Chapter 399 - 399 399 Cross-Dressing Female General VS

Chapter 399: Chapter 399: Cross-Dressing Female General VS Enchanting Femme Fatale (21) Chapter 399: Chapter 399: Cross-Dressing Female General VS Enchanting Femme Fatale (21) Gu Shengyin felt relieved and glanced at Princess Shu He indifferently, “Very well, since Young Master Fang has spoken, this general will give Young Master Fang face.”

She turned to leave but Jiang Huan grabbed her arm.

Jiang Huan’s gaze was firmly fixed on Princess Shu He as he spoke, “You, come here.”

Princess Shu He’s heart, which had just settled down, suddenly lifted. With that tone of voice, there was an eight or nine out of ten chance that Imperial Uncle Rong had recognized her identity.

She quickly looked up and exchanged a glance with Fang Mingyu, and both saw the same message in the other’s eyes: Run.

Without a second word, Princess Shu He quickly stepped forward towards the carriage. Fang Mingyu leaned over and, with a strong pull, brought her aboard. The ready driver cracked his whip and the carriage took off towards the city gate.

“Someone! Stop them for me!” Jiang Huan’s face was somber as water.

Gu Shengyin as if just then realized what was happening, looked at Jiang Huan with a tone of disbelief, “The person just now was…”

Jiang Huan felt somewhat sorry but still looked at her and spoke word by word, “Is Shu He.”

Gu Shengyin’s face went from shocked to ashen. She understood what had happened—her fiancée had eloped with someone, a humiliation that was unbearable.

She didn’t want to look in the direction where Fang Mingyu and Shu He had fled, and with a hoarse voice said, “I want to see the Emperor.”

Jiang Huan knew what she planned to do and said softly, “I will go with you.”

Over at Princess Shu He’s, neither was the slightest bit worried. If they really managed to escape under everyone’s noses, then the Imperial Guards and Guard Army might as well collectively commit suicide.

When Gu Shengyin entered the palace, she did not see the Emperor immediately but instead knelt down directly outside the door of the Imperial Study Room.

Jiang Huan watched with a tinge of pain but knew this was the only way to make the Emperor understand her determination.

He looked at Gu Shengyin, then entered the Imperial Study Room himself.

“What’s the matter? You’ve been coming to the palace quite frequently lately,” the Emperor said to Jiang Huan with some surprise.

Jiang Huan and Gu Shengyin were the first to come to the palace, and Prince Jingan’s Mansion had not yet sent news of the incident.

Jiang Huan, however, was not in the mood for pleasantries and said directly, “Imperial Brother, Yunzhen is kneeling outside the Imperial Study Room.”

The Emperor was startled, “What happened? What’s the matter? Let him come in and speak.”

Jiang Huan only shook his head, “Please hear me out first.”

He recounted the recent events without omitting a single detail and finally added, “From what this subject has seen, Shu He and Fang Mingyu are likely planning to… elope.”

Smack!

The Emperor directly swept the inkstone from the desk onto the floor.

“This wretch!”

The Emperor turned to Jiang Huan and said, “Go outside and tell Yunzhen to rise and come in to answer.”

Jiang Huan shook his head, “This time, I’m afraid I cannot persuade him, for such humiliation is too much for a man. Yunzhen is seeking… your attitude.”

The Emperor laughed angrily, “What, is he threatening me?”

But upon reflection, military generals are often hot-blooded; facing such a situation, expressing one’s dissatisfaction was normal. If Fu Yunzhen had come to pay his respects as if nothing happened, that scheming nature would indeed be alarming.

With such an incident, even if he had wished for Shu He and him to become a couple, it now seemed impossible.

The Emperor’s mind churned with thoughts, and finally, he let out a long sigh, “What he desires, I grant. Let him come in.”