On the same day, the emperor issued an edict stating that Li Xiyao would be given to Ji Yannuo as a concubine.
Ji Yannuo, who was originally planning to put things in order before leaving, fled the capital directly after the imperial edict arrived at the East Palace.
East Palace, Jingxiang Pavilion.
Li Xiyao sat excitedly and happily, waiting for Ji Yannuo to remove her hijab. She straightened her body and wanted to leave a good impression on Ji Yannuo. When she thought about having a wedding with Ji Yannuo soon, Li Xiyao thought about it.
happy.
But what she didn't know was that Ji Yannuo fled the capital overnight and did not want to marry her. In this way, Li Xiyao waited for a long time but did not see Ji Yannuo, and she began to feel a little irritated.
"Why haven't you come yet?" Li Xiyao impatiently opened her hijab and stood up to look around.
"Miss, if you wait a little longer, maybe the prince will be on his way here." The maid reassured her, saying that when her husband didn't come, she opened her hijab by herself. What a waste.
Li Xiyao was impatient to wait. Her waist was sore after sitting for so long. "I don't care, I want to go out and take a look." Li Xiyao shook off the maid's hand, stood up and walked to the door to push it open. She was pushed open by the aunt at the door.
Grandma stopped me.
"Ouch! My eldest lady, why did you come out? Why did you lift the hijab!" Grandma pulled her back.
"I really can't wait any longer. I've been waiting for so long. I'm already hungry and he hasn't come yet." Li Xiyao complained, but the rules could not be broken. She put the red hijab on the bed again on Li Xiyao.
"My eldest lady, please be patient. If you bear with it for a while, the prince will come to marry you, and you will become the princess." Mammy comforted Li Xiyao.
Li Xiyao felt happy just thinking about it, so she held back her temper and said, "Okay, then I'll just wait." She sat down obediently and waited.
Mammy's heart dropped, and she felt at peace. With the temper of a young lady like this, if she became a princess, she would not be able to cause trouble in the future, she thought to herself, and walked out of the room helplessly.
As time passed, the maid guarding the room became exhausted physically and mentally, and began to yawn. Li Xiyao also fell asleep waiting. Suddenly, grandma broke in, and the sound of opening the door woke Li Xiyao up.
"Is the prince here?" Li Xiyao asked subconsciously, but seeing the panic on her grandma's face, she felt something was wrong.
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty..." Mammy hesitated, how could I explain the matter of Your Majesty's escape from marriage?
Seeing the situation, Li Xiyao's temper suddenly rose, "What's wrong with the prince? Tell me!" Li Xiyao's coaxing made her legs weak and she knelt on the ground.
"Your Majesty... escaped from marriage..." As soon as these words came out, the maids who guarded the house suddenly became energetic and knelt down one after another. You know, it is such a big deal that Prince escaped from marriage!
Li Xiyao's expression suddenly changed, "What!" and she rushed out. The noise was so loud that it woke up the Prime Minister and the Prime Minister's wife.
"What's wrong? Yao'er, why are you here? Shouldn't you be in the bridal chamber with the prince?" The prime minister wondered, what happened to this beautiful bridal chamber night.
"Dad! Your Majesty, he has escaped from marriage!" Upon hearing this, the Prime Minister and the Prime Minister's wife's faces suddenly darkened. What a big deal!
During the bridal night, the groom actually ran away from the marriage, and the person who ran away from the marriage was still the prince. Where are the rules? This has once again ruined Li Xiyao's reputation!
Li Xiyao cried bitterly, and the Prime Minister and the Prime Minister's wife looked particularly distressed, "My good daughter, if we don't cry, dad will definitely tell the emperor to protect your good reputation."
Ji Yannuo's escape from marriage immediately caused a sensation in the palace, and the emperor seemed helpless, but he still had to give Li Xiyao an explanation.
"Your Majesty! You must make the decision for my daughter. She is young and her reputation is not guaranteed. What should we do in the future?" The prime minister cried, and the emperor was angry and anxious.
He actually knew his child's temper very well, but this was something he had to do. He didn't expect that Ji Yannuo would run away from the marriage.
"Prime Minister, don't worry, I will definitely make the decision for your lady in this matter."
After saying this, the emperor gathered the imperial guards to search for Ji Yannuo. At this time, Ji Yannuo checked into the inn and was about to have a good sleep, but unexpectedly the imperial guards followed him.
"Your Majesty, please come back to the capital with us." The leading guard respectfully saluted Ji Yannuo and said with great respect.
"If I don't go back, what can you do to me?" Ji Yannuo asked. The imperial guards seemed a little embarrassed, but the emperor had already issued a translation order and they had to obey.
"Then don't blame me for being disrespectful to His Majesty the Prince. I am also following orders." After saying this, the imperial guards forcibly took Ji Yannuo away according to the instructions.
But Ji Yannuo was not a vegetarian, and naturally he would not take the initiative to go back with them. He had long expected that the emperor would send someone to take him back to the palace, so he was already prepared.
The Imperial Guards and Ji Yannuo used force. Ji Yannuo's kung fu was not inferior to them. He knocked them unconscious in a few strokes and quickly packed up their packages and left.
After the Imperial Guards woke up, Ji Yannuo had disappeared and had to return to the capital. "Your Majesty, I have betrayed your trust and failed to bring you back. Please punish me."
The emperor had long expected this outcome, "Forget it, you guys go down." Hearing this, the Imperial Guards were a little surprised, but the emperor had pardoned them, so it was better to leave early.
The emperor sent someone to send a message to the prime minister, telling them that Ji Yannuo had not been found. The prime minister naturally did not believe it, but the emperor was the emperor after all. Since he sent someone to send them a message, it was also a sign of respect for them.
"Dad, have you found the prince?" Li Xiyao knew that the prime minister had received the emperor's letter and came to ask.
"No..." Hearing this, Li Xiyao was very unwilling and made a fuss with the Prime Minister, but there was nothing she could do about it.
Mrs. Zhaoyang hosted a banquet, and all the ladies were invited to attend, and Li Xiyao was no exception. After all, it was well known that Li Xiyao was going to marry the prince, and Li Xiyao dressed up in a fancy way.
"Isn't that Li Xiyao, the daughter of the prime minister?"
"I heard from my husband that the prince escaped from the wedding night."
"What, my God! Then she has the nerve to come here."
"Who knows...hahaha."
Li Xiyao walked in arrogantly. When she saw the women hesitating, she thought they were complimenting her. She was very happy and walked into the hall arrogantly.
"Everyone, today I am mainly going to drink tea with the ladies. The main purpose of chatting is to keep in touch with each other. After all, our husbands are working for the emperor, and everyone's hearts are tied together."
Mrs. Zhaoyang's virtuous and virtuous character is well known to all, and even the ladies of the house are convinced of Mrs. Zhaoyang.
"Secondly, we would like to congratulate you on the new addition, the prince's new concubine, Concubine Yao. Please stand up and let everyone get to know each other." Hearing this, Li Xiyao stood up confidently, deliberately showing off herself, for fear that others would not know that the prince married her.
"Thank you, Mrs. Zhaoyang. Although I am a concubine, our prince loves me very much and obeys me in every possible way." When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but snicker.