She stared at him blankly like a frosty night, this warm and gentle man who had once moved her heart with his words as smooth as jade, was now speaking to her in such a cutting tone.

  He said she didn't deserve it?

  "Am I not worthy?" Ye Lian's cold smile was about to burst out of her body, and in the 21st century, she had many things that others didn't. Men were either infatuated with her coolness or intimidated by her cold-bloodedness. No one had ever spoken to her like this before! "Who is worthy if I'm not? Is it Xia Tian Meng? I thought you were different from other men! But it turns out you're just the same! Superficial!" It was simply disappointing to the extreme!

  Nan Qi looked at Ye Ruoxin with a faint smile, not explaining her relationship with Xia Tianmeng, but instead slightly raised an eyebrow: "Disappointing Miss Ye is indeed my fault. However, Miss Ye seems to think too highly of herself. You should reflect on what your identity is." She was just the daughter of a king from a different surname, without any noble rank or position, and even if she were the fiancée of a low-ranking official, she was still unmarried, not to mention that she had voluntarily given up on Xia Tianmeng?

  At night, like frost, seeing him like this, her heart couldn't help but feel a chill! Her pride wouldn't allow her to lower her head, yet reality was forcing her to do so. She didn't dare imagine what would happen if Nan Qi said the words she had just spoken to him out loud!

  "Your Highness, the Crown Prince!" Ye Ru Xiang wanted to reach out and grab him, but seeing his indifferent face, she could only withdraw her hand. With a pleading tone, she said, "Perhaps I was mistaken, it's my own extravagant hope for something that doesn't belong to me, and even spoke such disrespectful words to you. I hope you can forget this matter, as if we never had this conversation!" Her delicate face was filled with a pitiful expression, making one unable to bear it.

  Nan Qi's heart sounded an alarm, if Ye Ru Xue was still so arrogant he could think she was not yet awake, too impulsive, but the sharp-tongued her from just now suddenly became so pitiful and weak, it really made him feel that her mind was not simple! This Ye Ru Xue made his heart vigilant, rather than sympathetic.

  At night, like frost, she saw him being silent, and thought he was thinking about the truth, so she said in a low voice: "Maybe it's my brain that's not good, I've been having headaches since I woke up, and then I couldn't help but go crazy, even doing things I never thought of! I think the prince won't bother with someone like me who is unclear-headed?" Perhaps the title she had always disliked was now the only reason that could protect her?

  She didn't know what was on her mind, but seeing her constantly rolling her eyes, she knew what she was thinking. She slightly suppressed a smile and nodded lightly: "Since Miss Ye San has a poor brain, it's better to rest well. I still have important things to attend to, so I'll take my leave first." Turning around, before Ye Ruoxue could speak up, he dropped a sentence: "A lone man and woman should avoid suspicion after all, I hope Miss Ye San will understand this principle in the future" and left.

  Neither looking for him nor finding Emperor Uncle was what he wanted to see.

  Today and tonight, like frost, really 'talked' for a while before he realized how big her ambition was! It's just the daughter of a different surname king, without any noble title, yet she dared to say directly that she wanted to be the empress. What kind of capital does she have to be so arrogant?

  Perhaps he should investigate thoroughly.

  He really can't imagine how a foolish brain would become like this after clearing up? Where did these thoughts come from?

  No matter whether it's a talented woman from a humble background, or even just a female peddler on the street, everyone knows what the position of empress represents! It not only represents the status of national mother but also the epitome of women who stand shoulder to shoulder with the emperor! Therefore, throughout history, although the relationships between emperors and their consorts may not have been particularly good, the empresses were always highly respected women of their time.

  A woman who was once infatuated with him and is still his brother's fiancée, how can he marry her?

  If it were summer, Meng would have heard his idea and might even show him the original text to see how he was going to marry her!

  Abandon the fiancée, plot to usurp the throne, murder his father and seize power, 'force' the empress dowager to death, grant a general amnesty to welcome the marriage of his brother's fiancée as the empress, and later compete for favor with seven men! None of the six palaces, no matter how much the previous dynasty opposed him, he didn't care! In his eyes, one strand of hair like frost at night was more important than half of the empire!

  This is the magic of Mary Sue's halo. It makes a rational and idealistic man infatuated with beauty, turning him into a foolish ruler who only loves beauties and doesn't care about his kingdom!

  Of course, it won't say that the male lead is like this. It will only say that the male lead is truly romantic and devoted to the female lead, a rare and wise ruler throughout history.

  These earth-shattering romances are just jokes in reality.

  Any ambitious man will not be held back by love. He can pamper a woman, cherish a woman, but he absolutely cannot compare with the world. Because with the world, he can still have thousands of millions of women, and the most beautiful woman in the city or even a heavenly goddess, while giving up all these for a woman who cannot stay young forever is simply a joke.

  In a world where having three wives and four concubines is considered normal, a man who can pamper his new love without neglecting his old one is already considered a good man.

  But she demanded too much of them, using her own unattainable expectations to blame them. She couldn't be faithful herself, yet she used the excuse that they couldn't let go to demand their loyalty to her.

  The "private" life like frost in the original text has ruined too many women's lives.

  The concubines in the backyards of these men were all dispersed. Ye Ruoxing could say that they would find a good match again, but in an era when women were treated so harshly, what awaited them was either the temple or a three-foot white silk (i.e., death).

  Every single woman who opposed Ye Nian Xia had a bad ending, whether it was the official's daughter who directly confronted her or the innocent Xia Tian Meng.

  In Yè Rú Fāng's opinion, this is called bullying a green tea bitch, white lotus 'flower', so whatever ending they get is well-deserved! Including being trampled to death by someone, it's all her fault!

  In the original text, Xia Meng, who is about to commit suicide, is now watching a 'lewd' peacock spreading its screen.

  This male peacock is Nan Jiu.

  "Swish! Swish! Swish!" Three sword lights almost materialized in the black night, moving as if they were dragons and snakes emerging from the clouds, swinging freely, flowing like clouds and water.

  The eunuchs lighting the lamps in the corridor couldn't help but glance over, yet all remained silent. Not all of them had the privilege of witnessing the Ninth Prince's sword dance!

  Nan Jiu sheathed his sword with a flourish, trying to appear less pale than he felt. Despite the dull ache of the wound on his back, he turned a cold face towards Xia Tianmeng, who had been smiling at him all along, and nodded slightly: "How is it?" His hand gripping the hilt of his sword couldn't help but tremble slightly, the pain in his back was almost unbearable.

  In the warm light under the red lanterns, Xia Tian Miao slightly raised an eyebrow and smiled lightly: "Of course, no one can surpass nature."