If there is anything she is afraid to face now, it is the insults and words she heard after her death in her previous life, those words are like invisible sharp knives piercing her heart, lashing at what she has left. Dignity, all the vicious words that she could imagine and could not imagine in her life, were all transmitted to her ears through those strange and strange voices.
If she said bad words to hurt others, she would have been buried in the ice cave for thousands of years. Even if she was reborn after death, she still dare not recall those words.
But why is she dreaming of strange voices there now? Obviously she is still alive and well.
She pressed the atrium lightly, feeling the heartbeat inside was getting stronger and stronger.
Those voices were all defending Zhou Guanning and Brother Lin. Could it be that because these two people have not been able to be together in this life, their defenders all appeared again
She couldn't help shivering.
"Ma'am, why do you get up and sit like this? Didn't you sleep well?" Wei Junhang's sleepy voice suddenly rang out, which startled her when she was engrossed in her thoughts, and her face turned slightly pale.
"No, nothing, just woke up suddenly, go to sleep, you have to get up early tomorrow!" Shen Xinyan quickly lay back down again, apologetically.
Wei Junhang didn't ask any more questions, pulled the brocade quilt on his body, hugged her habitually, closed his eyes and fell into a deep sleep again.
Listening to the even breathing of the people around her, and looking at the reassuring face by the moonlight, Shen Xinyan felt that the unreasonable panic in her heart disappeared without a trace.
Emperor Yuanyou issued an imperial decree, and the marriage between the third prince and Zhou Guanning had no room for change. Even if Zhou Mao was half-deadly angry because of Concubine Li's words of making her daughter a side concubine, he even began to dislike the third prince. , but I still have to hold back my stomach full of anger to prepare for the wedding.
The third prince finally got to marry the woman who looked like a goddess in a dream, and he was extremely happy. He didn't feel disobedient at Zhou Mao's black face, and ran to the Zhou mansion in the name of asking for advice when he had time, but in fact it was just to see more His unmarried wife side.
Zhou Mao and Wen didn't know what was going on in his mind, they were angry and funny for a while, but they finally breathed a sigh of relief.
The third prince attaches great importance to his daughter, so the life of the daughter will not be too bad after she gets married. As long as the third prince is willing to protect her, the concubine Li in the palace will have nothing to do. Come.
Zhou Guanning looked out the window with a dazed expression. She was going to get married in a few months, but she couldn't feel any joy. It's not that the third prince is bad, it's just that he is not the one in her heart after all, and he taught her how to be happy.
As if in the blink of an eye, it has been almost two years since that person left without saying goodbye.
Shen Xinyan did not expect that she would meet Zhou Guanning who was supposed to be married in the mansion.
That day when she found out that Xu Sumin was ill, she went to visit her. She didn't know if it was an illusion, but she always felt that Xu Sumin was in a good mood, and she couldn't hide the smile between her eyes and brows.
"But what happened? Look at your mouth that keeps rising with joy, and you can't hold it down." She asked a little funny.
Xu Sumin smiled slightly, but it was a mysterious expression, and she didn't mean to explain her doubts at all.
"I have to leave the capital for a while in a few days. When I'm not around, you can take care of the business in the capital for me."
Shen Xinyan was a little strange: "It's okay to watch for you, just listen to your tone, how long has it been since you left?"
"At least one year, no, two years is better." Xu Sumin thought for a while, and then gave a time limit.
"Two years? Does it take this long?" Shen Xinyan was surprised.
"Of course I want it." Xu Sumin smiled again, this smile was so bright that it could blind people's eyes.
"What's the good thing, tell me quickly!" Shen Xinyan couldn't hold back, she took her hand and asked.
Xu Sumin giggled, and said mysteriously, "I'll tell you in a few days, it's not the time yet."
Shen Xinyan had no choice but to stop forcing her.
Xu Sumin gave her a brief account of her business in the capital, and saw that she had memorized it all carefully, and said: "I don't dare to bother you, a busy person, you can only patrol for me occasionally in your free time. Just check the accounts at the shop."
"Since you trust me, I won't refuse."
After the confession, Xu Sumin chatted with her for a while, and then personally sent her out of the second door.
"But Madam Wei? My girl wants to say a few words to Madam." Shen Xinyan held Ziyan's hand and was about to get into the car when she suddenly heard someone calling herself from behind. When she turned her head, she saw a young man of sixteen or seventeen years old The girl was talking to herself.
She paused for a moment, and recognized that this person was Zhou Guanning's personal maid named Liu Shuang.
From this point of view, Zhou Guanning had something to say to him? She was a little surprised, and looked in the direction Liu Shuang pointed, and she saw a carriage parked not far away by the side of the road.
