The Reborn Princess Has Turned Evil

The carriage sped along, and the sky gradually darkened. Jing Rou felt her heart pounding. Although Qi Zhi hadn't said it explicitly, her woman's intuition told her that Qi Zhi probably had feelings for her.

Qi Zhi's attitude made Jing Rou feel smug, after all, it was enough to prove her charm.

Prince Qing's Mansion.

It was now completely dark. Two large lanterns hung at the entrance of the Prince Qing's mansion, casting a warm glow, as if waiting for Jing Rou to return home.

Jing Rou had assumed that Princess Qing and Prince Qing would greet her at the entrance, but when she got off the carriage, she found that only Jing Rong and a few of her half-sisters had come, and a few maids were carrying lanterns, making the place exceptionally bright.

"Sister is finally back." It was Jing Rong who spoke.

Jing Rou was filled with questions. Confirming that neither Princess Qing nor Prince Qing were present, and knowing that Prince Qing was busy with official duties, she asked, "Where is Mother?"

Princess Qing has always doted on Jingrou. Now that such a big thing has happened, and Jingrou has been locked up in the palace for a night, could it be that...?

"Sister, don't worry, I haven't congratulated you yet."

"Congratulations?" Jing Rou asked, puzzled.

At this moment, a woman dressed in green stepped forward. She was the third child in the family and her name was Jingling. She said, "The princess is pregnant! The royal physician says it's a boy!"

Hearing this, Jing Rou was taken aback and asked, "What did you say?"

"that is……"

Before Jingling could finish speaking, Jingrou strode into the inner room. One of the maids quickly followed after her with a lantern, leaving the other concubine's daughters behind.

Jing Rong was furious, but dared not show it. Her sisters had come all the way to welcome her, but Jing Rou completely ignored them.

Inner room.

"Mother!"

Jing Rou entered Princess Qing's bedroom and saw Princess Qing, Ji Shuting, lying on the bed with her eyes closed, resting.

Perhaps hearing the noise, Princess Qing's eyelids twitched, and she opened her eyes, saying, "Rou'er, you're back." Her tone was concerned, and her eyes were glistening with tears as she spoke.

"Mother!" Jing Rou cried as she threw herself into Princess Qing's arms.

Princess Qing knew that Jing Rou was strong-willed, so she knew something must have happened. She hugged Jing Rou to comfort her.

"Rou'er, don't cry! Mother knows you've been wronged. Tell Mother what's wrong."

"Mother, Jing Anle actually released a poisonous snake to bite me!" Jing Rou raised her head, looking at Princess Qing with a pitiful expression.

Princess Qing was shocked and tried to sit up, "What did you say?"

"Mother, please don't get agitated." Jing Rou helped Princess Qing up and then recounted the whole story of the poisonous snake incident on the rainy night yesterday.

Upon hearing this, Princess Qing's eyes seemed to blaze with fury as she exclaimed with rage, "This Jing Anle is truly going too far!"

"Rou'er, thankfully you're alright. She was just a maid; once she died, she's gone. As the saying goes, a gentleman's revenge is never too late. Don't worry, we'll definitely get our revenge someday."

Jing Rou nodded and said, "I understand, Mother."

After a while, Jing Rou seemed to suddenly remember something, looked at Princess Qing's belly, and said, "Mother, they say you...you are pregnant."

Princess Qing smiled gently and nodded, looking at Jing Rou, her tone tender, "You're going to have a younger brother soon."

"younger brother……"

“Yes! I used to think that I would never have another child in my life except for you, but now, by the grace of heaven, I have done right by the Prince.” Princess Qing continued.

Jing Rou was stunned for a moment. This should have been a joyous occasion, but for some reason, she felt no pleasure at all. She stared intently at Princess Qing's belly and said, "It is indeed a joyous occasion."

Perhaps it was a mother's intuition, for Princess Qing immediately saw through Jing Rou's thoughts. She took Jing Rou's hand and asked gently, "Rou'er?"

"Hmm? Mother." Jing Rou finally looked up.

Princess Qing chuckled and said, "Rou'er, don't worry. You and the child in my womb are both my flesh and blood. As a mother, I will certainly not be biased."

"I……"

Jing Rou didn't know what to say for a moment. After all, before this child was born, she was naturally the apple of everyone's eye. But with this child, she would lose half of the love and everything she had. But that was her own younger brother, and she didn't want to talk about this topic for the time being.

"Mother."

"what happened?"

"Guess who I ran into when I left the palace today?" Jing Rou changed the subject.

Princess Qing thought for a moment and said, "Silly child, how can your mother guess?"

Jing Rou sighed and said, "It's Qi Zhi!"

"Who are you talking about? Qi Zhi, the eldest prince of Qi Kingdom?"

Jing Rou was puzzled by Princess Qing's reaction and asked, "Why does Mother ask such a question?"

Princess Qing grabbed Jing Rou's hand tightly and said, "What were you saying?"

“Mother…” Jing Rou said reproachfully.

As a woman, Princess Qing naturally knew about matters between men and women, and said with a smile, "Alright, you tell me."

Jing Rou then recounted how Qi Zhi had rescued her and escorted her to the palace gate. As she spoke, her voice was shy and her cheeks flushed, a scene witnessed by Princess Qing.

"It's that simple."

Princess Qing smiled gently, "Silly child, don't you understand? He's interested in you!"

When Princess Qing bluntly pointed it out, Jing Rou couldn't help but whine, "Mother... Mother, don't talk nonsense. Pei Feng and I are in love, and he will naturally become my wife in the future."

"Murong Peifeng." Princess Qing read these words aloud and sighed.

"What's wrong with Mother?"

Princess Qing looked at Jing Rou and gently brushed a stray hair behind her ear. "I'll have to tell you about this sooner or later."

"What's wrong?" Jing Rou asked, puzzled.

"You must first promise your mother that you will not be angry or blame your father."

Seeing Princess Qing's serious expression, Jing Rou nodded and said, "Okay!"

"In the struggle for the throne of Qi Kingdom, the most promising candidates are Qi Zhi and Murong Peifeng. From the day Qi Zhi came to Jing Kingdom, your father started a scheme."

"Although Murong Peifeng has the support of the King of Qi, Qi Zhi has the Queen of Qi behind him, as well as ministers following him. In other words, either of these two could potentially ascend to the throne of Qi."

Jing Rou was confused and said, "I understand what Mother is saying, but what does it have to do with me?"

"Silly child, your mother has told you before that men are just stepping stones for us women. It doesn't matter who is king, as long as you are queen!"

Hearing this, Jingrou finally understood that she was to be caught between two men. She couldn't accept it for a moment, and with tears in her eyes, she said, "Mother, what do you mean? How am I any different from a courtesan?"

Princess Qing was furious when she saw Jing Rou comparing herself to a courtesan and shouted, "Shut up!"

Tears welled up in Jing Rou's eyes as she was scolded, but Princess Qing's heart softened upon seeing this. "You are destined to be the Empress of a nation, how can you look down on yourself like this!"

"But……"