After Transmigration, I Snag a Stunning Bigwig as My Husband-Chapter 774 - 772 Life and Death

Princess Shouning took a sword for Prince NanAn to protect him.

This scene—

Not only shocked Prince NanAn, but also the Hidden Guards and Chu Shun coming on horseback.

Killing the princess is a capital crime.

The Heir of Duke Chong was frightened and turned pale.

Dark Guard Li Zhong of Duke Chong, however, is a ruthless person.

Given the situation, he could only eliminate all who knew to save the Heir of Duke Chong.

He attacked from behind, aiming to kill Prince NanAn.

Fortunately, the Hidden Guards and Chu Shun arrived in time, saving Prince NanAn from Li Zhong’s sword.

With the added presence of the Hidden Guards, Chu Shun, the Heir of Marquis Beining, and the Eldest Young Master of Duke Dingguo... dreaming of eliminating them all in one swoop was delusional.

Moreover, even the Duke of Chong would find it hard to withstand the joint revenge of Marquis Jingguo Mansion, Beining Marquis Mansion, and Duke Dingguo Mansion if they truly killed them all.

They could only retreat first and think of ways to salvage the situation later.

Princess Shouning lay in Prince NanAn’s embrace, his eyes bloodshot.

He didn’t like Princess Shouning and had always avoided her.

But he never imagined Princess Shouning would take a sword for him.

He didn’t want Princess Shouning to die.

He thought of Su Jin and ordered the Hidden Guards to find Su Jin to save her.

The injury was so severe that the Hidden Guards were unsure if Princess Shouning could hold on until Su Jin arrived.

Xie Jingchen carried Su Jin, heading straight for the cliff.

The horse ran extremely fast, making Su Jin’s five viscera feel painfully jolted.

Upon reaching the cliff, Xie Jingchen pulled the reins tight.

Su Jin saw Prince NanAn knelt on the ground holding Princess Shouning, Nie Yao kneeling beside, crying with blurred vision, her eyes swollen red.

Chu Shun and the Heir of Marquis Beining stood to the side.

Xie Jingchen dismounted with Su Jin, who felt a bit dizzy.

She walked quickly over.

Just then, a gust of wind blew, and a piece of paper flew past Su Jin’s feet, stopping in front of Xie Jingchen.

On the paper were three large characters—

Life-and-Death Pact.

Xie Jingchen bent down to pick up the paper.

This was the Life-and-Death Pact that the Heir of Duke Chong forced Prince NanAn to sign, using Nie Yao’s life as leverage.

With this paper, even if the Heir of Duke Chong killed Prince NanAn, Prince NanAn Mansion couldn’t seek revenge against him.

At least not openly using national law to deal with the Heir of Duke Chong.

The Heir of Duke Chong had a narrow-minded and vindictive character.

Prince NanAn had broken his leg and thrown him off a painting boat, nearly drowning him.

Old and new grudges combined, unless he got rid of Prince NanAn, he couldn’t dispel the hatred in his heart.

However, Prince NanAn’s martial skills were superior to his, and with Prince NanAn often being with Chu Shun, finding a chance to act alone was difficult.

The Heir of Duke Chong knew about Prince NanAn being slapped to vomit blood by Prince NanAn, and had consulted the Imperial Physician about Prince NanAn’s condition, learning that his illness was severe, requiring at least a half-month’s rest to recover.

Seeing that Prince NanAn was about to marry the daughter of Nanyang Marquis Mansion, while he was being forced to marry the eldest girl of Wenyuan Bo Mansion.

Though she had saved him, she wasn’t qualified to be his legitimate wife.

After detailed inquiry into Prince NanAn’s condition, the Heir of Duke Chong decided to act now.

He feared missing this opportunity.

Prince NanAn had no weaknesses.

No matter how bold, the Heir of Duke Chong didn’t dare to capture the Princess Consort of Prince NanAn or Prince NanAn himself.

Compared to Prince NanAn Mansion, the security at Nanyang Marquis Mansion was much looser.

Especially with the preparations for marrying off the granddaughter, where entry and exit were frequent, making it easy to slip in unnoticed.

