Chapter 616 - Hard to Control the Hostility (1/2)

“Elder brother, why is it King Yan? What does he have to do with me? I want to marry King Xuan. I want to be Consort Xuan.” Princess Caifeng had never been a person who had tolerance. She immediately stood up excitedly and spoke loudly when she heard that the man Crown Prince Xieyue mentioned was not the one she wanted to marry.

“King Xuan?” Crown Prince Xieyue frowned and said unhappily, “Everyone knows about what happened between you and King Yan. Furthermore, King Yan has agreed to marry you. What are you dissatisfied with?”

The two parties had their own ideas in private, and Consort Yan didn’t object at all. Xieyue didn’t think that Princess Caifeng didn’t know about it. Besides, Feng Yulei had left the prince’s jade pendant as the betrothal gift of their engagement. No matter which country the prince was from, he would give his jade pendant to his fiancée as the betrothal gift. Now that Feng Yulei’s jade pendant was in Princess Caifeng’s hands, didn’t it represent her intention?

“What happened between the two of us? Elder brother, there’s nothing between us. How could there’s something between us?” Princess Caifeng was so anxious that she jumped up.

“If there’s nothing between the two of you, what do you mean by talking and traveling privately with King Yan during the past few days?” There was a hint of anger on Crown Prince Xieyue’s face. If Feng Yulei and Caifeng had not made an agreement, he would not have allowed the two of them to get along in private to improve their relations.h.i.+p. Even though the other two princes had come, there were always people watching beside them when they were here.

“Elder brother, I… I am choosing my husband!” Caifeng was ashamed and annoyed by Xieyue’s words, and tears welled up in her eyes.

“Choosing your husband? Caifeng, I remember when we came here, I had told you clearly that no matter which prince likes you, you have to marry him. Whether you’ll be the only wife or a co-wife, you will do your part for our Southern Barbarian Lands. When could you choose the man you want to marry? He’s the son of the Qin Kingdom’s Emperor. How could you, a princess from the Southern Barbarian Lands, a small country, have the right to choose?”

Xieyue rolled his eyes slightly, and the bottom of his eyes was cold. He originally thought that although Caifeng was a little arrogant and arbitrary, at least she was sensible and knew who she was. Since he also wanted to create difficulties for those princes, he allowed those princes to visit Caifeng. Unexpectedly, what he had done spoiled her. Caifeng wanted to choose her husband in person!

The marriage alliance between the two countries was intended to improve the relations.h.i.+p between the two countries, and everything else was a small matter!

“But elder brother…” Princess Caifeng’s heart trembled when she saw that Xieyue’s expression had darkened. She s.h.i.+vered and wriggled her mouth. “Elder brother, but, I want to marry King Xuan. Didn’t they say that King Xuan is their Emperor’s favorite prince? As long as I marry King Xuan, it will be of great help to you, won’t it?”

She did not want to marry King Yan; she wanted to marry King Xuan. With her beautiful appearance, only King Xuan was worthy of her!

“King Yan was raised by the Empress. There is not only Ding General Manor behind him, but also Mingguo Manor. Even the Empress Dowager will stand on his side when necessary. And most importantly, you and King Yan are already like this. Will King Xuan marry you?” Crown Prince Xieyue a.n.a.lyzed calmly.

Caifeng only relied on her status as a princess and her beauty. However, it was obvious that these points did not attract King Xuan’s attention. Then, what was the point of marrying him? As for Consort Xuan, even Hu Qianyue had to admit that she was beautiful, and she had wanted to bring Consort Xuan here, but she failed, which indicated that she was not a simple woman.

How could Caifeng fight with Consort Xuan who had won Feng Yuran’s heart and was hard to deal with?

By comparison, Consort Yan served King Yan wholeheartedly. It was much easier to deal with her than Consort Xuan, who had deliberately tied King Xuan using her illness. Crown Prince Xieyue compared them and had understood the situation behind it. Therefore, he gave up on King Xuan, Feng Yuran and had already sought the position of Consort Yan for Princess Caifeng.

“But, elder brother… I, I don’t want to!” Princess Caifeng was unwilling to accept it. She gritted her teeth and stomped her feet as she cried out anxiously.

Ever since she saw Feng Yuran, her mind had been filled with him. The reason why she had gotten along well with those princes and played with them from time to time was that she wanted to deliberately make Feng Yuran jealous. She had long forgotten about the misunderstanding between her and King Yan.

Of course, she was the only one who did not take it to heart and chose to forget it!

“Caifeng, don’t you remember what you told me before you came to the Qin Kingdom? Do you still want to marry into Wutuo?” Crown Prince Xieyue’s face darkened with a hint of anger.

The reason why Princess Caifeng came to the Qin Kingdom instead of the other princesses was entirely because of Crown Prince Xieyue. Previously, Princess Caifeng was going to marry into a small country called Wutuo which was located in the other side of the Southern Barbarian Lands. It was said that the place was extremely poor. Since it was hard for a man to marry a wife, some brothers only married one woman. It was a real wilderness.

Of course, Princess Caifeng was unwilling to go to that place. She asked for the permission of Crown Prince Xieyue in private, so she came to the Qin Kingdom with him!

Hearing what Crown Prince Xieyue mentioned, she went limp and almost sat down on the ground. She opened her eyes wide in horror, and her face turned livid. She was so scared that her heart was in her mouth. She didn’t dare to go against Xieyue, and hurriedly begged, “Elder brother, I don’t want to marry into that place. I won’t go there!”

Every princess who had married into Wutuo had all died young. At this moment, Princess Caifeng was truly afraid.

“If you don’t want to go there, just listen to my arrangement. Will I hurt you?” The voice of Crown Prince Xieyue softened. He reached out and patted Princess Caifeng’s hand. Then, he stood up and said to the maidservant beside him, “Go and see if Miss Hu has prepared the clothes for the princess. Once she’s ready, help the princess put on her makeup.”

“Yes!” The maidservant lowered her head and left.