SYADEPCO – CH002
by Your_heartbeatChapter 2: Almost Strangled to Death
She gasped softly, her eyes wide as she looked at the man sitting in the chair, who was no more than half a step away from her.
His features were sharply defined, so handsome he looked like someone from a painting, yet the cold aura surrounding him made people dare not approach.
Could he be…
“Disturbing this king’s rest. Ziying, drag her out and skin her.”
Yan Lin lightly tapped the armrest of the sandalwood chair with his fingertip. His beautiful eyes were hollow, and his voice was low and pleasant, but his words were like the soul-reaping whispers from hell.
His nonchalant attitude made skinning a person seem as simple as discussing the weather.
“Yes, Your Highness.” A man dressed in black walked out from the shadows, his strong hands reaching to grab Chu Baihan.
Chu Baihan finally reacted completely. This person was the tyrannical and sinister Eighth Prince, her “husband,” Prince Lin, Yan Lin!
The servants in the manor couldn’t possibly not know he was here, yet they still threw her here. They must want Yan Lin to kill her.
“Your Highness, I am your princess consort. If you dislike this marriage, I have a way to annul it.” Lowering her eyes and steadying her mind, Chu Baihan quickly spoke.
Hearing her voice, Yan Lin’s icy expression shifted slightly.
After a long while, he said in a deep voice, “Then tell me, what way do you have?”
Taking a deep breath, Chu Baihan continued calmly, “I am not the Princess Consort Lin designated by the Emperor. I was forced to marry you in place of my younger half-sister.”
“Oh?” Yan Lin’s fingertip paused slightly.
A moment later, his laughter became even more chilling. “General Chu thinks that this king is now a cripple and can be easily fooled? Ziying, gouge out her eyeballs for this king and send them to General Chu.”
“Wait, Your Highness!” Chu Baihan said earnestly, word by word. “My father’s actions are a contempt for imperial authority. He is personally handing you his weakness. But if you kill me today, wouldn’t you be in the wrong?”
She was gambling, betting that Yan Lin’s relationship with the Chu family was truly terrible.
“Truly a good daughter raised by Great General Chu, daring to threaten this king. Ziying, pull out her tongue as well.”
Yan Lin’s entire being exuded a murderous aura, making it hard for Chu Baihan to breathe.
She frowned, a sense of powerlessness growing within her. Negotiating with a bloodthirsty and tyrannical prince was undoubtedly seeking skin from a tiger.
But her life was her own, and she had to seize any chance to survive.
She raised her eyes, looking steadily at him, and then said loudly, “I was originally the legitimate daughter of the Chu family, but when I was eight years old, my father favored his concubine and neglected his wife, abandoning me in Jiangnan to fend for myself. Now, to protect his illegitimate daughter, he doesn’t hesitate to force me into the wedding sedan. I have an irreconcilable hatred for him. If Your Highness is willing, I am willing to become your pawn to deal with him.”
She was already trying her best to lower her stance.
Finally, Yan Lin fell silent, appearing as if her words had piqued his interest.
“You, come here,” he suddenly beckoned her.
Chu Baihan didn’t know his purpose, but she could only concede and walked up to him.
Who knew that in the next instant, a murderous intent descended, and his right hand directly reached out, caressing her slender, fair neck.
Although he was blind, his reaction ability was not bad at all.
As long as he exerted a little force, her neck would snap.
Chu Baihan’s body tensed.
This man was bloodthirsty to the core, and her life was in danger at this moment.
“How come this king heard that you and the heir of the Su Prefecture Prince’s manor have a deep and righteous love? For him, you didn’t hesitate to travel thousands of miles from Jiangnan…”
Yan Lin sneered as he spoke, the thin calluses on his fingertips scraping against her skin, causing a stinging pain. She raised her eyes, looking at Yan Lin who was close at hand. His appearance was truly handsome, worthy of his title as the number one beauty of Yan Kingdom. If his eyes had color, he would surely be an extraordinary beauty.
Her eyes flickered, but she had no heart to appreciate his beauty.
He actually knew she was a substitute bride long ago, and had even investigated her affair with Su Yuan.
“Speak, what tasks did Su Yuan and Chu Hesheng instruct you to do? This king’s military seal? Or did they want this king’s life early?” Yan Lin’s voice was as cold as frost, filled with chilling murderous intent.
Chu Baihan’s gaze also changed. Under her long sleeves, the hand holding the bloodstained hairpin tightened, waiting for an opportunity to act.
She knew that resisting Yan Lin was undoubtedly like hitting a stone with an egg. But she was unwilling to just die like this! If he really wanted to kill her, then even if she died, she would drag him down with her!
At the critical moment, the sound of the steward came from outside, “Your Highness, the Empress Dowager has sent a nanny to deliver the nuptial wine, and also said that you should bring the Princess Consort to the palace tomorrow to offer tea.”
Hearing the words “Empress Dowager,” the hand Yan Lin used to choke Chu Baihan loosened slightly, and his expression finally softened a bit.
Chu Baihan noticed his change and instantly remembered what she had heard: the current Empress Dowager was the Emperor’s birth mother, and among all the imperial grandsons, she doted on Yan Lin the most.
Their relationship must be really good, otherwise he wouldn’t have hesitated after hearing the Empress Dowager’s message.
“Your Highness, if the Princess Consort Lin dies tragically on the wedding night, it won’t sound good if it spreads,” she took the opportunity to remind him.
Yan Lin sneered, not expecting that even at death’s door, she still dared to threaten him.
However, in the end, he still released his hand that was gripping her neck.
“Come in,” he replied coldly.
Soon, the door was pushed open, and the manor steward entered with two old nannies.
As soon as they came in and saw Chu Baihan’s face covered in blood, they were greatly startled.
However, they were all worldly people and quickly lowered their heads, respectfully saying to Yan Lin, “Eighth Prince, the Empress Dowager knows that you don’t like liveliness, so this wedding was not extravagant, but the necessary etiquette cannot be omitted. The nuptial wine and the bridal chamber are still necessary.”
After speaking, the wine was placed on the table.
They even thoughtfully poured the wine.
“This old servant will not disturb the Eighth Prince and Eighth Princess Consort’s bridal chamber. This old servant will take her leave first.”
After speaking softly, they retreated, not forgetting to close the door behind them.
Ziying, who had been here just now, had also disappeared without a trace at some point.
Only Chu Baihan and Yan Lin remained in the room, the atmosphere somewhat suffocating.
“Your Highness, please rest. I will guard you by the side,” Chu Baihan lowered her head. Noticing that Yan Lin’s murderous aura had dissipated, she hid the hairpin and spoke meekly.
She didn’t think he would drink nuptial wine with her.
Yan Lin didn’t speak at this time, as if she didn’t exist.
The long silence continued until the latter half of the night. Exhausted, Chu Baihan couldn’t hold on any longer and began to doze off.
While she was sleeping and lying prone on the ground, the black figure appeared silently in front of Yan Lin again.
“Master, shall we kill her?” Ziying asked in a low voice.
[T/L – You must have noticed that the eighth prince refers to himself as ‘this king’ or ‘this prince.’ I felt no need to make changes to this as using ‘king’ adds those strong vibes, you know.
Not that he’s referring to himself as king in the direct sense, but more of something like ‘this high one.’
By the way, I am REALLY enjoying this book so far!! ♥️]
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Translated with love by _ ꕤ🌼Yourheartbeat🌼ꕤ
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