"Yun Qingran, you've managed to latch onto the powerful Prince Beihan. As for me, I can only rely on myself. You're afraid I'll surpass you, aren't you? Well, you're right to be afraid. I will definitely surpass you." Yun Xiyue looked at Yun Qingran with jealousy and resentment.
"Big sister, are you alright? If you're alright, have some plums." Yun Qingran was completely speechless.
"Yun Qingran, I must enter the Chu Palace today." After saying this, Yun Xiyue raised her head and prepared to enter the Chu Palace.
Yun Qingran's clear eyes dimmed, eventually turning into a deep pool. She said in an icy tone, "I'm warning you, get back into the carriage now."
"What right do you have to tell me what to do? Although you are the Princess of Rongchang, it's just a nominal title with no real power. You can't control me." Yun Xiyue and Yun Qingran stared at each other.
"I'm warning you one more time, get back home," Yun Qingran shouted angrily.
Her voice was clear and crisp, with a touch of coquettishness, but when she got really angry, her voice seemed to carry the weight of a thousand troops, and was incredibly intimidating.
Yun Xiyue shrugged, but for the sake of her future, she stubbornly refused to back down and continued walking forward.
Yun Qingran spun around, her gauze skirt fluttering, and reached out to draw the sword from the guard standing behind her. The next second, the long sword was at Yun Xiyue's neck.
The cold, gleaming sword rested against her neck, and Yun Xiyue trembled, immediately stopping in her tracks, not daring to take another step forward.
"Yun Qingran, what are you going to do? Do you want to kill me?" Yun Xiyue asked, her voice trembling.
"I don't want to kill you, but I'm afraid you'll dirty my hands. But since you insist on courting death, I might as well send you on your way, even if it disgusts me." Yun Qingran's exquisite features exuded an indescribable aura, an innate, superior arrogance that shook people's souls.
Yun Xiyue looked at her and knew that she wasn't just saying that; she really would kill her.
"Ranran, please, please let me in." Yun Xiyue changed tactics and pleaded pitifully.
She will reclaim all the dignity she has lost one day.
"This isn't just about your personal dignity anymore, it's about Bei Yin's dignity. If you go in today, then Nan Chu will have Bei Yin under its thumb. You think you're worthy to make Bei Yin lose face because of you?" Yun Qingran raised an eyebrow, looking at Yun Xiyue with disdain.
"Ranran, you're making a mountain out of a molehill. How does this concern the dignity of two countries? It's just a normal wedding procession," Yun Xiyue said with an awkward laugh.
"Go back!" Yun Qingran was too lazy to waste any more words with her.
Seeing her expression, Yun Xiyue knew that she wouldn't let her in today, so she could only turn around angrily and go back to the carriage.
"Keep a close eye on this shameless thing. If she sneaks into the Chu Palace, you'll all pay with your heads." Yun Qingran flicked her sword, and the longsword accurately pierced the scabbard of the guard behind her.
"Yes," everyone responded in unison.
Princess Rongchang usually seems cute and carefree, but when she really encountered a problem, she was so decisive and ruthless. Everyone felt more awe for Yun Qingran.
The eunuch who had been monitoring the Northern Yin wedding delegation at the palace gate saw this scene and quickly ran towards Fengqi Palace.
"Your Majesty, Yun Xiyue has been stopped by Yun Qingran, and she is now back in the carriage," the eunuch reported.
"What a useless piece of trash, giving up as soon as someone stops him." Hearing this, Empress Chu was so angry that she swept the cup next to her to the ground.
"Your Majesty, Yun Xiyue's attitude was quite firm. It was Yun Qingran who pointed a sword at Yun Xiyue's neck and told her not to enter the palace or she would be killed, which is why she gave up," the eunuch said.
"No matter what, it seems the Northern Yin delegation is going to keep us at bay." The Empress rubbed her forehead, somewhat annoyed.
"Your Majesty, why don't we invite an official to go and fetch the bride? This dragging on won't do," said Granny Rong, offering Empress Chu a way out.
"Issue my imperial decree, ordering the Vice Minister of Rites to go and fetch the bride," the Empress said, waving her hand.
"Yes." The little eunuch quickly stood up and left to find the Vice Minister of Rites.
Hidden Dragon Palace
"Your Majesty." The Grand Eunuch Li entered, carrying a whisk.
Upon hearing Eunuch Li's voice, the Chu Emperor immediately used black ink to cover up the figure he had just painted.
Eunuch Li glanced at the blackened painting on the table. He had good eyesight and had seen the person in the painting clearly from a distance as soon as he came in.
The person in the painting is none other than His Highness Xu's biological mother, Lady Xuying.
The Emperor truly couldn't forget his wife. For so many years, he had always acted as if he hated her, but without hatred, where would love come from?
"What is it?" The Emperor of Chu threw the brush in his hand onto the painting and asked Eunuch Li.
"Your Majesty, it concerns the Northern Yin's marriage delegation." Eunuch Li remained expressionless, pretending not to notice the painting on the table at all.
"Wasn't this matter entrusted to the Empress?" The Emperor of Chu sat down.
"The Northern Yin wedding delegation arrived today. Her Majesty the Empress sent Rong Mama, who is by her side, to the palace gate to receive the bride. However, unexpectedly, the head of the Northern Yin wedding delegation, Princess Rongchang Yun Qingran, said that this was against etiquette and asked Her Majesty the Empress to find someone who was proper to receive the bride. Otherwise, they would wait at the gate," Eunuch Li explained.
"Is the Northern Yin wedding delegation still waiting?" The Chu Emperor's face showed great interest.
This Princess Rongchang, Yun Qingran, is indeed intelligent and courageous. No wonder that brat Jun Molin is so entangled with her.
"They're still waiting." Eunuch Li paused and continued, "Just now, Her Majesty the Empress sent someone to tell Yun Xiyue that she either had to go to the palace herself or not go at all. Yun Xiyue was ready to go to the palace herself, but Princess Rongchang stopped her. Yun Xiyue insisted on going to the palace, and Princess Rongchang directly drew her sword and pointed it at Yun Xiyue, telling her to get back into the carriage."
"She has guts." The Chu Emperor nodded. In recent years, the world has been at peace without large-scale wars, and these noble ladies have been pampered and spoiled. It is truly rare to see a noble lady with such guts.
"How could Ye'er have made such a choice? He actually got involved with such a spineless and stupid woman, and even produced a child out of shame." After praising Yun Qingran, the Emperor thought of Yun Xiyue, and his face immediately darkened.
Eunuch Li didn't reply. It seemed Miss Yunxi Yue was truly spineless and foolish, actually trying to curry favor with her husband's country by trampling on the dignity of her own. Didn't she consider that someone who treated her own country this way—would the people of her husband's country trust her?
"How did the Empress handle this?" the Emperor asked Eunuch Li.
"The Empress has now sent someone to invite the Vice Minister of Rites to come and fetch the bride," Eunuch Li replied.
In the first round, Southern Chu lost!
"The Empress rarely encounters a worthy opponent; she's in for a tough time this time." The Emperor chuckled, his expression unreadable—whether he felt sorry for his Empress's misfortune or was secretly gloating.
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