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Xie Jingyu's words were enough for Xie Ling to piece together the so-called "previous life".

Tangtang despised him and, following Xie Jingyu's instructions, drugged him. After he discovered her deception, she imprisoned him...

A strong-willed person like her could not bear this humiliation, so she conspired with Xie Jingyu to kill him.

These are all things that Xie Ling could easily deduce, and they are not surprising.

She had a happy family, was spoiled by her parents, and was also loved by her father, the emperor. She lived a better life than her older and younger sisters, and never knew what it meant to be submissive.

In Xie Ling's view, there is nothing wrong with pursuing what one wants.

But Xie Jingyu's last words were like a rusty nail, driven firmly into his heart.

"Xie Ling, do you know what's most ridiculous and pathetic about you?"

"He had already secured the position that everyone dreamed of, yet he was still not satisfied and coveted the heart of a woman who didn't belong to him, ultimately losing his life for it."

"You probably don't know this, but when you died in your past life, Qi Yitang was already pregnant with your child. But to please me, she swallowed a bowl of medicine and forced herself to abort it... She didn't like you, and by extension, she hated your child. She cruelly turned him into a pool of blood. I'm the ultimate winner, hahahahaha..."

child.

Xie Ling no longer wanted to recall how he felt when he heard this; he only felt that the murderous aura emanating from his body was about to burst him apart.

He personally ended Xie Jingyu's life, ordering his men to cut off his flesh and chop it up piece by piece right in front of him.

Those mangled pieces of flesh fed the wild dogs, but the hole in his heart could never be filled.

It turns out that in their past life, they had a child who had turned into blood...

Xie Ling looked down at Qi Yitang's sleeping face.

She was fast asleep, her eyelashes casting two small, soft shadows under her eyes. She looked obedient and soft, her hand reaching out from under the covers and curling loosely around his legs.

You would never guess that he was ever so ruthless.

Xie Ling grasped that hand, enveloping it in her own. Xie Jingyu was reborn, but what about Tangtang?

Although no one could answer him, Xie Ling already had the answer in his heart.

Most likely so.

If she hadn't been reborn, she wouldn't have suddenly replaced the poison with an aphrodisiac, and she wouldn't have turned pale as if waking from a dream before drugging him.

That point should be the moment of her rebirth.

The fact that Xie Ling doesn't pursue certain matters doesn't mean he's unaware of them.

Moreover, her methods were not clever, even somewhat clumsy. She had clearly hated him to death before, but overnight, she started trying to please him, clinging to him, and even offering herself to him.

Knowing that he didn't like Xie Jingyu, she distanced herself from him.

It seems that she chose Xie Jingyu in her previous life and didn't have a good life, so in this life she hurriedly changed course and clumsily ran towards him.

Xie Ling felt she was probably beyond redemption, even as those bloody images churned in her mind—

A child who had never seen the light of day, turned into a pool of blood because of abortion pills...

He still couldn't bring himself to resent Qi Yitang; instead, he felt a pang of heartache.

He was already a bit slow-witted and couldn't play any tricks or schemes. He was even stupid at trying to please people. If it weren't for his protection, how could he have survived in that treacherous harem?

"Yanzhi...no, don't die..."

Qi Yitang suddenly frowned, mumbled incoherently, and began to breathe rapidly, her eyelashes even becoming slightly damp.

Xie Ling bent down and pulled her, blanket and all, into his arms. "It's alright."

He gently patted her back with his palm, his voice low and tender, "Your husband is here, I won't die..."

Someone else will die.

Qi Yitang snuggled against him, her brows gradually relaxing, and her breathing becoming long and steady again.

Xie Ling placed his hand on her abdomen, remaining in that position for a long time without moving, his eyes churning with a myriad of emotions, which ultimately turned into an almost inaudible sigh.

That's it.

That's all from a past life, why bother dwelling on it?

Xie Ling lowered his head and kissed her fair cheek.

Knowing to choose him in this second life means I've improved somewhat; I'm not as completely foolish as before.

……

That night, most of the Qi family members didn't get a good night's sleep.

There was no other reason than that Xie Ling's demeanor yesterday was so strange, like the calm before a storm.

With the Qin family's fate as a stark warning, everyone in the Qi family felt a deep sense of unease.

I heard that Consort Li and Prince Gong are both dead. Although there was an accident involved, their affair is a fact. But if we talk about feelings, didn't Tangtang also have a childhood friendship with Prince Gong?

The Qi family feared this was a prelude to future retribution.

Even the most magnanimous man will always have a thorn in his heart, let alone an emperor.

However, the next day, Xie Ling returned to normal, still calling her father-in-law and mother-in-law, and even giving the newborn Sui Sui a lot of good things.

It seems like everything is over.

However, Xie Ling seemed to have forgotten about Qi Wenyuan's previously dismissed official position, as he never mentioned restoring it from beginning to end.

But it's not a big deal—the Grand Tutor is an advisor to the emperor, whose main responsibility is to assist the princes and princesses. Now there are no children in the palace, so whether this position exists or not is of little consequence.

The family ate lunch with trepidation and then respectfully saw the emperor and empress off.

"Respectfully seeing off Your Majesty and Your Majesty."

Qi Yitang wanted to remind her that her birthday was coming soon, and that she shouldn't forget to prepare a gift for her.

But this time, Yanzhi's cold face probably frightened his parents quite a bit. Seeing everyone's trembling appearance, and with his newborn niece to take care of, Qi Yitang didn't say anything.

Forget it, it's just a birthday. We celebrate it every year. I'm not a three or four-year-old anymore. Why do I have to beg for it?

Qi Yitang convinced herself, but felt somewhat disappointed.

But then she thought that Xie Ling would definitely prepare it for her, and with that thought, she felt better.

But just as she was getting into the carriage, Ning Nishang called her back.

"Tangtang, wait a minute."

"What's wrong?" Qi Yitang turned around and said to Xie Ling, "Yanzhi, you go up first, I want to say a few words to my cousin."

Xie Ling glanced at Ning Nishang with a deep look in his eyes, and then got into the carriage first.

Ning Nishang stuffed two brocade boxes, one large and one small, into Qi Yitang's hands. "Tangtang, I don't know when you'll be home again. These are birthday gifts that my fourth cousin and I prepared. We're giving them to you in advance."

Qi Yitang's eyes lit up; it seemed that there were still people who cared about her without her having to remind her.

Hello, cousin. Hello, fourth brother.

But when she met Ning Nishang's smiling face, which was devoid of any gloom, and thinking of the original story, she couldn't help but feel a lump in her throat, "Cousin..."

"It's nothing valuable, why is it looking like this?"

Ning Nishang smiled. "Don't drop the little pearls. Let's go back. His Majesty is waiting."

Qi Yitang nodded vigorously and was about to get into the carriage when he suddenly turned around and pulled Ning Nishang aside.

"By the way, cousin, has Lu Linbai been bothering you lately?"