"Besides, right now she's like a corpse. There's no fun in that at all. Once I've persuaded her, the sight of you two being all lovey-dovey tomorrow will drive whoever comes to steal the bride mad!"
"What do you think?"
Zhu Zhuyun lifted her chin slightly and spoke softly, her words carrying a hint of feminine allure.
"I like the sound of that!"
Ma Hongjun chuckled, then his gaze hardened, revealing an unmistakable warning.
"But you'd better not try any little tricks, or else... you know how I punish women!"
"Even with Dai Weisi protecting you, I'll make sure you can neither live nor die!"
The instant Zhu Zhuyun heard those words, an indescribable terror welled up in her heart.
She could not help thinking of the women who had suffered inhuman torment before dying full of bitter resentment, and a chill rose within her.
This disgusting man had forced himself on every maidservant and palace maid in the palace.
And if they refused to obey him, he would abuse them to death at his whim, then dump their bodies in the wilderness.
Many surviving palace maids and maidservants who could no longer bear watching had tried to report him, but they had all died without even a place to be buried, not a single patch of their bodies left uninjured.
The women's tragic fates seemed to unfold before her eyes one after another, making her terror surge like the tide.
Yet when she turned her gaze toward Zhu Zhuqing beside her, that terror seemed to be held down by an invisible force.
She took a deep breath and forced her emotions under control.
"Don't worry. I can still see which way the wind is blowing!"
Hearing this, Ma Hongjun felt a surge of delight. He liked it when others