A vicious female is trapped in a beastly hell.

Chapter 120 Is the Empire This Poor? (Bonus Chapter for Donations)
Three days later, they arrived at the imperial city.

Just as he reached the palace gates, Lu Xiao's personal computer received a message.

After reading it, his expression darkened slightly. He hesitated for a moment, then turned to Shen Tang for instructions, "...My family has something that requires me to go back, so I'm afraid I won't be able to accompany you."

Shen Tang paused slightly, then smiled and nodded, "You haven't been back to your family since you came back from the polluted area, have you? They must have something important to discuss with you. You should go back and see them quickly!"

Lu Xiao glanced at her with a complicated expression, then nodded and transformed into his golden eagle form, departing.

As Shen Tang watched Lu Xiao disappear completely from sight, she swallowed back the words "go and come back soon."

She felt a deep sadness, knowing that Lu Xiao probably wouldn't be coming back after leaving this time, and that his family would definitely demand that he divorce her.

Shen Tang followed the envoy to the palace and bumped into a tall and imposing figure.

Before she could even see what the person looked like, a barrage of harsh criticism came crashing down on her.

"Shen Tang, how dare you come back!"

Shen Tang frowned as he looked at the young man who was walking angrily towards him. He had short brown hair, regular features, was tall and handsome, and had an imposing presence. He was an outstanding male beast even in a crowd.

Upon seeing this young man, Shen Tang felt a strange sensation, perhaps... sadness.

She knew that this was a trace of emotion left behind by the original owner.

The man before her was the original owner's favorite older brother, and also the eldest prince of the Night Glow Empire, Shen Xu.

Shen Li was merely an orphan adopted by the emperor and empress. He was given the title of the second prince on the surface, but in reality, he was only in name.

This Shen Xu is the Empress's eldest son.

Shen Li and the original owner grew up together as childhood sweethearts. He occasionally took care of her since childhood, but overall, Shen Li's attitude towards her was both gentle and distant.

The eldest prince truly doted on the original owner of this body as if she were his own younger sister from childhood to adulthood.

The original owner was also extremely dependent on Shen Xu and secretly liked this older brother very much.

But everything changed after Shen Qingli came to the palace.

Shen Xu had promised to celebrate the original owner's birthday, but he had completely forgotten what day it was.

The birthday gift that was originally promised to the original owner was instead given to Shen Qingli on her birthday.

He promised the original owner that he would go out with her after she improved her studies, but he broke his promise every time.

The original owner discovered that Shen Xu was reading in the library with Shen Qingli that day.

On another occasion, even though it was Shen Qingli who accidentally broke the vase that the Empress loved, everyone thought it was the arrogant and domineering original owner of the body who did it.

The original owner was speechless, and even her most trusted brother glared at her angrily and coldly rebuked her, demanding that she kneel down and apologize.

There are countless items and details.

It can be said that the biggest source of the original owner's jealousy of Shen Qingli was the prince's favoritism.

Simply because Shen Qingli is more beautiful and gentle, Shen Xu prefers this new younger sister.

Compared to Shen Qingli, the original owner of this body was like an ugly duckling.

Shen Xu looked down on her and lost all patience. Later, under Shen Qingli's intentional or unintentional instigation, he viewed the original owner with prejudice, believing that everything she did was wrong, and he felt extremely disgusted with her.

After recalling what happened, Shen Tang looked at the furious man and sneered, "Why am I here? Shouldn't you ask your parents and that good sister of yours?"

"I only came because I received an invitation from the palace; otherwise, I wouldn't bother coming back to this wretched place." Shen Xu's expression froze slightly, his brows furrowing as if they could trap a fly. "How dare you talk to your brother like that!"

"You're still my brother?" Shen Tang was speechless. "If I remember correctly, I was stripped of my title as princess a long time ago. There's no blood relation between us. Isn't your younger sister named Shen Qingli?"

Shen Xu stared intently at Shen Tang, speechless.

He had never known that Shen Tang had become so sharp-tongued.
In his memory, this younger sister was arrogant outside, but in front of him, she was a docile kitten who would obediently follow behind him and never disobey him.

How did she become like this after coming back from the polluted area?

"Shen Tang, have you been hanging out with those thugs and criminals and gone astray?" Shen Xu's voice softened, but it was still accusatory.

Shen Tang got goosebumps all over. "Brother, what right do you have to say that?"
When the original owner was sentenced to exile, Shen Xu did not plead for her at all. The original owner did deserve it, but if Shen Xu was really a good brother who cared for his sister, how could he not even show any concern? After that, he put the original owner out of his mind and lived happily with his new sister.

Shen Tang was too lazy to argue with Shen Xu any longer. After looking around, she got straight to the point, "Where are His Majesty and the Empress?"

Shen Xu frowned and said, "My parents don't want to see you."

Shen Tang sneered inwardly. She kept saying she wanted to invite her back to the palace, but she couldn't even see her!

Shen Tang was about to leave after passing Shen Xu, but he raised his hand to stop her. "Wait, I have something to ask you!"

“Your Highness Shen Xu, we have been traveling for several days and have just returned. Shouldn’t we arrange accommodations for you to rest first? Isn’t it inappropriate for you to stop us?” Shen Li walked forward with a smile and put his arm around Shen Tang behind him.

Xiao Jin and Jia Lan also stepped forward. They didn't want to get involved in the family affairs between the two, but this prince's persistent pestering was really annoying. Didn't they see that fat girl's face full of reluctance?
Shen Xu's expression darkened slightly as he faced the three men.

He was especially displeased when he saw Shen Li, his expression turning cold and filled with utter disgust.

An orphan picked up from who-knows-where dares to be his equal for many years, and even in terms of academics, this dead fox has always been one step ahead of him, stealing his limelight countless times since childhood!

That damned fox got off easy by not dying in the polluted area!
"I was too impatient. You guys should get some rest." Shen Xu snorted and turned to leave.

When the waiter led them to the prepared courtyard.

Shen Tang and Xiao Jin's faces darkened.

This is the most dilapidated courtyard in the palace, and it is of the same standard as the courtyard where the servants live.

Xiao Jin cursed angrily, "This is the shabby place the palace prepared for us?"

The envoy who came to guide them sneered, "You should be grateful that you have a place to stay. Why are you being so picky? Do you really think she's still a princess?"

Shen Tang's face was grim. She glanced around the dilapidated courtyard, which resembled a cold palace, but was still better than an outhouse, so it wasn't uninhabitable.

Anyway, I'll be staying for a while and then leave, so there's no need to cause a conflict with the royal family at this critical juncture.

Just as she was about to speak, a clear, crisp voice came from beside her.

"Is the Nightfall Empire really this poor?"

The waiters were suddenly stunned, and looked at Jialan with grim faces.

Jialan glanced around, her eyes critical, her words like she'd been poisoned, "This palace is indeed quite old and dilapidated. They can't even provide a decent courtyard to entertain distinguished guests."

"You should have said so earlier! If I had known the Night Glow Empire was this poor, I would never have married into this desolate and impoverished place."

As she spoke, Jialan looked at the servants whose faces were growing increasingly ashen, and smiled, "It must be a real shame for your emperor, empress and princess to live in such a poor place. They must be eating nothing but scraps of chaff and wild vegetables every day."

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