Revised by Men Shunde

Nangong Ning doesn't intend to be cunning at all. She is just to protect herself.

Isn't it that she should do anything to avoid being killed by Weichu?

Now she turns to look at Jun Qianye, ignoring Weichu.

Instantly she regrets. The look on Jun Qianye's face makes her have a sudden impulse of reincarnation. She tries to avoid him but it is too late for her to turn her eyes away. Therefore, she has to face the deadpan face of Jun Qianye, forcing a smile with her parted lips.

It is said that no one will slap a smiling face.

However,...

"Well!" It hurts.

Her jaw is suddenly pinched and Nangong Ning feels so painful that her tears almost come out.

Looking at his cold eyes close to her face, Nangong Ning has a feeling that she's going to die. She feels a murderous glimmer in Jun Qianye's dark eyes.

The murderous look in Weichu's eyes is direct and clear, but the look in Jun Qianye's eyes is a different kind, which is piercing, right into her bones.

She manages with difficulty to say, "R…, Regent."

"Speak!" says Jun Qianye, who is economic of words.

Nangong Ning's fragile heart s.h.i.+vers abruptly.

She suddenly understands that this is a chance Jun Qianye gives her to explain.

But she has nothing to explain.

It is not Nangong Ning who asks for the imperial edict. It seems that the edict comes from the sky suddenly. In fact, she herself is. .h.i.t by the edict with stars from her eyes.

"Regent, it is not, not me... "

Jun Qianye looks at her with his eyes narrowed all of a sudden.

Nangong Ning is scared to death, but she has to continue, "It is the Emperor's intention."

Jun Qianye frowns slightly.

Looking at Jun Qianye's face expression as well as judging her own current situation, she comes to realize that she is in a corner without any hope.

At the same time, she feels that she is wronged.

It is true that she did not ask for the edict. In fact, she did not expect that the Emperor would bestow the marriage, although she got the Regent involved in her affairs when facing the Emperor.

Marry Jun Qianye?

She hasn't been so stupid yet!

According to the information she got from the original Nangong Ning, Jun Qianye has never been close to women. No one dares to think that he has problems, neither dares any girl marry him.

He is the Regent of the State of Dongli, n.o.ble and at high position, who has the power to control one third of the military forces of the State. It is naturally honorable to be his wife, but who dares to?

When one climbs up to a certain high position and is respected by all, he or she is also kept at a respectful distance, and no one would dare to be close to him or her.

That is the so called "A proud loner keeps others away," which makes sense.

The original Nangong Ning never thought of Jun Qianye, nor does Nangong Ning now.

A sudden feeling of a loss of strength makes her mouth open, and she collapses and falls down at the foot of Jun Qianye.

Jun Qianye does not look at her but turns his eyes to Gao Huai.

Gao Huai is shocked.

As a matter of fact, he is scared to death.

He is very clear that Jun Qianye flies into a fury.

Eunuch Gao Huai, even as a grand eunuch, cannot afford the Regent's fury.

He drops to his knees.

"Regent, I come here only to read the edict."

This is what he learns from Nangong Ning, who cast the load on the Emperor. He has to do the same.

Weichu makes a step forward, cupping one of his hands in the other before his chest, saying, "My Lord, may I …"

Lifting up his sleeves, Jun Qianye rushes out of the Mansion instantly and disappears in front of all.

Now Gao Huai takes the time to wipe the sweat off his forehead.

"General Weichu, where is the Regent going?" inquires Gao Huai.

"What do you think?" Weichu asks him coldly in reply.

Gao Huai reacts all of a sudden with a surprise. He stands up in haste and says, "I'll have to go back and report to the Emperor about my mission. Excuse my leaving."

With these words, he trots out of the Mansion, followed by other palace servants.

Weichu's face sinks and his eyes fall on Nangong Ning.

Nangong Ning shudders at the look of Weichu, and grabs the imperial edict subconsciously, which she left accidently on the ground.

In this situation, to look at Weichu is to meet his cold eyes.

But Nangong Ning lifts her little face up to face Weichu with her teeth clenched, saying, "General Weichu, I have an engagement with your Lord according to the edict. Therefore, you have no right to touch me."

"You'd better pray that the validity of the edict should be longer," says Weichu with his teeth clenched.

However, Nangong Ning lifts the corners of her lips to form a smile, which is not natural indeed.

It's too stiff.

"Don't worry, I'll pray," she says.

Weichu, "... "

He is so angry that something inside his heart is about to come out of his throat.

With an angry gaze at Nangong Ning, Weichu turns and disappears.

Nangong Ning now can take a breath of relief, pats on her own chest, about to rise up when an amazing voice comes in.  

"Miss Nangong! There is something terrible!"

Nangong Ning is too surprised to hear the words that she almost drops to her knees.

It is Mr. Zong who is coming. When he sees the imperial edict in her arms, his old face seems to have a complicated expression, excited as well as astonished.

His beard quivers and his fingers tremble violently. He points to the imperial edict in her hands and asks in a trembling voice, "Miss Nangong, the imperial edict is... "

Nangong Ning is really upset at this moment and has a terrible headache. She stretches out her hand, saying: "If you want to know, read it yourself."

When Mr. Zong stretches out his hand to take it, something suddenly occurs to Nangong Ning, which makes her to draw back her hand, and hold the edict tightly in her arms.

This is her talisman now!

She thinks for a moment and turns to go back. Mr. Zong becomes impatient and walks quickly after her.

"Miss Nangong, are you really bestowed the marriage to the Regent?"