The Princess Cannot Escape: The Cunning Prince Is Not to Be Messed With

Chapter 288 The Meaning of Domestic Violence

Originally, she had taken the initiative, but now Yin Quan's momentum immediately diminished. She still felt that she had no way to explain this matter to him, and she didn't even know how to bring it up.

"I was the one who asked you first..." Her voice grew softer and softer until it was barely audible. In fact, she knew even if Xiahou Ying didn't say it. Given his personality, he would never tell her what he had done for her. But if he didn't have something to hide, why would he have been so anxious to stop Doctor Yan just now?

Thinking of this, Yin Quan felt a warmth in her heart. Over the years, this man had sacrificed so much for her. He always silently held up an umbrella for her where she couldn't see. His love was never spoken, yet it was as unwavering and steadfast as a mountain.

What profound love must it be to be so selfless? She opened her arms and hugged Xiahou Ying tightly, nestling her head against his chest, "Xiahou Ying..."

"Don't think you can get away with being cute. I can spoil you in any way, but you have to make this matter clear to me."

Yin Quan sensed that Xiahou Ying was holding back; his breath seemed to freeze. Yin Quan slowly climbed out of his arms. "I told you not to be afraid, and not to think I'm crazy..." Xiahou Ying smiled bitterly. "After everything I've been through, do you think I would still think that way?" Fortunately, with Fu Sheng's groundwork, it wasn't so difficult to explain after all.

"Actually, I... I am from another world. After I died unexpectedly in that world, my soul came here and happened to take the place of Yin Quan, who was killed by Liu Ruyue. At that time, she was resentful and refused to leave. She suffered oppression for many years. I treated Liu Ruyue that way in order to help her get revenge. But I never expected that as soon as I came here, I would have a strange marriage contract with you."

Xiahou Ying's brows furrowed more and more. Sure enough, although there was some foreshadowing, Yin Quan's words were still too strange for the people of their world, and Xiahou Ying probably wouldn't understand them.

"What kind of world did you live in? Did you have a fiancé there?" Yin Quan paused in her twisting her fingers. She thought she was hallucinating. Xiahou Ying wasn't concerned that she was a ghost from another world, nor that she wasn't the real Yin family's young lady.

He was actually concerned about whether she had a fiancé in that world? Wasn't that a bit of a leap in thinking? Xiahou Ying, seeing her expression, thought he had hit the nail on the head, and his face darkened, quite displeased.

"Is it that man named Han something? Are you engaged? Or are you already married?" Looking at his childlike appearance, Yin Quan suddenly burst out laughing. The more she looked at him, the more adorable he became, and she couldn't help but kiss him on the cheek.

"Did Xiahou Ying ever tell you that you look adorable when you're jealous...?" Xiahou Ying's eyes widened as he looked at Yin Quan, who was smiling like a sunflower, and his voice became hoarse.

"Don't be ridiculous! This is a very serious matter. If you are already engaged to that man, you must break it off. You can only be mine, from head to toe. I will not allow any other man to have a place in your heart, not even a corner."

Yin Quan laughed even more happily. Was this really his Xiahou Ying, the jealous, scheming, and fastidious Xiahou Ying? "Don't you care that I'm not the real Miss Yin, don't you care that I'm just a soul that traveled thousands of miles?" Xiahou Ying looked into her eyes and suddenly smiled faintly.

He swept her into his arms, saying, "Silly woman, I knew long ago that you weren't Miss Yin."

Now it was Yin Quan's turn to be shocked and at a loss for words. "What did you say? Xiahou Ying! You knew all along? Impossible, no one in this world knew this secret!"

Xiahou Ying affectionately ruffled her hair. “In my eyes, there are no secrets in this world, let alone someone I’ve been betrothed to since childhood. I know everything about Miss Yin’s every move. I used to think you might be a spy planted by the Crown Prince, but it didn’t take long for me to realize that no one would send such a stupid spy to infiltrate. I just never expected your true identity to be like this.”

"You...then why do you never ask me?"

"If you want to tell me, you will. If you don't want to, why should I force you?" Xiahou Ying's eyes were like a hot spring, full of Yin Quan. At that moment, she suddenly felt very satisfied. Her man was always trying to spoil her in his own way.

"Actually, I never thought that I hadn't fallen in love with anyone. In my original world, I did have a boyfriend, but we weren't at the point of marriage. He later betrayed me and got together with my best friend. I even caught them in the act... Later, I found out that he had been tolerating me all along, and my feelings for him changed from initial passion to eventual calmness. I thought love was nothing more than that until I met you, Xiahou Ying. You made me realize that love can truly last forever."

