Chapter 199: Risking Everything for Him
Wei Mingzhen's face darkened and his lips were almost pressed into a straight line.
The cries of vendors coming from outside the window made the elegant room even quieter.
Wei Mingzhen suddenly laughed and pulled Jiang Fei into his arms with such force that Jiang Fei's bones ached.
"So what if I'm your second sister? The person I want is you! I don't care about second or third sisters."
Jiang Fei struggled hard, but she was so weak that her struggle turned into an ambiguous dawdling.
Hearing Wei Mingzhen's breathing become heavier, Jiang Fei immediately stopped and dared not move.
Wei Mingzhen hugged her, his palm gently stroking her hair, "Don't worry, I won't let you suffer for too long. When this is done, I will definitely give you the best."
The last bit of goodwill Jiang Fei had developed towards this supporting character while reading the book was completely extinguished by him. Suppressing the disgust in her heart, she said, "If you dare to touch me, aren't you afraid that Pei Jing will cause trouble for you?"
Wei Mingzhen's body stiffened slightly, then quickly relaxed. "But I can't bear it anymore, you know? Ever since we got married, I've been thinking about you day and night."
"Wei Mingzhen, you only make me feel sick."
"Disgusting?" Wei Mingzhen murmured, "That's better than asking for it but not getting it!"
He suddenly pushed Jiang Fei onto the table, and the tea set and incense burner fell to the ground with a crash.
Jiang Fei's lower back hit the table leg, and the pain made her vision go black.
"Do you think Pei Jing can protect you forever?" Wei Mingzhen put his hands on both sides of her and leaned over to look at her.
"Just watch this with your eyes wide open. He has a royal surname, but he doesn't even have the status of a proper prince. Who would be willing to bet on a lunatic with an awkward status when it comes to taking sides in the court? No matter who sits on that throne in the future, the first person they'll get rid of will be him."
He paused, his tone softening, yet even more serious, "A Fei, you have to look at the long term. He might not even be able to protect himself in the future, so how can he protect you?"
Jiang Fei looked at him calmly, "I don't need him to protect me, I'm willing to risk everything to protect him."
Wei Mingzhen seemed to be burned by these words, and rage instantly surged in his eyes. He suddenly grabbed Jiang Fei's shoulders and said, "Are you crazy?!"
"Are you willing to risk everything for a madman?" Wei Mingzhen leaned in, his breath puffing on her face. "You're going to protect him? What can you do with him? With your Jiang family's meager wealth? If he really becomes a target of public criticism, you'll be the first to be dragged down. Then, if your entire family is executed, you won't even be able to find anyone to collect his body!"
Jiang Fei was pressed so hard by him that it hurt, but she still stiffened her neck to meet his gaze. Her voice was not loud but every word was clear.
"It's none of your business. I don't care what kind of person he is. By the way." Jiang Fei smiled. "I'm already his. Why are you still pestering me like this? Are you trying to pick up what others have left?"
The blood color on Wei Mingzhen's face disappeared in an instant. These words were like a dagger, accurately piercing the most painful place for Wei Mingzhen.
The hand that was holding Jiang Fei's shoulders suddenly tightened, almost crushing her bones.
"You..." Wei Mingzhen suddenly raised his hand, as if to slap her, but it froze just inches away from her cheek, and then slammed it hard on the table next to her cheek.
Jiang Fei subconsciously closed her eyes, her body trembled slightly, and she began to feel a little scared.
The book describes Wei Mingzhen as a gentleman who restrains himself and upholds propriety, but is proud inside, but it never mentions this side of him.
Jiang Fei slowly opened her eyes, and was shocked when she saw the madness in Wei Mingzhen's eyes. Suddenly, she understood.
The more people are bound by the ethics of aristocratic families, the crazier they will become once they explode. This is probably the truth that everything will turn into its opposite when it reaches its extreme.
