Chapter 161 - 156: Bride Kidnapping (3/3)
Lanterns were lit up, and the Imperial Capital welcomed another night of dazzling lights and vibrant nightlife. The vast empire, with its several millennia of rule, had long decayed. If not for the threat of enemy nations looming over them, the lives of the nobility and Martial Artists would inevitably have been even more profligate, and the poor would naturally have become poorer.
Zhou Heng altered his appearance and quietly made his way to the Xiao Family, squeezing into the crowd.
The Xiao Family was a prominent household in the Imperial Capital, second only to the Nangong Imperial Family. This time, they were marrying off the notoriously enchanting Xiao Huoshui, and moreover, the groom hailed from one of the three great families of Bright Moon Country, the Ying Family, so everyone was obliged to attend and liven up the occasion.
Nangong Hong personally attended, but what was originally three Noble Consorts diminished to two, as the Orchid Concubine was nowhere to be found, leaving Nangong Hong’s head shining green, subject to hidden mockery by many.
The wedding was very grand, marred only by an old beggar who had previously shouted about a "blood light disaster." Fortunately, a house servant had chased him away early on; otherwise, it would have been awkward for the guests to hear.
Ying Bingfeng greeted the guests in the main hall. Originally, marrying a Concubine did not necessitate such grandeur. His true intention was to provoke Zhou Heng to show himself, making Mei Yixiang lose hope in him, then extinguish the young man’s life!
But after seeing Xiao Huoshui again, he felt light and fluttery inside. At the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion, because Mei Yixiang was present, he couldn’t look closely at Xiao Huoshui, but the second time, the more he looked, the more he felt her reputation as Huoshui was well-deserved, almost losing control and forcefully taking her.
Marrying such a ravishing and seductive concubine was certainly worth it!
What irritated him was that even though he had invited Mei Yixiang, Zhou Heng still hadn’t shown up. His main goal was to make Mei Yixiang give up on Zhou Heng. If Zhou Heng didn’t come, he would merely end up with a beautiful concubine. In comparison to power, beauty wasn’t so important.
—With power, what kind of woman couldn’t he have?