Chapter 7: Who is the Peerless Beauty?

Neither of the two teams of ceremonial musicians dared to delay; they hurriedly fell into formation and began to play. With gongs, drums, flutes, and suona, they played with such joyous exuberance that it was as festive as could be.

Han Yunxi raised her hand, and Granny Wang immediately stepped forward to support her. The bride had already descended from the sedan chair; if she didn't assist her in under the watchful eyes of the crowd, it would be entirely her fault!

Thus, amidst the stunned gazes of hundreds of people, Han Yunxi straightened her back and ascended the high steps leading to the entrance of the Prince Qin Mansion one step at a time. She walked with such elegance that it seemed as if she alone possessed all the grace in the heavens, noble and inviolable.

This caused many people to forget that she was originally an ugly woman.

Unexpectedly, just as Han Yunxi stepped onto the final stair and had just stabilized herself, a hidden projectile suddenly flew in from the side, sweeping up her bridal veil and knocking it to the ground.

"Ah... An assassin! An assassin!" Granny Wang screamed loudly and turned to run, accidentally tumbling down the high stone steps.

Several guards immediately flew out from both sides of the mansion, searching the surroundings, but they found no assassin. After a long while, there was no further movement except for that hidden projectile.

The crowd was unsettled and anxious, and Han Yunxi was also frightened. Her heart went thump-thump-thump; she knew how to detoxify, but she didn't know martial arts! Just a moment ago, it was a hair's breadth away from the projectile hitting her head. How terrifying!

The lead guard walked over, picked up the bridal veil, inspected the projectile, and handed it to someone nearby to handle.

"Miss Han, here." The lead guard personally brought the veil over.

Han Yunxi patted her chest to calm her nerves before turning around to receive it. "Thank you."

To her surprise, as soon as she turned around, the lead guard's eyes suddenly widened. He let out a loud "Ah!" and retreated in panic.

Now that the tumor was gone, was she still ugly?

The lead guard's terrified reaction left Han Yunxi feeling sorrowful.

However, if she was ugly, then she was ugly. In any case, she had always relied on her hands to make a living rather than her face. After performing some mental preparation with her back to the crowd, Han Yunxi turned around gracefully and handed over the veil. "Granny Wang, it's alright now. Please come up."

Unexpectedly, with this turn, everyone behind her gasped in unison. Granny Wang's scream was even louder than before. "You... you... how can you, ah..."

Han Yunxi had no idea how world-toppling, peerless, and breathtakingly beautiful her turn was. She only heard someone in the crowd suddenly shout, "So beautiful! Are you really Han Yunxi?"

Beautiful? Before she could even process this, a commotion erupted below.

"Wasn't it said that Han Yunxi was an ugly woman? What's going on?"

"Rumors are harmful! Han Yunxi, you are even more beautiful than the number one beauty of Tianning!"

"Does His Highness Prince Qin know? Rumors cannot be believed!"

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For a moment, various voices rose one after another. Even the Han family found it unbelievable, momentarily suspecting that Han Yunxi had been swapped. However, setting aside the half-hidden features, this person was undeniably the genuine Han Yunxi.

One could only say that Han Yunxi's world-toppling beauty had been hidden by that tumor for too long, and today it had made a stunning debut that shocked the city and the nation.

The commotion at the entrance was so great that the noisy sounds even reached the main hall of the Prince's mansion. Upon hearing the maid's report, Imperial Concubine Yi and Murong Wan were both stunned, feeling as if they were sitting on needles. Sitting together in the hall, they wished they could personally go out to see what was happening.

By this time, Granny Wang had already re-covered Han Yunxi with the bridal veil and helped her step over the high threshold.

The bride entered the house just like that. The crowd was still marveling at her beauty, even forgetting about the bet.

In the crowd, a well-featured woman in fine clothing was pulling forcefully on the man beside her, turning around indignantly.

"Big brother, there must be something wrong with Han Yunxi's face! I peeked at her secretly before; she was incredibly hideous. I felt like vomiting just looking at her!"

The woman was none other than the third young lady of the Tianning Mu General's Mansion, Mu Liuyue. The man beside her was the most renowned young general of the Tianning Kingdom, Mu Qingwu.

He was a handsome man with resolute facial lines and deep features. Even without his armor, he remained majestic and dashing, his bright, spirited eyes reflecting honesty and integrity.

The hidden projectile just now had been thrown by Mu Liuyue. She was a die-hard admirer of Prince Qin of Tianning, and like all admirers, she particularly detested Han Yunxi. She had intended to humiliate Han Yunxi in public, but who knew it would end up fulfilling her wish instead.

Mu Qingwu was annoyed by the noise. He gripped Mu Liuyue's wrist and spoke sternly without any politeness, "Is this a place for you to run wild? Get back immediately!"

He had no intention of participating in this drama, but he had been drawn by the bride's courage. He had paused to watch for a while, not expecting that in this capital full of spineless people, there would actually be someone with a backbone—and a woman at that.

Mu Liuyue was long used to her brother's coarseness. She grabbed his hand and began to act spoiled, "Brother! That woman must be suspicious."

"Even if there is something suspicious, it has nothing to do with you. Go back!" Mu Qingwu commanded.

"You're impossible to talk to!" Mu Liuyue curled her lip, too lazy to say more. She was already plotting to find her group of close friends to figure out a way to investigate; perhaps this Han Yunxi really was an impostor.