The laughter was intermittent, like a lonely soul. An Qingran also sneered: "No matter who you are, come out! I'm suffering!"

Her hands involuntarily protected her lower abdomen. No matter who it was, if they wanted to kill her child, she would definitely fight to the death.

"Do you... know who I am?" The laughter stopped and a woman's voice sounded again.

This time it wasn't An Yanran, she was very sure.

But no one still heard it.

It could be that it is someone who has made an enemy of me.

What's wrong lately?

She calmed down, and the voice came closer: "I have loved you since childhood, but you ended up hurting me!"

"Aunt?" An Qingran asked doubtfully.

"Humph! So you still remember me. I thought you were the queen now and had forgotten all about the past. I guess you are responsible for this sin and you still know it!"

"Everything I did was just to stop your vicious plot and prevent you from harming me and my mother. If you talk about committing a sin, it's only you who committed a sin. As a younger sister, you were bent on winning the throne, and you got pregnant for someone else. You stole someone else's husband, gave birth to a child, and now you want to seize the position of mistress. You even didn't let your own sister go. What you did is outrageous, and you still dare to question me?" An Qingran snorted coldly.

"I took everything from your mother? It's obvious that your father only has me in his heart. When I was in the Lian Mansion, just because I was born by an aunt, all the food and things I used were not as good as your mother's. We were both rich ladies, but people only knew the legitimate daughter Lian Jinyu. Even though I am prettier than her, my talents are more outstanding than hers, and my personality is gentler than hers, I am just a concubine's daughter, a concubine's daughter who no one would even ask for marriage. Why? I am better than your mother in every way, so why can't I be the general's wife? I am the one your father loves the most!" Lian Jinrong's voice was as charming as an eighteen-year-old girl. When she talked about An Zhongtao, she seemed to have returned to the time when she first got married.

"You have your reasons, but they are all twisted. Your conspiracy to steal my husband and harm my son is intolerable. No matter how you argue, I will not be afraid of you at all. I am an upright person, so why should I be afraid of a ghost like you?" An Qingran thought of An Yanran a month ago and didn't understand what had happened. These two mother and daughter appeared in his dreams one after another. No, this didn't seem to be a dream, but reality.

"It's you. If it weren't for you, my plan would have succeeded. Woman, you not only harmed me, but also my son and daughter. I will never forgive you..." As she spoke, the voice suddenly came closer, right in front of her. Lian Jinrong's face was clearly visible, just as she looked when she was alive, except that her face was still a little pale, and her slightly raised eyebrows were still there.

An Qingran sneered: "Do you think you can kill me?"

"Why not?" Lian Jinrong did not strangle her neck like An Yanran, but slapped her directly. An Qingran dodged backwards, and the thick fog was blown away, and it actually moved like water ripples.

This made An Qingran's heart even more nervous. It was too real, everything was more real than real.

Is she going to die today at the hands of this ghost who has been dead for many years?

No, she must not die.

An Qingran was very agile. She dodged Lian Jinrong's attack and sneered, "Why don't you mother and daughter go to the afterlife peacefully? Why are you still here doing evil? I'm telling you, I'm not afraid of you when you're alive, and I'm even less afraid of you when you're dead!"

Lian Jinrong chuckled, her laugh was very contemptuous: "You are really bold and careless, you don't even know what's going on, right?"

"Why don't you tell me what happened?" An Qingran asked.

She really wanted to know what had happened. The mother and daughter had come out, and they were really that mother and daughter, definitely not someone else pretending to be them. But why did they think like humans?

"Haha, we're going to eat your flesh and drink your blood!"

They are indeed mother and daughter, they say the same thing.

An Qingran said, "Do you dare to say it?"

Lian Jinrong was stunned for a moment when she heard the words, as if she was thinking about something. In the end, she didn't say anything. Suddenly, her figure grew taller and rushed straight towards An Qingran's throat. An Qingran even smelled gusts of fishy and salty wind blowing towards her. She dodged. Lian Jinrong's body movements were not as flexible as An Yanran's, so An Qingran could easily dodge. The two fought for a while. An Qingran felt a pain in her stomach, so she slowed down. Seeing that the other party was about to rush over, the Buddhist chanting rang again. Lian Jinrong was like a doll, being pulled into the fog, and An Qingran, as if she had escaped from death, sat on the ground in a daze.

No, she touched the softness beneath her body, it was a soft quilt, and the fog gradually dissipated before her eyes. The table was still the table, the chairs were still the chairs, and they all returned to their original places, as if the fog was transformed by them.

An Qingran lowered her head and even saw the string of silver coins in her hand, which she still held tightly. The sound of the parrot outside came again, as if it was calling Dongfang Ran's name. The sunlight came in through the window, a little hot, with a hint of autumn heat. She stayed in the house without moving a single step.

An Qingran moved her feet again in confusion, as if one step would lead to the end of the world and one step to hell. But after she took a few steps, there was no change. Was she daydreaming?

