Chapter Ninety Enemies

"Stop him and bring him to me."

Huo Lin's voice was neither hurried nor slow, yet it carried an undeniable air of authority.

The guards hurriedly chased after them outside the palace, and soon a commotion arose from afar.

"Release me! You have truly gone too far!" A clear male voice was filled with anger.

"Your Highness, please don't make things difficult for us. The Emperor said that you must go in today."

"He wants to bury me in the grave of marriage, and I'm expected to thank him?!"

Before he could finish speaking, Huo Yunxing, the carefree prince, was forcibly dragged in by two guards, one on each side of his arms.

He was dressed in a moon-white brocade robe with the collar slightly open, his jade crown askew, and a few strands of dark hair falling beside his handsome face, making him look like a spoiled brat who had been arrested.

Ayina, who was glaring at Huo Lin, was taken aback upon seeing this.

She looked the man, known as the Carefree King, up and down, a mocking smile playing on her red lips.

"This is the prince of Liang? He looks like a street ruffian?"

Upon hearing this, Huo Yunxing immediately glared at him.

"Where did this little brat come from, daring to speak to me like that?"

Ayina crossed her arms and raised her chin slightly: "I am the legitimate daughter of the King of Mobei. How dare you call yourself a prince when you look like this?"

Upon hearing this, Huo Yunxing immediately understood and turned to glare angrily at Huo Lin.

With his back to Ayina, he whispered, "You brat, I heard everything outside. You're just trying to trick me."

Huo Lin remained expressionless, slowly picking up his teacup and taking a sip.

"Your Imperial Uncle travels far and wide all year round, and I am also concerned about you being all alone, so I have specially found you a good marriage."

"Bullshit!" Huo Yunxing jumped up in anger. "You're clearly trying to get rid of me."

Huo Lin raised an eyebrow: "If Imperial Uncle is unwilling, I will not force him."

Huo Yunxing's eyes lit up: "Really?"

"Of course." Huo Lin pointed to the memorials and official documents that had just been delivered to the imperial desk: "However, Imperial Uncle has been enjoying himself outside for so long, it's time for him to settle down. Why don't you review the memorials for me for a few days?"

Huo Yunxing's face instantly fell. What was the difference between asking him to approve memorials and asking him to die?

Compared to that, chatting with a princess doesn't seem so unacceptable.

His eyes twitched a few times, then he suddenly turned to Ayina and forced a stiff smile.

"Princess, you are new to this place, so it is my duty to extend the hospitality of a host."

Ayina rolled her eyes, showing even more disdain.

Just as he was about to refuse, Huo Lin said, "Wang Degui, see the Imperial Uncle and the Princess out. I still have state affairs to attend to."

The old eunuch quickly stepped forward and "invited" the two out of the imperial study.

The ministers who had originally gone out but returned looked at each other and then went out as well.

Huo Lin watched their departing figures, a slight smile playing on his lips, but it quickly returned to its usual cold and stern expression.

Outside the Imperial Study, the ministers left.

Ayina crossed her arms and sneered, "Your emperor of Liang is certainly good at shifting blame."

Huo Yunxing leaned lazily against the vermilion pillar, casually picking a leaf to play with.

"Same to me, the princess of the northern desert has quite a temper too."

Ayina narrowed her eyes. "What, want to give it a try?"

Huo Yunxing casually tossed the leaf aside and put his hands behind his head.

"I have no interest in unruly girls."

"What a coincidence, this princess has no interest in idle playboys either." Ayina sneered, then suddenly grabbed a teapot from a stone table under the eaves and smashed it over the table. "Get out of here, I'll tell you we're at odds and I'm going to destroy this imperial city."

Huo Yunxing nimbly dodged to the side, and the teapot shattered on the bluestone floor.

He raised an eyebrow, feigning surprise: "Huh? Not only does the Princess of the Northern Desert have a bad temper, but she's also quite accurate with her aim?"

Ayina grabbed a fruit platter from the side: "This is nothing!"

With a flick of her wrist, various fruits flew out like raindrops.

Huo Yunxing's sleeves fluttered as he nimbly dodged all the attacks, not forgetting to make a sarcastic remark.

"If the princess were to perform at the market, she would surely make a fortune."

Ayina laughed in anger, and directly picked up the bronze crane lamp base placed next to the corridor pillar, which looked quite heavy.

Huo Yunxing's expression changed slightly upon seeing this: "Hey, you can't smash this."

Ayina didn't care about any of that and raised her hand to throw it, but Huo Yunxing quickly stopped her.

The two immediately began to wrestle, Ayina's braid came undone in the fight, and Huo Yunxing's jade crown disappeared without a trace.

Inside the door, Wang Degui listened to the crackling noises outside, cold sweat beading on his forehead.

"Your Majesty, shall this old servant go and try to persuade them?"

Huo Lin's hand holding the pen was as steady as a mountain: "No need, let them fight."

"But what if something bad happens during the fight..."

"Don't worry, Imperial Uncle knows what he's doing."

Just as Huo Lin finished speaking, a loud crash came from outside, as if some heavy object had fallen to the ground.

The two people inside the room were startled, and Huo Lin then put down his vermilion brush and stood up.

Pushing open the palace door, one sees the corridor outside the Imperial Study in a complete mess.

The stone table was overturned, the fruit plate was shattered, the bronze lamp stand was askew, and Huo Yunxing and Ayina were facing each other, panting heavily as they grabbed each other's collars.

Huo Lin stood with his hands behind his back, his cold and stern face revealing no emotion, only a barely perceptible hint of interest flashing in his eyes.

His gaze swept indifferently over the mess on the ground, finally settling on the two people.

"Gentlemen, how was your conversation?"

Ayina's voice was filled with suppressed anger, and her chest heaved violently with each breath.

"Who wants to talk to this scoundrel?"

Huo Yunxing sneered and took the opportunity to pry open her fingers that were gripping his collar.

"I don't want to talk to a tigress yet."

Huo Lin nodded slightly.

"It seems they've grown tired of each other?"

"right!"

The two spoke in unison, then glared fiercely at each other, as if blaming the other for stealing their words.

Huo Lin's smile deepened, yet he maintained his imperial demeanor.

"That's perfect."

Huo Yunxing and Ayina were both taken aback: "What do you mean, 'just right'?"

Huo Lin said slowly, "Since you two can't stand each other, then I'm relieved."

Upon hearing this, Huo Yunxing and Ayina immediately turned to look at Huo Lin.

Huo Lin ignored their reactions and said calmly, "The Imperial Uncle is carefree and needs someone who can keep him in check. The Princess is strong-willed and needs someone who can tolerate her. The two of you complement each other's personalities. I believe that in time you will discover each other's strengths."

Even if they didn't discover it, the two were busy chasing and fighting, so Ayina didn't have time to look for Jiang Huan anymore.

That way, I won't show her anything about legs or flesh.

If I really want to see it, it's not like I don't have it... cough cough.

Huo Yunxing stared wide-eyed, as if he had seen a ghost.

"What do you mean, you brat?"

Ayina was also furious: "Huo Lin, are you playing us?"

Huo Lin ignored their furious outburst: "I think you two are quite a good match."

"Who's a good match for him?"

"Who is she a good match for?"

The two spoke in unison once again.

Huo Lin said no more and turned to leave.

"You two should focus on building your relationship first."

The two exchanged a glance, simultaneously released each other's hands, each snorted in disdain, and turned to walk in opposite directions.

Looking at their reactions, Wang Degui asked worriedly, "Your Majesty, will this work?"

"Let's see."

Jiang Huan once said, "Spare the rod and spoil the child."

These two will thank him sooner or later.