kingnovel Chapter 816: Would I be able to do it if I were in your place?
Chapter 816: Would I be able to do it if I were in your place?
If Xiao Jingyi had not firmly believed that he was not crazy, not hysterical, and not hallucinating;
If his willpower was just a little bit weaker...
He was beginning to doubt... that he didn't even have those fifty or so men;
He had never sent those fifty or so men to massacre the entire Anguogong family;
He had not sent anyone to abduct the beautiful Leng Rongyue;
All of this never happened, it never happened!
However, he did have those fifty or so men;
He had indeed asked them to kill the people from the Anguo Mansion;
He had indeed asked them to kidnap Leng Rongyue;
In his own Chengbi Villa, he had indeed ordered people to decorate an exquisite and luxurious...boudoir;
Indeed, several maids who were both skilled in martial arts and able to serve others were selected to serve Leng Rongyue and also to guard her.
All of this actually happened.
But the result... the result...
Xiao Jingyi looked up at the people at the table...
The Duke of Anguo, his father and his son, were all still alive;
In the inner hall, there were several female relatives whom he had not met, and they were alive and well;
Leng Rongyue, whom he wanted to kidnap, was now sitting in the inner hall with the women of the Duke of Anguo's Mansion.
Leng Rongyue also received the second imperial decree of marriage issued by Emperor Hongde, and the person to be married was still Xiao Jingyu!
Before, he could mobilize his connections, openly submit memorials, and secretly spread public opinion, using Leng Rongyue's identity as the "daughter of a guilty minister" to first separate her from her engagement with Xiao Jingyu, and then find a way to take her for himself.
Now, Leng Rongyue has transformed herself. Not only has she lost her identity as the "daughter of a guilty minister", but she has become the noble Princess Chengxian!
With the two imperial decrees of enthronement and marriage, Leng Rongyue is now confirmed to be the future Princess of Prince Yu!
He worked so hard and thought that he could wipe out the entire Anguo Mansion family who were loyal to Emperor Hongde.
He was able to abduct the stunningly beautiful Princess Leng Rongyue of Prince Junyu.
If this is accomplished, it will not only deal a heavy blow to Emperor Hongde, but also humiliate Xiao Jingyu, and it will also shake the prestige of Emperor Hongde and his two sons, and he can also hold the beauty in his arms!
If this could be accomplished, it would be like throwing a huge rock into the Jingyue Dynasty and the big pool of water in the capital of Jingyue Kingdom. I think it would definitely cause a huge wave!
However, he did not expect that all his painstaking arrangements would only result in inexplicable losses of troops!
In the end, let alone huge waves, there was not even a small splash!
Xiao Jingyi sat at the table, looking at the emperor and his ministers who were all smiling and happily chatting.
As they listened to their conversation, Master Wuchen of Qingguo Temple on Yunxiang Mountain mentioned that he would formally propose marriage after the renovation of Princess Chengxian's mansion was completed.
Speaking of the subsequent procedures of accepting the marriage proposal, asking for the name, accepting the marriage proposal, accepting the betrothal gifts, asking for the date, etc., how long does it take to go through the whole process?
Then they talked about when Leng Rongyue and Xiao Jingyu's wedding would be scheduled...
They even talked about how to hold Leng Rongyue's coming-of-age ceremony in a few months with great grandeur!
Xiao Jingyi listened... listened...
He wanted to say, aren't these... these things that the women should worry about and consider?
Here we have an emperor, a duke, a minister, an assistant minister... oh, and even a prince. Several grown men are sitting together to discuss a little girl's coming-of-age ceremony. They are discussing it with such enthusiasm and joy... What's going on?
It’s been a long time since we’ve seen each other!
For the past two days, Xiao Jingyi has been feeling restless and unable to sleep or eat.
Sitting here, forced to listen to these boring topics, Xiao Jingyi felt restless and dizzy!
The food that I had forced down my stomach not long ago was now like a battlefield in my stomach, with swords and guns fighting and stirring endlessly;
It felt like there were thousands of sharp needles standing on the seat under his butt, pricking Xiao Jingyi so much that he couldn't sit still!
Leng Rongyue...I probably won’t see her today!
No, there is no need to estimate, you will definitely not see it!
With Xiao Jingyu here, Emperor Hongde and Empress Luan Xiying here, and everyone from the Anguo Mansion here, how could it be possible for me, Xiao Jingyu's cousin and a foreigner, to come face to face with Leng Rongyue, the future Princess Yu?
As for his father-in-law Zhang Jinyan...
Just look at this happy scene in front of you. If you really dare to mention the three words Zhang Jinyan at this time... that would really cause a huge uproar!
This wave, even if it doesn’t kill me, will at least knock me unconscious!
Are the king and his ministers sitting around the table fools?
of course not.
I, Zhang Jinyan's son-in-law, am sitting right here. When they look at me, is it really possible that they don't think of Zhang Jinyan?
Of course not.
This can only mean that whether it is Emperor Hongde, Xiao Jingyu, or the people from the Anguo Mansion, they have no intention of letting Zhang Jinyan go!
Think about it the other way around...
If I were Emperor Hongde, would I let go of a traitor like Zhang Jinyan who dared to offend me in person?
will not!
If I were Fu Peng, the Duke of Anguo, would I let go of an enemy who maliciously slandered my granddaughter and wanted to disrupt her marriage?
will not!
If that's the case, then how can I expect Emperor Hongde, Xiao Jingyu, and Duke Anguo and his son to let my father-in-law go easily?