Chapter 86 She Doesn't Want to Be His Crown Princess

Dou Wenyi was like a deer caught in a trap, panicked and at a loss, but she had to pretend to be calm.

Pei Siyan felt both pity and love, and once again clearly uttered a sentence, "Dou Wenyi, you won't agree?"

The position of Crown Princess is a dream for many.

Dou Mingyan is just abusing her title as the Crown Princess, doing whatever she wants. Dou Bochang, Madam Gu, and others treat her with special favors because of her noble birth.

He does indeed indulge and pamper himself beyond what is common, which is nothing more than a desire to conquer and control.

There are already vast gulfs between them, why take it so seriously?

Dou Wenyi shook her head blankly; she refused!

Pei Siyan sat down and easily grasped her wrist, precisely removing the sharp silver needle from her hand. Once coated with poison, it could indeed be fatal.

His calloused fingertips gently stroked her cheek, and he scoffed, "You've really got some nerve, the needle should be aimed at the enemy!"

Are you scared? Scared of encountering another heartless man?

Dou Wenyi snapped out of her daze and looked straight at him. "Dou Mingyan, what are you planning to do now?"

Pei Siyan paused for a moment, then fell silent.

As dawn broke and a light mist settled over the mountains, a cool breeze swept through, making one feel incredibly refreshed.

They should have had a proper talk. Forcing things won't work. Pei Siyan is destined to be an emperor, and an emperor's favor is too elusive...

"I will make proper arrangements for the life-saving grace. If you do not wish to become a concubine or pay your respects to her, I will grant your request."

Dou Wenyi's long eyelashes trembled, and she looked up in surprise.

Pei Siyan kissed her forehead, his voice gentler than ever before, "In my life, it's hard for me to fall in love with a woman, but you are an exception."

He couldn't tolerate her marrying any other man.

Dou Wenyi clearly felt his strong possessiveness towards her, but once she married into the Eastern Palace, even without Dou Mingyan, there was still that virtuous and gentle concubine.

As time goes by, his lust will fade, and sooner or later he will have other female confidantes.

She will face countless palace intrigues; the Eastern Palace is like a cage, and she doesn't want to be a prisoner for life.

In her previous life, even in a small Dingyuan Marquis's mansion, Xue Shi and Xie Mengyao's endless schemes exhausted her.

Having lived two lives, she never expected men's feelings to hold true. In crucial moments, they would simply disappear, become unreachable, and their promises would be utter bullshit.

Dou Wenyi's heart grew colder and harder, her gaze resolute. "Pei Siyan, I am unwilling. I do not want to be your concubine, nor do I want to be your crown princess!"

Pei Siyan's face instantly turned cold. He pulled her tightly into his arms, the force so strong it seemed he wanted to crush her into his very bones. "How many times do I have to say it? I will handle Dou Mingyan's matter!"

His embrace was broad and warm, but it didn't belong to her.

"I've said it countless times, Pei Siyan, I don't want to enter the Eastern Palace. If you insist on forcing me, I'd rather die!" Dou Wenyi faced his fierce face without fear.

Pei Siyan's eyes were dark and his jaw was clenched. He leaned down and bit her collarbone, and two drops of blood instantly appeared.

A sharp, piercing pain brought her to her senses.

Dou Wenyi trembled uncontrollably, recalling the words she had spoken to Shen Shuli when she advised her: was it better to suffer a short, sharp pain or a lifetime of prolonged suffering?

Her clothes were disheveled, she was embarrassed and indignant. They had already been intimate, but although they hadn't gone all the way, she was just burying her head in the sand, believing that she was still a virgin.

With the imperial power crushing her, where was her dignity?

Pei Siyan gently soothed her smooth, trembling back with his palm, his brows furrowing even more tightly. "Dou Wenyi, don't be afraid! I've had enough of hypocritical flattery. I want you to have only me in your heart, to regard me as your heaven, and to love me sincerely!"

"If you refuse today, one day you will fall in love with me!"

Dou Wenyi's lips trembled. "Your Highness, I'm afraid I'll have to disappoint you."

Deep affection is short-lived; she was tormented by the word "love" her entire life.

Once upon a time, her grandmother died under mysterious circumstances. She was shunned by the Dou family and cut off from all contact. She couldn't even protect her only blood relative, Nannan, who was murdered!

How many sweet words did Xie Guidu say to her?

Love between men and women is a game of strategy. Once a woman falls in love, she will have a weakness and become a fish on a chopping board.

The lessons of her previous life were too painful; in this life, she would never easily give away her true feelings.

"Is that so!" Pei Siyan's forehead veins bulged as he suppressed his anger, his tone cold.

Whether she likes it or not, she can only be his woman.

He pity her, but doesn't she understand him at all? He doesn't believe she won't develop feelings for him. There's plenty of time in the future, so let's wait and see!

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Dou Family Kiln Site.

After yesterday's assassination attempt, Cuizhi and Granny Cao were still somewhat shaken. Only when they saw that Dou Wenyi was unharmed did their tense hearts finally settle down.

Dou Wenyi had bright eyes and a slender waist. She wore a brocade robe of the color of a concubine and gold. The maids in the other courtyard also put a fashionable orchid hairpin on her forehead. A delicate gold butterfly hairpin was inserted diagonally next to her hair bun, which made her look bright and beautiful.

When Granny Cao saw her step down from the carriage of the East Palace, followed by two imposing guards, she was taken aback. "Miss, are you alright?"

Yesterday, it was Xie Guidu's guard, Mo Yu, who rescued them. Afterwards, another guard sent them a message saying that the Fourth Miss was unharmed. They had assumed that Xie Guidu had injured his young lady while saving her, and that the Fourth Miss was taking care of him, which was why she hadn't joined them.

I never expected that she would be involved with the Crown Prince.

Her personality has changed so much. She used to be very impatient, but now she is calm and decisive, and her actions are becoming more and more methodical. She was able to handle even a crisis like yesterday with ease, which is truly admirable.

Dou Wenyi glanced at the guards behind her and shook her head. "It's alright. What's the situation at the kiln now?"

Worried that something might happen at the kiln, Granny Cao arrived there early with her guards. Sure enough, a large number of soldiers arrived at the kiln and arrested many people.

"Fourth Miss, I already asked the former owner of the farm yesterday. His name is Bai Weiqi. The Dou family has indeed not paid wages for more than half a year. That troublemaker with the scar has only been here for a few days. I heard that he was arranged by Granny Tong. He is very good at getting things done and is quite close to Steward Meng."

"Oh?" Dou Wenyi curled her lips, genuinely surprised.

Tong Mama was banished to another courtyard because she embezzled the Dou family's money to make money at exorbitant interest rates.

Did she send this scarred man?

It might even implicate Madam Gu.

They did it so flawlessly, they even found a scapegoat in advance!