Mu Anran was dead!
At the time of her death, she was heavily pregnant, and countless beggars moved in and out of her room.
The husband she had supported to the throne held her half-sister in his arms, watching her bleed to death with his own eyes!
Xuan Yuan Beichen, whom she had betrayed countless times, was pierced through the heart by ten thousand arrows while holding her corpse!
She wanted to protect him, wanted to hold him, but she could only pass through his body!
“Let the gods and demons of the heavens be my witness. In this life, I, Mu Anran, was blind and heartless. I mistook a devil for my salvation and was deceived into such a miserable end. I am willing to sign a pact with the gods and demons, using my soul as a curse and my spirit as a guide. I shall never enter reincarnation for all eternity; I will remain at Wangchuan and guard Naihe forever, only seeking for time to turn back and give me one more chance!”
When she opened her eyes again, she had returned to the day she married Xuan Yuan Beichen. In this life, Xuan Yuan Beichen, it is my turn to run toward you. As for all those who hurt us, we will pay them back ten-fold, a hundred-fold.
This time, I will join you in treading them into the mire and sending them to hell!
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Xuanyuan Huangchao!
Inside the luxurious imperial palace!
In a remote and weed-infested Lenggong, Mu Anran lay on a wooden bed, her abdomen protruding high. Her eyes were hollow as she allowed the beggars on top of her to do as they pleased!
She had already struggled until she was numb! She was also numb with pain!
Her stomach hurt more and more.
Her tears had run dry. This child was likely going to be lost!
Having a mother like her, this child was truly unfortunate!
Blood continued to gush from beneath her!
The beggar on top of her stood up. “Pah, what bad luck!”
Another beggar pulled at him.
“Let’s go! Let’s get out of here. We don’t understand the games these noble people play. Regardless, being able to taste one of the palace’s ladies once makes it worth it even if we die!”
A piercing pain came from her womb. Mu Anran struggled to reach out and touch her belly. “Baby, I’m sorry! I’m so sorry! It’s your mother’s uselessness, it’s your mother who failed you! In your next life, don’t meet such a terrible mother like me!”
The pain was so intense it felt as if every bone in her body was breaking. Mu Anran fainted from the agony!
When she woke up again, she was splashed awake with water!
The first thing she saw was a pair of “perfect” lovers dressed in bright yellow imperial robes!
“Oh my, Sister looks truly pitiful like this, doesn’t she?”
“Fu’er, you are just too soft-hearted. A vicious woman like her actually caused your miscarriage. She is nothing but a slut used by a thousand men, born to live in the mire!”
“But no matter what, she is still my elder sister! Why don’t Your Majesty just let her go? Fu’er doesn’t mind!”
As soon as Mu Anfu said this, the high and mighty Emperor, Xuan Yuan Haoyu, was filled with rage.
“Fu’er, rest assured, I will definitely torture her well to avenge you!”
Mu Anran struggled to look at the people speaking. One was the half-sister who used to follow her every day calling her ‘Sister’ this and ‘Sister’ that, and the other was the husband she had personally delivered to the highest position.
So they had wanted her dead all along!
The child in her womb no longer showed any signs of life. Mu Anran looked at Xuan Yuan Haoyu with eyes full of hatred.
“Xuan Yuan Haoyu, why? Why treat me like this? I helped you step by step, I sent you to the throne step by step! The child in my womb was also yours!”
Xuan Yuan Haoyu looked at Mu Anran with disgust.
“You think you are worthy of bearing my child? A vicious woman like you, I find even looking at you disgusting!”
Hearing such loathsome words with her own ears, Mu Anran’s heart turned to ash.
“Xuan Yuan Haoyu, I didn’t push her. Mu Anfu jumped in herself. You can go investigate!”
Hearing this, Mu Anfu leaned against Xuan Yuan Haoyu’s chest, her tone full of grievance as she wiped away non-existent tears from the corners of her eyes.
“Your Majesty, look, even at a time like this, Sister is still slandering Fu’er. Fu’er is truly so sad! Fu’er knows that it was Fu’er taking the position of Empress that made Sister unhappy, which is why Sister pushed Fu’er into the water. Fu’er no longer blames Sister! Why must Sister still slander Fu’er like this!”
Xuan Yuan Haoyu hurriedly pulled Mu Anfu into his arms to comfort her.
“Fu’er, be good. I believe you. You can torture her however you want. Don’t let yourself get upset and ruin your health; you just had a miscarriage, you mustn’t be angry!”
