The Princess Wei Yang Chapter 129 - Part 2
August 10, 2020Chapter 129: Jealousy Turns Into Insanity
Li Min De slightly frowned, wrinkling that good-looking brow of his and exuding a bit of childish innocence while softening his expression. “I dislike her.”
“Yes, so I threatened her. But just then, I saw her expression, it was a very strange expression.” Li Wei Yang said softly, as if lost in her memories, “It was fear. And not only her, but Chang Xiao and even Father. They don’t say anything, but fear is written on their faces. It’s as if they’re saying, ‘Look, that’s Li Wei Yang, she’s a monster, a monster that makes people fear and loathe her. All those who have offended her won’t have a good future because she has deep schemes and uses vicious means—” Her expression was mild but her voice was sad, “Am I not very scary?”
“Eh?”
“I think...I’ve become very scary. I’ve gotten used to killing those who have betrayed me, gotten used to setting up traps to harm people, gotten used to doing something no matter the means. Even if it’s Seventh Yiniang or Min Zhi, I protect them but I’m okay with using them. Thinking back, I think I’m very scary.” Li Wei Yang looked at the drowsy Li Min De, not knowing if he would remember all that she’d said once he woke up. “I think I’m very scary. How...did I turn out this way?”
Li Min De didn’t say anything, merely calmly looked at her, his deep black pupils always containing a sort of gentle look, gentleness that penetrated the bone.
Li Wei Yang didn’t need others’ comfort nor did she regret her actions, she just didn’t know if she would turn into a monster that killed without batting an eye.
“I think I’m changing little by little, turning into someone that I can’t even recognize. What will I turn into? If I do change, Min De, will you fear me too…”
Li Min De whispered, but firmly interrupted her, “I’m not afraid of you.”
Li Wei Yang blankly repeated, “You’re not afraid?”
“Everything is because they forced you to do so. Saying you’re vicious while at the same time thinking up all sorts of ways to harm you. If you don’t fight back, the one that would die is you. In such an environment, a noble young girl who didn’t know the ways of the world would die a miserable death. If one hasn’t been eroded by the rain and the wind, hasn’t been polluted by the outside world, it just means that once the thing that was protecting them from the wind and the rain is gone, they would forever be bullied by others.” He said each word clearly.
Li Wei Yang was thoroughly choked, unable to say out even a half a word.
“You asked me if I would be afraid of you. I’m telling you now, I will never be afraid of you, no matter what you become. Killing people, harming people, even if you become a cannibal, I would never be afraid of you.” Li Min De’s tone was cold, but persistent like a sharp blade, making you unable to doubt his words. “I’ve long before gone to hell already, what would it matter if I walk through it again with you? Why would it be scary?”
Li Wei Yang looked at him, and involuntarily began to laugh. Her laughter became relaxed, “That’s right, why was I confused? Perhaps I was worried that one day everyone would look at me that way, that would be true loneliness.” What does it matter if she became alienated from others? If a kind heart couldn’t save people, if a broad mind couldn’t help people, then she would kill to stop killing, fight to stop fighting. Otherwise she would not be able to open up a bloody path to escape. After spending a long time pondering so, Li Wei Yang finally made up her mind.
Li Min De had said a lot and was clearly tired. He leaned his head on her hand, muttering, “Working yourself up over nothing.”
Li Wei Yang couldn’t help but smile even more strangely, however Li Min De truly was very sleepy and fell asleep.
Li Min De’s body recovered very slowly, but it was still recovering. The Capital was in a mess while going through a series of purges and everyone found themselves in danger. Afterwards, things slowly calmed down and life resumed. But Li Wei Yang still had dreams. In her dreams, Liu Xiaojie’s smiling face often appeared, looking a little shy, then a little curious, then the startling image of her dead body. It was strange, she wasn’t scared for herself, but she was dreaming of someone that she didn’t have any relationship with.
She and Liu Xiaojie were hardly acquaintances. Even before the incident, they hadn’t talked more than twice, but she still remembers that person. Perhaps, it’s likely that she will never forget that day, because it was too tragic. A young and beautiful woman in a blink of an eye turned into a corpse. It was too cruel. Plus, the ones manipulating everything behind the scenes weren't the Fifth Prince but were the Jiang family and Tuoba Zhen. Thus, these people must pay the price.
When Li Min De’s health improved a bit more, he strongly requested to go outside for a walk. Li Wei Yang had Zhao Nan support him and specially wrapped a very thick cloak around him before letting him sit a while in the garden.
“Seems like it’ll be autumn soon. The weather is getting colder. If you’re cold, we should go back in sooner.” Li Wei Yang urged again and again.
Li Min De cocked his head, distressed, “I’ve almost grown mold staying inside the house.”
“Growing mold is better than worsening your wound!” On this point, Li Wei Yang brokered absolutely no arguments. “I took great pains to bring you back safely and it wasn’t to let you die.”
Li Min De suddenly quietly looked at her, his pupils a deep black. It was as if there was nothing to say and at the same time there were too many things to say and he couldn’t figure out how to express them. Li Wei Yang’s heart skipped a beat at his gaze and she laughed, “Why are you looking at me that way?”
