The sedan finally arrived at Prince Ling's mansion. The curtains were suddenly lifted, and through the curtains, Shi Mingyue saw a tall young man reaching out to her. She looked up and met his gaze. He had the same strange white eyes as the legend had said. Fu Yueli was handsome, dressed in a red wedding gown, his hair tied with a golden crown. He looked incredibly dazzling.
Is this her husband in this life? Shi Mingyue placed her hand in his, stunned. His hand was large and warm. He held her hand firmly and led her out. He led her over the brazier and the threshold, and into the mansion.
While worshiping Heaven and Earth, Shi Mingyue was still somewhat dazed. This was her first time meeting Fu Yueli, and he was simply too perfect...
At nightfall, Shi Mingyue sat by her bed, waiting. Today's wedding with Fu Yueli was a grand affair. Fu Yueli was a nearly perfect man. Even in her previous life, when she had run away from the marriage and humiliated the imperial family, he hadn't held it against her, demonstrating his magnanimity.
Marrying him is a brand new beginning. She must treat him well, and she will definitely be happy in this life.
Soon footsteps were heard outside the door and the groom came.
Since the reforms of the previous dynasty, the bride no longer needs to cover her head with a red veil as before. She only needs to wear a crown decorated with a beaded curtain, so that the bride can see the groom's appearance and the groom can also see his bride earlier.
Shi Mingyue saw Fu Yueli walking towards her. He waved his hand and the servants retreated. She stared at his eyes curiously. Was he really pretending to be blind?
Fu Yueli slowly sat down beside her with a serious expression, and the atmosphere suddenly became inexplicably awkward.
Shi Mingyue turned her head and looked at him and said, "Your Highness, is it time to drink the wedding wine?"
Fu Yueli nodded slightly, her voice low and magnetic: "Sure."
The two of them sat at the table and finished their wedding wine. Fu Yueli's gaze lingered on Shi Mingyue's face. If she hadn't known he was feigning blindness, she wouldn't have found it strange. But now that she knew he could see, she couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed by him looking at her so openly.
Just as Shi Mingyue wanted to say something to ease the awkwardness, a loud noise came from outside the house, "Fire! Fire!"
The two of them stood up immediately after hearing the fire. Shi Mingyue said, "I'll go take a look," and was about to go to the door, but Fu Yueli suddenly grabbed her wrist and said, "Don't go!"
What? Shi Mingyue looked at him in confusion, only to see Fu Yueli quickly walk to the wall and take down the hanging sword.
Shi Mingyue was extremely surprised. Fu Yueli was indeed pretending to be blind. Since there was a fire, shouldn't he run away quickly? Why did he take out a weapon?
At this moment, a servant's urgent voice came from the door: "Your Highness! There's a fire in Nanyuan. The fire is coming soon. Let's go!"
Fu Yueli remained expressionless. He winked at Shi Mingyue, signaling her to be quiet, and then said loudly, "Okay."
He walked to the door with a sword in his hand, but had no intention of opening it. Instead, he suddenly stabbed the figure printed on the window paper with the sword.
With a crackling sound, the door shattered completely. The servant outside the door looked down in disbelief at the sword piercing his chest. Someone behind him immediately threw a few cold stars, but Fu Yueli dodged them all with a light body. The servant, no, the assassin, threw darts at Fu Yueli one after another.
Shi Mingyue was stunned in the house. Where did this assassin come from?
The fight outside was intense, and Shi Mingyue simply took off her hair crown and pulled out the golden hairpin in her bun, holding it in her hand for self-defense. She had learned a few self-defense techniques from Qin Zheng in her previous life, but she didn't know if they would work.
Suddenly, someone ran in from the door. Shi Mingyue was stunned just as she raised the golden hairpin in her hand. The person who came was Qin Zheng. Why did Qin Zheng come?!
"Mingyue, follow me!" Qin Zheng was about to run over when he suddenly felt a sword energy coming from behind him. He had been on the battlefield for many years, so how could he not dodge such a sword? His body instantly deflected to the left like lightning, and the sword just happened to grazed his arm.
"Your Highness, stop. He is not an assassin!" Shi Mingyue saw clearly that Fu Yueli was holding a sword to kill Qin Zheng, and hurriedly spoke out to stop him.
Fu Yueli and Qin Zheng passed by sideways, and when they heard her scream, they stopped together.
Upon seeing this, Shi Mingyue immediately ran over, stood beside Fu Yueli, and explained, "Your Highness, he is my father's subordinate, Qin Zheng, the Shao Yin of Jingzhao Prefecture. He is not an assassin, so don't misunderstand." The reason she explained was not because she was still worried about Qin Zheng, but because the assassin was unknown, and Qin Zheng's martial arts skills were great and he could help to prevent Fu Yueli from getting hurt.
Qin Zheng suddenly felt a warm sensation in his heart. It turned out Mingyue was so worried about him. He said, "Yes, Your Highness. After the wedding banquet ended today, I discovered that someone had set a fire and that there were unidentified people operating in the mansion. I was worried about the safety of you and Miss Shi, so I came here to investigate."
Fu Yueli looked at Qin Zheng, his eyes dark. He knew this man, and he was also aware of his previous relationship with Shi Mingyue, even their plan to elope. But now that Shi Mingyue and he had sworn an oath of marriage, he had a responsibility to protect his wife, and he didn't need another man to interfere. Fu Yueli was unhappy, but thinking that the assassin could attack at any time, he nodded reluctantly: "Thank you, but it's inconvenient for us to stay here. I'll leave first."
Fu Yueli once again grasped Shi Mingyue's hand, a gesture that seemed to assert her sovereignty in front of Qin Zheng. The two walked past him. Qin Zheng saw their clasped hands, and Shi Mingyue didn't even glance at him. He felt a slight bitterness in his heart. He should have been the one next to Mingyue...
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