Chapter 261 – She Looks Like Ye Zhen! (1)

The words stilled the air, the man and woman looked into each other’s eyes- a staring contest had begun, none was ready to relent. His hawk-eyes were suffused with astonishment while her doe-eyes nothing but unveiled resentment.

Ye Zhen’s heart raced, her fists clenched to her side. She was unreconciled, she wouldn’t accept this! She had spent an entire lifetime pining for this man, who had done nothing but shun her, going as far as awarding her death in return for her love.

And now, in this life, he was shamelessly chasing after her, coercing her to be his woman! How could she accept Mo Rongzhan falling for her! He was the one who had actively kept her at bay once, so then why did he suddenly want her to enter the palace this badly?

No one knew this man better than her- his wants, needs, and taboos. He never did things without a motive, there was no such thing as ‘genuine feelings’ when it came to this man, just advantages and disadvantages. He was a tyrant, who never cared about anyone else’s feelings, just doing as he willed. No one was clearer than her- he may let her off now, but there was no telling when his whims and fantasies would run rampant and he would decree her to enter the palace.

The way to stop this once and for all was to make him loathe her. And who better than his greatest taboo ever to nip it in the bud?!

One could say she was being myopic. The prudent Ye Zhen was overlooking the fact that being the most favoured concubine came with its fair share of benefits. This status would not just aid, but perhaps even expedite her revenge on the Lu Family. Although she stood to gain from it all, she was absolutely unwilling.

No doubt she wanted to avenge her father and brother, as well as herself, but she was not willing to deliver herself to a lifeless life, let alone marry Mo Rongzhan. One lifetime had been enough for it to say nothing of another. No one knew better than her about the golden cage called the imperial harem. It was all nice and rosy on the outside, but there was nothing but melancholy and despair laying in wait.

And besides, what was the best way to deal with your enemies? It was to ruin the things that cherished.

Yes, she wanted to absolutely ruin Lu Lingzhi and