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Chapter 457 Assassination Attempt Encountered Danger

"Insolence!" Princess Guangning rebuked, "As a princess of Northern Qi, how dare you search my sedan chair as you please? Where do you place me? Where do you place the dignity of the royal family?"

Upon hearing this, the guard turned pale with fright and knelt on the ground with a thud: "Your Highness, spare my life!" He hurriedly explained: "I was acting under orders and dared not overlook anything. Otherwise, even if I had the greatest courage, I would not dare to offend you."

They dared not search the princess's sedan chair at all. To put it mildly, it would be disrespectful to the princess; to put it more seriously, it would be a contempt for imperial authority. If they made even the slightest mistake, they would lose their heads.

It was because orders came down from above that Princess Guangning's sedan chair must be thoroughly investigated.

"From what you're saying, you're implying that I've hidden a spy in my sedan chair?"

"My subordinates dare not."

Princess Guangning was a gentle person; even palace servants of some status could bully her, and she never put on airs as a princess. But today's matter concerned her life, and no matter how timid she was inside, she had to stand up straight.

"The imperial majesty is inviolable. If you dare to search my sedan chair today, I will chop off your heads." After saying this, Princess Guangning directly ordered: "Protect the Emperor, set off."

Guards clad in soft armor stood guard on either side of the sedan chair, one hand holding a scabbard and the other a sword hilt.

The guards were frightened by the sight and dared not block the way any longer, watching helplessly as the sedan chair bearers carried the sedan chair out of the city.

The moment Yun Shu and Yun Ying stepped out of the city gate, their hearts, which had been hanging in suspense, were finally at ease: "Your Highness, we've left the city."

Princess Guangning let out a deep breath, as if she had survived a calamity.

Her straight back slumped.

Suddenly, she noticed a gaze fixed on her and immediately straightened her back.

She just displayed the majesty of a princess not only to save her life, but also to demonstrate her worth to Prince Yu.

Within the territory of Northern Qi, her identity was her passport.

"I apologize for the commotion I caused earlier." Princess Guangning turned to Prince Yu beside her, pursed her lips slightly, and asked softly, "Your Highness, would you like to accompany me to the sacrificial ceremony?"

Prince Yu did not reply, but instead looked down at her hands, which were resting on her knees and still tightly gripping her skirt. They had not let go since he entered the sedan chair.

It's clear that her inner strength wasn't as formidable as she appeared; she was merely bluffing.

Princess Guangning curled her fingers slightly and called out uneasily, "Your Highness..."

Prince Yu had long seen through Princess Guangning's thoughts; all her schemes were simply to get him to take her back to the Great Zhou.

He stroked a string of Buddhist prayer beads on his wrist and chuckled softly: "We have lingered in Yongqing County for too long. Father is still waiting for us to return for the wedding ceremony. Once you have finished the ceremony, we will immediately set off back to the Great Zhou."

Prince Yu's tone was smiling, but his eyes showed no warmth. Princess Guangning's heart sank, unable to fathom his thoughts.

The two remained silent throughout the journey.

Soon, the group arrived at the mountain god temple located on the mountaintop.

Princess Guangning glanced at Prince Yu, then stepped down from her sedan chair with a heavy heart and performed the sacrificial ceremony as instructed by the people.

Halfway through the sacrificial ceremony, suddenly, several arrows shot towards the sedan chair.

Princess Guangning heard the commotion, turned around and saw Prince Yu getting out of the sedan chair. Her heart almost jumped out of her throat, and she ran towards Prince Yu without thinking.

Prince Yu jumped off a nearby cliff with Princess Guangning in his arms.