Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
The chilling sensation crept along Han Jing’s fingers, slowly seeping into Han Yan’s skin. Han Yan felt a bone-chilling cold gradually invading her insides, freezing her blood bit by bit. She had never experienced such coldness, leaving her terrified in front of Han Jing.
She wanted to speak, to argue back, but she couldn’t utter a single word.
Mrs. Li, worried that Han Yan would say something to anger Han Jing further, quickly whispered, "Yan’er, apologize to Miss quickly. What happened yesterday was because Miss Han forced you. You must not cover for her anymore!"
The Eldest Princess returned, and Han Jing had not died. Today Han Yan had already told her what Han Yuxiao said at the gate of the Prince Ling Mansion during the day, so what happened last night couldn’t be concealed anymore. Now, the only way to persuade Han Jing and the Eldest Princess to spare Han Yan was to place all the blame on Han Yuxiao.
Mrs. Li was not entirely foolish. As long as Han Jing believed their story, it might not be necessary to take Han Yan’s life!
Han Yan was now terrified too. Although Han Jing was usually domineering and rude, Han Yan had never truly feared her. In Han Yan’s eyes, Han Jing was nothing more than a brainless fool. But today was different; disregarding what happened outside the Prince Mansion, Han Jing’s demeanor tonight was unusual!
Only now did Han Yan sense something was wrong. If it were the old Han Jing, knowing what they did to her last night, she wouldn’t merely have them confined to kneel in the Buddhist Hall and copy scriptures. Instead, she would have taken a whip and indiscriminately smashed things and assaulted people in their courtyard!
So, Han Jing’s demeanor was truly abnormal now! And she hadn’t noticed it earlier!
"Lady Li, say less. Don’t assume everyone is a fool like you all." Han Jing chuckled lightly, yet her smile inexplicably sent chills down one’s spine.
Han Jing never used to smile because her face was unpleasant to look at. When she smiled, it was extremely unsettling.
But today, Han Jing had been smiling all along. The more she smiled gently, the heavier Mrs. Li’s heart felt.
The Miss seemed to have changed somehow.
"Rest assured, I won’t kill you. If I wanted you dead, it would only take a word; there’s no need to go to such trouble." Han Jing curved her lips, "Not only will I not kill you, but I’ll also fulfill your desire. You just think I’m unworthy of Prince Ling, don’t you? You like him too, right?"
Han Yan, gripped by Han Jing’s hold on her chin, was filled with terror in her eyes. She wanted to escape, though she didn’t know why she suddenly felt so panicked, so much so that she dared not face this Han Jing. However, all the blood in her body seemed to freeze, rendering her powerless with pain. She couldn’t scream or shout and could only be forced to face Han Jing’s terrifying face.
She liked Prince Ling. Among the Emperor’s princes, the Crown Prince was already married, the Second Prince was disabled, and the Fourth Prince was often leading troops outside, rarely returning to the capital. Among the remaining age-appropriate princes, only the Third Prince was renowned for his handsome features, excellent temperament, and universally praised character. It’s not just her; how many girls in the capital of marriageable age didn’t like him? But no one expected that the almost perfect Prince Ling in their eyes was actually engaged to the ugly Han Jing!