[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-reborn-to-become-a-queen-the-real-heiress-s-come":3,"chapter-reborn-to-become-a-queen-the-real-heiress-s-come-reborn-to-become-a-queen-the-real-heiress-s-come-chapter-290":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Reborn to Become A Queen: The Real Heiress's Comeback",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1403074,1858,"Chapter __auto__ 290: 290: An Arrow to the Throat!__auto__","reborn-to-become-a-queen-the-real-heiress-s-come-chapter-290",290,"\u003Cp>Chapter 290: Chapter 290: An Arrow to the Throat!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vermilion Bird looked at the whip tightly gripped in Zhan Lan’s hand, a whip specially selected by the Master, studded with dense, tiny spikes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The whip was already soaked with saltwater, and once it struck a person’s body, the flesh would burst open, causing an agonizing pain that penetrated to the bone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He still remembered the Master’s instructions before she left—to keep a close watch on Li Sui and not let her die.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To make sure to torture her every day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For such a malicious woman, this was what she deserved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vermilion Bird felt a pang of sympathy for Madam. For eighteen years, she, like the Master, had never received maternal love.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps Madam was even more pitiable. Her mother had given all her love to another’s daughter, while at least when his Master’s mother was lucid, she loved the Master.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At least she was there as the Master grew up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if that love was perverted, it was still better than Madam being deceived all these years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Calling Li Sui ‘mother’ for so many years, nursing a broken heart for so many years, only to find out in the end that her mother was a sham.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vermilion Bird watched as Zhan Lan lashed out at Li Sui again and again, and he felt a sense of satisfaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Sui’s expression was twisted with agony as she pleaded, “Lan’er, after all, I raised you… only through great suffering can one become superior… If you must punish me, please grant me a quick death, okay? I was wrong, please forgive me…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a few cold laughs, Zhan Lan lifted the bloodstained whip in her hand, its movement lifting her sleeve and hair with the wind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her voice was devoid of warmth as she said, “Why should I forgive you? I am no saint; I don’t have such magnanimity!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When someone harms you, there are two thoughts behind it. One is, they bet you’ll never find out, and so they are safe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The second thought is that when she hurt you, it was after weighing the pros and cons, finding she could gain more from it; getting caught didn’t matter to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Given the chance, she would not hesitate to hurt you again in the future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, never forgive someone who has hurt you!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if they appear pitiful, like Li Sui, if she wasn’t tied up here, for the sake of Zhan Xuerou, she would undoubtedly hurt her again without hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Sui, on her last breath, looked towards Zhan Lan, realizing she seemingly never really knew Zhan Lan or when exactly Zhan Lan had become like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhan Lan’s hatred seemed to stem from more than just the switching of identities; there seemed to be deeper grievances. But why…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhan Lan threw the bloodied whip to the ground and turned to Vermilion Bird, “Find someone to treat her wounds. Once she recovers, continue the punishment…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vermilion Bird nodded, “Yes, Madam!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a Hidden Guard for Mu Yan, there wasn’t a form of execution he hadn’t seen, but Madam’s method of healing someone to continue the beating was new to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, it sounded incredibly cathartic!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Zhan Lan, you might as well kill me…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Sui’s voice echoed in the dungeon, and as Zhan Lan glanced back at her, Li Sui saw the icy coldness in her gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Sui looked despondently at the whip marks on her body, realizing all this was because she had been too kind-hearted and not ruthless enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If only she had known, she would have strangled Zhan Lan to death as a child and none of this would have happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhan Lan’s method of torment was worse than a swift death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alas, there were too many ‘if onlys’. Regret, pain, and endless punishment loomed like an unfathomably deep abyss, waiting for her…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After arranging everything, Vermilion Bird followed Zhan Lan out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the two rode past the long street in a carriage, Zhan Lan smelled something scorched in the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She lifted the curtain and saw the Heavenly Person Building, now reduced to ruins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Standing not far from the Heavenly Person Building, Si Jun watched as the place he had managed for years was destroyed in an instant, his heart aching immensely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Si Jun trembled all over, clenching his fists in anger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After he returned to the Prince Wei Mansion, he immediately summoned Hei Yu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hei Yu, how many Death Guards did we lose this time?” Si Jun asked expressionlessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hei Yu nodded and responded, “Master, last night someone broke into the Heavenly Person Building and killed ten of our highly trained experts. By the time I arrived, the last one, with his dying breath, told me the assassin was a man wearing a silver mask.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then, he set fire to the Heavenly Person Building, and one of our secret training bases was also exposed. I have already quietly relocated it last night.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Si Jun’s expression was icy as he analyzed, unable to believe that someone had the audacity to break into the Heavenly Person Building alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hei Yu speculated, “Could it be someone from the Regent King’s or the Crown Prince’s side?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Si Jun’s eyes darkened as he inquired, “What weapon did they die from?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master, except for the last Death Guard who was killed with a dagger, the rest of the experts were shot with arrows. The person was steady, accurate, and ruthless, striking directly in the throat with a single arrow.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Si Jun analyzed calmly, “In Nanjin, the only person with such archery skills is Zhan Lan.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He immediately refuted himself saying, “However, Li Sui told me that Zhan Lan’s hand was injured. It takes considerable strength to shoot an arrow through the throat; it couldn’t be her.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then who could it be?” Both men fell into silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hei Yu, halt all activities aimed against Zhan Lan; we need to act with extra caution lately,” Si Jun instructed. “Stay close to me at all times. I have a feeling that this person’s target is me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, Master,” Hei Yu nodded in agreement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Death Guard came to report, “Master, Miss Xuerou Zhan has arrived.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Si Jun’s stern expression softened as he said, “Let her in.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Miss Xuerou made her two maids wait for her in the tea hall while she entered Si Jun’s study.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon seeing her, Si Jun was taken aback for a moment. Miss Xuerou looked dejected, her makeup was smeared, and there was blood on her forehead as if she had been hit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Si Jun stepped forward, steadied her staggering body, and said, “Rou’er, what happened to you? Who bullied you, tell me!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xuerou threw herself into Si Jun’s arms and said, “Your Highness, I had an argument with my parents, can you take me in?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, Si Jun’s brows furrowed as he said, “It’s not possible. You are an unmarried young lady; it’s definitely not appropriate for you to stay at my residence.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xuerou looked at him in surprise, “Why, aren’t we going to get married?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Si Jun held Miss Xuerou’s hand and said, “For your reputation, if this gets out, what will you do?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Already frustrated about the Heavenly Person Building incident, if Xuerou estranged from her parents, how could he use the Zhan Family to his advantage?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he spoke softly, tenderly persuading her, “Rou’er, you are the best. I’ll have someone treat your wound, and later, I’ll send you back.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tears streamed down Xuerou’s face as she said, “Your Highness, they won’t find your place, don’t worry.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Si Jun looked at her in surprise, wondering what she meant by that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly she had an idea, and while crying, she said, “They have been deceived by Zhan Lan, who has been impersonating me, the legitimate daughter of the General Mansion. Now, I have nowhere to go…”\u003C\u002Fp>",1312,"2026-06-05T23:35:01.977Z",1,"novelbin.me","9d17e6d0f4b44b8c913a34e663cc3ee4231b4ecbb041bab0d65aeb118383d724","reborn-to-become-a-queen-the-real-heiress-s-come-chapter-291","reborn-to-become-a-queen-the-real-heiress-s-come-chapter-289",751,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Freborn-to-become-a-queen-the-real-heiress-s-come-cover.jpg"]