A time-travel story where I forcefully marry the leading lady in a film/TV series!

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"Your Majesty and Your Majesty share a deep brotherly bond! After being separated for several months, you must be overjoyed to see each other again today!"

Princess Yang Ying was quite surprised that she had not been summoned by Emperor Anguo today, but was instead arranged to meet her emperor brother.

So she subconsciously glanced back at Wei Tingyu, and seeing him nod silently at her, she took a deep breath and said, "Of course!"

"This humble official will accompany you immediately!" Upon seeing this, the Anguo official nodded, then clasped his hands in a fist salute to Wei Tingyu and said, "However, this matter concerns the reunion of the brothers, the King of Dawu and His Highness Prince Li. As a foreign envoy of both countries, it would be inappropriate for Marquis Jining to participate!"

"Rest assured, my lord, I am not such a blind man!" Wei Tingyu sneered and then said, "I will only accompany His Highness Prince Li to the foot of the tower, and will not go up the tower to disturb them!"

Wei Tingyu understood perfectly well what An Guo's arrangement meant.

In particular, the other party would certainly want to take this opportunity to test whether the alliance between him, as an envoy from the Central Plains, and the Wu Kingdom was truly stable.

If this point is not clear, it will be difficult for Anguo to make a decision on the next course of action.

The other party was clearly surprised that Wei Tingyu would actually accompany Prince Li to wait at the foot of the tower.

Judging from the current situation, Wei Tingyu is very concerned about the safety of the Emperor of Wu Kingdom!

"Your Highness, please!" However, this minister was a seasoned veteran. He quickly nodded after a quick glance and then gestured to Yang Ying to invite her to depart.

"Please wait a moment, my lord!" However, Yang Ying had naturally become more accustomed to this time. Seeing that the other party was so eager for her to see her brother, the emperor, she guessed that there must be something wrong. So she quickly said, "I am only wearing ordinary clothes now!"

"If you wish to have an audience with the Emperor, you must be properly dressed to avoid violating the proper relationship between ruler and subject!"

"Please wait a moment, sir! I will come after I change my clothes!"

Princess Yang Ying immediately came up with a perfect excuse, and without waiting for the other party's reaction, she turned around and went straight back to the main hall.

……

"Alright!" Princess Yang Ying, with the help of the female Golden Shadow Guards, quickly changed into her princely attire. However, upon seeing Wei Tingyu waiting in the hall, she frowned and said, "Yesterday, Sister Ruyi said that the King would definitely back down!"

"I thought today was just a summons, but I never expected to meet my brother, the Emperor, directly?!"

"The art of war is inherently about the interplay of deception and reality!" Wei Tingyu stepped forward to examine Yang Ying's attire, and after confirming there were no issues, nodded and said, "The Anguo court and the public have always suspected your identity!"

"They suspect you are not of the true bloodline of the Wu Kingdom! You are just a temporary substitute!"

"Perhaps this is the real reason why Emperor An did this! He wants to use this to test the waters!"

"What should we do then?" Princess Yang Ying panicked upon hearing this and quickly grabbed Wei Tingyu's arm, asking, "I've only met my brother a few times and exchanged a few words with him!"

"He's currently imprisoned in a high tower and has no idea about what's been done back home!"

"What if they don't recognize me? That would be..."

"Don't worry!" Wei Tingyu knew that although Emperor Wu was stubborn and arrogant, he wasn't stupid! Moreover, having seen the plot, he knew that Emperor Wu had seen through An Guo's scheme, so he wasn't worried.

Then he leaned down and whispered a few words in Yang Ying's ear, reminding her of some things that might happen after she went in and some precautions to take.

Princess Yang Ying's eyes lit up as she listened, because Wei Tingyu's explanation was so detailed, it was as if he knew all of Anguo's plans!

And it was precisely because of this that Princess Yang Ying's initially tense and fearful heart immediately relaxed.

……

In the residence of the Left Envoy of the Zhuyiwei government office, the current Left Envoy, Chen Gui, was lying on the ground, clutching his throat and looking pained.

Standing before him was a handsome young man, but the man's eyes were filled with murderous intent, which was completely out of place with his current appearance and attire.

"What a pity~!" The young man slowly walked towards Chen Gui, and when he spoke, it was a very charming woman's voice that came from "his" mouth.

"This was my territory before you!"

"Who are you?" Chen Gui asked, looking bewildered. He struggled to sit up and stared at the approaching young man with a puzzled expression. The confusion in his eyes slowly turned into shock.

"Huh? Ren Zuoshi?!" At this point, Chen Gui finally remembered who this voice and figure resembled.

Based on what the other party had just said, he was certain that he would never admit his mistake!

The young man before us is none other than Ren Xin, the former Left Envoy of the Zhuyi Guard, in disguise!

"You're back? You're not dead?" Chen Gui's body trembled involuntarily at the thought.

"Speak!" However, Ren Ruyi was definitely not here to reminisce, and went straight to the point: "Why did you collude with the Beipan people to assassinate Marquis Changqing?"

Marquis Changqing, Li Tongguang, was originally Ren Ruyi's apprentice, and his mother was Princess Qingning of Anguo!

Because his father was merely a male concubine of Anguo, he had always been regarded as a disgrace by the Anguo royal family!

Ren Ruyi had taught him martial arts and political strategy when he was young.

Li Tongguang was tasked with welcoming Prince Li, but Wei Tingyu and his entourage arrived in Andu ahead of time via a side road, so Li Tongguang was caught off guard and waited in vain at the border for several days.

