allonlinenovel Chapter 384 The Scumbag Woman Reborn, the Regent Prince Refuses to Be a Sucker 2
Chapter 384 The Scumbag Woman Reborn, the Regent Prince Refuses to Be a Sucker 2
While Yun Qing was worried that she would be retaliated against and tortured by the Regent and would not live more than three days after marrying him, Jiang Yunyan turned pale and wondered if Helian Yin had also been reborn.
After all, his reaction was completely different from that of his previous life.
At this moment, the Fifth Prince spoke up: "Uncle, what you're doing isn't good for the reputations of Miss Jiang and Miss Jiang the Second."
Jiang Yunyan sneered inwardly.
In her previous life, she might have felt that the Fifth Prince was thinking of her wholeheartedly, and she would have been secretly moved.
At that time, she adored his gentlemanly and gentle demeanor, feeling that there could never be anyone better or gentler than him in the world.
But given a second chance at life, she wouldn't be so naive.
When did it become his place as a junior to interfere in the marriage of the Regent, his uncle?
Is his urgency because he's worried she won't be able to marry Helian Yin, rendering her, the pawn he's painstakingly crafted, useless, or has he already colluded with Jiang Yunqing and doesn't want to see her marry Helian Yin?
However, she had no time to investigate Helian Jingyu's intentions. Instead, she carefully observed Helian Yin's reaction and found that although his gaze toward the Fifth Prince was cold, there was no jealousy or hatred in it.
It seems he was not reborn. His reaction was different from his previous life, which should only be due to some subtle changes brought about by her rebirth.
According to Jiang Yunqing's words in her previous life, Helian Yin never hated her until his death and always worried about her, which shows how deep his feelings for her were.
So he certainly wouldn't actually marry Jiang Yunqing now.
It must have been her public request to annul the engagement that hurt him, which led him to say he wanted to change his fiancée in a fit of pique.
Yun Qing looked at the Fifth Prince with a touched expression, "Yes, yes, yes! You're absolutely right!"
Helian Yin glanced at her, sneered, and asked, "What does Miss Jiang think?"
"The Fifth Prince is right..."
Under Helian Yin's gloomy gaze, she abruptly changed her words, saying, "...No!"
Yun Qing silently swallowed her tears and said understandingly, "Your Highness has his reasons."
What kind of logic is that! It's clearly just being unreasonable!
The Regent looked at the Emperor, who had remained silent, and said, "The Fifth Prince's concerns are not without merit. In that case, we will have to trouble you, Your Majesty, to grant us a marriage."
The emperor's bestowal of a marriage naturally silenced the gossip.
His words touched the hearts of many people.
Yun Qing was already in despair. I was being ordered to die!
Jiang Yunyan couldn't help but speak up, "Your Highness..."
She could understand his spiteful behavior, after all, she was the one who hurt him first, but had he thought about how he would handle things after going this far?
Once the imperial decree of marriage is issued, it's difficult to go back on your word!
The Fifth Prince's expression remained unchanged, his lowered gaze concealing the thoughts in his eyes.
Lady Ning'an was extremely anxious but helpless. She cursed Jiang Yunyan inwardly as a jinx, saying that Jiang Yunyan had lost her mind and dared to make a scene to break off the engagement arranged by the Empress Dowager, but she had dragged her Yunqing into it for no reason.
She shared the same thought as Yun Qing: that since the Regent was so cruel and Jiang Yunyan had offended him, Yun Qing would definitely suffer if she married into the Regent's mansion.
At this moment, the emperor finally spoke: "Regent, how can such a serious matter as marriage be treated so lightly?"
The Empress Dowager frowned, as if she wanted to say something, but ultimately fell silent.
Helian Yin slowly turned the black jade thumb ring on his thumb, lowered his eyes and chuckled softly. When he raised his eyes again, his gaze was cold and gloomy. "Your subject does not want to trouble Your Majesty. Isn't it because the Fifth Prince is worried about Miss Jiang's reputation... and Miss Jiang's reputation?"
The Empress Dowager sensed the hidden meaning in his words, glanced at him with some shock, then at the Emperor, and finally looked at Jiang Yunyan with a cold expression.
However, Jiang Yunyan did not notice.
She looked at Helian Yin, her heart skipped a beat, and she realized that he already knew she was in love with the Fifth Prince.
Does he also know that she is deliberately delaying and doesn't want to marry him?
He had just heard her ask to break off the engagement.
No wonder he said in a fit of pique that his fiancée had changed.
But Helian Yin, I don't like him anymore. The person I like now is you!
She felt a pang of heartache and longed to hug him and express her feelings, but the occasion was inappropriate, and she could do nothing.
Yun Qing suddenly realized that the Regent had known all along that Jiang Yunyan and the Fifth Prince had an affair!
It's not surprising, really. The Regent controls the government, holds a high position and has many eyes and ears. Even she found out about Jiang Yunyan and the Fifth Prince's affair, so how could it be hidden from the Regent's eyes?
