si-mexico Chapter 383 The Scumbag Woman Reborn, the Regent Prince Refuses to Be a Sucker 1
Chapter 383 The Scumbag Woman Reborn, the Regent Prince Refuses to Be a Sucker 1
"Your Majesty, I humbly request that you and the Empress Dowager grant me permission to dissolve my engagement with the Regent."
On the Mid-Autumn Festival, when the flowers are in full bloom and the moon is full, His Majesty is hosting a banquet in the Imperial Garden, inviting his ministers and their families to the palace to admire the moon and celebrate the festival together.
First, it demonstrates the emperor's benevolence; second, it lets the court officials know that His Majesty, who has not held morning court for many days, is in good health; and third, it shows that the Empress intends to select a princess consort for the fifth prince.
What should have been a joyous occasion for both the emperor and his subjects turned into an unexpected event when a daring assassin infiltrated the area.
In the chaos, the Empress Dowager was nearly stabbed by a sword, but was saved by Jiang Yunyan, the daughter of Marquis Ning'an, who tackled her in time.
Thanks to the Regent's timely intervention, Jiang Yunyan was not injured, but was only frightened.
The Empress Dowager was grateful for her selfless rescue and asked her what reward she wanted.
Who would have thought that Jiang Yunyan would want to break off her engagement with the Regent?
In the Imperial Garden, which had just witnessed an assassination attempt, all was silent. The courtiers hung their heads, not daring to look at the Regent's face.
The Empress Dowager's kind smile vanished, replaced by displeasure.
There's no other reason than that both His Majesty and the Regent are the Empress Dowager's own sons, and the marriage between the Regent and Jiang Yunyan was personally arranged by the Empress Dowager.
If Jiang Yunyan hadn't been intermittently ill since her coming-of-age ceremony, the two would have married long ago, instead of being delayed for over a year.
Jiang Yunyan knelt on the ground, looking somewhat dazed.
Where is she? Wasn't she dead?
At this moment, the Empress Dowager said in a deep voice, "Jiang Yunyan, do you think the Regent is not good enough for you?"
The Empress Dowager was clearly angry, while His Majesty's eyes were deep and unreadable.
In the Imperial Garden, a large group of people knelt down, pleading, "Your Majesty, please calm down. Empress Dowager, please calm down."
Marquis Ning'an, recovering from the sudden turn of events, hurriedly apologized in fear, "Your Majesty, please forgive me, Empress Dowager, please forgive me. My daughter must have been delirious from her illness to be talking nonsense."
Jiang Yunyan finally snapped out of her daze, feeling both shocked and overjoyed. If it weren't for the inappropriate occasion, she would have burst into tears of joy.
She didn't die! She even returned to the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet when she mustered up the courage to break off her engagement with the Regent!
The current regent, Helian Yin, is ruthless and cruel, and the ministers in the court are all very careful around him. Even the Marquis of Ning'an avoids mentioning him at home.
In her previous life, Jiang Yunyan was terrified of him. The marriage agreement that had been made in her mother's womb was like a knife hanging over her head, making her tremble with fear and constantly wanting to get rid of it.
Later, she and the fifth prince, Helian Jingyu, fell in love, and she became even more unwilling to marry him.
To avoid marrying the regent, she began feigning illness after she came of age.
It wasn't until she saved the Empress Dowager at the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet that she saw an opportunity and boldly asked the Empress Dowager to dissolve her engagement.
However, the regent refused, and she not only failed to break off the engagement but also set a wedding date on the spot.
In the end, she was forced to marry him, but she always thought of the Fifth Prince and felt only fear and resentment towards him, refusing to consummate the marriage.
Her days in the Prince's mansion were extremely oppressive, each day feeling like an eternity. Only when she met the Fifth Prince in private and poured out her heart to him could she find a little happiness, and this happiness sustained her through those difficult days.
Later, His Majesty's illness worsened, and the struggle for the throne intensified.
Every time she saw the Fifth Prince, he looked exhausted. Occasionally, he would tell her about his difficult situation and the dangers of seizing the throne. She was so worried that she couldn't sleep at night, but she couldn't help him.
When she met the Fifth Prince again, he seemed to be giving her his last instructions, and he gave her many words of advice.
She felt uneasy and was terrified.
Remembering that the Fifth Prince had once said that if he could get the Regent's support, he wouldn't have to walk on thin ice like this, she decided to help him out.
She couldn't just stand by and watch him fail to seize the throne and lose his life.
She cried all night in sorrow, then went to the Regent and agreed to consummate their marriage, becoming his true husband and wife, on the condition that he support the Fifth Prince to ascend the throne.
The regent agreed and kept his word.
