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The Empress has lost her memory again. This is the umpteenth time she has lost her memory. Each time, the reason for her amnesia is that the Emperor went to another concubine's place.

It's always such a coincidence, such obvious fake amnesia, yet that foolish emperor still believes it.

The emperor looked at the empress, who was asking him in a daze, and went mad again.

The first time, Qi Meiren was beaten with fifty lashes and denied medical treatment. She suffered in agony for three days and died.

The second time, Consort Feng was executed by slow slicing. The knife cut away her flesh piece by piece until only her bones remained.

The third time, Consort Li was skinned and made into a drum.

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After such turmoil, only three or four people remained in the harem besides the Empress, one of whom was Consort Ping, Qi Wanrong, who gave birth to the original owner of the body.

Qi Wanrong came from a commoner family, and according to her family background, she would never have been able to enter the palace. Her family had been merchants for generations, and they had arranged a marriage for her early on. The two had been childhood sweethearts, but they encountered the emperor, that lecherous scoundrel.

That day was a month before Qi Wanrong's wedding. She had finished embroidering her wedding dress early and was busy in front of her shop when the dog emperor, who was out 'inspecting the people's conditions,' took a liking to her and forcibly took her away. No matter how much Qi Wanrong resisted, she was always pinned down by the dog emperor.

Afterwards, the emperor, having vented his anger, didn't even glance at Qi Wanrong, let alone take her into his harem. He had the eunuchs who accompanied him bathe and change his clothes before leaving.

When Qi Wanrong was found by her family and fiancé, her body was covered in red marks, her clothes were torn to shreds, and she was unconscious. However, from her pale face, swollen eyes, and the occasional murmurs of "No, don't come any closer," it was clear how terrified she had been.

Qi Wanrong's fiancé couldn't bear to see his fiancée humiliated, so he rushed out to confront the scoundrel, but was stopped by Qi Wanrong's parents.

After finally getting everything sorted out, they brought Qi Wanrong home. When Qi Wanrong woke up, she couldn't accept that she had lost her virginity before marriage, and quietly hung a piece of red silk from the roof beam. It was only when Qi's mother, who had come to visit her daughter, discovered it that Qi Wanrong's life was saved.

Qi Wanrong was rescued by her parents. Looking at her parents, who were already showing signs of aging, she shed two lines of tears. In front of everyone, she vowed that she would never give up her life so easily again, so that her parents would not have to bury their child.

But the engagement still had to be called off. Even if her fiancé didn't mind what happened to Qi Wanrong that day, Qi Wanrong didn't want to marry him with her ravaged body.

"Gu Lang, we are destined to be apart in this life. If we can meet again in the next life, Wanrong will never let you down."

Upon hearing Qi Wanrong's words, Gu Dalang embraced her tightly, unwilling to let go, and refused to cancel the marriage proposal no matter what.

"Wanrong, I don't want the next life, I only ask for this one." The two lovers pleaded with each other. Qi Wanrong wanted to persuade Gu Dalang to find a virtuous girl, but Gu Dalang released Qi Wanrong from his arms and rushed out.

Before long, the sound of gongs and drums rang out from outside the door, and Gu Dalang actually asked to marry Qi Wanrong today.

Not many people knew about what happened that day. Apart from the dog emperor and his entourage, only Qi's parents and Gu Dalang knew. Now, when the neighbors saw Gu Dalang coming to get married before the appointed time, they were surprised, but considering that Gu Dalang was already eighteen years old and it was possible that he was in a hurry to get married, they followed behind the wedding procession and said words of congratulations.

In this way, it would be difficult for the Qi family to refuse. In front of so many people, they could not embarrass the Gu family, so they had no choice but to let Qi Wanrong get into the bridal sedan chair first, planning to divorce her another day.

That night, the two slept fully clothed. The next morning, when they went to serve tea to the parents-in-law, Qi Wanrong still did not want to keep Gu's parents in the dark, so she told them what had happened that day and promised to divorce Gu Dalang soon. If that didn't work, she would also divorce him.

