After giving her contraceptives, she went mad, criticizing the prince for turning white-haired overn

Xie Linyuan finished speaking coldly and left without looking back.

Shen Ning staggered off the bed, and with each step, the strange sensation in her body reminded her of what had just happened.

This was her first time. In this life, Xie Linyuan was not gentle; instead, his coldness was mixed with brutality.

She hurriedly picked up her clothes scattered on the ground and put them on, then stumbled and chased after them outside.

"Xie Linyuan."

"Xie Linyuan, don't leave me."

However, Xie Linyuan had already disappeared into the night.

The area outside the door was empty, with only the sound of wind rustling through the dense forest.

Shen Ning felt a pang of sadness.

If Xie Linyuan were truly reborn, he would definitely remember his past life.

He'll seek revenge on her, not to mention he'll take responsibility for her in the future.

After all, in their past life, she had caused him such great suffering.

Although she did not directly cause the deaths of Consort Liu and Princess Chaoyang, they died tragically indirectly due to her stupidity.

Even their only child, Xie Rongjing, died before he was a year old.

Since God has given her a chance to start over.

In this life, she will send the beasts and monsters hidden in the Shen family to hell.

Now that Xie Linyuan has also been reborn, let's all be well.

"Miss."

"Miss, where are you?"

The voice of the head maid Bai Zhi came from not far away, and Shen Ning felt a pang of sadness.

After Xie Linyuan died in her previous life, she became the regent's widow.

When she went to pay her respects at the graves of her father, brother, and sister, she was targeted by a group of men in black.

Bai Zhi was kidnapped by those men in black while trying to save her, and her whereabouts are unknown.

When she fled back to the palace in a disheveled state and sought help from her elder sister Shen Rou, Shen Rou's eyes were filled with disappointment and surprise.

On that same day, Shen Rou and Granny Fang worked together to drown her in the lotus pond.

Looking back now, the surprise in Shen Rou's eyes was perhaps because her plan had failed.

Those men in black were most likely hired by Shen Rou to ruin her.

In the end, however, Bai Zhi took her place and died instead.

"Miss, where are you?"

Bai Zhi's voice grew closer, and Shen Ning quickly walked towards the direction of the shout.

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"Bai Zhi, I'm here."

At the end of the corridor, Shen Ning's face was as pale as paper, and tears still clung to her cheeks.

Bai Zhi ran over breathlessly, and her eyes immediately welled up with tears when she saw her like this.

"Miss, I've finally found you."

"I thought something had happened to you."

"Miss said that bandits have been frequently entering and leaving Putuo Temple these past few days, so we must hurry back to Yanjing tonight."

Mountain bandits?

Shen Ning sneered.

What bandits? They were clearly people hired by Prince Chen and Shen Rou to impersonate others.

Sure enough, Shen Rou began to make her plans at this time.

If she were to return to the Shen family along the same route as in her previous life, the events of her past life would be repeated.

At that time, she will not only be slashed by the fake bandits, but Xie Xuanchen will also pretend to save her and be poisoned.

And it touched her body.

At that time, knowing she had been saved and was innocent, she had no choice but to marry him.

Shen Ning suppressed the coldness in her heart: "Are you alone? Where are my older sisters?"

"Not only me, but Granny Fang is also looking for you."

"The young lady searched for you for a long time, so she took Qinghe and Bailu down the mountain to look for you."

"They said if I find you, we should go back to the Shen family first, so we don't encounter bandits at Putuo Temple."

Should we contact her first?

It was clearly just that he went down the mountain first to discuss the matter of the mountain bandits with the Fourth Prince, Xie Xuanchen.

"My older sister really went to great lengths to help me."

"Let's go find Granny Fang first, then we'll go down the mountain together."

Bai Zhi nodded obediently: "Mm."

Shen Ning led Bai Zhi south toward Putuo Temple. When they were halfway there, she bent down and picked up a sharp-edged stone, which she then secretly hid in her sleeve.

The scattered candlelight inside the temple made the night seem even more eerie.

As soon as Shen Ning reached the front yard, Granny Fang hurriedly came to greet her.

The moment Fang Mama saw Shen Ning's disheveled appearance, a strange look flashed in her eyes.

"Second Miss, where have you run off to? This old servant was so worried about you."

"The eldest young lady instructed that this old servant must bring the second young lady down the mountain."

As Fang Mama spoke, she was about to lead Shen Ning and Bai Zhi onto the carriage.

To rush down the mountain in such a panic in the middle of the night, this Granny Fang is definitely up to something.

In her previous life, after she married into the Regent's Palace, it was this old nanny, Fang, who had watched her grow up, who repeatedly instigated her to hate Xie Linyuan.

This led her to believe that Xie Linyuan had harmed their child, Jing'er.

This Granny Fang had watched her grow up and was the only person she trusted besides Shen Rou.

From the time she was born until she was forcibly taken to the Regent's Palace, Granny Fang stayed by her side.

In the end, it was she who conspired with Shen Rou to drown her in the lotus pond.

"Second Miss, what's wrong with you?"

When Granny Fang saw Shen Ning standing in front of the carriage and not getting on, she couldn't help but frown.

"It's getting late, we need to hurry and get going. Miss and Qinghe are still waiting at the foot of the mountain."

Shen Ning suppressed her anger and forced a smile onto her face.

"Granny, isn't it dangerous to go down the mountain so late? Why don't we wait until dawn tomorrow before heading back to Yanjing?"

"How can this be allowed?" Granny Fang said anxiously.

"This Putuo Temple is quite far from Yanjing, and there's hardly any activity around. If some villains were to kidnap the Second Young Lady in the middle of the night, how would this old servant explain it to the general far away on the frontier?"

"Second Miss, please stop fooling around and get in the carriage with me."

Sure enough, the words were exactly the same as in my previous life.

"Alright, then I'll do as Granny says." Shen Ning lowered her eyes, concealing the murderous intent in them, and led Bai Zhi into the carriage.

Inside the carriage, the three men sat facing each other, waiting for the coachman to arrive.

Shen Ning's gaze quietly fell on Granny Fang opposite her.

"Granny, do you still remember my birthday?"

Upon hearing this, Granny Fang's face immediately broke into a loving smile.

"How could you forget, Second Miss? You just celebrated your fifteenth birthday half a year ago, on the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month."

"All told, I've been serving you for a full fifteen years."

"When you were little, you were so beautiful, like a little jade maiden under the seat of Guanyin, and you always loved to snuggle into my arms."

"However, you were also raised by this old servant."

Shen Ning gripped the stone under her sleeve tightly.

In her past life, it was this warmth that made her trust her and be instigated by her time and time again.

"Second Miss, you don't know what you were like when you were little..."

The smile on Granny Fang's face hadn't faded yet when she turned her head to the side, and a sharp pain suddenly shot through the back of her head.

She collapsed to the ground, leaving Bai Zhi stunned.