Twin Space: The Evil King Should Never Think of Taking the Throne

Chapter 214: Princess Age

"Please forgive me, little princess. We slaves deserve to die!"

"Forget it, everyone, get up! This is my fault. I rushed over and disturbed you guys to clean up."

The young girl's voice was clear and crisp, with a hint of self-blame in her words. The palace servants thanked her repeatedly and went about their business.

Seeing that the work was done, the little princess turned around and walked back to the house in a hurry. The people inside were a little wary of the noise outside, so when the little princess rushed in in a hurry, they subconsciously dodged.

"Royal sister, Royal sister, Xingchen is here to see you! They said you left early, and I didn't dare to sleep."

Xingchen rushed towards Princess Chaoyang in a baby voice, and when she saw the soft and light red gauze, she was stunned.

When everyone around her saw her little expression, they covered their mouths and wanted to laugh, but considering that she was very proud, no one dared to laugh too obviously.

"Xingchen, why are you here?"

"My sister's wedding is such a big event, Xingchen must come."

At this time, she was wearing a goose yellow plain brocade skirt, with two buns on her head. Her chubby little face had a pair of watery, sparkling eyes.

She met Zhao Zijun's gaze with a smile, and walked to Zijun's side step by step. She rubbed her hands secretly and slowly touched the soft and light red gauze wedding dress.

"Royal sister, Xingchen heard from the palace servants that this dress was specially requested by my father from one of his close friends. It is the only one in the world."

Zhao Zijun stroked her sister's hand with both hands, feeling the tender touch, but she felt mixed emotions. Xingchen was young and didn't understand, but she could see clearly that her father felt that he owed her.

"My father took the trouble to arrange this, but he felt that I was wronged by marrying far away to Da Chong. However, as a princess of the Central Plains, it is my duty to share the country's worries."

"But, sister. You have never met the Great Chongming King, and you have no feelings for him. You..."

"Xingchen, there are many things in this world that are not satisfactory. How can they be as satisfying as those interesting stories you have heard?"

When Zhao Xingchen heard the princess mention the martial arts world, he suddenly sat up straight, stared at the princess with his big eyes, and his nose was sour.

"Royal sister, Xingchen knows that there is someone in your heart. He enjoys the world of martial arts, but..."

"Xingchen, some people can only remain in your heart forever. It is enough for me to have met him once, to know his many deeds, and to marry him on the same day."

Zhao Zijun's pretty face was full of smiles, but the more Zhao Xingchen looked at her, the sadder she felt. She rushed forward and threw herself into Zhao Zijun's arms. She wanted to cry for no reason.

So she hugged Zhao Zijun and burst into tears, refusing to stop no matter who tried to persuade her.

Feeling Zhao Xingchen's sadness, Zhao Zijun smiled, and two lines of tears flowed down. When the whole country was celebrating and rejoicing over her marriage, some people could still understand her thoughts and shed tears for her.

The little princess's crying made everyone around her a little at a loss, but Zhao Zijun gently stroked her back to calm her emotions.

After a long time, Zhao Xingchen stopped crying and quietly lay on Zhao Zijun's legs, looking like she was unwilling to get up. Zhao Zijun had no choice but to follow her, and her delicate hands touched her sister's hair by her ears.

"Xingchen, after we go to Dachong, I'm afraid you and I will never meet again."

"Royal sister? You must take care of yourself!"

As Zhao Xingchen said this, she was thinking in her heart that when she grew up, she would definitely let that man take her to Da Chong to see her imperial sister.

"Don't worry, my sister will be fine."

The two sisters talked for a while, and then the matchmaker took the eldest princess to bid farewell to her parents. Because it was a marriage of peace, the wedding ceremony was prepared very grandly.

After bidding farewell to Emperor Zhangde and Empress Xue, Zhao Zijun, supported by four palace maids, stepped onto the princess's carriage. Then the palace ceremonial officer loudly read out the eldest princess's achievements in marrying a foreign prince, and the wedding procession began to set off, driving the long carriage farther and farther away.

Civil and military officials were already waiting at the palace gate, and as soon as they saw the princess's wedding procession, they knelt down to see her off.

At this time, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was driving the carriage himself, feeling the love of the civil and military officials for his sister, but his heart was also bitter. If the Central Plains was stronger, and he worked harder, his sister would not have been destined to marry a foreign prince.

"Your Highness the Princess is a thousand years old."

The cheers were getting farther and farther away. The long street was now filled with common people who were seeing the princess off to get married. When they saw the princess's procession passing by, they cheered and knelt down. The scene was extremely lively.

"Sister, the people have also come to see you off. They remember your achievements in their hearts."

"Well, the people of the Central Plains are honest and kind. In the future, the prince must treat the people well."

"Don't worry, sister. I know. In the future, I will not only treat the people of the Central Plains well, but also let them live a good life."

"I believe my brother can do it."

The two did not say anything else. One drove and the other took a car. Soon they left the imperial city and headed south. The eldest princess's wedding procession was very long. Although the dowry was not rich, it was not small either, at least in line with the status of a princess of a country.

For this reason, the imperial guards escorting the princess and the prince to the wedding were extremely cautious and would protect them at the slightest sign of trouble. Along the way, they encountered a few bandits who were jealous of the princess's dowry, but they were eventually dealt with by the imperial guards and dragon guards. As soon as they passed Jinzhou, the commander of the imperial guards, Wei Changying, felt something was wrong.

He met with the Dragon Guards in secret and reported the news they had gathered to the Crown Prince and the Princess.

"Your Highness, Crown Prince, Your Highness, Princess, according to the information we have gathered, there are at least four groups of people watching the wedding procession. Two of them are from Da Chong, and two are from Central Plains."

When the prince got the news, he glanced at Zhao Zijun, who was sitting there in her princess's regular dress, looking extremely calm.

"It seems that some people in Dachong and Zhongyuan do not want the two countries to make peace. Commander Wei, how is the defense going now?"

"The Minister of Defense has made arrangements, but we are about to enter a mountainous area, and the terrain is not favorable for us."

But they had to go even if it was disadvantageous, because there was no better way, and even taking the water route was still full of dangers. The prince knew the importance of the marriage and acted immediately.

"No matter how difficult the road ahead is, we must continue to move forward. If you feel that our defenses are failing, Commander Wei can mobilize troops from the prefecture."

Wei Changying nodded and arranged for someone to contact the governor of Changzhou to recruit soldiers. However, they did not know that the soldiers of Changzhou were no match for their opponents who were highly skilled in martial arts.

Starting from May 20th, the wedding procession launched two attacks in succession. The purpose of the attackers was very obvious: to kill the eldest princess Zhao Zijun.

However, when they were resisting the assassins, they also discovered that among the four groups of people following them, two groups were there to protect them. Even so, there were many casualties on both sides, especially the Imperial Guards and the Changzhou soldiers.

In this way, the wedding party spent three days being chased and finally arrived at the border of Changzhou.