After Jun Yu married Song Wei, a wedding ceremony was held in Eastern Chu Kingdom.
According to Emperor Yongning’s wishes, the Ministry of Rites was to prepare Jun Yu’s wedding and Jun Ning’s coronation ceremony together. Just a few days after Jun Ning’s coronation, it was ti for Jun Yu’s wedding.
Jun Yu had long reached the appropriate age and had established a household outside the palace.
Taking this opportunity, Jun Yu was also given the title of Prince Rui.
Rui, aning good on, peace, happiness, and beauty.
This title was jointly decided by Jun Ning and the Grand Emperor, and it embodied their blessings for Jun Yu’s latter life. Everyone hoped that Jun Yu would no longer be troubled by disfigurent and would live a fulfilled and joyful life.
The day after Jun Yu’s wedding, he brought Song Wei into the palace to offer tea to the Grand Emperor and Qiong Hua.
Song Wei had never experienced the palace’s grandeur before; from the mont she stepped inside, the solemn halls and stern palace attendants filled her with awe and pressure.
She was so scared that she trembled.
Fortunately, Jun Yu was by her side, taking care of her in every aspect, ensuring she was neither wronged nor frightened, and the tea offering went smoothly and was soon completed.
The Grand Emperor and Qiong Hua both gave Song Wei gifts, and the gifts were quite valuable. Song Wei expressed her gratitude.
"Xiao Wei, since we’re in the palace, shall we visit our sister?" Jun Yu suggested.
Song Wei replied, "... Do you an the Empress?"
That was the Empress!
Suddenly, Song Wei felt her legs go weak.
"Xiao Wei, don’t be afraid. Ah Ning is the Empress, but she’s also our sister. In fact, she should call you ’sister-in-law,’" Jun Yu said.
"But, but..." Song Wei was still afraid.
Jun Yu did not push her too hard and said, "If you’re really too scared to go, we won’t go for now. Once you’re familiar with everything in the palace and not afraid anymore, we can go."
People are always afraid of the unknown.
Song Wei had not been in Eastern Chu Kingdom for long and was unfamiliar with her surroundings; it wasn’t surprising she was frightened, and Jun Yu understood, respecting all of Song Wei’s decisions.
However, Song Wei shook her head, "Since it’s our first day of marriage and we’ve co to the palace to offer tea to our parents, it wouldn’t be right to leave just like that. We should also et the Empress, both for propriety and for sentint."
Jun Yu knew Song Wei was considering him, afraid that if they didn’t see the Empress after their marriage, people might gossip. That’s why she said this.
He tightened his grip on Song Wei’s hand and smiled, "Alright, we’ll do as Xiao Wei says."
...
Jun Ning had just returned from court.
Recently, there had been a series of murders in the Imperial City, with high-ranking officials as the victims. The remaining officials were in a state of panic and were constantly arguing during court sessions.
Jun Ning had barely managed to listen to their argunts when she returned, only to hear Jing Shu next to her chattering non-stop.
The noise made it hard for her to focus on reviewing morials, so she simply stopped and listened to the girl to see what she had to say.
Jing Shu said, "Auntie, that Martial Arts Champion did sothing too outrageous; yesterday, he pushed into the water, you must avenge ."
"Oh!"
So it was about this matter.
Jun Ning knew about Jing Shu falling into the water last night.
The reason was that during last night’s Lantern Festival on the fifteenth, the market was crowded. Gu Ning was pursuing a suspect in the serial murder case and accidentally bumped into Jing Shu, breaking her newly bought Mandarin Duck Lamp.
Gu Ning, in a hurry to chase the suspect, gave a brief apology and compensated Jing Shu before continuing his pursuit.
However, this girl Jing Shu was relentless, feeling that Gu Ning’s apology and compensation were insincere, chasing after him for a long ti.
Gu Ning was busy chasing the suspect at the riverbank.
He had to watch his step while not losing sight of the suspect. He had no ti to deal with Jing Shu.
Jing Shu’s persistent chasing hindered his actions, so he gave her a push.
Unexpectedly, Jing Shu couldn’t withstand the push, took a few steps back, and fell into the river.
Seeing this, Gu Ning feared Jing Shu might drown, so he rescued her imdiately. But after saving her, the suspect ran away, and that suspect was involved in a major case!
Gu Ning was so angry that he glared at Jing Shu fiercely, and Jing Shu, not one to yield easily, harshly scolded Gu Ning in return.
Of course, Gu Ning did not hold back either and retorted harshly.
Gu Ning really had a sharp tongue, making Jing Shu cry, and she ended up going ho in tears.
Early the next day, she entered the palace to file a complaint with Jun Ning.
In this matter, Gu Ning was performing his duty, and there was nothing wrong with him pushing soone who was in the way. It was Jing Shu who did not know right from wrong, insisting on blocking him, which led to the subsequent events. Jun Ning couldn’t say much, she only asked, "According to you, how should I deal with Gu Ning?"
"Isn’t he the Martial Arts Champion, claiming his martial arts are unparalleled?" Jing Shu said, hands on hips, angrily, "Then Auntie should strip him of his Martial Arts Champion title and banish him to the bitter cold lands of the extre north to see if he can still be so arrogant!"
Indeed, still just a child, even the way she wanted to deal with soone showed childishness.
"......" Jun Ning felt a headache coming on, "But he did nothing wrong."
Jing Shu said, "How is he not wrong? He pushed into the river, that’s a mistake."
"If you hadn’t blocked him, would you have been pushed into the river?" Jun Ning questioned.
Jing Shu felt a mont of sha, but it passed quickly. The next mont, she stubbornly said, "Anyway, I don’t care. Auntie, you must avenge ."
Jun Ning: "......"
What a troubleso girl, she was deliberately making things difficult for her!
"Auntie, Auntie, won’t you avenge ?" Jing Shu clung to Jun Ning’s arm, shaking it.
Jun Ning was being shaken so much that her clothes got wrinkled, but she remained silent.
Suddenly, a palace attendant announced the arrival of Prince Rui and Princess Rui.
Jun Ning, feeling relieved, quickly ordered the eunuch to pass them in.
Jing Shu only dared to misbehave with Jun Ning and wouldn’t dare with others. She obediently stood beside Jun Ning, waiting for Jun Yu and Song Wei to leave before asking Jun Ning to stand up for her again.
Jun Ning tidied her clothes, waiting for her brother and sister-in-law to enter.
When Jun Yu brought Song Wei in, they first perford the formal salutations of sovereign and subject with Jun Ning before expressing their sibling bond. Seeing the mountain of morials piled up in front of Jun Ning’s desk, he said, "Little girl, not bad, huh? You’re acting more like a proper sovereign now? The morials are piling up more and more. I rember when you first took over father’s duties, those old ministers were so dissatisfied with you that they wouldn’t even write morials."
His words seed a bit disrespectful, which indeed startled Song Wei.
Was it okay to say that so casually?
Song Wei widened her eyes and looked at Jun Yu.
Jun Yu gave her a reassuring look.
Jun Ning indeed said nothing. She walked over to Jun Yu, gave him a glare, then took the initiative to hold Song Wei’s hand and said, "Brother, with sister-in-law here today, just don’t make fun of ."
"......" Song Wei looked at her hand being held by Jun Ning, feeling both surprised and flattered, and at a loss for words.
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