The Duke of Huguo helped his elderly wife to Xie Zhun's side. The two old people held Xie Zhun's thin wrists, their eyes reddening.
"Grandpa, Grandma, don't worry! Hong'er is fine, he's healthy..."
"Yes! We finally escaped!"
Zheng Ye, being outspoken, immediately collapsed with joy.
Everyone present looked at him, then warily looked at Ning Xi'er and the four maids beside her.
Although the Prince Cheng's mansion also has many spies, Ning Xi'er is currently the more suspicious one!
Zheng Ye realized he had spoken out of turn and regretted it, shutting his mouth.
Eunuch Xu and Xie Zhun exchanged a glance, and with the latter's approval, Xu walked up to Ning Xi'er.
Eunuch Xu had always had doubts, and only now did he have the opportunity to ask them.
He asked Ning Xi'er, "Your Highness, there is something I don't understand. May I ask Your Highness to enlighten me?"
Ning Xi'er nodded.
Eunuch Xu asked, "Before the Imperial Guards surrounded the mansion, this servant was busy arranging the wedding ceremony within the residence..."
"The princess's maid suddenly informed the servants that they and everyone in the household should quickly fill their stomachs..."
Afterwards, Eunuch Xu was relieved; they had all been busy all morning, and although they were surprised at the time, they had indeed done as instructed...
Otherwise, the princess would have been surrounded, her home confiscated, and she would have been imprisoned...
They'll be hungry for a whole day!
Before the wedding ceremony, the master not only ate a large meal himself, but also ordered the servants to quickly fill their stomachs, as if he foresaw that they would soon be hungry...
"Your Highness, did you receive any prior notice?"
Eunuch Xu inquired cautiously.
Xie Zhun, on the stretcher, stared intently at Ning Xi'er's every expression.
This should be the first time Ning Xier and he have made eye contact.
Ning Xi'er curved her lips into a smile, revealing two shallow, round dimples on her ugly face.
If she hadn't been disfigured, she would have been very beautiful.
It's a pity that with this grotesque face now, when he laughs, he looks even more like a demon!
Even the valiant General Zheng Ye, who was known for his bravery in pacifying the south, was startled when he saw it!
"Huh! What an ugly thing!"
Zheng Ye blurted it out.
The maids, including Haitang and Baizhi, were furious.
Ning Xi'er didn't take it to heart. She could see that Zheng Yezhe would suffer because of his mouth in the future!
With a gentle smile, Ning Xi'er explained to Eunuch Xu, "You're overthinking it, sir. I just hadn't eaten for a while and was feeling hungry..."
"I asked the four maids around me, and none of them had eaten either. Putting myself in their shoes, I thought that you all in the Prince's mansion were probably busy with the wedding preparations and hadn't eaten either..."
"Since the Prince is not in the manor, we've taken over. Just a reminder to eat well; you'll have the energy to work when you're full..."
Eunuch Xu looked enlightened, and his doubts were indeed reduced by half.
Upon returning to Xie Zhun's side to report, a deep, magnetic voice rang out leisurely.
"Since Your Highness attaches such importance to this marriage, I've heard..."
Ning Xi'er looked at the person who spoke.
Xie Zhun's eyes were smiling, and the corners of his lips were slightly curved; he looked like the most handsome man in the world...
Yet the chill emanating from the corner of their eye or the tip of their tongue could kill without them even realizing it.
"On the day of the wedding, the princess went out without reason. If it weren't for the second young master of the Marquis's mansion finding her, she probably wouldn't have been able to join the wedding procession..."
Haitang and the other maids were shocked, wondering how His Highness Prince Cheng knew about such a secret matter.
Those around Prince Cheng, including those in the Duke of Huguo's household, were indeed hearing about such a thing for the first time...
The princess's elopement and the humiliation she inflicted on Prince Cheng drew expressions of disgust and hatred from the crowd.
Ning Xi'er smiled, showing no sign of panic. "His Highness Prince Cheng's information may be incorrect. I learned that my second brother had rushed back from the border to deliver my dowry..."
"I made a special trip to the city gate to wait for my second brother. If it's about running away from the wedding..."
She pointed out the Prince Cheng's veiled words, "Given my second brother's indulgence of me and my situation, if I wanted to leave, he wouldn't just not take me back; he would only prepare a way out for me..."
Hearing her say that, the expressions of the people from the Prince's Mansion and the Duke of Protectorate's Mansion softened a little.
"Oh? So, you want to marry me?"
Xie Zhun's voice carried a hint of humor, and an almost inaudible self-deprecation.
Ning Xi'er boldly stepped forward, staring intently at Xie Zhun's devastatingly handsome face, and said sincerely:
"With Your Highness so dashing, how could Xi'er have any other thoughts?"
She truly held back her nausea and said those words against her will.
If I say any more, it could be considered a work-related injury!
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