Chapter 125 Don’t be afraid, I’m back
Xiao Ning rushed all the way back to the princess's mansion.
The door was guarded by the palace guards and the emperor and empress's ceremonial guards.
Xiao Ning frowned and did not take the usual route. She tied the horse to a tree and climbed over the wall to go in.
Since the emperor and empress are both here, they must be in the main hall.
Xiao Ning strode towards the flower hall. After passing the moon-shaped archway, he could see the scene of the flower hall from afar.
Shang Xi stood at the entrance of the flower hall, facing this side. In front of him was the Xiongnu envoys who were eyeing him covetously, and behind him was the emperor and empress sitting high in the Mingtang with ill intentions.
Surrounded by wolves and tigers.
The princess stood alone opposite them, her shoulders straight, her slender back bleak yet resolute.
The Huns had loud voices and she could hear them from a long distance away.
The naked malice in the words stabbed the princess like a frosted sword.
As they got closer, their gazes fixed on Shang Xi came clearly into her sight.
In the past, she would have threatened to gouge out Her Highness's eyes if she had only glanced at her for a second longer. Now, being stared at like this...
Xiao Ning felt a slight pain in his heart.
That delicate princess who was always soft-hearted but tough-mouthed was being forced into this without her knowledge, forcing her to the point of wanting death...
She walked faster and faster, and finally ran past.
Hold the person in your arms.
She placed her hands on his back, patted him gently, and said soothingly: "Don't be afraid, I'm back."
Shang Xi was not afraid at first, but for some reason, as soon as she said this, he couldn't help but feel tears welling up in his eyes.
He had never been so hypocritical before...
He raised his hand slightly, hesitated, and finally dropped it back to his side.
At a time like this, he couldn't let anyone see that she was his weakness, otherwise she might be used to threaten him.
If he was forced to join the Xiongnu, the already defeated Dayong would probably suffer an even heavier blow.
And these people in Shengjing City... might also be beheaded because of the emperor's wrath.
Shang Xi forced back the tears that were welling up in his eyes, raised his hand to push her away, and had an indifferent expression.
He pushed the warm, reassuring body away with his own hands, but the strong, unique scent of her still lingered on his nose...
It made his heart feel slightly warm and throbbing.
Shang Xi clenched his fists in his sleeves to suppress his excess emotions.
When he looked at Xiao Ning, his expression was cold and distant, "Why are you back?"
Xiao Ning didn't care about his cold gaze. "If I don't come back, am I going to let these barbarians and thieves force my wife to death?"
After saying this, he stepped forward and bowed deeply to the Emperor and Empress. "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, the princess is my wife. We have exchanged engagement letters and sworn ties with heaven and earth. I am still alive. How can she marry the Xiongnu for the second time?"
"What's more, this marriage between me and the princess was granted by His Majesty's imperial decree!"
"That imperial edict is still enshrined in my room. Your Majesty, as the Supreme Ruler, can you arbitrarily annul a marriage granted by imperial decree?"
emperor:"……"
His complexion was extremely ugly.
But now that the Xiongnu were here, he couldn't say much, so he just said, "This is a matter of state, Xiao Qing, you must not interfere. I will arrange a new marriage for you later."
Just as Xiao Ning was about to reply, the Xiongnu prince interrupted, "Can't you, the Great Yong, divorce peacefully? Since His Majesty can grant a marriage, he can also grant a divorce peacefully."
Xiao Ning: “…”
Your father is truly a genius!
But... could the emperor afford to lose this person? The imperial decree granting a marriage and then a divorce was unprecedented from ancient times to the present.
The original owner had been notorious over the years, and the emperor probably thought she was soft-hearted and easy to manipulate. He wanted to send the princess away and then let the matter pass, or let her take the responsibility herself.
Looking at the emperor again, his face was indeed very dark.
But he did not blame the Xiongnu prince for being too talkative, but looked at Xiao Ning with a serious look.
"Xiao Qing."
He only called her name, but his eyes were filled with warning, allowing Xiao Ning to make the decision he wanted.
Xiao Ning didn't care what he wanted to convey to her.
She stood up, firmly pulled Shang Xi into her arms, and stared at the emperor, expressing her position: "Your Majesty, the princess... can only lose her husband, not divorce."
"Isn't this simple? Your Majesty, this man is rebellious and should be killed!"
The Hun prince suggested.
For such a beautiful princess, the ex-husband should have died, otherwise he would always be thinking about someone else in his heart, and the Chanyu would be unhappy, and he would also be unhappy in the future.
Xiao Ning is now the Marquis of Jingyuan. Although the Marquis of Jingyuan's Mansion has been declining since the old marquis fell ill, it is still a clan with some heritage after all, as it has been a marquisate for five generations.
It is totally unrealistic to sentence a third-rank marquis to death just because she disagrees with the divorce.
In this case, how should history books record it?
Defeat in war and marriages for foreign invaders are common in history, but to sentence a third-rank marquis to death in order to send a married princess to marry for a foreign invader... has never happened in history.
The emperor can't afford to lose face.
So what he meant was that Xiao Ning should take the initiative to ask for permission to divorce Shang Xi.
But this guy is so stubborn!
Perhaps, they were sure that he would not dare to kill them due to his reputation, so they were so presumptuous!
Seeing that the emperor was reluctant to speak, the Xiongnu prince knew that the emperor was unwilling... or afraid to kill this person.
What a waste! He doesn't dare to do this or that. What's the point of being the emperor?
He looked at Xiao Ning and sized her up with unfriendly eyes. "You're just an ordinary pretty boy, short and skinny. How can you be worthy of the beautiful princess?"
Men among the northern nomadic peoples are generally tall.
The Xiongnu prince was nearly 1.9 meters tall and had a sturdy build. Xiao Ning, who was only 1.78 meters tall even with thick-soled shoes, did look a little thin and short in front of him.
But she was not intimidated by this muscular hunk at all, and said sarcastically, "But the princess likes people like me. A crude and barbaric person like you would only make her feel disgusted!"
The beautiful princess called him a barbarian, as if flirting with him.
But when this skinny pretty boy shouts like that, it's a provocation!
The Xiongnu prince glared at Xiao Ning, "Pretty boy, you're courting death!"
Xiao Ning let go of Shang Xi and took two steps forward, his provocative eyes falling on the Xiongnu prince's face. "Looking for death? Prince, are you talking about yourself?"
The Xiongnu prince snorted coldly, looking at Xiao Ning as if he were looking at a dead person. "This prince will not kill nameless people, pretty boy, tell me, what is your name!"
Xiao Ning brushed his sleeves and said, "The son of General Zhenbei, Marquis Jingyuan Xiao Yanqing."
Upon hearing this, the faces of the Xiongnu envoys who had originally looked like they were enjoying the show turned unhappy. The reputation of General Zhenbei spread throughout the Xiongnu. Zhenbei, Zhenbei, was for them.
If there had not been a civil strife in Dayong, and General Zhenbei had been in a hurry to return to protect the emperor, perhaps their royal court would have really been trampled to pieces by their horses' hooves!
The might of General Zhenbei still makes the Huns tremble with fear.
But his son...
After they arrived in Dayong, they heard people mention a useless idiot who only liked to play with men.
The Xiongnu prince looked at her face and body with unfriendly eyes, "Don't you like playing with men?"
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