The life swap begins with Consort Hua becoming Lady Qin.

Sheng Hong returned to Youyang.

They came so suddenly, and they left just as quietly.

When Langhua first received the news, she was still holding the letter that Granny Kong had just delivered.

The letter said that one morning, Sheng Hong got up and suddenly smashed the house to pieces. He then rushed out of the house and never returned. He disappeared without a trace. By the time she remembered to arrange for people to search for him, there were no clues.

Granny Kong felt she had failed in her duty, so she continued to send people to search for her while also sending a letter to the capital for Langhua's instructions.

After reading it, Langhua immediately frowned.

Sheng Hong is a quintessential hypocrite. He is indeed indecisive, cold-hearted, and selfish, but he may also be ruthless.

Instead of driving him to his doom, she forced him to return to Youyang and torment Wang Ruoyu, allowing them to quietly exhaust each other's hatred. She had also calculated that he wouldn't have the guts to act rashly.

But at this moment, things seem to have changed.

She dared not delay and immediately ordered someone to search for him.

Before they could even set off, it was discovered through official channels that Sheng Hong had already arrived in Bianjing and had even visited the vicinity of the Xu residence and the Duke of Anguo's mansion.

Langhua couldn't figure out what he wanted to do, but that didn't stop her from immediately issuing an order to arrest Sheng Hong and send him back to Youyang.

Just as they set off, they received news that Sheng Hong had already returned to Youyang.

Langhua: ...

Could it be that she's overthinking things?

Sheng Hong was simply driven to desperation by Wang Ruoyu, so he traveled all the way to Bianjing to get some fresh air.

Although she found it absurd, she still had people follow them.

In any case, we need to find out exactly what Sheng Hong's current situation is.

After making those arrangements, Langhua quickly moved on to arranging another matter with great enthusiasm.

She planned to send invitations to some young ladies in Bianjing City in the names of Huirou and Jingse, inviting them to the palace to admire the flowers.

...Let's do as Zhao Zhen says!

While the idea of ​​young people falling in love by chance may be unrealistic, it's possible to plan ahead and let the two children gradually learn about each other's strengths and virtues through daily interactions.

When a name is repeated in one's ears day after day, it will eventually leave a trace.

As Langhua pondered this, she couldn't help but chuckle softly.

I heard news of Sheng Hong again two months later.

In Granny Kong's letter of apology.

She failed in her duty.

The letter stated that after Sheng Hong returned to Youyang, he was initially very quiet. He even unusually stopped arguing with Wang Ruoyu and stopped beating Sheng Changsong. He simply ate and rested on time every day, as if he had finally resigned himself to his fate.

So, once she relaxed her vigilance, Granny Kong never imagined that he would put medicine in her food.

After Granny Kong and all the people sent by the Wang family to serve Wang Ruoyu were drugged and fell into a coma, Sheng Hong led his men into the backyard, tied up Wang Ruoyu and Sheng Changsong, and dragged them into the ancestral hall.

Then, he set a fire.

The family of three perished in the fire.

Granny Kong's life was saved only because the other people sent by Langhua arrived in time.

When she finally arrived at the ancestral hall, the door had already been locked by Sheng Hong, and the windows and doors were covered in oil. They couldn't rush in and could only shout through the doors and windows. Inside, Sheng Hong and Wang Ruoyu ignored them and continued their heated confrontation.

"Since you know it's wrong, you should turn back! You wicked woman, you finally got a second chance, of all people to mess with, you had to come and bring trouble upon me!"

That's Sheng Hong's voice.

Then came Wang Ruoyu's shrill voice, as if tearing through the night: "You're back too? Good, good! I knew I couldn't be the only one suffering this betrayal! You've brought trouble upon yourself? What's there to complain about! I clearly misjudged you. I thought you were capable, that you could climb the social ladder, but I never expected you to be a good-for-nothing who relies entirely on women! Relying on that old hag, relying on that idiot Wang Ruoyu, relying on our Wang family! Once those are gone, your true colors are revealed! Sheng Hong, admit it, this is your true self now, a good-for-nothing who has accomplished nothing!"

Flames licked at the wooden beams, and the ancestral hall was filled with choking smoke.

Wang Ruoyu was still shouting, "Let me go right now! Don't forget, no matter how worthless I am, I'm still a daughter of the Wang family. If you dare to lay a finger on me, you'll regret it!"

Sheng Hong burst into laughter.

The laughter sent chills down the spines of those outside.

"What do I have to fear? My whole life has been ruined by you Wangs. I have no future, no family ties... No, this isn't my life. You Wangs must have used some kind of sorcery. As long as I break this deadlock, I can definitely restore everything to its original state!"

Wang Ruoyu finally panicked.

"Sheng Hong, what are you doing? What are you doing!"

Immediately following was a piercing scream.

Occasionally, Sheng Changsong's wailing voice could be heard: "Father, no! I'm your son, I'm your only son!"

Sheng Hong roared angrily, "My son is named Changbai, who do you think you are?!"

Subsequently, the fire completely engulfed the ancestral hall.

It turned out that Sheng Hong had already sprinkled oil next to the ancestral hall beforehand. Once the fire started, it was difficult to put out. By the time everyone worked together to extinguish the fire, the family of three inside had already been burned to ashes.

Granny Kong wrote down in detail the behavior and conversations of Sheng Hong and his family of three before their deaths.

Then came her plea for forgiveness, pleading with Langhua to punish her. Her words were cautious and filled with fear as she asked herself what to do next.

Langhua put down the letter and drifted off into a daze.

To Granny Kong and the others, those words were nothing more than the two of them fighting like dogs when they were at their wits' end, or the ravings of Sheng Hong after he had been driven completely insane.

But as someone who's been through it all, how could she not see the clues?

Sheng Hong has probably returned as well.

Fortunately, he returned late enough.

If he comes back early, it might really cause trouble.

Now that the whole family has gone, it's actually better.

Langhua still doesn't understand why she had this miraculous experience, in which she swapped identities with Wang Ruofu, a woman she had never met before and who even lived in another world.

She was even more confused as to why people like Wang Ruo and He Shenghong were also able to return.

Did they also make some kind of deal with someone, or did they awaken to the destiny in the original story?

she does not know.

But this did indeed serve as a wake-up call for her.

Now that they're here, can't others come back too?

Leaving aside the older generation, among her contemporaries, there were almost no people left who could turn the tide, even if Zhao Zhen in the original story were to awaken, it would be impossible for him to shake her and her children's position.

But what about the younger generation?

If someone suddenly returns with memories of a past life, if someone returns with resentment, hatred, and so-called destiny, will it harm her child?

Langhua's gaze gradually darkened.

She became even more determined to marry the young lady from the Zhang family to Erlang.