"Ouch!" Queen Yan felt a burning pain and immediately opened her eyes wide. Where... was she?

Suddenly, she heard a chilling voice.

"Muk Wanqing, the hundred whips you've received today are as a punishment to you! How dare you kill Princess Anlan's maid so cruelly? Even though you are my consort, I will not condone your actions! If you commit this again, I will sentence you to death!"

Muk Wanqing, was he calling her by this name?

Queen Yan's mind was a mess, and many memories that didn't belong to her came to her mind suddenly. This body belonged to Muk Wanqing, Consort Ming of the Nanyue Dynasty. In the public's eyes, she was a bad-tempered, rude, and frivolous loser!

"Please, help me..."

"You are the Empress of the Yan Kingdom. Everyone adores you and fears you. You must help me..."

"I can't live any longer. Please, help me live on my life!"

She heard a weak voice in her mind say before it disappeared completely.

She sat up straight in surprise and looked at the strange scene around her in disbelief. She couldn't believe that she had been reborn and was living as another person!

The Yan Kingdom and the Nanyue Dynasty were enemies.

She was once the Empress of the Yan Kingdom, admired by thousands of people. Now she had turned into a useless consort, despised by everyone in the enemy's country?!

Empress Yan was dumbfounded. It seemed that she would be Muk Wanqing from now on!

Although the person was a noble consort, she was beaten up severely in this situation. How much hatred did this person have in her heart to be able to summon over her long-dead soul?

"Muk Wanqing, do you plead guilty?" The clear voice asked again.

Muk Wanqing raised her head and tried hard to look at the person who had just spoken.

Although she had seen many men, she had to admit that this man was the most handsome one she had ever seen. The man was wearing a white robe, which accentuated his frosty temperament. His face showed that he was a stern man.

This man was none other than her current husband, Prince Ming, Wen Yinxuan.

But so what if he was good looking? He was actually cruel and merciless!

As she looked at the whip marks and bloodstains all over her body, she sneered and fixed her gaze on the man. She then said in a hoarse voice, "Wen Yinxuan, what if I tell you I was framed? Would you believe me?"

She did not cry or complain like before. When she said this calmly, everyone was stunned.

Princess Anlan smiled in disdain. "You must be kidding. Who would frame you for no reason? You are the petty one. You pushed my maid into the river to drown just because I had insulted you! My nanny saw you. Why don't you just admit to it?"

Muk Wanqing sneered. The entire scheme was full of loopholes. How dare the princess use it against her?

So she asked coldly, "Since your nanny saw me, why didn't she scream for help?"

Anlan did not expect her to ask such a question. She paused for a moment before retorting quickly, "You are the prince's consort. The nanny... must be fearful of your identity. She wouldn't dare to offend you!"

"Since she fears me, she should have kept her mouth shut no matter what. Why did she hastily rat me out once the maid died? Could it be that she was the one who killed the maid and wanted to push the blame on me?"

"That's impossible. The nanny adores the girl. How would she bear to kill the girl? You are the only one who has a grudge against me in this residence. You are the only one who would dare to kill someone just because you are the prince's consort!"

Anlan became more arrogant and said to Wen Yinxuan, "It seems that she isn't sorry at all for her actions. I think we need to continue whipping her!"

She had no respect for Muk Wanqing at all.

Muk Wanqing calmly questioned the princess again, "Your maids are all skilled in martial arts, but I am not trained at all. How can I kill her?"

"You must have attacked her sneakily from her back!"

"Guards are patrolling the lake by the hour at night. If she had been pushed into the lake, her screams would have attracted the guards. Why did she drown without making a sound?"

Anlan continued to argue, "She must have choked on the water and couldn't make any sound."

"Nonsense." Muk Wanqing corrected her calmly, "If people were drowning while sober, they would surely still call for help the best they could even if they were choked by the water. It's a survival instinct. That maid was not mute. That could only mean she was already unconscious before she fell into the water."

There was a trace of guilt in Anlan's eyes. She thought that Muk Wanqing was only an empty barrel. Yet she had her logic straight!

She must have become much smarter after being beaten up like that.

Wen Yinxuan also did not expect her to be able to point out her suspicions. He was surprised as well.