"Silly child! You're the child your mother has watched grow up since you were little. Of course, I know what kind of person you are. Our Gu family doesn't care about those trivial matters. Your father and I value you because of who you are. Even if you were bitten by a rabid dog, our Gu family wouldn't mind..."

Holding Qi Wanrong's hand, Gu's mother spoke earnestly, as if these matters were completely unrelated and insignificant.

After his wife finished speaking, Gu's father, who was sitting at the head of the table, coughed lightly and said, "There are many widows who remarry over there. Not to mention anything else, the emperor of the previous dynasty even encouraged widows to stay at home. They could even receive rewards back then. What's so special about this?"

Gu Dalang, who was standing to the side, quickly chimed in, "Yes, yes, what Father and Mother say is right. Wanrong, don't overthink it. We're already married, so let's not dwell on the past."

Qi Wanrong knew that the Gu family was a good family, but she did not expect that they could even accept her loss of virginity before marriage. Overwhelmed with guilt and emotion, she served tea to the Gu family parents with tears in her eyes.

The married life was very harmonious. With her husband's comfort and her parents-in-law's tolerance, Qi Wanrong herself wanted to stop her husband from embracing beauties every day, but she couldn't... Before long, the two finally entered the bridal chamber.

Two months later, Qi Wanrong discovered she was pregnant, and according to the dates, the child was definitely Gu Dalang's.

But once again, the dog emperor, who was traveling incognito, saw her. The dog emperor recognized Qi Wanrong's face and then shifted his gaze to Qi Wanrong's slightly protruding belly. At this time, Qi Wanrong was already five months pregnant, and because it was twins, her belly was a bit bigger than usual for a five-month pregnant woman.

The emperor, who had been married for eight years without having a child, naturally assumed that the child in Qi Wanrong's womb was his when he saw that she was pregnant. He immediately took Qi Wanrong back to the palace, completely disregarding the objections of the people around him.

Qi Wanrong was kidnapped again, and only then did the Gu and Qi families realize who had abused her that day. They wanted to fight back and get Qi Wanrong back, but they were powerless. That was the current emperor; how could they, mere merchants, possibly contend with the emperor?

Gu Dalang tried to rush into the palace to rescue Qi Wanrong, but was stopped by Qi's parents and Gu's parents who arrived at the scene.

"You idiot, you just rushed in like that, and you'll be the one who kills your wife!" Father Gu slapped Gu Dalang across the face, his tone full of disappointment and frustration.

Gu Dalang was jolted awake by the slap. He stopped struggling, covered his face, squatted on the ground, and cried bitterly.

The group planned to go back home to discuss things, but just as they reached the alley entrance, a neighbor rushed over to inform them of the situation.

"Run quickly, run far away! The soldiers have already surrounded your two families. Run! Here is the money we just scraped together. Take it and get as far away as possible."

"Hurry, run! Don't worry about Miss Qi. She's pregnant, the Emperor won't do anything to her. You all need to escape; saving your lives is the most important thing!"

The group took out their money and stuffed it into the five people's pockets, then pushed them away from there.

The Gu and Qi families were besieged, but the soldiers failed to capture either family. In the end, they had to find several death row inmates to replace them. Fortunately, the emperor was easy to fool and had never even seen the two families. He directly sentenced the five people to exile.

The condemned prisoner is not executed, but exiled instead, and is even less likely to reveal the truth.

Thus, in the emperor's eyes, this meant there were no worries about the future.

Qi Wanrong was placed under strict surveillance as soon as she entered the palace. Want to commit suicide? There was no knife, nothing to hang from the rafters, no poison—it was impossible. Want to starve herself? The palace maids would pry open her mouth and force-feed her.

Living in constant fear and worry for her family, Qi Wanrong quickly became thin, her belly protruding high. If Gu Dalang hadn't managed to contact Qi Wanrong, she and her unborn child would have perished.

Having received news from her family, Qi Wanrong began to work hard to recover her health, hoping to reunite with them one day.

On the day of her delivery, Qi Wanrong gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl, despite her own life-threatening condition. Afterwards, most of the palace servants around her were gone. It was as if the Emperor bringing Qi Wanrong into the palace was a way of telling the whole world that he was capable of having children.

