Chapter 197 - I'm Not Afraid of Killing People!

The Imperial Guards incident seemed to be a reminder to the Emperor and all officials of the Da’an Dynasty: the authority of the Emperor could never be challenged. Even though he was old and weak, he still controlled the lives of millions of people. Even if the Emperor’s sons, who were second only to the Emperor, had to bow down before him when he was in wrath.

The Crown Prince and several other princes restrained their actions and did not dare to recklessly provoke Baili Qingcang anymore. Many officials who had already picked a side also began to take a firm stance and support Baili Qingcang’s policy.

For a moment, the political atmosphere in the entire Imperial Court improved a lot and Baili Qingcang did not treat his son too harshly. After punishing the Crown Prince, he ordered people to secretly sweep up other princes’ forces that were hidden in the Imperial Court. As the princes prostrated with fear, he did not investigate them any further.

Among them, Baili Jinze was the one who suffered the most. His mother was of a humble origin. Now, regardless of whether it was in the Imperial Court or in the harem, he felt that his situation was extremely difficult. Moreover, he was severely suppressed by the Crown Prince and others because some people had vaguely figured out that the reason why the Emperor punished him like this was because he was the owner of the Panlong Villa!

Inside her mansion, Shen Ninghua was holding a needle to finish the last stitch. A trace of joy flashed across her eyes.

Hong Ling looked at the red wedding dress which unrolled on the bed. Her eyes were full of admiration. “Miss, this is so beautiful!”

Shen Ninghua raised her head and smiled softly. “What, do you envy me?”

“Mm-hmm.” Hong Ling nodded abruptly. In the past few months, her favorite thing was to look at Shen Ninghua embroidering the wedding dress. Now, she could not even move her eyes when seeing the gorgeous product that had been completed.

Shen Ninghua teased her, “Then hurry up and find yourself a good husband. When you find a suitable one, you can put on your wedding dress. At that time, as your master, I will prepare a dowry for you. I will definitely help you get married happily.”

“Miss! I will serve you for the rest of my life, so I won’t marry anyone.” Hong Ling stomped in embarrassment!

The smile on Shen Ninghua’s face became even brighter, making Hong Ling and others aside get stunned.

Although they served Shen Ninghua all day long, they were often dumbfounded when looking at her. She was getting more and more beautiful recently. Her every move carried such natural elegance that they were reluctant to cast their gaze away from her.

Suddenly, a slight movement came from the door. Qing Que immediately leaped over. She took out the soft sword from her waist and stood before the door. “Lord Chu, stop!”

When Chu Junyi was stopped at the door again, the corners of his eyes couldn’t help but twitch. Three months ago, someone gossiped that the bride and bridegroom couldn’t meet each other three months before they got married. Unexpectedly, when these loyal maids of the princess’ mansion heard it, they started to stop him from seeing Shen Ninghua. He didn’t remember how many times he had been stopped at the door.

“I have some matters to discuss with Ninghua.”

Qing Que remained unmoved. “It’s not convenient for her to meet you.”

Hearing the sound outside, Shen Ninghua couldn’t help but smile more brightly. Although Chu Junyi had repeatedly been stopped at the door in the past three months, he still came over once every morning and night and was never tired of it.

“Pack up these things, and they will be needed the day after tomorrow.”

“Yes, Miss.”

Chu Junyi looked at the stubborn Qing Que. He was amazed in his heart that this girl was really carrying out Ninghua’s orders so faithfully. In the end, he could only glance at the door with envy and took out an envelope. “Send it to Ninghua. Let her read it carefully and be prepared. If anything happens, immediately send someone to inform me. I’ll take my leave now.”

When Shen Ninghua finished reading the letter Qing Que brought over, the smile on her face faded. “I couldn’t even relax for a moment.”

“Miss, what’s wrong?”

Shen Ninghua’s eyes turned cloudy. “Baili Jinchuan has recovered from his injuries.”

“The Second Prince?” In the previous hunting trip, the Second Prince failed to kidnap Miss. Instead, he was injured and disfigured. He had stayed in his mansion for the past few months to recover from his injuries. Qing Que thought originally that he would need one more month to recover. She never expected that he was able to recover before Miss’ wedding.

“Miss, do you think the Second Prince is disgruntled and will thus come and cause trouble for you?”

Shen Ninghua’s eyes moved. “He has experienced the battlefield and has a tough personality. If he can continue to serve in the army, he will definitely become a powerful duke. However, he is too persistent about his goals. If he could be more open-minded, he wouldn’t have escalated the situation like this. He definitely wants to cause trouble for me, but I don’t know how he is going to do it.”

“Then Miss, shall we prepare in advance?”

“We must be on guard. Send someone to protect my father and grandmother these days. After all, we are related by blood. If something happens to them, there might be some rumors.” Wedding was a once-in-a-lifetime event. If those people came to cause trouble, she would not let them off easily!

Finally, the wedding day came. The princess’ mansion was decorated with lanterns and streamers. The whole street before the mansion was covered with red silk cloth. The capital was bustling with people, many of whom had come from other places just to witness Princess Zhaohua’s wedding. Now everyone knew that the princess and her fiancé were the most benevolent persons and had done many good deeds for the people. Although they did not have the qualifications to attend the wedding, they still wanted to take a look and send their blessings.

Dressed in princess attire, Baili Anning walked into Shen Ninghua’s room with a smile on her face. “Congratulations, Ninghua!”

