Although the process of changing her appearance was very painful, she was truly overjoyed when she saw her stunningly beautiful face after it was done.

So she followed Prince Shou to the capital with great confidence.

She thought that with her face, she could surely bewitch the Emperor Emeritus and then carry out her revenge.

Unexpectedly, the plan took many twists and turns.

She entered the palace, but Rong Qingqing took her to Yuxian Palace. Later, she was tricked by Rong Qingqing and made a fool of herself at a banquet, which made the Emperor Emeritus dislike her.

In her opinion, the Emperor Emeritus wasn't that affectionate towards Consort Li, otherwise why would he have disliked her just because she farted a few times?

Later, Prince Shou used a self-inflicted injury scheme to sell her into the Chunyan Brothel, thinking that the Emperor Emeritus would not tolerate her, as she resembled Consort Li and had fallen into such a place. He then left the palace to redeem himself. However, she waited and waited, but the Emperor Emeritus did not come. Instead, Rong Qingqing came, catching her off guard. Before she could think of a way to deal with it, she was taken to this place.

Prince Shou is a fool; he still hasn't come to get me back.

She thought bitterly, tears streaming down her face.

Little did she know that Prince Shou also thought she was stupid and had long since given up on her as a pawn.

She lay there for a long time, feeling that she couldn't just give up like this.

Even if she ends up as dust in this life, she will find a way to drag Rong Qingqing down to hell, and Feng Mo too...

She got up and reached for the food on the table.

She needs to survive first in order to seek revenge on Rong Qingqing.

...

A few days later, at the palace.

Rong Qingqing invited Shangguan Yanran and Feng Xin to the Imperial Garden to admire the flowers.

At this moment, Changlin hurriedly walked over.

Rong Qingqing was somewhat surprised. Usually, Changlin would serve Xie Jingrun, so why did he come looking for her in such a hurry today?

"What's wrong? Did something happen?" she asked.

Changlin said, "The people sent to Xuzhou have reported back that Rong Yiyi died several months ago, and the King of Xu has even erected a cenotaph for her."

Rong Qingqing was stunned for a moment, "Dead?"

"Yes." Changlin nodded.

"How did you die?" Rong Qingqing asked.

Changlin glanced at Feng Xin, who was talking to Shangguan Yanran, stepped forward, and whispered, "That time, Prince Xu was assassinated on his way back to Xuzhou, and Rong Yiyi was killed by the assassin."

Upon hearing this, Rong Qingqing understood.

Those weren't assassins; they were clearly death squads sent out by Xie Jingrun.

"But why is it a cenotaph? Didn't they find Rong Yiyi's body?"

"According to the scouts, that's indeed the case," Changlin replied.

"Okay, I understand." Rong Qingqing nodded.

Seeing that there was nothing else to do, Changlin withdrew.

Shangguan Yanran and Feng Xin came closer and asked, "What's wrong?"

Rong Qingqing didn't hide anything from the two of them, "News came from Xuzhou. I heard that Rong Yiyi passed away several months ago."

Upon hearing this, both of them were surprised. "Dead?"

Rong Qingqing shrugged. "I heard that's true." Although the news reported by the scouts differed from what she had thought, she felt that Rong Yiyi couldn't have died so easily. The fact that no body was found meant that she was likely rescued by someone else.

Thinking of this, her previous doubts became even more certain.

Guo Li must be Rong Yiyi.

Just then, a palace maid led someone over.

Upon seeing the newcomer, Rong Qingqing was somewhat surprised. Before the other person could speak, she asked first, "What trouble has Guo Li gotten into this time?"

Xie Jingxuan was about to bow when he heard this, and sighed, saying, "The day before yesterday, news came from over there that a fire broke out in the courtyard and Guo Li was burned to death."