Chapter 1 Publicly Annulling the Engagement
"Ouch, that really hurts..."
Yu Nian opened her eyes, clutching her forehead, wincing in pain.
The scene that unfolded before her eyes the next second left her speechless...
What came into view was a large red wedding dress, a red phoenix sedan chair carried by eight people, and red firecracker debris scattered all over the ground.
Yu Nian herself was wearing an exquisitely crafted wedding robe, and the heavy phoenix crown and hair ornaments on her head made a crisp metallic clanging sound with her movements.
What am I wearing? Where is my white lab coat?
"Your Highness, no matter what mistake Nian'er made, she should not have slapped her own fiancée in public on their wedding day!"
An old and angry voice exploded in Yu Nian's ears, and several maids rushed over to help Yu Nian, who was still lying on the stone steps.
"Fifth Miss, are you alright?! Oh! Your head is bleeding!"
The Crown Prince? The Fifth Miss?
A flood of information rushed into Yu Nian's mind, and memories that didn't belong to her flashed before her eyes. After reading them, Yu Nian felt her head was hurting even more.
She actually transmigrated into a book, into the female protagonist novel "Peerless Doctor Consort" that the younger generation in the research institute often discussed.
Her role is that of Yu Nian, the lowly, love-obsessed second female lead who is the stand-in for the handsome and charming Crown Prince of the Great Zhao Dynasty, who is the white moonlight in the heart of countless beautiful girls.
Yu Nian felt a mouthful of blood choke in her chest. She didn't usually enjoy reading novels, but because the character shared the same name as her, she had listened to the younger generation mention it a few times.
On her wedding day, Yu Nian was publicly rejected by her fiancé, the Crown Prince. She then lowered herself to become the Crown Prince's concubine, only to be ruthlessly used by him. In the end, her family was raided, and some died or were crippled. She herself was executed by slow slicing for all her evil deeds, and her body was left to rot in a mass grave.
Yu Nian looked up, her face still burning with pain. She steadied herself and glanced at the handsome man in front of her, who was also dressed in a wedding robe.
He secretly cursed inwardly, "So what if he's the male lead? He can hit women all he wants!"
Wait a minute... Didn't the male lead not physically attack the female lead when he annuled the engagement in the original book?
"Ha, it seems that Prime Minister Yu doesn't understand his own daughter. A viper like her isn't even worthy of cleaning the Eastern Palace at night."
This slap was delivered on behalf of Rou'er.
Li Mingjin glanced coldly at Yu Nian, his gaze never lingering for a moment, as if even looking at her would taint his eyes.
After saying that, Li Mingjin pulled off the purse with mandarin ducks playing in the water that Yu Nian had embroidered by hand from his waist and slammed it heavily on the ground.
Without a trace of lingering attachment, he mounted his horse and rode away with the grand wedding procession.
As the incredibly luxurious eight-bearer sedan chair passed in front of Yu Nian, a gentle breeze lifted the red gauze curtains at the window, and a resentful gaze met Yu Nian's.
Yu Nian knew that the person sitting in the sedan chair was Li Mingjin's white moonlight, who was also Yu Nian's cousin, the female lead Yu Zhirou.
Yu Nian pursed her slightly dry lips. In the original story, the original owner plotted to marry Li Mingjin, pushing the female lead off a cliff. Then, relying on her resemblance to the female lead, she stayed by Li Mingjin's side.
Yu Nian can accept that the female lead hates her, but isn't it a bit much for the male lead to hit her?!
It's true that the original owner pushed the female lead, but she didn't push you!
Before Yu Nian could think any further, her wrist was grabbed by a rather rough hand.
"Nian'er, don't be afraid. So what if he is the Crown Prince? Your marriage to the Crown Prince was personally arranged by the Emperor. How can he just back out like that!"
"Someone prepare the car! Father will take you to seek justice!"
Prime Minister Yu had a daughter late in life. He had a bunch of sons but only this one precious daughter. He was afraid of dropping her if he held her in his hands. Yet the Crown Prince came up and hit her!
