The wind blew in through the cracks in the skylight of the palace prison, its howling sound carrying a cold, malevolent chill like the wailing of ghosts and wolves, echoing in this deathly silent place, as if it were the deepest hell.
With her back against the cross-shaped torture instrument, Su Ruan's bright, dark eyes darted rapidly around the four walls of bronze and iron. To her surprise, she noticed a faint light emanating from one of the walls in front of her.
She stared in astonishment. In that dimly lit field of vision, countless points of light intertwined, as if countless pairs of angry eyes were shooting cold light. As the points of light suddenly turned, she saw a shadow growing larger and larger, rushing straight towards her at the speed of the wind.
"Who? Who is it?!" Su Ruan turned her head in a mixture of fear and surprise, only to see that the dark and gloomy place nearby was suddenly illuminated by a lamp, and the person carrying the lamp and walking quickly was none other than Yu Qianqian!
She heard the cell door slam open and watched helplessly as the person before her, cold and indifferent, approached step by step like the Grim Reaper. She couldn't help but cry out in alarm, "Yu Qianqian! What do you want to do to me?"
"As you think, of course we'll do what you're imagining." Yu Qianqian looked at her with a smile, a smile that was colder than the biting wind.
Yu Qianqian's figure, though so petite and delicate, made Su Ruan tremble all over. An unprecedented sense of fear washed over her, and she stared at her, speechless for a long time.
"Your good show hasn't even started yet, and you're already scared?" Yu Qianqian approached her and smiled dismissively. "Hmph! Look at you. You're capable of committing heinous crimes and have managed to survive nightmares for years. Why are you acting like a coward now?"
He casually produced a translucent emerald green jade pendant, waved it in front of Su Ruan, and chuckled softly, "Do you still recognize it?"
"This is... the personal jade pendant of the Cold King, how did it end up in your hands?" Su Ruan was immediately lost in thought when she saw the jade pendant.
Suddenly turning her gaze, Yu Qianqian looked closely at Su Ruan's panicked eyes and slowly said, "Qi Xuan, the number one talent of Jiang Lan Kingdom, infiltrated our dynasty five years ago and was highly valued by the late emperor. Later, when the late emperor was on his deathbed, he colluded with the enemy country to rebel. Now, taking advantage of the emperor's absence from the palace, he caused trouble again. Just half an hour ago, he was sent to Caishikou to be beheaded and displayed to the public."
She remained expressionless, meeting the other person's gaze, her calm tone carrying a hint of rage.
"Those who have always opposed the royal family have never escaped disaster, let alone your insignificant life. What is there to regret in dying?"
Su Ruan listened as she spoke the most scathing words in the most indifferent tone, her ever-changing expression shifting from shock to anger, and finally settling into a sinister smile: "Heh, so what if you are now the Empress? The so-called mistress of the harem is just like you, all show and no substance. As a woman, you can't even bear a child. Tell me, which man in the world can stand that?"
"Mu Beichen keeps saying he loves you, but he still doesn't care about your feelings and insists on treating me like a treasure."
"Yu Qianqian, you're still too green to mess with me."
As Su Ruan finished speaking, Yu Qianqian's face changed from alternating between red and green to a livid color, and she fell into a state of madness.
She retaliated with a vicious grab, locking Su Ruan's throat tightly, and shouted angrily, a rare occurrence for her: "Su Ruan! Do you think I wouldn't dare to kill you?"
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