When Yun Manyan learned of her mother's decision, she was heartbroken and did not attend the ceremony. Instead, she stayed with her mother in the courtyard, crying bitterly.
Mrs. Zhou patted her daughter's head and said, "Daughter, you'd better go out quickly, otherwise outsiders will mistakenly think that you have some resentment towards your stepmother if you are not here, which would not be good."
Yun Manyan shook her head, "Mother, how can I watch Father welcome the new bride into the mansion like this?"
Zhou forced a smile and said, "Your father is in a coma. It's not that he wants to welcome a new bride into the mansion; it's that your mother has welcomed the new bride into the mansion for him. Your mother doesn't have many days left to live, but I hope that Su will treat you and Bai Ge'er well in the future."
Yun Manyan said stubbornly, "Anyway, I'm already married, and she can't control me. But if my brother comes back, he definitely won't forgive you, Mother."
Madam Zhou rubbed her aching head. "I will leave a will and make things clear to her. With your father here, he won't dare to do anything reckless. As long as your father wakes up, your husband and Bai Ge'er's future will be secure. Then what I've done today will have been worthwhile."
Yun Manyan knew her mother was right, and she hugged her mother and cried her heart out.
Yun Yue's room was decorated in a festive red.
Madam Su had already lifted her veil and sat down beside Yun Yue, looking at his unconscious face with mixed feelings.
I haven't seen this face for over ten years. Thinking back, they were inseparable since childhood, mutually in love but never becoming a couple. I never imagined that after so many years, they would reunite in this way… Now, looking at this familiar yet unfamiliar face, etched with the marks of time, she is no longer that naive young girl…
She truly felt that life was like a play...
The Yun family's grand wedding to Su Yiren naturally did not escape the notice of Jiang Mingyi in the Yong'an Marquis's mansion.
Thinking of that once stunning beauty who had gently smiled and sang in her palm, now someone else's wife, she felt a mix of emotions.
What did Yun Rui look like? He truly had no recollection of it at all.
Three soft knocks came from the window, and she uttered a single word in a low voice, "Come in."
A figure leaped in; it was Feng Ying.
Feng Ying knelt on the ground, "Master, the princess..."
"Can we take her down?"
Feng Ying hesitated greatly, "Your subordinate..."
Jiang Mingyi grew impatient. "Just tell me what's going on."
"Yes." Feng Ying stopped hesitating. "As you instructed, I secretly sneaked in a few days ago to intimidate her. I thought that the princess might be frightened today and easily comply, so I planned to bring her directly to you. But when I entered the main courtyard, I found..."
He glanced up at Jiang Mingyi's expression, swallowed hard, and then said, "There are at least five hundred soldiers stationed in the courtyard, and inside the house... An Wu is... with the princess..."
Jiang Mingyi slammed his hand on the armrest. "What did you say?! Dark Five?"
Feng Ying nodded, "Yes, that day I injured all five of the princess's bodyguards. I recognize him."
So, it's only now that his injuries have healed that he's able to make love with the princess?
But he wouldn't dare say that.
Suddenly, a thought flashed through Jiang Mingyi's mind. He remembered that at his daughter Junjie's 100-day celebration, it was Xiao Youran who used a jade pendant to bring out the Dark Five, which he had never seen before.
Xiao Youran also said that this was a gift she gave to her younger sister.
Hehe, hehehe.
The princess had been hiding Anwu in the shadows, not letting him see him. It turned out that the two of them had been secretly having an affair all along!
So the gift Xiao Youran gave to Xiao Jun'er wasn't the jade pendant, but her own father, An Wu?!
Xiao Youran: No, I don't know anything, I didn't do anything!
Jiang Mingyi suddenly coughed up a mouthful of blood.
Ha ha ha ha……
He laughed wildly.
Why on earth would he abandon his wife for such a fickle woman?! Ruin his future?! Destroy the entire family fortune?!
His maniacal laughter attracted Yunni from next door.
Yunni, clutching her pregnant belly, came over and knocked on the door with concern. "Master, are you alright?"
Jiang Mingyi suppressed his grief, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and said, "It's nothing, go back to sleep."
Yun Ni didn't dare to ask any more questions, obediently replied "yes," and then went back to her room to lie down.
A sinister glint suddenly flashed in Jiang Mingyi's eyes as he said to Feng Ying, "Go and inform the Five Cities Military Command of the fact that the Princess's residence is hiding five hundred soldiers."
The guards of noble families are also organized; a princess's mansion is not allowed to have more than one hundred guards, but she hid five hundred!
The Rong Prince's mansion can only have two hundred guards! Placing that number under any other household would be a huge overreach!
"Yes!" Fengying responded and left.
Jiang Mingyi propped himself up on a high stool, then summoned a servant to help him wash up before carrying him to Yun Ni's room.
Jiang Mingyi had never entered Yun Ni's room before. At this moment, Yun Ni had already lain down when a maid came to report that the Second Master had arrived. She got up to greet him with delight.
"Master! Lie down quickly, the temperature on this kang is just right."
Jiang Mingyi did as he was told, removing his outer garment and lying down. Yun Ni then leaned against him, nestled on his shoulder, and whispered, "Master! I'm so happy!"
Jiang Mingyi's grief and indignation were somewhat soothed, and his voice softened, "Why?"
"My lord, although I am already yours and carrying your child, I always feel empty inside when I don't see you in this backyard all day..."
Jiang Mingyi suddenly felt a sense of being needed that he had never experienced before.
When they were with Madam Su or Princess Qingping, they never showed any dependence or need for him.
Jiang Mingyi couldn't help but reach out and pull Yun Ni into his arms.
Without saying a word, Yun Ni coiled herself around him tightly like a snake.
In this cold winter, Jiang Mingyi felt a rare warmth, and his icy heart slowly began to come back to life.
Inside Princess Qingping's residence, just as Princess Qingping was making love with An Wu, soldiers from the Five Cities Garrison suddenly stormed into the residence.
The five hundred soldiers who were originally hiding in the shadows were there to protect Princess Qingping. When they saw someone break in, they immediately showed themselves. All five hundred of them were caught red-handed by the Five Cities Garrison.
The leader was Wang Wu, the deputy commander of the Five Cities Garrison.
Because of Su Yiren and Xiao Youran's relationship, he paid special attention to the Qingping County Princess's Mansion and the Yong'an Earl's Mansion.
Therefore, during patrols, they would inevitably linger around the gates of these two mansions.
Sure enough, when she was wandering around in front of the Yong'an Marquis's mansion today, a hidden sword shot towards her.
He turned to avoid it, only to find the hidden arrow pinned to a pillar beside him, with a note attached to it.
Upon opening it, they found a note informing the princess's household soldiers of overstepping their authority.
Without saying a word, he immediately led five or six hundred men to surround the Qingping Princess's residence.
You won't know until you surround it, and once you surround it, you'll be shocked.
It was fortunate that he brought more men; otherwise, his men wouldn't have been enough to defeat the local garrison.
The fact that the manor has kept a private army beyond the prescribed limits is a matter of great importance that should be reported directly to the Emperor.
Thus, with the introduction of his former superior Lu Ning, Wang Wu made an appearance before the emperor.
When the emperor learned of this, he was furious and ordered Wang Wu to thoroughly investigate the guards of the princess's residence.
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