If you were cold and aloof in your past life, why are you crying in this one?

Wang Jue was a man of silver tongue and eloquence;

But when faced with this girl, he felt a sense of helplessness, like a scholar encountering a soldier and being unable to reason with him.

If you talk to her about interests and social status, she only cares about feelings and emotions.

What love and affection? How ridiculous!

She's so naive it's almost pretentious.

Xi Lingxian also felt that Leng Xue was cold-blooded, indifferent, and unapproachable; whatever they said, the other party would feel like they were talking to a brick wall.

In their past life, she was captivated by his good looks, while he coveted the power of her father and brothers. Each got what they wanted, and so they got together.

In this second life, she was unwilling to accept her fate, and things didn't go so smoothly.

It's clear she was very eager in her past life, no wonder he didn't cherish her after marrying her.

She tried to keep her tone calm, "With your reputation and status, it would be easy for you to marry a dignified and virtuous wife. Why waste your time on me? There are plenty of elegant and proper ladies from noble families, such as Xiao, Xie, Huan, Yu, Zhou, Gu, Xue, and Zhu. You also know my father and brothers' character; they would never be enemies with the Wang family."

"I truly don't understand why you, young master, are so determined to marry me, contrary to your usual behavior?"

"I don't understand either, why did you suddenly become so unwilling to marry me overnight?"

Xi Lingxian felt a sudden tightness in her chest.

"I'm sorry... I was being willful and bothering you before. Please just pretend you've never met me."

"So, who is the kind of person you want to marry?" His voice was as calm as the wind.

"Zhou Shuhuai or Ji Ruchuan?"

The word "absurd" struck Xi Lingxian like a dagger to the head.

What does this have to do with Ji Ruchuan?

"Who I want to marry seems to be none of your business."

It ended badly once again.

Xi Lingxian guessed that he must be angry.

The eldest son of the Langya Wang clan is not someone who can easily lower his guard.

But she was so ungrateful; he really had reason to be angry.

Annoying, isn't it?

Once you're done being angry, let her go.

……

Prince's Mansion in Wuyi Lane

Chang'an and A'hu helped their master change clothes and wash up, and they felt that their master, who was usually not very talkative, was even more imposing today.

The young master has just returned from the Xi residence, which must be because of the beautiful Miss Xi.

The young master always said that he went to great lengths to marry a girl from the Xi family and to tie the Xi family to the same boat as the Wang family because of the Xi family's Jingkou soldiers. Ah Hu alone heard the young master repeat this many times.

Ah Hu was puzzled.

Whatever the young master wants to do, he doesn't need to explain to anyone, let alone say it so often and repeat it every now and then.

Wang Jue lay on the bed fully clothed, those clear, bright peach blossom eyes swirling in his mind, making him restless and agitated.

He turned over, buried his face in the pillow, and vaguely thought about something, his consciousness gradually fading.

A wave of dizziness washed over me, a bolt of lightning struck, and an unfamiliar scene flashed through my mind.

……

Wang Jue, dressed in a scarlet court robe, returned home through the snow, only to hear someone crying in the corridor.

He looked up and saw Chang'an stumbling and running towards him through the snow. "Young master, madam, madam... she's gone."

He seemed not to have heard what was said afterward, and headed straight for Tinglan Garden. Before he even pushed open the door, he smelled a terrifying stench of blood.

He pushed open the door, and what he saw was a river of blood flowing through the cracks in the floor tiles.

Xi Lingxian lay on the ground, her white undergarment stained red with blood, and a short knife lay beside her.

It was the one she always carried with her.

He crouched down to check her breathing.

No.

But the slight warmth still lingered on her face made one wonder if she was simply asleep.

Unfortunately not.

If it weren't for the servants' exclamations, he wouldn't have noticed that there was another person lying next to him, Xi Yao.

Her sister.

Its eyes were wide open, as if it had died with its eyes open in disbelief, and there was a wound on its neck, from which all the blood on the ground must have come.

