"Trade?"
"What trade?"
"It's nothing more than exchanging my life for the Crown Prince's! If the Crown Prince can live, then I cannot! I want to see if this Crown Prince can truly survive!"
"Enough, go on," the Emperor waved his hand. "I will have someone send you to the Southern Kingdom. When the time comes, you must serve the Southern King well."
"Yes." I bowed and stepped back.
"Your Majesty," Consort Qi wrapped her arms around the Emperor's neck. "This Consort Yu is quite cunning; what if she escapes?"
"This..." The Emperor hesitated. "That shouldn't happen, right?"
"How could it not?" Consort Qi replied. "She was able to give birth to a Divine Maiden; what else is impossible for her?"
"What do you suggest we do then?" the Emperor asked.
"Your Majesty, don't you have the Child-Bearing Pill?" Consort Qi smiled. "Give her one; after all, sending her to the Southern Kingdom can be delayed. In a month, if she becomes pregnant, it means she can still give birth to a Divine Child!"
"Right!" The Emperor's eyes lit up. "Then we can bring her back to give birth to the Divine Child! Let her leave behind a child. You can raise the child! Hahaha."
"You are truly clever, Your Majesty!" Consort Qi laughed. "Then tonight, you should go to her!"
"Alright!" The Emperor was overjoyed.
As night fell, I took advantage of the palace maid's inattention, killed the maid who brought the Child-Bearing Pill, and hid the body.
"Hahaha." The Emperor stumbled in, drunk, and embraced me tightly. "My beloved, give me a smile."
I forced a smile and lowered my head.
"Pah!" The Emperor spat out some saliva. "That's really ugly!"
"Can't you learn from the Empress?"
"She is so charming!"
"Look at you, always looking like a corpse!"
I kept my head down, silent.
"Speak up!" The Emperor raised his hand and slapped me, "Are you deaf?!"
I lifted my head, my gaze vacant.
"Enough, enough." The Emperor waved his hand, "I don't expect much from you anymore. Hurry up and take the Fertility Pill, give me a son!"
"Yes." I took the Fertility Pill and swallowed it.
"That's more like it. Now change your clothes for me," the Emperor said with a satisfied smile.
I nodded.
"Come here, give me a kiss first." The Emperor stood up and pushed me down.
Reluctantly, I turned my face away.
"With that attitude, you make me lose my appetite." The Emperor snorted coldly, "Go call the Empress here; let her teach you properly, honestly."
"Yes." I lowered my head and casually pulled out the hairpin from my hair.
"Go to hell!"
At that moment, a figure rushed in, knocking the Emperor unconscious and lifting me up.
"Southern King?" I looked at the newcomer in surprise.
"What can a hairpin do?" The Southern King shook his head and handed me a dagger, "Use this!"
"Southern King, aren't you afraid..."
"Afraid of what?" The Southern King sneered, "Would I fear him?"
"If the Emperor dies, will there still be a place for you in the Northern Kingdom? Your family will surely be implicated. The best way is to make him wish he were dead."
"But..." I hesitated, "I don't want to let him off..."
The Southern King scoffed, "Trust me, keeping him alive is far crueler. He is debauched and has lost his fortune; even if he doesn't die, someone will rebel against him!"
"This..." My eyes lit up, "Alright!"
I took the dagger and severed the Emperor's precious treasure.
In his unconscious state, the Emperor let out a cry of agony.
"Delightful!" the Southern King laughed heartily as he led me away from the palace. "From now on, you shall be one of my people in the Southern Kingdom!"
Upon arriving in the Southern Kingdom, the Southern King provided me with plenty of Elixirs to help restore my health.
Thanks to the protection of the Southern King, my family was no longer bullied by anyone.
Years later, I married the Southern King and gave birth to two children—a son and a daughter.
Both children were adorable, especially the Divine Child, who was born under special circumstances and thus received immense favor from the Southern King.
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