Shen Ninghua looked back and smiled. “Thank you, Your Highness.”

Seeing that Shen Ninghua was dressed in a red wedding dress that made her stunning face even more beautiful, Baili Anning was stunned for a moment before she regained her senses. “Ninghua, your wedding dress wasn’t made by Internal Affairs Department, right?”

“No.”

“Who made it for you? Tell me quickly. On my wedding day, I will also wear a wedding dress like this. It’s really so beautiful.”

Shen Ninghua laughed. “If you had said it in advance, I could have helped you. But I’m afraid it’s too late now.”

“Why?”

Shen Ninghua smiled without answering her question. Bai Ruo said aside, “Your Highness, this wedding dress was personally embroidered by Miss herself. She began to make it from the day when the engagement was made. It was finished just two days ago.”

“Ah, you actually embroidered it for six months?” Baili Anning took a closer look. Everything on the wedding dress was flawless. The exquisite embroideries on it seemed to be real. Peonies, colorful butterflies, dancing phoenixes, and auspicious clouds. Everyone would definitely exclaim with admiration just after a glimpse of it. “Ninghua, you are really too… clever and deft.”

After thinking for a long time, Baili Anning finally came up with a comment, but she still felt that it was inappropriate to say Ninghua was clever and deft. She was much more than that. Each stitch of the embroideries was simply incomparably beautiful.

A smile flashed across Shen Ninghua’s eyes. “Alright, don’t be jealous. The wedding dress made by the Internal Affairs Department isn’t any inferior to mine.”

“Mm-hmm.”

There were still four hours before the auspicious moment came. Shen Ninghua carefully tidied up her clothes. Suddenly, Qing Que rushed in with a serious expression.

“Miss…”

Qing Que went closer and whispered in Shen Ninghua’s ear.

Shen Ninghua’s expression suddenly changed. She stood up and said, “Your Highness, please rest here for a while. There are some things in the backyard that I need to deal with.”

“Alright.” Seeing that Shen Ninghua’s expression was really bad, Baili Anning guessed that something serious must have happened, so she didn’t waste her time and directly agreed.

Shen Ninghua was dressed in her bright red wedding dress and there was no expression on her beautiful face. Only a pair of dark eyes showed traces of emotion. “These people actually devised a plan against her grandmother Old Lady Xiao.”

Qing Que closely followed Shen Ninghua to Songtao Courtyard. In the courtyard, two maids were knocked unconscious on the ground and were tied tightly with ropes.

“Miss, it’s them.”

Shen Ninghua quietly glanced at the two persons on the ground and said coldly, “Wake them up with cold water.”

“Yes.”

Half a year had passed, and now it was already winter. When a basin of cold water splashed over them, the two persons on the ground cried out in alarm as they woke up.

“Your Highness… Your Highness, spare me.”

Shen Ninghua’s eyes were cold. “I’ve already warned everyone in the mansion that today is my wedding day. No mistakes are allowed. You actually wanted to feed poison to my grandmother. What was your plan?”

Fortunately, she had set up a team to guard against such things. Well, someone did actually take action!

“Qing Que, is my grandmother alright?”

“Miss, we found it in time. Nothing happened.”

“Alright, do you still have the medicine they brought in?”

“It is all here.”

Shen Ninghua glanced coldly at the two shivering maids on the ground. “Then split the bowl of medicine in two and pour it into their mouths!”

Qing Que hesitated. “Miss, today is your wedding day.”

The two maids on the ground widened their eyes in horror as they hurriedly struggled to beg for mercy, “Your Highness, please spare me. Today is your wedding day, it’s not appropriate for killing.”

Shen Ninghua laughed coldly. “Everyone believes that it’s not good for a person to see blood on their wedding day. But I don’t mind that. Qing Que, do it!” She laughed coldly in her heart. She had been moving forward through killing, so what was there to be afraid of?

“Yes, Your Highness.”

“Your Highness, please spare us. We are willing to confess. We only beg you to spare us.”

Shen Ninghua’s face was cold. “Today is my wedding day. I don’t want to hear those dirty things. Whoever it is behind the scene, I don’t want to know at all.”

Hearing this, Qing Que directly opened the two maids’ chins and poured the medicine into their mouths. Very quickly, the two maids became lifeless.

Shen Ninghua glanced at the trembling servants around her and said, “I’m not afraid of killing. If any of you still wants to cause trouble, I’ll keep you company and see how many lives you have!”

“We dare not.”

While Shen Ninghua was dealing with the incident, everything went on well with Chu Junyi. His new mansion had already been built, and he moved out a few days ago. The servants in his new mansion had all been replaced by his subordinates who carried out his orders quite efficiently.

“How long will it take?”

The eyebrows of Ye Yi standing beside him moved slightly. “Master, there are still three hours left.” This was the nineteenth time he had asked the time.

“Good.” Chu Junyi tidied up his clothes and confirmed that there was nothing wrong with it. His heart gradually relaxed.

“Master, all the invitations sent to the Xiao family were returned.”

Chu Junyi nodded, not feeling surprised in his heart. “I know. It’s fine. Don’t worry about it for now.”

After waiting for so long, the two of them finally were about to get married. He had been very anxious these past few days. He always felt that there was a rabbit jumping in his heart. Whether he was seated or standing on his feet, he felt as if there was a fire burning in his heart. He didn’t know when it would subside…