"Zhi Xia, the only person I can rely on is you."
After exhorting Zhi Xia, Xu Wan Ning breathed a sigh of relief.
She was lying on the bed, sleepless. Although she was reborn, her difficult situation had not changed at all.
Now she has avoided the bowl of poison and the inevitable death in the future.
But this time it's because she is hiding and they are showing up.
She can escape, but what about the future?
Can she guarantee that she can avoid their every move?
Xu Wanning already had the answer in her heart.
Compared with them, she is too weak now.
Xu Wanning got up from the bed, sat in front of the mirror, and thought of some things from the past.
She remembered that when the late emperor was still alive, he had thought of marrying her to the emperor. In her previous life, she didn't know why the late emperor fell in love with her.
But today, perhaps because of her rebirth, her memory was particularly good.
She also just remembered some things from her childhood.
At that time, during a palace banquet in winter, she got lost in the palace as a child.
I happened to encounter the fourth prince being pushed into the icy lake by the third prince.
It was she who called for help, and the fourth prince was saved.
"The grace of saving my life should be promised with my body. If I don't wait for you to have hair extensions in the future, I will marry you two."
She and the fourth prince were still young at that time, and it was more of a joke from the late emperor.
She forgot about it when she grew up.
As for the fourth prince, after hearing about a high fever, he also forgot many things.
It wasn't until she was born that the late emperor summoned her one day. At that time, she noticed someone was behind the screen.
The man's voice was cold, "I don't want to get married, let alone see her. Father, don't waste your efforts."
She also clearly heard the fourth prince saying that he didn't like any woman.
His voice was so cold, she could imagine how much he resisted this marriage before seeing him.
Later, the late emperor still couldn't defeat the emperor, so he changed the candidate for her marriage.
Her husband became Yan Yuanzheng.
In the eyes of outsiders, she was lucky to marry Yan Yuanzheng.
But what if the person she married was the emperor?
Xu Wan Ning never dared to think like this before. After all, he was the emperor, so how could she dare to climb high.
But now, she had to think about it.
Her enemy is Xu Wanyu, and in her previous life, Xu Wanyu entered the palace thanks to the grace of saving her, and was the only concubine in the emperor's harem.
Even though her status is not very high, she is still the emperor's only woman.
Because of this identity, Xu Wanyu became more unscrupulous and even killed her sisters.
In Xu Wanyu's eyes, they were her playthings to relieve her boredom, and they were ants worth noting.
But the ants still live in vain.
Xu Wanning looked at herself in the mirror and murmured to herself.
She knew that between her and Xu Wanyu, it was either you die or I lived.
Rebirth was an opportunity given to her by God. If she didn't take advantage of it, she would be sorry for God's love.
Xu Wanyu entered the palace because she saved the emperor's life.
What if it was her who saved people this time?
Even in the end she couldn't make the emperor fall in love with her, but with this life-saving grace, this life will definitely be different.
Xu Wanning had a plan in mind.
She had no guilt about preparing to steal Xu Wanyu's opportunity.
Xu Wanyu did too many evil things.
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"Madam, it's time for you to go pay your respects to the old lady."
Xu Wanning stayed up all night, and it seemed that her thoughts would become clearer at night.
"Mommy, you're a bit more sedate today."
Aunt Li dressed Xu Wanning as usual.
Xu Wanning knew that the old lady would definitely embarrass her today.
But today, as soon as she entered, the old lady put down her teacup heavily.
"Kneel down!"
There was still anger in her voice.
"Do you know where you went wrong?"
"Grandma, calm down."
In fact, Xu Wanning had endured this kind of difficulty many times in her previous life.
She has been taught the three obediences and four virtues since she was a child, which include obeying her husband, respecting her parents-in-law, and working hard to flourish her husband's family after marriage.
After getting married in her previous life, like most women in this world, she was devoted to her husband.
In order to make Yan Yuanzheng like her, no matter how the old lady and the others made things difficult for her, she secretly endured it.
She knew that Yan Yuanzheng was filial.
He also wanted to be filial to his elders.
Now that I think about it, it's really ridiculous.
If I say I am wrong, it is because I am too stupid and because I am influenced by those things that discipline women.
But these things are everywhere, so how many people can survive?
"Old madam, don't get so angry, sister must not have done it on purpose." Xu Wanyu's voice sounded slowly.
Xu Wan Ning knelt on the ground and caught a glimpse of Xu Wan Yu from the corner of her eye. Even her sister-in-law could not put on the flowing brocade.
