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

Bright red blood dripped down his clothes.

Cao Shang pulled the dagger out of his body, her face streaked with tears, her hands trembling uncontrollably.

Xue Xinian lay on the ground, severely injured. He stared at her in astonishment, "You, you..."

Xue Xinian never expected that Cao Shang would dare to attack him.

"Xue Xinian, I am a princess of the current dynasty. Although I do not have the prestige of Cao Yuan's maternal clan, I will not tolerate you humiliating me like this!"

"My father just passed away, and you actually poisoned me!"

Cao Shang's eyes were bloodshot, as if he were insane, and his whole being exuded a chilling aura, like a ferocious beast out of control.

Her emotions were completely out of control; extreme agitation caused her to tremble uncontrollably.

Xue Xinian, standing to the side, was so frightened by the terrifying scene before her that her face turned ashen.

He stared in utter terror at the seemingly crazed Cao Shang, his heart filled with boundless fear and despair. Driven by the instinct for survival, she desperately crawled towards the door, repeatedly crying out, "Help! Someone, please help me..."

Just then, Cao Shang suddenly grabbed a sharp dagger and stabbed at Xue Xinian without hesitation.

A scream rang out as the cold blade pierced Xue Xinian's palm, blood gushing out and staining a large area of ​​the ground red.

"Shang'er, you've murdered your husband! That's wrong! I know I was wrong, please forgive me. What I said just now was to anger you. I didn't poison you; it was Mother's idea!"

"Shang'er, I really know I was wrong, Shang'er! Please forgive me!"

"Did you hear that, Mother? He said it was your idea?"

Xue Xinian followed Cao Shang's gaze and saw that inside the house, Xue's mother was tied up by Cao Shang and her mouth was gagged so that she could not make a sound.

"Didn't you always pride yourself on being a filial son? How come you abandoned me when disaster struck!"

Cao Shang looked at Xue's mother and said, "Mother, I will make sure you keep each other company on the road to the underworld!"

Cao Shang brandished his knife, and screams echoed throughout the mansion.

When dawn broke, Cao Yuan rushed over upon hearing the commotion. The Xue residence was in complete disarray and empty. Only one person was lying in the courtyard.

When Cao Yuan got closer, she saw that it was Xue Xinian. Xue Xinian was still wearing the same clothes she had seen yesterday. Her body was stained with blood, and there were countless cuts all over her body. It was truly remarkable that she still had a breath left.

She could no longer determine where he was injured.

Jinzhu gripped Cao Yuan's hand tightly, "This...this is the Prince Consort!"

Cao Yuan squatted down and reached out to check his breath when suddenly a bloody hand grabbed her, startling her.

"help me……"

After saying that, he released her, looking at her with resentment.

Cao Yuan checked his carotid artery again; it was no longer beating. She stood up and walked straight into the hall, where Cao Shang was choking Xue's mother, holding a bloodstained dagger in his other hand.

"stop!"

"Help, Princess! Please save me!" Madam Xue reached out to Cao Yuan for help.

Although Cao Yuan didn't know what had happened, she was certain that Xue Xinian's death was not unjust.

"You've already killed the people who deserved to die, so spare her life."

"Xue Xinian is so heartless, it's all your fault as his mother."

The next instant, he cleanly and swiftly slashed Xue's mother's neck, blood spurting out, Cao Shang's body covered in Xue's mother's blood.

The gruesome scene sent chills down Cao Yuan's spine.

"You called me here just to show me this?"

Cao Shang got up from Xue's mother and said, "You won against Cao Yuan."

"I was willing to risk my reputation to marry him, but now that my father is dead, he wants to kill me! Hahahaha..."

“He never loved us as people, but as our identities! You knew him before I returned to the capital, so how come you only see his true colors now?” Cao Yuan said coldly.

"So you already knew," Cao Shang said, suddenly realizing.

"If he truly loved you, why would he marry me? Do you really think an imperial decree could stop him?"

"Only now have I seen his true colors."

"You won, you won completely. If I could do it all over again, I wouldn't be so foolish."

Cao Yuan gave a bitter smile, just as she had said before she died in her previous life.

The next instant, Cao Shang slightly opened her mouth, and a stream of bright red blood gushed out like a burst dam, flowing down her chin and forming a shocking pool of blood on the ground.

Cao Yuan rushed over anxiously, grabbed her slightly cold hand tightly, her face full of anxiety, and asked in a trembling voice, "You took poison?"

Cao Shang slowly raised her head and gave Cao Yuan a heartbreaking smile. Her lips were stained with scarlet blood, and her once luscious lips now appeared pale and lifeless.

Cao Yuan shook her head. "How could you be so foolish! It's not worth it for someone like that."

"Xue Xinian had his mother poison me long ago, and I've been taking it for several days now."

Cao Shang said indifferently, "It doesn't matter. I'm not afraid of death. Even if I go to hell, I will kill him again." Cao Shang said through gritted teeth.

Cao Shang's body went limp, and she fell into Cao Yuan's arms. She pulled out a blood-stained letter from her bosom.

"Actually, I didn't know he went to see you last night. He received a letter, which must have been from Cao Ji. Over the years, Xue Xinian has not only worked for Cao Ji but also helped his sister. Cao Ji won't let Xue Xinian live, so... he used my help."

"Royal sister! If we are still sisters in the next life, I will never compete with you for a man again! I want to live for myself!" Cao Shang said slowly, her originally sharp eyes now becoming incredibly gentle.

Her lips twitched slightly, as if she wanted to smile, but in the end it only twitched slightly.

"But... this time I'm going to be the older sister! Then, I definitely won't lose to you..." Cao Shang's voice grew softer and softer, as weak as a candle flame flickering in the wind. Finally, with this last bit of stubbornness and expectation, she slowly closed her eyes.

"Shang'er!" Cao Yuan's eyes reddened, and her nose stung with tears. She looked up at the sky. She should be happy that her great revenge had been achieved, but she couldn't smile at all.

Jinzhu and her men carried the body out.

"What should we do with Your Highness's body?!"

Just as Cao Yuan was about to speak, the woman's crying broke out, "What happened?"

Xue Xiqiong lay on the stretcher, lifted it up and exclaimed, "Xinian, my little brother! How could this happen!"

Lying on the stretcher behind were Xue's mother and Cao Shang. "Mother, Mother...Princess!"

"Why, why did this happen?"