Since Hai Ling was officiating Ji Shaocheng's wedding on behalf of the royal family, Ji Cong naturally wouldn't be impolite and would greet her along with the others.
"Greetings, Your Majesty the Empress."
"You may all get up."
"Thank you, Your Majesty the Empress," the people in the hall heard the commotion outside and came over to pay their respects. The hall was filled with a dense crowd. Hai Ling smiled and said, "Today is General Ji's wedding day. Please don't stand on ceremony and make yourselves at ease."
Everyone accepted the order and stood up. Just then, someone shouted from not far away.
"The bride is here! The bride is here!"
Hai Ling and the others looked up and saw a newlywed couple walking on a bright red carpet not far away. The one in front was Ji Shaocheng, dressed in a black wedding robe with red trim, and wearing a large red flower on his chest. He was beaming with joy, clearly very happy about today's wedding. His resolute features were made even more handsome by the joy. Hai Ling was deeply moved to see her brother, who had always loved and cared for her, getting married. Tears welled up in her eyes as she stared blankly at the people coming from afar.
Then Ji Cong's voice rang out beside her: "Your Majesty the Empress, please enter the main hall."
Hai Ling came to her senses and smiled. Today was a joyous day, and she should be happy for the two of them. Thinking this, she nodded, and then Ji Cong invited everyone outside the hall to enter the hall.
The group walked into the main hall of the Ji residence. Many unnecessary items had been removed from the hall, making it quite spacious and able to accommodate many people.
Ji Cong invited Hai Ling to sit at the head of the table, and then he and his wife, Lady Ye, sat down next to Hai Ling.
The guests came in one after another and sat on both sides of the hall, which was packed with people.
Outside the door, countless servants stood around watching. At that moment, the newlyweds walked in, supporting each other, and stood in the center of the hall.
As soon as Ji Shaocheng looked up, he saw Hailing smiling at him. Her eyes were filled with happiness, excitement, joy, and exhilaration. Ji Shaocheng suddenly breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, he hadn't said anything that day. Now he was glad he hadn't said anything. He had truly let go. "Ling'er, I hope you will be happy forever."
In the hall, the Ministry of Rites' etiquette officer came out, holding a speech in his hands, and began to read it at length.
On both sides of the hall, everyone listened with their heads bowed until the master of ceremonies finished speaking, at which point they applauded. Then the master of ceremonies said, "Please, Your Majesty the Empress, bestow your blessings."
Hai Ling stood up and smiled at the couple in the hall. They were a perfect match, a handsome man and a beautiful woman, one upright and the other kind. They were destined to be together.
"I wish General Ji and Princess Mingzhu to support each other, never to be separated, and to live a loving and happy life together from now on."
Hearing these words, Ji Shaocheng and Nalan Mingzhu felt a surge of joy. Memories flooded back. Everything they had today was inseparable from Ling'er. They were bound together by Ling'er and would be together forever because of her.
Hailin offered her blessings and then instructed the master of ceremonies: "Begin the wedding ceremony for the newlyweds."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
The master of ceremonies stepped forward, stood in the center, looked at Ji Shaocheng and Princess Mingzhu of Nanling Kingdom, and slowly said, "The wedding ceremony shall now begin."
The hall fell silent as everyone stared at the master of ceremonies at the head of the table, waiting for him to preside over the wedding ceremony. However, before the master of ceremonies could speak, a scream suddenly rang out from outside the hall, its sound mournful, as if someone had lost their parents: "No! I don't agree! I don't agree to their marriage!"
A figure swept in from outside the door, screaming pitifully. Everyone stared in disbelief as the person who had stormed into the wedding hall turned out to be Ye Liushuang, the young lady of the Ye family.
Ye Liushuang's face was deathly pale, her hair was disheveled, and her bloodshot eyes were fixed on Ji Shaocheng in the hall, screaming repeatedly.
"Cousin, how could you marry her? How could you really marry her? What am I going to do?"
She knew that the princess of Nanling Kingdom wanted to marry her cousin, but she thought that her cousin would not marry her. He had always disliked getting close to women and did not allow any other women to get close except for Ji Hailing. So when the princess of Nanling Kingdom wanted to marry her cousin, she thought that he would definitely find a way to refuse the marriage in the end, so she held back. But she did not expect that he would actually marry the princess of Nanling Kingdom.
Previously, the Ye family had kept it from her, so she had no idea that her cousin was going to marry a princess. Today, she overheard the maids talking about it and learned that today was her cousin's wedding day. Upon hearing this news, she was immediately anxious and rushed over without thinking, leaving the servants in the mansion behind.
