Rebirth: After Becoming the Villainess-Chapter 239: His Look of Unattainable Desire
The girl sitting opposite him was taken aback. "He is~"
’If he’s not one of mine, is he one of yours?’
But in the next instant, the girl suddenly realized!
’Who is Ah Jun? He’s a bonafide strategic genius!’
’The kind of person who could help the male lead conquer the world!’
’He’d only just shown a glimpse of his talent at the stables. It was only natural for the villain to take an interest in him, yet I actually claimed him as my own. How clueless was that!’
Realizing she’d made a fundamental mistake, Song Lianhe quickly corrected herself. "He belongs to you, Your Highness."
Afraid her sincerity wasn’t coming through, she added earnestly, "From now on, this boy can be raised under your care and be at your complete disposal, Your Highness! If you point east, he won’t run west! If you say something is black, he will never argue it’s white!"
Her only response was a long, knowing "Oh~".
Song Lianhe knew the plot. She leaned closer and whispered, "Trust me. As long as you are willing to cultivate him, Your Highness, this boy will become your capable right-hand man! And he’ll be unwaveringly loyal!"
"Heh."
Who knew what Zhou Cangyan was thinking? After that short laugh, he closed his eyes and feigned sleep.
Song Lianhe pouted. ’So you don’t believe me, huh?’
’I’ll blow your damn mind later!’
Above the carriage, a long cry echoed.
The girl’s eyes lit up. "Chun Hua!"
She pushed open the window and, sure enough, saw the gray falcon circling overhead.
Soon, Chun Hua landed on the carriage.
After a Shadow Guard removed the bamboo tube from its neck and checked it, he immediately pushed open the carriage door and said in a low voice, "My Lord, it’s news from Ling’an..."
Emperor Cheng Xiao was gravely ill. The situation in Ling’an City was volatile, and the imperial Court was fraught with treachery and turmoil.
That night, Luo Fubang stood atop the city wall, his hands clasped behind his back and his brow tightly furrowed.
"Have you decided to go back?"
"Yes."
He slowly turned his head to look at his maternal grandson. "This might be a trap set by Zhou Yang."
"I know."
Zhou Cangyan slowly walked to his grandfather’s side. His striking features were handsome to a fault, and his eyes, which seemed to see into a person’s very soul, stared coldly in the direction of Ling’an City. "Zhou Junlin has been unable to conquer Yu State, and now King Li Xiang has retreated, claiming illness. He’s in a bind in Yu State. To be summoned back to the palace at a time like this... what perfect timing."
Then, he sneered, "Zhou Yang has truly gone to great pains for this son of his."
Luo Fubang’s gaze was profound. He said, word by word, "We can’t wait any longer."
"Indeed..." The man raised a hand. His well-defined fingers seemed to be bathed in a soft glow under the bright moonlight.
He felt the wind whipping freely between his fingers, and his rose-colored lips curled up bit by bit. "It’s time to make them pay... No one will escape."
Luo Fubang asked, "What about Miss Song?"
The man’s eyelashes trembled for a moment before he lowered his gaze.
"She stays in Sui Bei."
Late that night, Song Lianhe paced anxiously in her room.
Meanwhile, Chun Hua stood on the square table, pacing back and forth in time with her.
Chun Hua had actually brought back two letters from Ling’an City. One of them was a reply from Cao Ying to Song Lianhe.
It mostly said that the procurement of goods was underway and that she should be patient. As requested, she had also sent along some small snacks from Ling’an: begonia flower cakes, sour jujube cakes, and various candies and preserved fruits...
Also, the ginkgo tree in the courtyard had borne fruit, its ginkgo nuts a delightful sight.
Some mischievous local children were always trying to knock them down with stones, but instead of hitting the nuts, they ended up injuring a few innocent passersby.
Left with no choice, she had the shop assistants fence off the tree to keep outsiders away...
To an outsider, this was just the daily chatter of young women. Even though the Shadow Guards had already inspected the bamboo tube, they hadn’t found anything amiss.
But Song Lianhe understood the true meaning of the letter. Something had happened in Ling’an City.
