuan Lie looked at his son for a long time before speaking leisurely, “Do you want the throne of the Baihu Empire?”

“No,” without any thought, Xuanyuan Mo replied directly.

Xuanyuan Lie smiled bitterly. Indeed, what was the point of being an emperor who couldn’t even protect his beloved one? However, this useless throne was the only thing Xuanyuan Lie could give to his son.

“Do you want to marry Crown Princess of Zhuque?”

“Yes,” he still answered with no hesitation.

Xuanyuan Lie, who was not surprised at the answer, nodded and waved to Xuanyuan Mo, “Go back. Don’t keep that girl waiting long.”

When it came to Duanmu Xi, Xuanyuan Mo’s face softened a lot, “Goodbye, Father.”

Just when Xuanyuan Mo was about to leave the imperial study, Xuanyuan Lie said again, “Don’t show yourself until the full moon is over. I will send someone to guard Prince Zhan’s mansion and keep visitors away.”

When Xuanyuan Mo heard that, his hand that was about to open the door stiffened. Then, he strode out of the imperial study.