"No! Father, you can't do this to me!"

"Han Zheng is just a military commander, crude and vulgar. How can he be worthy of this princess?"

Qin Jialuo almost screamed, her image completely shattered.

She turned her head and glared at Han Zheng fiercely, with a strong look of disgust in her eyes.

Han Zheng was standing not far away. When he heard this, his jaw tightened and his hands clenched tightly in his sleeves.

He comes from a family of generals and has reached his current position step by step with his own real abilities. How could he have ever suffered such humiliation?

But in the end he said nothing and just looked at Qin Jialuo coldly.

Qin Jialuo became even more desperate.

She turned her head suddenly, and her eyes shot straight at Chu Qingluan like a poisoned knife.

"It's all your fault, Chu Qingluan. If you hadn't seduced Qin Yuan, how could my father have promised me to someone else so easily?"

"Jia Luo, shut up!" Qin Huang's face darkened instantly and he scolded her harshly.

"Am I wrong? If it weren't for her, how could I have ended up like this?"

She blamed all the faults on others without any self-reflection.

"You bitch, you only know how to sow discord and bring disaster to our Great Qin. Now you want to ruin my life. How dare you, a married woman, like a slut,..."

“Bang!”

A loud slap suddenly sounded.

It was Qin Yuan who hit him.

He used all his strength in this slap, and half of Qin Jialuo's cheek swelled up instantly. He was thrown to the ground, and blood oozed from the corner of his mouth.

Everyone present was stunned by this sudden change.

no?

Princess Jialuo, where is her brain?

"Since you can't speak, then forget about this tongue."

The next second, a hidden weapon suddenly flew out from Qin Yuan's sleeve. Before anyone could see what was happening, a cold light flashed, and then Qin Jialuo's pupils instantly dilated tenfold. He rolled on the ground, clutching his throat.

“Ah…Ah…”

Her vocal cords were damaged and she could no longer make any sound.

Everyone's scalp tingled.

The Qin Emperor was startled at first and stood up from the dragon throne, but when he thought of something, he slowly sat back down.

In such an occasion, it would be difficult to convince the public if Qin Jialuo was not taught a lesson.

"Come!" the Emperor Qin ordered solemnly, "Take Princess Qin Jialuo back to the palace and place her under house arrest for self-reflection! Without my order, she is not allowed to step out of the palace!"

“Ah… wuwu…”

Qin Jialuo was struggling on the ground, looking at Qin Huang with horror and shaking his head.

No!

I don’t want it!

But the Emperor Qin didn't even look at her. He just turned his eyes away and said to Han Zheng, "Han Zheng, I'm sorry for putting such a hindrance on you. Jialuo has been spoiled by me. I hope you will bear with me in the future."

Han Zheng knelt on one knee and said in a hoarse voice: "I dare not."

Chu Qingluan watched this farce quietly, and felt that Qin Jialuo was indeed not worthy of Han Zheng.

In the end, the palace banquet was resolved in Qin Jialuo, and the two countries negotiated and let the Imperial Observatory choose a date for the two to hold their wedding.

After the palace banquet, Chu Qingluan and Qin Yuan walked side by side on the palace road. The moonlight shone on them, lengthening their figures.

"I'm sorry to have wronged you." Qin Yuan said.

Chu Qingluan shook her head: "I'm fine. If I can't even withstand this little bit of trouble, how can I inherit the Great Chu in the future?"

The two walked to the palace gate and saw Chu Hong standing alone in front of a carriage not far away. The moonlight shone on him, and there was a faint sense of loneliness.

Thinking of Chu Hong's unhesitating defense at the palace banquet just now, Qin Yuan paused and said:

"Your Highness, Prince Rui..."

Qin Yuan knew Chu Hong's feelings for Chu Qingluan, even though he was extremely opposed to it in his heart. But as long as Chu Qingluan was willing, he didn't want to make her sad.

Chu Qingluan followed the line of sight and saw Chu Hong looking over there.

Seeing the two holding hands, the light in Chu Hong's eyes seemed to dim.

"Royal sister!"

He forced a smile and slowly approached, trying not to look at their clasped hands.

Chu Qingluan nodded and said goodbye to Qin Yuan.

"It's getting late, we should go back to the inn."

Qin Yuan looked at her with some affection, then took a step forward, gently kissed her forehead, and said in a hoarse voice:

"I'll urge the Imperial Astronomical Observatory to choose a wedding date as soon as possible. Go to bed early tonight. I'll pick you up tomorrow morning and take you for a walk around the area."

Chu Qingluan did not refuse and nodded slightly.

It just so happened that she also wanted to see the customs and culture of Daqin.

…

At night, the carriage was driving on the way back to the inn. Chu Hong rode his horse to protect the side of the carriage, silent all the way.

Chu Qingluan sat upright in the carriage, thinking about what happened at the palace banquet, with a myriad of thoughts in her mind.

Just as the carriage turned a street corner, due to poor visibility at night and the uneven road surface, the horse stepped into a pothole and was suddenly frightened and raised its front hooves.

Immediately afterwards, the horse neighed and rushed forward in fright.

This scene happened so quickly that it caught everyone off guard.

The driver was so frightened that he tried desperately to pull on the reins, but he couldn't control the frightened horse at all.

"Royal sister!"

Chu Hong's face suddenly changed when he saw this, and he rode his horse to chase after him without thinking.

The carriage was moving very fast, and Chu Qingluan couldn't keep her balance in the carriage, and it looked like the carriage was about to fall over.

At this moment, seeing that the carriage was about to hit the stone pier on the side of the road ahead, Chu Hong suddenly jumped up from the horse's back, flipped in mid-air, and landed steadily in front of the carriage.

“Oh…”

Chu Hong held the reins tightly, and his palms were rubbed with blood from the force, but the frightened horse was so strong that Chu Hong was dragged forward several steps. His knees rubbed against the ground, and soon a winding blood mark was left.

But even so, he never let go.

Finally, the carriage stopped less than an inch away from the stone pier. When Chu Qingluan lifted the curtain, she saw Chu Hong kneeling in front of the carriage frame, his face as pale as paper, and his shoulders pressed tightly against the door handle.

"Chu Hong!"

Chu Qingluan hurriedly jumped out of the car, walked quickly to him, and frowned slightly.

"It's okay... the horse was just frightened..." Chu Hong raised his head weakly and smiled at her.

Chu Qingluan squatted down and checked his injuries. Blood was oozing from his shoulders and knees.

On the ground ahead was a long trail of bloodstains. It was shocking.

"Are you seriously injured?" She raised her hand and touched his sleeve.

Chu Hong shrank back and forced a smile, "I'm fine, just a minor injury, hiss..."

"Let's go, I'll help you get in the car first." Chu Qingluan tried to hold up his arm.

At this time, the coachman also ran over to help, and the two of them worked together to place Chu Hong on the carriage.

The frightened horse had been pacified, and the two men sat in the same carriage and quickly drove towards the inn.

"Your Highness has a fractured kneecap and a scapula injury. He must remain in bed for at least two weeks and not move around freely, otherwise he may develop a persistent illness."

In the inn, the doctor examined Chu Hong's injuries and gave him medical advice.

“Half a month?!” Chu Hong sat up suddenly, but gasped because of the pain in his wound. “I will need more tomorrow…”

Qin Yuan is going to take Chu Qingluan out tomorrow, so he will naturally follow.

The two of them cannot be left alone together.