After being reborn, I went on a killing spree in the imperial court.

"Princess! Wake up!"

"Your Highness!"

Cao Yuan opened her eyes upon hearing a familiar voice. The person before her was Jin Zhu. "Jin...Zhu..." Jin Zhu looked at Cao Yuan with red, teary eyes, her eyes swollen like two walnuts, clearly having cried for a long time. "Your Highness, you're finally awake!"

Cao Yuan propped herself up and sat up, and the two embraced tightly.

"Jinzhu, I'm so sorry!" Seeing Jinzhu, Cao Yuan was reminded of this heartbreaking incident once again, the horrifying scene flashing through her mind. "I failed to protect General Liu; it was my fault. If he hadn't saved me, he wouldn't have..."

"Your Highness!" Jinzhu wiped Cao Yuan's tears with her sleeve and said with heartache, "How can this be your fault? It's all those despicable Chen soldiers, they are the real culprits! General Liu was brave and fearless, and sacrificed himself to protect you."

Cao Yuan sobbed and said with self-blame, "If I hadn't gone to Chen, perhaps General Liu wouldn't have gone either! Of the 50,000 troops, I'm the only one left who died! I don't know what to do."

Jinzhu held Cao Yuan's hand tightly and comforted her, "General Liu sacrificed his life for his country, how could he be the one to let me down!"

"Your Highness, don't blame yourself too much. General Liu knows what he's doing, and I think he would make the same choice again if given another chance. You must be strong; Liucheng still needs you."

"Your Highness, you must take good care of yourself! The doctor said you were shot with an arrow before, and now you're suffering from a sudden attack of blood to your heart. You can't afford to have anything happen to you!" Jinzhu's eyes were filled with pleading.

Cao Yuan touched her face and wiped away her tears. "It's alright! I will avenge General Liu."

Jinzhu shook her head, "No! I don't want revenge! I just want Your Highness to be well!"

bang bang bang...

White Dew comes in from outside.

"Princess! You're awake!"

Bai Lu felt she had arrived at an inopportune time, wondering if she had interrupted their conversation. She explained, "Oh, I came because General Liu's body has already been stitched up! Should it be sent back to the border or...?"

The two people inside the room lowered their eyes, their faces showing embarrassment.

"General Liu was orphaned at a young age and raised by his maternal grandfather. So let him return to his roots!"

"Jinzhu, go to the border and help General Liu pack his things! I think he probably has something for you too!"

Jinzhu nodded.

"Your Highness, aren't you coming back to the border with us?"

Cao Yuan forced a smile. "I'm not feeling well. Liucheng is still not peaceful. You and Bai Lu should go back together!"

Jinzhu didn't think much of it and went out with Bailu.

Jinzhu and Bailu set off the next day, carrying the coffin away.

Cao Yuan stood outside the door watching them leave. Their figures grew increasingly blurry. She rubbed her eyes hard, and her vision cleared up again.

"General Liu, maternal grandfather! I will avenge you immediately." Cao Yuan clenched her fists tightly.

With neither the Marquis of Zhenbei nor General Liu in the camp, the entire military camp was leaderless, and chaos erupted within the border camp.

Jinzhu and Bailu were sorting through General Liu's belongings when Bailu took out a blue garment from a large wooden box in the room and couldn't help but ask, "Huh? Why are there women's clothes in General Liu's room? Did Jinzhu give them to you?"

Upon hearing this, Jinzhu quickly got up and went over. When she saw what was inside the box, she was stunned. It turned out that the box was full of women's clothes, and they were all in the same color scheme.

That was Jinzhu's favorite color. Instantly, tears streamed down her face as she murmured, "So close! So close!"

She will then be able to wear the clothes that General Liu gave her.

"Just a little bit more..." Jinzhu collapsed to the ground, clutching her clothes tightly. Tears streamed down her face, flowing like a burst dam. Her cries were filled with despair and helplessness, as if the whole world had collapsed.

Her hand trembled as she put it in her mouth and bit down hard on her fingers, trying to use physical pain to mask her inner anguish. Her teeth dug deep into her skin, and blood slowly seeped out, but she was completely unaware.

Bai Lu gently patted her back to comfort her.

A soldier entered from outside, "Miss Jinzhu!"

"We all write a letter before we go to the battlefield! General Liu has no parents, so we think this letter should be left for you!"

Jinzhu tremblingly took the letter, closed her eyes, held her breath, and opened it.

Jinzhu, by the time you read this letter, we will surely be separated by death. From the moment I rescued you and brought you back to the army camp, we spent every day together, and our hearts were already connected. Later, you married the princess, while I remained on the border. Every year, I would make a set of clothes and accessories that you liked, but the capital was bustling, unlike the border. I knew that in the capital, the princess had no shortage of food and clothing, so I delayed sending them. Finally, last year, I mustered the courage to ask the princess to send them to you, but I couldn't. I suppose this was our destined ending. I already knew that my only fate was to die on the battlefield, having failed my country but one person in this life. I hope Jinzhu will find a good man in the future. Liu Qingxi's last words!

Tears fell on the letter, wetting it.

Seeing this, Bai Lu helped her put the letter away, saying, "Miss Jinzhu, let me put it away for you! The paper will be hard to read if it gets wet."

Seeing Jinzhu like this, Bailu felt a pang of sadness in her heart.

She recalled the moment when the Crown Prince sent her out of the Eastern Palace after his death, and how she felt the same way as Jinzhu did now.

-

The Shu Kingdom's military camp.

Xiao Hanfeng led his army and finally arrived in Liucheng.

Upon arriving at their destination, he remembered Chu Yan. "Hanting, where is my brother? Have you informed him of our itinerary?"

"As you instructed, I have informed His Highness the Crown Prince. He should be on his way now."

"However, Fifth Prince, why don't you tell His Majesty to allow the Crown Prince to return to his country to recuperate?"

"That won't do! Going back now would be telling our Imperial Uncle that we think he's a burden!"

“His uncle has always favored him, and even when he was sick, he refused to remove him from his position as crown prince.”

Xiao Hanfeng stretched out his hands to feel the fresh air. "Can you smell it?"

"?"

"The taste of victory! Soon Liucheng and Chenguo will both belong to our Shu Kingdom! Hahahaha!"

Just then, a soldier rode into the camp at full speed.

He dismounted and approached Xiao Hanfeng. "Fifth Prince! General Han! His Highness the Crown Prince has ordered me to deliver a message."

"His Highness the Crown Prince said he's not feeling well and won't be coming to Liucheng!"

Xiao Hanfeng's brows furrowed. "Why isn't he better yet? The Wei princess has been fighting us on the battlefield for so many days!"

"What has Your Majesty been doing in the military camp these past few days?"

"Your Highness! We haven't seen His Highness the Crown Prince leave his tent. He's only been taking medicine every day. The army doctor said that His Highness has been bedridden and his condition hasn't improved. These past few days, they haven't even allowed us to take his pulse."

"He hasn't gotten any better after all these days! Is he going to die?!"

Xiao Hanfeng became even more excited.

"Go back and keep a close eye on him! Report back if anything happens!"

"Yes!"