Although she didn't know what Zhou Guanning would say to her, she did not refuse, but nodded in agreement.
Seeing that she agreed, Liu Shuang's heart that had been hanging tightly finally fell back to reality.
Naturally, the road would not be a good place to talk. Zhou Guanning obviously came prepared and led her to a quiet pavilion in the middle of the mountain. The maid beside the two of them was waiting far away, and there was only the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law from the previous life in the pavilion.
Shen Xinyan quietly looked at the thinner woman in front of her. The woman was wearing a moon-white skirt. The breeze blew her skirt and fluttered like a butterfly, and the blue silk like a waterfall fluttered with the wind, as if she was about to ride the wind. Tiangong Xian'e.
No matter how many times she has seen her, Shen Xinyan is still amazed by her outstanding appearance, the slightly frowning willow leaf eyebrows, and the faint sadness between the brows, so that people can't help but want to solve everything for her when they see her Trouble, in exchange for her impulse to raise her eyebrows and smile.
"Ma'am must be wondering what I want to say to you." The two stood silently looking at each other for a long time before Zhou Wanning spoke slowly. His voice was as soft as ever, with a natural softness, which was really nice.
"It's indeed a bit strange." Shen Xinyan said frankly.
"I've thought about many things these days. I remembered the first time I met my wife when I was seven years old." Speaking of this, she paused for a moment, looking at Shen Xinyan with complicated eyes.
Shen Xinyan met her gaze calmly, waiting for her next words.
"I thought it was because I remembered it wrong, but later I found out that it was not. Madam seemed to have been hostile to me since the first time she saw me. When we met again a few years later, although the hostility no longer existed, Madam When facing me, the eyes are always guarded."
"I ask myself that I have never offended Madam, let alone hurt Madam and the people you care about. Even because of Brother Wei, I thought it was too late to please you, let alone dare to offend you. Why did Madam guard against me? So far?"
Shen Xinyan's heart tightened, but she didn't know what to say.
What's more, she didn't know that every time she saw Zhou Guanning, her eyes were always guarded
"...Miss Zhou is about to marry into the royal family, so it's better not to dwell too much on the past, or you might cause unnecessary trouble for yourself." In the end, she could only say this.
Zhou Guanning sighed lowly, as if he hadn't heard her words, and continued: "Madam is so guarded against me, she probably won't want to see Brother Wei with me, so I took Brother Wei away with the British Duke. Sending you away, just to separate us?"
Shen Xinyan frowned unknowingly, she was a little displeased with her words, and said lightly: "Miss Zhou is overwhelmed, the dog is leaving Beijing to take up the post under the emperor's order, and has nothing to do with the girl."
"Recently, every night, I have been having some fragmentary and strange dreams. I didn't believe everything in the dreams, but those dreams were too real, as if they really happened." Zhou Guanning said to himself and said road.
Shen Xinyan no longer had the intention to stay and listen to her nonsense. She turned around and was about to leave. After taking a few steps, she heard Zhou Guanning behind her say quietly: "Mother, do you really hate me so much? For this reason, you must separate me from you at all costs." Husband?"
Like a thunderbolt exploding in her mind, Shen Xinyan was stunned, turned her head in disbelief, and looked at her in shock.
"So that's it. It turns out that Madam also had such a dream, so she was very wary of me. In this way, those things in the dream should have happened in the previous life." Zhou Guanning was as shocked as she was, and felt a little bit Feeling sad, I felt a sense of happiness in my heart for a while, but in the end, it turned into a question of unwillingness.
"Why do you treat me like this? Even in your previous life, you were critical and dissatisfied with me. But, what did I do wrong? Is it my fault that you don't have Shen Huiran in your heart? Yingzhi died unexpectedly, Is it my fault again?"
"Since you dreamed about the past life, you should know that my husband and I are deeply affectionate and we are an inseparable husband and wife. Why did you use all kinds of obstacles in your dreams to try to break us up?!"
Shen Xinyan's heart was turned upside down, she couldn't believe what she heard, let alone that Zhou Guanning in front of her had some memories from her previous life at some point.
However, she soon calmed down again, looked coldly at Zhou Guanning, who was full of resentment and resignation, and said in a calm and unhurried manner: "What do Miss Zhou mean by these words? What past and present life? What last life and this life? Could it be Are you confused?"
"Zibu speaks strange powers and confusion. What's more, death is like a lamp going out, crossing the Naihe bridge, drinking Mengpo soup, the past and the past are all gone, and it is said that the past life is remembered in a dream, Miss Zhou's words are simply absurd! "
Zhou Guanning's face turned pale after being trained by her. She was not a good at talking, so she was speechless immediately after being teased by her.
