"Help me, please help me."

You are the most powerful Empress in Yubei, everyone respects and fears you. They say that you are the smartest person in the world, could you help me live another life?

"Please avenge me... I beg you..."

In the chaos, a voice came through, broken and fragmented.

I can't see the other person's face, but my consciousness is becoming clearer and clearer.

"Ah." Pain swept over him, and he suddenly opened his eyes.

This... where is this? Still alive!

"Zhao Qingdan, you dare to harm the people around Princess Lihua? Even though you are a princess, this king cannot condone your actions. These fifty lashes are a lesson for you. If there's ever another time, you will be killed without mercy."

Zhao Qingdan? Who is this, right?

My mind was flooded, a torrent of unfamiliar memories washing over me.

Zhao Qingdan, the consort of the emperor of the Ansheng Dynasty, is the daughter of Taifu Zhao Tong.

In the eyes of the world, a foolish, infatuated, and vulgar person...

Now, what about it?

He widened his eyes, staring in disbelief at a pair of hands that weren't his own.

Reborn, still alive in the eyes of others.

Look at this scene now, the once majestic and noble Empress, beaten and bruised.

What kind of resentment would summon someone all the way from a foreign enemy nation?

Zhao Qingdan strained to lift her head and make out the speaker.

Even with extensive knowledge and experience, I have to admit that this is the best-looking man I've ever seen.

Under the dim light, the man's brows and eyes were filled with a melancholy aloofness, his features as exquisite as moonlight reflected in water.

This man is now her husband, the Crown Prince Murong Ji of the An Sheng Dynasty.

At first glance, it seems like the world is ending, but in reality, his heart is as strong as iron!

Fifty lashes finally stopped, Zhao Qingdan relaxed and fell to the ground.

Murong Ji originally thought he had fainted, but discovered that he was being stared at intently.

Those eyes, which were originally lifeless and dull, were now as dark as ink, like a deep, swirling vortex.

He frowned silently, but then Zhao Qingdan uttered a single sentence with a lingering tone: "Murong Ji, if I said I was framed, would you believe me?"

Unlike the previous foolish shouting, this sentence suddenly popped out, leaving Murong Ji stunned.

The Princess Li Hua from the side suddenly walked over: "Outrageous, who would frame you? It is clearly because you hold a grudge against this princess for calling you foolish and stupid, that you seek revenge by pushing my maidservant Luobi into the river, causing her to drown. This was seen with my own eyes by my biological mother! What further excuses do you have?"

Zhao Qingdan's face flashed with a strange, mocking smile.

How dare you be so brazen with this kind of merchandise?

A mild inquiry: "Mother, what you saw with your own eyes, why didn't you call someone to save him at the time, and let him die?"

Li Hua didn't expect this foolish person to ask such a question. She was speechless for a moment, but quickly recovered and said, "You are the Fourth Princess, and now this princess is staying at the Fourth Prince's Mansion. My mother fears your position and dared not immediately seek help."

"Since she fears me, Mother should have bitten her tongue and kept silent. How come the moment Blue died, she immediately summoned me? Isn't it because she killed Blue herself and is trying to frame me?"

"You're lying! My mother and Luo Bi were close as sisters, how could I have killed her. Only you and this princess have a grudge, and taking advantage of your position in the Fourth Prince's manor, you dared to strike."

Li Hua became increasingly angry and glared at Murong Ji, blaming him: "Fourth Brother, I think Fourth Sister-in-law hasn't reflected at all. Fifty lashes weren't enough!"

Zhao Qingdan endured the burning pain in her back, her brows furrowed and distant: "The maidservants of the princess all know martial arts, but I don't have any skills. How could I possibly contend with her?"

That's because you attacked me from behind!

“Every night, guards patrol the Moonlit Lake. If I pushed him into the water, he would surely have called for help, attracting the guards' attention. But why didn't he call for help?”

Li Hua gritted his teeth and argued, "A person who has fallen into the water would have choked and wouldn't have been able to call for help."

He raised an eyebrow sarcastically, his face full of disdain: "Are you stupid? If a sane person falls into the water, even if they're half-choked to death, they would definitely cry for help. It's an instinct to survive, unless that person is mute, or at that moment, they are unconscious!"

Murong Ji's drooping eyebrows flickered with surprise. Zhao Qingdan, this person, had always been someone who only knew how to make a fuss and would never think so clearly.

