I'm Going to Change my Husband with a Predatory Marriage

Yes. The reason she went out of her way to provoke Ludwig by talking nonsense and acting was for this timing.

 

‘Because I knew the Emperor would come!’

 

Her wedding with Ludwig was arranged by the Emperor himself. The Emperor, who did not trust his son, wanted to give power to his nephew Ludwig. And she was the chosen one for that purpose. That was why the wedding ring on her hand right now was a treasure of the imperial family. At the engagement ceremony, the Emperor called her and Ludwig together, spoke well of them, and gave them this ring as a gift. That’s why the Emperor made a surprise visit this morning, their wedding day, and wanted to bless them.

 

‘Of course I remembered the timing well!’

 

If her calculations were correct, the Emperor would have heard their arguments. In that case, it would have been easy to misunderstand Ludwig as a libertine who abandoned his bride in trouble the day before their wedding. No, it’s not a misunderstanding. Because it’s true.

 

In the meantime, he heard her screams, so it was no wonder that the Emperor misunderstood. The Emperor strode forward and took her wrist out of Ludwig’s hand. Then he rolled up his sleeve and clicked his tongue.

 

“What on earth is going on with this bruise?”

 

‘That’s what your son did.’

 

She couldn’t say that. She just blurted out her words.

 

“It’s nothing.”

 

Then, she lowered her sleeves again to hide the bruises, and this was what the Emperor would see.

 

‘It will only seem like I’m trying to take my fiancé’s side.’

 

Indeed, the Emperor was as angry as fire at Ludwig.

 

“I am very disappointed in you, Ludwig.”

 

“No, Your Majesty! I didn’t do anything!”

 

But Ludwig’s excuse seemed to sound poor to the Emperor. There was no atmosphere of trust at all. And the Emperor warned his nephew in a low voice.

 

“You know best that it was me who pushed for today’s marriage. That also means something.”

 

“Your Majesty!”

 

“If you disappoint me one more time, I will have no choice but to think of another alternative.”

 

Ludwig’s complexion turned blue. Unlike when he was alone with her, he could no longer question or criticize her in front of the Emperor.

 

‘Timid guy.’

 

Ludwig suppressed his displeasure and carefully placed a veil on her. However, he did not forget to threaten her by lowering his voice to a very low tone.

 

“We’ll see about it tonight.”

 

She pulled up the corner of her mouth inside the veil and raised her middle finger inside the bouquet.

 

‘If I ever do something that requires me to be alone with you again, I’ll get my hands dirty!’

 

The fourth wedding procession began with her and Ludwig’s statue. Outside the window, the familiar sights and crowds of people pass by. She was getting sick of it now.

 

Clamp-clack-clack, the sound of a horse’s hooves hitting the paving stones. And along with the sound of the carriage wheels turning, her heartbeat grew louder and louder. Suddenly, the bridal carriage began to pass in front of the imperial palace. It was the place she had promised with Arpad.

 

* * *

 

People who didn’t know anything cheered for today’s bride. To her, their blessings sounded like curses.

 

“Wow! congratulations!”

 

“Her Highness the Grand Duchess!”

 

“You will be a perfect match!”

 

“May God bless you both!”

 

She didn’t want to hear it, but the reason she left the carriage window wide open was simple. This was because she had to turn on her eyes and look for him.

 

‘Where is the crown prince? Is he there? Is he here? At that place?’

 

At the appointed place, at the appointed time, it was noon. But even though she looked around the square, she couldn’t see a single strand of the crown prince’s blonde hair. Suddenly, her anxiety soared.

 

‘No way, no way… It’s not like he’s not coming, right?’

 

The crown prince must have realized that the tears of Agrippina that she gave him yesterday were not effective in treating his mania. Of course, the credibility of her words would have increased. She knew how he could become Emperor without going crazy, and he couldn’t ignore that.

 

‘But what if he still doesn’t believe it?’

 

Her heart was pounding ominously.

 

‘If so…’

 

The possibility of failure was greater, but she had to implement the method she thought of separately… 

 

At that time.

 

Thud!

 

She almost fell forward due to the unexpected shock.

 

“W-what is it?”

 

It looks like the carriage came to a sudden stop. She could hear people murmuring outside. When she finally came to her senses and stuck her head out the window, full of anxiety and anticipation, she saw him. A man sitting on a dazzling white horse and mysteriously blocking the bride’s procession.

 

‘Arpad!’

 

Under the direct sunlight of noon, Arpad’s hair was shining brighter than the Emperor’s hair.

 

* * *

 

“W-what is it?”