Is it like this? Could it be that everything was really a dream of hers, that she didn't want to face the fact that she was going to marry someone else, and that's why she had such a "beautiful dream"
No, no, those dreams are so real, and Brother Wei treats her so tenderly in the dream, exactly the same as he treats himself in reality, how could it not be true!
"You're a liar. I called your mother just now, but the shock on your face can't fool me!" She took a deep breath and mustered up the courage to face her.
"The girl's words are really ridiculous. Who wouldn't be surprised to be called mother by an outsider for no reason? What's more, this outsider is about to marry into the royal family, and she is a concubine who has never been a prince!" It sank a little more.
"Also, it's better for the girl to be more careful. Calling 'Brother Wei' one after another, if it makes Wu Rui guess, the dog's reputation is nothing. If it hurts the girl Qingyu, it is his sin." .”
"I still have some things to do in my house, so I'm sorry!" After leaving the last sentence, Shen Xinyan stayed for a while and left with strides.
Only she knew how much stamina she had used to keep herself calm so that Zhou Wanning would not see any flaws again.
Regardless of what happened in her previous life, in this life, the eldest son and Zhou Guanning have nothing to do with each other. She really doesn't want to have any troubles at this time.
"Ma'am!" Seeing her leaving the pavilion, Zi Yan hurried up to meet her.
"Go home!" Shen Xinyan ordered.
The moment the car curtain was lowered, Shen Xinyan breathed a sigh of relief, and realized that cold sweat was oozing from her back, and even the palms were covered with sweat.
In this life, she just wants to stay far away from all the people surnamed Zhou, so that the two houses are safe and not disturbing each other, isn't it good? Why did Zhou Wanning dream about the past life at this juncture!
She didn't dare to imagine what Zhou Guanning would do if she believed in those dreams.
Zhou Guanning stared blankly at the back of her leaving, the whole person was still in a trance, unable to recover for a long time.
Is it just a dream? But, will there be such a clear and real dream
She just felt confused in her head. For a while, it seemed that a voice said that those were not dreams, but things that really happened in the previous life; for a while, it seemed that there was another voice rebutting, how can anyone know the events of the past life after having a dream? Dreaming!
"Girl, are you alright?" Liu Shuang saw her standing blankly and didn't know how to respond, so she came up to support her and called softly worriedly.
"I, I'm fine, I'm fine, I'm fine." Zhou Wanning replied in a murmur.
Xiyan Garrison Mansion.
Wei Chenglin came back exhausted. In recent months, the bandits in the Xiyan Mountains became more and more rampant. He was busy training troops every day, or leading troops to suppress the bandits.
But even so, he didn't feel that life was difficult at all, and what he saw and heard every day refreshed his cognition.
This place is completely different from the capital city. There is no royal family, no prosperity and refinement, but everyone is working hard to survive. Brother Xiang in Beijing can still act coquettishly and mischievously around his parents, but Xiyan, a child of the same age as him, has already begun to help his family by doing what he can.
"My lord, a letter from Beijing." He changed his clothes happily, and the servants in that room had already arranged the dinner, and Lai Lu came in with a letter from the Duke's mansion in the capital.
He took it casually and asked: "Let's stay and have dinner together, and there is no need to bother the back cook any more."
Lai Lu smiled: "Lai Shou has ordered the kitchen to leave food for his subordinates, so I won't bother you this time."
Wei Chenglin didn't force it, told him to rest early, and after he left, he took a few mouthfuls of food and opened the letter casually.
It was a letter from my father.
In the letter, his father briefly informed him of the situation in central Beijing. For example, the princess concubine gave birth to a young princess again, and gave birth to two concubine daughters in succession. On the contrary, the second concubine gave birth to the eldest son smoothly.
Another example is Sun Shoufu's successive mistakes in decision-making, which have already aroused His Majesty's dissatisfaction.
It was also during the days when he left Beijing that he discovered that his father had a very keen insight into the government, and he, as a son, was still a long way from this.
At the end of the letter, in addition to conveying the ardent care of grandmother and mother, there is also the fact that Emperor Yuanyou married the daughter of Honglu Temple Qing Zhou Mao as the third prince's concubine.
The chopsticks in his hand fell off with a 'snap', his eyes widened in disbelief, and he stared back and forth at the words 'Zhou Mao's daughter' and 'Third Prince Zhengfei' several times.
His hands trembled slightly, and his face turned a little pale. He stared blankly at the letter in his hand for a long time, and then let out a disappointed sigh.