Jiang Fei originally planned to poke him with the words that they were already husband and wife. With the pride that was deeply rooted in Wei Mingzhen in the book, he would never get entangled with a woman of unclear status. But when she saw the rage burning in his eyes, she realized that she had miscalculated.
Jiang Fei didn't dare to provoke him anymore. What she said just now had already exposed his last layer of dignity. If she confronted him head-on, something even more out of control might happen.
"You...you let me go first."
Wei Mingzhen looked at the shock and fear in her eyes, and her slightly trembling shoulders, and suddenly loosened his grip on her, but still did not let her go.
"Scared you? I..." He wanted to say something, but it was stuck in his throat. In the end, he could only say a few hard words, and his tone was softer than before.
"I won't touch you. I won't touch you unless you want me to."
Wei Mingzhen helped her up. At this time, there were two knocks on the door, and a voice that Jiang Fei was not familiar with was heard outside the door.
"Sir, that female guard is very skilled. Our men are almost unable to contain her."
"Got it." Wei Mingzhen looked down at Jiang Fei and put his arm around her waist. "Let's go. Don't scream, or I can't guarantee Jiutao's life will be in danger."
Jiang Fei's whole body was still weak, and she didn't even have the strength to struggle. She could only be half-supported and half-carried out by Wei Mingzhen.
Walking through the corridor, the hustle and bustle of the front yard gradually became clear.
In the tea pavilion next to the rockery on the first floor, Zhao Xingbang was holding a cup of tea and chatting with others. He seldom went out in the past few months. He was forced to read a lot of books at home and made several literary friends.
In the past, he fought cockfights and ran errands with his gang of bad friends, just watching the fun. In the eyes of others, he was just a hopeless playboy. But now, when people talk about anecdotes, he can occasionally join in a few words, and he actually gets some respect from others.
The person next to him suddenly said "Huh", looked over his shoulder to the corridor, and after a while he looked away, looking at Zhao Xingbang with a bit of inquiry.
"Come to think of it, Brother Zhao, weren't you and the Jiang family's Second Miss very close before? Are you still in contact now?"
Zhao Xingbang nearly choked on his tea, his voice changing with fear. "Don't talk nonsense! If this gets to King Zhaoning's ears, I'll be in big trouble."
Zhao Xingbang came over and said, "She is now the Prince of Zhaoning's woman, who dares to get involved? Don't push me into the fire pit."
"Oh? She's Prince Zhaoning's woman?" The man looked surprised. "But I just saw her leaving with Wei Mingzhen."
Zhao Xingbang's heart skipped a beat. "Really?"
"Of course." The man pointed in the direction of the corridor, "Just now, he left through the back door."
He smacked his lips, as if remembering something, and added, "They were being so affectionate in public, leaning softly in Wei Mingzhen's arms, almost burying their heads in his neck. They looked so delicate, tsk tsk..."
Delicate and soft?
Zhao Xingbang almost spit out a mouthful of tea.
When he thought of Jiang Rufei now, he remembered how she kicked him in the vitals, tried to castrate him with a stick, and ate and dashed with a clear conscience.
Is it a joke that a woman like Jiang Rufei can be associated with being delicate and weak?
The servant came over and whispered, "Sir, could it be that you've been hit?"
They had seen many such vile things as drugging women. Zhao Xingbang had done it before. Later, when the woman's parents came to their house, his father almost beat him to death.
Zhao Xingbang stood up, hesitated for a moment, and sat back down. "Forget it, forget it. Wei Mingzhen and Prince Zhaoning are fighting over a woman. Why should I get involved?"
He picked up the tea again and thought, if Jiang Rufei was really abducted by Wei Mingzhen, and King Zhaoning came back to investigate, and knew that he saw it but pretended not to see it, wouldn't he skin him alive?
Zhao Xingbang stood up again in a flash, scaring the person opposite him so much that he almost dropped his cup.
"Brother Zhao, what are you doing..."
"It's bad, it's bad!" Zhao Xingbang shouted anxiously as he ran out, "Quick! Call someone to follow me out the back door!"
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