 

“What the hell is going on?”

 

People were puzzled. That was the wedding of Ludwig, the Emperor’s nephew, and Hylia, the sole heir to the Duke of Delphine. This was a major event second only to the royal wedding. Naturally, a huge crowd of onlookers gathered, and they all became witnesses to an eye-opening incident. Someone single-handedly blocked the procession of the bride’s carriage heading to the main shrine. Of course, the knights should have yelled at them, subdued them, and chased them away. Unless it was ‘this man’ who was blocking the bride’s procession.

 

“Your Majesty the Crown Prince!”

 

The leader of the knights guarding the bride was astonished and called him.

 

“Your Highness. What brought you here…?”

 

He winked at the servant with an embarrassed expression.

 

‘Go quickly and tell the Grand Duke!’

 

He was Ludwig’s knight. It was natural to move to inform Ludwig of this situation. The quick-footed squire was about to head to the main shrine ahead of him.

 

Puck!

 

The crown prince lifted his crossbow like lightning and shot the squire in the leg.

 

“Ahh!”

 

The servant rolled around on the floor, holding on to his legs. The knights’ complexions turned pale.

 

“Why are you suddenly acting like this, Your Highness the Crown Prince?”

 

Arpad grinned, his red eyes shining. The eyes overflowing with murder gave the viewer chills.

 

“What am I doing? I just caught a mouse that dared to run in front of me without asking permission?”

 

“Your words are harsh!”

 

As if it was difficult to bear the insult, Ludwig’s knight put his hand on the sword at his waist. 

But he couldn’t bring himself to choose it.

 

‘There are too many eyes watching.’

 

As Ludwig’s knight, it was treason for him to draw his sword in front of the crown prince. It was highly likely that not only he, but Ludwig, would be implicated. And Ludwig would not tolerate this.

 

It was then.

 

While the knight hesitated, someone moved first. Surprisingly, it was someone other than the crown prince. This was someone who no one expected to come forward here. A white veil was draped under the noon sun.

 

“Princess!”

 

“Her Highness the Grand Duchess!”

 

Today’s bride, Hylia, calmly walked out alone among the astonished people. She greeted him in a calm voice.

 

“Delphine’s daughter greets Your Highness the Crown Prince. What is the matter, your highness?”

 

Seeing the bride come forward, the knight was rather relieved.

 

‘Even the crazy crown prince couldn’t behave any worse in front of his cousin’s bride.’

 

The knight tried hard to ignore the fact that he was putting a weak noble lady in front of him and hiding behind her. At that time, he seemed friendly and strange greetings were exchanged.

 

“You are Princess Delphine. This is my first time seeing you. Nice to meet you.”

 

“It’s because I don’t have much of a social life. I’m sorry.”

 

And what followed was a situation even more incomprehensible than the bride’s departure. The Crown Prince, who had been acting crazy by blocking the bridal procession and even shooting with a crossbow, quickly got off his horse. The white cloak fluttered gracefully. Only then did the knight realize. The current crown prince was dressed in a perfect, grown-up outfit that could be worn at a New Year’s celebration or a grand banquet. And of course he didn’t think of it that way, but it was customary for the Crown Prince to wear similar clothes at his own wedding.

 

Princess Delphine, or today’s bride Hylia, requested in a calm voice.

 

“If this continues, I think I’ll be late for the wedding. Please get out of the way.”

 

Hope appeared on the faces of the escort knights. This was requested by the noble and poor Lady herself. There was no way anyone who knew honor could refuse this. However, there was a fact that everyone had forgotten for a while. There was no word more suitable for the crown prince than crazy.

 

Their hopes were shattered when the crown prince strode forward to the bride and committed an atrocity. With a swish, the Crown Prince reached out her hand and removed the bride’s veil. It was a terrible shame for a man other than the groom to remove the bride’s veil. Even if you receive a challenge for a duel, it was a shameless act that left everyone without words.

 

“Well, Your Highness!”

 

“It’s not possible!”

 

“What…!”

 

Amidst the screams, people were amazed by the beauty of the bride rather than embarrassed. The white veil was lifted, revealing the princess’s white and small face to everyone. Her lovely pink cloud-like hair was decorated with laurel wreaths made of diamonds and silver. Her pink flushed cheeks were extremely lovely. Every time the eyelids containing the large purple eyes blinked, all kinds of mysterious colors between blue and red sparkled.

 

‘Yo, it’s like a fairy…’

 

Even the servant who was hit by the crossbow was able to forget the pain for a moment and think about this in a daze.

 

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