Dikanlon's serpentine, hawk-like eyes narrowed, flashing with endless cold light:

That old hag dared to speak to him like that; he'll teach her a lesson!

Princess Zhaoping didn't wake up until after noon. When she opened her eyes, she didn't see the familiar furnishings of Dianxiang Pavilion, but she felt relieved.

Turning around, Princess Zhaoping saw Ji Fengyao resting her chin on her hand and fiddling with medicinal herbs on the soft couch beside her. She quickly got up, not even having time to put on her shoes, and knelt down on the ground in front of Ji Fengyao with tears streaming down her face.

Overwhelmed by immense fear and grief, she could barely speak, her voice becoming incredibly hoarse: "Princess Chonghe, I was wrong all along, please save me."

"Get up quickly, let's talk slowly," Ji Fengyao gestured to Bailu to help her up.

Bai Lu stepped forward to help him up.

Princess Zhaoping pushed Bailu's hand away and cried, "No, Princess Chonghe, just let me kneel. I was so foolish before and did so many wrong things to you. Only when you let me kneel and speak will I feel at ease."

“You haven’t done anything to really hurt me. The reason the Prince and I agreed to let you in was to save you. After all, your Sun family has been kind to the Prince. Even if you have made a mistake, you were deceived by a villain and can be forgiven. Get up and speak quickly,” Ji Fengyao said hurriedly. She always treated people with the utmost respect.

She just didn't expect that Princess Zhaoping's transformation would be so significant.

Upon hearing this, Princess Zhaoping collapsed to the ground and burst into tears, wailing, "I am not a member of the Sun family, I am not a princess!"

Princess Sun Mengxi of the Sun family had long been burned to death;

Because it was too small, no remains were found!

Last night, I heard them say with my own ears that I was nothing more than the daughter of a lowly slave.

They were just a pawn they used to deal with Xi... to deal with the prince!

They planted something inside me, and if I consummate my marriage with the prince, he will be harmed by that thing.

And the Empress Dowager, who always pretended to love me, even wanted to use that thing inside me to prolong her life; she clearly wanted to devour me!

Unexpectedly, this is the truth.

Ji Fengyao was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized:

At first, she wondered how the Empress Dowager could be so ruthless as to plant a blood cicada inside her only niece.

It turns out this niece was a fake!

The magpie and the white dew also remained silent:

Who would have thought that the princess, who was usually high and mighty and noble, was actually just the daughter of a lowly slave with an unknown origin, and a pitiful creature destined to be used to death?

The affairs of the royal family, when examined closely, are truly chilling.

"I know I have no face to beg you, but I'm not willing to give up. Princess Chonghe, please save me. I know you are a divine physician, your medical skills are superb..."

Ji Fengyao couldn't bear to see Zhaoping pleading so humbly any longer, so she told her the result directly: "Zhaoping, the blood cicada is absorbing your life essence. If I don't remove it, you can live for another six to eight years, but after two or three years, you will age rapidly until it devours all your internal organs. I can also help you remove it, but even if I do, you will only have four years left to live, and you will have to take the medicine constantly."

"Four years..." Zhaoping slumped to the ground, muttering in despair, "I'm only sixteen... I've only lived for sixteen years..."

Upon hearing her words, both Xique and Bailu couldn't help but turn away, unable to bear looking any longer.

Even though they didn't like Zhaoping, they felt sorry for her at this moment.

That old hag, the Empress Dowager, is simply inhuman!