Determined to take revenge

  Murong Qing was furious and trampled Xiahou Yi's body with countless footprints, regardless of the consequences, before finally turning around and leaving in satisfaction.

  Half a time later, two groups of horses arrived at the same time. Except for Xiahou Yi's dark guard, the one who came together was actually the third prince's horse.

  The third prince wore a loose flower-patterned brocade robe, with a cyan-colored auspicious cloud-patterned belt tied around his waist. His face was fair and his temperament elegant. He sat upright on the horse, his gaze wandering and falling onto Xiahou Yuan's figure not far away, surrounded by dark guards, as an uncontrollable smile rose to the corners of his lips.

  What a joke! This is a huge joke.

  The ninth prince was actually stripped of his clothes and had footprints all over his body, it's utterly ridiculous.

  What's even more ridiculous is that judging from the footprints, it's clear that the person who did this was a young girl.

  Xiahou Yi was amused by teasing girls, but now he has surprisingly fallen into a young girl's hands, isn't it laughable?

  The culprit who made all this happen was the one who had borrowed money from Xiahou Yi's body and quietly returned to the General's Mansion.

  As soon as she entered the courtyard, a maid wearing a light green long dress rushed up to her and asked, "Young mistress, are you all right?"

  "Green Heart, I'm fine, go in and say so." Murong Qing knew that the courtyard was full of informants from all over, so he quickly pulled Green Heart's hand and stepped into the upper house.

  After entering the house, Murong Qing quickly took off his outer garment and ordered Lü Xin, "Fetch water, I want to take a bath."

  "Yes, miss." Green Heart was full of doubts, but seeing Mu Rongqing's condition was really not good, she could only temporarily swallow her doubts and turn to go out and arrange everything.

  In a short while, Murong Qing lay in a round wooden barrel, quietly bathing.

  But actually, her mind was racing and she couldn't calm down at all.

  She thought about the situation after and thought about which road she should take in the future.

  In her previous life, she soon married into the Third Prince's Manor and died in the backyard due to the struggle for favor among women within two years. Reborn this time, how could she be willing to take the old path again?

  Revenge is certain, but what about after revenge? She's a woman, after all, and will eventually have to marry and find a place to settle down.

  But where is her final destination?

  Murong Qing rubbed her brow with her hand. As the legitimate daughter of a general's family, she didn't have many choices to begin with. The royal relatives and nobles were not like this either.

  The current emperor has nine sons, but now there are only seven people left.

  As her identity can be chosen from only four people, the Crown Prince, the Third Imperial Prince, the Sixth Imperial Prince, and the Ninth Imperial Prince.

  Among these people, the most likely to compete for the throne are the third prince and the ninth prince. Although the ninth prince is often indulging in pleasure with women, he has gained favor from the emperor. Therefore, he is a strong opponent of the third prince and the crown prince.

  In her previous life, the struggle for the throne was still undecided when she died. However, the Ninth Prince had been assassinated on his way to provide disaster relief in the capital, and as for the outcome of the final struggle for the throne, she did not know.

  If she had to choose, she would rather choose the Ninth Prince. She took advantage of her rebirth and might be able to change his doomed fate.

  The reason he was chosen, however, wasn't because he had the ability to contend for the top spot. It's just that in his harem, although there were many women, not one of them had died over the years. It was said that he once gave an order: whoever dared to cause trouble in the harem would be dragged out and chopped up to feed the dogs.

  No one knew what means he had used, but it was clear that no one dared to cause trouble in the back courtyard of the Ninth Prince's mansion.

  This is the most important thing for her, being able to have a place where she can settle down and live out her own small life, nothing could be better.

  She thought of what had happened today and couldn't help but frown, thinking that bastard shouldn't have recognized her.

  "Whatever." She slapped her palm on the water's surface. Now, she didn't have a better choice either, time wasn't waiting for anyone, let alone letting those who had harmed her live a good life for too long.

  "Green heart, change clothes." Murong Qing shouted.

  Lu Qing rushed in to attend to Murong Yu's change of clothes.

  "Big sister, there's chaos in the mansion, what do you think?"

  "Are they all looking for me, thinking that I've been kidnapped by thieves and have lost my trail, even fearing for my life?" Murong Qing sneered, raising the corner of his lips.

  Lu Jing was shocked, she didn't expect that Murong Qing knew everything. Fortunately, she wasn't with Murong Qing when he went out today, or else this wouldn't have happened. Heaven knows how terrified she was when she received the news, almost to the point of going crazy.

  "Miss..." His hands paused, and Green Heart's eyes began to redden. "Madam had entrusted me before she passed away to take good care of you, but I failed."

  "Alright, never mind, this has nothing to do with you." Murong Qing tidied up and sat down in front of the dressing mirror, "My brush is ready."

  "Yes, miss." Green Heart always felt that Mu Rong Qing had some changes this time he came back, but what exactly it was she couldn't quite put her finger on.

  He had just presented the brush, ink, paper and inkstone, but when Murong Qing grasped the brush, he suddenly realized that he couldn't even recognize a few big characters. After wracking his brains for half a moment, he finally lowered his head and picked up the brush, writing a few crooked and twisted words.

  "Have your brother take you to the Ninth Prince's estate, be sure to avoid people and don't let anyone know who you are."

  "Yes, miss. But, miss, how did you suddenly get involved with the Ninth Prince..." Green Heart gripped the letter tightly, feeling uneasy in her heart. The Ninth Prince was someone that no normal woman dared to come into contact with.

  Murong Qing sneered, if it wasn't the Ninth Prince then it must be the Third Prince. In her heart, she didn't like that man with a refined surface but a ruthless inner self.

  In his past life, he clearly knew what situation he was in but still watched as she was killed by others, all for the sake of the General's Manor and the power of the Grand Madame's family.

  But she was just a nominal general's daughter, what help could she possibly be?

  Everything is related to him and he cannot escape from it.

  Reborn once, why can't I choose again?

  Briefly recounting today's events, Green Heart was furious, gritting her teeth, "The great madam has such a ruthless heart, Young Miss, you have never harmed them, how could they use such vicious tactics on you? How important is a woman's reputation to them, how dare they? Young Miss, what should we do?"

  Murong Qing waved his hand, "For the sake of boundless wealth and honor, what's important about a mere servant girl who has lost her mother? Go, wait for me to take you to Old Madam's place later."

  The play has begun, how can it be without her as the leading lady.

  After a stick of incense, Murong Qing led Lü Xin to the old lady's residence. Before entering the door, they saw that inside was in chaos, and from time to time came the old lady's furious roar.

  "Damn it! With so many people around, how can't they find a single child? Eldest daughter-in-law, if anything happens to our son, I will not forgive you."

  Murong's heart warmed slightly. There was still someone in this household who truly cared for her. If she had died in her past life, the old lady would have been devastated.

  In this life, I will never let her be sad again.

  "Grandma, what's going on here? It's all chaotic. Has the mansion been infiltrated by thieves who stole your favorite jewelry?" Murong Qing smiled faintly and walked in calmly, but her gaze was fiercely fixed on the mother-daughter duo of thieves standing beside the old lady.

  Digression

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