When Meng Zhelan opened her eyes again, it was pitch black all around her.
She tried to move, but found that her body was tightly bound and she could not move at all.
An unprecedented fear and unease welled up inside her, and she shouted, "Who's there? Come out! Stop hiding there and playing tricks!"
However, all that answered her was deathly silence.
Meng Zhelan knew in her heart that she had probably fallen into someone else's hands, but she didn't know who the mastermind was or what their purpose was.
Thinking of this, Meng Zhelan couldn't help but feel extremely remorseful. It was all her fault for being too careless and not being prepared for this sudden change.
After an unknown amount of time, Meng Zhelan finally heard a sound.
"Hmph, Meng Zhelan, you never expected this day would come to you." A cold voice rang out from outside the door.
It was her! Meng Zhelan was startled. "You... what do you want to do?" She tried to remain calm and figure out what the other person's intentions were.
"What do I want to do? Hmph, of course I want you to taste what it's like to lose everything." The man walked in, his tone full of resentment.
When she saw Meng Zhelan's bright red wedding dress, she felt it was an eyesore and hysterically exclaimed, "Why can you marry Cousin Yu!"
After saying that, she started tearing the wedding dress.
"Du Ruoxi, are you crazy? This is a serious crime, you will regret it!" Meng Zhelan tried to dissuade her.
However, Du Ruoxi seemed not to hear, her jealousy had completely consumed her reason.
She glared fiercely at Meng Zhelan, her movements becoming increasingly frantic.
"Regret? I regret not acting sooner! Why do you get to have Cousin Yu's love? Why do you get to wear this wedding dress? I'm the one who should be standing by his side!" Du Ruoxi's voice was sharp and piercing, filled with resentment and unwillingness.
They thought marrying the Prince of Liang was a lucky accident, but unexpectedly the Prince of Liang staged a coup, and now they have been demoted to commoners.
With her maternal family, the Du family, she was relatively well-off, but she never expected that Prince An would marry Meng Zhelan.
Upon hearing this news, she was struck dumb. The position of Princess An, which she had once considered hers for the taking, had actually been snatched away by Meng Zhelan. How could she not be filled with rage and hatred!
Du Ruoxi was filled with resentment and unwillingness. She was like an enraged beast, frantically tearing at Meng Zhelan's wedding dress, as if she could pull Meng Zhelan down from the position of Princess An.
"Meng Zhelan, what right do you have! You're just a lowly commoner, what right do you have to win Cousin Yu's favor, what right do you have to wear this wedding dress that represents nobility and glory! I am the legitimate daughter of the Du family, I am the one most qualified to stand beside Cousin Yu!"
Du Ruoxi's voice grew increasingly shrill, her eyes filled with madness and jealousy.
Looking at the woman in front of her who had completely lost her mind, Meng Zhelan couldn't help but feel a pang of sorrow.
When I first saw how loving she and the Prince of Liang were after their marriage, I thought she had finally found a good husband.
Unexpectedly, the King of Liang rebelled, and now she's gone to such extremes—for another man.
"Du Ruoxi, wake up! You're only sinking deeper into pain by doing this." Meng Zhelan tried to use reason to awaken Du Ruoxi.
However, Du Ruoxi seemed not to hear her. She continued to tear at Meng Zhelan's wedding dress frantically, as if she wanted to vent all her resentment on the dress.
Meng Zhelan struggled desperately, but she was bound too tightly and could not break free at all.
She could only watch helplessly as Zhao Wan'er tore her wedding dress to shreds, her heart filled with despair and helplessness.
"Du Ruoxi, calm down. This won't end well!" Meng Zhelan tried to persuade her again.
However, Du Ruoxi seemed to be completely deaf to everything. She was immersed in her own world, enjoying the madness and the thrill of revenge in this moment.
Just then, a series of hurried footsteps came from outside the door.
"What's wrong with you!" The newcomer yanked the man away from the person who had gone mad.
It was Qi Shen! Now that he had lost his status as a prince, he was dressed in simple clothes, but he exuded a terrifying aura.
He angrily ripped away the frenzied Du Ruoxi, his eyes filled with disgust and disdain.
"Is that all you're thinking about, Qi Yu?" Qi Shen's voice was filled with rage.
Meng Zhelan was terrified when she saw Qi Shen suddenly appear.
Qi Shen merely glanced at her coldly, then turned to look at Du Ruoxi, whom he had pulled away.
"Du Ruoxi, you're disgusting!" Qi Shen's voice was filled with anger and loathing. "Is that all you think about Qi Yu? Are you being wronged by me? Or do you look down on me?!"
"No, no. I, I just don't like the look of her..." Hearing Qi Shen's voice, she trembled with fear, her voice growing softer and softer.
"You don't like me? Now that I've lost my noble status, you look down on me?" Qi Shen's voice grew colder and colder, each word like an ice pick piercing Du Ruoxi's heart.
"I...I didn't..." Du Ruoxi stammered, unable to utter a complete sentence.
"Go back and take care of Yan'er!" Qi Shen said, a ruthless glint in his eyes. He didn't even glance at Du Ruoxi, but simply waved his hand, signaling her to leave immediately.
Du Ruoxi trembled all over, as if she had been relieved, and hurriedly staggered to her feet, fleeing as if she were escaping.
These days, for some reason, Qi Shen's personality has changed drastically.
The murderous intent in his eyes grew increasingly terrifying, especially in his eyes.
Whenever he was deep in thought, he would inadvertently exude a chilling aura and an increasingly intense murderous intent, which would send shivers down her spine and make her shudder.
Qi Shen threw a robe at Meng Zhelan. "Don't worry, I won't hurt you. I'll let you go once I get what I want."
Seeing the familiar figure before him, he was momentarily dazed.
He had wronged her in his past life, but he never expected that he would never reach that high position in either of his two lifetimes.
But now he wants something more...
Upon hearing this, Meng Zhelan was startled: "What do you want? Before things escalate, just let me go, and I'll pretend today's events never happened!"
Before he could finish speaking, Qi Shen let out a cold laugh, a laugh tinged with mockery and disdain: "Hmph, what do I want? Do you really think you can decide anything? What I want is for you to obediently cooperate with me and help me get what I want."
His words revealed an undeniable resolve, which made Meng Zhelan's heart tighten. Looking at Qi Shen's cold face, an ominous premonition welled up in her heart.
"Qi Shen, what... what do you want?" Meng Zhelan's voice trembled slightly.
She tried to remain calm, but her inner fear was hard to conceal.
Qi Shen did not answer her question directly, and turned to leave.
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