Chapter 6
Never Seen Someone This Fierce
“Your Highness, are you alright?”
Qing Yi turned back nervously to look at Prince Jun.
“Drag them out,” Prince Jun said expressionlessly.
“Yes!”
The two old maids still wanted to scream, but their acupoints were instantly sealed, and they were dragged away directly.
Only then did Qing Yi turn around again.
He quickly glanced at Prince Jun’s face, then looked at Fu Zhao Ning peeking out from behind Prince Jun.
He was deeply confused.
A woman who could snatch a sword from his hand so quickly—
was actually scared when facing two old maids?
But after thinking about it, it did not seem strange.
Those maids belonged to the Empress.
How could Fu Zhao Ning dare attack the Empress’s people?
“Your Highness, shall we proceed with the wedding ceremony?” he asked.
The moment Fu Zhao Ning heard this, she stepped out from behind Prince Jun.
“So you really weren’t planning to hold the wedding ceremony?”
Qing Yi fell silent, but his eyes showed surprise.
He had thought Fu Zhao Ning did not scream earlier because she had not clearly seen Prince Jun’s face.
But now she was looking directly at him with a completely calm expression.
Which meant she had definitely seen it already.
She was not afraid of Prince Jun’s scars?
“Wedding ceremony. Marriage.”
Prince Jun stared deeply at Fu Zhao Ning.
“Are you certain you won’t regret this?”
“I’ll take responsibility for my own choice,” Fu Zhao Ning replied.
“But I hope Prince Jun understands that cooperation requires sincerity. I hope something as underhanded as earlier won’t happen again.”
“Underhanded?” Qing Yi finally understood and was about to explain on Prince Jun’s behalf, but Prince Jun had already turned and walked out.
“Clean yourself up.”
Qing Yi quickly followed after him.
Once outside, Prince Jun took out a half-mask and put it on, covering the scarred side of his face.
“Your Highness, did Miss Fu misunderstand something? The residence really was preparing the wedding hall for your marriage. It’s just that Your Highness didn’t expect the Emperor, Empress, and Empress Dowager to all arrive…”
Prince Jun had seen them rushing over and did not want Fu Zhao Ning to suddenly appear before them and become a target.
“Qing Yi,” Prince Jun interrupted him, “in your eyes, am I a good person?”
“Huh?”
“I simply do not want the Fu family to die so quickly.”
“And I also do not want her to die in someone else’s hands.”
After saying this, Prince Jun strode away.
Since they were truly going to hold the wedding ceremony, he naturally had to change into proper wedding robes.
After Prince Jun left, Fu Zhao Ning let out a long breath.
She now understood that crashing into the Jun Royal Residence was far more complicated than she had imagined.
But she could not gamble with her grandfather’s life.
As long as she could first stabilize things and gain enough time to heal her grandfather properly, she could deal with everything else later.
As long as family was still alive, no difficulty was truly impossible.
“Fen Xing, Hong Zhuo, come in and help me tidy up again.”
The two maids waiting outside lowered their heads, exchanged glances, answered, and quickly entered.
They liked this Miss Fu.
After encountering such events, she had not panicked, screamed, feared, or worried.
She remained calm and continued handling things steadily.
“Since people from the palace have arrived, be more careful. If there’s anything inappropriate about my appearance, fix it or remove it immediately,” Fu Zhao Ning instructed them.
She still could not fully trust Prince Jun.
But the eyes of these two maids were clear and honest, so she trusted them somewhat.
If anything happened, maids were always the easiest people to sacrifice.
As long as they were not stupid, they would not try to harm her at this time.
“Yes.”
Fen Xing and Hong Zhuo quickly got busy.
While they worked, Fu Zhao Ning casually asked,
“Can you tell me about your Prince? I’d like to understand him a little. It’ll make things easier in the future.”
She did not really expect the two maids to say much.
From their first interaction alone, she had already realized that Prince Jun was definitely not easy to get along with.
He might not even be a good person.
His maids probably would not dare casually discuss him.
Still—
what if they did?
Even a few words might allow her to analyze something.
Unexpectedly, Fen Xing and Hong Zhuo answered together,
“This servant has only seen His Highness a few times as well.”
“…Huh.”
“So Prince Jun rarely returned before? You didn’t personally serve him?”
The moment they heard the words “personally serve,” Fen Xing and Hong Zhuo hurriedly shook their heads.
“We servants have always remained at the residence. His Highness has been recuperating at Youqing Peak all this time. The ones serving by his side are the first-rank maids Jin Xue and Bai Shuang.”
Jin Xue and Bai Shuang.
So those were the senior maids Prince Jun truly trusted.
Fu Zhao Ning silently remembered those names.
Hong Zhuo added,
“Sister Jin Xue and Sister Bai Shuang are still on the road. His Highness returned to the capital first.”
Inside the wedding hall, bright red wedding candles had already been lit.
On the seats of honor sat a middle-aged couple.
They were the most noble people in the Kingdom of Zhao—the Emperor and Empress.
The Emperor could still be seen as handsome from his younger years.
Dressed in a bright yellow dragon robe, he radiated noble authority.
Looking carefully, Prince Jun actually resembled him by two or three parts.
The Empress wore a magnificent phoenix robe with golden phoenix hairpins.
She looked dazzling with jewels and carried the dignified aura of a mother ruling the world.
Sitting slightly to the side in a grand chair was the Empress Dowager.
Compared to the others, she looked more low-key and somewhat tired.
A cushion supported her as she half reclined in her chair.
Outside the wedding hall, many officials had gathered.
Some wore official robes.
Some wore ordinary clothes.
Some were still fixing their appearances hurriedly.
Prince Jun’s wedding had come far too suddenly.
If Prince Jun’s return to the capital had not already been a major event, and if the street incident had not caused such huge news, they would never have made it in time.
The ones who managed to arrive now were already the best informed.
Some had rushed over after pushing aside the concubines in their arms.
Some had been listening to songs in teahouses and came running here before even returning home.
“This Miss Fu really became famous in one move.”
“Exactly. She publicly broke off the engagement with the Xiao Royal Residence. Her wedding sedan had almost reached their gates.”
“And then she turned around, blocked Prince Jun’s carriage, and became Prince Jun’s Princess Consort instead. I’ve lived over thirty years and never seen someone this fierce.”
“But she offended Miss Li. Do you think Divine Doctor Li will spare her?” someone whispered quietly, clearly pessimistic about Fu Zhao Ning.
“Yes. Don’t forget that even Prince Jun needs Divine Doctor Li’s treatment.”
Everyone secretly shook their heads and sighed.
They could already imagine Fu Zhao Ning ending miserably.
“Who knows whether today’s wedding can even proceed smoothly? Nobody knows if this ceremony can actually be completed.”
At that moment, the steward of the Jun Royal Residence stepped forward in brand-new brocade robes and loudly announced:
“The auspicious hour has arrived! Welcome the newlyweds!”
Fortunately, because they had been preparing for Prince Jun’s return to the capital, the steward had already arranged new clothes for everyone in the residence.
Now they happened to be perfectly useful.
No matter what others thought, the steward only knew one thing—
Prince Jun had picked up a Princess Consort immediately after returning to the capital.
That was definitely a good omen.
Any woman brave enough to marry their Prince was a good Princess Consort.
The wedding music began to play.
Prince Jun appeared first.
Inside the wedding hall, the Empress Dowager slowly straightened up and looked toward the tall and imposing figure.
Light shone upon his bright red wedding robes, making her eyes grow slightly moist.
“Our A’Yuan is finally getting married too,” she said softly.
