I woke up as the Villainous Empress

Yang Ning has always been beautiful and her dazzling, innocent beauty was already the talk of the town. However, after she dressed up in the royal wedding dress and put on some makeup, she was appearing to be awe-strikingly gorgeous.

It was as if an angel had come to life!

The other two maids who came from the royal palace and helped Yang Ning to dress up for the wedding also nodded in agreement to Xiaowei’s words and added, “Yes, Lady Yang Ning. Xiaowei is speaking the truth. If His Highness looked at you looking this beautiful, I am sure he wouldn’t be able to control himself tonight.” One of the maids remarked, meanwhile, the other nodded and giggled in agreement.

Yang Ning was caught off guard by their boldness and felt her cheeks getting red. Night? How can she forget that tonight will be their first wedding night?

Just the thought of it was giving her goosebumps. How is she going to manage this biggest hurdle which is called the first wedding night, that is in front of her?

Are they going to sleep together in the same bed? For real? She wondered.

Yang Ning took a deep breath and shook off the unnecessary thoughts for now. When she was taking deep breaths to soothe her nervousness, she lost her cool and chuckled when she noticed Xiaowei’s awe-struck expression from the mirror’s reflection.

” Why are you staring at me like that? Do I look like a clown?” She joked.

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Xiaowei, who was trying to control her emotions and was on the brink of crying, lost her composure when Yang Ning joked about her heavenly looks.

She looked at Yang Ning with teary eyes and cried, “Milady! How can you say that? I was looking at you because you were looking so beautiful.” She exclaimed while wiping her tears.

Yang Ning chuckled to see her getting agitated and asked, ” Are you sure? Don’t you think that you have put too much white powder on my face?”

” It is not much, Milady. Compared to the other brides, we have put less powder since your skin is already pale and white like sea pearls.” Instead of Xiaowei, one of the two maids responded to her whining.

” Also, this blush! Why did you put so much blush on my ghostly white powdered face?” Yang Ning said while looking at her makeup in the mirror from up close.

Her face is not only covered with an excessive amount of white powder but she was also wearing an absurd amount of blush on her cheeks. In addition to that, she was also wearing a red tint on her lips, making her appear like a female vampire.

“Also, do I have to wear this dramatic headpiece? My head hurts with the weight of it.” Yang Ning whined while looking at Xiaowei pleadingly.

The intense red, royal silk wedding dress was already heavy and she had to wear several layers of clothing underneath the main dress.

In addition to that, she also needs to wear a royal robe that has fine handwork using golden threads. The artwork was defined and was the best part of her royal wedding dress which has come from the royal palace in the betrothal gifts.

The royal wedding dress and the ornaments that she will be wearing for the ceremonial wedding have come from the royal palace as betrothal gifts. That’s why, even if she wants to, she cannot skip any of the pieces of the ornament from wearing them.

The weight of the dress was already bearable for her. How would she manage the heavy weight of this headpiece as well?

Xiaowei looked at Yang Ning in terror when she attempted to remove the heavy headpiece and said, ” Milady! You cannot do that.”

” You shall not remove this headpiece until the wedding ceremony comes to an end. Because this headpiece symbolizes the long-running tradition of the Zheng Empire and is also considered as a blessing for His Highness’s long life.”

” You shall not remove this Headpiece until His Highness himself removes this headpiece along with your veil,” Xiaowei instructed her and alerted her to not remove her headpiece and veil as well before Zheng Liang removes them himself before their consummation ceremony.

Yang Ning sighed heavily as she failed to understand why there are so many formalities and unnecessary symbolizations of a single thing.

After Xiaowei and the other maids helped her to wear the veil and the remaining jewelry and ornaments, the door of the chamber was opened and Yang Luoyang entered the chamber.

“Your Lordship!” Xiaowei immediately lowered her head when Yang Luoyang suddenly appeared and greeted him with fear and loyalty mixed in her eyes. The other two maids followed the suit and greeted him while bowing to him as well.

