Chapter 383: Chapter 383 Cross-Dressed Female General VS Stunning Vixen (Part Five) Chapter 383: Chapter 383 Cross-Dressed Female General VS Stunning Vixen (Part Five) The assassins employed to kill Fu Yunzhen predictably did not implicate the Second Princess Jiang Shuhe.
They all knew that to speak was to die, and to remain silent was also to die.
If they remained silent, at most they would be the only ones to die; but if they spoke, with the Second Princess’s ruthless heart, likely their entire families would have to be buried with them.
Because the mastermind behind the scenes could not be uncovered, the Emperor once again felt that he owed Fu Yunzhen, and a massive wave of rewards flowed into the General’s Mansion like running water.
However, the more the Emperor expressed his appreciation for Fu Yunzhen, the more unsettled Second Princess Jiang Shuhe became.
The Emperor held Fu Yunzhen in such high regard that he would surely not agree to her calling off the engagement.
If she were to forcefully defy and refuse to comply, there was a chance that the marriage could be called off. However, in that case, her father would surely despise her, and it was likely that Duke Zhuguo’s Mansion would not be keen on marrying a princess not in the Majesty’s favor.
Princess Shu He did not want to marry someone she did not like, yet she could not give up the honor and dignity that came with her position. After much consideration, she had no choice but to seek out Fu Yunzhen.
Gu Shengyin was surprised when she heard that Her Royal Highness the Princess was coming.
Logically speaking, as fiances, it was inappropriate for them to meet. But since the princess did not mind, he, as a subject, naturally had to personally greet her.
“Your humble servant Fu Yunzhen, greets Her Royal Highness the Princess.”
Princess Shu He did not bid him rise, but instead surveyed Fu Yunzhen from head to toe.
Her heart was set on her cousin Fang Mingyu, and she had never properly looked at her betrothed.
Now, having finally taken a good look at him, she actually felt a sense of astonishment.
Gu Shengyin did not need to go to the battlefield, so naturally, she did not wear armor.
Today, she wore a snow-white robe embroidered with silver patterns and over it, a light green gauzy cape. Her long hair was held high by a white jade crown, truly a sight of red lips and white teeth, a face fair as jade.
Fairly speaking, solely in terms of appearance, Gu Shengyin was no less attractive than the famously handsome son of Duke Zhuguo’s Mansion renowned throughout the Capital City.
“Please rise, General Fu.” Princess Shu He blushed, her voice much tenderer than before.
Gu Shengyin did as told, standing slightly aside, waiting for Princess Shu He to speak.
“I came today to tell you: I already have someone I admire. If you have any self-awareness, you should go to the Emperor yourself and have our engagement called off,” stated Princess Shu He as if it were only natural.
Gu Shengyin sneered internally: So this was what the princess could come up with? Really, this?
For Fu Yunzhen to die at the hands of such a woman would indeed be an injustice.
However, she feigned a look of disbelief on her face, and after a long moment, she said to Princess Shu He, “Your Royal Highness, our marriage is personally decreed by His Majesty. Disobeying the imperial order is a grave offense. I dare not commit such insolence.”
Seeing the princess’s eyebrows furrow in anger at her words, Gu Shengyin continued without waiting for her to speak, “Of course, Your Royal Highness, as a coveted branch of the royal family deeply favored by His Majesty, if you truly do not wish to demean yourself by marrying someone like me, it is unlikely that His Majesty would force the issue.”
Expecting to break off the engagement without being the villain, where in the world is there such a good deal? Does she really think everyone else is a fool?
She hadn’t taken her to task for the assassination attempt, yet Princess Shu He still had the audacity to come here!
Princess Shu He did not expect Fu Yunzhen, a military general, to be so crafty, unaffected by her provocations, cleverly turning her own words back on her.
She had intentionally spoken those harsh words to enrage Fu Yunzhen, hoping that he would lose his composure and do something rash, giving her a way to pin the blame on him.