Looking at the Golden Guard and Gu Anning standing before her, Gu Qingqing endured the searing pain from her broken arms.

"Gu Anning, what exactly do you want to do?"

Hearing this, Gu Anning burst into laughter, her smile filled with triumph and sarcasm. She grabbed Gu Qingqing's hand and forced her to look towards the east: "Look, that's the direction of the Xue family, isn't it? It's on fire. Looks like the emperor has wiped out all the rebel members of the Xue family."

Gu Anning's words were like a knife, piercing Gu Qingqing's heart directly. She instantly felt tears welling up in her eyes, struggling to sit up straight, but her hands were held down, unable to move.

"Looking at her own younger sister, she asked, "What do you mean? What kind of traitors from the Xue family? What did the Emperor do to my grandfather?"

“What are you doing, Gu Qingqing? Don’t you really know?” Gu Anning said, her eyes gleaming with triumph. Even the smile at the corners of her mouth seemed twisted: “The Xue family has amassed their own army and is plotting rebellion, wanting to support Xue Changfeng and your bastard son’s ascension to the throne. The Emperor has long known about your treacherous schemes, so he has been planning for years, just waiting for the day he can capture you all.”

“Gu Anning, you’re lying! I didn’t!” Hearing Gu Anning’s accusations, Gu Qingqing couldn’t contain her anger any longer. She struggled against the Jinwu Guards’ restraint, reaching for Gu Anning, but was kicked in the chest by someone and fell to the side.

Pain surged through my entire body, making it hard to breathe.

When things settled down, he saw Ou Jin in a bright yellow dragon robe standing before him.

Looking into his own eyes, there was no more emotion, only hatred and disgust.

"Your Majesty, I have been wrongly accused." Gu Qingqing endured the excruciating pain, holding onto a sliver of hope. She reached out to grab Ou Jin's robe, but was swatted away by him.

"Gu Qingqing, for my sincere love for you to be betrayed in this way! You actually colluded with others behind my back and even attempted to seize the throne. As the emperor, how could I allow you to deceive me so!" With a wave of his hand, he watched as soldiers dragged an unconscious child and threw him before Gu Qingqing.

Looking at Ou Che who was dragged out and thrown before her, already lifeless, Gu Qingqing completely despaired. Her eyes were bloodshot with hatred, and her expression became ferocious: "Che'er! Ou Jin, you're insane! This is your son, your own flesh and blood, how could you kill him!"

Struggling to climb forward, she held Ou Che in her arms, but the little one was already cold.

"However, You Jin had no expression and simply uttered a cold sentence: “My bone, this is clearly the child born from your affair with Xue Changfeng! Back when you were gone all night at the Xue Mansion, you colluded with Xue Changfeng. Moreover, you gave birth to his illegitimate child, attempting to usurp my throne. You Qingqing, you are truly vicious!”

"No, Your Majesty, I have never done anything to wrong you!" Gu Qingqing was about to explain when she was directly pressed to the ground by a soldier.

Gu Anning saw this and smiled, stepping forward. She lifted Gu Qingqing's chin and said in a very soft voice: "Sister, don't struggle. Whether you betrayed or not, whether Che'er is the emperor's bone doesn't matter. What matters is that the emperor wants him dead. If you want to blame someone, blame the Xue family for getting in the emperor's way. There's also one thing I might as well tell you, the emperor has wanted to kill you for a long time."

Had it not been for the need to consolidate his imperial throne with the Xue family's military power, he would have had you killed the moment he brought you into the palace. The emperor said your face and these scars are utterly hideous, even giving him nightmares. Now that opportunity has presented itself, do you think the emperor will let you off?

Gu Anning patted her belly and a sweet smile spread across her face. “There’s also good news to tell Sister, I have one, it’s the Emperor’s.”

He stood up directly.

Gu Qingqing looked at Gu Anning, who was leaning against Ou Jin with a smug look on her face, and her heart filled with hatred.

Teeth gritted, the metallic tang spread in his mouth.

The places where I was hit, now the pain has become numb. A pair of eyes glared at them with hatred, bloodshot red: “Ou Jin, Gu An Ning, you two will not have a good end! Even if I, Gu Qingqing, become a ghost, I won't let you off!”

Gritting his teeth as he finished that sentence, a sharp pain pierced his chest and blood welled up in his mouth. His eyes locked onto Oujin, who was clutching the sword and lunging at him.

I will become a vengeful ghost and make you repay your debts…

Covered in countless arrows, Gu Qingqing gradually lost consciousness.

I don't know how long it took, but then I felt a dull pain in the back of my head.

His whole body felt like it had been disassembled and was aching.

Upon feeling the pain of being uploaded, Gu Qingqing instantly opened her eyes.

Looking at the dilapidated house before him, he sat up in shock.

It wasn't death at Wuyang Palace, it was death at the hands of Ou Jin. Where is this?

Raising her hand, she used the moonlight to look at herself. Her skin was pale, and she saw the bracelet on her wrist. This had been a gift from her mother. When she had been kidnapped and disfigured, losing her innocence, this bracelet also disappeared.

Looking at the bracelet now, it's definitely hers. Gu Qingqing instinctively reached up to her face.

Without those frightening scars, her face was clean and without any wounds.

Suddenly, I couldn't express the feelings in my heart.

Looking out the window at the courtyard, recalling what had happened to me before, it all clicked into place.

This was when I was fifteen, on my way to my grandparents' house. It was the start of my nightmare when our carriage was hijacked on the road.

In my past life, I was tricked by the Huo family into marrying their unworthy nephew. However, Gu Anran, who had been manipulated by them, ruined my face before it could happen.

Unexpectedly, Heaven gave me a second chance at life before anything had happened.

Counting the time, he knew that this time around, he had woken up earlier than in his past life. Gu Anran hadn't appeared yet.

Gu Qingqing was nimble and quick, hiding behind the door.

Soon, I heard the sound of two people's careful footsteps outside the door.

"Third Miss, shall we go back? The eldest miss probably isn't here."

“She’s definitely here, I’ve already inquired. Mother wants her to marry her cousin, but the Xue family disagrees, so she deliberately did this, wanting the Xue family to have no choice but to agree to the marriage. Today, I went and ruined her face. Let’s see if, without this face, she still has any qualifications to marry her cousin.” Having said that, Gu Anran strode in with her chin held high.

Gu Qingqing, due to her memories from her past life and because she woke up earlier in this life, clearly heard what Gu Anran and Xiaodie said.

Thinking about what Gu Anran had done to her in her past life, the coldness in her eyes grew deeper.

Since I've been given a second life, I must repay all the debts I owe.

Grab the child in your hands at once.

Little Butterfly rushed forward first, before she could even react, Gu Qingqing struck her on the back of the head with a single move, and the whole person fainted.

Gu Anran, who had been following behind, was taken aback and froze in her tracks.

Under the moonlight, I saw a pair of icy eyes that terrified me: "You..."

Gu Qingqing didn't waste any time and directly dropped a move.

Gu Anran was so scared that she instinctively dodged, but quickly regained her composure. She drew the dagger from her hand and lunged at Gu Qingqing.

Gu Qingqing dodged but was unable to avoid it completely, the dagger directly slashing her arm, blood flowing along her wrist and hitting her bracelet.

Then, a green glow emerged from the bracelet, looking rather eerie in the night.