The Evil Prince and his Precious Wife: The Sly Lady
CHAPTER 2 Of the main Wife becomes a concubine

Ye Yichen's face became grim.  He lowered his eyes, he patiently explained, “You have been sick for so many years, and your body is weak, even after canceling the engagement, it is impossible for you to marry into a good family. You have a marriage agreement with me, and have waited for me for so long, I will not treat you unkindly. After marrying into Prince Jing's family, you will be the first concubine, and your position will only be slightly lower than the first wife ... ”

“The first concubine is still a concubine. I am the daughter of the first wife of the Marquis. No matter how bad a marriage is, I will never be a concubine!” Murong Xue balked at his proposal, flames burning under his eyes. She was already so clear, yet Ye Yichen still wanted to take her as a concubine. Did he really not understand or did he act as if he did not understand his point? 

Ye Yichen was young and handsome, with many military achievements. He had control over the army and was highly valued by the Emperor. Many girls from prestigious families in the capital would give up on the position of first wife to marry her as a concubine, but those people were definitely not, Murong Xue!

His cold voice pierced through his eardrum and hit his heart. Ye Yichen stiffened and frowned as he looked towards Murong Xue. She wore a pink smoke silk dress; the edges of the skirt lightly touched the ground, enhancing the delicate shape of her body. Her hair, like a waterfall, was lightly rolled up using green snowflower pins, revealing a smooth forehead, and a slightly pale but bright little face. His black eyes were like stars in the dark sky, calm yet determined!

It had been three years since he last saw her. The weak and sickly girl in her memories, and even the wind could blow her away, had grown into a beautiful young woman. His gentle nature also became cold and indifferent. The gaze directed towards him was even colder, with not a hint of admiration and attachment. Here it is - noble and proud, graceful and serene, like red flowers in the winter months, calmly flowering and presenting its beauty, not making a sound but very attractive. 

When she asks to cancel the engagement, it really means that she wants to cancel the marriage agreement and it is not an attempt to play hard and attract her attention!

His freshness had directed the situation to develop the opposite path he had imagined, completely out of his control! He doesn't like this feeling. 

A dark mist passed through Ye Yichen's eyes as he looked at Murong Xue, “Our engagement is the wish of our parents, and the words of the elder. How can someone easily change it?”

“The engagement my parents approved was for me to marry His Majesty as your first wife and not to be your concubine. When His Majesty sent me down as a concubine, it was already against the wishes of my parents!" Ye Yichen destroyed the marriage agreement in front of the entire court and still dared to reprimand her for not obeying her parents' wishes - how shameless! If she married this type of person, never mention about being a concubine, even if she was the first wife, she would not even care. 

Ye Yichen gave him a meaningful look, "You still blame me!" 

A heartless and untrue person. He's just wasting time. All he wanted to do now was draw a line between him and himself, and there was nothing else he could do about it!

“Prince Jing is approaching Princess Mobei for the sake of the people of Qingyan. How could I possibly blame you? By taking the initiative to annul the marriage, I support His Majesty and the Princess, and look forward to peace between Qingyan and Mobei. Am I wrong? Unless it is not enough that His Majesty married your lover Princess Yuyuan as the first wife, you also want to take me, ex-fiancee, as a concubine, to fulfill your mundane desires?” 

At the last few words, Murong Xue's tone grew heavy. Ye Yichen heard the mockery in his voice, his handsome face became cloudy and his eyes flashed darkly. She did not care about worldly desires; she let Murong Xue be her concubine because ...

“Nona Murong, please don't be angry. This is all my fault..” a soft female voice suddenly sounded in the large hall. 

Murong Xue raised her head towards the source of the voice only to see a beautiful woman standing behind the marble stage. Colorful butterfly hairpins adorn her delicate little bangs, a long tassel hanging down, complementing her elegant long dress; the fringe of her skirt is embroidered with fresh-looking begonia flowers. These lightly gather at the waist, reflecting a slender figure and willow posture. That exquisite little face was filled with apologies, “I had no idea that Miss Murong and Prince Jing had a marriage agreement. That's why I came to Qingyan. I'm so sorry that it caused a misunderstanding between the two of you."

Qin Yuyuan and Ye Yichen loved each other and definitely poured their souls into each other. How could Qin Yuyuan not know about their marriage agreement? 

Murong Xue scoffed internally, and calmly said, “Your Majesty is too serious. His Majesty married Qingyan for peace between the two countries. His Majesty's marriage to Prince Jing as first wife is even more so for millions of citizens of both countries and not for your own selfish reasons. You don't have to regret for deliberately breaking someone else's marriage."

Qin Yuyuan looked embarrassed, his eyes flashing uncomfortably.

Murong Xue pretended not to notice and continued, “As a woman, and with a serious illness, I cannot help my country. The only thing I can do is to cancel the marriage with Prince Jing, and allow His Highness and Prince Jing to marry, and have a small part in helping the citizens of both countries. I backed out of this marriage willingly; no one forced me. Your Majesty really has no need to blame yourself!'' 

Qin Yuyuan faintly smiled, Miss Murong was right in doing so, but I feel guilty about it. If Miss Murong doesn't mind, I'm willing to be a concubine and Miss Murong can be the first wife.

Murong Xue raised her eyebrows. They failed by using violence so now they were trying to persuade her, letting her be the first wife? It's all just bullshit. After marrying into Prince Jing's house, the one who made all the decisions was Ye Yichen. After the door of the house was closed, who knew if she would be revealed to be a lowly concubine or maid concubine. 

Worse, he could give her a bowl of medicine and let her “die from a serious illness". He was not that stupid and wanted to commit suicide to enter the wolf den: “Your Majesty is very kind. Murong Xue was extremely grateful. But Xue could not bear to see His Majesty suffer. The best thing is that our engagement was cancelled!"

“Nona Murong.. ”.

Murong Xue waved her hand to disturb Qin Yuyuan, looking at her meticulously, “How did Princess Mobei become a concubine! Even if His Majesty did not care, King Mobei would, and Prince Jing would definitely not let His Majesty suffer ... ” 

“Prince Jing is a good person and will definitely treat Miss Murong well after marriage." Qin Yuyuan immediately explained, full of sincerity. 

Murong Xue sneered deeply coldly saying, “I don't want to come between His Majesty and Prince Jing and prevent your marriage. I definitely don't want to be scorned by people for being stupid and unperceptive by getting in the way of a perfect partner and a happy partner. Please don't stop me from canceling the engagement again, Your Majesty!”

After finishing his speech, Murong Xue bowed towards the Emperor, clearly saying his words, "I earnestly asked His Majesty to order the annulment of the marriage agreement between Prince Jing and me!" 

A calm and determined voice went to everyone's ears and the court was dumbfounded - Murong Xue really wanted to call off the engagement! The Qingyan capital had many young girls who adored the War Prince, but she threw it away like it was something she hated, and gave it to Qin Yuyuan without any reluctance - not wanting it anymore. 

Qin Yuyuan stiffened; his gentle smile and move awkwardly froze on his face. 

Ye Yichen's face became grim and he lowered his eyes to cover the dark glint inside….