Chapter 145: Engagement Day! Someone in the Tunnel
He Zhaojun hurriedly pushed him away and looked out the window. A group of people had already gathered at the gate of the Third Prince's residence, all dressed in casual clothes. "You should leave."
Wen Ziduan wasn't annoyed at being pushed aside. He simply got off the carriage, mounted his horse, and turned his horse's head to look back at He Zhaojun: "If I had known that a short separation would cause me so much pain, I should have asked my father to get engaged to Zisheng on the same day and marry you as my bride sooner."
He Zhaojun poked her head out and said, "Then you must return safely. Otherwise, I...I will definitely not remain a widow for you and will find someone else to marry!"
Being able to allow Wen Ziduan to take away all the best fighters in the family, it is easy to imagine that this trip is extremely dangerous, but the original drama did not mention that he would have such an adventure.
Gu Guan reminded from the side: "Young Master, it's time to go."
Wen Ziduan no longer hesitated, whipped his horse, and whistled behind him: "Go quickly and come back quickly! Full speed ahead!"
He Zhaojun looked at Wen Ziduan's receding back and felt a little panic in her heart. She suddenly came to her senses and found that she was already in tears.
What on earth was he going to do?
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Early in the morning of the engagement day.
"Thanks to Sister Zhaojun's help, otherwise, with the tight time, the Cheng Mansion would have made many omissions and would inevitably be laughed at." Shao Shang was busy all the time. Now that everything was arranged, she had to wait for the guests to be seated before she could sit down and eat something.
He Zhaojun smiled and said, "Being engaged is so tiring. Can you bear it when you actually get married?"
When this matter was mentioned, Shao Shang covered his head and said, "Stop talking. Just thinking about this long list of red tape makes me feel overwhelmed. You know, the Queen sent someone to deliver the procedures yesterday. It was longer than the gift list I was given!"
"By the way, because Ling Buyi and I got engaged in a hurry, and we are not the kind of people who strictly follow the rules, we have not taken into account the steps that can be omitted. When the time comes, your marriage to the third prince will definitely be more complicated than mine." Shao Shang swallowed a piece of cake in one gulp, then raised his head to swallow a bowl of porridge, and said vaguely.
He Zhaojun hummed absentmindedly.
marriage?
I don’t even know where the person is now.
He said that he would rush back before the engagement banquet began, but there was less than an hour left before the door was opened to welcome guests. She had been covering up for Wen Ziduan all day for the past two days, and everyone thought that the third prince was still in the capital.
But His Majesty has already issued an edict, ordering these princes to bring their families and attend the engagement banquet together. If he is unable to show up, it will naturally be considered a serious crime of deceiving the emperor.
Shao Shang didn't know why the usually calm He Zhaojun was so distracted. "Sister Zhaojun, you must be exhausted. Rest here for a while. I'll call you back after the guests arrive and the banquet begins."
As she spoke, she lifted her skirt and ran back to her room to change her clothes and get dressed. As soon as He Zhaojun looked up, she heard a very subtle bell ringing. She quickly looked up and saw an inconspicuous copper bell, which was being rung by someone unknown.
"There is also a secret passage under the Cheng family. I remember it is in the backyard, and the entrance is under the bed in the wing room!" If someone didn't happen to break into the secret passage, it must be someone who knew the distribution of the secret passage.
He Zhaojun was extremely anxious, but she still held the Qingfeng Sword in her hand. She ducked down, slipped under the bed in the side room, and jumped into the entrance of the secret passage. The dim light of the tinder illuminated a small part of the road ahead, but the entire tunnel was very dark.
Suddenly, she heard someone panting in front of her. He Zhaojun slowly raised her sword, her whole body on guard.
"who?"
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