To capture Nie Yao, the Heir of Duke Chong seized the family of an embroideress making Nie Yao’s wedding dress, using their lives to coerce her into helping capture Nie Yao from Nanyang Marquis Mansion.

After capturing Nie Yao, he sent a letter to Prince NanAn.

Nie Yao’s life made it impossible for Prince NanAn to turn a blind eye, not to mention Nie Yao was already his.

Thus, according to the letter’s instructions, Prince NanAn went alone to the cliffside.

Nie Yao was tied to a tree on the cliff edge, her mouth stuffed, unable to speak.

Prince NanAn demanded the Heir of Duke Chong release her.

But this was clearly an empty promise.

Having gone through so much trouble to capture her, how could he release her just because Prince NanAn said so?

What was the point of all this?

The Heir of Duke Chong wanted Prince NanAn to personally write a Life-and-Death Pact.

They would then have a fair fight.

As long as Prince NanAn won, he would release Nie Yao.

All their grievances would be settled from that point forward.

Prince NanAn knew it was a trap, but had no choice but to jump.

If he didn’t sign the Life-and-Death Pact, the Heir of Duke Chong would demand he break his own leg.

If he broke a leg, could he still survive?

Whether he signed or not, the outcome was the same.

Prince NanAn signed.

Two copies in total.

Just after the Life-and-Death Pact was signed, Princess Shouning arrived.

She tried to stop the Heir of Duke Chong, who said, "My dear cousin, Prince NanAn has signed a Life-and-Death Pact for the Nanyang Marquis Mansion girl; he’s not going to marry you."

"Why chase after a man who has no place for you in his heart?"

"Your cousin did this to vent your anger."

"Since you can’t get him, you might as well destroy him."

For Nie Yao, Prince NanAn signed the Life-and-Death Pact, leaving Princess Shouning also angry.

She felt there was no point in rushing to save him.

She stood aside and watched.

Watched the Heir of Duke Chong beat Prince NanAn.

But gradually, Princess Shouning began to worry.

In her understanding, although Prince NanAn was unreliable, his martial skills were superior to the Heir of Duke Chong’s.

As long as the Heir of Duke Chong fought fairly, Prince NanAn would be fine.

But she didn’t expect Prince NanAn to have an unhealed injury.

Nor did she expect the Heir of Duke Chong was determined to kill Prince NanAn this time.

When the Heir of Duke Chong aimed to kill Prince NanAn, Princess Shouning rushed in front of him without thinking...

She didn’t know why she did it.

She just purely wanted him to live.

Even now, she doesn’t regret it.

Su Jin checked Princess Shouning’s pulse.

Blood flowed all over the ground.

Princess Shouning looked at Prince NanAn.

She had never looked at him so closely or leaned on him.

Su Jin exerted all her efforts to treat Princess Shouning.

But sadly, this was ancient times, and despite her intentions, Su Jin could only prolong Princess Shouning’s life by three days.

Three days...

Su Jin didn’t speak.

Princess Shouning knew she wouldn’t live long and could feel her body temperature dropping as blood continued to flow.

She felt a bit cold.

She looked at Prince NanAn, whispering, "Can you, could you...?"

Prince NanAn held Princess Shouning tightly, choked with emotion, "I’ll marry you, we’ll hold the wedding banquet right now."

Princess Shouning smiled radiantly.

Then fainted.

When she woke again, she was already in Prince NanAn Mansion.

Prince NanAn had directly brought her back.

Seeing Princess Shouning covered in blood, pale-faced, carried back by Prince NanAn, the Princess Consort of Prince NanAn was startled.

After hearing Chu Shun’s account of the events, she was deeply moved.

She never thought Princess Shouning would shield her son from a sword, saving his life.

With a heavy heart, she looked at Nie Yao.

Princess Shouning was on the brink of death, all because of her son, so both emotionally and rationally, she should fulfill her last wish.

Yet in a few days, it was supposed to be Nie Yao’s wedding day...

With reddened eyes, Nie Yao said, "The Prince should marry her."