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

A carriage was parked at the palace gate. Cao Chun stepped out of the carriage, changed into a gorgeous princess dress, and looked up at the towering palace with a look of melancholy and relief on her face.

After all these years, she can finally go home!

"Father, we will be able to meet again soon!" Thinking of this, Cao Chun's heart was filled with unease, and his eyes even reddened.

"Father! I'm going to give you a really big surprise!" Cao Chun murmured to himself, his mind already racing with ideas about what the surprise would look like and the look of satisfaction and joy on his father's face when he saw it.

Cao Chun swaggered to the palace gate.

"Halt! Who are you to trespass into the palace!" The guards stood in front of her, blocking her way.

"You bastards! Open your dog eyes and see! Do you know who I am? How dare you block my way?"

Cao Chun roared at them, "I want to go to the palace to see my father, so get out of my way!"

The guards looked puzzled.

"Why is she calling me Father? Is she a princess?"

"I am Princess Zhaoyang! Let me in immediately!" Cao Chun shouted.

"Zhaoyang? Is she the princess who went to Shu to marry a foreign ruler?"

"Exactly!"

"Your Highness, you may not enter without being summoned."

"Then why don't you hurry up and go report this!"

The guards looked at each other and huddled together, whispering amongst themselves.

"Is this Princess Zhaoyang? Wasn't she sent away for a political marriage many years ago? Why is she back?"

"Yes, has any of you seen Princess Zhaoyang?"

"no!"

"I haven't seen it either."

One of the guards reported to Cao Chun, "Princess, please wait a moment, we will go and report right away."

"Queen!"

Cao Yuan's carriage stopped at the door, and Cao Yuan got off the carriage.

"Royal sister, why did you leave first?" Cao Yuan walked up to Cao Chun.

Cao Chun's eyes flickered. "Oh, I just thought I'd come and see Father Emperor myself since you've been so busy."

"Prince Shuo! Prince Shuo has returned."

"We pay our respects to His Highness Prince Shuo."

The guards all knelt down respectfully.

Cao Chun stared at her in surprise, thinking: "Shuo Wang, she's actually been made a king. Father is so biased."

"Get up."

"I've gone to marry a prince for political reasons; I'm no longer a prince."

"It's the princess!"

"Having heard that Father Emperor is seriously ill, we have come all the way from Shu Kingdom. Today, I would like to enter the palace with Princess Zhaoyang to meet the Emperor. Is it convenient for us to go?"

"His Highness the Second Prince has issued an order that no one may appear before the Emperor without being summoned."

"We'll only be gone for the time it takes for an incense stick to burn! Could you please make an exception?" Cao Yuan said.

"OK then!"

The palace gates were slowly opened.

"Thank you all!" Cao Yuan clasped her hands in gratitude.

"Royal sister, let's go."

Cao Yuan walked to the front, with Cao Chun following closely behind.

I haven't been home for so many years, and everything has changed so much.

Even the guards at the gate looked down on her.

Cao Yuan noticed Cao Chun's emotions and explained, "Sister, the guards of the imperial city have changed many times. Many of them are my grandfather's old subordinates from the border, so they know me."

"When you come back, just visit more often. However, we didn't summon you to the palace this time without permission."

Cao Chun did not speak again.

The two arrived at the entrance of the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

The outside was heavily guarded.

"Your Highnesses, no one may enter the bedchamber without His Highness's permission," the guard outside the palace shouted sternly.

"What Second Prince? Why do you bunch of lackeys only listen to the Second Prince!" Cao Chun scolded. "He's not even the Emperor yet. Do I need his permission to even see my father?"

Cao Yuan grabbed Cao Chun.

"We won't make things difficult for you, can you give us half an incense stick's time?"

"this......"

Before they could answer, Cao Yuan knelt on the ground and shouted loudly to the people inside, "Father! Your son is Yuan'er, and I request an audience with you! I have brought the revised peace terms between Shu and Wei. Please grant me an audience."

"Who's here? It's so lively!"

A familiar figure walked in from elsewhere.

"Xiao Jinghan! What are you still doing here? Your imperial brother has already returned to Shu." Cao Yuan stood up.

What are you trying to do here?

Xiao Jinghan strode over, "Princess! You've already lost your military power, why be so forceful!"

"My ability to move around here is by imperial decree!"

"His Majesty is currently ill and unable to see anyone. He has already entrusted this matter of peace negotiations to the Second Prince."

"When did it become a Shu person's place to interfere in the affairs of my Wei Kingdom!" Cao Yuan's eyes were sharp, and her aura was overwhelming.

"If you don't give in, don't blame me for taking action! I must see my father today."

Cao Yuan clenched her fists.

“Princess, why resort to violence! I’m only doing this for His Majesty’s health,” Xiao Jinghan said with a smile.

"How about this? For His Majesty's health, only one person can go in at a time. What do you think? Who wants to go first?"

Before Cao Yuan could speak, Cao Chun said, "Royal sister, you go first. Father hasn't seen me for so many years, he can't accept me right away. If you have something important to say, you can go in first."

Cao Yuan took Cao Chun's hand without thinking much, "It's alright! My sister hasn't seen Father Emperor for so many years. Maybe Father Emperor will get better as soon as he sees you. Go ahead, I'll wait for you outside."

Cao Chun nodded and said with a smile, "Then I'll go first."

Push open the palace door.

Cao Chun entered the hall.

"Father, I'm back!" Cao Chun smiled easily as he walked into the bedchamber.

"Father, it's been so many years, you should still remember me!"

Cao Chun had just stepped into the palace gates and hadn't even reached the bedside when he caught sight of the dark figure lying on the ground. Taking a few steps closer and getting a better look, he was terrified – it was none other than the Emperor himself!

The emperor's once jet-black hair had turned as white as frost, as if the years had left deep marks on him.

At this moment, the emperor was struggling to move his body, slowly but determinedly crawling towards the door. Every step forward seemed to exhaust all his strength.

Without a doubt, he must have heard the sound Cao Yuan made earlier, which is why he was so eager to go out and find out what was going on.

"Oh dear! Father! Why are you lying on the ground? May I help you up?" Cao Chun squatted down beside him and pulled him up with all his might.

"You...Chun'er! It's you!"

"Was that your voice I just heard?" The emperor looked at her in disbelief.

"Father is really getting old. He can't even recognize people anymore. That was my fourth sister's voice just now. Thanks to my fourth sister, I was fortunate enough to be able to return."

"Father, are you really not happy to see your son at all?" Cao Chun was not very disappointed.

"Fortunately, I didn't want to see you anyway!"

Cao Chun's eyes flashed with malice, and he suddenly released his grip.

The emperor was thrown to the ground by her.