Anlan soon calmed down. To her, Muk Wanqing was a fool. No matter what she said, she was only playing bluff.

"Yinxuan, we have laid out all the evidence, yet she is still trying to crawl out of it. How shameless is she!"

Muk Wanqing ignored her and said, "I want to see the maid's body."

The witness could lie, but the dead body would never lie.

Wen Yinxuan stared at her. Her face was as pale as a sheet, and she looked like she could collapse at any moment. Yet as weak as she looked, she had a trace of terrifying viciousness in her eyes.  

So somehow, he nodded.

The maid's body was carried up by the guards. Muk Wanqing stumbled to her feet and shouted to the crowd, "Fan Shuang, help me over."

Fan Shuang rushed to her side with puffy eyes and carefully held her. "I'll help you."

Although her wounds caused her excruciating pain, they could not stop her strong will.

The maid's scrawny face was swollen, and her hair was in a mess. She had no life in her anymore.

Muk Wanqing carefully observed the maid's hand. Her nails were dark purple, but they were very clean.

She said calmly, "The girl was poisoned. A drowning person would usually sink to the bottom of the water before floating back onto the surface after their death. The bottom of the lake is muddy and covered with sand. If she was drowned, her fingers would be filled with mud."

"But the girl's fingers are clean. Only her nails are dark purple. That means she lost consciousness before falling into the water. She must have been poisoned to death."

At that moment, Anlan was anxious and stared at Muk Wanqing in disbelief.

The foolish woman had actually discovered the truth! When did she become so perceptive and smart?

The words Muk Wanqing said next frightened her even more. "She should be poisoned with the Deathly Orchid, a unique poison only found in the Yan Kingdom. Everyone knows that your mother, Consort Chun is from the Yan Kingdom. If I tell the emperor everything that has happened today, what would he think about this?"

Anlan's expression changed in fright. "I have no idea what you're talking about!"

Her father was easily jealous and would not tolerate any form of deception. If he knew that she and her mother still kept a lethal poison from the Yan Kingdom, they would be in trouble.

Muk Wanqing smiled knowingly and said, "You poisoned the maid and tried to frame the prince's consort. Princess Anlan, you're getting out of hand!"

Although the blood was streaming down her back, she still stood upright stubbornly. She emanated a terrifying murderous intent.

Anlan was frightened and stammered, unable to utter a complete sentence.

Wen Yinxuan had only planned to act as a bystander at first. He didn't expect Muk Wanqing to prove her innocence and scare Anlan to such an extent.

He concealed his astonishment and said to Anlan coldly, "I will not hold you responsible for anything that had happened before this because you are my sister. But Anlan, bear in mind that you are still a princess of this country. If you have any evil intentions in the future, get out of my house, and don't bring me more shame!"

Anlan didn't dare to say a word and hurriedly left with her men.

Before leaving, she managed to steal a glare at Muk Wanqing viciously. She wanted to rip this woman apart!

As soon as the crisis was over, Muk Wanqing could not bear the strain on her body anymore and fainted.

Fan Shuang held her in her arms and begged the prince while crying, "Since Her Highness was wronged, please send her a doctor to look at her injuries! How could she withstand that much whipping..."

Wen Yinxuan looked at Muk Wanqing coldly. She was questioning the truth aggressively just a moment ago. Yet she was unconscious in Fan Shuang's arms now and could not even open her eyes.

This woman deserved to die!

He desperately wanted Muk Wanqing to die. She was such an eyesore to him!

But she felt like a stranger just now.

Yun Churan, the prince's second consort, had been silent the whole time. She only raised her eyebrows in wonder when she noticed the confusion on Wen Yinxuan's face. She said understandingly, "Your Highness, Wanqing is innocent. She was falsely accused this time. She has to be treated."

Wen Yinxuan looked at her affectionately. Churan was gentle and kind, a thousand times better than Muk Wanqing!

So he instructed his subordinate impatiently, "Jing Xuan, find Mu Bai and get him to treat her wound."

"Yes, your Highness."

Yun Churan looked at Muk Wanqing, who was on the verge of dying, with disdain.

Forget it. Even if she were to survive, she would be in a terrible state anyways!

"So what if Muk Wanqing was the prince's consort? Wen Yinxuan only loved me..."