She guessed that Xu Wanyu would come today.
She did not consummate her marriage with Yan Yuanzheng last night.
This ruined their mother and daughter's plan. They must have the next step. The old lady is still easy to deal with, but Xu Wanyu and her daughter may not be.
Thinking of Xu Wanyu, Xu Wanning's palms clenched tightly under her sleeves, and there were even blood stains on them.
She hated it so much, but the more she hated it, the more she wanted to hide it.
The old lady snorted coldly. She was extremely angry: "Do you know how much I spent trying to convince Zheng'er to go to your room? Do you still remember how you promised me before?"
Xu Wanning lowered her head: "It's my granddaughter-in-law who is useless."
She only admitted her mistake and said nothing else.
With Xu Wanyu here, she would be wrong if she said too much. They couldn't let them see the clues.
"Of course it's your fault. It's been two years since you married into the Yan family, and you haven't given birth to a boy or a girl to our Yan family. You can still sit safely in the position of the wife of the wife. It's a sign of our Yan family's tolerance. .”
The old lady's fingers trembled, "If you couldn't seize such a good opportunity last night, what else could you do?"
Xu Wanning lowered her head and said nothing.
The old lady was from a low background and had not read many books.
She was usually silent, so Xu Wanyu could only speak.
"Old madam, the general has been on the battlefield for the past two years, and my sister is helpless. Although there were some accidents last night, there is still some time before the general leaves Beijing, and there is still a chance."
Xu Wanyu opened her mouth to speak for her, but the old lady barely suppressed her harsh words and did not say them out.
She sighed: "It would have been great if our Zheng'er had married you, but it was her. If Zheng'er had married you, why would I have bothered so much?"
Xu Wanyu smiled lightly on her face, but she felt very disgusted in her heart.
The old lady just took a fancy to her family background. They were both young ladies of the Hou family, but her mother was the princess of the princess.
Perhaps half of it is because of the master's destiny theory back then.
If she really married Yan Yuanzheng, she would only find an opportunity to kill this old immortal.
Some of the things she said unintentionally were offensive to her.
"For the sake of your sister, you go to the ancestral hall and kneel down."
When Xu Wanning stood up, the old lady's voice sounded again:
"In a few days, I will go to persuade Zheng'er again and find another opportunity for you. If you can't seize it again, don't blame me for being cruel. What I said to you the day before yesterday was not a threat. If there is no good news, you can go Enter Zhuangzi."
Xu Wanning lowered her head and pretended to be sad.
When she retreated, she heard the old lady and Xu Wanyu talking about the Yan expedition.
"Zheng'er is out there protecting the family and the country, while she lives in fine clothes and food all day long. Without Zheng'er, how could the world be so peaceful, and how could she have such good days? She is not grateful at all, and only allows her to conceive a child. It's hard for her to continue the good work of the Yan family, it's really useless."
Xu Wanning laughed a little when she heard this.
The old lady's casual words were originally just talking about her, but after hearing this, Xu Wanyu probably felt that she was being insinuated. It was Xu Wanyu who was really rich and well-dressed.
Sure enough, not long after she went out, Xu Wanyu also came out, and she caught up with her from behind.
"Sister, wait for me."
Xu Wanyu called her to stop.
"Sister, are you okay?"
Outside, Xu Wanyu always looks gentle and kind.
Even in the Xu Mansion, she never made things difficult for the three sisters face to face.
She would just hide behind and tell others to take action.
So at this time in her previous life, her relationship with Xu Wanyu was okay.
At that time, she thought more that her stepmother couldn't tolerate them.
"Sister, don't worry."
Xu Wanyu pretended to feel distressed: "Sister, I will try to persuade the old lady again, and I will also try to persuade the general."
"It's a pity that even though I want to help support my sister, my sister is already married, and the Xu family cannot interfere too much in some matters."
Xu Wanyu looked like she was completely interested in her: "For the current plan, only if my sister gets pregnant with an heir as soon as possible, can I avoid causing trouble to the old lady. Otherwise, the old lady may really send my sister away in the future."
"If we really go to Zhuangzi, what will my sister do then? I'm really worried about my sister."
Xu Wanning knew her intention.
Xu Wanyu wanted to make herself feel in danger, wanted her to consummate her marriage with Yan Yuanzheng as soon as possible, and even wanted to tell her to die.
Xu Wanning's eyes were red, pretending to be afraid and anxious: "Thank you, sister."
