Chapter 441: If Xiao Nanyan can take you by force, why can’t I?
Thinking about the uncertainty of Xiao Nanyan's life and death, and Yin'er must be crying and looking for her mother, Xiyan's heart felt like it was burning with fire, and she was extremely anxious:
"Helian Feng, you captured me. Do you really love me, or do you want to use me to force Xiao Nanyan to withdraw his troops so that you can secure your throne?"
Helian Feng looked at the person he had been dreaming about for months, and saw that her eyes were red with anger. His heart suddenly ached, and his voice became hoarse:
"Xiyan, even you think that I captured you to threaten Xiao Nanyan?"
He gently stroked her hair, cherishing her with an almost reverent attitude:
"No, I am sincere to you and would never resort to such despicable means. I just want to take you back. Obviously, it was Xiao Nanyan who gave you to me. Why can he take you away so easily just because he said he wanted to?"
"You are totally unreasonable!"
Xi Yan turned her head sharply to avoid his touch:
"Helian Feng, you know in your heart that I am now Xiao Nanyan's princess consort, and we have Yin'er between us. We are already blood-related family. There is absolutely no possibility that we will ever have any contact again! Besides, Xiao Nanyan is your biological brother. Are you going against human ethics by being so obsessed with him?"
"shut up!"
Helian Feng's emotions suddenly went out of control, his face turning pale and blue, and the arm holding her suddenly tightened, his eyes filled with resentment that had been suppressed for a long time:
"He is not my brother! He is not worthy at all!"
Helian Feng took a deep breath, gnashing his teeth with hatred:
"If it weren't for him, how could I bear the stigma of patricide? How could I lose you and the kingdom that originally belonged to me? Now, I am just taking them back, one by one!"
Xiyan was startled by the madness in his eyes, and suddenly realized that the Helian Feng in front of her was no longer the gentle and jade-like Crown Prince of the past.
Perhaps, power and hatred have already twisted his mind, turning him into a paranoid and dangerous person.
She closed her eyes and felt a chill running through her bones.
After a while, she slowly opened her eyes, with a cold clarity in them:
"Helian Feng, wake up. Even if you conquer the country, even if you trap me here, what's the point?"
Helian Feng turned a deaf ear to it, a paranoid light flashed in his eyes, and his tone was full of unquestionable certainty:
"After a few days, when I have driven back the enemy troops, I will enthrone you as empress. Emperor Tianqi and Princess Nanzhao are a match made in heaven. This status far surpasses that of the regent's consort."
"A match made in heaven?"
Xiyan laughed at herself, but the smile did not reach her eyes:
"You know, I came to you originally with the intention of killing you, not because of love."
Helian Feng's expression changed slightly, but he quickly retorted:
"But you didn't do it. In fact, in Yunqiu, when Xiao Nanyan wanted to kill me, it was you who came forward to plead for me."
"That's because you're so nice to me."
Xiyan's voice lowered a few notches, with a hint of complexity:
"You saved my life and gave me dignity when I was at my most embarrassing. Although I am a death warrior, I am not a cold-blooded person after all. How could I kill you so cruelly?"
Helian Feng pressed on, his eyes filled with resentment:
"But do you love Xiao Nanyan? He's trampled on you time and time again, used you like a pawn, and even used you as a killer, causing you to narrowly escape death several times. Is such a person worth your nostalgia?"
"So what?"
Xiyan met his gaze without dodging, her voice soft but every word clear:
"Ever since I first met him on the streets of Nanzhao nine years ago, I've considered him my salvation. Over the years, whether it was love or hate, he was always by my side. He's Yin'er's father, the father of my child. How could I possibly give up him and the child to be your queen?"
"No--"
Helian Feng felt as if his heart was being stabbed by a sharp blade. The pain was so severe that he couldn't breathe. His eyes instantly turned scarlet.
"Xi Yan, you lied to me! During the two months you were with me, I could see that you were moved by me! The look in your eyes when you looked at me couldn't lie!"
"That was just touching, not being moved."
Xi Yan shook her head slightly, her tone calm and almost cruel:
"When Xiao Nanyan hurt me the most, you were by my side, and you showed me a tenderness I had never experienced before. How could I not be moved? But being moved is not love after all."
As she spoke, she took out a simple and elegant silver hairpin from her bosom. It was the one Helian Feng had made himself and given to her.
"I've always wanted to return this hairpin to you, but I've never had the chance. Today, I think I should return it to its rightful owner."
Helian Feng looked at the silver hairpin, the last ray of hope in his eyes shattered, and his voice became hoarse:
"You won't even accept this tiny hairpin?"
"A hairpin is a tool for tying hair, but it is also a medium for tying hearts and determining the relationship between husband and wife. Only the wife of the hairpin can hold it."
Xiyan handed the silver hairpin to him with a calm look:
"Forgive me, I can't be your first wife."
"No, I want you to be my wife!"
Helian Feng angrily threw down his hairpin, then he flipped Xiyan's body over and pressed her hard on the bed:
"If Xiao Nanyan can take you by force, why can't I? You are mine, and you will only be mine for the rest of your life!"
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