Jiang Xiurong then stopped laughing and looked at Hua to inquire, "How is the 'great' Emperor doing? Is he scared from last night's incident or is he excited for his favorite son's marriage?"
As soon as Jiang Xiurong stopped laughing, Hua too followed her Miss and then she turned serious at the mention of the Emperor, "He is showing everyone that he is excited by the Fifth Prince's marriage but I found him being very scared when he was alone, Miss. He checks all his directions to see if anyone is present, whenever he is alone in any place, including his room."
Jiang Xiurog smiled and nodded her head in satisfaction, "Hmm. That is good. This fear is what I need from him. The more he is scared the more I enjoy. Let us take a little break from scaring him further until the marriage is completed. Once I am married, I will officially be his daughter-in-law. Not only a daughter could be filial to her parents, a good daughter-in-law could also be very filial to her in laws. Let us show them what filial piety is."
Though Jiang Xiurong was excited to be Emperor's daughter-in-law, as this relation could get her close to her revenge, Hua was instead worried. She thus voiced out her worries in front of her Miss, "Miss, though we can have revenge on him by being nearer to him, doesn't this situation become dangerous for you too? We are near to the enemy and isn't this more threatening to your life? I am more scared for your life, Miss."
Jiang Xiurong looked at Hua into her eyes as she found worry in Hua's eyes, "This marriage is a double edge sword, Hua. It can be dangerous to us but it will also be dangerous to them. The moment I decided to take revenge, I was ready to face any such challenges, let alone a simple sword like this. So what if I am in a little danger? Would I refuse such a golden opportunity just because I am scared?"
Hua was still worried, "but Miss…"
She doesn't know what to say to her miss though. Whatever she says, her miss would give a good reply in return making her unable to continue the conversation. Hence she took a deep breath and gave a determined glance as she spoke, "Okay miss. You can do whatever you want. I will never leave your side and protect you with my life."
Jiang Xiurong gave a warm smile to the girl in front of her, "Thank you Hua."
Hua immediately replied, "Miss, you should never thank me. This is my duty as your bodyguard."
Jiang Xiurong shook her head, "No, Hua, you are not just my bodyguard. You are also my friend. A very precious friend who is the closest to me."
Hua felt gratitude at her words, "Thank you for such kind words, Miss. But, may it be as your friend or as your bodyguard, my first duty is always to protect you. So please, don't ever thank me for that again."
Jiang Xiurong knew that no other words that she spoke would change Hua's mind. Hence she just smiled at her and nodded her head in agreement.
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The marriage preparations had started and all the Jiang manor turned busy with many people trying to complete their works. All the servants continuously moved around while a few guests too arrived from faraway places just to attend the wedding of Minister Jiang's daughter.
Since the trip would take a few days, they arrived a few days earlier and stayed in Jiang manor. Jiang manor is big enough to have many guest rooms which could accommodate all the arrived guests while the servants tried their best to serve them.
There are many rituals that need to be done before the marriage and everyone happily joined the occasion and the entire manor was bustling with happiness and cheerfulness.
Since the Jiang family had a very great reputation in the entire country, there were a few envious eyes while there were a few that wanted to curry their favor. But the most people that attended are neither of those categories. Instead they heartfully wished good luck to Jiang Xiurong as they had always liked the best behavior of hers.
Many parents would always show her as an example to their kids to teach them about how to behave. She is like a model kid that everyone wanted her to be in their family.
Today, seeing that such a girl is about to get married to the Fifth Prince, no one thought that she does not deserve him. Instead it was the opposite. Everyone suddenly felt that they are really a match made in heaven. They are really blind to not see the possibility of this couple earlier.
Thus the marriage preparations went on with the help of everyone that liked Jiang Xiurong before.