The third prince? Also a good choice…
This day will come sooner or later, in fact, he already has a feeling in his heart that after two years away from the capital, he has reached the age of weakness, and she has already reached the time to get married and have children, so it is impossible to wait for him all the time.
Even so, he didn't feel very good when he learned that the girl he had longed for was about to marry, but the groom was not himself.
He closed his eyes and took a deep breath, and turned his attention to the letter again. At the end of the letter, he stated in detail the wedding date of the third prince and Zhou Guanning, which was only three months away from today.
Unknowingly, his brows furrowed.
Father... what does this mean? Why specify the date of marriage
For a moment, his heart tightened, and he instantly understood the intention, and his face became a bit ugly.
Does father still not believe in himself? The date of the marriage was specifically written to let him choose whether to go back to Beijing privately to win over his girl.
He deeply felt that he had been insulted, and felt an unspeakable discomfort in his heart.
He slapped the letter heavily on the dining table, his chest heaving with anger.
After a long time, he hooked the corner of his mouth bitterly.
Three and a half months, if he speeds up, it will be enough for him to rush back to the capital to "rob marriage".
But how could he do such a thing
The imperial decree for bestowing marriage has been issued, even if the salute has not been performed, but that is also a certain royal daughter-in-law, how could he cause the entire Duke's mansion to be destroyed forever because of his own selfishness.
In the Duke's Mansion, ever since she met Zhou Guanning, Shen Xinyan felt restless. Every night, she always dreamed of the abuse she heard in her previous life after her death.
But what is different from the previous life is that this time, even her husband and her son "shared the same illness" with her.
Having had a hard time getting a good night's sleep for several days in a row, she lost a little bit of weight.
Wei Junhang naturally also noticed her strangeness, and couldn't help asking with concern.
Naturally, Shen Xinyan didn't dare to tell him these things, and dealt with it with vague reasons, fearing that he would ask again, so she quickly changed the subject and said, "I don't know what happened to Brother Lin? If he..."
Wei Junhang took a deep look at her, and found the answer for her in his heart. It turned out that he was worried that the eldest son would do something unexpected when he learned that the girl from the Zhou family was married.
"I have already written to tell him about the third prince's marriage." He said calmly.
Shen Xinyan looked at him in surprise: "You, did you tell him?"
"Yes, at the same time, I also told him the wedding date in the letter."
"You, why do you want to do this? It's been so long, and he may have calmed down. If he writes to him again and tells him these things, wouldn't it disturb his mind? If he, if he can't figure it out for a while..." Shen Xinyan was a little anxious.
"Ma'am, he has grown up, he is not the ignorant child who only acted like a baby by your side back then, he should learn to be responsible for every decision he makes, otherwise, how will he be able to bear the responsibility of the whole family in the future?" Wei Junhang said with a sigh.
"He, after all, is still young..." Shen Xin was embarrassed.
In the past two years, the eldest princess's anger towards her eldest grandson has gradually turned into longing for her. Now men of his age in Beijing have all married one after another. Only the eldest grandson has not been decided on a wife.
She asked Wei Junhang to call her eldest grandson back more than once, but every time Wei Junhang either slapped her and dealt with it, or he changed the topic by Yixiang.
After several times in a row, she finally became angry and directly threw Wei Junhang out.
Shen Xinyan comforted her until the anger on her face gradually subsided and turned into a long sigh.
"Brother Xiang learned five more characters yesterday, and practiced them decently all day long, saying that he wanted to write the most beautiful one for his grandmother."
"This child, no matter what is good, the first thing he thinks of is grandma. It really makes my daughter-in-law feel sour." She said deliberately.
A smile appeared on the eldest princess's face unconsciously.
"This child is the most filial, it should hurt!"
Seeing that her mood improved, Shen Xinyan finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Three months later, the third prince got married, and the bride's red makeup aroused the capital's amazement, only to think that the lord Zhou cherished his daughter so much this week.
Naturally, Shen Xinyan also arrived at the Third Prince's Mansion, and watched the woman in the red wedding dress slowly walk in, worshiped the heavens and the earth while singing, and was finally sent to the bridal chamber, without knowing it, she was relieved.
This life, is it like this? Stay safe and not interfere with each other. Given how much the third prince likes her, he will always treat her kindly after marriage.
The next day, the capital received a message from Xiyan.
A large-scale bandit riot breaks out in Xiyan City, and the guard Wei Chenglin leads the army to suppress the bandits. His whereabouts are unknown, and his whereabouts are unknown.
When the news came, the eldest princess spat out a mouthful of blood, and she fainted completely.