Metamorphosis of an Ugly Girl – Part One

“The Empress Dowager is not satisfied with the rewards given to you, and the Second Prince bestowed upon you the Hidden Sparrow Palace just to quell the smoke between the relatives of Consort Chen and Consort Lin.” The Fourth Prince suddenly said this out of the blue, and before Qingqing could react, he left. The courtyard instantly quieted down as if the Fourth Prince had never appeared. For some reason, Qingqing felt that this man was definitely not simple. Why did he tell her these things? How did he know? What did his eyes hide when he called Li Qin the Second? If it weren’t for the same subtle flicker in Qingqing’s own eyes, she might not have noticed. Regardless, Qingqing had gained something, hadn’t she? At least she now knew that Li Qin was not as wholeheartedly devoted to Yafu as imagined, right? As long as there was a rift, Qingqing had a chance, and she would widen this gap until it shattered. And there was the Empress Dowager; the abbess was driven out of the palace by her. One of the conditions for the abbess to take Qingqing in was to help her deal with that “noble” woman with her duplicity. If the Fourth Prince hadn’t mentioned it today, Qingqing might have forgotten that condition and the Empress Dowager herself. It seemed her cultivation needed to be strengthened; even her goals seemed unclear. So, the first thing she needed to do was to sow discord between Li Qin and the Lin family. Only then could she gain power, take revenge on the Empress Dowager, and make those who once looked down on her bow at her feet, even to the point of touching her toes. All of this was just to prevent anyone from ever pitying her again.