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

"Madness? I think she's faking it!" Xiao Shengxi didn't have a very good impression of Cao Chun.

“Your Majesty, my elder sister did not come to assassinate you. It is…it is my fault. I promised to take her home, and I failed to do so,” Cao Yuan said.

"You?" How could Xiao Shengxi believe her?

“If Your Majesty wants to punish someone, punish me. My elder sister has gone mad and knows nothing.”

"Then tell me, how should I punish you?" Xiao Shengxi narrowed his eyes, his sharp gaze fixed on Cao Yuan like that of a predator eyeing its prey.

Cao Yuan looked at Xiao Jingfeng, knowing that he wanted to use her to acknowledge her relationship with Chu Yan.

Cao Yuan mustered her courage and said, "Please send me to the Cold Palace. I am willing to stay with my elder sister in the Cold Palace and never leave the palace again in this lifetime."

Everyone present looked at Cao Yuan in astonishment.

“Princess Huayang, you must be careful with your words! Are you trying to send her to the Cold Palace so that people will say that our Shu Kingdom is treating a princess who is sent for a political marriage poorly? What will others think of our Shu Kingdom then?” Xiao Jingfeng said.

"Or is it that Princess Huayang simply doesn't want to fulfill her obligation of marriage alliance?"

"Brother, what do you think? Should Princess Huayang be sent to the Cold Palace?"

"I think I just heard you call her something? Ah Yuan?"

"Why are you calling me so affectionately?"

Xiao Jingfeng looked at him smugly.

"Your Highness must have misheard. I didn't hear it! Why don't you ask the others around if they heard it?" Cao Yuan frowned slightly, knowing that no one present would dare to speak ill of the Crown Prince.

During her time in Shu, she could tell that although Chu Yan hadn't been in the palace for many years,

Chu Yan remained silent. Xiao Shengxi straightened up, as if remembering something, and stared at Chu Yan expectantly. "Yan'er, do you think Princess Huayang should be sent to the Cold Palace?"

Chu Yan cleared his throat and changed the subject, "Your Majesty, I believe this matter should be thoroughly investigated. Princess Zhaoyang is simple-minded and may be manipulated by someone with ulterior motives. There shouldn't be a weapon like a dagger in a place like the Cold Palace. This matter should be thoroughly investigated first."

"Sister, don't be afraid. Tell me, who gave you the dagger?"

Cao Yuan held Cao Chun's hand, waiting expectantly for her answer.

“Royal sister, tell us and His Majesty will allow you to go home.” Cao Yuan said, glancing at Xiao Jingfeng. Xiao Jingfeng showed no nervousness and was not afraid that Cao Chun would expose her.

Cao Chun also looked at Xiao Jingfeng, then looked away, staring blankly at Cao Yuan with a hint of naivety in his eyes.

"If I tell you, will I be able to go home?"

Cao Yuan nodded.

"Your Highness, have you thought this through? Is this person in the main hall or not? You must tell the truth!"

"Can you believe the words of a madman?" Xiao Jingfeng said dismissively.

“Princess Zhaoyang, please tell the truth!” Chu Yan said.

Cao Chun looked around, her eyes filled with panic. She closed her eyes and pointed to the culprit.

"It was...it was the dagger you gave me."

Everyone's eyes widened in shock as they all stared in the direction Cao Chun was pointing, looking at the man in disbelief.

"!!!"

"Royal sister, what's wrong with you? When did I give that to you? Did someone else teach you to say that? Who taught you to say that?" Cao Yuan questioned.

"Ugh! You're so fierce, so fierce!" Cao Chun took a few steps back.

“Princess Huayang, Princess Zhaoyang already has a mental illness. You forced her to talk, and now that she has, you insist that someone else taught her? You say that a madwoman, who could teach her?” Xiao Jingfeng said.

"Xiao Jingfeng! What did you say to my elder sister? Why did she..."

Xiao Shengxi said sternly, "Huayang, do you think that just because you are from Wei and have come for a marriage alliance, I dare not punish you? I see that Wei has no sincerity whatsoever!"

"Guards! Arrest Hua Yang and throw him into the dungeon!"

"Lock her in the cold palace. Anyone who dares to let her out will die with her!"

Just as Chu Yan was about to say something, Xiao Shengxi stood up and left his seat.

"Hmph! I see that the marriage alliances sent by the Wei people are all just causing me trouble. They have no intention of seeking peace whatsoever."

Xiao Shengxi turned and left.

Cao Yuan was thrown into a prison cell.

"Get in!"

With a loud bang, Cao Yuan was slammed onto the cold, hard ground.

She curled up in agony, clutching her lower abdomen tightly with both hands. An indescribable, excruciating pain surged from her lower abdomen, as if a thousand hands were gripping her tightly from within, making it almost impossible for her to breathe.

Her face instantly turned as pale as a sheet of paper, and large beads of sweat rolled down her forehead, soaking her beautiful hair.

Could it be an adverse reaction to using too much musk? She never expected it to hurt so much!

She had just recovered for a short while! Not long after, two jailers came in from outside the cell and dragged her out and tied her to a wooden stake in the dark room where prisoners were interrogated.

"What are you doing? Let me go! His Majesty only locked me up, he didn't say he was going to torture me."

"You think you can get out of prison unscathed after being thrown into one?"

Xiao Jingfeng followed him in.

"What do you intend to do? His Majesty did not order you to use torture!"

"The imperial prison is under my jurisdiction. What do you think Your Majesty's intentions are in doing this?"

Xiao Jingfeng stepped forward and grabbed Cao Yuan's chin hard. "You said you didn't want to be my concubine back then! Otherwise, why would you have to suffer like this?"

"Are you worthy?" Cao Yuan said calmly.

"Since I'm quite interested in you, I won't make your time in the prison too difficult!"

Cao Yuan scoffed, "You're not trying to say you like me and that's why you feel sorry for me, are you?"

"Yes! I really like you. Very few people can match me."

"Oh, so this is how you treat the person you like? You're sick!" Cao Yuan turned her face away.

"Liking someone is one thing, but it's wrong of you to like my royal brother. Women in Wei have never been virtuous; even after marriage, they still think about other men."

Cao Yuan argued with him, "So what if we're married? If our husbands are unfaithful, we women can still find our own love. You men can have three wives and four concubines, so why can't we women?"

Hearing Cao Yuan say this, Xiao Jingfeng was so angry he couldn't speak.

"Besides, it was your brother who seduced me! He knew I was already married, yet he still tried to seduce me. Isn't that my fault?" Cao Yuan smiled smugly, a sly glint in her eyes.

"You bitch! You're disgusting!"

"You instigated my elder sister to frame me and led me to him, all for the throne, right? Why did you have to drag me into this?"

"The throne will be mine sooner or later! It's just that you've captured my brother's heart. He's even willing to give up the throne for you. If I want the throne, it has to be obtained honorably, not given up by him."

"How many days do you think it will take before my brother gets restless?"

Cao Yuan looked completely indifferent.

"I'm afraid that will disappoint you. I'm not that important."

"Want to make a bet with me? I bet he won't be able to sit still tonight."