Quick Transmigration Hoarding: My Selfishness Leads to a Killing Frenzy

Chapter 453 Female Lead, I'd Give You My Life 5

Wei Xuanling eventually got engaged to Jiang Wanyue.

The marriage was set for March.

And then the news of their engagement spread.

The rumors circulating in the streets all turned out to be that the half-sister seduced her brother-in-law to take his place, and the poor legitimate daughter of the Jiang family had given her all for a dog.

Although people pity Qingmo, she was still a woman who had broken off her engagement, and her reputation was inevitably affected.

If she wants to get engaged in the future, the man will inevitably have to think about it.

"Have you heard? The heir of the Marquis of Xuanping is going to marry that illegitimate daughter of the Jiang family!"

"Tsk tsk, I heard that Miss Jiang is quite cunning; she seduced my sister's fiancé while she was ill..."

"That's right! My cousin works at the Marquis's residence, and he says that Miss Jiang the Second spends all her time with the young master, and her clothes are so thin you can see through them..."

These are all nonsense, of course, but who cares whether they're true or false? Just listen to them for fun.

In a corner of the teahouse, Qingmo, wearing a veiled hat, slowly sipped her tea.

The gossip drifting by made her lips curl into a slight smile—the effect was even better than she had expected.

"Snapped!"

Jiang Wanyue slammed the makeup box to the ground, her distorted face reflected in the shards of the bronze mirror: "How dare these lowly people slander me like this!"

The personal maidservant said tremblingly, "Miss, please calm down. Once you become the Crown Prince's wife..."

"idiot!"

Jiang Wanyue grabbed the maid's hair, "Now the whole capital is saying I'm a vixen! What will Brother Xuanling think of me?"

She suddenly fell silent.

I recalled my father's meaningful words when I paid my respects this morning: "No wonder she's my aunt's daughter, she's not presentable."

She wanted nothing more than to kill those who spread rumors.

And the Xuanping Marquis's residence.

Marquis Xuanping lashed Wei Xuanling's back with his whip, causing the newly scabbed wound to bleed again.

"You unfilial son! Do you know that the whole capital is laughing at our Marquis's mansion!"

Wei Xuanling knelt upright, staring at the ancestral tablets in the ancestral hall, and suddenly chuckled: "Father, didn't you also cause a city-wide uproar back then just to bring a concubine into the family?"

"You!" The whip that Marquis Xuanping had raised froze in mid-air.

Yet he was helpless against this rebellious son; he had utterly lost face.

Wei Xuanling suffered both old and new injuries, and has been recuperating at home in recent days.

He also wanted to give Qingmo the cold shoulder and see how she would react.

Before he could figure out how to win Qingmo back, he was still at a loss.

One piece of news threw him into a panic.

"What did you say? Say it again."

"Your Highness, we have just received news that Miss Jiang—" The servant swallowed hard.

"She...she participated in the selection of the Crown Princess."

The teacup in Wei Xuanling's hand shattered with a "crack".

"Has she gone mad?"

He suddenly stood up, the tearing pain from his wound causing his vision to go black.

"How dare a woman who has already broken off her engagement..."

The servant boy said tremblingly, "I heard that His Highness the Crown Prince personally selected Miss Jiang to participate in the selection. The other day during the hunt, His Highness happened to see Miss Jiang at the hunting grounds..."

Wei Xuanling's face turned deathly pale.

How could that be? Jiang Fu has no skill in riding or hunting at all. How could she possibly catch the Crown Prince's eye?!

Rumor has it that this Crown Prince is aloof and never gets close to women, so why would he suddenly look at Jiang Fu differently?

Wei Xuanling's chest heaved violently as he grabbed the servant's collar: "Explain yourself! What exactly happened?"

The servant trembled with fear: "This servant...this servant doesn't know either!"

What could he possibly know?

If he knew everything, why would he be a servant?

"Absurd!" Wei Xuanling shoved the man away abruptly. "Jiang Fu is my wife. How can she marry someone else?"

"Prepare the sedan chair!"

Wei Xuanling grabbed his outer robe and rushed out, shouting, "I'm going to the Jiang residence!"

"Your Highness, your injury..."

