The two guards escorting the bride had been at the rear of the procession. Though they had caused some confusion, they had ultimately not affected its progress at the front.
Only the ceremonial official in charge of the bridal procession felt a flicker of unease as he watched the two guards being taken away.
But his foremost duty now was to deliver Princess Nazhen safely to the Dingguo Marquis's residence.
Although the commotion the two men had caused was considerable, it paled beside the princess's wedding.
With that thought, the ceremonial official put his worries aside and devoted all his attention to the marriage proceedings.
Meanwhile, after the two guards were taken away, they happened to encounter Suotu, a first-rank imperial guard who had come to inspect the route.
Chu Jinghui's imperial carriage would be arriving shortly, and he had to ensure absolute safety along the entire route.
Seeing two men dressed as bridal escorts being brought over, Suotu frowned and asked gravely, "What happened?"
Recognizing Suotu, the soldier escorting them stepped forward.
"Reporting to Guard Suotu, these two were originally part of the bridal procession, but for some unknown reason, they began fighting each other, seriously disrupting its progress."
"We feared something might go wrong, so we detained them first and were preparing to take them back to the Capital Prefecture Office."
"They actually dared to cause trouble in the Northern Liang princess's bridal procession? Quite some nerve!"
Suotu circled the two men once, then his expression suddenly darkened. "There's no need to take them to the Capital Prefecture Office. Just hand them over to me."
"Well, Guard Suotu, surely that would not be entirely proper?"
The two soldiers were rather torn.
Although Suotu was one of the emperor's personal guards, people from the Imperial City would not ordinarily