However, after the fifth prince ascended the throne, he began to fear the regent, and was worried about it every day, which caused him to suffer from headaches.
She couldn't bear to do it, so she told the regent that she could have his child, but he had to relinquish his military power and stop interfering in court affairs. She only wanted to live a peaceful life with him and their child.
He sat quietly in his study all night, and then relinquished his military power.
She relieved the Fifth Prince of his worries, but she never thought she could be with him again. She planned to spend the rest of her life in the Prince's mansion.
But the Fifth Prince said he didn't care that she had been married before; he wanted to marry her, and no one could stop him, not even the Regent.
So, under his influence, she used herself as bait, cooperated with his plan, and allowed him to lay a trap, silently and brutally murdering the regent.
However, instead of a happy ending for the lovers, she saw him appear before her with his sister in his arms.
It turns out he had been having an affair with her sister all along.
He coldly watched as she was humiliated and tormented by her sister, and even said that it was something she owed her sister.
How ridiculous! What does she owe her? It's always her good sister who's been stealing everything she cares about!
Finally, her good sister poured poison into her mouth and kindly told her that she had always been just a pawn of the Fifth Prince, used to control the Regent!
To this day, she still remembers what her dear sister whispered in her ear, "You hate the Regent, don't you? It's a pity, he was the one who truly loved you, but now you've killed him, and his body is nowhere to be found."
"Do you know that before he died, he was still begging Brother Jingyu to treat you well? Tsk tsk... he was so devoted."
"If he saw you like this, he would be heartbroken."
"Jiang Yunyan, don't you think you're incredibly stupid? Aren't you regretting it terribly?"
Hearing those words, her heart ached terribly, tears of blood streamed from her eyes, and she felt both hatred and regret.
What pained her even more was that, on her deathbed, she discovered that she was pregnant with the Regent's child.
She lost both her child and her body, and was filled with resentment. Perhaps it was God's mercy that allowed her to be reborn!
She lowered her head to hide the surging hatred in her eyes, vowing that she would make that scumbag and bitch suffer a terrible death in this lifetime!
After suppressing the hatred in her heart, she began to feel heartache again.
Helian Yin, her husband, how could he be so foolish?
If the powerful regent hadn't loved her so much, how could he have been so easily deceived by her words, leading him step by step to his doom?
In her previous life, she was blind and couldn't see his kindness towards her, so she did many things to hurt him.
In this life, she will definitely love him well and make it up to him.
It's just a pity that she was reborn too late; she had already asked to annul the engagement, and he must be feeling immense pain right now.
Fortunately, the engagement couldn't be dissolved in the end, and she would marry him soon.
Thinking about it, her heart beat a little faster, and she looked up at the lower right side of the dragon throne.
In the imperial garden, ministers and their families knelt on the ground, but Helian Yin remained seated calmly, holding a white jade wine cup in his hand, his handsome face and sinister eyes.
Jiang Yunyan waited for him to coldly reject her request, then directly set a wedding date and left.
That's how it was in my previous life.
But instead, he put down his wine cup with a gloomy expression and slowly said, "I remember that the reason this marriage was arranged was because Marquis Ning'an saved the Emperor, and the Empress Dowager acted impulsively..."
The Empress Dowager lightly tapped the table. "Regent."
The regent said, not really thinking, "Mother, please calm down."
Then he continued, "Since the marriage was arranged in gratitude for Marquis Ning'an's merit in saving the emperor, then it's fine as long as the marriage partner is his daughter."
He spoke in a cold and casual tone, saying, "If Miss Jiang is not willing, we can find someone else."
Jiang Yunyan stared at him in shock and disbelief. He actually agreed to break off their engagement? And he was going to marry that bitch Jiang Yunqing?!
Marquis Ning'an had only two legitimate daughters: Jiang Yunyan, the eldest daughter born to his deceased first wife, and Jiang Yunqing, the second daughter born to his second wife.
If the engagement is to be changed, then it can only be to Jiang Yunqing.
Miss Jiang, Yun Qing, who was silently watching the show: ? ? ?
What does this have to do with me? Why should I get what Jiang Yunyan doesn't want? Am I only fit to pick up what she doesn't want?
She was so angry she almost broke her nails, her teeth clenched. "I'm going to steal the Fifth Prince she likes!"
"Miss Jiang is unwilling?"
The sinister tone made Yun Qing shudder, and various rumors about the regent's cruelty flashed through her mind.
She cautiously looked up and met his cold gaze. She quickly lowered her head and said in a trembling voice, "It is my blessing to marry the Regent."
No! This is my death day!
The regent is ruthless, cruel, and vindictive. Her good sister publicly demanded the annulment of the engagement at a palace banquet, trampling on his dignity. How could she expect to have a good outcome if she married him?