Chapter 312 Comparison
His tone was chilling, filled with murderous intent.
Before the words had even finished, and before Yue Jiaoluo's shock had subsided, she heard the owner of the voice immediately soften his tone and ask in a doting, low voice.
"Madam, were you frightened?"
The previous line is sharp as a knife, the next line is tender as willow branches.
They are worlds apart, a stark contrast.
Compared to his tone, everyone present was even more shocked by Wen Zhiming's words, "my queen."
Does the King of the Northern Frontier mean that this pregnant woman is his queen?
Meng Lingge was held in Wen Zhiming's arms, calmly facing the scrutiny and suspicion from all sides.
“I wasn’t scared; I knew you would come.”
In fact, Yue Jiaoluo had seen Wen Zhiming before she even drew her sword.
The crowd was full of experts, but because everyone's attention was focused on the two fighters, and because Wen Zhiming's lightness skill was excellent, no one noticed Wen Zhiming's appearance.
However, Meng Lingge and Wen Zhiming had a tacit understanding that no one else had, so she sensed Wen Zhiming's presence early on and was certain that her husband would appear in time.
The replies were simple and natural, but the way they looked at each other was so tender. To everyone else, it seemed like they were whispering sweet nothings and expressing deep affection.
Yue Jiaoluo covered the blood on her arm, looked up and saw this scene, and felt her pupils explode.
She was stunningly beautiful, and almost every man she met was eager to be with her. They abandoned their wives for her, and she had many lovers. Men treated her like a treasure, and compared to her, other women were just extras.
Now Wen Zhiming treats her and Meng Lingge at opposite ends of the spectrum, but she is the one who is disliked and hated.
For the first time, Yue Jiaoluo realized that her beauty was not invincible, and she also knew that Wen Zhiming had made his stance clear, and that she could no longer turn the tide today.
The anger and impulse she felt earlier gradually cooled down after she sensed the murderous intent emanating from Wen Zhiming. The intense pain in her body, coupled with the chill in her heart, brought tears to her eyes, and she swayed.
"Princess? Even if the King of Northern Frontier considers her a princess, you are not yet married, so that status doesn't count. Besides, she insulted me first. I'm just here to seek justice. Does she think that just because she's the King of Northern Frontier's favorite woman, she can bully others and humiliate guests at will?"
Wen Zhiming slightly raised his chin and glanced indifferently at Yue Jiaoluo.
"My queen is the most gentle and kind person. She would never have humiliated you if you hadn't gone too far. If you want justice, why don't you tell everyone what you did today and what you said to my queen?"
"I..." Yue Jiaoluo bit her lower lip, trying to explain, "I was just sleepy and accidentally fell asleep in your room for a while. Then she found out and, before I could even get dressed, she had the guards take me back to Jujie Tower. They dragged me around the palace for ages; I was so humiliated..."
"So, you should be thanking the Princess Consort." Wen Zhiming took Meng Lingge's arm and stepped forward, saying seriously, "You accidentally fell asleep in my room, so you should have slept fully clothed. How could you be disheveled? The Princess Consort is kind-hearted and didn't hold it against you, so how dare you come here demanding justice?"
Wen Zhiming's words hit the nail on the head, revealing Yue Jiaoluo's intentions.
The way everyone looked at Yue Jiaoluo instantly became meaningful. It was already far-fetched that she could sleep in the wrong place, but to sleep in a strange man's room and even take off her clothes made her intentions obvious to everyone.
Yue Jiaoluo's face was burning hot as she complained, "You two aren't married yet, so she can't be considered a princess. What right does someone with no title or status have to kick me out? What right does she have to send me away? A woman who's pregnant out of wedlock, claiming to be gentle and kind, dares to call herself a princess? What makes her so special? Does she even deserve it? It's laughable! Are the rules of your royal palace even worse than those of us in the martial arts world?"
She could no longer deny it, so she could only cling to the flaw of Meng Lingge's official status.
Prominent families place great importance on rules and regulations.
The King of Northern Frontier intends to become emperor, and he entrusts his harem to a woman of unknown identity. Not only is she pregnant out of wedlock, but he also wants her to be his queen, which is utterly ridiculous.
Wen Zhiming remained calm upon hearing this, instead looking at Meng Lingge with a doting smile.
"Who says the Queen and I are not married?" He reached into his robes and took out a document. "This is the marriage certificate between the Queen and me. It is clear in black and white. The twenty-fourth day of the second month, eight months ago, was the day of our wedding. The whole city was in an uproar that day, and everyone knew about it."
Hand the voucher to the person next to you so that they can pass it around and look at it.
"The lady beside me is Meng Lingge, the legitimate daughter of the Meng family. She is my lawfully wedded wife, whom I sought with great effort. When the Anshun Prince's Mansion fell into misfortune, she stayed by my side and helped me overcome my illness and regain my senses. In the past few months in the military camp, it was she who offered me good advice and provided me with supplies, which enabled me to be invincible and successfully reach this point."
Wen Zhiming stared intently at Yue Jiaoluo, "What makes her worthy? Do you think she deserves it? In this world, who else is worthy besides her? Could it be you, a scheming person who plays with emotions..."
Yue Jiaoluo retreated step by step as he pressed her for answers, finally collapsing to the ground.
"How could that be... They all say you don't have a queen, so I... Didn't your previous queen divorce you? How can a divorced queen still be considered..."
Not only him, but everyone in the room except for Ren Yang and the two maids who knew the truth was equally surprised.
They had never met Meng Lingge before, but it was no secret that Wen Zhiming had been married twice. Eight months ago should have been his first marriage, but they heard that the two divorced after the incident at the Prince of Anshun's mansion, and the woman was so heartbroken that she left the capital.
It turned out that she had been staying in the military camp all along and had become Wen Zhiming's confidante.
Wen Zhiming chuckled lightly, looking at everyone and saying, "My queen and I have never discussed divorce. I've already rebelled against that dog of an emperor and am going to seize his throne. Do you think I should take his words seriously?"
Everyone thought it made sense. The marriage certificate was still in effect, and neither party had agreed to a divorce. What did the emperor's words mean? The people were about to rebel, so who would listen to the emperor?
Yue Jiaoluo originally wanted to seize on Meng Lingge's identity, but after Wen Zhiming revealed her identity, it became even more impeccable.
Yue Jiaoluo deflated immediately, secretly blaming the couple for being so inhumane and not making things clear earlier. If she had known that Meng Lingge and Wen Zhiming were legally married and had such a strong relationship, she wouldn't have been tempted by Wen Zhiming's beauty after only meeting him twice.
She completely forgot that when the guards called Meng Lingge "Princess," it was because she herself refused to believe it.
Seeing that her junior sister's hand was still bleeding, Yue Jiaoman stood in front of Yue Jiaoluo and said, "King of the Northern Frontier, my junior sister is young and ignorant and has offended the Queen. But she has already been punished. Please forgive her this time, King of the Northern Frontier, for the sake of me saving someone for you."
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