"Do you still love him?" Yin Quan shook her head. "I always thought I loved him, until I met you. I realized that it wasn't love at all, it was just liking. What I can't forget is the resentment of being betrayed." Hearing this, the thorn that had always been entrenched in Xiahou Ying's heart was finally pulled out. Fortunately, there was no other man in her heart, otherwise, he would not be satisfied if he didn't make that man disappear.

Seeing his brows gradually relax, Yin Quan pouted, "What a petty man. My mother said you can't marry a narrow-minded man." Xiahou Ying tightened his arms around her, and Yin Quan almost couldn't breathe, "Cough cough... Xiahou Ying, how dare you abuse me!"

What is domestic violence?

"Let me, this great lawyer, tell you that in our place, if a man and a woman get married, the man cannot hit the woman. Otherwise, he will be sentenced to prison, just like the criminal law here. He will go to jail. Also, in our place, a man can only marry one woman."

Yin Quan's words were absolutely shocking. In this male-dominated world, men are kings, and women are always just their foils. "You were very powerful in that world?"

"Of course, I'm a lawyer. The laws where I live are very comprehensive and humane, unlike yours, which are so autocratic. The emperor can take a life with a single word. Aren't all lives equal? ​​Why can he kill or dismember someone whenever he wants?"

Xiahou Ying glared at her. "Don't talk nonsense. You can only say such disrespectful things to me. Be careful what you say when you go out." Yin Quan stuck out her tongue. Thinking of Xiahou Ying's mother in the secret realm, Yin Quan hesitated for a moment. Xiahou Ying noticed that she wanted to say something but hesitated. "What do you have to hide from me?"

“I…I saw your mother…” Xiahou Ying, who was usually unfazed even by the collapse of Mount Tai, suddenly stood up. His body was trembling, and he clenched his fists tightly. His out-of-control appearance shocked Yin Quan. “Don’t get excited…I know you don’t want to talk about your mother, but she has her own reasons for all these years.”

Xiahou Ying turned away, seemingly unwilling to let Yin Quan see his vulnerable state. His voice was somewhat hoarse, "How did you get to see her?"

"Because she is also from another world, and she was the one who gave us hints in the illusion. Without her, we would probably have perished at Fusheng's hands. Although Fusheng is also a part of your mother's soul, he is a manifestation of the resentment in your mother's heart, and he became so cruel because he absorbed the resentment of too many people. Your mother was not that kind of person. She was a very kind and gentle person..."

"Enough! I don't care what kind of person she is. I didn't have a mother when she abandoned me. There's no point in telling me this."

For someone who lost his mother at a young age and grew up in such an inhumane and treacherous place, Yin Quan could fully understand Xiahou Ying's resentment towards his mother. It was a resentment born from a heart full of expectations and love, which turned into helplessness.

Yin Quan gently embraced Xiahou Ying from behind, resting her head lightly on his shoulder. The two remained silent for a moment, and time seemed to pass by in an eternity. Xiahou Ying's voice was like something rubbed between stone peaks.

"What did Mother Consort say?"

Yin Quan's smile faded slightly. She was clearly head over heels in love, but she still had to put on a cold and aloof act!

"She left you back then because she was in another world and her spirit couldn't hold on any longer. She could have stayed through the divine artifact, but she gave up that opportunity to give birth to you. So she dispersed her soul and merged it into the artifact, which is how she preserved her soul." Xiahou Ying was confused, but now that he finally knew the real cause of his mother's death, he was not as happy as he had imagined. Instead, he was overwhelmed by a sense of self-blame. So his mother died because of him. No wonder his father liked him, but never got close to him.

Seeing Xiahou Ying's remorseful expression, Yin Quan quickly turned his face away. "Don't think nonsense. Your mother is happy. She is proud to have you. If she could choose again, she would still do the same. She never regrets it. And who knows, if we gather the four divine artifacts, we can help her condense her soul."

Yin Quan's words made Xiahou Ying tremble. He had just overlooked an important issue: his mother was from another world, which was why she died young, but was Yin Quan also from another world...?

"Will you die young like Mother Consort? Will you die after that so-called spirit disappears?" Xiahou Ying gripped Yin Quan's shoulders tightly, so tightly that it hurt.

"Xiahou Ying, don't get agitated... you're hurting me." Xiahou Ying finally let go, but his face was still frighteningly pale, and the wound on his shoulder that had just been bandaged tore open again. Yin Quan hurriedly pressed him down onto the bed. "Don't get agitated, who said I'm going to die! Didn't I tell you that as long as I collect the four divine artifacts, I'll have a way to stay? Besides, I'm not dead. At worst, I'll just go back to the world I used to live in. If I really leave, just consider it a dream."