Qianlong Hongli had just been rejected by Ruyi, who had cut off her hair to sever their relationship. He gasped, then opened his eyes to find himself inhabiting An Lingrong's body. At that very moment, the blood test scene from Empresses in the Palace was about to begin in earnest. Filled with helpless dismay, he gritted his teeth and got dragged into the conflict among the women. Inside the Hall of Mental Cultivation, the atmosphere was so oppressive it was hard to breathe. The emperor's face was dark as water, and his hands clenched beneath his dragon robe as if struggling to suppress his anger. The empress looked dignified and gracious, a faint smile playing on her lips. Yet her eyes revealed the smugness of someone in control of the whole situation. She raised a hand to signal the start, her gesture graceful but concealing a hidden agenda. Consort Hua, dressed in all her finery...
