Chapter 41 - Wild Cat

Ying Lili looked at herself in the mirror. She was wearing a green-colored Hanfu dress with yellowish flowered imprinted on the dress. The maidservants put the anklet around Ying Lili's both feet and stepped back. "Your highness is ready," the maidservant said in a low voice.

"Shall we leave?" Ying Lili asked from the Court Lady Xu.

"Yes, your highness." Lady Xu followed the crown princess. The wedding banquet Hall was decorated heavily. As the crown princess entered, the princes greeted her formally. "Crown princess, you are looking pretty," Weng Yu gave a compliment to Ying Lili who gave Prince Yu a tiny smile.

"Thank you for the compliment, Prince Yu," Ying Lili, thanking the prince walked ahead where the crown prince was standing. She stood beside the crown prince and watched his expressions. "You are looking sullen. May I ask, why?" Sheng Li glanced at Ying Lili.

"I always look like this," Sheng Li responded.

"The Great Emperor and Empress of Han have entered the wedding wall," a loud announcement was made.

Everyone stood straight at their places with bowed heads. Han Wenji and Weng Wei got seated on the throne made for them. Prince Jian Guozhi was on a raising platform, waiting for Xue Yu-Yan to come there. In a while, Xue Yu-Yan came there, followed by a maidservant. Seeing Xue Yu-Yan, Ying Lili recalled her wedding day.

Ying Lili studied Sheng Li who was intensely looking at Xue Yu-Yan as if he did not want her to marry Jian Guozhi. "Why did he not stop the marriage? How can he give up on her in three days?" Ying Lili wondered.

"Will the crown princess stop gawking at me?" Sheng Li's gaze fell on Ying Lili who immediately averted her gaze from him. The wedding ceremony started, but Ying Lili was still in the confusion regarding Sheng Li's no interference in Xue Yu-Yan's marriage. The crown princess was lost in her thoughts and did not realize when the ceremony ended.

Everyone started leaving for having the wedding feast in the hall attached near to the wedding hall. Prince Jian Guozhi came towards the crown prince. "Crown prince, you did not wish me happy married life. So, I thought to come to you." Jian Guozhi gave a sheepish smile to Sheng Li and p