Reborn as the Crippled King's Beloved-Chapter 552 Titles Don’t Matter Anymore

Wang Yingluo had yet to understand what Fu Rong intended to do when the paper in her bosom was already snatched away.

She jumped up to fight for it, but in the next moment, the firestarter ignited the thin sheet of paper!

"Don’t!"

She desperately reached out to hit it.

But the flames flared up too quickly.

In the blink of an eye, the words she had painstakingly written turned to ashes.

"What are you doing! You foot-washing maid! You did it on purpose, you resent me for ordering you around, you are committing a crime against the Emperor, you have ruined everything, the Emperor will have you punished!"

Wang Yingluo screamed hysterically.

She could never have imagined that Fu Rong would have the nerve to burn those "confidential" documents she had written.

The Emperor hadn’t seen them yet, if the Emperor had seen them, he surely wouldn’t let her die.

"I get it now, you are Murong Jiu’s person, she is afraid of me being alive, so she made you burn what I wrote! She is jealous of me, cautious of me because she feels inferior to me!"

Fu Rong looked at Wang Yingluo incredulously, as if she had heard some ridiculous joke.

"You actually think that, Her Majesty the Empress is the finest woman in the world, none can compare to her, if Her Majesty really wanted to trouble you, you would have been dead long ago."

Jealousy, caution, it’s just laughable.

"She doesn’t kill me because she fears the Emperor will blame her, because I am extraordinary, and will be useful in the future!"

"Really? Even if she doesn’t kill you, there are plenty of ways to make you wish you were dead, the Gu insects from Miao the Divine Healer can easily make you beg for life and death."

Wang Yingluo remembered the centipede as thick as a wrist mentioned before, and shuddered involuntarily.

Yes, Fu Rong was not wrong, if they truly wanted to torment her, the Gu could indeed torture her until she was neither human nor ghost.

"Why?"

She didn’t understand.

Why wouldn’t Murong Jiu be jealous of her?

Every woman in the world should be jealous of her, envious of her, why should Murong Jiu not regard her highly?

"Then why did you burn the paper full of secrets I wrote? If not under Murong Jiu’s orders, who else could it be?"

"Of course, it was the Emperor."

"Absolutely impossible! You are deceiving me!"

Wang Yingluo did not believe it.

She knew how crucial her "secrets" were, and believed that Jun Yuyan, after seeing them, would clearly understand how desperately she had fought for her life.

Jun Yuyan was an ambitious Emperor, who had personally led several campaigns to reclaim the lost territories and expand the territory of Great Yan. How could such an Emperor simply watch these treasures slip away?

"Do I need to deceive you? Wait till you see Your Majesty, and you will naturally understand His Majesty’s attitude."

After burning the paper, Fu Rong turned and left without another word to Wang Yingluo.

Wang Yingluo stared at the ashes on the ground, and despondently sat down.

Why? Why leave her no way to survive?

It’s not like she did something outrageously evil!

However, what Wang Yingluo didn’t know was that every word she had written had been recorded by the Hidden Guard and eventually presented to the Emperor and the Empress.

Although they didn’t plan to use the "knowledge" per se, they also didn’t intend to destroy it; it could still be useful in the future. Even if unused, it could be turned into something like a "treasure map" that could guide future generations to discover mines earlier.

The reason Fu Rong burned Wang Yingluo’s paper was firstly because it was of no use and could not be discovered by others, and had to be destroyed early on; secondly, Fu Rong herself thought that Wang Yingluo was too malicious and needed to destroy her pride and spirit, otherwise, after she and the original Wang Yingluo swapped souls, it would be too easy for her, and where would the justice be in that?

Your Majesty and Her Majesty the Empress are kind-hearted and do not wish to harm Wang Yingluo’s body, so they could only aim to destroy her will.

The third day of the appointment with Master Hui Jue blinked by.

Curled up in her bedding, Wang Yingluo suddenly heard the sound of iron locks opening.

She saw Fu Rong enter, followed by two old ladies—upon closer inspection, they seemed to be nannies from the palace.

"What, what do you want to do?"

Wang Yingluo’s face was full of defensiveness and horror.

These past few days, she had been constantly afraid that death would descend upon her, and her heart grew increasingly fearful.

"His Majesty and Her Majesty wish to see you."

Fu Rong spoke succinctly, pulling Wang Yingluo out.

The two nannies immediately held Wang Yingluo’s hands, making her walk forward.

Over the past two days, Wang Yingluo had been well-fed and had regained quite a bit of strength, but she did not expect that these two nannies were also physically strong, making her unable to break free.

Just as she was about to walk out of the Sky Prison, the glaring light made Wang Yingluo squint her eyes, and the next moment, a headscarf was tied over her eyes.

Startled, she yelled, "Let go of me, let go of me, where are you taking me?"

Annnoyed by her noise, Fu Rong stuffed something in her mouth.

Next, Wang Yingluo felt she was led into a room, and then pushed into water; she thought they intended to drown her. Frightened, she struggled wildly until she ran out of strength, only then realizing that the two nannies were merely washing her hair and bathing her, not trying to drown her.

Indeed, hadn’t Fu Rong said the Emperor and Empress wanted to see her? They surely wouldn’t drown her at this time. She relaxed, feeling someone helping her dry her hair and dress up, their movements not too rough.

Wang Yingluo couldn’t help but harbor some strange thoughts again.

By treating her this way, did it indicate that the Emperor did not really want her dead?

Otherwise, they could have just perfunctorily let her bathe before seeing the Emperor.

Yet, the two nannies diligently combed her hair and even inserted hairpins into it.

The clothes prepared for her were soft and comfortable, giving her a sense of unreality, as if the days spent in the dark dungeon were just a dream, and from today onwards, she could live in luxury again, as if she were someone superior.

She was put on a carriage, her eyes covered again.

However, Wang Yingluo wasn’t as scared anymore.

If they really wanted her dead, they would have taken her to the execution ground instead of dressing her up.

Could it be... could it be that Jun Yuyan wanted to see her privately?

Wang Yingluo thought to herself, with her body being young and beautiful—even if not as stunning as Murong Jiu, she possessed a unique charm.

Moreover, with her unique status, probably every man would want to conquer her.

Besides, isn’t there a saying, ’the farther from home, the sweeter the bloom’?

Thinking this, a smile appeared on the corners of Wang Yingluo’s mouth, and she stopped struggling to remove the blindfold, even beginning to look forward to her future. freeweɓnøvel.com

People need to make comparisons, as does life, she thought; she used to believe that only the position of Empress was worthy of her.

But after this ordeal, she felt that titles no longer mattered.

What was important was that she could still lead a superior life.

Even without a title, as long as she had won over Jun Yuyan’s heart—no, a man’s heart wasn’t that important—as long as she could win him over, she could achieve anything she desired.

Who could deny that Jun Yuyan was the supreme ruler of the world, the most distinguished man?

Even if kept outside and never stepping again into the Imperial Palace, she felt it was not that bad.

Being alive was more important than anything else!