I have been oppressed by my sister all my life.

I helped the court control the epidemic successfully and was awarded the title of county princess.

Freya cried and said she also wanted to be a county princess.

My step-brother immediately went to the emperor and accused me of being greedy for wealth and taking credit for Freya.

As a result, Freya was awarded the title of county princess, and I was punished with fifty lashes for deceiving the emperor.

On the day I married Ethan King, Freya committed suicide by hanging herself, claiming that she had loved Ethan King for many years and that I had taken away her beloved, making her unable to live.

Ethan King ordered someone to take off my wedding dress and put it on Freya.

My father sent me to a nunnery to pray for blessings for Freya, who was pregnant.

Freya refused to let me go and poisoned me.

I vomited blood, but my mother impatiently said, "You just want to harm your sister, that's why you mistakenly took the poison. How could I give birth to such a wicked beast like you?"

I died in front of my mother's feet, heartbroken.

When I opened my eyes again, I went back to the day when His Majesty appointed me as the county princess.

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"Matthew, look, our sister has only knelt for three days and nights, and she lies down and slacks off. I don't think she wants to pray for me. Let me die of illness!"

As soon as I opened my eyes, I heard Freya pitifully accusing me.

The next second, my eldest brother Matthew Welch's slap had already landed on my cheek, "Gloria, do you have to be so cruel? You deliberately made trouble even when you were praying for Freya's blessing. You bully your own sister like this, aren't you afraid of divine punishment?"

I knelt for three days and nights without drinking a drop of water, and my body had reached its limit.

As a military general, he slapped me, and my ears rang and a bloody taste filled my mouth.

I fell to the ground and couldn't get up.

Facing my miserable state, Matthew glanced at me with disdain and then used a caring tone to comfort Freya.

"Freya, I have already taught this ignorant little thing a lesson. Don't cry anymore. If you cry and ruin your health, I will feel distressed."

And when I was humiliated, my mother said, "Do you know your guilt?"

Guilt?

What crime did I commit?

On my tenth birthday, Freya was violated, and she developed nightmares as a result.

Whenever she frowned, I had to go to the church and pray for her.

Only when I did these things myself would her nightmare symptoms ease.

She made people soak the kneeling pad in dirty water, and my knees were infected and almost disabled.

She drugged the servants and put them in the ancestral hall, trying to ruin my innocence and make my marriage to Ethan King invalid.

She even put a lot of maggots in my food, with the smell of the toilet.

I told my parents about all the things Freya did to me.

They all believed that it was because of my malicious thoughts that I didn't want to pray for Freya, so I deliberately slandered Freya.

They not only did not blame Freya but also became Freya's capable assistant when she oppressed me.

In the previous life, the plague ravaged New York, and the number of deaths increased day by day.

I searched through the ancient medical books given by my master and finally found a prescription to treat the epidemic.

Ignoring the risk of infection, I went to the epidemic area.

The epidemic was brought under control, and the emperor was pleased, so he wanted to make me a county princess.

When Freya learned about this, she cried with tears in her eyes.

"Gloria is so lucky. She was born as the legitimate daughter, unlike me, who was born as the illegitimate daughter and has a lowly status. She will always surpass me. Now she has the blessing of being a county princess. My days will be even more difficult. I only hate that the heavens are unfair. Why does such a wicked woman like her receive the mercy of the heavens?"

Matthew couldn't bear her crying, so he immediately went to the palace to "clarify" to the emperor.

He said that Freya stayed up all night to find the prescription, but I stole it to take credit, committing the crime of deceiving the emperor, which was unforgivable!

The emperor was furious and immediately abolished my status as the county princess, and renamed Freya.

I was also punished with fifty lashes for the crime of deceiving the emperor, and I almost lost my life because of it.

I felt like time was passing slowly at home.

I began to look forward to growing up.

I hoped that I could escape from this hell once I married into Ethan King's residence.

Later, on the day when the Ethan King, who I was deeply in love with, married me, Freya hanged herself in the room.

After being rescued, she cried in my mother's arms, full of sorrow and despair, "I have admired the Ethan King for a long time. If I hadn't lost my virginity, it would have been me who married him. Mom, if I can't marry the one I love, please fulfill my wish and let me die!"

When the Ethan King saw Freya's deep affection for him, he begged my father to marry both my sisters into his residence, treating them equally as his wives.

But I refused.

He blamed me for being heartless, and later, together with my family, set a trap to lure me into it.

Finally, I became a concubine because of an affair!

At this time, Freya also discovered that she was pregnant. I was then sent to the nunnery as a guilty woman to pray for the child in Freya's belly.

Freya pretended to care about me, her legitimate younger sister, and summoned me back to the Ethan King Mansion, taking the opportunity to poison me.

When I was lying in front of my mother, heartbroken, she even helped the person who harmed me speak, "You rebellious girl, your sister can't bear to see you suffer in the nunnery. She called you back to improve your diet. This heartless person actually poisoned her own sister. It's a just punishment that you mistakenly ate it yourself. This heartless person deserves to die!"

My own mother even suggested, in order to please my father, that I, as a concubine, was not worthy of a proper burial. This heartless person should be thrown into the wilderness to avoid dirtying the ancestral hall.

My bones were gnawed by wild wolves, and not even a single bone was left.

My soul drifted into the Ethan King Mansion and only learned from Freya's maid.

She pretended to have nightmares every day. She hated that I caught her and her lover having a secret meeting in the boudoir. She was afraid of ruining her reputation, so she claimed that her lover violated her.

Her lover was buried alive by my father's men.

Afterward, she tortured me every day to avenge her lover.

