My transformation into a beautiful girl started with a hemorrhage.

The women were startled again, especially the five women including Liu Ying, who stared straight at Hui.

They could hardly believe that the woman the prince had just taken into his harem was none other than the young master Lin, whom countless people in the capital had been searching for.

Liu Ying felt deeply ashamed; composing poetry in front of "Young Master Lin" was truly like showing off one's limited skills before an expert.

Just now, in the prince's mind, I probably looked like nothing more than a clown!

Thinking about this...

She looked at Hui with jealousy, her heart filled with resentment: 'Why?! Why is Heaven so unfair? It gave you everything—a face that makes countless men swoon, and talent that makes countless scholars pale in comparison!'

'However, at least one thing in heaven is fair: your arrogance and talent will lead to your demise. Today, I'll see how this talented woman died, and how your blood is any different from ours!'

The women knew that the calmer the prince was now, the more furious he would become later.

as predicted,

After Xia Yuxuan finished speaking, he took two steps forward to Hui and slapped her across the face.

Snapped!

Hui was slapped to the ground.

"You shameless slut!" Xia Yuxuan cursed angrily, "You shameless whore!"

At this moment, Hui lay on the ground, enduring the pain in one cheek. She turned over and stared at Xia Yuxuan, saying sharply, "I'm shameless? Haha! If I'm 'shameless,' then what about you? You don't even spare your own brother's concubine! What do you call that? Is it debauchery or despicable filth?"

"you--!"

Xia Yuxuan was stunned by the insult. No one had ever dared to insult him like this before, not even his father. Today, his lifelong reputation had been insulted by a lowly woman!

How could he tolerate it?

"You filthy wretch, today I will make sure you die a horrible death!"

After saying that, he prepared to walk towards Hui, who had fallen to the ground, and continue his attack.

Granny Liu could no longer pretend nothing was wrong. She stepped forward and stopped Xia Yuxuan, saying, "Your Highness, please calm down. The bigger picture is more important!"

The words "put the overall situation first" seemed to pour cold water on the furious Xia Yuxuan. Yes, the overall situation is the most important thing.

'This woman cannot die now.'

Xia Yuxuan calmed down and instructed, "Granny Liu."

"The old slave is here."

"Take this slut back, give her the Bone-Corroding Heart-Piercing Ointment, and confine her to her quarters. Without my order, do not give her the antidote. I want to see how many days she can endure the Bone-Corroding Heart-Piercing Ointment."

Upon hearing this, Granny Liu looked at Hui with pity, her eyes filled with compassion. 'This girl is in for a lot of trouble.'

"This old servant obeys!"

Granny Liu directed two maids to approach Hui.

"Haha! Xia Yuxuan, you'd better kill me now, or I swear I will personally kill you in the future!"

"Your Highness, what do you think of this?" asked Granny Liu.

"Take him away immediately."

"Yes."

After Granny Liu directed people to take Hui away, Xia Yuxuan also left. The women present did not dare to follow him as usual, hoping to gain Xia Yuxuan's favor.

They simply waited silently for Xia Yuxuan to leave, then exchanged glances and smiled at each other, feeling quite pleased.

Hui was taken back to Xunyan Pavilion by Granny Liu.

Upon entering the room, he directed his men to restrain Hui's limbs, and then picked up the exquisite wooden box carried by the maid behind him.

Upon opening the wooden box, the room was immediately filled with the fragrance of gardenias.

But everyone knows that behind this wonderful fragrance lies the third most potent poison in the world—the Bone-Corroding Heart-Piercing Ointment.

Granny Liu took out the actual product of the "Corrupting Bones and Heart-Piercing Ointment" from the box. Contrary to its name, this "Corrupting Bones and Heart-Piercing Ointment" was a crystal clear ointment, much like a modern jelly.

Granny Liu untied Hui's gauze skirt, revealing her chest, and then poured the ointment onto Hui's chest.

The plaster seemed to be alive; it burrowed into Hui's skin and disappeared as soon as it touched her.

Hui felt a chill creep into her heart from the outside in.

"What is this?" Hui asked involuntarily.

However, Granny Liu only glanced at Hui with pity before leading everyone away.

Hui was left alone in the house.

When Huixiang got up...

"Ugh... Ah...!!"

"It hurts, it hurts, it hurts..."

An indescribable, excruciating pain engulfed Hui, as if needles were piercing her bones, as if a knife were tearing her heart apart…

Chapter 215 Everything is Ready

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three days later.

