Chapter 563: The Deposed Princess Strikes Back at the Female General 10
Wu Jie held Ji Yunhuan down and covered her head with a scarf.
In order to fit more things, the secret guards used horse-drawn carriages for cargo, so there was no place for Ji Yunhuan to hide, so they could only make do with this.
Wu Jie smiled naively, "Sir, we are not bad people. The owner is moving, so we have more stuff. We are sorry to disturb you. We will leave immediately and dare not delay the prince's procession."
The patrol battalion is responsible for the security of the capital city. Today is the day when Prince Rui gets married, so naturally they have to come and show their courtesy. They can’t let the scoundrels disturb the prince.
The commander of the patrol camp looked at Wu Jie. This big and strong man did not look like a good person. Then he looked at the horses pulling the carriage. They were all strong and looked like war horses, better than the horses that Prince Rui used to welcome his bride.
The commander sneered, "Which family in the capital dares to use war horses to move? I think you are either thieves or spies from the Wujin Kingdom!"
"Come here, arrest these spies, seize all their belongings, and clear the way. Once His Royal Highness Prince Rui has passed, take this group of people to jail and wait for your punishment!"
The commander's eyes showed greed. With so many cars of stolen goods, if he intercepted any of them after they passed the first pass, he would earn a considerable amount of money.
Wu Jie stretched out his hand and knocked down a soldier from the patrol camp, angrily saying: "Nonsense! You are the spy of Wujin Kingdom. My lady's dowry is all fine war horses. What's wrong with using war horses for moving? What's it to you?"
Wu Jie's shout was so loud that it failed to attract the attention of many people.
Someone who knows the business said immediately, "It's really a war horse. Judging from the color of its coat, it should be a pure-blooded red horse. The Duke found a group of horses in the mountains and took great pains to tame them. Now, most of the horses on the battlefield in the north are of this type."
"It is illegal for civilians to buy and sell war horses. They will be beheaded! In the whole capital, apart from the few horses kept in His Majesty's palace, only the Duke's Mansion has them."
"What dowry did he just mention? Could it be the daughter of the Duke's Mansion? Didn't they say she died of illness?"
Wu Jie was too brave and the patrol battalion could not capture him in a short time, and the wedding procession had already arrived with drums and gongs.
Prince Rui rode a maroon horse and walked in the front. He recognized Ji Yunhuan sitting in the front of the carriage at a glance and was so angry that he gritted his teeth.
"Ji Yunhuan! Today is the day of my great joy, do you have to make trouble today? I have already welcomed Yan'er back, and it is useless for you to stop me halfway, you will only make me laugh."
"I order you to go back immediately and don't force me to do anything."
Ji Yunhuan jumped off the carriage and landed lightly on the ground.
She originally just wanted to leave quietly, and wait until she returned to the Duke's Mansion, and then slowly negotiate the divorce. Even if Prince Rui gave her a letter of divorce, she would accept it.
Now that she had run into him, she was not afraid, as she had not done anything wrong. It was King Rui who should be ashamed and guilty. Ji Yunhuan made a gesture to the secret guards, and one of them, who was hiding in the crowd, left quietly.
The patrol battalion has stopped its actions. The commander is just a small official. Prince Rui dared to scold Ji Yunhuan, but he dared not act rashly. After all, Ji Yunhuan is still Prince Rui's concubine, and the only bloodline left in the Duke's Mansion, who can enter the palace at any time.
Ji Yunhuan stood alone in the middle of the road, facing the crowd behind King Rui, and said loudly:
"Of course I have to go back, back to the Duke's Mansion!"
"I have never thought of stopping you from marrying a new princess. The emperor's order cannot be disobeyed, and I will not do anything useless."
"Now that you have a new love, you have left me in the Pear Blossom Garden without caring about my life or death. We got married three years ago, and it was His Majesty who granted us this marriage. If I don't escape today, I will never have another chance in the future."
"Your Highness, you brought back the remains of my parents and brother. Huan'er has always been grateful. Over the years, I have taken care of the house's miscellaneous items and did not dare to bother Your Majesty with trivial matters. All expenses were paid by Huan'er's dowry. Now that Huan'er is leaving, the past is written off. Huan'er wishes Your Highness and General Su a long and happy marriage."
Prince Rui's wedding was a grand affair, with many officials accompanying him, so when they heard these words they couldn't help but whisper to each other.
"Although we have a new Princess Rui, we can't treat the only bloodline of the Duke's Mansion harshly. Didn't they say she would be remembered as a concubine? Why did she have to go back to the Duke's Mansion?"
"Your Highness Prince Rui is too heartless. A husband and wife should be bound by love for a hundred days. There is no one left in the Duke's Mansion. Isn't this forcing Miss Ji to have no way to survive?"
"Your Highness is well-known for his virtue, and he will definitely not treat a woman harshly. I guess it must be that the new princess is too domineering. A woman from the wild land of the southwest, she speaks and acts without restraint, acts recklessly, and is favored by King Rui. Concubine Ji must have a hard time."
"Who let him save His Royal Highness Prince Rui? He was promoted to a fifth-rank loyal general. Military generals are promoted quickly, unlike us scholars who have to endure a miserable life."
The people on both sides were looking around, but unfortunately they were too far away to hear clearly what Ji Yunhuan said.
Wu Jie chimed in from the side, his voice as loud as a bell, echoing far away, "Miss, you are just too kind-hearted. They are just bullying you, an orphan girl with no one to back you up!"
"To put it bluntly, isn't it just divorcing and remarrying? Everyone, please judge for yourself. The husband has married someone new, so what's wrong with my young lady going back to her parents' home? Is she going to stay in Prince Rui's mansion and continue to be bullied?"
Wu Jie's words were rough but his logic was valid, and the people understood them, and the discussion became louder and louder.
"It turns out that the young lady of the Duke's Mansion is not dead, so what's going on with the new princess?"
A woman shouted, "That General Su is just stealing someone else's husband. Ugh, how shameless!"
"Hush! My ancestor, keep your voice down. This is His Royal Highness Prince Rui. How can the royal family be treated the same as us ordinary people? He can marry as many wives as he wants."
"The Duke's Mansion has accumulated wealth for three generations. They are indeed rich. The dowry is huge. It looks much richer than the new princess' dowry."
"The last time Prince Rui got married, it was a grand wedding with lots of gifts. This time it looks much more shabby, not as lively as last time, when not only copper coins were thrown, but also silver beans!"
"The banquet lasted for three days. Common people like us could go and eat. There was also free porridge outside the city..."
Su Ziyan sat in the bridal sedan, listening to the discussions outside, tightly clenching the handkerchief in her hand. The red brocade handkerchief was deformed by her, and the mandarin duck pattern on it was torn.
She was worried that things would get more complicated, so she begged His Majesty to set the wedding date at the end of the month. When Prince Rui went to the courtyard to pick up the bride, she didn't have to say goodbye to her parents, nor did she prepare any gifts to stop her from getting married. She just wanted to marry Prince Rui as soon as possible and move into the palace.
Ji Yunhuan, this bitch, chose today to cause trouble. Even after entering Prince Rui's Mansion, the first thing people thought of when mentioning her, the Princess Rui, was today's farce. She became the laughing stock of the entire capital!
Ji Yunhuan is really insidious and vicious. She will not let this bitch succeed!
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