mesbooks Chapter 285 What a pity, such a beautiful wedding dress.
Chapter 285 What a pity, such a beautiful wedding dress.
The figure cupped his hands and said, "Reporting to Your Majesty, the Sixth Prince is currently on his way to the Wen family's ancestral tombs."
The Emperor forbade Lady Wen from being buried in the imperial mausoleum, so the Sixth Prince burned her ashes and sent her out of the palace to the Wen family ancestral graves, thus fulfilling his filial duty.
The Emperor, perhaps understanding his grief over the loss of his mother, turned a blind eye to the matter and did not stop or punish him.
Jun Ce lowered his brow, making his chiseled profile appear even more sharp and incisive.
He sneered.
“He, Jun Yiqing, wanted to be a filial son, but he foolishly pointed his knife at me.”
"What a touching story of mother and son's love."
His gaze grew increasingly fierce.
Wen deserved her fate, but Junyiqing, blinded by his own narrow-mindedness, insisted on being a foolishly filial son and pinned the blame for Wen's death on Rong'er.
In that case, he doesn't need to worry about any uncle-nephew relationship.
Since Jun Yiqing has the audacity to be moved, he should be prepared to have Wen Shi reduced to ashes and die without a burial place!
Jun Ce lowered his eyes and looked at the palace maid in charge.
His deep voice sounded as if it had been tempered with ice.
"Although you were used, it is still your duty in the Imperial Wardrobe to oversee the wedding attire. I will deal with this according to the law. Do you have any objections?"
The head palace maid hurriedly kowtowed to express her gratitude.
"The Regent has already shown me great kindness by sparing my life! I dare not utter a word of complaint!"
Jun Ce nodded and ordered the Moon Shadow Guards to take the man away, punish him by deducting his salary and beating him, needless to say.
He turned around, knelt down in front of Zhai Rongyu, held her hands, and said gently, "Rong'er, I have already had someone report this matter to my brother. You can rest here and wait for the carriage from the Ministry of Rites to pick you up."
"I'll come find you after I've sorted out these messy things."
"Ah Xu is going to the Wen family?" Zhai Rongyu tugged at his robe.
The Emperor's decision not to punish the Sixth Prince suggests he genuinely cares for this son.
If Jun Yiqing were to suffer any harm in A Xu's hands, would the Emperor develop a rift with A Xu because of it?
The relationship between the regent and the emperor... is inherently delicate; if this balance is lost, trouble is inevitable.
She was a little anxious.
Jun Ce held her hand and comforted her gently, "Don't worry, I know what I'm doing."
He lowered his eyes, concealing the coldness deep within them.
The emperor's elder brother's son should naturally be dealt with by the emperor's elder brother.
Just because he doesn't get involved doesn't mean Jun Yiqing can escape it.
"You stay here to take care of Rong'er." Jun Ce turned to Zhiying and instructed, "Remember, you must personally watch her get into the carriage."
"Yes!" the figure replied, bowing respectfully.
As Zhai Rongyu watched Jun Ce leave, she turned her head and looked at the wedding dress in the main hall.
Her bright red wedding dress was still beautiful and captivating.
But who would have thought that it would be soaked in poison and could no longer be worn?
She made a hand seal, and the bright yellow talisman burst into flames, burning the hanging wedding dress to ashes.
Zhai Rongyu looked at the ashes scattered on the ground and felt a pang of emotion.
It's such a pity that such a beautiful wedding dress was wasted.
He could only watch helplessly, feeling anxious.
In two days it will be the wedding day of the Lord and Miss Zhai. Now that the wedding dress has been destroyed, where can we find a suitable one?
As Zhai Rongyu was agonizing over this, the underwater star pendant hanging on her chest suddenly became hot, its eerie glow flickering.
She reached out and pressed it down, somewhat surprised.
Why would a submerged star suddenly sense something?
She closed her eyes and focused her mind. When she opened them again, she was already at the bottom of the sinking star.
Seeing Zhai Rongyu suddenly disappear, he wasn't very surprised and remained standing in the same spot, guarding her.
Miss Zhai has always been like this.
They can disappear just as suddenly, or reappear just as suddenly.
