The Prince of Qinyang was furious when he thought of Yue Qingyin again. How dare she submit a memorial to report her own father? He had never seen such a heartless daughter before. In a fit of anger, he sent Yue Qingyin's birth mother, Aunt Zhao, back to the Zhao family, severing all ties with the Zhao family and never having any contact with them again.

Aunt Zhao knew she was in the wrong and dared not say more, but she felt as if she had swallowed a fly.

She had been shrewd and calculating all her life, and had painstakingly raised her daughter, hoping that she would bring glory to the family and make the Zhao family prosperous. However, she never expected that the daughter would turn out to be a heartless and ungrateful person.

She harbored a deep hatred for Yue Qingyin and cursed her to die every day. When she finally heard the news that Yue Qingyin had died in the palace, she was stunned for a moment, then burst into wild laughter, shouting "Good riddance!" three times before finally crying out in anguish.

...

On an official road more than 200 miles from the capital.

The Rong Kingdom's delegation was making its way back in a grand procession, laden with goods.

They had wasted too much time in Daliang. After the palace banquet, they planned to return, but then they encountered the Empress Dowager's funeral.

Out of courtesy, he naturally had to wait until the Empress Dowager's funeral was over before he could return to the country. He waited for many days until a few days ago, when he was finally able to leave the capital and return to the Rong Kingdom smoothly.

On one of the carriages in the mission.

Dugu Feng held a wine pot, looking at the serene woman in the carriage, a wicked smile playing on his lips.

He asked the doctor kneeling in the carriage impatiently, "When will she wake up?"

The doctor glanced at her face; she was sweating nervously.

"Your Highness, he will surely wake up in less than a quarter of an hour. Please be patient."

"I'm not in a hurry at all; I'm just afraid your head will be too impatient to fall off."

The doctor trembled upon hearing this, wishing he could immediately give the still unconscious woman a needle to wake her up.

After a while.

Yue Qingyin slowly opened her eyes, her long eyelashes trembled, and she looked around blankly.

She felt the car swaying, making her dizzy and lightheaded. But it wasn't necessarily the car shaking; it was the fake death "medicine" she had drunk.

She sat up and asked, "Where is this?"

Dugu Feng was overjoyed, a glint of cunning flashing in his wicked eyes. "This is my carriage. You've finally woken up. I've been waiting for you for a long time."

"It's you? Where's Jun Qiming?" Yue Qingyin's heart tightened, and she turned around to look at Dugu Feng with a nervous gaze.

Dugu Feng glanced at the doctor, who immediately scrambled to his knees and rolled outside the curtain, not caring about hurting himself, and hurriedly jumped down.

Dugu Feng sneered, "You're smart enough to spare my life."

His wicked gaze returned to Yue Qingyin, and he laughed, "He has already given you to me."

"You're talking nonsense! What right does he have to give me this?" Yue Qingyin couldn't help but scream. She was afraid of Dugu Feng, and that fear was like facing a venomous snake that could bite at any moment. What's more, this snake was always smiling, which made it even more terrifying.

Dugu Feng ignored her and simply drank her wine with a smile. "Whether I'm talking nonsense or not, you know perfectly well in your heart."

Yue Qingyin bit her lip tightly, her face ashen.

Jun Qiming!

Finally, the Empress Dowager passed away, which bought her some time, and she was able to contact Jun Qiming.

Jun Qiming did not disappoint her expectations and sent her a bowl of fake death 'medicine'. As long as she drank the 'medicine', he would have a way to take her out of the capital. Unexpectedly, she did leave the capital, but instead of entering the Prince Anxian's mansion, she ended up in a Rong Kingdom mansion.