Chapter 8: Marriage in Distress
Ten days passed in a flash, and the imperial city of the Northern Qi Kingdom ushered in the most festive day.
Because, just today, the two daughters of the Prime Minister's Mansion got married at the same time.
Festive red lanterns are hung all over the streets, firecrackers, gongs and drums are endless, and the crowds of people watching the excitement are endless.
In front of the Prime Minister's Mansion, there are two gorgeous sedan chairs, one from the palace and the other from the palace.
"Look, everyone, the bride is out!"
After a crackling firecracker, the chatter in the crowd became even more agitated.
"I heard that the two daughters of the Prime Minister's Mansion are stunning, although they can't see their faces, but in terms of this slender figure, they are also one of the best beauties!"
Seeing Su Ruoxi and Su Ruotong walking out in red wedding dresses at the same time, the crowd of onlookers boiled outside the martial law circle, and they all wanted a gust of wind to blow off the hijabs of the two brides, so that they could feast their eyes.
"Wow......! Is that the crown prince? I didn't expect that in my lifetime, I would be able to see the current prince with my own eyes! It's so exciting! ”
At this moment, some sharp-eyed people found Mu Ziran who was protected in the guard circle, and everyone was in an uproar.
"Today is a day of great joy for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and of course His Royal Highness will come to greet him in person. Hey...... No, this side of the Three Kings' Mansion...... Why don't you see the figure of the third prince? ”
In the crowd, a white-clothed scholar was talking, and when he looked sideways at the greeting team on the left, he didn't find the figure of the third prince, Mu Zihan.
"You don't know this, I heard that although the eldest lady of the Prime Minister's Mansion is the first beauty in the capital, there is a problem with this brain. The third prince marrying this eldest lady is completely the will of the saints. ”
The white-clothed scholar looked back at the person behind him who was explaining, scratched his head, and asked puzzledly: "This brother, do you mean that the third prince is not happy to marry this eldest lady, so he didn't come to greet him in person?" ”
"Not really! Not only that, everyone in Pingyang City knows that the third prince is in poor health, and this happy event in the Three Princes' Mansion is just to make the third prince happy. ”
"No wonder so, alas...... It seems that this eldest lady is just a superficial scenery. ”
Although the conversation between the two was not loud, it was carefully listened to by the other people around them.
For a time, all kinds of gossip spread like a plague among the crowd.
Su Ruoxi entered the sedan chair with the support of the bride, and at the moment of getting on the sedan chair, she learned from the mouth of the bride that the third prince did not come to greet her today, but only sent a team of guards to take her back to the house.
Hearing the news, Su Ruoxi was silent, and a sneer hooked up at the corner of her mouth, but she still got on the sedan chair.
Compared with Su Ruotong's side, Su Ruoxi's side is indeed much more deserted.
But she didn't care, because she never thought of going to the palace to live a good life.
A moment later, the two welcoming teams left the Prime Minister's Mansion one on the left and one on the right.
The Three Princes' Mansion was in Pingyang City, and the welcoming team left the Imperial City after walking for a stick of incense and walked on the official road to Pingyang City.
Shortly after leaving the city, the sedan chair procession stopped.
At this time, Wan'er hurriedly ran to investigate, and came back to report: "Miss, the road ahead is broken, we need to change the route." ”
Su Ruoxi tore off the hijab on her head, gently lifted the corner of the curtain, and glanced outside.
I saw that there were several carriages pulling vegetables not far ahead, and I didn't know what happened, the vegetables on the carts fell to the ground, and the carriages broke down in the middle of the road, and their team couldn't pass at all.
The bride, who had been guarding the sedan chair, saw Su Ruoxi, and immediately pulled down the curtains to cover them tightly, and said in a shrill voice: "Oops! My eldest lady, cover the hippa quickly, this is not possible! ”
Su Ruoxi didn't pay attention to Xi Niang's words, but her eyes flashed with a narrow brilliance, and she thought about it.
On this good official road, how could there be a problem at this time, there shouldn't be any problems in this, right?
Thinking of this, Su Ruoxi calmly asked, "Wan'er, how long will it take to solve the previous problem?" ”
"It will take about an hour, and if you wait, you will delay the good day and the auspicious time. The diversion will take a long detour, but it can still be caught up. ”
Wan'er looked at it on tiptoe, looking very anxious.
"It's okay, we'll wait an hour."
Su Ruoxi said indifferently, anyway, Mu Zihan didn't care about this family business, even if he delayed the auspicious time, it didn't matter.
"Miss, but ......"
"Do as I tell you!"
As a secret service unit, Su Ruoxi's vigilance is naturally higher than that of ordinary people, and her intuition is very suspicious, and it is not necessarily a good thing to change her route.
Wan'er had no choice but to convey Su Ruoxi's order to the leading head of the guard.
After a while, the chief guard rode to the sedan chair and reported: "Princess, the road ahead is broken, and we must change our route." The prince did not have the habit of waiting for others, and his subordinates could not afford to delay the hour. ”
Su Ruoxi was silent for a few seconds, and said in a very calm tone: "After waiting for a long time, you will naturally get used to it, send someone to inform the prince, and the princess will bear the consequences!" ”
The guard hesitated for a moment, sent someone back to the palace to report the situation to Mu Zihan first, and then replied arbitrarily: "Please forgive the princess, subordinates can't obey orders!" ”
With that, the chief of the guard began to direct the team to change the course.
The group of about thirty people soon left the official road and set off towards the suburban path.
Su Ruoxi had no choice but to pray in her heart that her conjecture was wrong.
However, as soon as the team reached a place where no one was around, a dozen masked thieves with knives rushed out of the lush grass around them.
Before everyone could react, the masked thieves began to kill as soon as they appeared.
"There are assassins! Protect the Princess! ”
The guard grew up and bore the brunt of the attack, and the scene fell into chaos for a while.
"Miss, it's too dangerous outside, you go in quickly, ah......!"
Sensing the movement, Su Ruoxi rushed out directly. Wan'er wanted to stop it, but before the words fell, she was stunned by Su Ruoxi's palm and thrown into the sedan chair.
Only in this way can she guarantee Wan'er's safety.
Su Ruoxi glanced at the situation, and in the time of only one cup of tea, half of their people were already dead.
Although these thieves are all dressed as ordinary people, judging from their moves, Su Ruoxi can see at a glance that they are trained masters.
didn't have time to think about it, Su Ruoxi picked up a long knife and started to fight the enemy.
Although she was only a doctor in her previous life, her fist and foot skills are not bad, and self-protection is no problem at all.
Moreover, Su Ruoxi had already prepared, in the ten days before she got married, she only did one thing, that is, she configured a kind of soft tendon powder to guard against Mu Zihan.