Li Min De was silent, his long eyelashes sweeping down to cover his eyes, “It’s nothing.”
This youth, she has to guess more and more what was on his mind, Li Wei Yang thought in her heart. “Recently, there has been a lot of movement in the government and the people. I think Tuoba Zhen will make his move soon. I don’t know what it will be, but I know he likes to stir things up, to revolt, to create conflict, and this is an opportunity to do so.” She spoke slowly, trying to distract herself from her worry over Li Min De. She didn’t like the feeling of not being in control.
“So, get well quickly…” She suddenly reached out and patted the back of his hand. “I really need you.”
Something clearly flickered in Li Min De’s eyes.
Li Wei Yang softly said, “Before this, we had a little disagreement, but that’s all in the past right? You will always be by my side and I’ll always be your most faithful family member. This won’t change, right?”
Li Min De turned his head away, his pretty features obscured in the shadow of the sun, so she couldn’t clearly see his expression.
Although he didn’t say anything, Li Wei Yang intuited that he was a little angry. She said in a low voice, “I don’t want to lose you, so don’t be angry.”
At this, Li Min De turned his head to look at her, showing an expression that was a little aggrieved, his breathing clearly tight.
“I’m not afraid of death and not afraid of killing people, but I will feel lonely. I will think that everyone on this earth fears me. I don’t want to be like Tuoba Zhen, so you have to stay by my side to remind me, remind me that I’m still alive…” At this point, Li Wei Yang gazed at him. “So, please don’t ever be mad at me.”
Li Min De looked at her for a long time, in the end, unable to say half a word to her, and could only gently “Nn” in response.
Li Wei Yang stared at him, and involuntarily laughed, “Look at you, you say you’re bigger than me, but sometimes you need me to coax you. Isn’t that just like a child?”
Li Min De immediately pulled his hand out of her hand, then frowned and stared at her.
Li Wei Yang’s eyes gleamed, “We just agreed, no more getting angry!”
Li Min De dropped his expression and in all seriousness said, “In the future, you have to remember those words, the words you said yourself.”
Li Wei Yang raised an eyebrow at him and he said lightly, “You said those words. You need me and you want me by your side forever. I didn’t beg you, you brought it up yourself.”
Was there a difference? Li Wei Yang thought and thought, but didn’t come up with an answer.
Seeing her acceptance, he smiled, revealing two dimples. As he smiled, his eyes were deep, turned into crescents, seeming particularly harmless, as if on each eyelash hung a smile. As if Li Wei Yang’s promise was his greatest reward.
While the two of them talked in the pavilion, somewhere far away, the sight of them arose a feeling of loneliness in someone else.
“Furen, the wind is strong outside. Let’s return.” A servant girl softly reminded her, after glancing at her face.
Jiang Yue Lan abruptly turned around, her face was indeed wooden and pale. The servant girl gave a start upon seeing her face. “Furen—”
“It’s ok, my head just hurts.” Jiang Yue Lan didn’t look at the scene anymore and briskly crossed the corridor towards her own courtyard. The two servant girls behind her looked at each other in dismay before being obliged to catch up.
Jiang Yue Lan reached her room. Suddenly she quickly walked to stand in front of her mirror, desperately staring at it.
Ah Luo and Rong Mama shared a strange look between them. They’re not sure why, but since a while ago, the affable and introverted Furen had become restless and a bit abnormal.
Jiang Yue Lan looked at the person in the mirror. This person...was it really her?
The woman in the mirror, at first glance, seemed quite young, perhaps 18 or 19 years old, and good looking. But on closer inspection, through the tip of the eyebrow and the corner of the eye seeped out an unclear feeling of tiredness and age. No! This clearly isn’t what she looked like! Where were her beautiful eyes? Where was her gentle smile? Her satisfied self-confidence? Where did they go?! Where did they all go!
Jiang Yue Lan examined herself in the bronze mirror, from her left side to her right, from her eyebrows to her chin. All of a sudden, she was furious. “Ah Luo, fetch me my rouge!”
Ah Luo, trembling with fear, fetched the rouge and very carefully applied some on Jiang Yue Lan. After applying the rouge, Jiang Yue Lan was obviously unhappy with the simple, gold hair ornaments that she had personally styled. “Am I really this old? Give me the ruby hair ornaments instead.”
Ah Luo gave a start and hastily retrieved the hair ornament that Jiang Yue Lan had specified from the make up box. This ruby hair ornament was a lifelike peony flower. The surface was covered with a light gold foil, but the flower was indeed made from ruby. As expected, it was magnificent to wear and dazzling to the eyes, and made her look much lovelier and charming.
Rong Mama frowned. Her family’s Furen was actually still very young, there was absolutely no trace of aging on her face. Usually, in order to appear dignified and noble, she had always dressed very solemnly and her hair ornaments were chosen to match. Why has she suddenly changed? She could not help but anxiously look at the Jiang Yue Lan sitting in front of the dresser, engrossed in examining herself from top to bottom. Even if she dressed up as beautiful as a goddess, who would look at her? Laoye? He’s always appreciated light beauty, and not Furen that dress too bewitchingly.