Despite the auspicious omen of twins, the Emperor paid no heed, spending his days in passionate love or tormented romance with the Empress, completely disregarding the fate of Qi Wanrong and her two children.

Qi Wanrong loved her two children, especially since their biological father was Gu Dalang. She took meticulous care of them. Although survival in the palace was difficult, she still managed to raise them to the age of fourteen.

The upheaval occurred in that year.

The Xiongnu wanted to wage war, but in the first few years of his reign, the emperor had already demoted or killed those capable of leading troops. Several generals, disheartened by the tragic death of their daughters in the palace, had retreated to the mountains. Lacking generals to lead the army, and unwilling to allow his ministers to hold military power, the emperor, after much deliberation, came up with the idea of ​​a princess being sent to marry a Xiongnu chieftain.

Qi Wanrong had always lived a secluded life and had never seen the Emperor. When she suddenly heard that her daughter was going to that barbarian land for a political marriage, she had the idea of ​​currying favor with the Emperor and invited him to come.

This was the second time the Empress suffered amnesia. The Emperor went mad again, blaming Qi Wanrong for seducing him and hurting the Empress's heart. He ordered Qi Wanrong to be tortured to death and then married the princess off to the Xiongnu. The princess died of illness less than three months after her marriage.

The original owner hated everyone and everything in the palace, especially the empress who pretended to have amnesia and the emperor who couldn't control his lust and blamed all the mistakes on innocent women.

Just as the original owner was about to succeed after much planning, she made a fatal mistake and was outmaneuvered by the Empress.

In the end, they all perished under the emperor's blade, along with the Qi and Gu families who had secretly helped them from outside the palace. Before her death, the original owner discovered that the emperor had known all along that she and her sister were not his biological children. He had only done this to silence public opinion and prove he wasn't an infertile emperor, which is why he had forcibly taken Qi Wanrong and separated their family.

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Pray that he was just a three-year-old toddler, the day before the Queen lost her first memory.

Rather than torture and kill them, let them fight like dogs.

Under the cover of night, Qi Yuan slipped out and found Imperial Physician Zhang on duty. This Imperial Physician Zhang wasn't a good person either; he had helped the Empress feign amnesia, making him an accomplice. Therefore, Qi Yuan showed no mercy in controlling him, not even bothering with hypnosis, simply using a puppet talisman to turn Imperial Physician Zhang into his puppet.

They are still the kind of puppets who have no thoughts of their own.

The next morning, as expected, the Empress sent someone to the Imperial Hospital to invite the imperial physician. As they walked along the palace road, the palace maids subtly conveyed the Empress's intentions, and Physician Zhang nodded in agreement very quickly, without the palace maids noticing anything amiss.

Upon entering the Empress's palace, through Physician Zhang's eyes, Qi Yuan saw the Empress on her bed and the Emperor sitting anxiously beside her.

Upon seeing Physician Zhang arrive, the Emperor immediately stood up and asked Physician Zhang to take the Empress's pulse.

After a long while, when even the emperor was getting impatient, Physician Zhang finally spoke.

"Your Majesty, Her Majesty the Empress has been traumatized and has forgotten many things..."

"What? You mean the Empress has lost her memory? Is there any way to cure her?" The Emperor was heartbroken upon hearing this.

At this moment, the empress, who had been feigning unconsciousness on the bed, slowly woke up. She looked around with a dazed expression and asked, "Who are you? Where is this? And who am I?"

Seeing that the Empress remembered nothing, the Emperor felt as if a large piece of his heart had been torn away, causing him unbearable pain. He wanted to step forward, but the Empress dodged him, her eyes filled with fear and resistance.

"Imperial Physician Zhang, the Empress..." The Emperor panicked. He had only gone to visit the concubines in the harem, so why had the Empress lost her memory?

"Your Majesty, this... please allow me a moment to speak." Imperial Physician Zhang glanced at the Empress, who gave him an approving look.

Upon leaving the bedchamber, the Emperor eagerly inquired about the treatment, as he did not want his beloved to forget him.