The Villain in the Quick Travel is My Wife

Chapter 30 & 31

【A villainous prince and a rebellious scholar】
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The rustling of the wind and the gentle gurgling of water echoed through the night, reminiscent of a lover's sobs. In contrast to the bustling palace banquet at Qingliang Palace in the south, the Imperial Garden was particularly quiet and serene at this moment.

The strange, rugged rockery loomed silently under the moonlight, concealing the whispers of the night.

"Cousin, do you truly wish to marry him? Let's go and ask the emperor to withdraw the decree, shall we?"

"We are childhood sweethearts, in love and about to marry. If it weren't for that lunatic, you would be my consort. I dream of becoming your bride. Why would he want to tear us apart?"

"How could a man like him ever be worthy of you, cousin?"

Hidden behind the rockery, An Shuting stood stiffly, sweat beading on his forehead as he gazed down at the third princess, Sun Yuexin, clad in a bright red palace dress. For the first time, his usually innocent and clear phoenix eyes were filled with resentment.

She looked haggard and increasingly thin, her beauty fractured under the silvery moonlight, evoking pity in anyone who beheld her.

In front of the rockery, the emperor and his ministers exchanged bewildered glances, too shocked to speak as they witnessed this royal scandal.

Sun Yuebai silently scoffed, his eyes sweeping across the emperor's shifting expressions and the queen mother's sorrowful face, the curve of his mouth growing increasingly sardonic.

At that moment, his mind was clearer than ever, but his lips felt sealed, preventing him from uttering a single word.

Sun Yuexin interpreted his silence as a tacit acceptance of her plight. After all, the arranged marriage not only robbed her of her fiancé but also left An Shuting a laughingstock throughout the capital.

"Cousin, let's leave together." The third princess's sudden declaration startled An Shuting, who stood dressed in white, handsome and elegant like a figure from a painting.

This statement acted like a switch; in that instant, An Shuting felt as though he had been rebooted, finally able to process everything.

He stepped back abruptly, as if dodging a flood or a beast, pushing the princess away with a flash of anger in his eyes. "You're insane. What nonsense are you talking about?"

Sun Yuexin staggered from the force of the push, momentarily stunned, tears welling at the corners of her eyes.

She had never seen An Shuting speak so harshly. In her memory, her cousin had always been gentle, humble, and generous-the ideal son-in-law.

Had it not been for the King of Chu's actions a few months prior, leveraging the State of Chen as a hostage to secure a marriage for himself, she and her cousin would have been wed three months ago.

"I'm serious, cousin. Let's go to a place where no one knows us."

Sun Yuexin ignored An Shuting's resolute refusal. "We don't care about the King of Chu or this marriage. I don't want anything but to be immortal lovers with you."

The princes and nobles beyond the rockery, including the young men accompanying the emperor, exchanged furtive glances before lowering their heads, their eyes discreetly flickering toward King Chu Sun Yuebai.

With such a blatant betrayal, the King of Chu had become the butt of jokes, but ultimately, it was his own fault.

Everyone knew that the Young Master of the An family and the Third Princess were childhood sweethearts-a perfect match. The King of Chu's request for marriage amounted to snatching his sister's fiancé, a brazen disregard for decency.