Ban Han didn't take a carriage, but chose to ride a horse.
She was wearing a complicated palace dress, so riding a horse wasn't very comfortable for her. But for some reason, she didn't want to go back and change. There was a strange thought in her heart that urged her to enter the palace as soon as possible.
"Hyah!"
The whip that Emperor Yunqing gave her hit the horse, making a crisp sound. There was still snow on the ground. The Ban Family's guards were afraid that something would happen to Ban Han, so they all desperately chased after her. However, how could their horses compare to Shangguan Xuan's imperial horse? Not long after, they were left behind by a large distance.
"Bo Ye," the head guard of Jingting Marquessate jumped off his horse and knelt on one knee on the cold ground in front of Rong Xia, "Cheng Anbo, something is wrong with Junzhu. This subordinate asks Bo Ye to protect Junzhu in the palace."
"Warriors, please rest assured. I will definitely protect her!" Rong Xia patted his horse, and the horse galloped away.
"Captain," a guard exhaled a breath of hot air, "what do we do now?"
"Immediately go and report to Marquis and Madame," the head guard took a deep breath, "I'm afraid something bad will happen in the palace." He had been a guard for Junzhu for several years, but he had never seen Junzhu lose her self-control like this. Although he didn't understand what happened, his intuition told him that it wasn't anything good.
Branches with icicles hanging from them, muddy and dirty roads, and pedestrians whose faces could not be seen clearly. Ban Bi felt as if she had seen these scenes in her dreams before, but it also felt as if it was just her imagination. The cold wind slapped her face, freezing her face until it was numb. Looking at the palace gate that was getting closer and closer to her, she felt like a monster with its mouth wide open, waiting to devour everyone at any time.
Several imperial guards at the palace gate rushed out on their horses. Seeing Ban Han galloping away, one of the imperial guards immediately raised a black flag with yellow borders and said: "Princess Fule, Princess Royal De Ning is seriously injured and in critical condition. His Majesty urgently summons you!"
"What did you say?" Ban Han gasped for breath and tightened his grip on the reins. The galloping horse neighed and leaned back for a long time before it finally stopped.
The leader of the Imperial Guards saw that Ban Han's eyes were red and his face was pale. Suddenly, he felt a little fear in his heart. "Princess Royal De Ning … is seriously injured and in danger …" Before he could finish his words, he felt a gust of wind in front of him. Princess Fule actually rode a horse and rushed into the palace.
"Princess, you can't ride a horse in the palace!"
"Quick, stop her!"
"Deputy Commander Shi, quickly stop her. Be careful not to hurt anyone!"
Shi Jin had just walked out when he heard the voice of the Yamen Guards. He looked up and saw a horse galloping towards him. He rushed forward and quickly pulled on the horse's reins. The horse's front hooves bent in pain, and the person on its back fell heavily.
The Imperial Guards who were still chasing after them saw the situation and knew that things were not going well. What if they were injured from the fall?
"Who tripped me?" Ban Han's eyes were bloodshot. However, because of the heavy fall, she was a little dizzy and couldn't get up for a while.
"Princess!" Rong Xia jumped down from the galloping horse and strode to Ban Han to help her up. "Are you okay?"
Ban Han didn't realize who was helping her at this moment. She clenched the horsewhip in her hand and lashed out at the person who tripped her horse. She said in a hoarse voice, "Go away!"
Shi Jin was stunned when he saw that the person who tripped was Ban Han. When Ban Han lashed out at him, he didn't dodge. He didn't know what the whip was made of, but when the tail of the whip swept the back of his hand, he felt a burning pain.
"Princess, let's go find the Princess Royal first." Rong Xia didn't even look at Shi Jin. He lowered his head and said to Ban Han, "Can you still walk?"
Ban Han looked at Rong Xia blankly. Her mouth trembled and she didn't say anything.
"I'll carry you." Rong Xia looked at the girl in front of her. Her eyes were red, her hair was messy, and most of her hair accessories were missing. Rong Xia squatted in front of her and said, "Come on, quickly."
Ban Han lay on Rong Xia's back. Her dusty hands tightly grasped Rong Xia's clothes, as if by holding on tightly, she could run faster and faster.
Ban Han's vision was blurred. She rubbed her face against Rong Xia's back to hide her sobbing.
Hearing the low sobbing, Rong Xia quickened his steps.
"Deputy Commander." Several imperial guards looked at the bloodstains on the back of Shi Jin's hand and became nervous.
The elder brother of the Crown Princess, the eldest son of the Right Prime Minister, was whipped by the Princess personally conferred by the Emperor. This … should they pretend not to see or do something?
"It's okay." Shi Jin raised the back of his hand and looked at the wound on it. "I'll go and take a look."
"Yes!" The imperial guards were relieved. Since the Deputy Commander said it was okay, they didn't have to be embarrassed.
In the main hall of the Great Moon Palace, the Empress looked at the helpless imperial doctors and her heart sank. No one expected that there would be an assassin who had been lurking in the public for so many years. Moreover, she was a female official who served the Emperor in the Great Moon Palace.
If the Princess Royal hadn't sensed that something was wrong and stopped that person for the Emperor, she was afraid that at this moment …
The Empress looked at the Princess Royal lying on the bed covered in blood. She felt cold all over and kept looking out of the hall. "Have the people from Jingting Marquessate arrived?"
