Chapter 354 - A Royally Arranged Marriage (7)
The Eldest Princess frowned slightly as she abruptly spoke up. “Lei Min is willing to overlook that incident. Why are you complicating things?”
She was complicating things?
Ji Fengyan nearly laughed out loud.
The Eldest Princess made it seem as if Lei Min was such a compromising and yielding character.
“Lei Min has no intentions of avenging his father? Wouldn’t this be a huge burden to carry for life? Disregarding even his own father’s death—how much better would he treat others.” Ji Fengyan responded with little effort, throwing Eldest Princess’s words back at her.
The Eldest Princess was slightly shocked. Being flattered day in day out, she had never been contradicted before and was momentarily unsure of how to rebut.
Seeing the Eldest Princess lose steam, Ji Fengyan spoke directly to the Emperor. “Your Majesty, the engagement between Lei Min and I had long been annulled. I also do not wish to be reunited with him. I seek Your Majesty’s kind understanding.”
The Emperor wrinkled his brows. He never expected Ji Fengyan to reject this matter so completely.
The Eldest Princess’ looked increasingly chagrined. Looking upon Ji Fengyan’s amused face, her own expression became even chillier.
“Lei Min.”
Eldest Princess suddenly called out Lei Min’s name.
Just as she spoke, Lei Min walked out from the side of the grand hall.
With his handsome face and graceful air, Lei Min truly looked like a promising young man. However, hidden under that elegant facade was a vile and corrupted heart.
Lei Min strolled to the center of the hall and bowed to the Emperor and the Eldest Princess. “Lei Min pays his respects to Your Majesty and to Eldest Princess.”
The Eldest Princess nodded while the Emperor sized up Lei Min with an extremely pleased look.
Finishing his greetings, Lei Min stood to the side with a blank expression. He remained completely neutral even when he saw Ji Fengyan.
“Lei Min, I heard that Ji Fengyan killed your father?” The Emperor asked.
Lei Min nodded. “Yes.”
“Since she is your nemesis, why are you still willing to be re-engaged to her?” The Emperor asked again.
Lei Min lowered his eyes, but his voice remained steady. “As many faults as he had, he was still my father and I am in no position to speak ill of him. However, I am very certain that his death cannot be blamed on Fengyan. This was all a matter of what goes around comes around.”
Lei Min spoke artfully. Even without laying it all out, he nonetheless made his most important point.
Lei Xu’s death did not wipe off his sins. As such, he did not hate Ji Fengyan. That was all to it.
Ji Fengyan finally realized what was meant by the phrase. One must always reassess someone whom you had not seen for sometime. The Lei Min she knew—who followed Lei Xu blindly—had at last grown some smarts. He had obviously been well-trained by Eldest Princess during this period.
The Emperor was very satisfied with Lei Min’s answer. He smiled at Ji Fengyan. “Young girl, you heard Lei Min’s words; No further worries then?”
No worries? Ji Fengyan raised her eyebrows. Without replying to the Emperor, she spoke directly to Lei Min. “Lei Min, if you really want to marry me, what about Su Lingsheng?”
Lei Min replied mildly, “Miss Su and I are only friends. If it displeases you, I will never meet her again. I hope you don’t misunderstand.”
Friends?
Ji Fengyan was so disgusted by Lei Min’s blatant lie that she nearly puked!
“Ji Fengyan, Su Lingsheng is one of my own. I can swear on the royal family’s honor that there is nothing untoward between Lei Min and Su Lingsheng.” The Eldest Princess hurriedly threw in her assurance.