Chapter 115 Ye Liushuang is poisoned to death, west Yan is imprisoned [VIP]
In the Ji family's main hall, everyone was stunned, unable to react until Ye Liushuang's voice rang out again. Only then did they come to their senses, and once they did, disdain appeared on their faces. This young lady of the Ye family had no manners at all. Today was still the wedding day of General Ji and the princess of Nanling Kingdom. What was she doing here causing trouble? Many people present knew that General Ji did not like this Ye Liushuang at all. If he liked her, he would have married her long ago after living in the Ji family for so many years. So it was all just her wishful thinking.
Ye Liushuang, her eyes still brimming with tears, gazed longingly at Ji Shaocheng.
"Cousin, cousin, do you really not want me anymore? Don't you want me anymore?"
She spoke with such poignant emotion, as if Ji Shaocheng were a treacherous and heartless man. Ji Shaocheng's resolute features suddenly darkened, and he glared at Ye Liushuang with an ugly expression.
"Ye Liushuang, what are you doing? Go back now."
After saying that, he called out to the outside of the hall, "Someone, immediately send Miss Ye back to the Ye residence."
The guards from the Ji family rushed in from outside the door, lunging at Ye Liushuang, trying to drag her out and then drive her out of the Ji residence.
When Ye Liushuang saw that Ji Shaocheng was unmoved and even ordered her to be driven out of the Ji residence, she was heartbroken. Suddenly, she reached out and pulled out the gold hairpin from her hair, and threatened, "Cousin, you don't care about our past relationship at all. Fine, if you marry this woman today, I will die right here in this hall. Even if you get married, you will never have a good life from now on. I curse you, you will never be happy for the rest of your lives."
Ye Liushuang screamed like a madwoman, pressing the gold hairpin against her neck. Everyone in the hall paled. Today was still the wedding day of General Ji and the Princess of Nanling. If this young lady of the Ye family really died in this hall, it would not be a good thing for General Ji and the Princess of Nanling. Everyone looked at Ye Liushuang with grim faces, and then looked at the Ye family. The Ye family had not expected such a thing to happen. At this moment, they finally came to their senses. Lord Ye hurriedly stood up and ordered Ye Liushuang, who was causing trouble in the wedding hall, to stop.
"Ye Liushuang, get back here right now and stop making a fool of yourself."
Ye Liushuang looked at her father and couldn't help but feel resentful. Why didn't he tell her earlier? If he had told her sooner, she would never have let her cousin marry another woman.
"No, I would rather die here today."
Ye Liushuang completely ignored Lord Ye, then turned around and glared fiercely at Ji Shaocheng in the hall, threateningly saying, "Cousin, you go ahead and get married. If you really marry this woman, I will die right here in the hall."
Ji Shaocheng's face was extremely ugly. He knew Ye Liushuang liked him, but unfortunately, he had never liked this cousin. He had disliked her since she was very young. He never expected this woman to be so mentally unstable, actually threatening him at his wedding. Did she think he would not get married because of her threat? Ridiculous! Ji Shaocheng opened his mouth, about to berate Ye Liushuang.
Ye Liushuang opened her mouth and shouted again.
"Cousin, cousin, if you insist on marrying the princess of Nanling Kingdom, then marry me today as well. I'll accept it even if I'm just a concubine."
As soon as Ye Liushuang uttered her shameless words, everyone in the Ji residence was speechless. Could there be a woman more ignorant than this? She actually went to someone's wedding to threaten them and even demanded that they marry her. General Ji wasn't out of his mind; why would he take such a lowly woman as a concubine? Besides, General Ji was marrying the princess of Nanling Kingdom today.
Everyone looked at the princess of Nanling Kingdom. Although her hands were clasped tightly, she did not lose her temper from beginning to end. The princess had a good temper and did not make a fuss at all. If it were an ordinary woman, she would probably have made a scene long ago. The more the princess was like this, the more guilty General Ji would feel and pity the princess.
Hai Ling, who had been sitting still, had a gloomy and ugly face. She stared coldly at Ye Liushuang. She hadn't expected that this woman would not learn her lesson from the beating she received back then and would still dare to come here and cause trouble. "Fine, very well," Hai Ling said with a cold smile. She slowly got up and took two steps forward.
Ji Cong and Lady Ye couldn't help but exclaim, "Your Majesty, be careful!"
The Empress is pregnant, and Ye Liushuang is currently suffering from madness. If she were to harm the Empress, it would be a serious problem.