The beloved is reborn as a substitute, and the tyrant begs for forgiveness every night.

Upon hearing this, Pearl felt relieved.

Since the young lady went to the estate, she has become a completely different person.

She still prefers the woman who dares to love and be bold in love now.

The young lady, who used to be bright and cheerful, was tortured to the point of being unrecognizable.

"Miss, the whip you asked me to order from the horse market a few days ago is ready. I will go and pick it up in a moment."

Xu Leyao was in high spirits:

"I'll go by myself. I'd like to explore the capital anyway."

Looking at the energetic Xu Leyao, Zhu'er smiled and went to prepare things for the trip.

Just before leaving, the gatekeeper saw that Xu Leyao was alone and had a wicked idea.

“Young Miss, you don’t have the old lady’s note, so I can’t let you out! Unless…”

Before he could finish speaking, Xu Leyao slapped him aside.

"You scoundrel! You dare to try and cheat me out of my money?"

The gatekeeper got up from the ground and knelt down.

“Young Miss, I’m trying to reason with you, but why did you hurt someone? If word gets out that you’re beating and scolding your servants, it will be a disgrace to our Marquis’s mansion.”

Xu Leyao glanced at him indifferently, her tone sarcastic.

"If this gets out, the first person I'll kill is you."

After saying that, she forced the gatekeeper to open the gate.

The gatekeeper watched the disappearing figures of the master and servant with resentment in his eyes, then turned and ran towards Old Madam Jiang's courtyard.

Xu Leyao strolled happily down the street.

Before her rebirth, she had already been imprisoned by Zheng Zhihe for many years.

She hadn't experienced the prosperity of the capital for a long time.

She stood there, stunned, in front of a pastry shop, muttering to herself:

"I didn't expect this shop to still be around..."

Ten years ago, she came to Beijing from her ancestral home, and this shop became her favorite place.

Back then, in an effort to please her, Zheng Zhihe would go to great lengths to bring her pastries from this place.

Zhu'er thought Xu Leyao felt the line was too long, so she comforted her:

"Miss, please wait at the restaurant next door. I'll go queue up and buy it for you."

Xu Leyao, however, pulled her back:

"Good girl, you've finally managed to get out of town, how can you waste your precious time queuing?"

As he spoke, he took Pearl's hand and walked towards the clothing shop.

Her adoptive mother recently gave her a lot of money, so she's quite wealthy now.

Unbeknownst to them, a pair of unfathomable eyes were watching them from the second floor of the restaurant next door.

"Your Highness, should I send someone to secretly protect Miss Jiang?"

A man respectfully inquired of the cold-faced Prince Su.

A hint of annoyance flashed in Prince Su's eyes.

This Miss Jiang, who appeared out of nowhere, is truly cunning!

In order to conquer his brother, the emperor, he actually learned Xu Leyao's ways and preferences almost perfectly.

Moreover, she even had a close relationship with her elder brother, the emperor.

Thinking of Xu Leyao's tragic end, he angrily crushed a teacup!

How dare she?

They won't even spare the dead!

"Don't send anyone! I'll go and meet her myself!"

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Finally, the two of them carried their bags and headed to the horse market.

The shopkeeper presented her with a brocade box, which Xu Leyao glanced at with some suspicion.

Upon opening it, I was surprised to find it was an antique-style Bizhou whip.

Xu Leyao quickly closed the box and handed it back to the shopkeeper.

"Boss, you took the wrong one."

The boss smiled slightly:

“Miss, this whip was a gift from an old friend of yours, and the debt has already been settled. Please don’t make things difficult for me.”

Xu Leyao, however, was not buying it. She put the box aside and only took the one she had customized.

After the master and servant had walked away, two people came out of the room behind the boss.

They were none other than Prince Su and his servant.

"Your Highness, it seems Miss Jiang did not recognize this Bizhou whip."

There's none?

For some reason, Zheng Lingjia felt a pang of disappointment.

The shopkeeper presented the brocade box with both hands, but Zheng Lingjia did not take it back.

"Throw away things that nobody wants."

The boss nodded repeatedly.

On the way, Pearl asked curiously:

"Miss, did the boss grab the wrong whip just now?"

Xu Leyao didn't want Zhu'er to worry, so she nodded gently.

But his mind was racing.

The young girl had only been in the capital for three months, while her family had long been wiped out, and her former friends were either killed or exiled to cold places.

Besides Zheng Zhihe and Jiang Yunxue, who else in the capital is thinking about her?

She felt a little curious.

Lost in thought, Xu Leyao accidentally bumped into a man's arms.

She looked up, about to apologize, but the words caught in her throat the moment she saw the person.

But she quickly regained her composure and respectfully approached the man.

May His Highness Prince Su be well.

Prince Su didn't want to give her even a glance, as if she were something filthy.

Xu Leyao didn't want to argue, she just waited for this important person to leave quickly.

Unexpectedly, he glanced at her and then spoke coldly:

"Is Miss Xu a copycat?"

Xu Leyao was confused, and the man continued to add:

"No matter how well you imitate her, you're just a good impersonator at best. You can never replace her, do you understand?"

"If this happens again, I'll have your clothes stripped off!"

With that, he flicked his sleeves and stormed off in a huff.

Pearl moved closer to her:

"Miss, what is His Highness Prince Su saying to you?"

Why did he try to take off your clothes?

Xu Leyao glanced at the red dress she hadn't taken off after trying it on, then looked at the street where the master and servant were no longer there, and sighed softly.

She had no idea when she had gained a male admirer.

Unfortunately, she didn't want to waste this precious life on romance.

She was determined to find evidence of Zheng Zhihe and Jiang Yunxue's crimes and avenge her people!

As they approached the Marquis's residence, a familiar face stopped Xu Leyao.

"Miss Xu, my master invites you."

Eunuch Xu bowed respectfully, waiting for Xu Leyao's reply.

Xu Leyao nodded.

She also wanted to catch up with Zheng Zhihe.

Eunuch Xu led her to a secluded place.

Zheng Zhihe was dressed in black, his back to her, looking at the water.

Xu Leyao stood behind him, watching his focused expression.

Judging from his appearance alone, Zheng Zhihe appears innocent and harmless.

But who would have thought that such a gentle and refined young man would actually murder the Xu family, who helped him seize the throne!

For her, while she was still alive, Zheng Zhihe would say sickeningly sweet nothings to her every day.

However, once the rumors about her family spread, even though he knew that the Xu family had been loyal and honest for generations, he still tried his best to frame them for a crime.

He killed almost all of the nearly one thousand members of the Xu family.

Although she was the empress, second only to the emperor, she was ultimately stripped of her finery and torn apart by chariots.

She clearly only wanted to escape him, but he ended up killing everyone she loved and everyone who loved her.

Xu Leyao clenched her fists tightly, her palms were so raw that blood dripped silently down her cheeks.

As if sensing something, Zheng Zhihe turned around, saw her, and happily walked quickly towards her.

"Weiwei, why did you leave without telling me?"