Chapter 254 : You Rock, Highgod! 4 (2/2)

Even though the engagement had been annulled, Princess Qing Guan remained in Chang’An. No one knew why she was staying here.

Cang Lan’s and Yue Yao’s wedding was scheduled to be held on the tenth of the second month, when winter was at its peak.

Shi Sheng wore a fox fur coat as she watched the bright red wedding procession march through the snow below, accompanied by joyous music.

“Your Highness, how long are we going to remain here?” Bi Xi cautiously asked.

‘His Majesty’s been sending letters almost every day!’

“It’s still early,” Shi Sheng replied indistinctly while leaning against the windowsill.

“Your Highness, His Majesty will be angry that you haven’t returned to celebrate the New Year with him…”

“Even more reason to not return.” Shi Sheng turned to face Bi Xi before speaking with a straight face, “I’ll wait till Imperial Father’s anger has subsided somewhat.”

Bi Xi, “…” ‘Your Highness, His Majesty is going to storm over here if you keep being this wilful!’

With Shi Sheng’s insistence on staying, there was nothing Bi Xi could do. Other than the frequent emissaries sent by the Chen Emperor to question her about her plans, no one else in Chang’An bothered her.

After their wedding, Cang Lan and Yue Yao experienced a period of stable marriage. However, Cang Lan still had a lot of admirers. His marriage did little to dissuade those ladies who’d had their red strings pulled to his from flocking to him.

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The first buds were beginning to bloom, heralding the arrival of spring. Since Shi Sheng had been spending too much time indoors as of late, Bi Xi forced her to go out for a walk.

Several finely dressed young ladies watched as a luxuriously decorated carriage drew close to them from afar.

A thin veil was hung outside the carriage, blocking off its occupants from prying eyes. Bells hung on threads hanging off the veil, tinkling as the carriage trundled along.

One of the girls pointed at the carriage and questioned the others out of curiosity, “Isn’t that Princess Qing Guan’s carriage?”

“Why is she here?”

“Shh, keep it down! I heard this princess is not only petty, she also holds grudges.”

Everyone turned to look curiously at the girl in a blue skirt who had said this.

“Who did you hear it from?”

Blue Skirt Girl lowered her voice, “I saw it with my own eyes! That relative of the Minister of Personnel got himself drunk and tried to harass Princess Qing Guan, but…”

“But what?”

“Come on! Don’t leave us hanging!”

Blue Skirt Girl lowered her voice even more. “But she crippled him… I heard that the Minister of Personnel went to negotiate with her, but she simply got people to beat him up as well!”

“It can’t be!” The other girls covered their mouths, shock and disbelief written on their faces.

“This is Chen, not Nanjin! Who allowed her to be so arrogant?! Did His Majesty really not do anything?”

Blue Skirt Girl shook her head. “What could His Majesty even do? So many people witnessed that fellow harassing Princess Qing Guan. If this matter was to be blown up, I fear he might not be able to protect his life!”

“Isn’t she a bit too petty?” Someone spoke in a sour tone, “It’s just a bit of harassment, yet she punished him so severely. Such viciousness!”

“Indeed! None of our princesses are like her!”

“That’s because she’s a princess of Nanjin, and the most beloved one at that. If anything happens to her while she’s in Chen, it will be a diplomatic fiasco… Shh, here she comes!” Blue Skirt Girl hurriedly gestured for them to keep quiet.

Everyone hurriedly shut their mouths and stood to the side, staring at the approaching carriage that tinkled as it moved with differing expressions.