The eunuch asked softly, "Princess, what should we do now?"
Princess Anle took a deep breath and said, "Immediately send a message back to the capital by carrier pigeon and report back on what has happened here truthfully."
"Just say... just say that the Prince of Pingnan has rebellious intentions and that we may not be able to withdraw the troops smoothly. We need to send troops to deter him, and if necessary, suppress him by force!"
If she could, she would love to lead her men to raze the Prince of Pingnan's mansion to the ground right now to avenge today's humiliation!
Eunuch Yu immediately understood her meaning and hurriedly said, "This servant will take care of it right away."
Princess Anle pressed her brow, feeling a pang of regret for having spent these past few days in Yucheng.
If she hadn't lingered in Chongqing and had gone straight to the Prince of Pingnan's residence to deliver the imperial decree, this wouldn't have happened.
Ultimately, it's all Zhou Chenyang's fault for being too incompetent!
If Zhou Chenyang weren't still somewhat useful, she would have chopped him up right now!
She reached up and touched her face; Lin Xiuyan had slapped her with all her might, and her face was still burning with pain.
She said coldly, "Lin Xiuyan, what you have done to me today, I will repay a hundredfold in the future!"
Although she was angry, she did not lose her temper.
Knowing that she couldn't marry into the Prince of Pingnan's household, she decided to return to Yucheng first.
After all, the emperor had given her a strict order before she arrived: no matter what method she used, she had to remove the vassal state of the Prince of Pingnan's residence in order to deter other vassal kings from other regions.
Currently, the Great Chu is rife with regional kings, and the imperial power is waning. This situation cannot be allowed to continue.
A night breeze blew by. It was already April in Liefeng Prefecture, and the weather wasn't too cold anymore, but she still felt a chill that seemed to pierce her bones.
She called out softly, "Qingfeng!"
A man dressed in black landed in front of her: "Your subordinate is here."
Princess Anle pulled a hairpin from her hair and handed it to him: "Take this hairpin and go find General Chu Mengsheng, who is stationed in the southern border."
Qingfeng was somewhat surprised and looked up at her.
Her eyes narrowed slightly, as if she was thinking about something. After a while, she said, "Tell him that my rejection of him last time was not my wish."
"The person I have always loved is him. After the matter in Liefeng Prefecture is settled, I will use this as a reward to ask my father to grant us a marriage."
Qingfeng was surprised again: "Princess..."
"Do as I say," Princess Anle said in a deep voice.
Qingfeng hesitated for a moment, then answered and left with her hairpin.
Princess Anle sighed deeply. If it weren't absolutely necessary, she wouldn't want to go to Chu Mengsheng.
Chu Mengsheng had liked her for many years and had even proposed to her.
She harbors a shocking secret and there is absolutely no way she could marry Chu Mengsheng, because the secret would be exposed as soon as she gets married.
But this didn't stop her from keeping Chu Mengsheng dangling in the air and using him for her own purposes.
She was born into nobility, but due to the power struggles in the palace, her mother had to disguise her identity in order to survive as a child.
He should have been a prince, capable of ruling the world, but due to his status, he could only dress as a woman.
He must break free of his shackles and become the person with the highest status in the Great Chu!
His trip to Liefeng Prefecture was a springboard for him. Since he wanted to remove the garrison from Liefeng Prefecture and make his mark on the emperor, he also wanted the entire Liefeng Prefecture.
Only by obtaining Liefeng Prefecture can he proceed with the subsequent actions.
Ye Junfei had already applied the medicine to Lin Xiuyan's wrist: "Try rotating your wrist."
Lin Xiuyan tried it herself, and said in surprise, "Huh! It doesn't hurt anymore! How did you do that?"
Actually, it's not completely painless; there's still some slight ache. But generally, even with the best medicine, a sprain wouldn't heal this quickly. (Biquge)
Ye Junfei capped the medicine bottle and said calmly, "When I first went to the capital, getting injured was commonplace for me."
"And most of those wounds are in hidden places, unseen, yet they hurt terribly."
"If the injury heals too slowly, they will torture you even more severely, so I figured out this method of treating injuries myself."
"Although it hurts a bit, the effect is excellent."
Lin Xiuyan rarely heard him talk about his time in the capital, so when he brought it up now, she asked, "You are the heir of the Prince of Pingnan, how dare they bully you like that?"
"What is the heir of the Prince of Pingnan?" A chill crept into Ye Junfei's peach blossom eyes: "Basically, every princely residence has a heir sent to the capital as a hostage."
This was the first time Lin Xiuyan had heard of this, and she was somewhat surprised: "Does every royal family send their heirs to the capital as hostages?"
Ye Junfei nodded: "Yes, the dog emperor is vicious. He used the pretext of inviting great scholars to teach the princes to bring the princes of various princely mansions to the capital."
"The real idea is to spoil these princes and then let them inherit the title of barbarian king."
“When these princes were in the capital, he sent people to subtly sow discord among them, which resulted in extremely poor relationships among them.”
"At the same time, he would also have people use various temptations to lead these princes astray."
"Those who refuse to succumb to depravity are either crippled or insane."
Lin Xiuyan had heard about the outrageous things Ye Junfei had done in the capital, but she was unaware of these hidden secrets.
She asked him, "You returned to the Prince of Pingnan's mansion unscathed, is it because you too have fallen into depravity?"
Ye Junfei chuckled softly: "Yes, do you care? My Crown Princess."
His peach blossom eyes were gentle as water, and his gaze fell lightly on her.
As Lin Xiuyan rotated her wrist, she said, "I still feel a little awkward hearing the title 'Princess Consort'."
"I'm a little hungry, let me eat something first."
After she finished speaking, she picked up a dumpling, stuffed it into her mouth, then contorted her face and quickly spat it into the wastebasket beside her: "Raw!"
Ye Junfei raised an eyebrow: "Yes, everything we ate in the bridal chamber tonight was raw."
“Normally, after you take a bite, the nanny next to you will ask you ‘Do you want to have a baby?’ and you will answer ‘Yes.’”
Lin Xiuyan: "...I've never been married before, so I have no experience."
Ye Junfei walked up to her and gently unbuttoned her clothes, saying, "You want to gain experience in this kind of thing?"
Lin Xiuyan looked at him warily, and he said with amusement, "What are you wary of? If I really wanted you, I would have taken you hundreds of times over."
Lin Xiuyan: "..."
How long have they known each other? Hundreds of times? Won't his back break?
You filthy scoundrel!
Ye Junfei sat down beside her and gently pulled her onto his lap.
His slender fingers gently stroked her jade-like face as he whispered, "Lin Xiuyan, tonight is our wedding night."
Lin Xiuyan felt a little uncomfortable and wanted to get off his lap.
He reached out and held her slender waist, whispering, "According to the rules, the ceremony is not yet complete."
After he finished speaking, he reached out and poured a glass of wine for each of them: "Let's drink a toast together!"
Lin Xiuyan breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this, and after finishing her drink, she couldn't help but glance at him.
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