"He was inconsolable, holding your body, and went to the palace to obtain the royal family's heirloom, the Protector of the Nation Cauldron, and begged me to perform a ritual to change his fate against all odds."

"When I saw his broken body, I remembered the princess I lost more than ten years ago. I also wanted to defy fate, so I used a secret technique of our sect, using the National Protection Cauldron as a vessel, to ask for a chance for the three of us to be reborn."

You Ran was taken aback. "The three of us?"

Wu Wang nodded, "Chu Heng was also reborn, but his memories only returned two years ago."

You Ran thought for a moment and shook her head, "No, as far as I know, Yun Tianbai and Shi Wenxia were also reborn with memories of their past lives."

Wu Wang thought back carefully, "When I performed the ritual that day, I was near a manor owned by the Yun family. Perhaps the two of them happened to be passing by and came back together."

He poured another cup of tea. "However, these two are not important. What is important is that in this life, when I returned, Chu Heng had already fled to Taizhou and transformed into Yuan Bai."

"So I went to find you and learned that in this life, you somehow ended up in Taizhou and even saved the villagers in Sanyang Village who were affected by the mudslide. I knew then that you had memories of your previous life."

"Later, when I returned to Taizhou, I found that you two had already met, so I shamelessly forced you to become my disciple. This established the status of you two as master and disciple."

You Ran suddenly realized, "So, the story about Senior Brother being plagued by bad luck is completely unfounded?"

Wu Wang shook his head. "No, it's true. Chu Heng's good fortune was taken away by the Jiang family and the Wu clan when he was young, but his identity as your senior brother and sister is only Wen Yuanbai. Therefore, the bad luck will only disappear when he is Wen Yuanbai."

"We only learned the truth about what the Jiang family did five years ago when we used the Third Prince as leverage during the Jiang family's rebellion."

"Unfortunately, the person who used the spell to steal fortune has been silenced by the Jiang family, and I am unable to break this spell for the time being."

"But I soon discovered that Chu Heng's bad luck had disappeared without him realizing it. I originally thought that it was the death of the Jiang family that had lifted his bad luck, but after some calculations, I was surprised to find that he and you were now connected by blood."

"Chu Heng was overjoyed. His three-year search for his wife had been extremely difficult. As you probably already know, when the guards forcibly sent him back to the inner palace two years ago, he was so thin that he was almost unrecognizable, and he had been unconscious for many days."

"His condition when he fell into a coma was the same as when you were plagued by nightmares that year. I had people feed him water every day, and finally, on the day he woke up,"

Wu Wang paused for a moment, then said, "He regained his memories from his previous life, and his hair turned white overnight."

You Ran's mind was jolted.

Although she had noticed his hair was dyed on the way back to Beijing, she never expected it to be done this way.

"After he regained his memory, he felt even more guilty towards you and was determined to find you. But by then, the Emperor Emeritus and Empress Dowager Zhou had already decided to abdicate and handed the Great Zhou dynasty over to him."

"When I looked at his face again, I saw that it had changed. I calculated that you would meet again in two years. I advised him not to rush, and then told him to take care of his health and take over the administration of the country."

“A month ago, he received news that he had found you. He immediately left his seat, disregarding the heated discussion that was taking place during the morning court session.”

"Upon returning to the capital, he told me about your reluctance to enter the palace and your brother's wishes. I suggested that he tell you about your past life, but he was afraid that if you knew, you would resent him, so he dared not say anything more."

Wu Wang stared directly at You Ran's expression. "Now that you know, tell your master, do you resent him?"

Before she knew it, tears were streaming down her face.

All the despair of my past life, the only warmth in the darkness.

Although I have been deceived and misled in this life, I am also content with having children around me.

After Wu Wang calmed her down a bit, he slowly said, “You Ran, if this person was your only regret in your previous life, it has now been fulfilled. The child from your previous life has also arrived. You and he are destined to be together for two lifetimes. I believe that you are not without feelings for him. The difficulty lies in whether you can make up your mind to stand side by side with him.”

"In your past life, you were imprisoned and unable to be free. In this life, if you are willing, wherever your heart finds peace, there is freedom."

Suddenly, it was as if a revelation had struck me.

Where my heart finds peace, there is freedom.

If she's determined to stand shoulder to shoulder with him, what is there to fear from the deep palace walls, or from power struggles?!

Also, Master said that the child from the previous life has come.

So, in this life, she has two treasures, one of which is the same one from her previous life?

She suddenly burst into tears of joy.

He bowed deeply to his master and returned to the Yun Mansion under the moonlight.

As soon as she entered her courtyard, a figure jumped out from the shadows and knelt before her. "Your Majesty, I was only worried about you... that's why I sent the message to the palace."

You Ran opened her eyes and saw it was Long Da. She sneered, "Are you worried that after I, the county magistrate, leave, you won't be able to find a new master after you retire?!"

Long Da looked embarrassed. "It's not that... I wanted to keep it a secret for you, but you've been visiting that dilapidated temple every night, and I just couldn't hide it anymore, so..."

He could keep it a secret for a day or two, but if he kept it from the emperor on the third day, he would be punished, so he sent the message.

Who would have thought that the Emperor would personally visit that dilapidated temple today?

He also got very drunk.

As a bodyguard, he dared not eavesdrop on his masters' conversations, so he consciously kept his distance.

You Ran was in a state of confusion and did not want to pursue the matter. She flicked her sleeve and went into the house.

...

The next morning, when Su Yue brought in water, she was surprised to find her mistress sitting in front of the dressing mirror.

She was startled. "Miss, you... you've been sitting all night?"

The young lady was dressed in night clothes, so she must have gone out last night; she didn't look like she had just woken up.

You Ran moved her stiff body. "Are Qianqian and Wanwan awake yet?"

Su Yue shook her head, "They shouldn't be here yet. They stayed in the old lady's courtyard yesterday. I could tell that the madam and the old lady were very reluctant to part with these two young masters."

She counted the days, "There are only seven days left until you and your two young masters officially enter the palace. I will miss you both!"

Thinking of her two well-behaved children, You Ran became even more determined to accompany them as they grow up.

She stood up leisurely, and with Su Yue's help, changed out of her night clothes and into ordinary clothes. Upon hearing this, she murmured, "Only seven days left?"

Su Yue nodded, "Yes, the palace has sent a lot of betrothal gifts, it will take three whole days. Today is the last day, and Madam has been so busy these days. Starting tomorrow, the list of dowry from the Yun family will be sent to the palace for approval by the Ministry of Rites."