I've been bullied and humiliated for thirteen years; when I wake up, I'll be bloodthirsty.

Chapter 143 The Wedding Robbery 1

"What did you say?"

Lu Yangyang and Yan Yue shouted at the same time.

The servant who came to report repeated tremblingly, "Upon hearing that Prince Sheng had gone to the Marquis of Guangping's residence, Princess Liduan chased after him without looking back, saying that she was going to abduct him from the wedding."

"She's absolutely insane! This is utter nonsense!" Yan Yue gritted his teeth. "There's no one more unreliable than her in this world!"

"Stop talking, hurry up and chase after her to stop her. I need to go to the inner courtyard of the Marquis of Guangping's residence." Lu Yangyang never expected things to have come to this point. It was too late to say anything now, but the things that needed to be done still had to be done.

"I'm going to check on the old lady of the Guangping Marquis's residence. You must stop Princess Liduan and prevent her from causing any trouble." Lu Yangyang was now certain that Xue Wanning did not want to marry her elder brother.

If the old lady of the Guangping Marquis's mansion hadn't been harmed, at least Xue Wanning, regardless of her ambitions, would have had some principles. But what principles could someone who could even harm her own grandmother possibly have?

She was determined to let her older brother know about this!

Yan Yue nodded hurriedly, "I understand, then let's split up."

After Yan Yue finished speaking, he followed the messenger out. Lu Yangyang didn't have time to disguise herself and turned back to call Xiao Liuzi, "Quick, take the shortcut and take me to the Guangping Marquis's residence. I want to see their old lady."

Without wasting any words, Xiao Liuzi led her out of the weapons shop and into the alley.

……

Sheng Junyao had been traveling for the past few days, but he still didn't look disheveled. When he caught up with the wedding procession, Sheng Junyi finally breathed a sigh of relief. "Big brother, you're finally back. Let's find a place to change our clothes now."

The wedding procession will take a detour around the main roads of the capital, and it will take some time to reach the Guangping Marquis's residence. There is still time to change clothes now.

"You lead the wedding procession slowly, I'll be right back." Sheng Junyao pressed him down, "Don't rush over yet, there's something I need to figure out first."

"Big brother?" Sheng Junyi looked at him in confusion. Although he couldn't agree with many of his older brother's views, he still trusted him very much. He really didn't understand what his older brother meant at this moment.

"I'll explain when I get back." Sheng Junyao didn't have time to say more. He gave Sheng Junyi a few simple instructions and immediately spurred his horse away.

After a while, Princess Li Duan rode up on horseback. Just as she was about to call for help, she saw that it was Sheng Junyi. She quickly shut her mouth, glanced at the other person, rolled her eyes, and left.

Sheng Junyi: "..."

When Sheng Junyao arrived at the Guangping Marquis's residence, it was already in chaos.

The courtyard outside was bustling with activity, but inside the hall, it was already in complete chaos.

On one hand, they said that the old lady was about to pass away, and this marriage was obviously unlucky and should not be arranged under any circumstances. On the other hand, they said that a marriage like that of the Duke of Sheng's family was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and that they should send the person away before the old lady passed away.

The two sides argued fiercely over this.

Sheng Junyao dismounted, but was stopped by the gatekeeper: "Who are you? We are having a celebration at our residence today. Guests, please register over there."

Sheng Junyao didn't say anything, but followed him inside. He tapped the table where guests were recorded with his finger and said, "I am Sheng Junyao, the heir of the Duke of Sheng's mansion. I want to see your eldest daughter."

The butler was dumbfounded: "Young Master, young master? Shouldn't you be on the road to greet the bride right now?"

“Take me to meet your eldest daughter,” Sheng Junyao repeated.

"No, no, this is against the rules, young master, son-in-law, what do you mean by this? Otherwise, otherwise I will go and report to our Marquis first..." The steward was sweating profusely. The mansion was in complete chaos. Why was the son-in-law not at the wedding procession? Why did he run home first and want to see the eldest daughter? What was going on? Could it be that the marriage was about to change?

If something unexpected happens, how can he bear the responsibility?

"If you don't want the marriage to change, take me to see your eldest daughter first." Sheng Junyao stared sharply at the steward, who was so frightened that his legs went weak. He had no choice but to nod and call a servant to take Sheng Junyao over.

Unlike the noisy main hall, Xue Wanning's courtyard was surprisingly quiet.

An accident occurred at the old lady's residence. The elders who were originally waiting in Xue Wanning's courtyard to escort her to the wedding all rushed over. Therefore, only a few of her sisters remained in Xue Wanning's courtyard at this time.

Because of this sudden accident, the sisters didn't dare to speak and stayed in the side hall to keep watch, none of them daring to provoke Xue Wanning.

Xue Wanning was also there. Even at home, she wore a veil on her face. No one paid any attention to her, so she leaned against the window and quietly looked at the courtyard.

Suddenly, a servant led Sheng Junyao in. Xue Wanyue was the first to see him, and she was so surprised that she stood up immediately.

The third sister immediately scolded, "What are you doing?"

Xue Wanyue immediately turned her head and said softly, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I, I..."

"Useless!" The Third Sister was annoyed by her timid and submissive appearance, and didn't bother to say anything more. She continued to whisper to the Fifth Sister beside her.

The servant had already led Sheng Junyao to the corridor and quietly informed Xue Wanning's maid. Xue Wanning's maid hurriedly came out and welcomed Sheng Junyao inside.

Inside her boudoir, Xue Wanning had already finished her makeup and changed into her wedding dress. She held a round fan in her hand, gently waving it. The beaded curtain of her wedding crown obscured her face, making it impossible to see her expression.

Sheng Junyao walked in, but did not look directly at her. Instead, he cupped his hands in apology and said, "I'm sorry, I was presumptuous."

"What does the young master mean by coming at this time?" Xue Wanning asked softly.

Sheng Junyao didn't say much, but took out a stack of confessions and placed them on the table: "I went to Muzhou, but it was in a hurry, so I only got a part of the confessions. Your uncle, Prefect Xie Zhengnian, did not accept bribes or embezzle the money for building the dam. But he knew about this. He knew that the construction of the dam in Muzhou was done with shoddy workmanship and the accounts were falsified, but he kept silent and even helped to cover it up, which led to the flood in Muzhou, the dam was destroyed, and tens of thousands of people suffered."

"Therefore, he is culpable in the Muzhou case and should be punished accordingly."

Xue Wanning slammed her fan on the table and looked up at Sheng Junyao: "So, Your Highness came here just to tell me this, is that it? You want to use this to annul the engagement, is that what you mean? Are you worried that my uncle will implicate you, is that it!"

"I'm not here to break off the engagement. I'm here to tell you, I'm sorry, but there's no room for negotiation in your uncle's case."