In the most luxurious private room of the brothel, the privileged second-generation rich kids at the top of the pyramid in the Great Chen Kingdom were discussing a plague that had occurred in a small border town three months ago.

The plague came about in a strange way. The court initially deduced that it was brought by the nomadic peoples stationed on the border.

Unlike natural disasters, plagues can easily kill you if you get infected.

No one in the court dared to go, and the expulsion of the plague was thus put on hold.

When the Crown Prince gave the order, he dispatched a special envoy to the frontier.

In that legendary town with hundreds of inhabitants, only a dozen or so children remained, crying their hearts out.

Corpses littered the ground, severed limbs and blood flowing like rivers, resembling the entrance to the underworld.

The official who was sent to deal with the plague was driven mad with fear.

The Emperor was wary of the Crown Prince and the Sixth Prince getting too close, because the Crown Prince was quick-witted, while the Sixth Prince was sickly as a child and was sent to the Wudang Sect to learn martial arts. After returning, he became the Grand General of Da Chen in less than two years.

One was skilled in literature, and the other in martial arts.

Their power in the court has been at its zenith in recent years. If they join forces, he, the emperor, might have to abdicate early.

Therefore, the Crown Prince and the Sixth Prince never acted affectionately in public. Recently, rumors have even circulated in the court that the Crown Prince and the Sixth Prince were fighting over a woman, causing quite a stir.

In reality, the two brothers are so close that they're practically one person, and there's no question of them fighting over a woman.

The murder of hundreds of people in the small town is shocking, but it is an undeniable fact.

The crown prince wanted to be a wise ruler and tried several times to go to the scene to investigate the situation.

The ministers vehemently opposed this, arguing that the crown prince, as the heir apparent, should prioritize state affairs and not personally risk his life to make decisions.

The Sixth Prince understood the Crown Prince's meaning and said, "I will set off soon and will definitely give my brother an explanation."

Upon hearing this, Miss Xia Yunxue of the Marquis's mansion gave a cold snort for some reason and stood up.

The Crown Prince and the Sixth Prince looked at her.

"The air here is too stuffy, I'm going outside for a walk."

As the prospective Sixth Prince's wife, Xia Yunxue was someone the Sixth Prince felt he had the right to control.

"The Crown Prince is still here. How dare you leave so abruptly? Come back immediately."

The Crown Prince smiled good-naturedly: "Yunxue is still young and loves to play, so don't restrain her."

Xia Yunxue ignored them completely, walked straight to the door, and opened it.

Before Yi Mu could retract his finger from the door, it struck Xia Yunxue on the forehead.

Xia Yunxue's gaze traveled from the top of Yi Mu's head down to his jawline.

She blinked and two hot tears fell from her eyes.

"Senior brother!"

The beautiful young girl opened her arms, ignoring the zither in Yi Mu's arms, and rushed into his embrace, her voice filled with endless longing.

The youngest in the eyes of his three fellow disciples at Cixin Hall, he was pampered from childhood and became detached from worldly affairs, which led to his untimely death at a young age.

It must have been a divine arrangement that the deceased physician Xia Yunxue possessed the body of Xia Yunxue, the frail and sickly third young lady of the Ninghou Mansion.

The innocent and carefree junior sister has grown up after experiencing the cruel baptism of humanity. She helps Xia Yunxue, who was born into a legitimate family but was bullied by the children of a concubine, to avenge herself.

Soon after, she became the object of infatuation for all the outstanding men in the capital.

Although it might seem a bit like a Mary Sue story, think about it: why wouldn't a woman who is beautiful, intelligent, decisive, and from a good family attract the pursuit of outstanding men?

Although Yi Mu had the advantage of the plot and knew that this Xia Yunxue was the same Xia Yunxue, the original owner of this body was unaware of this at the moment.

He pulled Xia Yunxue aside, took a step back, frowned, and his face perfectly concealed his impatience.

"Miss, please have some self-respect."

After Xia Yunxue possessed the body of the young lady of the Marquis's mansion, she had been searching for her senior brothers.

The eldest and second senior brothers are rarely in the Central Plains; only the third senior brother, Yi Mu, is present.

Xia Yunxue heard that a highly skilled musician had come to Qiongyue Pavilion. Remembering that her third senior brother used to play the zither in the empty valley, she decided to try her luck. Unexpectedly, she found Yi Mu so quickly.