Chapter 10: Wedding Disaster

The candy in Lan Ling’s mouth couldn't be swallowed. She had to wait until she drank the wedding wine to swallow it.

There were bursts of laughter coming from outside, and the maids leaned against the window to look.

"You two should go and see what's going on. We don't need so many people here." Lan Ling said to the maids.

The maids thought Lan Ling was blaming them and stood up straight immediately.

Lan Ling couldn't stand it anymore, so she swallowed the candy in her mouth and picked up the snacks on the table to eat.

"Madam Ling, you can't do that. You have to wait until the prince lifts the veil and drinks the wedding wine before you can eat!"

Lan Ling grabbed a handful of snacks and sat back on the bed, covering her head with the veil and starting to eat.

"Don't stand there, sit down. You maids can go and watch the fun. This prince finally married his sweetheart, and he has already forgotten me. I won't wait for him anymore. I'm starving!"

The matchmaker looked at her in amazement.

There was a sound of a door opening, and Lan Ling thought the maids had gone out, "Go quickly, and tell me about the fun when you come back!"

She reached out to grab the chicken leg on the table but her hand was stopped.

Lan Ling lifted her veil and saw that a pair of slightly startled eyes was looking at her, as if smiling but not smiling. It was An Wang, Lingchen.

He had drunk some wine, so his face was slightly red, and he was wearing a purple long gown.

"You, your highness is here?" Lan Ling blushed and reluctantly dropped the chicken leg in her hand. She sat down.

A maid handed over a handkerchief and Lan Ling wiped her hands.

"You are so casual when marrying me? Do you think this is a joke?" He said in a low voice.

Ling Chen used a rod to lift the veil. The matchmaker handed over the wedding wine.

He was very close to her, and the scent of sandalwood and alcohol on his body smelled very pleasant.

The door suddenly opened and a room full of people came in.

The ones Lan Ling recognized were Ling Chen's good friend Han Zhitao, the fifth prince Ling Yu, and the sixth prince Ling Bai. Following behind were his personal guards Gu Fan and Tian Ming, as well as a tall and thin man with a scar on the end of his left eyebrow, whom Lan Ling did not recognize.

"Sister-in-law Ling, were you getting impatient waiting for my fourth brother?" a sweet voice came out.

Lan Ling saw that it was the seventh princess Ling Shuang who squeezed in. Ling Shuang was very close to Ling Chen. In the previous life, she had been shot to death by Ling Feng in order to save Ling Chen. She was the same age as Lan Ling.

"Princess, you are here too?" Lan Ling asked casually.

"You know me? I just came back from my grandmother's house in Yangshan County. I've never seen you before!" She was very surprised, and Ling Chen was also stunned for a moment.

"Oh, I heard from the maids that the princess is back." Lan Ling covered up.

"I'm starving. I haven't eaten for a day." Lan Ling was a little embarrassed, but she didn't care and sat at the table to start eating.

Everyone laughed.

"Why are you all here instead of having fun in the bridal chamber?" Lan Ling looked up and asked when she saw everyone was watching her eat.

"What are you talking about, Ling'er! Isn't this a bridal chamber?" Ling Chen glared at her.

"That's right, the Wangfei is too shy, and my fourth brother protects her and pities her. He won't allow us to make trouble. It's not lively anymore, and everyone is not having fun. They all want to come to sister-in-law Ling's place!"

Lan Ling smiled bitterly in her heart. Yes, no one will protect me, and no one will pity me.

"Showing up here is enough to show your feeling. Go back early to be with your sweetheart." Lan Ling lowered her voice and whispered in Ling Chen's ear.

Ling Chen's face froze, he sneered, turned around and asked the matchmaker, "Are there any ceremonies that hadn’t been done yet? Madam Ling likes quietness."

"Nothing else, we just eat peanuts and red dates when you consummate the marriage." The matchmaker replied quickly.

Ling Chen had already stood up, "Let's go to the Wangfei’s place."

"Fourth brother, we haven't made trouble in Sister Ling's bridal chamber yet." Ling Shuang pouted.

"Your sister-in-law Ling doesn't like troubles in the bridal chamber!" Ling Chen said coldly.