To be precise, something had happened to the Xuan Chang Marquis Mansion.
This was because back at the Medical Clinic, Song Lianhe and Cao Ying had passed their free time playing games—solving riddles or creating secret codes—and had gradually developed their own specific cipher.
Cao Ying was saying that her family had been placed under house arrest.
This ’family’ definitely didn’t refer to the General Mansion, so it could only mean her maternal grandparents.
’If Cao Ying knows about this, there’s no way Zhou Cangyan doesn’t. But why hasn’t he told me?’
Even though Song Lianhe had transmigrated into a book, the way Marquis Xuan Chang and his wife had protected her had made her genuinely care for them!
So, with the old couple in trouble, she couldn’t just stand by and do nothing.
Chun Hua flapped its two ragged wings, took off, and then landed on her head.
The sudden weight made Song Lianhe pause. She gradually calmed down, sat in a chair, and began to think.
Knowing the plot was her only cheat code. She had to use it well.
Next in the plot, Zhou Junlin was supposed to recapture Yu State and return to the Court in triumph. After he and his trusted followers were rewarded for their merits, Emperor Cheng Xiao would fall gravely ill, and Zhou Junlin would be appointed Crown Prince. At that time, Song Lianhe—still a supporting female character—would logically become the Crown Princess Consort, while Song Xilan would be a Concubine.
On the night of the ceremony, Zhou Cangyan was supposed to sneak into the Eastern Palace to see Song Xilan. He would tell her that he could give her everything Zhou Junlin couldn’t—not just the position of main wife, but even the title of Empress.
As the female lead, Song Xilan’s love was true as gold, so she would naturally reject him. This would in turn accelerate the villain’s descent into darkness.
What the villain would do next, before Emperor Cheng Xiao passed on the throne, was to sow discord among the factions of the Court. Anyone who wouldn’t serve him would meet a dead end!
In short, the villain at that time was driven into a killing frenzy by the female lead!
Especially after seeing the male and female leads together. He’d have to go back and kill someone, to see blood, just to quell the wicked fire in his heart.
She remembered how the great villain’s unhinged persona had attracted a lot of fans. But Song Lianhe had been a steadfast supporter of the male lead. Like an irrational fan, she couldn’t help but curse whenever the villain courted disaster. ’What’s there to like about a crazy pervert?’
But now, she couldn’t imagine what a man like Zhou Cangyan would look like when he couldn’t get what he wanted, or when he was driven to madness and monstrosity by love.
"Tsk, is the female lead really all that?"
She curled her lip slightly. It wasn’t until Chun Hua struggled violently that she belatedly realized she had been plucking its feathers. "Ah! I’m so sorry, so sorry!"
Chun Hua seemed quite angry. After flying to the windowsill, it spread one wing and tilted its head to look at her, as if to say, ’Look what you’ve done, and you just kept pulling!’
She hid the two feathers in her hand behind her back. "I’m sorry, Chun Hua, I didn’t do it on purpose!"
Too angry to acknowledge her, Chun Hua took to the air, flying with a limp.
Song Lianhe sighed, pulled her thoughts back together, and continued to go over the main plot.
As for Marquis Xuan Chang and his wife, they were also dragged down by their own maternal granddaughter.
The original Song Lianhe became the Crown Princess Consort, and consumed by jealousy, she targeted the female lead at every turn. Before she could even provoke the male lead, she attracted the villain’s wrath.
After Zhou Cangyan saw the burn on the female lead’s hand, he wanted to disfigure her face without a second thought. It was her grandfather who used his power and status to save her, resorting to a method he himself despised. But what could he do? She was the only child his daughter had left behind, even if it meant destroying his lifelong reputation.
Because of this, the female lead suffered an even greater injustice. Marquis Xuan Chang also completely offended the villain and was framed by him, convicted of a crime, and thrown in prison...
Thinking of the subsequent plot, Song Lianhe slammed her hand on the table and shot to her feet in anger!
’You rotten Zhou Cangyan, so this was all your fault!!’
