The Princess Cannot Escape: The Cunning Prince Is Not to Be Messed With

Chapter 269 Arranging the Wedding

"What? Have you forgotten? I haven't given you a letter of divorce yet. Theoretically speaking, we are still legally married. It's recorded in the official register of the government." Gu Lounan wiped the fruit in his hand, took a bite, and a sinister voice rang out from outside the door, "As far as I am concerned, I don't mind killing you to protect the princess's innocence."

Xiahou Ying stood at the door like the King of Hell, his aura as chilling as a demon. Yin Quan couldn't help but shiver. To avoid being caught in the crossfire, she subtly stepped back. Gu Lounan, however, acted as if he hadn't seen her. "Your Highness is mistaken. All that I did was to save you. As for the Princess Consort... well, it was just an act."

"Why aren't you following our plan?" Gu Lounan's eyes curved into a smile. "Your Highness's plans are no match for changes, and the current situation is actually more favorable to our plan."

"Gu Lounan, don't think I don't know what you're up to. You can't take a single thing that belongs to me, Xiahou Ying, no matter what it is." He strode up to Yin Quan, who felt as if a huge shadow had fallen over her. Despite the warm spring weather, she felt as if she were in the dead of winter.

“Um…we’re just pretending to be husband and wife, don’t get so worked up…” Xiahou Ying’s fingers intertwined with Yin Quan’s hair, his gaze softening. “What do you suggest? Even knowing you two are fake, I’m still so sad.”

Yin Quan's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets. This was completely out of character! What happened to the aloof and handsome god? What happened to the cool and stern image? Had Xiahou Ying been replaced?

Yin Quan felt her tongue was tied in knots. "Xiahou Ying... has the poison in your body flared up again? Take your medicine quickly." Gu Lounan unconsciously clenched the fruit in his hand. Had he loved her enough to compromise for her?

Yin Quan was speechless with shock at the scene before her when a gentle female voice sounded from outside the door, "Is Sister Yin here?" Yin Quan hurriedly pushed Xiahou Ying away and whispered to Gu Lounan, "What should we do? It seems like Chu Fenghua has arrived?" Gu Lounan winked at her.

"They came to see Sister Yin, they have something to ask you, why are you asking me?" Yin Quan was so angry she almost fainted. "If it weren't for you, would I have gotten into all this trouble? If you dare to play tricks on me again, believe me, I'll expose our relationship right now."

Gu Lounan shifted to a more comfortable position, lying on the soft couch like a cat. "Oh? So you don't want to save the prince's life anymore?" Yin Quan glanced at Xiahou Ying and glared at him fiercely. "If it weren't for Xiahou Ying, I wouldn't bother with you."

Seeing the sulking little woman, Xiahou Ying's originally gloomy mood suddenly brightened, and his tense expression finally relaxed a bit. "Go and take a look, but be careful. This woman is no ordinary person."

Yin Quan had a long face. She really had no experience dealing with concubines. "Sister Yin, are you there? I asked you to help me choose a dress." Yin Quan could tell that Chu Fenghua didn't seem to have any intention of leaving if she didn't see her today.

Resigned to her fate, Chu Fenghua went to open the door. She glanced into the room without making it obvious and asked respectfully, "Is Senior Brother Gu here?" Yin Quan yelled into the room, "Gu Lounan is looking for you!" Chu Fenghua's disgust for Yin Quan flashed by.

How could such a rude woman be worthy of such a divine person?

Gu Lounan's somewhat lazy voice came, "Junior Sister Fenghua clearly came to see you, why are you dragging me into this? I have something to discuss with the sect leader later." Gu Lounan's excuses were so subtle that even someone as perceptive as Chu Fenghua, and even Yin Quan, could tell that he was deliberately avoiding her.

Chu Fenghua seemed completely unconcerned. "Since Senior Brother Gu has other matters to attend to, let's not bother him. It's nothing serious. I just wanted my sister to help me choose a wedding dress. I've already chosen my sister's dress, and all that's left is Senior Brother Gu's dress. I wonder when Senior Brother Gu will have time to finalize it?"

"Little Quan Quan, you can help me choose. I'll like any of the ones you like." Yin Quan rolled her eyes helplessly. Who's going to get married anyway?

"Never mind, this is a major event in one's life. If he doesn't care, we should care. I'll go with you." Chu Fenghua nodded.

When Yin Quan arrived at Chu Fenghua's boudoir, she finally saw what a girl's private room should look like. The light gauze curtains throughout the room were exquisite, and as soon as she entered, she smelled a delicate fragrance of a young woman. Yin Quan unconsciously relaxed her guard.

On a sandalwood bed directly opposite, dozens of wedding dresses were laid out, but none of them were bright red. Yin Quan asked in surprise, "Why aren't these wedding dresses bright red? They're all rose red instead?"