Wei Xuanling completely ignored it, thinking that this minor injury wouldn't kill him.

Meanwhile, in the backyard of the Jiang residence.

Qingmo is trying on the dress she is applying for.

The moon-white brocade accentuated her flawless skin, and a jade pendant at her waist swayed gently with her movements.

"Miss, are you really going to participate in the selection of the Crown Princess?" The maid Chun Tao asked worriedly, "What if you fail..."

If she fails to be selected, the young lady may never be able to get married, after all, her reputation is already bad enough.

Qingmo gently stroked the jade pendant, a slight smile playing on her lips: "I won't be eliminated."

That chance encounter at the hunting grounds was indeed unexpected, but she really didn't expect the prince to be so handsome.

He was immediately overcome with lust and made a point of showing off in front of the Crown Prince.

Hehehe! Such a handsome man should be hers.

What is Wei Xuanling anyway?

These male leads are just plain rubbish, and they keep calling him "male lead" all the time. The quality of this generation of male leads is just too poor.

"Miss!" Hurried footsteps suddenly came from outside the door. "The Crown Prince Wei requests an audience!"

Qingmo's eyes turned cold: "Get them out of here. Don't let just any Tom, Dick, or Harry barge into the mansion."

Although that's what she said, and that's what the maid did, Wei Xuanling still came in after all.

After all, he is Jiang Wanyue's fiancé now, so who would dare to really stop him?

When Qingmo saw him, she feigned surprise: "What does Your Highness mean by this?"

Wei Xuanling stepped forward: "You're asking a question you already know the answer to!"

"How much controversy would a woman who has broken off her engagement attract if she were to participate in the selection of the Crown Prince's consort? His Highness the Crown Prince is so noble, how could he...?"

"What could it be? Why would you be interested in me?"

Wei Xuanling did indeed think that way, but he also knew that it was a hurtful thing to say.

He softened his tone and said, "Fu'er, I know you're angry with me, but marriage is a serious matter and shouldn't be taken lightly."

"If you marry into the Crown Prince's palace, I'm afraid there will be no possibility between us in the future."

"How about I annul my engagement with Jiang Wanwanyue, and you don't participate in the selection? I'll still marry you as my legal wife, what do you say?!"

I don't know where Wei Xuanling got the nerve to be so shameless.

Who would give up being the Crown Princess to become the Crown Prince's wife? That would be incredibly foolish.

Too lazy to say anything more to him, she turned to leave, but Wei Xuanling grabbed her wrist.

"Jiang Fu! The Crown Prince is no good match for you. He will have countless concubines in the future, and you will only be left alone in your empty room!"

Qingmo abruptly shook off his hand and sneered, "Young Master Wei, you're meddling too much."

"It is none of your business to comment on His Highness the Crown Prince."

A cold glint flashed in her eyes, but her voice was as gentle as water: "Besides, what's wrong with being alone in an empty room? It's better than a hypocrite like you."

Wei Xuanling's face turned deathly pale instantly, and he staggered back a step: "You...you actually look at me like that?"

Wei Xuanling stared intently at her, then suddenly said fiercely, "Do you think the Crown Prince will truly care for you? He's just after something new! Once he's bored with you..."

"Snapped!"

A loud slap interrupted him.

Qingmo withdrew her hand, her eyes chillingly cold: "Wei Xuanling, who do you think you are, daring to speak ill of His Highness the Crown Prince?"

Wei Xuanling covered his face, staring at her in disbelief: "You hit me?"

"So what if I hit you?" Qingmo smiled contemptuously. "If you dare to talk nonsense again, I won't hesitate to shut you up forever."

She turned and left, her skirt fluttering and carrying a faint fragrance, leaving Wei Xuanling standing alone, his face burning with pain.

Barrage:

[Aaaaaah! The female lead has gone mad! How could she marry someone else?!]

[Wasn't that crown prince just a nobody? He died after only three years on the throne, and he had no children of his own. He was succeeded by a young son adopted from the imperial clan, and later the male lead even became the regent.]

My dear heroine, please don't marry that short-lived man!

Although His Highness the Crown Prince is handsome and dashing, you are the male lead, you can't be fickle.

Ha, women, they really are fickle, forgetting all principles for the sake of beauty!