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

Jinzhu came out from the inner hall upon hearing the commotion.

"Our Crown Princess heard that Princess Huayang was here, so she came to take care of her," said the leading palace maid.

"Crown Princess? What are you going to do?"

Jinzhu had a bad feeling and gripped the other person tightly with both hands.

Two palace maids suddenly stepped forward, grabbed Jinzhu, and kicked him hard in the calf, forcing him to kneel down.

"What are you doing?"

The palace maid stepped forward and slapped Jinzhu twice across the face. "How dare a servant speak to the Crown Princess like that? How does the Wei Kingdom raise its servants?"

"Princess Consort! What are you planning to do to His Highness? He will be back soon."

Liu Xueqing kicked Jinzhu in the stomach.

"You dog of a servant! You think you can scare me with the Crown Prince? Believe me or not, I'll tear your mouth apart."

Hearing the noise, Cao Yuan lifted the curtain with trembling hands, "Jinzhu... what happened!"

Liu Xueqing walked into the bedroom, and there was this bed.

I saw her on this bed last time too.

Liu Xueqing was furious.

Cao Yuan and Liu Xueqing locked eyes. Liu Xueqing's eyes were filled with anger, and a vicious thought arose spontaneously.

Liu Xueqing pulled Cao Yuan up by force.

"Get up! Get up right now!"

Cao Yuan was too weak and fell to the ground.

"Your Highness! Are you alright?" Jinzhu looked at her with concern.

"Your Highness, what are you doing? His Highness is not fully recovered yet. If you have any grievances, please take them out on me. I beg you."

"Cao Yuan! Don't think I don't know why you're lying in bed."

"You vixen! You swore you had no affair with the Crown Prince, yet you're already pregnant with his child."

Cao Yuan was unwell and didn't have the strength to argue with her.

“He seduced me. I was married in Wei.” Cao Yuan’s expression was indifferent and her tone was calm.

“He said he only had eyes for me and asked me to leave with him. At that time, you weren’t the Crown Princess yet. If you were angry, you should have gone to him, not me.”

"That's just sophistry! She's not a virtuous woman herself, yet she dares to slander the Crown Prince!" Liu Xueqing was even more furious after hearing this.

Do you know why I've come today?

Cao Yuan looked at her and listened quietly to what she had to say.

Liu Xueqing said arrogantly, "No need to guess! Today I am here on the Crown Prince's orders to get rid of the bastard in your belly."

"Impossible! He said he wouldn't force me!"

Cao Yuan gripped her clothes tightly and said firmly.

"Cao Yuan, you really are arrogant. If the Crown Prince wanted this child, wouldn't he have sent you back to your palace to rest and prepare for childbirth long ago? Why would he confine you here?"

"Don't be silly, he has no intention of having this child at all! Otherwise, given the Crown Prince's personality, he would have already begged His Majesty to give you a title!"

"You've been lying in bed for days, has any imperial decree been issued? The birth of your child will only be a stain on the reputation of my Shu Kingdom!"

Cao Yuan felt a pang of panic; she was torn between believing it and not believing it.

But she has never cared about titles or status. Would Chu Yan really treat her like this?

No, Chu Yan didn't even care about the throne back then, was he just lying to me?

Cao Yuan knew all too well that men's words could not be trusted.

Seeing that she was distracted, Liu Xueqing slowly squatted down, her eyes revealing a chilling aura.

Before Cao Yuan could react, she suddenly pounced on her prey like a tiger, reaching out with both hands and grabbing Cao Yuan's slender neck tightly!

The sudden attack left Cao Yuan breathless for a moment, only able to let out a muffled "Ugh..."

Her brows furrowed tightly, and her face was contorted with extreme pain.

Despite her difficulty breathing and weakness, she still managed to pry open Liu Xueqing's fingers, causing her pain.

Her hands gripped Liu Xueqing's wrists tightly, her nails digging deep into the other's flesh.

"Ouch! That hurts so much!"