Chu Fenghua said with some regret, "Since ancient times, only wives could wear bright red when they got married, while concubines could only wear light red." Yin Quan looked at Chu Fenghua's sad eyes and suddenly felt a little sorry for her.

Everyone knew about Chu Fenghua's feelings for Gu Lounan. For such a devoted woman, they only saw this as a means to achieve their goals. This fact was far too cruel for a woman.

"Actually, you don't need to care so much about the main wife and concubines. As for Gu Lounan and me... how should I put it? Believe me, as long as he feels your sincerity, he will definitely treat you well in the future."

“Sister, I didn’t mean to compete with you for your senior brother. Feng Hua knows his own status and position. Even after he marries you, he will still respect you as the elder sister.” Yin Quan hurriedly said, “Why are you so stubborn? I’ve already told you that you don’t need to care about me. Just put on your bright red wedding dress. A woman only has one wedding in her life. If you leave yourself with regrets, won’t you regret it for the rest of your life? While there’s still time, hurry up and go and have a new dress made!”

Chu Fenghua held Yin Quan's hand with some emotion, "I will remember your kindness to me for the rest of my life." After leaving Chu Fenghua's room, Yin Quan was in a good mood, after all, she had brought together a good marriage.

She hadn't gone far when a pair of arms suddenly appeared behind her. Chongyang mysteriously pulled her to a secluded spot. "What have you guys been up to lately?"

"What else can we do? We're just finding a good person for that unreliable guy Gu Lounan so he can be properly managed and taught him to behave himself."

Chongyang tapped her forehead. "Sometimes I really don't know if you're genuinely stupid or just pretending. You clearly told Elder Qinghuang and the others about your plan to invite them, so how could they still fall for it? There must be some secret behind this. Don't you know that?"

Hearing Chongyang's words, Yin Quan suddenly realized that something seemed amiss. Knowing Gu Lounan and Xiahou Ying as he did, there was no way they would knowingly fall into a trap. Could it be another scheme against them?

"When I find out the truth, I'll settle the score with those two."

"I have another important matter to discuss with you. Could you lend me that little mouse?" Yin Quan tightened his pockets. "Seriously? Why are you even thinking about it?" Chongyang said seriously, "I'm not joking. I discovered some strangers in Qifeng Manor. Last time I explored the manor at night, I fought with these two. Their martial arts styles were quite strange. I think mice have a very keen sense of smell, so maybe it can help me find them."

Yin Quan opened his pocket, and Xiao Rong poked her head out. "Xiao Rong, can you track a person's location by their scent?" Xiao Rong nodded. Yin Quan looked at Chong Yang with concern, "You're not just making up an excuse to lie to my Xiao Rong, are you?"

At this moment, Chongyang really wanted to open her head and see what was inside. "This matter involves too many people, so I have to be careful." Yin Quan fawned over her, "After it's done, can we borrow the Ancient Spirit Pearl?"

He stroked his chin thoughtfully for a while, seemingly weighing the pros and cons of the matter. "Hey, I'm telling you, you can't be ungrateful. If we hadn't saved your life back then, you'd still be suffering in the Feng family mansion."

Chongyang was extremely reluctant to talk about the past, and whenever it came up, he felt an urge to kill the evil Buddha. Yin Quan suddenly thought of this connection and had an idea.

"How about this? I'll trade you the whereabouts of the Evil Buddha." Chongyang's eyes lit up, and he said without hesitation, "Deal."

After reaching an agreement with Chongyang, Yin Quan was in a good mood. On her way back, humming a little tune, she saw a purse on the ground. The pattern embroidered on the purse looked familiar to Yin Quan, but she couldn't remember where she had seen it before. She could only put it away and think about giving it to the people of Qifeng Manor one day to see who lost it.

Chu Fenghua's wedding was a major event, but because it was not a very honorable occasion, Qifeng Manor did not hold a grand banquet for guests from the martial arts world. Instead, they invited some close friends and relatives.

The once quiet mountain villa has become increasingly lively these past few days due to the arrival of guests. Bright red lanterns hang high, creating a peaceful and festive atmosphere throughout the villa.

However, Gu Lounan, the male protagonist of this incident, not only did not take any initiative to arrange the wedding, but instead did nothing but walk his birds and play with his cats every day.

Yin Quan was exhausted, working until midnight every day before returning home. Fortunately, seeing that her meticulous designs were appreciated by the guests brought her some comfort.

Ten days later, Qifeng Manor was filled with red candles, and even the usually elegant manor lord changed into a festive red outfit.

Yin Quan was treated as an honored guest and sat in a position second only to the manor lord. Before everyone had arrived, Yun Shang came to Yin Quan and nodded slightly.

"We really have to thank you this time, young lady. Although it is indeed difficult to share a husband with other women, I did not expect you to be so generous. Not only did you not make things difficult for Feng Hua, you also thought so much about her."