Chapter 443 - Chapter 443 The Title of Fiancee

After Jing Wenyan had left, Wei Yuewu asked in surprise, “She… wants to marry into the Crown Prince Mansion?”

She pushed Yan Huaijing slightly, but he was not bothered to answer still. Instead, he leaned over to her and had no intention of moving away. Wei Yuewu was so annoyed that she gritted her teeth.

“Yeah, she wants to be the future Empress!” Lazily, Yan Huaijing closed his handsome eyes. His voice sounded idle and gentle.

“But… didn’t she want to choose a husband before? Many young men from aristocratic families came that day!” Wei Yuewu asked as she pushed him away.

However, the heir-apparent did not seem to have any intention of getting up. With a playful expression, he took a glance at Wei Yuewu. “You’re not telling me that you believed her, are you?”

“Of course, I didn’t believe her!” Wei Yuewu replied honestly. Since she could not hide it from the cunning Yan Huaijing, she did not feel that there was a need to lie.

“Why?” Yan Huaijing opened his eyes and raised his eyebrows in amusement.

“Your Heir-apparent, can you move away a little from me?” With his weight on her, she couldn’t breathe well and had no choice but to solve the imminent problem first.

“Why? You are my fiancee, Miss Lin!” Yan Huaijing looked as if it was a matter of course. His tall and straight body was still leaning on Wei Yuewu.

“Your Heir-apparent, I am not your fiancee!” Wei Yuewu retorted.

“Oh, you aren’t? Cool. Jing Wenyan should still be downstairs. I’ll tell her to come up and see whether you are my fiancee, Miss Lin.” Suddenly, Yan Huaijing laughed as if he was not surprised by her words, and he was about to stand up.

Seeing that, Wei Yuewu grabbed him and pulled him back to the bed. “You are right. I am Miss Lin!”

“My fiancee?” Yan Huaijing raised his eyebrows.

“Yes, your fiancee,” Wei Yuewu answered with gritted teeth.

Seeing the respect on Wei Yuewu’s face and the aggrieved look in her eyes, Yan Huaijing playfully stroked her hair and said slowly, “Since you said so, I will have to accept it then!”

“And since you are my fiancee, it shouldn’t be a problem for me to lean on you, right?” Saying so, Yan Huaijing leaned over again. Fortunately, this time, he was not putting all his weight on her, which would make her difficult to even speak.

“Your Heir-apparent, how did she know that the Crown Prince would definitely choose her over all the other young ladies?” Wei Yuewu decided not to beat around the bush and asked the question on her mind.

“Well, the Duke of Jing has always been the Emperor’s most trusted man. It is not difficult to know about the palm reading issue.” Yan Huaijing turned to look at Wei Yuewu’s delicate and charming face and suddenly smiled.

After the shock, Wei Yuewu asked, “So, Jing Wenyan wants to use palm reading in her favor?” This was the only chance for Jing Wenyan to marry into the Crown Prince Mansion.

It was also the only opportunity for her to marry into the Crown Prince Mansion with the least objection.

Even if her father, the Duke of Jin, had lost State of Jing, she was still an aristocratic family’s legitimate daughter. However, if she married the Crown Prince, she would be criticized for sure. Even the Empress would not like it. After all, a Crown Princess with a powerful family background could be a great help to the Crown Prince.

So, even if Jing Wenyan managed to marry into the Crown Prince Mansion with her current status, she would still end up in a bad state because her family was powerless.

However, her situation would be different with those rumors of her having the innate phoenix fate. In that case, she was destined. No one could change fate or criticize it, or they would be disrespectful to destiny.

“But, doesn’t Master Fenghe get to decide the results of palm reading?” Wei Yuewu still had her doubts, even though she could tell that Jing Wenyan was very ambitious.

“So what? Master Fenghe works for the royal family. Since he has been socially engaged, he is at the service of others. If the Crown Prince wants him to announce that Jing Wenyan possesses the destiny of a phoenix fate, do you think Master Fenghe will object?” Yan Huaijing was satisfied to see that Wei Yuewu grew suspicious of Master Fenghe.

As he had expected, his little fox was smart. She figured out the key to the matter after some thinking.

“So, the Crown Prince…” Suddenly, Wei Yuewu was shocked and widened her eyes.

“It’s not hard to guess what the Crown Prince is thinking. That day, when Jing Wenyan saw that something had happened to Fourth Princess’ carriage, she asked the Crown Prince for help. Later, Jing Wenyan entered the palace, and the always arrogant Fourth Princess did not vent her anger on Jing Wenyan.” Yan Huaijing smiled. His eyes were glittering with pleasure.

“So, the Crown Prince actually inclines to marry Jing Wenyan?” Wei Yuewu took a guess.

“Yeah. If he fails to get the phoenix-fate woman, the Crown Prince’s status will be unstable too. The two can ensure a win-win situation by getting married,” Yan Huaijing responded meaningfully.

Hearing his words, Wei Yuewu fell into deep thought. Originally, she wouldn’t care about the Crown Prince. But because of the note that Mother had left behind, she subconsciously started to pay attention to the Crown Prince. For some reason, she did not want the Crown Prince Wen Tianyao and Jing Wenyan to be together.

Clearly, Jing Wenyan was in love with Yan Huaijing. However, since Yan Huaijing did not intend to marry her, she turned to the Crown Prince. Of course, she was interested in the Crown Prince’s status.

