Upon hearing him say that, the members of the Liao delegation looked at one another. They thought, They were husband and wife to begin with. If we interfere now, won't the couple turn around and blame us later? What a thankless task.
Once that thought arose, many of them became far less determined to stop him. Crown Prince Ning Ge noticed and revealed a smug smile as he strode inside.
"Stop!" Song Qingshu arrived at that moment and shouted.
When Crown Prince Ning Ge turned and saw him, his expression changed. After all, he had suffered a small loss at Song Qingshu's hands during the day, and his hand still ached. But before so many people, he was unwilling to lose face. He said coldly, "Who do you think you are? I'm here to see my fiancée. What business is it of yours?"
Seeing him strut about like a smug little rooster, Song Qingshu truly wanted to smack him in the face and tell him that his fiancée had already tried every possible position with him. Reason, however, restrained that impulse. He said evenly, "Since she is your fiancée, that clearly means you are not yet married. Until the wedding, she is not your wife, but a County Princess of our Great Liao. As the Wedding Escort General, I naturally have a duty to protect her honor."
His words were righteous and forceful. The others in the wedding escort delegation secretly admired him. Watching him openly confront another country's Crown Prince on foreign soil, they felt his figure grow taller in their hearts.
"You..." Crown Prince Ning Ge was left speechless. He knew perfectly well that barging into a woman's room in the middle of the night was hard to justify, but he was the Crown Prince. How could ordinary