Watching the way he looked at Mu Anfu as if she were a peerless treasure, Mu Anran’s heart still couldn’t help but throb with pain. This was the man who said he would love her for a lifetime!
The moment he ascended the throne, he allowed Mu Anfu to frame her, threw her into the Lenggong, and even let beggars insult her so!
Blood flowed from beneath her again, and a violent pain surged. Mu Anran felt that she was truly going to die. Dying was good! Death was a release.
Perhaps it was the final radiance of a setting sun, but Mu Anran’s eyes suddenly gained a flicker of spirit. She turned a gaze filled with infinite hatred toward the “perfect” couple.
“Xuan Yuan Haoyu, Mu Anfu, you will get your retribution. I will be watching you from the heavens, watching you die a horrible death…”
Hearing this, Xuan Yuan Haoyu stepped forward in a rage and kicked her in the chest.
Mu Anran’s final breath finally escaped, but her eyes were wide open. She died without peace!
Mu Anfu’s heart jumped at the sight. Damn it, Mu Anran, you’re dead and you still want to scare me? Someone like you should have your bones ground to dust!
“Your Majesty, Sister must hate us bitterly. There is a legend among the people that those who die with their eyes open will turn into vengeful ghosts to seek out lives. Your Majesty has the Zhenlong Hutie, so she certainly wouldn’t dare harm you, but Fu’er is so scared! What if Sister tries to hurt Fu’er even after she’s dead!”
Xuan Yuan Haoyu held her and comforted her.
“Fu’er, don’t be afraid. She’s dead; she can’t hurt you anymore!”
Mu Anfu’s eyes flickered. “Your Majesty, Fu’er has heard that if those who die with their eyes open are burned by fire, they can no longer return to harm their living relatives!”
Hearing this, Xuan Yuan Haoyu said, “Then burn her!”
“Men, burn this place down…”
A eunuch rushed in frantically. “Your Majesty! Your Majesty, this is bad! Xuan Yuan Beichen is attacking the palace!”
Mu Anfu’s eyes flashed with a hint of fear. She hadn’t even warmed the seat of the Empress yet!
Meanwhile, Xuan Yuan Haoyu let out a cold laugh. “A rebellious official and thief! I have long been prepared. To attack for the sake of a woman, he is truly seeking death!”
The eunuch looked at Mu Anran lying on the ground, a flash of pity in his eyes. She was also a pitiful person; she had accompanied His Majesty all the way, only to end up like this. For a moment, he didn’t know what to call her.
“Your Majesty, Xuan Yuan Beichen said that if you hand over Miss Mu, he will withdraw his troops…”
Mu Anfu’s eyes were filled with jealousy. This Mu Anran really deserved to die; even in death, she could still entice a Xuan Yuan Beichen.
“Your Majesty, this Xuan Yuan Beichen really is thinking of Sister! But no matter what, Sister was your woman! To be so entangled with Xuan Yuan Beichen, isn’t that a slap to Your Majesty’s face?”
A trace of ferocity flashed in Xuan Yuan Haoyu’s eyes.
“Doesn’t Xuan Yuan Beichen want Mu Anran? Then give Mu Anran to him! He defied the world to fight his way into the palace only to receive Mu Anran’s corpse. Tsk tsk, his expression will surely be magnificent!”
He immediately ordered, “Men, take Mu Anran to the city walls!”
Floating in the air, Mu Anran didn’t know why her soul could not leave this Lenggong after she died.
She watched with her own eyes as Xuan Yuan Haoyu and Mu Anfu acted affectionately, watched as they said they would burn her remains, and heard that Xuan Yuan Beichen had fought his way to the palace.
But why? Why did Xuan Yuan Beichen want Xuan Yuan Haoyu to hand her over? She had treated him that way in the past.
As her remains were carried toward the city walls, Mu Anran found that she was actually floating along with them.
She followed Xuan Yuan Haoyu all the way to the city walls of the imperial palace.
At the palace gates!
As expected, Xuan Yuan Beichen was leading an army, murderous and ready to storm the palace at any moment!
Sitting atop his horse, Xuan Yuan Beichen watched as Xuan Yuan Haoyu appeared with his people and shouted loudly.
“Xuan Yuan Haoyu, as long as you hand over Mu Anran, I will never set foot in the capital again!”
Xuan Yuan Haoyu stood on the city wall, looking down from above, with the beautiful Mu Anfu by his side.
“Xuan Yuan Beichen, don’t think you can leave just because you’ve come. But don’t you want Mu Anran? I can fulfill your wish!”
“Men, give Mu Anran to our Deposed Crown Prince!”