Chapter 14: Shen Ning, You’re Doomed!

Maids and a few armed guards rushed into the room.

Shen Ning turned slowly, indifferently surveying the scene before her.

The two princesses held esteemed positions in the Yong Kingdom, with considerable power, otherwise they would never dare to brazenly bring male guards into the Regent’s bridal chamber on his wedding day.

“Shen Ning, you’re doomed!” Princess Jiayu’s expression was grim, looking at Shen Ning as if she were already dead, “Today is the Regent’s wedding day, with the Grand Empress Dowager, the Empress Mother, and the Emperor all present. You dare to harm a princess and kill a nursemaid, the Empress Mother will definitely tear you limb from limb! Guards! Guards!”

Shen Ning, holding onto Princess Jiahe’s hair, looked expressionlessly at the numerous palace maids and guards, her gaze chilling, sending shivers down their spines.

Princess Jiahe’s forehead was swollen and red, her face pale, her hair disheveled, completely devoid of the grace and arrogance she had when she first arrived.

“Shen… Shen Ning…” Princess Jiahe’s vision was clouded by darkness, and it took her a while to recover from the dizziness. She began to tremble and struggle, “You… let me go… the Empress Mother will kill you, she will definitely kill you…”

Shen Ning looked at the approaching guards and finally released Princess Jiahe: “As the Regent’s wife, this is my gift to you upon our meeting. I hope you accept it with a smile.”

Two maids quickly supported Princess Jiahe away from the danger.

However, Princess Jiahe, who had just escaped from Shen Ning’s clutches, now harbored a deep-seated hatred for her.

She pointed at Shen Ning with malice, her voice cold and menacing: “Kneel down and kowtow to me three times now, and I might consider leaving your corpse intact. Otherwise, I will make sure you suffer the most brutal tortures, unable to live, unable to die!”

Shen Ning remained silent, her eyes cold, her gaze fixed on the curved saber at the waist of one of the guards, her expression one of deadly intent.

“Guards!” Seeing that Shen Ning did not move, Princess Jiahe turned her head in fury, gritting her teeth, “What are you waiting for? Capture her! Dead or alive, if she dares to resist, chop off her arms and legs, this princess will take responsibility!”

As soon as the words were spoken, several armed guards swarmed forward.

The bridal chamber was soon filled with the screams of the female officials, and chaos erupted in an instant.

Seeing this, Princess Jiayu turned and ran out of the room, through the corridor, and headed straight for the main hall.

“Mother! Empress Mother!” Her voice, filled with fear and anxiety, shattered the festive atmosphere of the main hall, “Empress Mother, save me!”

The hall fell silent immediately.

Everyone looked at Princess Jiayu in astonishment, wondering why the usually dignified princess was in such a state of panic.

The Empress Dowager, sitting in the second main seat, changed her expression and turned to look at the frantic Princess Jiayu: “What’s going on?”

“Empress Mother!” Princess Jiayu’s legs gave way, and she knelt before the Empress, “Shen Ning… Shen Ning has gone mad! She killed Mama Wu, and she… she’s trying to kill Princess Jiahe…”

There was an uproar in the hall.

“What?” The Empress Dowager stood up abruptly, her face covered in frost, “How preposterous! Bring her here immediately, I want to ask her where she gets such audacity!”

The Grand Empress Dowager frowned: “On her wedding day, the bride kills someone? Princess Jiayu, you’re not joking, are you?”

“Imperial Grandmother, your granddaughter is not joking.” Princess Jiayu’s eyes turned red, visibly shaken, “Shen Ning is a demon. Jiahe and I were just curious and wanted to see what kind of woman could capture the heart of our imperial uncle, but we never expected… we never expected her to…”

Without hesitation, the Empress Dowager turned and walked towards the inner courtyard through the back door of the hall: “I want to see for myself how many leopards the Duke of the State’s daughter has eaten, to dare lay a hand on a princess!”

The young Emperor, sitting nearby, his dark eyes flickered, a barely perceptible gleam passing through them.

As the Empress Dowager went to seek justice for her daughter, he, as the Emperor, naturally could not sit idly by and soon led a group of important ministers to the Golden Courtyard.

The Grand Empress Dowager had also intended to go and see, but just as she was about to rise, she seemed to suddenly remember something and frowned, commanding: “Someone, quickly inform the Regent that his new wife has caused trouble, tell him to hurry and extinguish the fire.”

“Yes!” Someone hurriedly obeyed and left.

The Empress Dowager was followed by a large group of people, her anger leading her to the Golden Courtyard, where she suddenly stopped in her tracks.

“Ah!” A scream echoed.

Bang!

A person flew out of the window, landing heavily on the ground, spitting out a mouthful of blood before falling silent.

The Empress Dowager was so shocked that she took a step back, only then realizing that what Princess Jiayu had said was not an exaggeration. On the Regent’s wedding day, the bride was fighting violently in the bridal chamber, and even causing deaths?

Bang! Bang!

Two more people were kicked out of the door and landed on the ground, their bodies covered in blood, one of them twisted as if their bones were broken, a horrifying sight.

The Empress Dowager trembled with anger, a mix of shock and fury: “Outrageous! This is simply outrageous!”

Princess Jiahe, protected by her servants, slowly stepped out of the house, her face deathly pale, her legs trembling uncontrollably: “You… stay back, stay back…”

The girl in the crimson wedding dress walked out slowly. Whether she was injured or splattered by someone else’s blood, the spots of blood on her face made her look like the Grim Reaper from hell.

Her beauty was startling, soul-stirring, and chilling.

The courtyard was so quiet that one could hear a pin drop.

“Shen Ning, are you rebelling?” The Empress Dowager pointed at Shen Ning, commanding fiercely, “Guards! The eldest daughter of the Shen family has gone mad and dared to kill on her wedding day. Capture her and execute her by death by a thousand cuts! I must have her executed by death by a thousand cuts!”

Hearing the Empress Dowager’s voice, Princess Jiahe turned abruptly and crawled over to her: “Mother, save me… Empress Mother, save me! She’s a devil, she’s a devil…”

“Is my newlywed wife a devil?” A cold and aloof voice suddenly sounded, carrying an imposing presence that could not be ignored, “How did I not know this?”

A man in a red robe approached with his hands behind his back, looking indifferently at the scene before him. His features were handsome and cold, and an aura of intimidation emanated from him, sending chills down everyone’s spine.

Behind him followed two close guards, and outside the courtyard, the familiar sixteen guards were on high alert.

“Regent… Regent.” The female official in charge of the bridal chamber’s etiquette felt her legs give way, and she knelt down with a pale face, “This servant deserves death, this servant deserves death.”

“Regent.” The Empress Dowager turned to look at him, her expression heavy with anger, “You saw it with your own eyes. This Shen Ning is cruel and bloodthirsty, not even sparing the princesses! Today’s matter, I must handle impartially, otherwise… otherwise…”

Ji Yucang acted as if he hadn’t heard the Empress Dowager’s words, silently looking at Shen Ning, his face unreadable, showing no emotion.

Shen Ning walked over step by step, her gaze coldly meeting Ji Yucang’s, reminding him of a fact: “We are already married.”

A scorching light flashed through Ji Yucang’s eyes, disappearing in an instant: “Mm.”

Shen Ning continued: “I am your wife.”

Ji Yucang nodded: “Indeed.”

“They came to humiliate your wife on our wedding day, and you will protect them?” Shen Ning asked coldly.

Ji Yucang’s tone was indifferent: “No.”

The Empress Dowager shouted angrily: “Regent!”