He's used to it.
It's no longer the same startled, solitary figure it once was.
He was even quite confident that since Miss Zhai hadn't said goodbye, she would definitely come back.
He can simply wait here.
Inside the sunken star at the bottom of the water.
Zhai Rongyu gazed at the floating dresses before her, a look of amazement flashing in her eyes.
This was a dazzling wedding gown, a crimson satin brocade robe, layered from light to dark, like the first rays of dawn illuminating a sky full of rosy clouds. The light gauze shawl draped over her shoulders was embroidered with exquisite phoenix patterns, the textures beautiful and lifelike.
A phoenix belt cinched her waist, accentuating her exquisite figure, making her as dazzling and beautiful as a red spider lily.
It was as if a colorful phoenix was soaring through the heavens.
She is quite a good match for Zhai Rong, who is also very charismatic.
What's even more eye-catching is that hundreds of mermaid pearls hang from the hem of the skirt, swaying gently in the wind like morning dew or twinkling starlight, creating an ethereal and breathtakingly beautiful effect.
Zhai Rongyu was very surprised.
A single mermaid pearl is already extremely precious, but this dress has hundreds of them! And they're just used as embellishments on the hem!
[This...could this be the wedding dress my mother left me?!]
She clicked her tongue in disbelief.
The wedding dress produced by the Imperial Wardrobe Bureau was already the best that the Dragon Flame Imperial Palace could produce, despite the immense manpower and resources they had poured into it. However, the dress in front of them completely outclassed the Imperial Wardrobe Bureau.
It is a beauty beyond the imagination of ordinary people.
It looks like something from another world.
Zhai Rong took two steps forward and saw a line of words floating beside the wedding dress. She read it aloud, “A radiant silk skirt, a celestial treasure, can be used as a wedding dress and can hold a soul; a mermaid pearl for protection, to ward off calamities…”
Her almond-shaped eyes widened slightly.
Wearing this dress allows one to absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, preserving one's soul!
[Does that mean even if one's spiritual energy is completely depleted, one can still survive?]
No wonder it's a celestial treasure.
She suppressed her surprise and took a closer look at her wedding dress, then at the pearl phoenix crown floating to her side, its dangling pearls shining brightly and dazzlingly.
【Radiant glow and exquisite beauty…】
This name is quite fitting.
I never imagined my mother would save such a wonderful thing for me.
Zhai Rong's eyes slowly swept over the sunken star underwater, and a surge of emotion welled up in her heart.
Mother is right.
She will always be with me.
Just like now, the submerged star sensed this and sent what it needed most.
Zhai Rongyu raised her arm and wiped away her tears.
She smiled again and waved as the sunken star emerged from the water.
"Miss Zhai." Zhiying was startled by her sudden appearance, even though he was somewhat prepared. He slightly curled his lips to maintain his composure.
“Princess Yongning, His Majesty requests your presence.” A eunuch’s voice came from outside the door.
He was Li Gonggong, a trusted advisor to the emperor.
Zhai Rong and He Zhiying exchanged a glance, then Zhai Rong immediately slumped in her chair and pretended to be dead.
The figure understood, moved over, and opened the door.
"Eunuch Li, what should we do?" he said with a troubled expression. "Miss Zhai has just been poisoned and is currently very weak. I'm afraid she won't be able to move."
He turned slightly to the side, revealing the scene inside.
Zhai Rong hurriedly put a "dying illness charm" on herself, looking utterly miserable and pitiful, unconscious.
When Eunuch Li approached and took a closer look, he was immediately shocked.
"Oh dear! What's wrong with you, Princess? Weren't you supposed to be saved? Why are you so pale?"
A lone figure shook its head and sighed.
"Your Excellency is unaware of the truth, but Miss Zhai was poisoned with a deadly poison—the Dream of Broken Silk! It's incredibly potent! My lord had to exert a great deal of effort to pull her back from the brink of death!"
He spoke vividly, embellishing the story further, and sure enough, Eunuch Li became extremely anxious.
"I'll go and report to His Majesty right away!"
Royal study room.
Upon hearing the eunuch's reply, the emperor flew into a rage.