The Reborn Princess Has Turned Evil

It was already dark when we left the general's mansion.

Sitting in the carriage on the way back to the palace, Jing Anle recalled how Xiao Heng had solemnly agreed to her request. For a moment, she felt a little dazed. She pinched herself hard to make sure she wasn't dreaming.

She actually managed to get Xiao Heng to agree to become an ally, something that would never have happened in her previous life. Although the Jing and Li kingdoms were not enemies, their relationship was not deep either. Now that she had Xiao Heng's support, she felt that she had gained a lot of strength.

"Mu Ping," Jing Anle called out, wanting to confirm.

"Princess, Mu Ping is here."

This is a maid that Qin Xu just gave to her. She grew up with the late empress, and more importantly, she is highly skilled in martial arts and her background is well known.

She had faced a similar situation in her past life, but unfortunately, she felt she wouldn't be of any use and wasn't close to the General's Mansion, so she declined. Now, she only had Afang by her side, and she desperately needed talented people. She also sighed that only someone who truly cared for her would consider things so thoroughly.

"Princess, we've arrived at the palace gate," Afang announced.

So Jing Anle got out of the carriage and changed to a sedan chair. Even though she was a princess, she could not ride in a carriage into the palace; that was the rule.

Upon arriving at Yongfu Palace, a maidservant came to greet her, saying, "Greetings, Princess! The Imperial Concubine has arrived and is waiting for you inside!"

"Imperial Consort?" Jing Anle had pretended to have amnesia and not remember Yu Qianxue last time, and then she stole the show at her father's birthday banquet. She knew that Yu Qianxue was definitely here to test her strength this time.

Sure enough, as soon as she entered the hall, she saw Yu Qianxue sitting in the head seat, with her personal maid Liu Lan standing next to her.

"Princess, you're finally back! I've prepared lotus seed soup for you," Yu Qianxue said warmly to Jing Anle.

After Jing Anle entered, she gave a slight bow to Consort Yu and said, "Greetings, Consort Yu."

Yu Qianxue quickly got up to help her up, saying, "Get up quickly." Only then did she notice that there was an unfamiliar girl with Jing Anle by her side, who looked to be in her early twenties and had a cold face.

Consort Yu then asked, "And who is this?"

Jing Anle glanced at the maid behind her and replied, "This is a maid, Mu Ping, that my uncle gave to me."

"If the princess needs a maid, she can just tell me. Why go outside and cause so much trouble?" Consort Yu said reproachfully, as if she doted on Jing Anle.

Hearing these words, Jing Anle felt that Consort Yu was being hypocritical, but that's how things are done in the palace. So she said, "Consort, you don't know, Muping grew up with the Empress Dowager. Yesterday, Anle dreamed of the Empress Dowager and was very sad. Fortunately, there is Muping. I hope she can tell me more about the Empress Dowager."

Consort Yu was taken aback, finding Jing Anle utterly despicable for using a dead person to disgust her.

However, she couldn't afford to make a scene, so she said insincerely, "Let's not talk about these sad things anymore. As long as the princess is happy, I'm just a maid, it doesn't matter."

Then he turned to Liu Lan and said, "Go to the kitchen and bring over the lotus seed soup."

"You should try this lotus seed soup; it used to be your favorite."

She had noticed earlier that Jing Anle was acting strangely, completely different from before. However, Jing Anle had been attending classes and now, having found some free time, knew that she had left the palace and was waiting for her at Yongfu Palace.

It had been more than half a month since Jing Anle fell into the lotus pond last time, so she couldn't pretend to have amnesia again. She said, "Thank you, Your Highness, but I've already had dinner at my uncle's house, so I'm not hungry right now." Her tone was flat, which was more in line with the appearance of amnesia.

This made Yu Qianxue even more puzzled, and she became even more certain that Jing Anle had changed too much. But Jing Anle had always been in the palace, so it was impossible for her to have been replaced. Could hitting her head really have such a big impact? Yu Qianxue was somewhat doubtful.

