The Whole Dynasty Spoils the Tyrant's Beloved Youngest Daughter-Chapter 422: Are You Lying to Me? (This - : 3,000 Words)

"I heard your fiancé, the last scion of the Qi Family, has returned..."

"He’s been gone for so many years without coming back. I thought he was dead. Unexpectedly, he has suddenly returned. By my calculations, he should be fifteen this year, right? After so many years out there, who knows if he has a mistress and illegitimate children?"

"If you elope with him without figuring these things out, you’ll be at a disadvantage."

Yao Yao was gloating.

For all these years, she had been envious, jealous, and in awe of Jun Ning. Today, she finally seized the opportunity to mock Jun Ning mercilessly.

She spared no courtesy in her words.

However, Jun Ning didn’t care about her so-called impolite remarks and simply said flatly, "Yao Yao, you... think too much. What you mentioned is all unfounded..."

Yao Yao rattled off her words, hoping to see Jun Ning fly into a rage. Instead, she only saw Jun Ning’s calm and indifferent response.

Truly worthy of being the Crown Prince!

These years of training have made him even more composed.

But Yao Yao couldn’t keep her composure.

Yao Yao felt as if her punch had landed on cotton; she had used so much strength but hadn’t inflicted any damage on the opponent. It frustrated her so much she almost ground her teeth to bits.

Jun Ning watched the emotions change on Yao Yao’s face and said, "The only reason to transform you like this was to let you take my place in marriage, to secure a strategic advantage for our Eastern Chu Kingdom..."

"What? Marry on your behalf?" Yao Yao was stunned by this reason.

She had heard about the Yu Country envoy requesting Jun Ning’s hand in marriage and knew that the suitor was the King of Yu Country, who was now in his fifties, had over a dozen concubines, and seven sons, the oldest of which was nearly thirty.

Such a proposal was simply an insult.

But she didn’t mind such an insult; in fact, she was somewhat gleeful.

Because the one being asked to marry was Jun Ning, and it had nothing to do with her.

But now, Jun Ning was telling her to stand in for her in marriage??

She was merely in her prime, much younger than the king’s sons; how could she marry such an old man?

"Jun Ning, if you want to marry, go marry yourself. Why make me go in your stead? You are so selfish, so shameless!"

"You have sat in high positions for so many years. It’s time to make some contributions to the Eastern Chu Kingdom. This is a good opportunity. Please marry well and don’t think of dragging anyone else into this..."

"And if you do marry, I will be the only princess of Eastern Chu. Your dignity and the position of Crown Prince will be mine."

"Go marry, go quickly..."

Yao Yao was driven mad, urging Jun Ning to marry.

In her agitation, she rushed towards Jun Ning, wanting to grab her hair and strangle her neck to force her to agree.

But before she reached Jun Ning, she was blocked by the guards next to Jun Ning.

The guards were carefully chosen by Emperor Yongning for Jun Ning, each loyal and dedicated.

Faced with Yao Yao’s insubordination, they showed no courtesy regardless of who she was; they grabbed her, pressed her shoulders, and gave a hard kick to her knees, forcing her to kneel.

Yao Yao’s legs trembled from that kick, and even as she knelt, they continued to shake.

But she ignored that, looking defiantly at Jun Ning.

Jun Ning stepped forward a few steps, looked down at Yao Yao, and said, "Yao Yao, have you forgotten the words I spoke to you before?"

"What words?" Yao Yao didn’t remember.

Jun Ning lowered her head slightly and whispered in Yao Yao’s ear, "Are you sure you’re really the Emperor’s daughter? Hmm?"

Jun Ning’s voice was so low that no one but Yao Yao could hear what she had said. Yet, right after she finished speaking, Yao Yao’s expression changed drastically.

Great shock replaced the earlier fury, and a few traces of unprecedented fear appeared in her constricted pupils. Gradually, that fear transformed into a despair and dread as if falling into an abyss...

Yao Yao had previously heard Jun Ning mention that she wasn’t Emperor Yongning’s real daughter and had doubted her own identity, but it was only doubt and never confirmed.

After all, her name was already recorded in the Imperial Family genealogy. She was known as Princess An Ding, even if not favored.

Everyone acknowledged her identity, so how could she doubt herself based on others’ words without cause?