Chapter 7: Whose beauty can cause the fall of a country? (1/2)

Chapter 7: Whose beauty can cause the fall of a country? Original and most updated translations are from volaretranslations.

The two rows of musicians dared not delay, and quickly fell into ranks to play their instruments. Gongs, drums, vertical flutes and suona rang out with boundless joy in celebration. Han Yunxi lifted her hand, and Nanny Wang hastily ran to her side. The bride had already left the sedan chair. With everyone watching, if she didn’t support her, then she’d be in the wrong.

Thus, before the gaping looks of hundreds, Han Yunxi straightened her back and climbed step-by-step onto the Duke of Qin’s doorsteps, every movement graceful. All the elegance and brilliance that day was taken by her as a honor that no one else could touch.

This led many people to forget that she was originally an ugly woman.

Who knew that after Han Yunxi alighted on the final step and came to a stop, a flying dart would whiz by her face, knocking her bridal veil to the ground?

“Ah…there’s an assassin! An assassin!” Nanny Wang screamed shrilly, releasing Han Yunxi to flee. She accidentally tripped and tumbled down the stairs.

Immediately, guards appeared from two sides of the duke’s residence, searching around without finding the culprit. A long while passed, but nothing else happened after the flying dart appeared. The crowd was all caught up in a fluster. Han Yunxi was frightened as well, her heart pounding in her chest. She could treat poisons but didn’t know martial arts. Just then, that dart had missed her head by centimeters, how terrifying!

A guard led the way to pick up the bridal veil and examine the flying dart, before giving the weapon to someone else to take care of.

“Miss Han, here.” the head of the guards personally returned her veil.

Han Yunxi patted her heart to calm down before turning to accept. “Thank you.”

Who knew that as soon as she turned, the head guard would suddenly widen his eyes and yell ‘Ah’ in surprise, terrified as he backed up a few steps?

The poison tumor was gone, but was she still very ugly? The head guard’s alarmed reaction hurt Han Yunxi slightly.

But if that was the case, then she’d just stay ugly. She’d always relied on her hands to earn a living, not her face. With her back to the crowd, she mentally prepared herself before confidently turning around, holding out the bridal veil. “Nanny Wang, it’s all right now. You can come up.”

Who knew that this single turn would cause the entire crowd to suck in a cold breath? Nanny Wang’s sharp shriek was even louder than her last one. “You…you…how could you, ah…”

Han Yunxi had no idea that looking back had revealed a devastating beauty beneath the Heavens, endowed with elegance and intellectual brilliance. She only heard someone in the mob suddenly cry out, “Too beautiful! Are you really Han Yunxi?”

Beautiful? Before she could process the words, a sensation broke out.

“Wasn’t it said that Han Yunxi was an ugly woman? What happened?”