I woke up as the Villainous Empress
Chapter 59

59 Secret Meeting (VII)

Yang Ning’s eyes widened in shock as she couldn’t believe what she had just heard. He does not want to cancel this marriage alliance because he does not want to see her die??

What does that mean? Why would she die?

She is canceling this marriage alliance to save her neck from getting thrashed by his sword. Then what is the twist here that she isn’t aware of?

Zheng Liang raised his teacup and took a sip from it before answering her curious questions, ” Seems like Lady Yang Ning isn’t aware of the rules of the Royal Palace.”

” Well, let me explain to you then. There is a reason why I cannot request my father to cancel this marriage alliance. Because if I do that, you will be executed and your whole family will be exiled to the mountains. That’s the Royal Protocols, to protect the prestige of the Royal family and also to safeguard the confidentiality of the Empire.”

Yang Ning: “...”

Yang Ning suddenly felt a pang in her heart as if someone had stabbed her with a poisonous fact. She was dumbfounded when she found out that the consequence of canceling the marriage alliance between the two families will be her death.

What kind of ridiculous protocol is it? She will be killed if she marries him and she will still be killed if she does not marry him? Is she destined to die only?

“H...How can it be possible? Why....would they kill me? It’s not like I have committed some kind of crime.” Yang Ning was baffled and was stuttering while speaking.

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” There must be another way to cancel this marriage, right?” She was still hopeful that there must be another reason to cancel this alliance without killing her.

” Unfortunately, there isn’t any way to cancel this marriage alliance. Because after the marriage alliance has been made, officially or unofficially you have been labeled as the Crown Prince’s woman.” He lowered his voice, almost whispering when using his title to make things clear for her to understand.

“Even if you wish to cancel this marriage alliance, you will not be able to marry anyone in the future, not in this life at the least.”

Yang Ning hurriedly caught on to his words and said, ” I don’t need to marry anyone. I will stay single forever. Alive! Can you ask your father to cancel this alliance and not kill me?” She emphasized.

Zheng Liang was surprised to see Yang Ning’s determination to cancel this marriage and clears his throat awkwardly before saying,” Erm....Seems like Lady Yang Ning is quite determined to cancel this marriage.”

“However, it’s still not possible. Even if I talk to my father, we won’t be able to do that. Because Marriage alliance with the ‘Crown Prince’ is not just a personal matter between the two families but also a political matter as well.”

“This rule has been established for years to protect the Royal Family from the fake act of marriages. Also, what if you were a spy of another kingdom and after getting the wanted information, you want to break this engagement and leave the Empire? That’s why this kind of rule has been established for the sake of the safety of the Empire and the royal family as well.” Zheng Liang explained calmly while staring at Yang Ning, who was on the verge of passing out.

What kind of nonsense rule is this? She wanted to curse aloud but she was afraid that she would be killed for this as well.

These people use their swords quite often as if they’re using their chopsticks to eat. She doesn’t become their lunch meal, so she decided to swallow her anger and tried to remain as neutral as possible.

“Such decisions cannot be null-and-void just because one does not want to marry anymore. That’s why even though I was against this alliance in the past, I still decided to go with it. Because I know that even I cannot change it for no significant reason.” He added to make her understand the sensitivity of this topic.

“Do....I look like a spy to you? Do you still not believe me?” Yang Ning asked in a shaky voice as she could not believe that after jumping into the deep lake, she had now reached the edge of the cliff. How can things take a drastic turn like this?

What a bizarre situation she is in. If she marries Zheng Liang, she will die at his hands in the next year when the story reaches its climax. And if she doesn’t, she will be executed in the span of a few days only.

How cruel.

Zheng Liang was surprised by her question which almost made him chuckle aloud. SPY? He shook his head and said, ” I don’t think so. Because not everyone can become a spy. I don’t think that you have the skills that are needed to become a spy.” He said, causing her face to turn redder in frustration and anger.

Is he being serious or making her fun to not be skillful enough? Hah! It’s because he does not know about her exceptional archery skills.

If he had known about it, he wouldn’t be able to say that. Because she can bet that, her skills must be at least equivalent to the most skillful knights that he has.

She has been doing archery since she was young and has always been at the top of every competition. That’s the reason she gained so many enemies in this field, who tried to end her career by false allegations.

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” Lady Yang Ning, I have explained to you all the important protocols that you should have been aware of. Now the decision is yours. If you still want to go with the cancellation of this alliance, I will request a meeting with my father and convey this message of yours to him.” Zheng Liang said while looking at her seriously as if he would talk to His Majesty as soon as he will go back to the palace.

” However, I hope you decide while keeping all the consequences in mind.” He added, giving her a mild warning to be serious and careful while making any decision.

Yang Ning sighed in exasperation and wanted to hit her head against the walls. Why is nothing going according to her plan? She wanted to die and go back to her world, but she does not dare to put her life at risk either.

She cannot replace a way to go back and everything seems like a mess. The ultimate plan was to cancel this marriage alliance and save her neck from the miserable ending of the novel.

However, that plan failed as well. If she attempted to cancel the alliance, she would die anyway.

‘How annoying!’ By this morning, she was so ecstatic and was expecting Zheng Liang to accept her proposal as soon as she offered it to him. Because he was not interested in marrying her as well.

However, NOPE! The fuc*ing protocols are so ridiculously dumb and orthodox that failed her plan before it could be accepted.

Looks like it was because of the reason why Zheng Liang married Yang Ning in the novel, despite disliking her to the point that he never accepted her as his wife and consummated their marriage.

(Preview)

” PROTECT THE CROWN PRINCESS!!”

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