This is also why the grudge runs so deep, because she, a mere commoner from who knows where, dared to claim the position of their beloved daughter, the only Princess of the Empire.
However…
At that moment, Jiang Xun felt as if he could see someone special through her eyes, which startled him.
For a moment, she just looked like her, no?
Or, was it just a deja vu?
However, after stealing another glance, Jiang Xun realized that Rui was still Rui, not the one he was looking for.
'That's right, I must have seen wrong. There is no way this wretched girl could be her…'
Her parents address?
Bullshit! She just wants to suck them dry and curse them for life, doesn't she?
Whatever she does, that's none of my business as long as it doesn't tarnish the family's reputation.
She is just a curse born for destruction, out of sight, out of mind.
"You'll get everything you want, remember to keep your promise and don't tarnish the Royal family's reputation!" Jiang Xun yelled at Rui with a cold voice, to which Rui replied with a dry smile.
Soon, Aide Huang ran back with a pile of documents, putting them on top of the desk as he arranged everything.
"Sign here." Jiang Xun voiced a command as he tapped on the bottom of the page, but instead of signing, Rui took up the contract as she started to go through the pages.
"What are you dilly-dallying for? Don't tell me you changed your mind?" Jiang Xun seemed pretty impatient despite Rui's calm and indifferent attitude as she turned the pages one by one, reading through the conditions.
'What is she reading so much? Is she pretending to understand that document? She didn't even receive any proper education or upbringing befitting of a noble! Daring!' Jiang Xun grit his teeth in frustration, but Rui was completely unaffected by this.
After turning the pages and reading through the documents for the second time, Rui seemed to stop in a page around the middle, reading it intently as a smile flashed up.
'What now?' Jiang Xun groaned as he furrowed his eyebrows, that smile in her face seemed ominous! This cursed thing!
"Your Majesty, you are pretty good I must admit. However, those little tricks won't get to me." Rui smiled mysteriously as she glanced up at Aide Huang, who seemed to be startled as he avoided her eyes instinctively.
"What do you mean by that?" Emperor Jiang pinched his eyebrows together in frustration, glaring at her silently.
"This clause here," Rui tapped over a line in the document as she leaned over the desk a bit, her eyes steady without showing any anxiety as she pointed out, "It's a ruse, isn't it?"
"It states that I can use the estate however I want, and get the expenditures under the Emperor's authority. But, why didn't you mention that I'll be the sole owner responsible for managing the Estate and property, as well as the Territory? Are you trying to simply keep me in check? Or are you just reluctant to give me the authority?"
From a perspective, there was nothing wrong with the clause, since the authority was handed over. But, anyone with a little deep understanding could see that it was a trap, meaning that Jiang Xun can get back the property and her power anytime under this clause in disguise.
It's clearly a scam.
"Whatever I have, I want to be the sole owner of my properties. And I'll absolutely not let anyone control me and my possessions as long as I'm free. And I'm not signing a fraudulent contract such as this."
"You…!" Jiang Xun slammed his hands on the table as he shot fire at Rui with his eyes, but she didn't seem the least bit concerned, which made his blood boil.
"Your Majesty! Please calm down!" Aide Huang saw that the situation wasn't going well, so he frantically stepped up to stop Jiang Xun going on a rampage, while seeing a bit astonished by her intelligence.
"Looks like I made a mistake in the contract, please hand it over, Miss. I'll redo it right away and return quickly!" Aide Huang said in a somewhat respectable tone, to which Rui raised an eye before giving a quirky smile, handing over the document without further delay.
She didn't care about the people having a different attitude towards her, as long as she can quickly get out of this stuffy place.
'It's crucial for my survival to leave this place first.'
"All right, I'll entrust this to you then, Aide Huang. Remember to bring along an exact copy this time, since I need to keep one as well!" Rui clapped her hands together as she smiled brightly, to which Huang felt a little off guard and walked away quickly.
Soon, Aide Huang returned with two stacks of documents as he handed them over to her. But Rui wasn't in a hurry as she went through the pages one by one till she was satisfied with all the conditions.
"I'm done with signing, Your Majesty." Rui handed over a document to Jiang Jun as she looked up at him. It was really a dream coming true, finally getting rid of this shadow away from her life, cast by this wretched family.
"Don't show your face here ever again." Jiang Xun said as he closed his eyes, waving his hand to tell her off.
"As you wish, Your Majesty." Rui bowed in courtesy as she cracked in a smile, turning around as she left the room unhurriedly.
Creak…
Rui felt a sharp gaze behind her from when I turned the doorknob and until she closed the door behind her and got out to the hall.
Well, not that she minds. And she doesn't need to deal with him anymore either now that she severed her relationship with him, she wouldn't see them anymore.
Just as she was about to leave, a cold toned voice entered her ears.