After returning to the capital, the eldest daughter saved her entire clan with her medical skills.

Ever since the Emperor brought this woman, who appeared out of nowhere, into the palace, the servants have been living a life worse than death, suffering immense torment.

Nobody likes this woman, and their first reaction after her incident was to stall for time.

In the end, it was the oldest old nanny who spoke up and asked the guards to open the door. It wasn't that she was kind-hearted, but she was really worried that if the Empress didn't die, they would be subjected to hellish torture.

They cannot bear the consequences.

The others, having also considered the Empress's usual ruthless methods, couldn't help but shudder and rushed forward after the guards opened the iron gate.

When they squeezed into the dark room, they saw the Empress, her hands covered in blood, kneeling in an extremely bizarre and disheveled position on the iron cage.

Only when they got closer did they realize that the madwoman in the iron cage was biting the Empress's finger and refusing to let go.

Without time to consider the consequences, the palace maids and eunuchs rushed forward to pull the madwoman away.

The iron cage was locked with an iron lock, so it couldn't be opened easily. The crowd could only stand outside the cage and tear at it with all their might.

No matter how hard they tore at the crazy woman, even tearing her clothes to shreds and pulling out several strands of her hair, she still refused to let go, as if she had some deep-seated grudge.

It wasn't until a warm liquid splashed onto everyone's faces and a foul odor filled the air that they belatedly realized the Empress's hand had been bitten off.

The madwoman had half a severed hand in her mouth, her eyes were stained red with blood, and a strange smile played on her lips as she looked at the beautiful woman.

"what!"

The beautiful woman screamed as she watched her fair, jade-like hand being bitten off, her eyes rolled back, and she fainted.

The old nanny beside her reacted very quickly this time, bending down and pinching her philtrum hard.

"Quickly...quickly go and call the imperial physician."

The beautiful woman pushed away the old woman who was lying on top of her, her voice both angry and urgent, and told everyone to go and call the imperial physician.

"Yes, Your Majesty, this servant will go to the Imperial Hospital to summon the imperial physician immediately."

"Guards, bring me a knife! I want to personally chop this vile woman into eighteen pieces to vent my hatred!"

The beautiful woman was so angry that her eyes turned red, and she roared at the guards like a madwoman.

"Yes, I obey."

The guards were so frightened by the look in the Empress's eyes that they dared not breathe and immediately drew their swords and handed them over.

"Xue Ruanruan, I'm going to kill you! You crazy woman, prepare to die!"

At this moment, the lock on the iron cage had been opened by the guards, and the beautiful woman used her left hand, which was not bitten off, to slash wildly at the iron cage with her sword.

The sword pierced deep into the madwoman's flesh, spraying blood mist onto the beautiful woman's face, her eyes turning a ferocious, blood-red color.

The madwoman inside the iron cage didn't make a sound, letting the beautiful woman slash at her indiscriminately, silently enduring everything from a corner.

Soon, the rusty iron cage was stained red with blood, and the flowing blood soaked the ground.

The palace maids and eunuchs waiting outside were all trembling with fear, but at the same time, they felt deep respect for the madwoman inside the iron cage.

Xue Ruanruan slowly endured the intense pain throughout her body, a strange smile tugging at the corner of her lips as she looked at the beautiful woman.

Yes, she regained consciousness.

She had already regained some clarity when Shen Yuanxiang mentioned how the Xue family of the Zhenguo General's Mansion had been framed.

She only came to her full senses when she heard the news that Regent Murong Xun had loved her and died because of her.

Memories flashed through her mind, and drops of bloody tears streamed down her pale face, mingling with the blood throughout her body.

"Shen Yuanxiang, you and Murong Luo will go to hell, you will definitely go to hell! I curse you to never have peace for all eternity!"

The curse was like a sharp knife piercing Shen Yuanxiang's heart.

She stopped swinging her sword and looked at Xue Ruanruan, whose eyes were filled with hatred.

"Xue Ruanruan, you've finally woken up. Too bad you're going to hell with the Xue family now, hahaha..."

She had intended to keep this woman around to torment her slowly, but she shouldn't have bitten off her own hand. If the imperial physicians couldn't fix it, even if the emperor doted on her, she wouldn't be able to keep the empress position she had worked so hard to obtain.

This was something she had worked hard for over a decade to achieve. If she lost her position as empress because this bitch bit off her arm, she would never accept it, even in death!

Shen Yuanxiang's eyes gleamed with resentment and malice as she looked at the blood-soaked woman feigning madness in the iron cage. The anger in her heart almost burned through her entire being.

Even if he were to tear her to pieces, it wouldn't be enough to quell the hatred in his heart. He knew that the crazy woman, stabbed to a bloody pulp by him, wouldn't live much longer.

She continued to thrust her sword at Xue Ruanruan's face, the tip slicing across the madwoman's filthy yet undeniably beautiful face, leaving streaks of blood.

Seeing the madwoman's face slashed, the beautiful woman's eyes gleamed with excitement. She harbored many grudges against Xue Ruanruan, but she was particularly jealous of her stunning beauty.

Otherwise, how could she melt that thousand-year-old iceberg, Murong Xun? This beauty is the most irritating thing, and she must destroy it!

The madwoman offered no resistance. Looking at the woman who had just been so noble and aloof but was now acting like a madwoman, a strange smile crept onto her lips.

Despite being covered in blood and in a disheveled state, her eyes still shone like stars, as if she were a fairy who had fallen to earth.

That innate elegance is something that beautiful women can never learn, no matter how hard they try.

"What? Even on the verge of death, you still act all high and mighty. It's a pity that those who cherished you will never see you like this again. They're dead, all dead, killed by me, hahahaha..."

The beautiful woman appeared insane; her magnificent brocade robes could not conceal her twisted and dark heart. In the narrow, damp, dark room, her sharp laughter pierced the eardrums.

A group of maids, servants, and eunuchs shrank back involuntarily. Clearly, they were all too familiar with this woman's ruthless methods and knew that the person in the cage would not live for more than the time it takes for an incense stick to burn.

What I fear most is that after this woman dies, the Empress will use her to vent her anger; just thinking about it fills me with dread.

"Now you can go join them. I was going to spare your worthless life to torture you slowly, but you are unrepentant and have chosen your own death. Go to hell!"

Ignoring her bleeding severed hand, the beautiful woman once again swung her longsword straight at the madwoman's heart.

The sword tip pierced her heart, and warm blood spurted out, splashing all over her face and body, making her feel as if she had been soaked in blood.

She didn't care about anything else and continued to attack the madwoman with her longsword.

Suddenly, a cry of alarm came from behind her. Before Shen Yuanxiang could turn around to see what had happened, she was struck by a powerful force.