After getting beaten up, he seems much smarter.

Li Hua's breath caught, her spirit filled with a slight tremor of fear.

He can cool down very quickly. Zhao Qingdan has always been a fool, and right now she's just bluffing, so there's no need to be afraid.

"Fourth Brother, Fourth Sister-in-law, how can you be so shameless? The evidence is right there, and you still want to frame me! How can this be?!"

Zhao Qingdan said in a low voice, “Let me see Lu Bi’s.”

Murong Ji stared intently, the person on the ground had a pale face and looked frail no matter how he looked at it.

But those eyes glistened with a stubbornness and ferocity that one couldn't ignore.

Out of the blue, he actually agreed.

Lu Bi was quickly carried up. Zhao Qingdan found her maid in the crowd: "Hongluo, help this palace get up."

Honglu ran over with red eyes, carefully helping up: "Your Highness, can you still walk?"

Slowly rising, with a pain that pierces to the bone marrow, yet exuding an aura of invincibility.

Coming to the edge, Bi Luo's originally beautiful face was now swollen and pale, lifeless.

Zhao Qingdan looked at the hand she was holding, and discovered that the nails on all ten fingers were black and purple at the base, but the tips of the nails were very clean.

He pointed at Li Hua, his eyes narrowed. “She was poisoned. Drowning victims sink to the bottom first and only float to the surface after death. Lakebed mud settles. If she had died normally, her fingertips should have been covered in mud. But Luo Bi's fingertips are spotless. This is strange, it means she lost consciousness underwater and likely died from poisoning then.”

Li Huazhang swallowed hard, unable to believe his eyes as he stared at Zhao Qingdan.

How is this possible, this person actually said everything true? How did this idiot figure it out?

What's even more terrifying is that Zhao Qingdan suddenly said, "Li Hua, is the poison Qian Luo San? This is a poison from the Yu Bei Dynasty. Everyone knows your mother, Empress Chen, came from Yu Bei. If I report this to Father, what do you think he would do to you?"

"You, you don't talk nonsense!" Li Hua was completely panicked.

My father despises the scheming and backstabbing among the concubines. If Father found out that we are hiding Yu Bei's deadly poison, it would definitely cause trouble.

"To poison the maidservant and frame the princess, Li Hua. Do you still not realize your wrongdoing!"

Zhao Qingdan's back glistened with perspiration, yet she stood straight. Her usually dull expression was now filled with a stern and imposing aura.

Li Hua was so frightened that he fell to the ground, unable to speak.

Murong Ji originally intended to watch from the sidelines with a cold eye, but he didn't expect Zhao Qingdan to be able to turn the tide and intimidate Li Hua to this extent.

He was surprised and said to Li Hua in a low voice, "I let bygones be bygones because of our sibling relationship. Li Hua, you are a princess of the country, so from now on, you must keep your heart pure. Pack your things and return to the palace. Do not stay at this prince's residence any longer."

Li Hua did not dare to argue any further, so he left with his people in disgrace.

As he walked past Zhao Qingdan, he glared at her menacingly, wishing he could eat her.

Zhao Qingdan relaxed, finally unable to bear the pain and fell down.

Hong Luo struggled to support herself as she pleaded with Murong Ji: "Your Highness, please, for the sake of the Lady who has been wrongly accused, send a doctor to treat her. She's already weak and can't bear it any longer."

Murong Ji cast a probing glance. The person who had just exuded such powerful aura seemed to have suddenly been drained of energy, weakly leaning against Hongluo's arms.

He died with him and his dry?

This disgusting person, he wished he could disappear as soon as possible.

But just now, his performance, how is it like a stranger?

The concubine Shen Yueqiu, who had been watching from the sidelines, saw Murong Ji hesitate and stepped forward to say, "Your Highness, after all, she is your wife, please save her. Otherwise, this concubine is afraid."

Murong Ji looked warmly at his concubine. She was still Yue Qiu, kind and gentle, far surpassing Zhao Qingdan in goodness!

He coldly ordered his subordinates: "Dongyue, go and find Jiang Shen to treat him."

"Yes!"

Shen Yueqiu stared intently at Zhao Qingdan, clenching her fingers.

I originally thought I could have beaten him to death, but unfortunately, I fell short.

But so what? This blurry appearance would only make the King more disgusted.

And how is the princess, ah, she'll never be able to catch up with herself.

Whether it's when I was young, or now...