The more Wu Jiming said, the harder Dong Ling frowned. She replied, “Your Highness. We’re living in such a big world. There are quite many girls like me. In the border area, for example, all competent men are forced to join the army, to defend the border. Only weak women, old guys and children were left home. How could they make a living if they behave like girls in the capital?”

Wu Jiming turned livid with rage! But Dong Ling totally ignored him. She continued, with a poker face, “All those women make public appearances just as men do. When they’re bullied, they fight back without fear, too. Your Highness, you know what? If anyone of them came to the capital, they would make your life more colorful. And…”

“Enough!” Wu Jiming yelled loudly to stop Dong Ling. She declined him completely. Wu Jiming then scowled and left.

Dong Ling remained calm. She didn’t care at all how angry Wu Jiming was. She watched him leave and said, “See you, Your Highness.”

After Wu Jiming disappeared from sight, Dong Feixue walked out of the rockery and approached Dong Ling.

She cursed, “Dong Ling, you bitch! What evil tricks did you use to seduce His Highness! How dare you covet the chance to be with him! And how dare you expect to marry the crown princess! Shame on you! You evil and uncouth girl! You should have been skinned!”

The jealousy was killing Dong Feixue! How could she remember that Dong Ling was no longer her merely sister, but a new princess! All Dong Feixue wanted to do was to give vent to her angry!

She used all the bad language she was capable of. No one could tell that she used to be a highly educated girl from a noble family! She totally forgot her manners, but Dong Ling didn’t give a damn. She just stood and watched.

A few seconds later, Dong Feixue finally came back to sense, to some degree. She kept cursing, but also checked how Dong Ling was reacting. When she realized that Dong Ling was looking at her as if she were a stupid crown, she got angrier! She hated it when Dong Ling looked superior!

With exploded angry, Dong Feixue cursed more outrageously! “Look how vicious you are! What you did will certainly come back to bite you in the ass! Everyone around you will be cursed, too, especially your mom Concubine Lin who gave birth to you! She’ll die in pain!”

“What did you just say?!” asked Dong Ling as she suddenly turned serious. She seized Dong Feixue by the throat!

“Let… let go of me!” Dong Feixue coughed and tried hard to yell! She struggled, forcing apart Dong Ling’s hands with her own hands.

Dong Ling, however, used more strength and seized her harder. She glared at Dong Feixue with fierce eyes and said, “I dare you say that again!”

“You…” Dong Feixue was scared and anxious. But she could hardly talk!

The harder Dong Ling seized Dong Feixue by the throat, the worse Dong Feixue looked! In the end, she was dreadfully pale. Her maid stood aside, terrified and could do nothing to help.

The maid, when she failed to drag away Dong Ling, had to beg instead, “Your Highness. Please stop! Miss Feixue is the legitimate daughter of the Dong family. If you kill her, you’ll be in trouble, too. Please let go of her, Your Highness!”

However, Dong Ling turned a deaf ear.

“Your Highness, please let go of her! She’s dying!” When Dong Feixue could hardly breathe, the maid yelled in a louder voice and pumped Dong Ling’s hand as vigorously as she could.

Her shrill voice made Dong Ling’s eardrum ache. Dong Ling then let go of Dong Feixue and threw her aside!

Dong Feixue coughed, and gulped!

“Miss Feixue, are you alright?” asked the maid. She ran to Dong Feixue and got her up. But as she was nearly dying, her legs buckled and she was too weak to stand up by herself. She leant against her maid, glaring at Dong Ling. In her eyes, there was all hatred and fear.

Dong Ling looked at her coldly and warned, “Dong Feixue. I let go of you, but it doesn’t mean I don’t dare to kill you. Watch your tongue”

Dong Feixue didn’t dare to look into Dong Ling’s cold eyes. Today, Dong Ling almost killed her recklessly, with nothing to fear.

Dong Ling was no longer the coward who used to behave like a yes-man. So far, she had totally changed!

From today on, Dong Feixue would no longer dare to bully Dong Ling again.

“Get out of here!” yelled Dong Ling when she just wanted to kick Dong Feixue out.

Dong Feixue could still remember the feelings when she was dying. And that scared her a lot! She didn’t even reply when Dong Ling humiliated her. Instead, she ran out of Dong Ling’s mansion in panic with her maid, as if some monster were chasing them!

In the cart, the maid looked at the fingerprints around Dong Feixue’s neck and said aloud bitterly, “Miss Feixue, you must ask your father to defend you! How dare she…”

“Shut up!” yelled Dong Ling harshly, with a meaningful look.

When Dong Feixue running away in a flurry, some old memories flashed in Dong Ling’s mind when the original “her” was bullied in the Dong family. Gladly, she kind of took revenge today!

She sat on the seat where she stayed. The servants were cleaning the table. She waved her hand and said, “Leave me alone.”

After all servants left, Dong Ling filled a cup with wine for herself, raised her head and drank it at one gulp.

It had been months since she had the time travel to this age and had a rebirthed.

Right now, she was lost in memories!

She felt strange when she first came here.

Bad living conditions and disgusting people!

A birth mother who was humble, but nice to her.

To live a better life, she traveled all the way to save Wu Jitian.

All the experiences flashed in her mind like a movie.

As she thought of the past, she enjoyed the wine by herself.

Wu Jitian stopped the servant who tried to tell Dong Ling about his arrival. When he reached the garden, he saw Dong Ling drinking alone.

He then walked up to her and asked, “Why are you drinking alone, Princess Lingyue?”

“Is that a sarcasm? You know I want something else!” replied Dong Ling. She shook her head and had another cup of wine.

Wu Jitian smiled and said, “It’s just the beginning. You’ll get what you want someday!”

Dong Ling smiled back and filled her cup again. Just when she was about to drink it, Wu Jitian took the cup away quickly. He got another cup and filled it before he returned Dong Ling’s cup to her. He said, “It’s better to drink with someone. Come on. Let me enjoy the wine with you.”

Dong Ling was surprised. But soon, she took up her cup and clinked it with Wu Jitian’s.

“Cheers!” She drank it at one gulp and said, “Cool! Give me more!”

“Okay.” said Wu Jitian without the least hesitation. They drank another cup of wine. He knew something must have happened that made Dong Ling so depressed. But he didn’t want to ask.

Later, someone would certainly tell him what had happened.

Wu Jitian and Dong Ling filled each other’s cups and proposed toasts. They drank again and again. It was really a joyful moment!