Inside the Xunyan Pavilion.

It was already 2 PM.

Hui sat there with a pale face. Upon closer inspection, one could see that her beautiful eyes were bloodshot, her hair was slightly disheveled, and her body was much thinner than before, as if a gust of wind could blow her haggard and frail body away.

An hour earlier, at noon, she had forced herself to endure another attack of the "Bone-Corroding Heart-Piercing Ointment".

For three days, Hui had to endure excruciating pain every day. This poison had only flared up once when it was first planted, and every day thereafter it would flare up precisely at noon and last for half an hour.

And this half hour was the moment when Hui Sheng felt worse than dead.

Over the next three days, Hui also figured out what kind of poison the "Bone-Corroding Heart-Piercing Ointment" was by recalling the memories of the successor of Qingfeng Manor.

The Corrosive Bone and Heart-Piercing Ointment is the third most potent poison in the world. Its toxicity is so severe that it cannot be forced out with internal energy, and even grandmasters are not immune to it.

Aside from the actual antidote, the only option is to take a specially formulated relief agent daily. However, this relief agent only provides temporary relief and cannot permanently cure the poison of the "Bone-Corroding Heart-Piercing Ointment."

Because of this principle, this highly toxic substance is often used not to kill, but to control people.

The memory of the successor of Qingfeng Manor also mentioned that there was a record in the book that the true energy of a master of innate cultivation could be removed, but it is unknown whether it is true.

This poison penetrates deep into the heart and lungs, attaching itself to the bones. If a remedy is not taken regularly every day, the poison will continue to erode deep into the heart and lungs and bone marrow.

This is the source of the pain that Hui had felt before.

If the remedy is not taken regularly for seven days, then when the poison penetrates deep into the heart and bone marrow, even a miracle will be difficult to save.

As Hui watched the sun gradually set after noon, she felt that the sun was like her remaining life, and murmured, "After today, will I be one step closer to death?"

Hui found it incredible that she could be so calm when facing death, a far cry from the predicament she had imagined.

It's as if, subconsciously, one treats death like eating and drinking.

"However, I might not make it to the seventh day and will commit suicide." The Bone-Corroding Heart-Piercing Ointment, just as its name suggests, inflicts excruciating pain, a pain that made Hui believe countless times that she was about to have a mental breakdown, about to go insane, countless times, countless times…

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The front courtyard of the Prince's Mansion.

Xia Yuxuan was currently handling business in his study.

Suddenly, he asked Liu Mama, who was standing beside him, "How many days has it been since she took the bone-corroding ointment?"

Granny Liu replied, "The third day."

"Oh, how is she? Is she dead?"

"Miss Hui is still alive."

"That's good." Xia Yuxuan instructed, "Bring her over here."

"Yes."

Before long, Hui was brought before Xia Yuxuan.

Xia Yuxuan looked at Hui, who hadn't seen her for several days, and found her to be haggard, with bloodshot eyes and a thinner frame, like someone who had just recovered from a serious illness.

However, he felt no pity or regret. He was a prince of the Xia Dynasty and could not possibly regret something for a woman.

He smiled and asked Hui, "How does the bone-corroding ointment taste?"

Hui looked at Xia Yuxuan coldly, without saying anything.

"Oh, it's good that Hui'er can still look at me so energetically."

After a pause, Xia Yuxuan got down to business: "What have you thought about that matter?"

The incident Xia Yuxuan mentioned was the assassination attempt on Xia Wuwei during the coronation ceremony.

Hui wanted to stubbornly insist on her point, but she really didn't want to experience the excruciating pain of having her bones rotted and her heart pierced again, especially now that the choice was in her own hands.

Hui couldn't convince herself to refuse Xia Yuxuan's request unless it touched on her bottom line.

"I agree."

Hearing Hui's answer, Xia Yuxuan smiled and added, "After it's done, I promise you the antidote to the Bone-Corroding Heart-Piercing Ointment and your freedom."

Hui didn't know if he was telling the truth or not, but hearing those words gave her more motivation than before, whether she liked it or not.

Xia Yuxuan noticed Hui's change and instructed Liu Mama, "Liu Mama, take her downstairs to prepare."

"Yes."

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Another three days passed.

Xia Yuxuan was fairly trustworthy, sending someone to deliver the relief medicine to Hui every day.

Therefore, Hui has not suffered the excruciating pain of having her bones rotten and her heart pierced for the past three days.

However, Hui must practice a dance with a group of dancers every day.