However, on his way back to Andu, he was unexpectedly assassinated by the Beipan people! Although the assassination attempt failed, Li Tongguang spread the word that the Zhuyiwei (Crimson Guards) were colluding with the Beipan people in the assassination attempt!

Ren Ruyi naturally received this news yesterday, so she took this opportunity to ask about it.

Because if there were traitors within the Zhu Yiwei, then the blood feud she suffered back then might have been committed by the same person!

"I have no idea about this!" Chen Gui was taken aback when he heard Ren Ruyi's question, and then shook his head repeatedly to indicate that he did not know.

However, such rhetoric could not fool Ren Ruyi. With a flick of her fingers, she pierced Chen Gui's chest with a poisoned needle!

"You know! I've never been patient!" Ren Ruyi was completely different when facing other men than when facing Wei Tingyu. At this moment, she looked at Chen Gui rolling on the ground, but there was no emotion in her eyes, as if she were looking at a dead man.

"Do you want to die from a painful itch?!" Even the words she spoke were devoid of any emotion; any normal person would shudder at the mere sound of murderous intent in her voice!

"I did what Marquis Changqing did!" Chen Gui naturally knew Ren Ruyi's methods. Seeing that the other party did not believe him at all, and coupled with the unbearable pain and itching on his body, he simply admitted it.

"But I really don't know...and I didn't collude with any Beipan people!"

"The Crown Prince wants me... wants me to get rid of Marquis Changqing for him... I dare not disobey!"

Chen Gui could no longer bear the pain, so he revealed everything about the eldest prince.

"Dare not disobey?" Ren Ruyi sneered and rebuked, "Have you forgotten that the Zhuyiwei are the emperor's private army?"

"I haven't forgotten!" At this moment, Chen Gui was in excruciating pain, and the veins on his neck and forehead were bulging exaggeratedly!

However, he still gritted his teeth and said with a face full of resentment, "His Majesty only treats us as henchmen!"

After saying that, he pointed at Ren Ruyi and said, "Even you... didn't you end up with nothing but bones and a ruined reputation!"

"I have no choice but to rely on the Crown Prince! Your Majesty, haven't you ever felt this kind of panic?"

"Your Majesty! Please give me some antidote! Just a little bit! Just a little bit will do!"

Chen Gui's words struck a chord with Ren Ruyi. If she hadn't seen through the true nature of the Zhu Yiwei, she wouldn't have needed to fake her death to escape!

Thinking of this, she slowly squatted down, took out a small jar of antidote from her bosom, and handed it to Chen Gui.

Upon seeing this, Chen Gui immediately showed a grateful expression and reached out to take the antidote without saying a word.

However, just as his hand was about to reach the antidote bottle, his expression suddenly changed, and his eyes instantly revealed a fierce look! At the same time, his hand formed a claw and attacked Ren Ruyi's neck!

However, Ren Ruyi's eyes sharpened, and she easily dodged the opponent's claw attack!

Then, he thrust out a finger and struck Chen Gui's neck hard.

Chen Gui never expected that his opponent could not only dodge his sneak attack, but also counterattack so easily! He only felt a strong force on his neck, followed by a sharp pain, and he fell heavily to the ground!

He started spitting out mouthfuls of blood!

"No...impossible...unacceptable..." Chen Gui was gushing blood from his mouth as he desperately tried to speak, his eyes filled with disbelief.

He knew that although his martial arts skills were not as good as Ren Ruyi's, he still had a high chance of success if he launched a surprise attack when the other party was unprepared.

But I never expected that she would resolve the situation so easily, and I felt as if I had no chance to resist at all!

Of course, he had no idea that Ren Ruyi had been by Wei Tingyu's side for some time and that her martial arts skills had improved so much that she was no longer on the same level as him!

"I didn't want to kill anyone! But you're courting death!" Ren Ruyi's finger had just broken Chen Gui's cervical vertebrae, so even if he persisted, he wouldn't live much longer. He sneered and stood up.

Chen Gui's eyes widened, and after taking his last two breaths, he collapsed heavily to the ground, lifeless.

The light in its eyes quickly faded, leaving only a fleshy, bloody shell.

Immediately, warning sounds rang out from all around, and the people inside the Zhuyiwei government office also realized that something was wrong!

Ren Ruyi used her lightness skill to descend from the roof beam to the rooftop. She saw a large crowd gathered inside the government office below, so Chen Gui's body must have been discovered soon!

However, Ren Ruyi remained calm. She easily tore off her clothes, revealing a light blue dress underneath, and then wrapped the original disguised clothes around herself to look like a baby.

As the human skin mask was discarded on the ground, she easily disguised herself as a young woman holding a baby and blended into the crowd on the street.

……

With a heart full of trepidation, Princess Yang Ying followed the Minister of Rites of Anguo all the way up the tower to the place where the Emperor of Anguo was imprisoned, and she also saw her Emperor brother whom she had not seen for a long time!

"Brother Chen..."

"Your subject pays respects to Your Majesty!"

"Your humble servant greets Your Majesty!"

However, just as Yang Ying was about to bow, two young men of similar height and build suddenly darted out from the side! Moreover, they were also dressed in the robes of princes of the Wu Kingdom, and stood on either side of her, bowing together to the imprisoned Emperor Wu.

The sudden appearance of these two people completely cut off Princess Yang Ying's next words.

She looked up in surprise, glancing left and right, her face filled with shock.

Upon seeing Yang Ying's current appearance, the minister of Anguo beside him immediately chuckled to himself.

As expected, His Majesty's plan is brilliant. Just looking at Prince Li's surprised expression, he was quite pleased with himself.

However, he never expected that Yang Ying's surprise at this moment was not at all about these two fake princes who suddenly appeared.