Xue Qinghe and Qian Renxue

Heaven Dou Imperial City, Heaven Dou Empire—Crown Prince's Residence—

At this time, Xue Ye, the Emperor of Heaven Dou, had only two children left.

Since two exceptionally talented princes had already died, the youngest, Fourth Prince Xue Beng, had completely disguised himself as a useless dandy. Whether it was Emperor Xue Ye or the commoners of Heaven Dou Imperial City, all held this prince in extreme contempt. It could be said that he had lost all popular support.

It was precisely because of this situation that, in order to stabilize public sentiment, Emperor Xue Ye had no choice but to establish Xue Qinghe as Crown Prince early on, before he had grown old—though this person had long since been replaced.

And because two princes had died in succession, if Xue Beng were killed as well, Xue Qinghe would become far too suspicious. Thus, Qian Renxue, disguised as Xue Qinghe, had no choice but to set aside her intent to kill Xue Beng.

At this moment, within the Crown Prince's Residence, Qian Renxue had once again wasted an entire day of cultivation dealing with all sorts of tedious official business, maintaining her image as a wise and virtuous Crown Prince, and receiving nobles and officials of every kind. She looked every bit the foremost heir of Heaven Dou.

Her every movement flowed as naturally as clouds and water, with an elegance that seemed engraved into her bones.

After seeing off the last visiting official, Qian Renxue collapsed weakly onto the sofa, her gaze vacant.

"When will this damn plan finally end?" Qian Renxue complained.

More than ten years ago, in order to prove herself, Qian Renxue had accepted this undercover mission from Bibi Dong.

At first, Qian Renxue had indeed been full of drive, using her astonishing talent to imitate every