The Princess Royal didn't seem to be in a good condition. At least … let them see each other one last time.
"Your Highness, the guards just left. I'm afraid it won't be so soon." The aunt next to the Empress whispered. "Your Highness, don't worry. Let the imperial doctors think of something."
The Empress smiled bitterly in her heart. What else could they think of? At this moment, she was only hanging on by the ginseng slices. If the people from Jingting Marquessate came a little later, she might not even be able to see each other one last time.
"Your Highness, Your Highness." Wang De stumbled in and gasped, "They, they're here."
The Empress hurriedly stood up from the chair and saw Cheng Anbo coming in with Ban Han on his back. Although she didn't know what was going on, she didn't care about anything else at this moment. She directly said, "No need to salute. Go in and have a look."
After Ban Han saw the Princess Royal lying on the bed like a bloody person, she climbed down from Rong Xia's back in a daze. When Rong Xia helped her to the Princess Royal, she was already crying but didn't realize it.
"Grand, grandmother." Ban Han knelt in front of the dragon bed and held the Princess Royal's hand tightly. She almost lost her voice as she cried. The entire main hall of the Great Moon Palace was silent. Except for the crying, no one spoke.
Emperor Yunqing stood aside and looked at his niece who was crying uncontrollably. He wanted to say something to comfort her but didn't know what to say. He had never seen Ban Han in such a sorry state. She was covered in dust and her hair was messy. Her originally white face was also covered in dust, as if she had rolled around on the ground.
When the Princess Royal heard Ban Han's crying, she slowly opened her eyes. Seeing her granddaughter's sorry state, she smiled and said, "Silly girl, why are you crying?"
"Grandmother, it's Huahua that is useless. It's Huahua that is useless." Tears fell on the back of the Princess Royal's hand drop by drop. Perhaps because she was close to death, the Princess Royal's body was particularly sensitive. These few drops of tears were like scorching hot water, burning her heart and making her feel pain.
"Silly girl, what does this have to do with you?" The Princess Royal used all her strength to hold Ban Han's hand. "Raise your head and let grandmother see. When we go to hell, grandmother can also tell your grandfather that our granddaughter has grown up and is as beautiful as a flower."
Ban Han sniffed and wiped the dirt on her face with her sleeves, trying to make her face look whiter and prettier. However, she had put on makeup in the morning. The more she wiped, the more messy her face became. Soon, there were a few dirty scratches on her face.
"It's beautiful." The Princess Royal smiled. Her smile was particularly gentle. She struggled to take off the gold bracelet on her wrist. "This bracelet was given to me by your great-grandfather before I got married. Now I give it to you."
"En!" Ban Han kept wiping the tears on her face. However, no matter how she wiped, her face was still a blur. The moment she put on the bracelet, she couldn't hold back her emotions anymore. She hugged the Princess Royal's arm and cried, "Grandmother, don't leave me. I'm scared."
The Princess Royal wanted to put her hand on Ban Han's back and pat her, but her hand had no strength. She could only move her fingers with difficulty. An arm reached over and put her hand on Ban Han's back.
Rong Xia stood silently beside Ban Han. He was like a big tree, not moving. Even if the Emperor was next to him, the Empress was next to him, and there was a group of imperial doctors behind him, he still didn't move.
"Huahua, be good. Don't be afraid." The Princess Royal whispered in Ban Han's ear. "Don't be afraid. Just walk forward. Grandmother is watching you." The Princess Royal's words were so soft that only Ban Han could hear them.
Ban Han choked with sobs and nodded. At this moment, she couldn't speak.
"It's a pity that my Huahua is so beautiful. Grandmother won't be able to see the day you wear a red wedding dress." The Princess Royal said regretfully. "I wonder which man will be able to marry our Huahua."
Emperor Yunqing wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes. He choked with sobs and said, "Aunt, please don't worry. I will take good care of my cousin, and my nephew and niece. I won't let them suffer any grievances."
The Princess Royal's mind was not light at this time. She looked at Emperor Yunqing for a while and suddenly said, "Where is Rui 'er? Where is Rui' er? This child is timid. Did the assassin scare him?"
Rui 'er was Emperor Yunqing's name. His full name was Jiang Rui. But now, no one dared to call him by his name. He knew that the Princess Royal's mind was not clear. He lifted his robe and knelt in front of the Princess Royal. "Aunt, please don't worry. Rui 'er is very safe. He wasn't scared. He has grown up. You don't have to worry about him anymore."
"That's good. That's good." The Princess Royal's voice became smaller and smaller. "Huahua, Huahua."
"Grandmother, I'm here. I'm here." Ban Han held the Princess Royal's hand. "I'm here."
"You're married?" The Princess Royal looked at Ban Han's red robe. "Which family's husband is it?"
The Emperor Yunqing's lips moved. He turned his head away and wiped his tears. He did not speak.
"Grandmother, it's me." Rong Xia knelt beside Ban Han and said in a gentle voice. "I will take good care of Huahua. I won't let her suffer any grievances."
"Which family's husband is this? He's so handsome …" The Princess Royal looked at the door and smiled. "My husband is back."
Ban Han turned around. His father, mother, and brother appeared at the door.
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