"It's good that it's been used." Yu Qianxue said with a smile, and told Liu Lan to take it away.

Liu Lan said at just the right moment, "Your Highness, this is something you personally prepared for a long time."

"Shut up, what are you saying?" Consort Yu scolded.

Jing Anle narrowed her eyes. "We can't waste the Imperial Concubine's kindness."

"Someone, bring Abi over here," Jing Anle said.

Everyone was puzzled until Abi came over, saw the Imperial Concubine and Jing Anle, and knelt down, saying, "Greetings, Imperial Concubine and Princess."

“Abi, you were sent to the torture chamber before, and now you’re being punished to be a lowly palace maid. Do you have any resentment?” Jing Anle asked, staring at Abi.

Abi replied, "It was my fault, and I am willing to accept the punishment."

He turned around and picked up the bowl of lotus seed soup, then smiled at Abi and said, "Abi, you drink the lotus seed soup for me. Don't waste the Imperial Concubine's kindness."

Abi looked at the Imperial Concubine, then at Jing Anle, and kept kowtowing, saying, "This servant is of lowly status and dares not drink the Imperial Concubine's lotus seed soup."

"If you don't drink, this princess will punish you for disobedience." Jing Anle smiled at Abi, then glanced at Consort Yu with a smile, "Consort, what do you think of Anle's approach?"

Consort Yu's heart was in turmoil, filled with hatred, yet her face remained calm. "The princess is acting according to palace rules, which is perfectly reasonable." She then turned to Abi and said, "Abi, aren't you going to drink?"

Having no choice but to obey, Abi took the lotus seed soup and drank it all in one gulp.

After watching her finish drinking, Jing Anle burst into laughter and said to Consort Yu, "In that case, Consort Yu's kindness has not been wasted. What do you think, Consort Yu?"

It was only then that Consort Yu realized that Jing Anle was indeed not the Jing Anle of the past. Even she, Yu Qianxue, felt that Jing Anle at this moment was more like a madman, a madman who was sometimes normal and sometimes crazy.

Consort Yu took a deep breath and said, "Princess, you love liveliness. It's just a pity that I only gave birth to one prince for His Majesty. Although you are on good terms with Princess Rou, you are still a bit lonely."

Jing Anle knew what Consort Yu was talking about. In her previous life, Consort Yu had tricked Jing Anle into letting her niece, Yu Yuanxiang, enter the palace. However, her real purpose was not to prevent Jing Anle from being lonely, but to have Yu Yuanxiang seduce her elder brother, Jing Fengyao.

In her past life, Yu Yuanxiang drugged Jing Fengyao, and the whole palace knew about the two ending up in bed together. Consort Yu went to Emperor Jing to cry and make a scene. Despite her low status, Yu Yuanxiang still became Jing Fengyao's principal wife.

Consort Yu had a clever plan. She had her niece act as an inside agent to report on Jing Fengyao's situation at any time, so that she could help Jing Fengyu fight for the throne.

So Jing Anle deliberately said, "Your Highness is overthinking it. There are so many fun things to do in the palace. Anle never feels lonely."

Consort Yu clenched her handkerchief tightly, thinking to herself, "That wretched girl, she won't even bother with formalities." So she smiled and said, "My maternal family has a niece who is sixteen years old and plays shuttlecock exceptionally well. I would like to bring her to the palace so she can keep the princess company."

Since Consort Yu insisted, Jing Anle couldn't keep refusing. But she knew she had no one to blame but herself for the consequences. So she pretended to be curious and said, "Shuttlecock! That sounds fun. In that case, Consort, please let her enter the palace."

Seeing that Jing Anle finally agreed, Consort Yu was reluctantly relieved and said, "I will send someone into the palace in a few days." She thought to herself: Once my Feng Yu ascends the throne, I will deal with you slowly.