He was, after all, the prime minister of the court; how could he allow his daughter to suffer such a great injustice?
Yu Nian: !!!
The alarm bells were ringing in Yu Nian's head. She couldn't go! She remembered that the original owner of this body was taken by Prime Minister Yu to seek justice, and then became the Crown Prince's concubine.
Who would want to become that violent man's concubine?
"Ouch... my head hurts so much... it might be a concussion... oh no, I mean I fell and hurt myself. Please call a doctor to take a look at me, I feel so dizzy."
Yu Nian narrowed her eyes, and in a moment of quick thinking, she leaned her body against the maid who was supporting her.
"Nian'er, how are you!"
Prime Minister Yu was so angry that he almost forgot about his daughter's head injury. He was determined to seek justice and there was no rush.
"Someone, quickly summon the Fourth Young Master to examine the Fifth Miss!"
As soon as Prime Minister Yu finished speaking, a servant immediately stepped forward and said...
"Reporting to the Prime Minister, someone from the palace came this morning saying that the Imperial Concubine's headache had returned and that the Fourth Young Master had been taken away. He is still in the palace at the moment."
Prime Minister Yu then thought again that he wouldn't feel comfortable letting someone else treat his precious daughter.
"That's perfect. Let's go into the palace and prepare to carry Miss Wu on a stretcher."
Upon hearing this, Yu Nian, who was pretending to be unconscious, suddenly felt a wave of dizziness. The power of the original plot was indeed strong; there was no way to avoid it, and she had no choice but to bite the bullet and face it head-on.
On the carriage, as the palace drew ever closer, Yu Nian began to mentally scream, "Hey? Do you have a system or a spatial ability?"
Or even a crack in the ground would be fine, so she could crawl into it and escape this awkward situation.
However, Yu Nian was met with silence.
Taking a deep breath, Yu Nian straightened her mindset. After all, before she transmigrated, she was an all-around scientific research expert with expertise in multiple fields. Even if she couldn't defy fate, she was confident in her ability to survive.
In short, you absolutely must not marry Li Mingjin, or your whole family will be doomed.
Inside the magnificent and solemn Zhengda Guangming Hall, Emperor Zhao, Li Chengyu, sat upright on his gilded throne.
Before Yu Nian and Prime Minister Yu entered, the Crown Prince was already standing inside.
With the morning court session still ongoing, civil and military officials lined up on both sides of the main hall, glancing sideways at the father and daughter. In Yu Nian's eyes, they looked just like a group of onlookers.
"Your Majesty, the Crown Prince openly broke off the engagement and even slapped my daughter. Such an outrageous act has ruined my daughter's reputation. I beg Your Majesty to take action!"
The Emperor's eyes flickered slightly as he looked at the Crown Prince.
What do you intend to do?
“Father, I did not break off the engagement on a whim. Today, after learning of Yu Nian’s vicious heart and true nature, I was too indignant to do so.”
Li Mingjin's tone was icy cold. Yu Nian was a stain on his life, and now that he was reborn, he would never let this woman blind him again.
Yu Nian noticed that Li Mingjin's tone was strange, as if he wanted to drag her out and torture her to death right now.
If you can't have a good start, at least part amicably. This isn't the point. Are you assuming people are mute just because they don't speak up?
Yu Nian stepped forward, her voice clear and bright. She was still wearing her bright red wedding dress, kneeling before the hall like a blooming peony.
"Your Majesty, I am not destined to be with the Crown Prince. If Your Highness wishes to annul the engagement, I will have no objection. However, please do not slander me without evidence."
Yu Nian's resounding words, neither humble nor arrogant, left Li Mingjin somewhat dazed.
In the past, Yu Nian would only follow Li Mingjin around with red eyes, and Li Mingjin had no idea that she had such a sharp-tongued side.
Slander? Hmph, let's see what she can say in front of witnesses later!
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