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

Bai Lu was rescued by Xiao Jinghan and taken to a small house in the suburbs.

The residence is nestled against the mountains and beside the water, in a secluded place where few people venture. It is a wonderful hiding place. The courtyard is shaded by green trees, with blooming flowers and plants, and the air is filled with a refreshing fragrance, which is a stark contrast to the hustle and bustle of the capital. It would also be a great place for a vacation.

Xiao Jinghan loosened his grip and threw Bai Lu to the ground, showing no regard for her injury.

"Ah! Couldn't you be a little gentler!" Bai Lu's hand was already numb from the pain.

"If it weren't for the Crown Prince's sake, I wouldn't have saved you!"

"Who asked you to save me! I don't care!" Bai Lu retorted defiantly.

"Then you can go back by yourself, I won't see you out!" Xiao Hanjing said, hands on his hips.

"you!"

Xiao Jinghan took a bottle of medicine from the medicine box on the table and threw it to her, "Apply this! Don't die in my house."

Bai Lu stopped being stubborn at this point and applied the medicine to the wound. It felt like thousands of ants were crawling over it, and the pain and itching surged into her heart.

"Hey, didn't you say you didn't care? Aren't you afraid I'll poison you?" Xiao Hanjing's tone was a little smug.

"you!"

"If you want to avenge the Crown Prince, you need to plan this carefully, but you have to listen to me!"

"You think your little schemes can fool my royal brother! Your attempt to take everyone down with you is incredibly stupid! It has ruined my plans, and you are now useless to the Fourth Prince! I thought you could become Huayang's confidant, but now it's all for naught."

"What good plans could you possibly have! All you do all day is guard your dilapidated Eastern Palace and sweep the tombs! You're a useless piece of trash, you deserve to be a hostage! Your brother has already come to fetch you, why don't you hurry up and go back to Shu with him to be your prince!"

When the Crown Prince was alive, Bai Lu and Xiao Hanjing were always at odds.

I always felt this person was too eccentric; a hostage from Shu Kingdom spent more time with the Crown Prince every day than she did.

Previously, the Crown Prince mediated between the two, but now that the Crown Prince is gone, they become like oil and water whenever they meet.

For the first time ever, Xiao Hanjing didn't argue with her. He suddenly said seriously, "Since you are now an escapee, you shouldn't show your face recently. If I'm not mistaken, the second prince of Wei will be back soon."

"We'd better be careful!"

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As the year draws to a close and the lanterns are lit, the streets are bustling with activity.

The whole country celebrates.

The emperor granted a general amnesty, including pardoning Bai Lu's crimes.

Inside the palace, the imperial kitchen was busily preparing for tonight's banquet. Eunuchs carefully placed plates of delicacies on silver platters and gently covered them with gold-embroidered handkerchiefs.

By the pond, concubines and women of the court gathered to watch the rowing competition. Every year at the end of the year, a rowing competition would be held, and the women would naturally enjoy going to see it and experience the excitement.

Cao Yuan was pushed to the front by the crowd.

Consort Xian, dressed in a dark blue embroidered robe, gently stroked her swollen belly. "It's Princess Huayang! It's been a while since I've seen you."

"Your Highness, is your due date approaching?" Cao Yuan calculated that it seemed to be within the next few days.

"Yes! The imperial physician said it's a little prince!" Consort Xian proudly raised her head.

"Your Highness, please take care of yourself. Be careful with so many people around!"

"The main reason is that the baby in my belly also wants to watch the boating. Does the princess know how to row? Why don't you go and have a competition?" Consort Xian pointed to her belly.

"Your Highness is too kind. I certainly don't know how to do these things! I'm much better at archery and horseback riding!"

"We were just saying that after watching the rowing, we'd go to the training ground to watch archery. Would the princess like to come with us?"

Cao Yuan smiled slightly and replied, "Since Consort Xian has invited me, how could I refuse?"

Jinzhu whispered, "Your Highness, could this be a trap?"

Don't worry! Everything will be fine!

The next moment, Consort Xian slipped and almost tumbled down the stairs. Cao Yuan, with her light body, caught Consort Xian before she fell, startling everyone present.

"How is Consort Xian?"

Cao Yuan released Consort Xian, who was somewhat at a loss for words at this action.

In her past life, Consort Xian fell here, nearly killing herself and her unborn child. The emperor questioned everyone present, and they all said that Cao Yuan pushed her down the stairs. Cao Yuan was unable to defend herself and was confined to the Xue residence.

Xue Xinian was always away from home under the pretext of going to the palace to plead with the emperor, which now seems to indicate that he was having a secret rendezvous with Cao Shang.

"I'm fine, I just slipped. Thank you, Princess."

On the training ground, a crowd gathered, wondering whose archery skills were so superb, hitting the bullseye every time.

"The princess's archery skills are truly remarkable!"

"Yeah yeah!"

"Even compared to Princess Huayang, it would be difficult to determine a winner!"

Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be Cao Shang.

Cao Shang's hair was tied up high, and she was also wearing a red riding outfit. She had completely lost her previous naivety and fragility, and looked just like Cao Yuan who had galloped across the battlefield. It was just that she had mastered the skill of archery!

"So Princess Shang is here! No wonder Princess Shang, who loves excitement, never comes out to play!" Consort Xian said.

"Your Majesty, you've come too!" Cao Shang glanced at Cao Yuan reluctantly.

"It's been so long since I've seen you. I didn't expect my royal sister to have learned archery!"

"What, are you the only one who can shoot arrows?"

"Now that the Sixth Princess has learned archery, why don't you have a competition? Let's see how much difference there is between the Sixth Princess and Princess Huayang!"

"Do you want to compete?" Cao Shang asked.

"I'll pass; it's been so long since I've touched an arrow."

Upon hearing this, Cao Shang immediately perked up, "That won't do, you have to compete. Does my elder sister look down on people?"

The sinister glint in Cao Shang's eyes was revealed.

Seeing her confident demeanor, Cao Yuan knew that she hadn't been idle during the many days she hadn't been to the palace.

"Alright then! What should we compete in?"

Cao Shang clapped his hands, then led several prisoners to cordon off the area.

"Sister, don't you like shooting live animals? I've prepared some live animals for you to shoot! Let them run around here in a bit, and we'll see who shoots the most!"

"This is fun!"

"Yes! This is good!"

Everyone clapped and applauded.

"Your Majesty, Father has declared a general amnesty. These prisoners shouldn't be here!"

"So what? These are spies sent by various countries, they deserve to die! What's wrong with us having some fun with them!"

"The Great Wei has always loved peace and has never tortured or killed prisoners!"

Cao Yuan hadn't expected her to play this kind of murder game.

Although Cao Yuan had seen bloodshed on the battlefield, she couldn't bear to see these prisoners, who had already been tortured, being shot in the palace.

She had previously given strict orders on the battlefield that her soldiers were not allowed to kill prisoners of war.

"Royal sister, you've killed countless people, are you afraid to kill someone here? Are you scared?"

Consort Xian said, "Princess, it's the New Year, let's just have some fun. They're prisoners after all, not innocent civilians!"

“Isn’t Your Highness afraid that the blood will harm the child in your womb?” Cao Yuan said.

"This is a prince, how could he be afraid of such a small amount of blood!"

"Alright! Bring me the bow and arrows!" Cao Yuan said.