Yang Luoyang nodded at them in response to their greetings and said indifferently, ” Go out and check if the palanquin has been prepared for departure or not.” He waved hands, gesturing them to empty the room.

Xiaowei hesitantly glanced at Yang Ning as she worried about her lady.

Yang Ning sensed her concern and nodded at her from the mirror and said, ” Go outside.”

Yang Luoyang chuckled at the way Xiaowei left only after Yang Ning asked her to leave the chamber. This girl has become quite bold these days.

“What brings you here, Father?” Yang Ning asked with a polite smile, however, there was detestation hidden in her words.

Yang Luoyang sensed her hostility towards him and raised his brows in amusement. He smirked at her and asked, ” Why? Can I not come to your chamber to meet you for the last time before you marry into the royal palace?”

Yang Ning pursed her lips and could sense that he did not come here to meet her before the wedding ceremony, just because she is getting married today. There is some other reason.

She masked her loathing against him with a fake smile and said, ” Of course, You can.”

“Father, Would you like to have some tea?” She asked as she offered him a cup of tea and refreshments that Xiaowei had prepared in her chamber in advance.

“There is no need.” Yang Luoyang replied coldly as he looked around the chamber which had changed a lot and wasn’t the same as before.

This chamber belongs to Yang Jian yet he was forced to give this chamber to Yang Ning because Yu Ling threatened him that she will tattletale His Majesty about everything that she has seen at the Yang Household.

He swallowed his anger and pulled a chair to sit next to Yang Ning and adjusted her chair to face him while talking.

“Ah!” Yang Ning squealed in surprise when Yang Luoyang suddenly adjusted her chair and made her face him while sitting.

Yang Luoyang looked into Yang Ning’s puzzled eyes and pursed his lips in a thin line. His expression darkened as he looked at her with his cold gaze and said, ” Yang Ning, do you think just because you married the Crown Prince, you will be freed from my clutches?”

Yang Ning’s confused expression turned into a frown when she heard his threatening words. Now he is openly threatening her.

He chortled to see Yang Ning’s expression changing and said, ” Yang Ning, you are my daughter and will never be able to escape my shadow.”

“Even if you marry the Crown Prince, you will always have to listen to me. Always!” His voice lowered and became sterner as he stared at her with a mocking smirk on his lips.

Yang Ning did not say anything and kept a poker face while facing Yang Luoyang. She was also curious why Yang Luoyang was so confident that Yang Ning would always follow his orders.

” Do you remember when Zheng Liang was confined inside his chamber for a week when he was accused of falsifying the evidence and forcing the witness to give the wrong testimony? Who do you think would have done something like that?” He asked, leaving her to rack her brain.

However, rather than giving her time to grasp the question, he clapped his hands loudly, startling her, and said, ” I think deep down in your heart, you also know the answer.”

” That’s right. If I can play with the Crown Prince like a toy, what do you think would happen to you if you fail to comply with my words? Do you think you could stand behind Zheng Liang and Yu Ling and they will protect you?” He asked her coldly.

“Hah! Stop living in delusions.” He laughed and poked Yang Ning in the forehead, pushing her head backward.

” The Crown Prince might have a higher title, but I have the power. So keep in your mind that you can never outrun me in terms of scheming and plotting.”

In the past, giving her a cold look was enough to make her tremble in fear. However, something has changed about her.

How can she look at him calmly when facing his piercing gaze?

Even if she doesn’t fear his cold gaze anymore, he will use his words to make her understand that she is only a tool for him to get information on Zheng Liang.

She can never think highly of herself and act like the Crown Princess. Because she is nothing but his puppet.

” You are getting married to the Crown Prince as my rat, so just do as I order you to do. Report to me every single thing about Zheng Liang, from the food he eats to the people he meets. Do not miss anything!” He threatened her and grabbed her chin between his fingers.

*Knock, Knock*