eurekapd Chapter 221 Aren’t You Going to Marry the Imperial Sister?
Chapter 221 Aren’t You Going to Marry the Imperial Sister?
"Prince Ji Cheng of Chongming personally welcomes the Princess of Central Plains!"
A long roar that pierced the sky broke the deathly silence before dawn.
The bloody dawn spread over the clouds of the stormy and murderous night, broke through the darkness, and squeezed out a ray of crimson light.
Finally, it was all over.
It seems like everything has just begun.
On the bluestone road mixed with rain and blood, the corpses lying horizontally and vertically were some with hideous faces, some covered in blood, some mournful and sad...all of them were shocking.
Under a silk umbrella, a king in black robes walked slowly, surrounded by many brightly dressed attendants.
A jade dragon with dark gold thread, wide sleeves, long collar and light brocade boots. The king strides forward with a good complexion, and even without a smile, he is still charming.
He was the young king, the Great Chongming King Ji Cheng. His eyes did not touch the bloody corpses, but walked into Muyun Hongxue Garden with blood stains on every step.
Ji Cheng knew that a situation like this would require a lot of fighting. Were his uncle and the queen injured?
He was worried, and his expression became terribly gloomy, with a tremendous rage on his well-defined face.
Behind him, a young civil servant wearing a green official robe and a jade belt around his waist followed closely, panting.
He followed Ji Cheng, who was full of anger, and asked Fulin, the palace servant in green robe and red belt beside him with some anxiety.
"Have you found out the situation here?"
"I asked. There were two assassination attempts, one over there and one in the small garden in the center of the lake, which is where the little queen lives. Many people died. Later, the Liuyun Sect arrived in time to rescue them."
When everyone walked into Muyun Hongxue Garden, what they saw was an even more tragic scene.
The yard was littered with arrows, limbs, and broken blades. Blood formed streams that slowly flowed out of the drain along with the water brought by the heavy rain.
The complete and nearly complete bodies in the yard had been sorted out and placed in rows in the empty yard. It seemed that the people here had not rested all night. At this time, Ji Yuan, who had already contacted the old Duke, had come to Ji Cheng.
"Kings!"
"Ji Yuan, what's the situation?"
"Your Majesty, the old Duke has already counted the casualties. There are more than 400 assassins, 578 guards, 321 Temple of Death, 34 Liuyun Sect, 92 servants and maids in the garden, and 13 guards.
The little queen is now in the bamboo building in the lakeside garden, protected by Wei Changying, the commander of the wedding escort team."
Ji Yuan continued to report, and King Chongming did not stop. The group walked on the bloody water and headed straight to the small garden in the center of the lake.
"Your Majesty, isn't it a bit presumptuous for us to go over there like this?"
Ji Yuan said as he walked, with an unnatural look on his face. Does the king regard this place as his own home?
"Haven't you already informed the old Duke?"
"But, that was just friendly communication between the two countries. You should at least let someone know."
After Ji Yuan finished speaking, Ji Cheng stopped and turned to look at him. Then he looked at Xiang Fu Tong Lu beside him, and when he saw him nod, he looked at Fu Lin, who also nodded quickly.
"It seems that I am too impatient. Fulin, report!"
"How...how do I report it?"
"call!"
"Prince Ji Cheng of Chongming personally welcomes the Princess of Central Plains!"
The long whistles welcoming the phoenix seemed to have wings, spreading throughout the small garden in the middle of the lake and carrying strong winds into the bamboo building.
At this time, the guards from the Central Plains Kingdom and the security guards from the Muyun Hongxue Garden, who had experienced a whole night of fighting, were resting and recuperating at their respective posts.
The Poison King was trying his best to save the blood-covered commander of the Imperial Guard Wei Changying, and beside him were the princess's two maids Liushuang and Feiluan.
His Royal Highness frowned and looked at the wounded commander of the imperial guards, not knowing what to say. He turned to look at the old Duke and Prime Minister Ouyang who were sitting on both sides, and asked in a very humble manner:
"Old Duke, Old Master Ouyang, now the royal sister has been abducted. The Great Chongming King is pressing for help. What should we do?"
The three of them looked solemn and glanced at each other, but no one spoke. After the Poison King treated Wei Changying's injuries, he said:
"Isn't it just the Great Chongming Prince Ji Cheng? I'll go over and scold him. Didn't you see that the eldest princess has been kidnapped? Why are you still rushing him?"
"No!"
"Brother Zheng!"
The Crown Prince and the old Duke spoke out at the same time to stop them. They had to consider the eldest princess' reputation and could not act so rashly.
The Poison King wanted to ask why but before he could speak, Fulin's long roar from the lakeside came again.
Hearing the voice, the Poison King was furious. He wanted to go out and beat someone up, but was stopped by the old Duke's men.
"The princess has been kidnapped now, what should we do?"
Finally, Mr. Ouyang sighed, causing everyone present to sigh. Now, everyone who could go out ran to the back mountain to help look for the person, even the fifth sister's family went, but they couldn't find the person for a while!
"My sister said that she would promote the marriage between Da Chong and Zhong Yuan at any cost. This is a major event for the friendship between the two countries. But...my sister was suddenly kidnapped..."
Seeing that the prince was at a loss, Wei Changying supported his seriously injured body and stood up and said:
"Otherwise, we can explain the situation to King Chongming. He must have brought a lot of people with him this time, and maybe they can help with the search."
As soon as Wei Changying finished speaking, the prince denied his statement, saying that he could not gamble on the important event of a marriage between the two countries.
"No. What if the Ming King learns that the princess has been kidnapped and his reputation is ruined, and he refuses the marriage? What will we do?"
Silence. Everyone in the room was silent.
"Prince Ji Cheng of Chongming personally welcomes the Princess of Central Plains!"
Fulin's long whistle sounded again outside the garden, making everyone even more upset. Seeing this, the Poison King was about to jump out and curse.
"Hurry, hurry, hurry. Does he think this is his Ming Dynasty palace?"
"Brother Zheng, he is urging us to make a decision!"
The old Duke had understood by now that Ji Cheng had never come for the princess. He came here to force him even though he knew that the princess had been kidnapped.
"Make a decision, what decision?"
"You should know that what he wanted was never the eldest princess, but Duoduo."
"Impossible. Duoduo is getting married today, and she is marrying that brat from Liuyun Sect. He is too shameless to do this."
The Poison King was even more furious when he heard the old Duke's words. This man must have figured out the situation here long ago before coming here. Didn't it just so happen that he came to pick up the bride on this day just for this?
"No, I don't agree."
The Poison King stood aside sulking, while the Crown Prince and Wei Changying were completely confused.
"What does the old Duke mean by this? Doesn't the Great Chongming King want to marry the emperor's sister?"
"Your Highness, the person he is going to marry is my grandson Yun Yiduo."