Proofread by Men Shunde

Today she must get the marriage contract with Jun Zixuan terminated, becoming officially unaffiliated with Jun Zixuan.

One of her reasons for doing this is for her own sake.

Jun Zixuan is a rogue, who has an affair with Nangong Ning's cousin, Nangong Qingyao, while he is engaged with Nangong Ning. That's why she hates to be the Crown Princess.

Another reason is that she doesn't want to be dead.

Although she hasn't figured out why Jun Qianye warns and threatens her, she has to be on his side from now on since he has taken the blame for her.

The two, one is the Regent who has high position with great power, and the other is the Crown Prince, are enemies to each other in spite of the relations.h.i.+p of an uncle and a nephew.

Jun Qianye may not regard her as one of his fellows, but she does not absolutely like to have any relations with Jun Zixuan.

"Your Majesty, for the sake of the Crown Prince's honor, please grant my quest!" pleads Nangong Ning.

For the sake of the Crown Prince's honor? JunZixuan would really like to strangle Nangong Ning to death right on the spot!

With his eyes focusing on Nangong Ning, Jun Qianye finds that her porcelain white skin is faintly visible on her muddy small face, and her eyes are unusually bright with her lips pressed tightly, which shows that she is very nervous, although she tries hard to show her determination. She looks somewhat special, some … charming?

The Emperor looks at Nangong Ning coldly for quite some time with his imperial power pressing on her. However, Nangong Ning keeps her head up to meet the eyes of the Emperor all the while without moving her focus a little, showing her determination even though she is under great pressure.

"Well, I'll fulfill your request, the eldest daughter of the Nangong family. Your engagement with the Crown Prince is to be terminated from now!" Says the Emperor.

"Father, Your Majesty!" Shouts Jun Zixuan.

Just then, Jun Qianye asks abruptly, "Don't you want to break off the engagement with this girl, Crown Prince?"

"Yes, of course. I would not want a woman like her is to be my Crown Princess. But … " Jun Zixuan thinks for a moment and then with his teeth clenched and his eyes lifted up, he says, "Nangong Ning is so bold to beat the Xuanwu Drum that she deserves to be punished, even though she acts on my uncle, Regent's idea. In fact, my uncle doesn't mean that. On my way to the Palace, I saw so many city dwellers awakened by the drum beating that the Jingzhao Yamen (local government of the city now called Chang'an) had to send a lot of soldiers to calm them down. She is the cause of such a big disturbance that she cannot escape the punishment. At least, she deserves to be flogged 100 strokes for what she has done."

The Emperor turns his head to look at Jun Qianye, and the latter says, "This girl does have to pay for what she has stupidly done. Otherwise, she is too lucky to be forgiven. It is up to the Emperor."

  Nangong Ning is so angry to hear what Jun Qianye says that she is almost about to vomit blood, for she is bound to be punished.

He is such a jerk! It is for his sake that she has offended Jun Zixuan!

"Your Majesty, if you are to punish me, please postpone it until my health recovers. I am very weak now due to the transferring of the toxins from the Regent's body to my body. Even the lightest punishment will cost my life. If I die in the course of the punishment, others will say that my death is due to the Regent's …," Nangong Ning gives a glimpse at Jun Qianye when she comes to this.

d.a.m.n you! I'll let you know the result of your making me be punished! Nangong Ning curses in her heart.

Out of everybody's guess, Jun Qianye says abruptly, "What she says makes sense. My royal brother, what is your opinion?"

The Emperor is annoyed to some extent by his question. What does he mean by asking my opinion? Every one of them is a scoundrel!

"How about punis.h.i.+ng her in this way?" says Jun Qianye suddenly. On hearing his voice, all the people present turn their eyes to look at him. He continues with a kind of smile forming on his lips, "She is to be flogged 50 strokes, but postponed until a month later. At that time, she must have been completely recovered and is able to endure the punishment without any problems."

Nangong Ning feels her blood is about to spurt out.

Jun Zixuan clenches his teeth in bitter hatred.

Somehow, the Emperor instantly gives the final say, "Just do as the Regent says! Write down the punishment for Nangong Ning for flogging 50 strokes, which is to be done in a month time!"

Pondering for a while, Nangong Ning comes to understand. She replies in her kowtowing, "I acknowledge the punishment. Thanks a lot, Your Majesty!"

In a month's time. She has enough time.

As soon as Nangong Ning thanks the Emperor, Jun Qianye says to Nangong Ning in a tone of a matter of course, "Well, come back with me to my Mansion!"

Nangong Ning is stunned to hear what he says.

The Emperor also looks at Jun Qianye with a strange expression.

Seeing the confused expression of the Emperor, Jun Qianye explains calmly:

"A kind of toxin remaining in my body cannot be detoxified by any method but her phoenix bracelet."

Nangong Ning's heart sinks. She has just survived the toxins by eating the gra.s.s of the nether world. But now the man asks her to transfer his toxins to her body by her phoenix bracelet again!

The toxins in his body cannot be detoxified by any method but her bracelet. What should she do if the toxins are transferred from his body to her body?

However, no one in the Palace Hall speaks for her!

As soon as he finishes his explanation, Jun Qianye comes straight to Nangong Ning, picks her up, and takes her out of the Palace in a way that surprises all.

Seeing that they disappear in the doorway, the Emperor lowers his eyes.

  Jun Zixuan couldn't wait to ask the Emperor, "Father, why does my uncle, the Regent, suddenly turn to be so kind to Nangong Ning?"

"He is so kind to her? That's because he wants her to transfer his toxins," says the Emperor in a deep voice. Then he looks at Jun Zixuan, asking, "What is the matter with Nangong Qingyao?"

Jun Zixuan replies, "Father, you can rest a.s.sured. Although the girl I married is Nangong Qingyao, I only ent.i.tled her the side imperial concubine. She came to the Eastern Palace to marry me in the name of Nangong Ning, bringing with her all the dowry that belongs to Nangong Ning. Therefore, there is no great difference no matter which girl of the Nangong family I marry."

The Emperor nods his head and says, "In this case, I'll think about the future for Nangong Ning."

On the other side of the story, Nangong Ning's face becomes red and her neck thick because of her difficulty in breathing when she arrives at her destination.

As soon as Jun Qianye lets his hand go, Nangong Ning plops on the ground, breathing heavily.

Staring at her little face with rosy red, which shows some unexplained kind of charm and beauty, Jun Qianye has a kind of feeling, his dark black eyes becoming a little brighter.