Chapter 2: A Powerful Backer

Hua Yueling moved her delicate body and got up slowly, noticing a couple of wedding unlighted candles beside the incense burner. Looking around, she found there were two strips of red cloth hanging on the two sides of the big bed, which brought a tint of marriage to the room, and a round tea table covered with red silk on which stood a pot of wine and two jade cups. “Is tonight my wedding night?” she pondered.

It seemed that the pitiful girl was indeed out of favor. The man hinted that it was she who offered herself and who even unluckily failed to enjoy the first night.

The daughter of the prime minister? Upon thinking of that arrogant man’s words, she frowned: How would she be treated so badly if she were a daughter of prime minister? Apparently, only by figuring out her identity could she survive

Suddenly, there came a continuous tap-tap-tapping noise outside. “Miss, mis, are you alright?” It sounded like a little maid’s voice.

“Come in,” she answered impatiently for being abused with no reason.

With door opened, Hua Yueling raised her head and found a little girl stacking two braids rushed in with tears in her eyes. Seeing that her young miss was naked with bruises all over and blood on her thighs, she was scared to open her mouth wide and shed even more tears.

“Don’t cry! I am fine.” Hua Yueling returned to her bed and lay down. “Well, who is it the wretch who beat me just now and I can’t remember anything. Who are you and who am I?” With aching pains, she didn’t want to move much more, but she desired to know everything.

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“Miss, how did you ...” The little maid sprang at the bedside and cried, “The prince, he is even lower than animals. Ping’er will tell Lord about everything happened here.”

The corners of Hua Yueling’s mouth trembled and she thought that the little maid was so loyal.

“All right, I am OK.” Hua Yueling forced a smile and said more gently. “There is no big deal, I simply regarded this as an incident of dog-biting.”

Ping’er immediately raised her head, “Miss, are you crazy? You are fine?” she continued resentfully, “If Lord knows, he won’t so easily let the third prince go.”

Hearing this, Hua Yueling knew that her father --Prime Minister was so fond of her. Luckily, she had her father who could protect her.

“Ping’er, take it easy. Tell me everything first, and then I’ll know how to deal with this beast!” Looking at her slender white arms, Hua Yueling was depressed. “Where is the mirror?” She sat up again with difficulty and clearly felt that this was not her original body, which accorded with the legendary soul-transmigration.

“Miss, you’d better not look at it.” Seeing her bruised body, Ping’er was utterly frightened. How could the third prince have such a merciless heart and treat such a delicate lady in such a brutal way?

Looking up at Ping’er, Hua Yueling scolded, “How dare you disobey my orders?” She knew quite well about how to put on that master airs simply by watching TV.

Ping’er shook with fear. Her miss’s grave face was enough to inform her to run to the dressing table and bring a bronze mirror.

Ping’er looked like a frightened rabbit, which made Hua Yueling feel a little bit funny. Was she really that scary?

Hua Yueling said softly, “Don’t be afraid, Ping’er. I can’t remember anything. I’m upset.”

“I am sorry, Miss.” Ping’er sobbed with tears.

Hua Yueling felt guilty and sighed, “Well, how old are you?”

Ping’er said slowly, “I’m fourteen years old. I’ve been around you for three years.”

Hua Yueling listened and looked at the totally strange lady in the mirror. She was amazed.

She thought the bastard showed no interest in her just because of her ugly appearance, while the beauty reflected in the mirror was by any means beyond utterance.

She was an ethereal beauty. Her face was white as jade and her cheek looked like rosy clouds. Her eyes were charming and no man could resist temptation of her.

How could such a stunning beauty be assaulted? Hua Yueling looked down at her scarred white body. The more she thought about it, the angrier she grew. Damn the third prince!

Ping’er kept talking. Hua Yueling, however, grew fonder of her new face, and showed a look of satisfaction. She was more like a policewoman with neutral appearance in the previous existence, so she envied those women who were full of the quality of femininity. She had never imaged that one day she would have this quality.

