I woke up as the Villainous Empress

58 Secret Meeting (VI)

Like Xiaowei, Gu Lan was also shocked when he heard Yang Ning say that she wants to cancel the marriage alliance between the two families.

‘Huh? Is this some new trick of hers?’ He wondered.

Because she is soon going to become the Crown Princess and after Zheng Liang will succeed the current Emperor and become the Emperor of the Zheng Empire in the future, her position will be upgraded from the Crown Princess to the Empress of the Nation as well.

Does she want to give up the power and position that she will get by marrying into the royal family which every woman in the empire wants to have?

She is not even a part of any royal family or a princess of any small kingdom, but only a daughter of an aristocrat, who serves as the Minister in the royal court.

Shouldn’t she be hungry and greedy for the ultimate power that she will get by marrying the Crown Prince, just like how her father wants to have that power?

While Gu Lan was confused about what Yang Ning is scheming, Zheng Liang was taken aback by her sudden announcement as well.

He wasn’t expecting that she would ask him to cancel the marriage alliance. Whyy? He wondered.

Why so suddenly? That too after their kis....first-aid touch.

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There were so many wild ideas running in his head that made him dumbfounded. How can someone not like him?

He is not only the Crown Prince but also the most capable swordsman in this Empire.

When he went to the border to deal with political disputes, not only did everyone applaud him for his right-mindedness when dealing with diplomatic situations but also named him the Knight of the Empire after witnessing his outstanding sword skills at the battle.

Then why does she want to break this marriage alliance with a perfect man like him? He was stunned.

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While Yang Ning was anxiously waiting for Zheng Liang to say something, Zheng Liang was sitting there in silence with a frown on his face and was looking at her in a daze, quietly reading her facial expressions.

However, strangely he couldn’t find out what she was planning by doing this.

It was so hard to read her expressions that he couldn’t believe that there could be a person who can be so mysterious and unpredictable.

He cannot tell at all what’s going on in their head.

After a few minutes passed, Zheng Liang finally opened his mouth to say something which caused Yang Ning to straighten her posture and listen to him carefully and attentively.

“So.... you’re saying that you don’t want to marry me? Why? Didn’t you want this to happen?”

” It was your father after all, who asked this marriage alliance to happen in exchange for the promise that my father owed to him.” Zheng Liang’s voice grew colder by the end of the sentence.

When all the nobles and aristocrats want to marry off their daughters to him, she wants to break off their already settled engagement.

It doesn’t make sense at all.

“Haha. Yes. You must be quite surprised. I can understand.” Yang Ning laughed awkwardly, wanting to run away from this uncomfortable situation.

It was as if she was being investigated for committing some crime.

She could see the look of suspicion in his eyes and nodded in understanding. Well, Yang Ning does have a twisted image in front of the public.

Although this man was treating her fairly well, she can also understand his confusion and suspicious nature toward her as well.

” The reason is simple. It’s because I don’t want to die!” Yang Ning said with a polite smile.

However, as soon as she said it, she wanted to stab herself to death. Because this was not something she was planning to say in response to his question.

She couldn’t control her emotions and let out the truth involuntarily.

‘I must’ve lost my mind.’ Yang Ning, who was going crazy after blurting the truth, was still trying to maintain a smile on her lips after creating a huge mess.

While she was dealing with a tornado of emotions in her heart, Zheng Liang’s face turned dark, ” You don’t want to die? Lady Yang Ning, are you in some kind of danger?”

” You can tell me about it honestly. Even the last time when you were in an unconscious state, you were asking someone to save you.” He asked worriedly.

“If you’re in any kind of danger, I will help you. So be honest with me.”

Yang Ning: “.....”

Yang Ning was speechless at the sudden revelation. She did that? ARGHH!! She must be crazy.

How would she explain to him about this now? She can’t possibly tell him the truth.

“Ermm....Er....I am.... exactly not in danger.” She hesitated and tried to come up with some believable excuse.

” It’s just....I am afraid that I won’t be able to handle the responsibilities after getting married. I am scared.” She said while looking at him seriously. Right. The palace has so many restrictions and responsibilities. So it’s understandable that one is scared of them, isn’t it?

‘That’s right. She is scared. Scared that she will die a miserable death by her husband.’ She scoffed inwardly, feeling bitter about the sad ending.

Damn, that . It was a happy ending because the villain was punished in the end. But suddenly it became the worst ending since she has become a villain now.

Zheng Liang looked at her face and could see that she wasn’t lying. Is she that scared that she wants to call off this marriage alliance?

This conversation made him even more confused about Yang Ning. He came here because he wanted to meet her and wanted to reach a conclusion about her but this conversation has complicated his feelings only.

He was still not sure about her but decided to go with the flow for now.

He looked at her with an indifferent expression and said, ” If that’s the case, I am worried that it will be a difficult request to agree on.”

“Huh? Can I ask you the reason for it?” Yang Ning blinked her eyes in confusion and waited for him to give her some explanation regarding this statement.

‘What is so difficult about it? Didn’t he want to cancel this engagement as well?’

‘She was simply giving him a push on to do this and get over with this arranged marriage.’

” It’s because.... I don’t want you to die because of it.” He said straightforwardly, causing Yang Ning’s eyes to bulge out of her sockets in shock.

Yang Ning: “????”

“You.... don’t want me to die? What....what do you mean by this?”

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