In the next room, Rendong was scolding a young palace maid because she spilled the water. An Qingran leaned against the head of the bed in a daze. She did not call Rendong, nor did she call the imperial physician. She was just in a daze, thinking about the cause and effect.

There must be a reason for the appearance of the mother and daughter's ghosts.

And what is the reason?

Finally, Honeysuckle came in and brought a tray of water to her: "Queen, you should lie down and take a nap..."

An Qingran was still thinking about her own things. After a while, she asked, "Do you still remember An Yanran's birthday?"

Hearing this, Ren Dong thought for a moment and said, "Empress, if you hadn't mentioned it, I wouldn't have thought of it. Isn't An Yanran's birthday these days?"

An Qingran nodded slightly. Maybe it was An Yanran’s birthday and she was overthinking it.

"Why does Her Majesty ask about this?" Rendong was very confused. An Qingran usually didn't even want to mention An Yanran's name.

An Qingran shook her head: "She has been dead for so many years, and I suddenly remembered her. There is no other reason. I guess I am old and I remember the past..."

Honeysuckle burst out laughing: "My Lady, you are only twenty years old, how can you be old?"

"But, I feel like I've lived a long time..." An Qingran slowly closed her eyes. She really felt like an old woman.

Lived two lives.

In this life, she is surrounded by happiness and she is content. However, when this mother and daughter come to claim her life, she will not give in easily.

Maybe I should do something.

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Shouwang Mansion.

Zhong Ling'er's laughter came from the yard. She was swinging on the swing. Her pink figure was as elusive as mist, swinging very high. She was very brave and asked the maids to push her higher. Zhong Min'er looked at her and slapped her chest: "Come down quickly. This is really a sin. I will have the swing taken down tomorrow."

"Don't take it down, I like it." Her voice seemed to float down from the clouds.

Zhong Min'er sighed. Having this younger sister here made her less lonely. Zhong Ling'er was very lively. Before her future, Zhong Min'er had imagined all kinds of possibilities. She was afraid that Dongfang Run would like her, but she was also afraid that he would not like her. Now, fortunately, she had other ideas, which made her feel relieved. Her sister could have a better life.

Zhong Ling'er's laughter could be heard again: "Sister, do you think I am swinging well? This swing is better than the one we have at home."

"Yes, you think everything here is better than home." Zhong Min'er said with a wry smile.

Just here, Dongfang Xin's voice came, he shouted that he wanted to play on the swing, Zhong Ling'er deliberately teased him: "No, I'm playing."

Dongfang Xin looked at his beautiful sister, but he was not too anxious. Instead, he stood there and looked at her with a smile. Zhong Ling'er looked at Dongfang Xin's cute little appearance and couldn't help but jump down and hug him: "Let's swing together, okay?"

"Okay, okay." Dongfang Xin was very happy.

Zhong Ling'er let Dongfang Xin sit on her lap and asked him to hold her tightly, and she started to swing. At this moment, Zhong Min'er felt very complicated. Looking at the two figures on the swing, she felt mixed emotions. She hid to the side. What on earth was her sister thinking?

She looked at the rope of the swing and thought to herself, it would be better if the rope broke, it would be better if it broke...

As she thought about this, her expression became a little ferocious. She looked at the small bridge next to her and whispered, "Miss, are you feeling unwell again?"

She recovered and forced a smile, saying to Zhong'er, "Ling'er, don't hurt the young master. Be careful. He is just a show-off and doesn't know the danger."

The maids following Dongfang Xin were also worried.

Unexpectedly, Zhong Ling'er was having fun. She shook her head and said, "I'll be careful. It's okay."

Dongfang Xin was also laughing, looking extremely happy. He was not satisfied yet, so he asked Zhong Ling'er to be taller and taller. The maids called her "little ancestor" and stood by to protect her. For a moment, the whole mansion was so lively that it had never been so lively before.

Lou Wanyue was also passing by at this time. When she saw the scene in front of her, she was worried that Dongfang Xin wanted to say something, but she finally gave up and just watched quietly from a distance. Dongfang Run stood beside her without knowing when: "Xin'er and Ling'er get along well."

Lou Wanyue thought for a moment and nodded: "Yes, after all, Xin'er is still a child, and Ling'er is not that old either. They look more like siblings."

Dongfang Run's eyes were a little gentler when he looked at Zhong Ling'er. Suddenly, the maids screamed and saw Zhong Ling'er and Dongfang Xin flying out together and falling straight on the grass. Dongfang Run's figure flashed, but it was too late. When he got closer, he only heard Dongfang Xin's crying. Zhong Ling'er picked up Dongfang Xin with a panicked look on her face. Looking at the people who gathered around her, she couldn't help but say, "It's all my fault. I didn't hold him..."

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Chu Chu kept thinking: Monthly ticket, monthly ticket, just go into the Crown Princess’ pocket!