Liu Xueqing finally let go.

"I only have signs of miscarriage, I'm not so weak that I can be bullied."

Cao Yuan propped herself up and sat up. "The child is mine and has nothing to do with you. Nobody can touch me!"

Liu Xueqing glanced at the palace maids beside her. Several palace maids were working together to deal with Cao Yuan, and they were hitting Cao Yuan with wooden sticks.

Cao Yuan was no match for four hands with one punch, and accidentally struck in the back, falling to the ground.

“I’m not going to compete with you for the position of Crown Princess, so why do you… uh…”

The palace maid pulled down the bed curtains and secretly wrapped them around Cao Yuan's neck from behind.

Two palace maids each grabbed one end of her body and pulled her outwards with all their might, so Cao Yuan couldn't reach them with either hand. Cao Yuan could only struggle silently, her eyes bloodshot, her expression ferocious, and her mouth wide open, gasping for breath.

"Go help her get rid of the miscarriage."

The eunuch took a wooden stick and struck Cao Yuan's stomach hard.

"what!"

As the wooden stick struck Cao Yuan's abdomen, a series of pitiful screams rang out.

"Your Highness, let me go!"

Jinzhu struggled violently, but was held down firmly. "No! Your Highness will die if this happens! His Highness will be in excruciating pain!"

"Help! Someone help!"

"No! Someone, help!"

“The Crown Prince said that this child cannot be kept!” Liu Xueqing said.

"Cao Yuan, this is the consequence of your seduction of the Crown Prince! Whether you live or die this time is entirely up to fate."

"If anyone's to blame, it's the Crown Prince!"

"Ah!" Cao Yuan's face turned pale, and she gradually stopped struggling. She closed her eyes, and tears slid down her cheeks in resentment.

Chu Yan, are you really not going to have this child?

Looking at Liu Xueqing's appearance, the scene of her death in her previous life flashed through her mind.

Even after being reborn, why is her fate still the same?

Is it her fault for trusting Chu Yan again?

It's her own fault.

Outside the palace, Chu Yan and Xuan Feng met at the gate of the East Palace.

"Your Highness, you're back."

"Why are you outside?" Chu Yan asked, looking dejected.

"Jinzhu asked me to fetch the imperial physician!"

Eunuch Li went to open the door, but no matter how long he called, he couldn't get it open.

"What's wrong with this door today? Why can't it be opened?" Eunuch Li muttered to himself.

"No way, the gates of the East Palace are never closed. They were perfectly fine when I left!" Xuanfeng scratched his head, still unaware of what had happened.

Chu Yan sharply raised his eyes. Oh no!

Chu Yan leaped over the wall.

He walked quickly toward his bedchamber.

As soon as I arrived at the door, I heard screams and cries coming from inside.

Chu Yan kicked the door open.

They happened to see Liu Xueqing torturing Cao Yuan.

"Your Highness! What happened to you..."

Liu Xueqing was startled.

"Get out of the way!" Chu Yan kicked Liu Xueqing to the ground with all his might, leaving the unarmed Liu Xueqing lying on the ground, unable to get up.

"Ah!" Liu Xueqing clutched her chest and spat out a mouthful of blood.

Chu Yan didn't even look at her, ran over and hugged Cao Yuan, only to see that there was a large pool of blood under her skirt.

"Who gave you permission to touch her! Who gave you permission to touch her!" Chu Yan trembled, his heart aching so much he could hardly breathe.

The palace maid holding Jinzhu also released her grip.

"Ah Yuan, Ah Yuan!" Chu Yan hugged Cao Yuan tenderly, their faces pressed tightly together. They stared at the wooden stick on the ground, their scarlet eyes fixed on Liu Xueqing as if they wanted to devour her.

"Your Highness, how can you blame me? Didn't you say you didn't want children?"

Liu Xueqing pushed all of this onto Chu Yan.

"Xiao Jingyan, what are you pretending for! Are you happy now...?" Cao Yuan said before fainting.