So he is angry. He is so petty, but I was just thinking about him, Lan Ling thought.

"Does anyone know where my maids are? Why haven't I seen them." Lan Ling asked.

"Madam Ling, I have arranged for them to learn the rules of An Wang's Mansion. The maids brought by the Wangfei are also there. This is the Wangfei's instruction." A slightly plump man in his fifties walked over and said.

Lan Ling was a little worried. Lixia and Qiaochun grew up in the mountains and were not subject to any restrictions. They had only been in the Marshal's Mansion for a few days, and she did teach them some rules, but it was far from enough.

The important thing is that they were straightforward and will never cheat. In the previous life, the two girls died early.

At this moment, a maid came hurriedly to report, "Your Highness, the maids of the Wangfei and the maids of Madam Ling are fighting. The Wangfei went to mediate just now, and she was anxious that she had a heart attack..."

Before the girl could finish her words, Ling Chen had disappeared.

Everyone followed behind. Lan Ling dropped the chopsticks in her hand and ran out. She was very nervous and walked too fast. She twisted her foot and the pain was so severe that she had to hold on to the wall and ran forward desperately. Qiaochun, Lixia, don't get into trouble!

In the backyard, the newly-wed Wangfei sat on a chair, clutching her chest. The maid Pei'er, who she brought with her, had disheveled hair and was kneeling beside her, sobbing.

Lan Ling saw Qiaochun being pinned to the ground and Lixia still resisting. Lixia had learned Kung Fu in Moshan, and the maids and older maids were no match for her.

Ling Chen stepped forward quickly and kicked Lixia hard. Lixia fell to the ground immediately, spitting out blood from the corner of her mouth.

"Someone, take these two undisciplined girls away and give them forty lashes each! Yue'er, how are you? Someone, call Doctor Zhou!" Ling Chen held Guan Yue in his arms, extremely gently.

Before Lan Ling arrived, her feet felt like they were being pricked by needles. When she heard that Ling Chen was going to beat them with a stick, she got anxious and fell to the ground with a "bang".

Ling Chen didn't say anything and no one came to help her.

"Master, your order has been passed on." A clear voice came from behind. Lan Ling recognized it. It was another of Ling Chen's side consort, Liu Hui.

Lan Ling got up and limped over, "Your Highness, Qiaochun and Lixia grew up in the mountains and are ignorant. Please spare them this time. If they are beaten with forty sticks, they will die."

Lan Ling understood that the Wangfei was demonstrating her power as the main consort. Today was their wedding day, but she couldn't wait and started with her maids first.

"If you dare to disobey Wangfei, no matter how much someone pleads for you, it will be useless! Lan Ling, there are a lot of people in the palace, and managing so many people depends on rules. If everyone can disobey the rules, An Wang's mansion will be in chaos." Lan Ling knew that he was building up prestige for Guan Yue.

"Miss, it's not my fault. I was already very careful. She bumped into Lixia on purpose. She followed Lixia wherever she went and made trouble, calling her rude. Lixia couldn't stand it anymore, so..." Qiaochun defended.

Qiaochun is a quiet and calm person. She must be very angry when she said that.

"Shut up!" Lan Ling knew they did it on purpose.

Lixia fainted, and Lan Ling knew that Ling Chen had used a lot of strength in that kick just now.

Lan Ling pounced over.

Lixia has been tough since she was a child, and she wouldn't faint easily. She checked her pulse and found that she was seriously injured.

"Your Highness, today is your wedding day. It is unlucky to see blood. I think the punishment should be done another day." Han Zhitao said in a deep voice.

He was Ling Chen's good friend, the second son of Grand Tutor Han. He had come to make trouble in the bridal chamber, but a fight broke out.

Lan Ling looked at him gratefully.

Physician Zhou checked Guan Yue's pulse. "How is it?" Ling Chen asked.

"Wangfei's qi and blood are attacking her heart, causing heart disease. I will prescribe medicine immediately." Physician Zhou replied.

"The blood and energy are attacking the heart! It's all because of you careless slaves! I'm not afraid of bad luck. Come on, drag them away and beat them!" Ling Chen's face turned cold.

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