"Sigh... If only we had known this would happen, we should have agreed to the Zhou family's marriage proposal back then."
"Maybe I could go to the border with Zhou Cheng instead of being under house arrest in the capital."
Hearing her father's sigh of regret, Lin Jiaoyun pursed her lips and said, "The border is bitterly cold, and I really don't want to suffer so early. Besides, he really didn't tell me about the weapon back then."
"If I had known, would I have spoken ill of the Zhou family in the main hall?"
If only she knew the Zhou family could break out of the capital!
They can pull out weapons that even the Yan Emperor fears and envies!
Can we keep declining the marriage alliance with the Zhou family?
No way!
Zhou Cheng is really something. Why didn't he tell her about something so important? If he had told her earlier, would she have been so worried?
"Daughter, you will be married to the Qin family today. His Majesty has instructed you to do something... If you can assassinate Zhou Cheng on your wedding day, His Majesty will bestow upon you the title of princess, grant you a fiefdom, and bestow upon you ten thousand taels of gold."
"It also elevated the Lin family to the rank of first-grade official."
"You made such a good promise in the main hall that day, are you really going to go back on your word?" Lin's father asked in a low voice, his expression solemn.
Lin Jiaoyun listened and gave a disdainful sneer.
She glanced at the bright red wedding dress displayed in the distance, her eyes flashing with deep resentment and disgust: "I see now, all that bullshit about being a princess or a noblewoman, it's all a lie!"
"It's all just a matter of His Majesty's word. He can give it to me if he wants to, and he can take it back immediately if he wants to."
“When I testified against the Zhou family for treason in the main hall, His Majesty immediately granted me the title of Princess. But before I could even be happy for a day, His Majesty found another reason to demote me to a commoner and imprison me.”
"Now that His Majesty needs me again, he's trying to lure me with the title of princess. Do you think I'm that stupid?"
"I don't care about that princess title that can be taken back at any time!"
"I want to be an empress, an empress!"
"I see it all now. No one in this world can be trusted, and anyone could abandon me. Only Zhou Cheng will not. I truly understand now, and this time I will absolutely not betray Zhou Cheng."
Emperor Yan's ruthless and heartless actions before made Lin Jiaoyun see reality clearly.
What a load of bull! What a load of rubbish! What a princess title! It's all fake!
Today, when she is useful, Emperor Yan can reward her with wealth and honor, but once she is no longer useful, she will face being demoted to a commoner and living a life worse than a maid.
She had truly had enough of being imprisoned!
I hate the untrustworthy Emperor Yan!
On the contrary, Zhou Cheng treated her so well, pursuing her wholeheartedly for three years, and always standing behind her no matter what happened.
He would stand up for her and support her; that's true love.
Lin Jiaoyun used to think she deserved better, but now she thinks, what could be better? Zhou Cheng is him! Zhou Cheng wields a world-destroying weapon; even the imperial court is no match for him!
As long as she doesn't hold him back, Zhou Cheng is very likely to lead her out of the capital, then lead his troops to conquer the Yan Kingdom, kill the Yan Emperor, and establish himself as emperor.
Zhou Cheng loved her so passionately.
She will definitely be made empress.
Then, she'll slowly...
Hmph! In short, she was confident that Zhou Cheng would eventually give her the throne, but this had to be done gradually, slowly.
“Daughter, you are right, His Majesty is indeed ruthless.”
"Zhou Zhenguang devoted himself to the Yan Kingdom with all his heart and soul, but what happened in the end? In the end, because his merits overshadowed the emperor, His Majesty gradually dismantled his military power, and he almost suffered the fate of having his entire family wiped out."
"The Zhou family was loyal and devoted, yet they all met this end."
"If we really listen to His Majesty and betray Zhou Cheng at the wedding ceremony, stabbing him in the back, we will probably not have a good end either."
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