“Ah Luo, have I gotten old?” Jiang Yue Lan continued to stare at herself in the mirror. Her tone was calm as she asked, but if you listened carefully, you would discover it contained a slight chill.
“Furen is young and beautiful. Those who are a bit older can’t even match.” Ah Luo immediately replied.
“Is that so.” After listening, Jiang Yue Lan merely answered and continued to paint her eyebrows.
“Furen, what’s wrong?” Rong Mama could not help but ask.
Jiang Yue Lan carefully examined her face in the mirror, as if seeking out any fine lines. Only after she didn’t find any, did she let out a breath.
No, even though she is young and beautiful, as soon as she married Li Xiao Ran, everything was over.
That ideal and beautiful young woman, that hope for a harmonious and affectionate relationship, that fancied dense honeyed feeling, it was all over.
She must diffidently comply with a man old enough to be her father. She also must restrain her desire and be dignified just like a middle-aged Furen. But she clearly isn’t a middle-aged Furen! Why does she need to act so mature, speaking in a manner that doesn’t suit her age, and doing things only old women need to do? Clearly those new wives that got married to a young man all spoiled sweethearts, gentle and innocent. Why does her eyes only show worldly wisdom and indifference? Why?!
She was born so beautifully, it was certainly a gift from the heavens, but why can’t she be like that person, freely living as she pleases? In the fuzzy bronze mirror, an image arose of a pair of youths, one male, one female, gently looking at each other. Jiang Yue Lan involuntarily tightened her grip on the rouge box. Li Wei Yang, Li Min De, I’m living so miserably, how could you two be so happy together?
Li Xiao Ran quietly walked in, not uttering a sound, looking at Jiang Yue Lan from behind the mirror. Rong Mama wanted to sound a warning, but Li Xiao Ran waved his hand.
When Jiang Yue Lan once again sighed with feeling at the mirror, she suddenly saw a scholarly and refined and clearly middle aged man’s face. Her heart leapt to her mouth. She placed a smile on her face and immediately stood up. “Laoye? Why are you here?”
How come both the father and daughter have such a scary habit of standing behind someone! As Jiang Yue Lan spoke, a bold idea suddenly appeared in her mind. What if there was no Li Wei Yang, what if there was no Li Wei Yang…
Yes, if she was out of the way, everything would be different.
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Translator: Alice
Editor: Erica
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This chapter is sponsored by Karen and Renee. Thank you!
16 comments
Jiang family and also Li both craze craze.
ReplyDeleteIn a way, i pitied her.
ReplyDeleteA girl who has to marry someone old enough to be her father...without love, what else would be her fate except sadness?
That’s what I thought too. I felt my heart ache for her, not marrying someone close to her age to be spoiled and taken out on dates etc but she needs to look after his kids who are similar to her in age. Very sad
DeleteThat is why I am so thankful living in this era... I can use my will to choose not like those in ancient times arrange marriage and all.
DeleteOho...another juicy chapter, thanks as always~
ReplyDeleteAnother one bites the dust. I kinda wished she stayed a third party in all of this and not a straight up enemy. It added a layer of complexity to the novel. Oh well, gloves are off now, let's see what she's got!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the chapter!
Let's get ready to rumble!!!!!!
DeleteIs she going to try to marry off LWY? I was hoping JYL would stay quiet and reason would reached her but I guess she just needs to learn a lesson in the bad way. And TZ will make his move soon, I'm truly curious about what he's going to do and how LWY is going to counterattack. Thanks for the chapter 🤗 Take care ☕
ReplyDeleteAnd thank you so much to Karen and Renee for the sponsored chapter 😍
DeleteThis is what we say everyone has their own tragedies. However, she was pity, she does play a spy and a helping-hand-man in the Jiang's schemes. All these miserable things wouldn't happen to her if she do different ways. She also could have a good and peaceful life.
ReplyDeleteMoreover, her horny stuff toward LMD is still no no no. Even if she still young, she was a married woman. She should use her list toward her husband, not other men.
How sad that she would destroy herself in the next chapters.
Yay! 2 chap! Many Thanks!! ♡♡♡♡♡
ReplyDeleteMin De.... ah min de! So cute and so rude! Hahdhjajk iam so looking forward to the next arc!
Thanks for the chapter!
ReplyDeleteJYL unhappiness is understandable, but she's lashing out on wrong people...
“but why can’t she be like that person, freely living as she pleases?” is she thinking about our WY?? like excuse me a bunch of people constantly wants her to die, so I don’t understand wth you’re talking about
ReplyDeletebut then i pity this step-mother, don’t know if she ever felt happy in her life, living as someone’s bargaining chip her whole life
I'm so sorry to say that she decided to bend to fate and marry the old man.
ReplyDeleteShe is foolish to think that if she kills Li Wei Yang, she can escape her current life. Does she think her husband will allow her to escape with a lover? No man could accept that.
What if theres no Li Wei Yang?
ReplyDeleteDarling, there aint IFs its Wei Yang Story,.sadly youre just a canon fodder...lelxD
In the end they are enemies. LWY is going to eradicate the whole family and this stepmother took the step to the tomb alone.
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