Chapter 2 Playing Hard to Get
"No... don't kill me. I'm a princess, and my brother is the Prince of Jin. He won't let you go!"
The woman who had always been proud and arrogant finally felt scared, and her voice trembled.
All he got in return was Lin Qingyue's sneer: "A mere princess dares to take human life so easily. Who gave you the courage? Dongfang Yan?"
After she said that, she stepped on Princess Qing'an's face - it would be a good idea to crush her head to pay for the life of the poor original owner.
The next moment, there was a loud "bang" and the door was slammed open.
Lin Qingyue withdrew her foot immediately.
Turning around and looking back, I saw King Jin Dongfang Yan appear at the door.
The man was still wearing his bright red wedding gown, which he hadn't had time to change into. His sharp-edged face, enveloped in the soft light from the corridor, held no warmth.
His dark eyes seemed to hold the chill of a thousand-year-old pond, and he looked into the room quietly, "What are you doing?"
With just that one glance, Lin Qingyue felt her body stiffen and tense—even though the original owner was dead, this body still retained strong, passionate feelings for that man.
A memory belonging to the original owner emerged in my mind:
On a cold night with snow falling all over the sky, the skinny little girl carried a tall man on her back and walked forward with difficulty against the biting cold wind.
"Thank you for saving... me. You, what's your name?" He didn't know when he woke up and was secretly surprised at her strength.
"Lin...Qing...Yue!" She was trembling, and her voice was shaking.
There was no sound behind him. He must have fainted again. I don't know if he remembered it.
Later she realized that he did not remember her kindness, but only remembered the hatred.
Princess Qing'an saw Prince Jin as if she had seen a savior, and finally cried out "Wow!" "Brother, help me! Wuwu... There's a ghost... A ghost!"
Her hair and clothes were disheveled, and she looked more like an evil ghost as she crawled towards the door in panic!
She hugged the King of Jin's feet and sobbed, "Brother, she is a ghost, she is a ghost! If you hadn't arrived in time, I would have..."
"He's going to murder the princess." Lin Qingyue suddenly spoke up and interrupted him, her tone softening.
"Just now, the princess rushed in angrily and wanted to strangle me." Lin Qingyue pulled off the white silk wrapped around her neck, revealing purple marks.
Princess Qing'an finally reacted at this moment: "You, you are not dead? You are not a ghost?"
Lin Qingyue said sarcastically, "I'm lucky enough to survive. I'm sorry to disappoint you."
If the former Immortal Lord Qingyue could take action, he would not say anything more.
But now, the situation is slightly different.
She doesn't know much about this world yet.
In addition, she had lost all her cultivation after traveling here, and the King of Jin was followed by a large number of guards, so it was not advisable to confront him head-on for the time being.
At this time, the guards had already relit the lights.
Prince Jin Dongfang Yan stepped inside and saw large bloodstains on the white silk and on the ground.
Even at this moment, the soul of Immortal Lord Qingyue came through and barely held on to his breath, but the original owner's body was still pale, with blood stains on his head and face. He really looked like he had escaped death.
As for Princess Qing'an, although her arm was dislocated, she looked fine on the outside and her condition was not as serious as Lin Qingyue's.
Dongfang Yan took a quick look and roughly guessed the cause and effect.
Over the years, he has doted on his sister, and his sister has also been particularly caring towards him.
No matter what kind of woman appears around him, Princess Qing'an will investigate and intervene.
She even said to Dongfang Yan in a coquettish manner, "Brother, why do we have to grow up? Why do we have to get married? Why can't we siblings always depend on each other? Brother, I'm so afraid that you will leave me again!"
Dongfang Yan just thought that his sister was too dependent on him, and smiled and coaxed her: "Don't worry, brother will never leave you."
But tonight, she really went a little too far.
"Someone, take the princess back to her room."
"elder brother……"
Princess Qing'an was about to say something more, but Dongfang Yan gave her a cold look, and she didn't dare to say anything more. She just glared at Lin Qingyue with resentment, then left with the help of her servants.
Dongfang Yan's gaze fell on Lin Qingyue again, with a hint of disgust that was hard to conceal in his coldness.
After a moment, he finally uttered a rebuke: "On the first day of entering the palace, you injured my sister. You are really capable!"
Lin Qingyue smiled faintly: "It was clearly Princess Qing'an who attacked first, and my injuries were more serious. Yet, Your Highness did not punish Princess Qing'an, but instead came to punish me first. Excessive pampering is not necessarily a good thing."
"How can you be compared with Qing'an? If you hadn't acted improperly, why would Qing'an target you?"
When Dongfang Yan uttered these cold and heartless words, Lin Qingyue's heart suddenly ached.
She was a little annoyed: if the obsession was not eliminated, the original owner's soul would be restless, and this body would not be fully used by her.
If not for this, she really wanted to kill this dog prince with one palm.
"Lin Qingyue, I originally had my eye on your sister, Lin Ruzhen. She saved my life, and tonight she nearly died by jumping into the lake for me."
When mentioning Lin Ruzhen, the cold-faced prince's face showed a bit of tenderness.
"I have already promised her that I will never let her down in this life."
"And you..." He glanced at Lin Qingyue, his expression turning cold again.
"You have taken the position that should have belonged to your sister. Due to the emperor's order, I will temporarily allow you to take the position of princess. I hope you can take good care of yourself in the future and not cause any more trouble. In the future... in the future, I will give you a decent treatment."
He spoke cryptically, but Lin Qingyue immediately understood the deeper meaning of his words.
The Crown Prince was assassinated a year ago and his life or death is unknown. The Emperor is old and has no other princes, so he can only recall the princes from the vassal states to stay in Beijing for observation.
Dongfang Yan was the youngest and most outstanding of the kings, and also the most popular one. He was very likely to become the new crown prince and rule the world in the future.
Therefore, at such a sensitive time, even if Lin Qingyue has a bad reputation, since the marriage is arranged by the emperor, Prince Jin must accept it with pleasure.
The words just now were to tell Lin Qingyue to put herself in the right place and not have any other desires.
As for what he said about giving Lin Qingyue dignity, it meant that if he could ascend to a high position as he wished in the future, he would reserve a place for her in the harem, but the position of the main wife could only be given to Lin Ruzhen, and he would not let this relationship down.
"Do you understand what I am saying?" King Jin saw that Lin Qingyue did not respond for a long time and thought that she did not understand.
He didn't know Lin Qingyue very well. To cover up the scandal, the people in the Marquis' Mansion had not announced the background of Lin Ruzhen's fake daughter. They only said that they were both legitimate daughters and that Lin Qingyue was lost accidentally.
Therefore, like everyone else, Prince Jin also regarded Lin Ruzhen as a rare pearl. However, Lin Qingyue, a wild girl who grew up in the mountains and had no aristocratic education, was as crude as a stone.
"I understand." Lin Qingyue lowered her eyes, not knowing what she was thinking.
"I understand. From now on, you will live in Qiushui Courtyard. Don't come out without permission."
He stood up and was about to leave, then added, "Don't steal your sister's things again. She's such a weak and kind woman, she can't stand you hurting her again and again."
As he spoke, he stepped out of the door, his tall figure disappearing into the cool night without turning back to look at Lin Qingyue.
Lin Qingyue slowly raised her head, a sardonic smile playing on the corners of her lips: "If I conquer this dog prince, wait for him to fall in love with me and then kill him, wouldn't that be fun?"
Back then, when Immortal Qingyue was king, her harem was surrounded by handsome men, many of whom were willing to die for her.
I've never played this kind of hard-to-get game before.
Hmm, that's interesting.
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