Under the afternoon sun, the door to the Monarch Manorâs halls was finally swung open for the public after so many years of closure.
Coming out first was the person theyâd all been waiting to see. Donning her usual white dress of pristine cleanliness, she bestows the crowd with her glowing entrance. Sheâs genuinely gorgeous under the numerous gazes coming her way, which empowered that pride and graceful stride.
âI believe thereâs no need for me to explain why I invited everyone here.â Monarch Willow lightly smirks as she announces, âToday is my big day, I hope everyone will bless me with happiness and share in the celebration I prepared.â
Amid the celebratory scene, many young men were instead weeping inside and unwilling to accept this arrangement. However, such a powerful female was undoubtedly beyond their reach no matter the desire.
âMonarch, we have heard that a woman has come to your estate and riled up trouble, is this true?â
âYes,â Willow nods and confirms the rumor to her subjects, âthat woman is my husbandâs mistress. She tricked my husband into leaving me for a while. I originally didnât want to make a scene about this matter and wanted to settle this quietly behind closed doors, but that woman had the nerve to barge into my home and demand things from me. I had no choice but to arrest her for now. My husbandâs attitude will decide her punishment after he returns today.â
Willow seemed to have made up the mind that Di Cang would marry her for sure today so she didnât even think about alternatives of whatâs possible.
âGuards, bring the woman up!â
âYes, Monarch.â The closest maid complied and withdrew to carry out the order.
Two attendants eventually rolled out a young girl strapped to a pillar with chains, and due to the long strands of side hair covering most of that face, no one could adequately make out the contour of this individual. Nevertheless, the miserable and pitiful appearance was plain as day to see. The girl had suffered some mistreatment before being brought to the public eye.
âSo thatâs the type of woman who stole the monarchâs husband? Che~ Is he blind or something?â
âOur monarch is so prestigious and powerful, whatâs so good about that frail-looking harlot? Nothing but skin and bones. She doesnât deserve to even lick the monarchâs shoes!â
âYou canât say it like that, perhaps the monarchâs husband feels inferior to his wife and needs room to vent. A white lotus like that is perfect if heâs feeling insecure. But I get what you mean. Thereâs no better woman under the heavens than the monarch.â
Bai Yan quietly listened to everything these people were discussing and didnât flinch in the slightest. Instead, her sight remains firmly on the woman strapped to the pillar.
Snarling in her grin after getting most of the conversation, âThis monarch is very good at setting herself up in the limelight.â
Isnât that so? Not only did this Willow find a woman who was the polar opposite of herself, she also set up the perfect scenario to convince the populous that sheâs the victim in a triangle relationship.
âYan YanâŚâ Mo Li Shang turns to look over to the demon queen, âArenât you angry that she found another woman to impersonate you? Moreover, sheâs fanning the crowd to insult youâŚ.â
âAngry? Why should I be angry?â Bai Yan lightly chuckles, âShe can go ahead and impersonate me all she likes. Di Cang isnât blind. Besides, there are scolding that woman over there and not me. Why should I be angry about what others want to do?â