Chapter 64 Past and Present Lives, The Only Person I Love is Her
A tall and upright figure slowly came into view.
Wen Jingsheng's pupils narrowed slightly as she gripped the cell bars tightly, her red lips trembling slightly: "Yan Cang."
Yan Cang walked slowly, his tall and slender body wrapped in a black brocade robe. His noble face, which she could never forget in her midnight dreams, was surrounded by a strong and intimidating aura... It was the majesty of a general that had been honed over many years of battles, making people feel awe.
Wen Jingsheng's heart started pounding uncontrollably.
Yan Cang walked in alone, and the sound of each step seemed to pound heavily on her heart, making it hard for her to breathe, yet her heart was pounding wildly.
Yan Cang, Yan Cang.
Yan Cang stopped five steps away from her, standing with his hands behind his back. His eyes were as cold as a deep pool, and his voice was equally icy: "Did you give her the portrait?"
Wen Jingsheng snapped out of her daze in an instant.
"You..." She turned her head and looked around the not-so-large dungeon, her gaze returning to Yan Cang's face in shock, "This is the Prince of Yan's residence? You're the one who brought me here?"
Yan Cang's voice was devoid of warmth: "You gave her the portrait?"
Wen Jingsheng looked at him in a panic, her eyes filled with fear: "What do you want with me, bringing me here?! Yan Cang, men and women shouldn't touch each other. I'm your brother's wife, and you've disregarded my reputation—"
"What's your reputation worth?" Yan Cang's eyes were as cold as frost. "Your life is in danger, does your reputation still matter?"
Wen Jingsheng froze.
Did Yan Cang really say that?
No, no, that's impossible.
What is he going to do?
Is he crazy?
"I am a princess consort, you can't treat me like this." Wen Jingsheng unconsciously took a step back, her voice trembling, "Yan Cang, I am the Princess Consort of Jin... It was you, it was you who interfered and married me off to that hypocritical and cunning scoundrel, the Prince of Jin! Yan Cang, why did you do this to me?"
Yan Cang looked at her calmly, expressionless, without uttering a word.
"I should have been your wife!" Wen Jingsheng clutched her clothes at her chest, her voice sharp and resentful as she questioned, "I've loved you for so many years, why couldn't you feel it? Why did you scheme to make me marry Prince Jin? Was it because I plotted against Chu Yunjin and Prince Jin in my past life?"
Yan Cang's face drained of color, his eyes as deep as an icy pool: "You really do remember everything."
"Yes, I remember." Wen Jingsheng closed her eyes, smiling blankly. "I don't know why I remember these things. I can't even understand why someone who is clearly dead can come back to life? I was clearly already your concubine, so why did I wake up one day to find myself as the Princess Consort of Jin... Yan Cang, you came back before me, didn't you?"
Yan Cang remained silent, his handsome face covered with a layer of frost.
"You came back before you were fourteen?" Wen Jingsheng let out a laugh that was hard to tell if it was self-mockery or sorrow. "Heaven has been so unfair to me, but it has favored you the most! So in this life, you went to the battlefield at the age of fourteen... You want to be the Grand Marshal of the Army, to hold the military power of the entire Yong Dynasty firmly in your hands. You no longer want to be controlled by others, you want to protect her..."
Tears welled up in her eyes: "But I love you too! Why won't you put in the effort for me? Why did you make me marry that beast, the Prince of Jin! You're taking revenge on me, Yan Cang, you're taking revenge on me!"
“I originally intended to let you go.” Yan Cang’s hands, hanging by his sides, clenched tighter and tighter. “If you were willing to live a peaceful life with Prince Jin and be a good Princess Jin, I would have let you go. But you just had to provoke her.”
"I'm going to provoke her!" Wen Jingsheng's face twisted in anger. "Why is it that she knows nothing, is so arrogant and domineering, so stupid and ignorant, yet still receives your favor?! I gave her the portrait; I want her to know that the person you love isn't her at all! You love a substitute, and she is just a substitute!"
“She was never a substitute.” Yan Cang’s voice was cold, each word clear and distinct. “Throughout my life and this life, the only person I have ever loved is her.”
Wen Jingsheng's smile froze on her face.
“Since you know so much, you should naturally remember how you treated her,” Yan Cang said indifferently, without a trace of emotion. “Originally, I wanted to let you go, but since you’ve chosen to die, I will grant your wish.”
Wen Jingsheng felt as if she had been plunged into an ice cellar: "What...what do you want to do?"
“You’re right. I returned earlier than you, and all military power in the Yong Dynasty is now in my hands.” Yan Cang’s lips curled up slightly. “Whether it’s the Prime Minister’s residence or the Princess Consort of Jin, dealing with them will be a piece of cake.”
After saying that, he turned and left without looking back.
"Yan Cang! Yan Cang!" Wen Jingsheng cried out in anguish, "Yan Cang, you can't do this to me! You can't do this to me!"
Yan Cang's figure gradually disappeared from sight.
Wen Jingsheng's face turned deathly pale, and she slowly collapsed to the ground, her face filled with despair and helplessness.
Yan Cang, even if you were to live again, you would still only love that slut.
On what grounds? On what grounds?
Why wasn't I the first one to come back?
Wen Jingsheng resented God's unfairness.
If she is the one who returns first, then she will definitely be the one to marry Yan Cang... As long as she is willing to tell her father that Yan Cang will be the future emperor, the supreme ruler, her father will definitely agree to marry her to Yan Cang.
If she were the one to return first, she would definitely find a way to kill Chu Yunjin, ensuring she would never have the chance to see Yan Cang again. If she were the one to return first, she would not allow Yan Cang to have the opportunity to control the military; she would find a way to make her father hold absolute power, forcing Yan Cang to obey her...
But there are no "what ifs".
There are no "what ifs"!
Wen Jingsheng was filled with hatred, a heart-wrenching hatred. She hated the injustice of fate, the favoritism shown by Yan Cang, and the fact that Chu Yunjin had taken away her love!
...
Princess Jin has gone missing!
The news swept through the Prince of Jin's residence. The nannies and maids who served the Prince of Jin went into the room as usual to wake the Princess Consort, only to find that the bed was empty.
We searched everywhere the princess might have gone, but found no trace of her. In the front yard, inner yard, and back garden, all the guards and gatekeepers found no sign of her leaving.
The news was quickly reported to the Prince of Jin, who was taken aback: "What did you say?"
The servants cried out in alarm, "The princess has disappeared!"
Although the Princess Consort of Jin knew that the servants would not dare to play pranks, the news still struck him as absurd: "How could the Princess Consort, a perfectly healthy person, just disappear?"
"Your Highness, the Princess Consort is truly missing." The old woman's face was full of anxiety. "The Princess Consort has been a little tired these past two days and has been getting up a little later than usual. When I saw that it was light, I took the maids to the room to serve her, but we found that she was not in the room. We have searched everywhere in the manor, the kitchen, the front hall, the back garden, the storeroom... We have also asked the guards and the gatekeepers, but no one has seen the Princess Consort leave..."
"So a perfectly healthy person just vanished into thin air?" Prince Jin could hardly believe it. "Are all these guards in Prince Jin's residence useless? The Princess Consort disappeared, and not a single one of them noticed?"
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