So why did he suddenly want to change his engagement partner without exposing Jiang Yunyan's intentions? Could it be that he wanted to help Jiang Yunyan and the Fifth Prince get together?
Yun Qing was so angry that she kept pinching her hands. He was so great. What was I then?
That bitch Jiang Yunyan made her marry the Regent, that ruthless and heartless devil, and she still wants to be with the Fifth Prince? Dream on!
In the original storyline, the Regent already knew about the relationship between Jiang Yunyan and the Fifth Prince.
In his previous life, he was obsessed with love and was filled with pain, but he was unwilling to force Jiang Yunyan, so the marriage was delayed.
It wasn't until Jiang Yunyan publicly announced that she wanted to break off the engagement that he, in a fit of anger, set a wedding date and forcibly married her.
And this life should be the same.
After Helian Yin forcibly married Jiang Yunyan, he thought she would hate him, but the reborn Jiang Yunyan said she liked him.
However, Helian Yin, knowing about her affair with the Fifth Prince, did not believe her and thought she had ulterior motives and was only trying to please him for the sake of the Fifth Prince.
He was filled with anger, self-pity, loss, and grief.
Even so, he only appeared cold and indifferent on the surface, seemingly unmoved by the heroine's advances, but in reality, he was already in a state of turmoil and unable to refuse any of Jiang Yunyan's requests.
In the end, he had no choice but to accept his fate and willingly fall into her trap.
He said he would kill Jiang Yunyan if she dared to betray him, but in reality he was willing to accept it even if she betrayed him for the sake of the Fifth Prince.
Of course, the reborn female lead did not disappoint him.
She truly loves him and is trying to make it up to him.
Even though the regent spoke coldly to her, she did not lose heart. She pursued and teased him relentlessly, making him believe that she only loved him.
Then, the Regent stood up for her, helped her slap her face, and pampered her like a princess. She never let him down again, treating him like a little princess and giving him the chance to be her devoted husband. She didn't want anyone but him.
The couple were deeply in love, envied by all, and their beautiful love story has been praised by later generations.
However, now the Regent seems less love-struck and no longer fixated on a woman who has another man in her heart. He has simply said he wants to change his fiancée.
They even insisted on having the emperor grant them a marriage, and that this matter was finally settled.
"Cough cough..."
The emperor suddenly coughed, his anger rising.
He knew that Helian Yin was threatening him.
If the Regent were to expose the affair between the Fifth Prince and Jiang Yunyan on the spot, the Fifth Prince's carefully cultivated image as a gentleman would be ruined because of his ambiguous relationship with his future aunt.
The fifth prince was the emperor's most favored candidate for crown prince.
Clearly, the emperor was aware of the affair between the Fifth Prince and Jiang Yunyan; he simply chose to remain silent.
He had no desire for the Regent to marry into the Ning'an Marquis's family. Jiang Yunyan's affection for the Fifth Prince and her reluctance to marry the Regent suited him perfectly.
The Fifth Prince wanted to use Jiang Yunyan to restrain the Regent, and he was happy to see it happen.
But he now realizes that he overestimated the Regent's feelings for Jiang Yunyan.
Helian Yin's sudden change of betrothal partner has directly disrupted the Fifth Prince's long-standing plans.
They also took advantage of the ambiguous relationship between the Fifth Prince and his future aunt to force him to agree to a marriage.
Helian Yin married the daughter of the Marquis of Ning'an.
This made him suspect that this was a deliberate scheme by the regent.
The emperor grew angrier the more he thought about it, and he couldn't stop coughing; he even tasted blood in his throat.
Seeing that the emperor was so unwell, the Empress Dowager frowned and looked at Helian Yin, "Regent, this matter..."
Before she could finish speaking, Helian Yin interrupted her, "Mother."
The Empress Dowager remained silent.
She was torn between two equally beloved children.
Back then, the emperor and the regent were very close, and it was the regent who pushed the emperor to the throne.
However, as the emperor's condition worsened, the court relied entirely on Helian Yin to hold things together, which resulted in the brothers' relationship becoming increasingly strained.
She knew that the emperor was beginning to fear his younger brother and wanted to pave the way for a new emperor, fearing that the new emperor would become a puppet, and even more so that the regent would usurp the throne.
The regent, realizing his intentions, began to seize power in order to protect himself. Now he controls the government and holds great power, even daring to threaten the emperor.
The ministers kneeling on the ground trembled with fear, their minds racing as they pondered the Regent's sudden proposal to change his betrothed, wondering how much scheming was involved.
And what does His Majesty's attitude reveal?
The atmosphere in the Imperial Garden grew increasingly tense.
It wasn't until the emperor stopped coughing and suppressed his anger that he granted the Regent and Miss Jiang a marriage.
Yun Qing's heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally died.