He interrogated the servants of Tinglan Garden, as well as her now-mad stepmother.

Taozhi cried uncontrollably, accusing Yu Shi and Xi Yao of numerous evil deeds. She confessed to the young lady that she had drugged her, causing her personality to change drastically, and that she had come to flaunt her power when the young lady was critically ill.

It turns out that Xi Yao was killed by her.

Xi Lingxian was quite capable; she even managed to settle scores with an enemy before she died.

Later, he ordered Yu to be executed by slow slicing. When Yu's family came to question him, he drove them away.

He and Xi Lingxian were married through a political alliance, and although he knew little about her and had very little affection for her as a couple.

But the person she would risk her last breath to take with her on her journey must be someone she loathed and hated to the extreme.

He wouldn't mind helping her settle things.

Faced with the death of his wife, Wang Jue remained calm throughout, without shedding a single tear.

The Wang family had just lost a member, and countless people came to pay their respects. They openly and secretly lamented that although the Xi family's daughter was beautiful, she could not win her husband's heart and did not utter a single word of sorrow before her death.

lament?

What's the use of lamenting when someone is already dead?

The doctor he found has entered the Xi residence, and Xi Rui's legs can be saved.

Those who harmed her were also brought to justice.

Those who are alive can only look forward.

……

Wang Jue suddenly opened his eyes, and everything in his dream came to an abrupt end.

He threw off the covers and stood barefoot on the floor. The cold floor tiles jolted him awake, bringing him back to his senses.

Was he dreaming?

But where can you find such a realistic dream?

But if it wasn't a dream, then it was...

Past life?

His thoughts were all too absurd, and Wang Jue, unable to sleep, plunged into his study.

He reviewed and stamped the stacks of official gazettes that had piled up like small mountains, but still couldn't fall asleep.

First, there was the one who was holding his arm, calling him "husband" repeatedly, but whose face he couldn't see.

Today is practically a funeral in my dream.

Wang Jue really wanted to ask his fifth brother, a Taoist priest of the Celestial Masters sect, if he had the ability to exorcise evil spirits and avert disasters.

"Knock knock knock"

Two coded commands sounded from the roof beam. Wang Jue spoke to the air, "Come in."

With a whoosh, a dark figure appeared in the study.

"Young Master." It was a female bodyguard.

"According to what you said, Miss Xi does indeed have a small red mole behind her ear."

Wang Jue remained silent for a long time.

The guard left silently after speaking.

The room was filled with the flickering candlelight and utter silence.

Wang Jue pinched the bridge of his nose, a look of helplessness and resignation appearing on his handsome face.

Even if it were a past life, judging from the situation in the dream, their relationship as husband and wife didn't seem to be good either.

Indeed, political marriages often result in unhappy couples; where do loving couples come from?

wrong.

In those fragmented moments before, she was coquettish and charming, clearly showing her affection for him;

But the reality is that they are indifferent and avoid it like the plague.

Considering the stark contrast between Xi Lingxian's temperament and personality before and after the Dragon Boat Festival...

Wang Jue felt that everything seemed to make sense now.

Everything makes sense now!

……

Thunder roar

Xi Lingxian woke up from her dream in a cold sweat. Taozhi heard the noise and came in to pour her some tea to warm her up.

Xi Lingxian's heart was pounding; she had a feeling that something bad was about to happen.

She has already refused twice.

The proud young master of the Wang family should have given up by now.

But for some reason, she always felt uneasy and anxious.

Having learned from her past life, she could live a good life even if she married Wang Jue in this life, as long as she didn't care about his feelings. The wealth and splendor of the Wang family would be enough for her to enjoy a life of luxury.

But she still didn't want to.

The despair and misery of her past life were still vivid in her mind. If she forgot them so easily, she would feel that she deserved everything.

Heaven took pity on her and gave her a second chance.

What's the point if we repeat the same mistakes?