“What? Are you worrying about the Crown Prince?” Yan Huaijing raised his voice and laughed warmly.

“No! It’s just that Jing Wenyan used to treat me quite alright in the past…” Wei Yuewu said, trying to deny his claim.

“Quite alright? She had the intention of destroying you this time!” As Yan Huaijing pointed that out, his eyes turned cold. Jing Wenyan must have underestimated him. What kind of a useless master would he be if he weren’t even able to take care of the affairs in his own mansion?

“I won’t fall for it!” Wei Yuewu stated with a bit of pride.

“I won’t let you fall for it either!” His words were very soft, so soft that Wei Yuewu almost thought that she was hearing things. Nonetheless, she knew that she wasn’t hallucinating. As her heart beat wildly, she hurriedly lowered her head to hide the panic in her eyes. As if her heart was stuffed with a ball of cotton, she gasped for breath.

Just then, the words fell into Wei Yuewu’s ears lightly. “Yuewu, are you willing to be my wife?”

It was as if something had struck her heart and then spread to her limbs. It was a feeling that she had never experienced in the past decade. She felt breathless.

She took a deep breath and told herself that the handsome man in front of her was the powerful Heir-apparent of the Duke of Yan State. In the future, he might compete with the Crown Prince Wen Tianyao. No one knew what the future held for Yan Huaijing.

The path he took was certainly dangerous, just like himself.

As for the throbbing of her heart, she tried to persuade herself that anyone would be flattered when Yan Huaijing said that to them.

Suppressing the panic in her heart, Wei Yuewu gently reminded him, “Your Heir-apparent, the Third Princess and Fourth Princess will be here soon.”

The Heiress-apparent could only be a princess. It had nothing to do with her.

“So what?” Yan Huaijing raised his eyebrows. There was a faint gentleness in his upturned eyes as he spoke in a disapproving manner.

“Your Heir-apparent, shouldn’t you meet the two princesses?” Wei Yuewu asked in surprise, wondering whether Yan Huaijing was really here to marry a princess.

“How about you help me take a look, Yuewu?” Yan Huaijing was not bothered by Wei Yuewu’s avoidance. Instead, he slowly picked up the wine glass by his hand, took a sip, and placed it close to Wei Yuewu’s light cherry lips. “Take a sip. It’s good!”

Shaking her head, Wei Yuewu refused. “Nah, I don’t drink.”

However, Yan Huaijing did not give up and continued to keep the goblet next to her lips. His gaze was gentle when he coaxed her. “Try it!”

Having no choice, Wei Yuewu parted her lips. Yan Huaijing tilted the glass slightly for the dark red liquid to flow into her mouth.

To her surprise, the taste was not as bitter as she had imagined. In fact, it had a rich fragrance and a sweet taste. It gave her an endless aftertaste. She could not help but lick the corner of her lips. Then, she noticed that Yan Huaijing was gazing at her intently. Her face turned red, and she lowered her head to hide it.

“Your Heir-apparent, are you really not going to meet the Third Princess and Fourth Princess?”

“Why should I meet them? I believe they would be happier to see Jing Wenyan instead.” Yan Huaijing withdrew his gaze and took a sip from the glass at the same spot where Wei Yuewu drank.

When Wei Yuewu noticed that, her delicate face turned red, and she got inexplicably annoyed.

“Your Heir-apparent, shouldn’t you be entertaining the Crown Prince? Drinking here alone is not the right way to treat your guests,” Wei Yuewu commented with a blushing look.

“I’ll go in a bit. It’s not the time yet. The bamboo building today is quite busy!” There was a glistening look in Yan Huaijing’s long and narrow eyes, and the corners of his handsome lips were slightly curved with a hint of a good mood.

One could easily tell the sincerity of the smile in his eyes.

“Because of my Fourth Elder Sister?” Wei Yuewu blinked her eyes. Immediately, she understood something and looked up at Yan Huaijing.

“Yes, your Fourth Elder Sister is also interested in becoming the Crown Princess.” After Yan Huaijing put down the wine glass in his hand, he leaned back lazily and pulled Wei Yuewu closer. “Jing Wenyan isn’t the only one who is curious about you, Miss Lin. It seems that the Crown Prince is even more curious about you.”

Hearing that, Wei Yuewu went silent for a while. The main reason why Jing Wenyan set her up in the so-called courtyard of Miss Lin was to find out the news of “Miss Lin”. Wei Yuewu had appeared twice in the palace with Yan Huaijing. However, she was covered perfectly every time. So, the Crown Prince probably was not the only one who was curious about her.

Perhaps everyone was curious to know her identity now. Whether it was Jing Wenyan or Wei Qiufu, they all wanted to use this to curry favor with Wen Tianyao. Now that Jing Wenyan had left in failure, the next one to try to find out about her identity would be the equally ambitious Fourth Elder Sister, Wei Qiufu.

Although Jing Wenyan’s scheme did not cause any damage to Wei Qiufu, Wei Qiufu was not someone who would accept being schemed in silence. She might not be at odds with Jing Wenyan now, but she certainly had a reason to find out the identity of “Miss Lin” too.

“Let’s see how long it will take your Fourth Elder Sister before she requests to see me,” Yan Huaijing remarked in a clear and mocking tone with a smirk, to which Wei Yuewu was speechless again. How could no one see the true face of this cunning but enchanting heir-apparent?

Just then, Little Dezi’s voice came from downstairs. “Your Heir-apparent, Fourth Miss Wei requests an audience with you!”