"Done for! The prince has offended the Emperor, we're going to be stripped of all possessions!"
"Quick, run for it. Staying is certain death. Before the royal decree is announced, we need to escape!"
Sounds of looming warfare filled her ears, mingled with a woman's heart-wrenching cries. Slowly opening her eyes, Su Ling found herself in a quaint, ancient courtyard.
The yard was crowded with people. A handsome man, covered in blood, was lying on the ground with his eyes closed.
Beside him, a beautiful middle-aged woman was sprawled on him, sobbing her heart out.
"My son, you have devotedly led your troops to ward off enemies, you've done right by the world, and the Emperor. But why... why does it have to end like this for you?"
The Emperor?
What on earth is happening?
Didn't she die unexpectedly while on a mission in a different world?
A sharp pain pierced Su Ling's mind, and in the next second, she understood.
She transmigrated.
She was now in the body of a wicked female character in an ancient political intrigue novel. The original owner had schemed her way into marrying the current King with a different surname, only to be exiled with him the day after the wedding.
On the road to exile, the original owner had died of resentment over her failed scheme and undeserved fate.
After absorbing the situation, Su Ling's whole body shivered.
No, this can't be!
Now that she's taken over the original host, she naturally can't let the plot of the novel happen again!
She glanced at the handsome man lying unconscious on the ground, and Su Su sighed softly.
Though she'd always been a fan of good-looking men, she had no feelings for the original host's man. However, this didn't prevent her from appreciating beauty. How could this virtuous general, who serves for the country and the people, end up in such a tragic state?
She, Su Su, would be the first to object!
Silently, she tested her teleportation and spatial abilities, and after finding that they were functioning normally, she hooked her lips.
Taking advantage of the current chaos in the Wang mansion, and before the Imperial edict to confiscate the property arrives, she could now do some important things.
Su Su took a step back, her slender figure blending into the night, before vanishing instantly.
...
In less than a quarter of an hour, Su Su's figure reappeared inside the courtyard of the Wang mansion.
And at this moment, outside the mansion, the Imperial Guards tasked with the seizure were gradually closing in.
Su Su entered her own space mentally, looking at the mountain of gold, silver, and gems stored inside. Her lips said Hooked in satisfaction - she had just teleported into the storage room and had emptied all the treasures, putting them into her spatial ability.
Did the dog emperor want to confiscate her property?
Go confiscate his uncle's!
"Su Su!" A sharp cry of anger broke Su Su's contemplation.
She looked up, only to see a woman dressed to the nines, her head full of jewels, striding towards her angrily.
"Where have you been? The prince suffered such a severe injury, but as his wife, you're nowhere to be found! Is this how you perform your duties as a wife? I knew you were nothing but a gold-digger!"
"When the prince was in his prime, you married him by hook or by crook. Now that he's in trouble, are you contemplating on how to get rid of him?"
Su Luo stared at the distorting face of the woman in front of her, frowning impatiently.
Zhou Yuan, the arch-enemy of the original body's owner.
One of the admirers of Gu Qingchen, she married Gu Li, Gu Qingchen's cousin, out of desperation after failing to win over the original body's owner.
Just to live under the same roof and see Gu Qingchen every day.
It’s so hopeless that it would even make a dog cry.
"Su Luo! I'm talking to you!" Zhou Yuan glared angrily: "Where were you just now? Why aren’t you concerned about the prince’s injuries?!”
Having had enough, Su Luo kicked her over.
“Ah!”
As Zhou Yuan's screams rang out, the mansion's main gate was simultaneously kicked open.
A portly lieutenant strutted in.
Followed by a group of Imperial Guards, quickly surrounding the mansion.
“The imperial decree has arrived!”