Chapter 540 - Chapter 540: Chapter 540: Chu Lans Confession_1 (1/2)
Chapter 540: Chapter 540: Chu Lan’s Confession_1
It should be possible.
Now, the entire court is under his control. What difficulty would there be for him to marry someone?
But… after all, that’s just an assumption, there are no foregone conclusions in this world.
Chu Lan looked at the bride before him, a scene of him lifting the bridal veil flashed in his mind. The face underneath it was unmistakably that of Wei Qingruo.
She flashed a smile at him, merging with the face of Xu Heyou who was talking and laughing merrily with him at that moment.
Her eyes were still bright, shining with a light as if they could talk.
On the red bed, Zuo Lingyue sat, her face concealed under the red veil, only hearing footsteps.
She nervously awaited for King Jing to lift her veil.
After waiting for a while, she did not hear the veil being lifted.
On the contrary, that sound grew more and more distant until she heard the sound of the door opening again.
Chu Lan had left the room.
When he exited the room, he told the guard by the door that he had important matters to attend to and would stay in the study for the night.
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At night, Wei Ruo was returning to the King Rui Residence from the East City Gate.
The weather these past few days had been incredibly cold. After seeking the court’s approval, she used her own money and resources to build a camp outside the city gate.
Due to the rush of time, she had been very busy these days.
Additionally, the places she needed to go were not very accessible by carriage, so Wei Ruo had been riding a horse instead.
It was cold at night, and Wei Ruo was wearing a big cloak. The collar was lined with pure white fox fur, and she wore a fur hat sewn by her wet nurse on her head, making her look all fluffy.
Wei Jinyi remained by her side, dressed as Wang Jin, with Xiumei and Lin Fang also accompanying them.
“Queen Rui, you’ve worked hard.”
The guard at the city gate greeted Wei Ruo when they entered.
Wei Ruo responded with a small nod.
Not long after they entered the city gate, a group of people appeared, surrounding them from all sides.
Next, a man stepped out from the darkness.
Clothed in a black brocade robe embroidered with gold fish patterns and draped in a thick cloak; The inside of the cloak was black, while the outside was embroidered with the same gold patterns on a dark blue background.
When she saw the man’s face, Wei Ruo looked puzzled.
Chu Lan? Why was he here?
This was supposed to be his wedding night; why wasn’t he consummating his marriage but here instead?
It was already past curfew, and aside from the occasional patrols from the Armed Forces Department, there was no one else on the street. Furthermore, all of the patrols were Chu Lan’s men.
“May I invite you for a cup of tea?” Chu Lan asked Wei Ruo.
“Prince Jing, are you drunk? I am Queen Rui, your sister-in-law. You want to have tea with me at this ungodly hour? Regardless of how you look at it, this is not appropriate. Not to mention, it’s your wedding night, you should go back to your queen.” Wei Ruo replied coldly.
“Or would you prefer that we take matters into our own hands?” Chu Lan said.
Chu Lan had brought several dozens of men with him, while Wei Ruo only had three in her company.
If a battle were to break out, there would be no advantage for Wei Ruo’s side.
“Prince Jing, do you realize what you’re doing?” Wei Ruo asked.
Even though he hadn’t ascended to the throne yet, how could he so brazen?
Had he gone mad?