After about 4 hours, it was quite dark at night outside, and the moonlight streamed through the window into the room. What a soft and quiet scenery!

Hua Yueling had eventually figured out how powerful this body’s original owner was.

Hua Yueling, 18 years old, was the apple of Hua Tieying’s eye. Her father Lord Hua Tieying was the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Dayue. And also, she was the Queen Mother’s niece, and the Emperor’s favorite little cousin.

She was the traditional lady who stayed indoors all the time. Virtuous, gentle and beautiful as she was, she was the ideal wife of many officials’ son. The teams who had flocked to the Prime Minister’s house to make a proposal had worn the doorsill away for several times.

However, since last year she saw Nangong Lieye, the handsome third prince of the Kingdom of Dayue, in an evening banquet in the palace, she crushed on him instantly and irresistibly. Thereafter, she was not shy any more, and acquainted herself with everyone in every occasion where Nangong Lieye might appear, which apparently was a signal to show that the daughter of the Prime Minister had fell in love with the third prince of their kingdom.

Unfortunately, the third prince had already had a crush on a girl named Ouyang Ruyan who ranked first among all the talented girls in the capital city. Though she had been long earning her living by busking in the most famous brothel in the capital named Yueman Chamber, she was too lofty and pure of mind to be a prostitute.

The third prince planned to allow Ouyang Ruyan being his princess. And despite the disparity in status, he was willing to promise her a concubine. Consequently, Ouyang Ruyan refused politely because of Hua Yueling’s existence, and still lived in Yueman Chamber. Therefore, the third prince hated Hua Yueling so much that either he flung out hard words on her or ignored her.

Hua Yueling, on the contrary, still refused to give up after knowing exactly that the third prince had a confidante. She even begged her grandfather, the Emperor’s uncle, to get his nephew a granted marriage by emperor for her and the third prince. At last, she got her wish.

The third prince, Nangong Lieye, was 21 years of age, and his mother, once a maid, was an imperial concubine of a deceased emperor. After getting drunk, the deceased emperor had a one-night stand with her, which made her pregnant with a prince. Although this brought her wealth and honor, she was not favored by the deceased emperor, leading a result that the third prince had no status among his royal brothers since the childhood.

But after reaching adulthood, Nangong Lieye showed a breathtaking talent in business and began to cut a figure in the capital. After 3 years, he had accumulated millions of wealth, so rich to become the richest person in the Kingdom of Dayue. His great contributions to the national treasury enabled him to be bestowed by the Emperor the name of ‘Prince Chennan’. He was the only lord who earned the fame without combat achievements. With his noble status, those who originally looked down on him, including some of his brothers and important officials, also began to flatter and fawn on him.

Although the influence of the status of the third lord was decisive, he dared not to defy the order of the Emperor and finally compromised that only let the marriage sedan come into the mansion from side door.

Her large amount of dowry made people envy. On the contrary, the man who owned a large amount of money didn’t make any preparation to welcome the bride, let alone the wedding feast. Even the bridal chamber was located in the most remote courtyard of the palace called ‘Sunrise Courtyard’. Only two maids were sent to the courtyard to serve the guarded bride which was equal to imprisonment. All the citizens felt gravely sorry for the prime minister’s daughter, but also felt greatly angry for her infatuation with Nangong Lieye. Thus, all agreed that she deserved it. The prime minister was in bitter disappointment at his daughter’s crazy obsession with the man.

Hua Yueling sighed from inner heart. On the wedding night, there was wedlock, no vows and fine-sounding words, all she had was loneliness, indifference, fake flirtation and merciless humiliation. The original owner’s crazy affection was the cause of the unfair treatment; however, all of this was self-caused.

“Ping’er, tomorrow you send a letter to my father and tell him that I want a divorce!" Hua Yueling was mad at this body, which, however, at present belonged to her. Therefore, the only thing she could do was to divorce, which aimed at teaching the bastard a lesson- knowing the consequence of bullying a woman.