So, when Bai Lian swore loyalty to Chengliang, not everyone trusted her. Perhaps even the Li people didn’t believe her. How could one sincerely serve the brother of their family’s enemy?
Naturally, Chengliang’s associates advised him to demote Bai Lian. Chengliang ignored them, but his subjects remained wary of her.
This was back when Chengliang’s authority wasn’t as solidified as it is now.
“Back then, such measures were necessary.”
Bai Lian could have easily reported these checks to Chengliang, letting him eliminate these internal threats.
Or, she could have used this opposition as a reason to return to the political wilderness.
Bai Lian chose neither. She shouldered the burden herself. She suppressed, appeased, and dispersed those who could become focal points of resistance, using every means to subjugate them.
Banquets were one of the tactics Bai Lian employed during this transitional period. A time when internal enemies couldn’t openly oppose her, but resentment still lingered.
From then, she started inviting her adversaries to these banquets.
“Almost like a private chamber rather than a banquet hall.”
Bai Lian’s banquets were too lacking in laughter and merriment to be called banquets.
Guests would sit dignifiedly, exchanging polite conversations with gentle smiles. No one dared to act out of line, maintaining composure and elegance.
Not the kind of banquet anyone would want to attend just for fun.
However, because Bai Lian was the host, people longed to be invited. They remained vigilant and upright to avoid giving her any reason to fault them.
“But such events must be tiring for you too.”
Many powerful figures host joyless banquets, but Bai Lian’s stood out for being perfect in every aspect, except for being fun.
If the banquet had any shortcomings in its preparations, or if the host appeared disheveled from drinking, the guests would have spent hours in boredom, only to go home and mock the host among themselves.
However, Bai Lian had prepared everything to perfection. The food and drinks were top-notch, and the music was elegant. The servants who carried the food and drinks and attended to the guests moved like shadows, quietly and without disturbing the guests.
Throughout the long banquet, Bai Lian never once faltered in her posture, boasting perfect etiquette.
Because of her demeanor, the guests were always apprehensive about making any faux pas. Naturally, Bai Lian assumed the position of evaluating the guests, who subconsciously came to think of her as superior.
Thus, Bai Lian tamed her potential adversaries, always ready to pounce, like trained dogs.
“Is there still a need for this?”
Bai Lian had employed countless methods and proved her capabilities, leaving no one to deny her status as the second in command of the Jin Empire.
She had incorporated all the lands she trod into the Jin Empire and completed the continental conquest initiated by Chengliang’s brother, Zi Hongyuan.
Therefore, even though there was no longer a need for her to establish hierarchy, Bai Lian continued to host perfectly dull banquets.
“Why not just host a normal banquet? A little mistake here and there, but everyone’s too drunk to notice. That’s much more comfortable.”
Ordinary banquets don’t need to be this flawless. Everyone becomes lenient as alcohol flows and rationality loosens. Guests forgive each other’s misbehavior, and minor mistakes by the host are likewise overlooked.
Unless intentionally displaying a hierarchy, the latter approach is overwhelmingly more comfortable. This is why Chengliang couldn’t understand why Bai Lian chose the harder path.
At Chengliang’s question, Bai Lian hesitated to answer, a rarity for her. Instead of responding, she wiped the cup and refilled it for Chengliang.
Chengliang didn’t press for an answer, taking his time with the drink. When his cup was half-empty, Bai Lian finally spoke.
“……I’m just doing what I do best.”
When yandere male lead believes she loves him — but she never did
“How dare you!”
“How dare you make me love you, only to cast me aside as nothing more than a friend?!?
“I will never accept that.”
“I will never let you return to him.”
“Even if I have to burn myself to ashes.”
“Even if I must shatter my purity, my dignity, my very soul.”
“I will never let you escape me!”
This was the first novel that introduced me to the matriarchal genre. I’ve read it three times already!
At first, the male lead despised the female lead. Later, he misunderstood that she liked him, so he condescendingly and reluctantly reciprocated her feelings.
Then, he suddenly discovered that she was kind to everyone in the same way, and there was already someone she cherished in her heart, and that person was not him.
The male lead couldn’t believe it, he became angry and crazy. He was determined to capture her body and heart by any means necessary.
Synopsis:
Want to see how a green tea bitch male lead falls in love with the female lead?
Want to see how he flirtatiously pursues the female lead?
Want to see how he gets slapped in the face repeatedly?
The male lead is a green tea bitch, a poisonous lotus, jealous, ruthless, unscrupulous, with a venomous heart, and he’s also a delusional maniac.
The female lead is righteous, positive energy-filled, kind, a holy mother.
Let’s see how two people with extreme personalities come together~
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