The Reborn Princess Has Turned Evil

Jing Anle stood under a peach tree, with a blurry figure standing beside her. Suddenly, petals began to flutter in the air, creating a heavy rain of petals. She reached out to touch them, but couldn't touch anything.

"Princess, we've arrived at the palace gates!"

Hearing Afang's voice, Jing Anle realized that she had actually fallen asleep in the carriage. She recalled that Xiao Heng was about to say something when Afang found her.

The two could only say goodbye with smiles. In Xiao Heng's eyes, Jing Anle could clearly see the reluctance, but neither of them said much. So be it, so be it. Jing Anle had told herself not to be so attached to feelings anymore. Now she only had one wish, and that was revenge.

……

Summer is drawing to a close, but the cicadas' chirping remains incessant, making people uneasy.

Inside the Prince Qing's Mansion.

Jing Rou carefully removed the veil from her face. Since the allergic reaction began, she had been diligently applying medicine every day, but there was still no sign of improvement.

When Jing Rong saw Jing Rou's face, covered in a dense rash, she felt a wave of nausea, followed by a secret delight. Although Jing Rou was beautiful, she often belittled Jing Rong and her other half-sisters. Now that her face was so badly injured, Jing Rong almost burst out laughing, but she still pretended to be worried.

"Don't worry, sister, it won't be long before you're back to normal," Jingrong comforted her.

In a fit of anger, she threw the objects on the table far away, which landed right in front of the princess who had just entered the room. The princess was startled at first, then sighed and said, "Rou'er?"

The princess was only in her thirties and was extremely well-preserved. Dressed in a rose-red silk robe, she moved with a slender waist and graceful steps, her eyes filled with spring-like water. She did not look like a woman who had given birth at all.

Only then did the two notice that someone had arrived. Jingrou hurriedly put on her veil before going out to greet the princess, "Mother!" Her eyes were filled with tears, as if she had unspeakable grievances.

"You go out first!" The princess said coldly, showing no kindness to Jingrong.

"Yes, Mother!" Jing Rong tactfully withdrew.

The princess held Jingrou's hand and said tenderly, "Don't cry, it would be bad if the wound got infected."

The mother and daughter then sat down to talk.

"Mother, it's all Yu Qianxue's fault! I must kill her to vent my hatred!" Jing Rou's tone was vicious, wishing she could tear Yu Qianxue to pieces.

The princess looked closely at Jingrou's face and comforted her, "I've thought about this for a long time, and I still feel it's not right."

"Mother? You mean Yu Qianxue harmed me? Isn't it because of what happened at the poetry gathering last time? She wanted to avenge her niece, so she harmed me," Jing Rou explained.

The princess looked at Jing Rou before her. Although she was beautiful and talented, her views on some matters were still somewhat immature. Her expression was cold and stern as she said, "Your peanut allergy is little known in the palace, except to the people of the Prince's residence."

"Yu Qianxue openly and honestly gave you walnut pastries with peanuts in them. Isn't that just walking into a trap?"

Jing Rou found this very reasonable and said, "Mother, are you saying that the real culprit is someone else?"

The princess nodded. "There's something you don't know yet."

"What is it?" Jing Rou asked, somewhat puzzled.

"Pan'er?" the princess called out.

Upon hearing the princess call her, Pan'er quickly came in from outside, bowed, and said, "Greetings, Your Highness."

"You tell the princess!"

Pan'er swallowed hard and said, "I heard Aunt Liu Lan, who serves Consort Yu, say that she encountered someone from Princess Anle's entourage when she delivered the food box."

She thought that Consort Yu had already confessed, so she didn't tell Jingrou about it. However, the princess was very cautious and made Pan'er tell her everything she had heard at the time.

Upon hearing this, Jing Rou's expression immediately changed. She clenched her fists angrily and cursed, "It must be that bitch Jing Anle!"

"I heard you say before that Princess Anle has changed a lot, and now it seems that she is indeed quite shrewd." The princess was still a little curious about Jing Anle.

Jing Rou immediately recalled how Jing Anle had been constantly overshadowing her these past few days, and she felt a surge of anger rising in her throat. Her eyes also filled with murderous intent, wishing Jing Anle would die right now.

"Mother, what should I do? I'm trapped in the mansion and can't do anything." Jingrou grabbed the princess's arm and asked anxiously.

The princess nodded to Pan'er, signaling her to continue. Jingrou looked at Pan'er with suspicion, only to hear her say, "Consort Li in the palace is already pregnant."

"What does this have to do with Consort Li?" Jing Rou asked, turning to look at the princess, puzzled.

The princess narrowed her eyes and said, "My child, you are still too kind. She can frame others, and we can frame her too."

"This is called giving someone a taste of their own medicine."

Jing Rou immediately realized what was going on, a sly glint in her eyes, and asked, "What does Mother mean?"

The princess waved to Pan'er, who immediately understood and left, leaving only the mother and daughter in the room.

"Tell your mother first how things are going with Murong Peifeng," the princess said.

Jingrou was surprised that the princess would suddenly ask this, and her face flushed slightly. She said reproachfully, "Why did Mother ask about this?"

"Silly child, your mother is planning this for you. You can discuss some things with Pei Feng. Men are just pawns in your game. My Rou'er is so outstanding. She will be the legitimate princess of Jing Kingdom and the noble empress of Qi Kingdom in the future," the princess said domineeringly.

Jing Rou was stunned for a moment. She knew her mother was intelligent, but she was still shocked when she heard her mother say these words. She nodded, her tone full of ambition, "I understand, Mother. I will discuss it with Brother Pei Feng."

The princess looked at Jingrou, who had cheered up, with great satisfaction. This was her good daughter.

……

The night was deep, and the lone, bright moon could not illuminate the secluded palace.

Emperor Jing's study.

"Does the Prime Minister mean that only corpses were found when they left?" Emperor Jing closed his eyes, went over the matter in his mind, and then slowly spoke.

Chu Nian nodded and replied, "When the men I sent arrived, they found the place full of corpses. Besides the people from the imperial court, there were also some masked corpses. Those people were cautious and had no items on them to prove their identity."

"And what about Fang Xianda?" Emperor Jing's face darkened as he asked.

Chu Nian said calmly, bending down, "They were already dead when they arrived."

A sharp glint flashed in Emperor Jing's deep eyes.

After the last case was resolved, in order to completely destroy the relationship between Marquis of Xinyang and Prince Qing, Emperor Jing did not intend to let Fang Xianda live. However, before he could make a move, everything was resolved. So who is the person behind this?

Seeing Emperor Jing's furrowed brow, Chu Nian spoke up: "Your Majesty need not worry, at least we have achieved our immediate goal."

"Of course I know, but others are in the shadows while we are in the light, and we don't even know if they are friends or foes." As an emperor, Emperor Jing could not only care about the present.

"Go and investigate who's behind this."

"Yes!" Chu Nian replied.