Chapter 2020 - 2022: Who Exactly Did You Possess?

Chapter 2020: Chapter 2022: Who Exactly Did You Possess?

Xiaoxiao felt rather lucky when she thought about it, at least she had her own face.

But now that things were like this, what could she do? She could only advise, "Alright, be grateful that you didn’t end up with some ugly face. No matter how you look at it, you are a dazzling beauty now."

Upon hearing this, Xiaoyao was beyond words, on the verge of tears, "Don’t kid around. If only that were the case. Do you know why I’m disguising myself as a man?"

"Why?" Xiaoxiao asked, puzzled.

Xiaoyao sighed and said, "It’s because this face cannot be seen by the world!"

Such remarks made Xiaoxiao furrow her brows and ask, "Whose body have you actually transmigrated into?"

It was then that Xiaoyao sat up straight and began to narrate the tale.

Listening to her, Xiaoxiao felt a surge of sorrow!

Apparently, more than a year ago, Xiaoyao’s Bracelet shattered as well, and when she awoke, she had become a woman named Simaling, who was on the verge of giving birth!

Xiaoyao didn’t have the memories of her original body; she only learned from those around her that Simaling was the daughter of Prime Minister Sima and a beloved consort of the Emperor.

Yet when Xiaoyao arrived, she didn’t perceive how favored Consort Ling was; she only felt how neglected she was.

However, none of that mattered to her because she wasn’t in her original body. Being less favored meant less trouble.

At last, the day of childbirth arrived. She endured excruciating pain to give birth to the child, but the child mysteriously vanished.

The Emperor launched a thorough investigation, pinning the blame on the Empress, but the Empress countered by claiming the child was an ill omen with six toes, insisting that Simaling had sent the child away and falsely accused the Empress.

She laughed at the time; having been there for so long, she hadn’t even contacted any of Simaling’s family, much less sent anyone away.

This accusation, she refused to acknowledge!

But because the child did have six toes, she accepted that fact.

She figured the Emperor would banish her to the Cold Palace because of this, sparing her the need to deal with the Emperor any longer.

Because to her, an Emperor with a harem was just like a stud horse, and she felt great disdain for that.

Even though six-toed was an unlucky sign, the Emperor would surely fear Prime Minister Sima’s power and wouldn’t dare to execute her, so she bet on it.

And as it turned out, she won the gamble; she was indeed banished to the Cold Palace.

After residing in the cold palace for several months, the Emperor never came to see her, and she relished the freedom.

Yet this life within the Deep Palace wasn’t the life You Xueling wanted; she was You Xueling, not Simaling.

She began planning her escape.

The Imperial Palace was unlike the average household; it was no easy task.

She spent a long time planning this.

Finally, the opportunity presented itself.

During the Empress Dowager’s birthday banquet, many people would come from outside to celebrate.

She seized this chance to set a fire in the Cold Palace and quietly slipped away; fortunately, she had learned some basic self-defense skills in the modern world to evade the palace guards.

The Cold Palace fire also alarmed guests at the birthday banquet, causing many to leave in haste.

She took this chance to squeeze into a carriage, intending to threaten the occupants to help her escape, yet this marked the beginning of her troubles.

She did indeed exit that Deep Palace but ended up in a sprawling mansion, under control for a full year.

The death of Consort Ling was proclaimed to the world, ensuring this face could not appear publicly. Thus, she had to rely on male attire to disguise herself to prevent exposure; compared to dressing up poorly as a woman, she’d rather don male garments.

"Xiaoxiao, what sins do you think I committed in my past life to live so furtively in this one?"