Just then, Xingxing, who was preparing for the wedding ceremony, suddenly sneezed. Zhu Lin, who was holding the red ribbon next to her, immediately took out a handkerchief from his pocket and handed it to her.
"What's wrong? Did you catch a chill?"
"No, it's just that my nose suddenly got itchy, it's nothing." Xingxing was dressed in a phoenix coronet and wedding robes, with a red silk cloth covering her head. Zhu Lin could only see her slightly shaking head and could not see her expression.
The Emperor and Empress were still waiting inside the palace. Without further delay, the two of them entered the palace surrounded by a group of palace servants. Today, all the civil and military officials had come to attend the princess's wedding banquet, but apart from a few important ministers who could go to Kunning Palace to witness the ceremony, everyone else just went through the motions in the main hall where the court was being held.
The wedding ceremony had just ended, and the newlyweds had not yet been sent to their bridal chamber when the Ming King led his troops into the palace. Of course, they were stopped by the Imperial Guards at Xuantian Gate, and the two sides were now locked in a fierce battle.
The emperor leaned back in his wheelchair and closed his eyes. That wicked son, Ming Wang, had finally come. Since he would rather die than retreat, then he shouldn't blame his father for being too ruthless.
"Execute them directly if necessary, without mercy." The emperor issued a death order. The Grand Commander's expression changed slightly, but he didn't say anything more. After receiving the order, he left Kunning Palace.
Xingxing skipped the wedding night and directly lifted her red veil, ready to face the enemy.
"With me here, you don't need to lift a finger." Zhu Lin helped her sit down to the side, and then sat down next to her as well.
Apart from a few high-ranking officials who looked surprised and uncertain, everyone else present knew about the event, since there weren't many people attending, and they were all their own people.
The only people present were the Emperor and Empress, the Zhou family, Zhang Xiantao and Zhao Mingyue, several senior brothers and sisters from Xianwu Island, the Empress's relatives from the Chen family, and a few trusted palace maids. There was no one else there, not even the concubines of the harem.
Just now, several high-ranking officials in the court were wondering to themselves why the wedding banquet was so meager, given how much the emperor and empress doted on the eldest princess. It turns out that the Ming Prince was planning a rebellion today, so the princess's wedding was secondary; capturing the Ming Prince was the real priority.
Since the Emperor was prepared, Prince Ming is definitely here to die. The situation is becoming increasingly unpredictable. If the Emperor doesn't want to pass the throne to Prince Ming, then which prince is suitable to sit on the dragon throne?
Inside Kunning Palace, everyone was wondering how long it would take for the battle outside to end, and whether the Ming King had already been killed.
Two quarters of an hour later, the Grand Commander came to report, "Your Majesty, the Prince Ming did not come; a fake one came."
What the heck?
The emperor took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, "Explain yourself clearly. What do you mean by sending a fake?"
The Grand Commander raised his head slightly, met the Emperor's sharp gaze, and felt a chill run down his spine. He quickly told the truth, "Just now, I ordered my men to fire arrows. 'King Ming' was hit by more than a dozen arrows and died on the spot. When I went to check, I found something strange about King Ming's temple. When I reached out and peeled it off, I found a mask. The face under the mask was not King Ming's face. I don't know where they found a substitute."
substitute?
"That coward Mingwang, even when he rebels, he finds a substitute. Where is that bastard hiding now?" The emperor laughed angrily. "Find him! Even if you have to dig three feet into the ground in the capital, find him for me. I want to see what he's up to."
The princess and her husband were speechless after hearing this. They thought that the Ming King was too cowardly to rebel. They looked down on him. Was this what they called being a useless person with a big addiction?
"What is the situation outside?" the emperor asked again.
The Grand Commander: "The Ming King is dead. Of the five thousand soldiers he brought, half were killed or wounded, and the rest surrendered."
This rebellion looks like a joke.
"Have you spotted any Japanese pirates?" Xingxing asked, frowning.
"Your Highness, we have not found any trace of the Japanese pirates," the Grand Commander said confidently.
"The Yokoyama family didn't come either?" Xingxing wondered.
There was a false alarm in the palace today. The wedding banquet, which was originally going to be rather quiet, was ruined by the commotion. Xingxing lost her appetite and decided to go back to her bridal chamber to rest. Oh, in fact, she was going to wait in her bridal chamber anyway.
The emperor ordered all the court officials to leave the palace and go home, as he had no energy to deal with them.
If today's wise king had any backbone, the emperor might have thought more highly of him, but this is the result?
In the end, whether from exhaustion or anger, the emperor was so weak that he went back to his room to rest. The empress, on the other hand, held on until evening, returning to Huayun Palace only after the wedding banquet had ended.
As for the newlyweds at Chang'an Palace, they naturally cherished their wedding night and did what they were supposed to do.
The Zhou family, along with Zhang Xiantao and others, finished their banquet and left the palace by carriage to go home. As soon as they exited the palace gate, Zhou Erfu jumped off the carriage and ran quickly toward the Chen family's carriage.
After searching around, he finally found the person he was looking for. He leaned against the carriage window and shouted, "Cousin Qing, I'm Zhou Erfu, Xingxing's second brother. My home is in XXX, near Changting Street, that Zhou family mansion..."
"You come here right now, you brat! Your recklessness will scare people. If you offend Old Master Chen, you'll be in big trouble." Old Master Zhou came over and grabbed his second son's ear, exasperated.
This brat dares to mess with anyone. On their first meeting today, he set his sights on that cousin of the Chen family. His eyes were practically glued to her, and he was practically drooling. He doesn't even know his place. How dare he covet the granddaughter of Grand Tutor Chen? He's utterly ignorant of his place.
"Hey, Dad, let go! There are outsiders here. Give me some face." Zhou Erfu almost jumped up. His beloved girl was inside the carriage. His father really didn't know how to read the situation. He was such a grown man, yet he still grabbed his ear at the slightest disagreement.
Are they biological children?
"If you behave yourself, I'll let go," Boss Zhou reminded him irritably.
As the Chen family's carriage drove away and soon disappeared around the street corner, Zhou Erfu cried out excitedly, "Dad, how could you stop me at a time like this? We finally found a girl we like, and instead of helping us, you're blocking us! Do you even want your son to get married and have children? Do you and Mom even want to hold your grandson?"
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