PFC Chapter 285 You're Ruthless Enough, Kid
Chapter 285 You're Ruthless Enough, Kid
But she's dressed up so beautifully today because she's going to marry another man!
The thought of this ignited a burning rage within Song Jinglan. His bloodshot eyes were fixed on her, and his large, calloused hand pressed down hard on her waist, forcing Jiang Yuyue to meet his gaze.
"You, Jiang Yuyue."
Suppressing the anger in his heart, Song Jinglan's voice was low and cold, and his eyes revealed a hint of malice. "Four years ago, you faked your death, trying to escape unscathed. You even disguised yourself as a man and swaggered around right under my nose for four years. Isn't that enough?"
"Now you want to abandon your father and keep your son, taking my son to remarry and make him call someone else 'father.' How cruel you are!"
"What do you mean by 'leave the father and keep the son'?"
Even at this point, Jiang Yuyue still instinctively retorted defiantly, "My son's surname is Jiang, what does that have to do with you? What evidence do you have to say that I abandoned my father and kept my son?"
These words made Song Jinglan's eyes grow even more sinister. He raised his hand and touched her face, his fingertips gently caressing her full lips. Although the movement seemed gentle, it carried an irresistible sense of danger.
"deny?"
Song Jinglan scoffed, her words carrying even greater pressure, "Since you prefer to have children while fathers are gone, then I'll let you have ten more!"
These words made Jiang Yuyue's heart skip a beat, and she subconsciously tensed up. Looking at the man in front of her, who was now exuding a suffocating aura, she felt as if she couldn't breathe for a moment, and a few panics flashed involuntarily in her eyes.
Song Jinglan caught the fleeting fear in her eyes, but managed to suppress his anger and released his grip on her waist, though his gaze remained cold and sharp as he stared at her.
"You are only acting recklessly because you take advantage of my feelings for you."
A sarcastic smile curled at the corner of Song Jinglan's lips. "If someone else could do something like marrying another person behind my back, their head would probably have been chopped off several times over by now."
"You actually chose the son of a steward as your husband. Such an ugly and unattractive man, you really have your eye on him."
Seeing that his tone had softened a bit, Jiang Yuyue secretly breathed a sigh of relief. However, upon hearing his words, she couldn't help but retort.
"Affection? What affection do you have for me?"
Jiang Yuyue remained calm and silent for a moment before finally speaking, "I haven't even settled accounts with you for deceiving me in every way before, and now you're pointing out my mistakes?"
"Why should I dress as a man? Why should I marry someone else? The ugly and deformed girl you speak of can give me a life of one love and one partner. Do you really think that every woman in the world wants to be one of your three thousand beauties in the harem?"
Song Jinglan paused slightly, his dark eyes remaining deep.
At this point, Jiang Yuyue's eyes turned even colder. "Your status is so noble that it is my good fortune to be worthy of your attention. It is just a pity that I am not worthy of your favor. Now that you are here, I will make things clear with you."
“I really don’t want to spend my days in the palace competing for the emperor’s favor with so many concubines, but now that I’m in your hands, if you still want to forcibly take me back, then I have nothing to say.”
After saying this, Jiang Yuyue straightened her back and adopted a righteous and awe-inspiring attitude, as if she were someone else's prerogative.
Song Jinglan simply looked up at her quietly, his voice calm and undisturbed.
"You think I'd give you a choice?"
These words made Song Jinglan understand the crux of the problem, and the gloom that had been building up in his eyes dissipated a little. "As for the other women you mentioned, when have there ever been any other women in my harem?"
Jiang Yuyue was taken aback by these questions, while Song Jinglan continued in a cold voice, "From beginning to end, all I have left you is the position of Empress. I have never had any other women before, and I will never have any in the future."
Why would a dignified emperor only have one woman in his harem?
Jiang Yuyue's first reaction was that it was absurd. Even if Song Jinglan had such thoughts, would the court officials agree to such reckless behavior?
She instinctively wanted to deny what he said, but Song Jinglan had been on the move for several days. Now that he had finally gotten his hands on her, his long-tense nerves were finally able to relax, and the accumulated fatigue surged up like a tide.
"Now you have to be the empress whether you want to or not."
Song Jinglan pinched the bridge of his nose. Their tug-of-war had been going on for years. Even though he didn't want to use force, he was unwilling to let Jiang Yuyue do as she pleased anymore.
His words carried an undeniable air as he warned in a deep voice, "I didn't intend to let you go after I came back this time. I'll give you seven more days to think things through. After seven days, you will set off back to the capital."
"Let me give you a piece of advice: if you want your entire Jiang family, along with the Xiang family, to live, then stay here obediently. If you leave this courtyard even half a step, I will kill the Xiang family's son first."
These words stunned Jiang Yuyue; this was the first time Song Jinglan had threatened her so seriously.
She retorted sharply, "You dare?!"
"Why don't I dare?"
Song Jinglan glanced at her, her smile cold. "He dared to lay a finger on the current emperor's woman. Even the extermination of his entire family wouldn't be too much. What's so difficult about killing him alone?"
These words left Jiang Yuyue speechless. Although she didn't think Song Jinglan would be so tyrannical, she didn't dare gamble with other people's lives on Song Jinglan's temper.
The thought that she was being coerced in this way filled Jiang Yuyue with anger.
After not seeing him for several years, Song Jinglan has actually learned to bully others by abusing his power!
After saying this, Song Jinglan stepped out of the room, leaving Jiang Yuyue alone, but he did not leave; instead, he went to the courtyard next door.
He hadn't slept for three days and three nights. The guards had secured the courtyard, and Jiang Yuyue had no chance of escaping. He could finally rest for a while.
Yueying and Fengling finally met up. Seeing that their master had managed to stop the marriage in time, Yueying finally felt relieved.
"You're ruthless, kid."
Feng Ling naturally knew that the fire in the Xiang family's backyard was set by Yue Ying. "You actually came up with such a despicable trick as arson!"
"Then what else can I do?"
Yueying gave a bitter smile. "Who knows if Master can make it in time? If I just stand by and watch Miss Jiang marry that man surnamed Xiang, will I even want to live?"
Although Feng Ling felt some sympathy for Yue Ying's experiences over the years, there was still a hint of schadenfreude in his eyes. Fortunately, this job was not assigned to him. Taking care of this capable Miss Jiang was more arduous than any other job!
Fortunately, the master has finally laid his cards on the table, and now all that's left is for Miss Jiang to figure it out herself.