I hate her, and I hate even more that she bullied my family and Ethan King for no reason.

God had mercy on me and gave me a chance to start over.

This time, I would not repeat the tragedy of my previous life.

Mother and Matthew saw that I had no intention of repentance, so they wanted to punish me.

At this time, someone from the palace came to read the imperial edict, so they had to temporarily let me go.

Mother and Freya went out with talking and laughing.

After Matthew left and came back, he helped me up and said, "Gloria, as your brother, I feel uncomfortable hitting you, but you are too bad. Can't you consider her health as your sister and pray for her sincerely? What's so difficult about that?"

"I can try not sleeping, not eating or drinking for three days and three nights, and still kneel straight, then you will know if I have been lazy or not!"

My voice was hoarse, and it hurt to speak.

"Gloria, you are really stubborn! Your food is given by the servants. Even if you don't eat or drink, it's just your own desire to pretend to be pitiful and frame Freya! How could I have such a wicked sister like you!"

There was food.

The food in the meal was infested with maggots by Freya and the water had a strong smell of urine.

I dare not say a word against Freya. He threw me heavily to the ground and left the Buddha hall without looking back.

My personal maid Iris ran over, her face full of concern, helping me up and leading me to the front hall to receive the imperial decree.

Just like in the previous life, when I heard that the emperor was going to appoint me as the County Princess, Freya cried and said that she also wanted to be the County Princess. Matthew then went to the palace with the eunuch to deliver the imperial decree.

And I hastily wrote a letter, took out a token, and asked Iris to deliver it up the mountain.

As soon as Iris left, I was escorted by a group of imperial guards and taken to the imperial study.

I am seriously physically weak, and my feet feel light with every step I take.

The infection in the knee was also very painful. The emperor looked at my struggling appearance and frowned slightly, saying, "Do you feel unwell? Do you need a doctor?"

Matthew sneered, "Your Majesty, don't be fooled by my sister. She has always been like this since childhood. Whenever she does something wrong, she starts to act pitifully and seek sympathy. In fact, when we are at home, she is always bullying our other sister, making her life miserable."

"Is this true?" The Emperor's face immediately showed displeasure. "Gloria, I ask you, your brother said that you used an ancient medical book to save people, but it was actually a prescription given by your step-sister. You took it and claimed the credit. Is this true?"

"I have never done such a thing, and I will never admit it!"

I knelt on the ground, weakly defending myself.

Seeing that I dared to defend myself, Matthew became even more angry. "Gloria, if you want to die, you can suicide. But don't commit the crime of deceiving the Emperor and bring trouble to our family. Please!"

I said in grief and anger, "I obtained that ancient prescription by studying day and night... Ah!"

Before I could finish my words, my mother struck my already bruised back with her cane, causing me to cry out in pain.

I fell to the ground and couldn't get up for a long time.

I could only hear my mother, who held a first-class imperial decree, saying, "My daughter has been too spoiled and has committed the crime of deceiving the Emperor. I beg Your Majesty to spare her life!"

Although it seemed like my mother was pleading for me, every word she said emphasized my guilt of deceiving the Emperor.

Hastily and anxiously, Matthew followed and said, "You should quickly beg His Majesty for mercy!"

He stood in front of me just like before, not giving me the slightest chance to defend myself.

And in my next life, I would never let them manipulate me.

"Your Majesty, I have a way to prove my innocence. Please allow me to bring my sister into the palace!"

I tried my best to shout as loud as possible, trying to make my voice louder.

"How could waste his energy on such trivial matters!"

My mother kicked me again while speaking.

"Mrs. Welch, you have treated Miss Welch too tough. If Miss Welch can find a way to prove her innocence, I would be delighted to see it and there would be no need to spend any effort investigating this matter!"

The emperor immediately summoned Freya into the palace.

"If you say that the medical book was obtained by you, then you know what is recorded in the medical book."

Freya couldn't remember a single word, and she was so upset that tears streamed down her face. Meanwhile, I recited the contents of the medical book word for word.

Seeing this, the mother said, "Ever since Freya was violated by a bad person, she has been having nightmares every night and can't eat or sleep. These ancient medical books are so complicated that she can't remember them. I hope Your Majesty can understand the situation!"

Freya saw the situation and quickly held her chest, pitifully saying, "Mom, my chest hurts so much, I'm afraid I can't hold on."

Matthew's heavy heart ached, "Freya, please bear with it for a little while."

He turned around and scolded me, saying, "You should confess quickly. Your sister can't bear on any longer. Admit your guilt and let your sister return home for treatment as soon as possible!"

Even the Ethan King who had always loved me, frowned at this moment and said, "Life is important. You should quickly confess your guilt and Freya could return to the mansion. Otherwise, I will cancel our engagement with you!"

My biological mother, Matthew, my full-blooded brother, and my loving fiancé.

At this moment, everyone was threatening me for Freya.

My heart was full of bitterness turning into indignation, "I am innocent! Why should I confess?"

At this moment, Freya leaned against my mother and said with grievance, "You are the legitimate daughter of the Welch family, with a noble status. When you were young, you caused me to lose my innocence and contract a terrible disease. I have never blamed you for it."

"But you shouldn't have taken the medical book that I searched for with my life. This is the foundation of my position in the Welch family. Sister, are you so heartless that you stole my credit?"

Freya cried and she was the most able to control my family.

"Rebellious girl! You rely on your photographic memory to steal your sister's credit. You will face retribution!"

Just as my mother finished speaking, the Empress Dowager, supported by Iris and others, walked into the hall. "Gloria has been studying medical books day and night at the Church. I saw it. How did this become Freya's credit?"