The autumn wind howled, and dark clouds blotted out the moon.
In the Royal Hunting Ground of the Liu Kingdom, Yun Xi fled desperately through the forest in a panic.
Her dress was in disarray, her pretty face deathly pale. Wood chips had pierced the soles of her feet and were embedded in the flesh, but she had no time to care.
There was only one thought in her mind - God, you're being unfair!
She had already died once, so why did she have to relive this?
Wasn't she just a bit lazy and gluttonous? She hadn't even stolen anyone's rice! Just because she was meek, did they have to bully her like this?
She had noticed something strange a few days ago, but it was not until this moment that Yun Xi was certain she had been reborn.
Because the pain in her feet was just too excruciating!
The shadows of the trees were like ghosts, and the howling wind was mixed with a man's curses, getting closer and closer.
Yun Xi ran desperately, but it was as if a hammer had struck her heart, causing pain to spread throughout her body. Her vision blurred, and she stumbled forward!
"You sickly thing, do you think you can escape my grasp?"
With an angry roar, Yun Xi felt a tight grip on her wrist and was yanked up.
Then came two slaps. Her head buzzed, and blood oozed from the corner of her lips.
"If you obediently submit to me, I'll reluctantly marry you into the Jiang family. Otherwise, don't even think about going back alive!"
The duck that was almost in his mouth had almost flown away. The once - gentle face was now as hideous as a ghost.
The man grabbed her collar, and Yun Xi gasped for breath as her feet suddenly left the ground.
She struggled, but the disparity in strength left her almost in despair...
Yes, this was the beginning of her nightmare in her previous life.
Because the queen had favored her as the crown princess, blocking her stepsister's path, the moment the queen summoned her, her stepmother had taken action.
She had joined hands with her nephew, Jiang Qing, and was even willing to risk the reputation of the Prime Minister's Mansion just to kill her!
Thinking of her past life, hatred burned in Yun Xi's eyes.
She had been reborn, but did she have to repeat that endless purgatory?
Yun Xi suddenly lowered her head and stopped struggling, looking like a soulless puppet.
Jiang Qing was overjoyed and loosened his grip slightly. Just as he was about to lean in for a kiss, Yun Xi suddenly raised her head, her eyes shining brightly. She pulled out the hairpin from her head and stabbed it hard at his face!
"Marry your grandma!"
She would rather eat steamed buns and pickles for the rest of her life than spend the rest of her days looking at this disgusting face and starving to death!
A shrill cry was followed by a pig - like howl.
Jiang Qing covered his bleeding eye. He never dreamed that the once - timid and obedient girl could be so ruthless!
Yun Xi rolled on the ground and scrambled to her feet, then ran deeper into the forest.
She knew that if she was caught again, she might just meet the King of Hell.
She wasn't afraid of death, but she was afraid of pain!
Who knew if that annoying God would send her back again? Yun Xi felt like crying...
Recalling her previous life, she had returned in a sorry state only to be blocked outside her tent by her stepmother and a group of people.
Almost overnight, the news that the eldest legitimate daughter of the Prime Minister's Mansion had had a secret tryst with a man in the forest during the royal hunting spread like wildfire among the noble families in the capital.
Everyone scolded her for being immoral and shameless. But the destruction of her reputation was the least of her problems!
The queen had favored her and made no secret of it. This incident was undoubtedly a slap in the face of the queen.
So, under the pretext of "fulfilling a good match", the queen directly betrothed her to Jiang Qing.
Her father was heart - broken and left her to fend for herself. She was imprisoned by her stepmother, starved, and lived a life worse than death.
Finally, she died a miserable death on the street on her wedding day...
Yun Xi clenched her fists and came to a conclusion:
Only by bringing down her stepmother could she turn her tragic fate around and live a life of plenty.
But for now, how could she get back?