What did Chen Mianmian just do to upset herself?

As she fantasized about a paradise and a wonderful life, she couldn't help but imagine what her future child with Fengchu would look like.

But when the exquisitely beautiful child appears in my imagination, he suddenly seems completely unfamiliar.

The child in her imagination was adorable, but unlike her, he resembled another woman, a woman also named Chen Mianmian.

She remembered that during the time she first transmigrated into the book, she often sat in front of her dressing table, admiring this face.

It is a reader's appreciation of a character in a book, an outsider's appreciation of a beautiful woman, but not an appreciation of "oneself".

She has lived for over twenty years and is very familiar with her own appearance and body, and believes that only that appearance and body is her.

That's how she should look.

The reason she can use this body without rejection now is because she had always had the mindset of a passerby.

She considered herself a passerby in this world, and this body was merely a tool she was temporarily using.

But now, she has to take the initiative, which is why she needs to re-examine and re-identify herself.

In the book, did she abandon the simplicity of family and friends?

No, she abandoned herself too.

My past, my memories, and my body over the past twenty-odd years.

She suddenly realized why, in other novels, people who transmigrate quickly integrate into that world and era and start a new life, but she stubbornly wanted to leave.

The reason is that other transmigrators either transmigrate after death or are simply orphans. Another reason is that their appearance is the same or similar to that of their new body.

Her appearance was not similar to the original owner's; in fact, it was completely unrelated. How could she possibly identify with her?

She spent over twenty years getting used to her own body. How long will it take her to accept her new body now?

Chen Mianmian sighed and shook her head with a wry smile.

Bai Qingzhou's heart tightened. "Don't scare me. What are you thinking about? You're smart, but you like to overthink things. You have to think about everything, no matter how trivial. It's good to plan for life, but you can't overdo it. We're just ordinary people, we should live a simple life, shouldn't we?"

Chen Mianmian listened quietly, then nodded and said in a low voice, "You're right, I do overthink things, many people have said that before."

Sadly, those family and friends who said she was too thoughtful will never see her again.

Bai Qingzhou was extremely anxious. Apart from hugging and kissing the woman, he didn't know how else to comfort her.

Shen Mianmian noticed the man's panic and chuckled, "Silly boy, you can change your overthinking. I'll try to think less about those things in the future and just take things as they come, right? I'm worried about you though. Prince Jin said that although the medicine won't kill you, it will take half your life. I'm afraid you'll suffer."

"Don't worry," Bai Qingzhou breathed a sigh of relief, "You know I'm not afraid of pain."

"……wack."

"You're not angry? Not only are you not afraid of pain, you're not afraid of death either."

"You talk as if you're afraid of dying."

"I'm afraid, I'm afraid that if I die I'll never see you again."

The two of them chatted back and forth, and before they knew it, they were kissing.

In this completely unambiguous atmosphere, they actually managed to complete this essential and important step, which can be considered an unexpected bonus.

...

Two days later.

Bai Qingzhou also ingested poison for two days.

It was visibly that Prince Bai, who was already weak from poisoning, was getting thinner and thinner, with pale and grayish skin and bluish-purple lips.

Princess Ruian was "greatly alarmed" and immediately sent someone to the palace to invite the imperial physicians to examine the patient. Several physicians came and went, but none of them could find the cause.

The poison that Prince Jin had been preparing for many years was meticulously prepared; it was not something that the imperial physician could detect simply by saying so.

Later, several knowledgeable imperial physicians consulted on the case and came to a conclusion—the prince had been poisoned by the Northern Liao people. Although the toxins were expelled from his body, his body and injuries could not be healed in a short time.

Later, despite his weakened state after being poisoned, Prince Bai entered the palace to meet the emperor and accidentally inhaled Dream Incense. Although Dream Incense is called "fragrance," it is actually a chronic poison with hallucinogenic properties.

Mengxiang was not seriously harmless to her body, but when it came into contact with the Northern Liao poison, it became a deadly poison.

The imperial physicians returned to the palace and reported the situation to Emperor Rui De.

These past two days, Emperor Ruide has been dealing with Princess Ruian, trying to bring Prince Bai back into the palace. Upon hearing that Prince Bai was ill, he was furious. He not only sent more imperial physicians to the Marquis of Anning's residence, but also ordered Eunuch Ji to visit him personally.

Everyone knew what the Emperor meant—the Emperor suspected that Prince Bai was faking illness.

When Eunuch Ji arrived at the Marquis of Anning's residence with the imperial physician, he was startled to see the young master Bai's sickly appearance. He even personally examined the young master Bai's pulse and then reported the pulse to the emperor.

Needless to say, the Emperor expressed his regret, threatened the imperial physicians, and bestowed numerous precious medicines upon them. The news of Prince Bai's serious illness spread like wildfire throughout the capital.

Jiang Yinjin wrote home, begging her parents to bring up the matter of divorce.

Jiang, fearing that his daughter might become a widow, brought generous gifts and discussed with Marquis Anning that if the Marquis's family agreed to an early divorce, they would not only return all the betrothal gifts but also keep half of the dowry as compensation.

After all, the divorce agreement written at the princess's residence promised to be finalized after one year of marriage.

Marquis Anning was a just man, and he would never take advantage of the Jiang family. Not only did he not want any dowry, but he also only took back half of the betrothal gifts, giving the other half to Jiang Yinjin.

When Vice Minister Jiang and his wife heard this, they felt ashamed and unworthy of the honor, and naturally declined.

Marquis Anning and his wife had already secretly decided to resign from their official posts in the future. Not wanting to make enemies with Vice Minister Jiang, they insisted on sending half of the betrothal gifts.

Minister Jiang and his wife were so moved that they wept uncontrollably, and in the end, the matter of divorce was settled.

...

evening.

While Shen Mianmian was taking care of the poisoned prince in Qingfeng Courtyard, Liu Xiangning quietly entered and whispered beside her, "Master, Chuyu has arrived. She said they will leave immediately. The young mistress... oh no, it's Miss Jiang who wants to see you."

Shen Mianmian looked at the increasingly thin man on the hospital bed and was about to refuse when she saw Bai Shizi open his eyes.

The poison from the Prince of Jin was more potent than Shen Mianmian had anticipated. In just two days, it had nearly ravaged her, leaving her unrecognizable. She couldn't even imagine how much pain he had endured.

However, although the man was ravaged by the poison and had lost his spirit, his eyes remained clear and gentle. "...Don't worry...about me. If you want to see her, then go...I'll be gone soon. Try not to...offend her..."

Bai Qingzhou's stance was simple—he'd rather offend a gentleman than a villain, and Jiang Yinjin was an even more wicked woman than a villain. He didn't want Mianmian to clash with the wicked woman while he was away.

With tears welling in her eyes, Shen Mianmian choked back tears and said, "Okay, I'll listen to you. You take a nap, and I'll come back to keep you company right away."

Bai Qingzhou smiled and closed her eyes.

Shen Mianmian instructed Liu Xiangning to stay and take care of her, and then she left Qingfeng Courtyard.

Outside the courtyard gate.

Not only were the first rain and the first snow there, but Jiang Yinjin was also there.

Shen Mianmian noticed that Jiang Yinjin's eyes were red and her face was swollen, as if she had been crying very hard.

She walked over and asked, puzzled, "Why are you crying? Isn't regaining your freedom a joyous occasion?"

He thought to himself, "Is this guy crying because he failed to get revenge? I almost forgot, he's a stubborn one too."