Xu Qing'er looked at Feng Ran with unconcealed unwillingness in her eyes.
Feng Ran saw it, of course, but she didn't voice it, because she knew that no matter what she said now, Xu Qing'er wouldn't believe her.
However, in her opinion, even if Xu Qing'er didn't believe it, she still had to say it.
With a wry smile on her face, Feng Ran said, "Xu Qing'er, I know, you want to marry Xuan Yuan Heng, right? You want to sit on the position of Regent's Consort, right?"
Xu Qing'er's eyes widened as she looked at Feng Ran, almost disbelieving that such words could come from Feng Ran's mouth. She wondered, had she been too obvious?
No, it wasn't possible. It definitely wasn't.
She thought carefully, and indeed, how could she have been too obvious?
In this world, how many women wanted to marry Xuan Yuan Heng? It was only natural for Feng Ran to know this.
"Yes, I do."
"Besides, all women in this world are like this. Can you kill all the women in the world?"
Feng Ran smiled, even laughing loudly. Looking at Xu Qing'er's appearance now, it was as if she was seeing herself back then.
Hadn't she herself been so mad for Xuan Yuan Heng back then?
She just smiled.
She herself had been like this back then.
"Oh, right, Xu Qing'er, I know you have someone behind you plotting and scheming for you, don't you?"
Xu Qing'er's eyes widened as she looked at Feng Ran. She really hadn't expected Feng Ran to know.
How did she know? Had she planted someone by her side?
If that were the case, what should she do?
"How did you know?"
"Of course I know," Feng Ran said, looking at Xu Qing'er. "Do you know who it is, the one behind you giving you advice?"
Xu Qing'er knew that it was impossible to hide anything now.
She finally fixed her gaze on Feng Ran, saying with unconcealed disbelief, "Heh, I won't believe what you say."
"That person is Yu Wan Yan," Feng Ran said calmly.
In fact, when she first discovered that Yu Wan Yan was still alive, Feng Ran had not been calm. But later, she gradually came to terms with it. She realized that all the suffering she had endured was orchestrated by Yu Wan Yan.
Heh, it was all thanks to Yu Wan Yan.
Xu Qing'er was stunned. She looked at Feng Ran in surprise, then shook her head and said, "No, impossible."
Feng Ran smiled. She had had the same reaction when she first heard it.
Feng Ran said calmly, "Believe it or not, I'm just saying it."
Xu Qing'er watched as Feng Ran suddenly lunged forward and grabbed her throat, squeezing hard and shaking her. Gritting her teeth, she said, "No, no, I won't believe it."
"I know, you're just saying this to save your own life."
"Feng Ran, I won't be deceived by you, nor will I believe what you say."
Feng Ran smiled but said nothing more.
Xu Qing'er squeezed Feng Ran hard. Before Feng Ran could react, she had fainted.
Xu Qing'er was terrified. Her hands trembled as she felt for Feng Ran's breath. It was then that she discovered Feng Ran's breathing had stopped.
Xu Qing'er recoiled in fear.
She ran.
...
Xu Qing'er ran to the secret room. She had heard every word Feng Ran had said. She had to go and see if that person was really Yu Wan Yan.
Xu Qing'er walked in directly. Usually, she would stand outside the screen and speak respectfully to the person inside. But now, she didn't want to.
She walked in directly, and then she saw the person sitting in a chair, drinking tea. The person was wearing purple clothes. Xu Qing'er's eyes widened, her gaze full of disbelief.
Feng Ran hadn't lied to her.
"Yu Wan Yan, you're not dead? Why, why are you here?" Xu Qing'er's voice was filled with disbelief.
Even seeing the person before her, she still couldn't believe it.
"You see with your own eyes that I'm still alive. What's wrong? You can still say such foolish things. Don't you find it ridiculous?"
Hearing Yu Wan Yan's sarcastic words, Xu Qing'er could barely stand it.
So, all these years, she had been listening to Yu Wan Yan's words. It was a huge joke.
She had killed Feng Ran, thinking that the position of Regent's Consort would be hers.
But now that Yu Wan Yan was alive, the position of Regent's Consort would once again be unattainable.
Xu Qing'er was unwilling to have done so much only to pave the way for someone else.
Xu Qing'er's eyes turned red, and her body was filled with rage. At this moment, she had a brilliant idea.
Xu Qing'er walked forward slowly, her hand hidden in her sleeve, clutching a dagger. At this moment, she drew it out and rushed towards Yu Wan Yan, "Yu Wan Yan, I'm going to kill you."
"Yu Wan Yan, it's all you. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have become like this. It's all you, you ruined me."
"Yu Wan Yan, I'm going to kill you."
"Why are you still alive? Why don't you die? The position of Consort should have been mine originally, but because of you, the position of Consort that I've been planning for so many years has been snatched away again. How can I be reconciled?"
Xu Qing'er said viciously, "Yu Wan Yan, you should have died many years ago. Now, you go and die then..."
Before Xu Qing'er could finish speaking, she fell to the ground, her breath gone. The dagger in Xu Qing'er's hand was now on her own body.
In fact, as Xu Qing'er approached Yu Wan Yan, Yu Wan Yan had snatched the dagger away. Before Xu Qing'er could react, the dagger in Yu Wan Yan's hand had pierced Xu Qing'er's chest.
Yu Wan Yan looked at the person on the ground without any fear. She kicked them with her foot and said coldly, "If you hadn't come looking for me directly, perhaps I would have let you live a little longer."
"But who told you to jump out and say such nonsense in front of me? Naturally, I won't let you off."
"After all, I have important things to do. If I am delayed by someone like you, what will I do next?"
"Besides, I've been planning for so long. How can I allow someone to stand out and ruin all my hard work?"
Never.
She had been in hiding long enough all these years.
Xuan Yuan Heng, I'm coming for you.
The position of Regent's Consort, I'm coming for you.
Yu Wan Yan looked fiercely ahead. Back then, she had been deceived by that man. For that man, she had orchestrated her own tragic death. She thought she had found true love, but later she realized that no, she hadn't. She had been deceived by that man.