The first Prince Chen looked at Chen Yun with a complicated expression.
"Is he really that good? So good that even after he toyed with your feelings and abandoned you, you still refuse to leave his side? So good that you'd risk death to betray the imperial marriage decree just to be with him?"
"Chen Yun, is he worth it?"
A trace of bitterness and helplessness appeared in Prince Chen's eyes. His brows drew together slightly, and he looked somewhat dejected.
Chen Yun had once been a renowned beauty in the imperial capital. She was also the legitimate daughter of the Chen Family, with an exalted status, extraordinary intelligence, and exceptional martial talent. She had no shortage of suitors.
Back then, the Chu Kingdom's imperial family had thought highly of Chen Yun and intended to form a marriage alliance with the Chen Family.
Among the adult princes in the imperial capital at the time, Prince Chen was the only one who had yet to marry.
Thus, Emperor Chu issued an edict, personally selecting Chu Junyou and Chen Yun for marriage!
For any martial artist, a marriage bestowed by Emperor Chu was a momentous joy. Moreover, Chu Junyou and Chen Yun were well matched. In terms of martial talent, they were evenly matched; in terms of status, one was a prince and the other was the legitimate daughter of one of the Chu Kingdom's great families.
Everyone thought it was a joyous occasion, and even the Chen Family's higher-ups were delighted.
But after learning of the news, Chen Yun caused a scene in the Chen Family's ancestral shrine. She even threatened to die, demanding that the Chen Family politely reject Emperor Chu's marriage decree.
The head of the Chen Family was Chen Yun's biological elder brother. Unable to withstand her repeated