The next day, rumors spread like wildfire that General Cang Lan's lover had assassinated Princess Qing Guan out of jealousy because she was about to marry him.
Princess Qing Guan understood his true feelings and didn't want to break them up, so she asked the Chen Emperor to grant their wish and withdraw voluntarily.
Shi Sheng won a lot of good reviews.
"Your Highness, this is why you forced the Chen Emperor to issue an edict." Bi Xi looked at Shi Sheng with admiration.
This way, even if Her Highness didn't agree to the marriage and returned to South Jin, people would only say that she was righteous and righteous.
"You're thinking too much." Shi Sheng glanced at Bi Xi.
She wasn't in the mood to worry about her reputation.
She wanted the female lead to openly tear down the male lead's peach blossoms.
If she did it in secret, the male lead might think, 'Aiya, this girl is quite cute.'
But if she did it openly, it would be a different story.
This was jealousy.
It was a taboo for men.
"Ah?" 'What do you mean by thinking too much? Isn't that the case? '
"We're not going back to South Jin. Write a letter back and tell someone from the palace that I want to stay in Chang 'an for a while." Shi Sheng instructed Bi Xi, "Also, buy a residence."
With the female lead here, she naturally couldn't leave.
… …
The Prime Minister brought Yue Yao back to his residence. The Prime Minister, who had always doted on Yue Yao, was angry. He ignored her injuries and made her kneel in the courtyard.
"An Yue Yao, are you trying to drag the entire Prime Minister's residence down with you?" The Prime Minister poked Yue Yao's forehead. "Look at what you've done. That's Princess Qing Guan, the most favored princess of South Jin. What are you doing at her place in the middle of the night?"
"Father," Yue Yao felt wronged. "I really didn't want to assassinate her. She's slandering me."
"Hmph, you think I don't know your guts?" The Prime Minister harrumphed loudly, then softened his tone. "But you did appear at her place in the middle of the night. This is an indisputable fact. If she insists on His Majesty beheading you, His Majesty will definitely abandon you for the sake of peace between the two countries and the people. Even I can't protect you."
Chen had been plagued with natural disasters for the past two years. That was why His Majesty wanted to marry her.
The most important thing was to prevent South Jin and Chu from joining forces.
If the most favored princess of the South Jin Kingdom was wronged here, would the South Jin Kingdom let the Chen State off?
"Father …" Yue Yao looked at the Prime Minister. Although he wasn't her biological father, she had always enjoyed the fatherly love that the Prime Minister had given her.
She was very touched. Looking at the Prime Minister's helpless face, she couldn't help but feel sad.
'It's all that Princess Qing Guan's fault! Not only did she attack me, she even slandered me!'
"Yueyao, tell me honestly. Did you offend her in any way?"
Yue Yao shook her head blankly. "She's only been in Chang 'an for a day. How could I have offended her …"
"Then why did you go to her place in the middle of the night?" Speaking of this, the Prime Minister became angry again. How could a girl run out in the middle of the night?
"I …" How could Yue Yao say such words? She bit her lip and lowered her head, not saying a word.
The Prime Minister frowned as several thoughts flashed through his mind. "Yue Yao, you don't really like Cang Lan, do you?"
"Who likes him?!" Yue Yao blurted out.
The Prime Minister had lived for more than half his life. How could he not tell that Yue Yao was lying?
She didn't even know it.
The Prime Minister shook his head. Since things were already like this, he could only take one step at a time.
The Prime Minister couldn't figure out what Princess Qing Guan was planning.
Cang Lan and the Chen Sovereign couldn't figure it out either.
Unfortunately, the Princess was still living in Chen. She even bought a residence and seemed to be planning to stay there for a long time.
… …
The annulment of the engagement between Princess Qing Guan and General Cang Lan became a hot topic after meals.
The South Jin Kingdom quickly sent the annulment letter. Although the Chen Sovereign felt a little uncomfortable, he still stamped it with his jade seal.
The annulment letter was annulled, but Princess Qing Guan remained in Chang 'an. No one knew what she was doing there.
Cang Lan and Yue Yao's wedding was set for the tenth day of the second lunar month.
It was a day of heavy snow.
Shi Sheng was wrapped in a fox fur coat as he watched the fiery red wedding procession pass through the white snow below. Joyous laughter filled his ears.
"Your Highness, how much longer are we going to stay here?" Bi Xi asked cautiously.
His Majesty's letters were sent to him almost every day.
"It's still early," Shi Sheng replied faintly as he leaned against the window.
"Your Highness, His Majesty is angry that we didn't go back for the New Year …"
"That's all the more reason we can't go back," Shi Sheng turned to look at Bi Xi and said seriously, "We'll go back when Imperial Father's anger subsides."
Bi Xi was speechless. 'Your Highness, if you continue being so willful, His Majesty will definitely come for you.'
Shi Sheng refused to leave, so Bi Xi couldn't do anything about it. The Chen Sovereign didn't make any other moves aside from sending people to inquire about the situation.
After Cang Lan and Yue Yao got married, they lived a peaceful life.
However, Cang Lan still had many suitors. Even after he got married, those girls who were tied to him still threw themselves at him dauntlessly.
… …
Spring was warm and the flowers were in full bloom. It was time for an outing. Shi Sheng had been cooped up in the residence for so long that he was starting to get moldy, so he was forced to come out for an outing by Bi Xi.
A few beautifully dressed girls saw the luxurious and exquisite carriage coming towards them from afar.
The carriage was covered with a thin veil with bells hanging from it, jingling as the horses galloped.
One of the girls pointed at the carriage and asked curiously, "Isn't that Princess Qing Guan's carriage?"
"Why is she here too?"
"Shh, keep your voice down. I heard that this princess is not only petty, but also very vengeful."
The others looked curiously at the girl in blue. "Who did you hear that from?"
Blue lowered her voice, "I saw it with my own eyes. Last time, the Minister of Personnel saw Princess Qing Guan and wanted to take liberties with her. But …"
"What happened?"
"Hurry up and tell us. Don't spoil our appetite."
Blue's voice became even quieter. "She crippled him … I heard that the Minister of Personnel came to talk to her, but she had him beaten up."
"That can't be." The girls covered their mouths, their faces full of shock.
"This is Chen, not South Jin. How can she be so arrogant? Doesn't His Majesty care?"
Blue shook her head. "How can he care? So many people saw Princess Qing Guan being taken liberties with. If this matter really gets out, that Minister will probably lose his life. "
"Why is she so precious?" Someone said sourly. "She was just taken liberties with, yet she wants to take his life. That's too vicious."
"That's right. None of our princesses are like her!"
"She's the Princess of South Jin, and the most favored one at that. If something happens to her in Chen, it's not just a country's problem … Shh, shh, stop talking. It's coming. "Blue hurriedly signaled for the others to shut up.
The others quickly shut their mouths and stood to the side, watching the carriage with different expressions as it approached.
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Thanks to Cherub for the tip.
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