He told me that the Third Prince Rong Jue intended to rebel, and there were already rumors in the palace saying that I had a secret relationship with him.
He also said that if there was truly nothing between us, I should kill this 'obstacle' after he ascends the throne. If he saw Jue walk out of Yonghua Palace alive the next day, he would conclude that the Su family's legitimate daughter had an affair with the Third Prince, and he would personally kill Jue and then punish the Su family.
That day is something Su Zhixue would never forget in her lifetime. Every scene lingered vividly in her mind, piercing her heart like a knife in the middle of the night.
