Leap Forward Comics: Watch How I Become a Villainess

Chapter 78 The Third Prince Li Yun

The Third Prince and Princess Chengde were locked in a stalemate, exchanging barbs like smiling tigers, but neither was willing to leave.

Early in the morning, Li Yun first received a message from Zhao Kun saying that the carriage carrying the betrothal gifts sent by the Chao family to the Nie family had been hijacked by the Jinwu Guard. He then received a message from a messenger planted by the Shangshu Mansion, saying that Princess Chengde was causing trouble at the Shangshu Mansion. He immediately rushed to the Shangshu Mansion in a great hurry.

At the same time, Han Ji, the Imperial City Envoy of the Imperial City Division, was dispatched to the Jinwu Guard to request people and carriages.

Han Ji was already a step too late when he saw the whistle and rushed to the alley. Yao Bing had already left with the carriages and horses, leaving only Zhao Kun behind to wait.

He was furious when he messed things up. He hadn't taken the task of escorting the carriages to the Minister's residence seriously when the Third Prince assigned him to do so. Nie Sheng was of the same rank as him, only one grade higher than the Prime Minister. Besides, as a military officer, he had always looked down on civil officials. Why should he be the one to escort them personally?

He turned around and tossed the token to Zhao Kun, the supervisor of the Imperial City Guard, instructing him to secretly follow the situation and just go through the motions.

How big of a deal can a betrothal be?

As it turned out, the Imperial City Guard was careless this time and messed things up, allowing a mere fourth-rank general from the Imperial Guard to ruin the operation.

"Yao Bing!" Han Ji gritted his teeth, "This matter cannot be left like this!"

"So arrogant and domineering, showing no respect for the Imperial City Guard, is this how you teach your subordinates?" Han Ji lashed out at Zhao You, the Grand General of the Golden Guard.

Zhao You and Han Ji were both men of the Third Prince. Zhao You was a third-rank General of the Golden Guard. It could be said that, apart from the rarely seen Supreme General of the Golden Guard, he could completely control the Golden Guard.

"It was my dereliction of duty, Lord Han, please calm down!" Zhao You quickly smiled apologetically. Although they were under the same master, Han Ji was still his superior, and the proper etiquette could not be neglected.

"I will summon Yao Bing immediately to return the carriages and horses and to have him apologize to you in person," Zhao You said, and immediately sent someone to find Yao Bing.

"This matter won't be over until I give him a good beating!" Han Ji was still furious, and he was sure he would get a scolding from the Third Prince this time.

"This... I'm afraid that won't work." Zhao You looked troubled.

"What? You won't even give him this much face? He's just a mere lieutenant general. I can hit him if I want, but this isn't over until he gets fifty lashes!" Han Ji was extremely dissatisfied.

“Of course it’s not that I’m disrespecting you, it’s just… your Imperial City Guard should have mentioned in their report that Yao Bing has a token of Princess Chengde.” Zhao You could only remind Han Ji not to let anger cloud his judgment: “Hitting Yao Bing is a small matter, but slapping Princess Chengde in the face is probably… inappropriate, this is inappropriate.”

Although Han Ji was impulsive, he could still distinguish between right and wrong. Disrespecting Princess Chengde was a serious matter, as it represented the face of the royal family. If things went wrong, he might lose his official position.

"Never mind, never mind!" Han Ji secretly made a mental note of Yao Bing, knowing there would be plenty of opportunities to deal with the brat later. The Imperial City Guard then took away the servants and betrothal carriages from the Golden Guard; it was already past noon.

This time, they were escorted by the Imperial City Guard to Minister Nie's residence.

The Third Prince and Princess Chengde remained at Minister Nie's house, neither willing to leave. The two sat in the main living room, drinking hot tea.

Lu He and Bai Yu stood behind Chengde.

Nie Qing and Nie Zhiyuan sat in the lower seats, while only Nie Sheng, Princess Chengde, and the Third Prince sat in the upper seats.

A guard came through to report that the Imperial City Guard was on their way with carriages and horses. Li Yun nodded in satisfaction, took a sip of tea, and even raised his cup to Chengde.

He was clearly showing off.

Meanwhile, Chengde also received intelligence that the Imperial Guards had allowed him to pass, and Yao Bing had been placed in solitary confinement.

Princess Chengde was very unhappy about this situation, but with the Third Prince present, there was no way she could stop the betrothal procession again.

"Royal sister, it seems the outcome is already decided." Li Yun smiled maliciously.

"Li Yun, I will definitely have to talk to my father about your coming to the official's residence alone today." The emperor was very wary of his princes getting too close to the court officials.

"Your Majesty, please don't be angry. I clearly came with you. How can you say I came alone?" Li Yun argued illogically.

Chengde was speechless.

The time is almost up, and the betrothal carriages should be arriving soon. Everything is settled!

Half an incense stick later, all was still quiet outside. What had happened?