Chapter 1128: The Princess Consort Whose Memories Were Altered (3)

To someone he did not love, letting others have a look meant nothing.

Shangguan Yi readily agreed. He ordered the palace attendants to carefully dress up the original Tang Guo before summoning her out.

The king of that foreign nation was utterly astonished by her beauty. On the spot, he declared that he was willing to exchange all the treasures he had brought on this visit for the beauty before him.

In his country, beauties could be exchanged for wealth. Even concubines were no exception. As long as they were not the principal wife, they could be traded freely, and he naturally considered such a practice perfectly acceptable.

Had this woman been the one Shangguan Yi loved, he would never have agreed and would even have flown into a rage.

Unfortunately, she was not the woman he loved.

Worse still, she was the woman upon whom he vented his resentment. Had it not been for this woman who looked exactly like his Jiao'er, Jiao'er would never have been taken away from him.

And so, he agreed without hesitation.

Although many ministers opposed the decision, the Emperor's word was law. He even declared, “She's merely a low-ranking imperial consort. Why can't she be exchanged?”

Minister Tang Yanxin was so furious he nearly died of anger. But imperial authority stood above all else. He had no way to argue and was powerless to stop it. He could only watch helplessly as his daughter was taken away by that foreign king.

After being brought to that distant country, the original Tang Guo survived only ten years before dying from illness.

Not long after her death, Tang Jiao's memories finally returned.

She remembered everything that had happened during those years.

When she thought of her elder sister's fate, hatred toward those two men consumed her.

By then, she had already borne two children for Shangguan Jing. Shortly after recovering her memories, Shangguan Yi discovered the truth.

She had no ability to resist and was forcibly brought into the palace.

She planned to assassinate Shangguan Yi while his guard was down and avenge her sister.

But he was the Emperor. How could it possibly be so easy to kill him?

Because he loved her too much, even after she committed such a treasonous act, Shangguan Yi still did not blame her.

Meanwhile, Shangguan Jing was desperately preparing ways to rescue her.

She herself was like a piece of duckweed drifting with the current, carried helplessly by wind and water.

Without realizing it, the brightness and spirit in her eyes vanished.

This was a world ruled by men. She wanted to do so many things. She wanted revenge. Yet she was powerless.

Throughout her entire life, she remained entangled with those two men.

Even until her death, they behaved as though competing with one another, constantly fighting over her.

Neither of them had ever considered what she actually wanted.

Neither had ever respected her wishes.

Because of this, she instead bore the reputation of a seductive calamity who ruined kingdoms and was cursed by the people of the world.

Even her children could not hold their heads high because of her disgrace. In the end, they succumbed to depression and died young.

“So it's a tragedy.”

After reviewing the story of this world, Tang Guo commented, “As expected, scumbags are really annoying.”

“But this original host truly was a proper and dignified noble lady.” She let out a faint laugh. “When she was Tang Guo, she devoted herself wholeheartedly to Shangguan Jing and willingly gave him her sincere love. And after receiving Tang Jiao's memories, she remained utterly devoted to Shangguan Yi. During those ten years in a foreign land, she ultimately died from heartbreak—consumed by sorrow after being abandoned by the man she loved.”

“Why is it that so many women don't understand? If someone isn't worth loving, they should be abandoned decisively. The person who truly deserves their love is themselves.”

Probably because they're foolish, the system replied weakly. In his opinion, the two scumbags in this world were definitely going to have a miserable ending.

“Let's sleep first.”

The next morning, the system made a horrifying discovery.

Its host had transformed into that very same proper, gentle, virtuous, and impeccably mannered noble young lady.