Gu Yin looked at the Empress Dowager, seemingly feeling regret.
“I did try to persuade her, but she just wouldn’t listen. She underestimated the enemy during that rebellion. Because of her memories from her first life, she always thought that if Nan Su hadn’t arrived in time, you would have really failed. But she didn’t expect that you had already made two preparations. In fact, no matter whether Nan Su could arrive or not, Yu Jing’an would not have succeeded in the end.”
"She underestimated you. The final defeat left her in despair. She knew you wouldn't let her and the Nan family go. Later, you personally beheaded Nan Su in front of Nan Zhiyun. You forced her to witness the torture you inflicted on Nan Zhiyun... She regretted it. But she regretted not only this defeat, but also that she shouldn't have raised you. She raised a tiger to cause trouble... She turned the person she had always treated like her own child into an enemy... She suddenly felt like a failure."
"In the end, she chose to immolate herself. By the time I got there, it was too late. Everything was already beyond repair. But I couldn't bear to leave her... She shouldn't have ended like this. My existence was for her. What would I do if she were really gone?" Gu Yin's eyes reddened as she spoke.
"So I let her stay again. This time, all she had to do was stay by my side, and I would make her go back to how she was before. But... she was unwilling. I really didn't want to agree to her request again, but she was kneeling at my feet, and looking at her, I couldn't refuse." Gu Yin was now truly regretting it.
"But this time, she's not thinking about revenge. She's been living in guilt, always feeling that it was because of her that Nan Zhiyun and Nan Su ended up like that. She feels guilty and has been carrying these sins in unbearable pain. She wants to change, no matter the cost. She just hopes that this time, Nan Zhiyun can be safe and sound..."
"So she suddenly had an idea: since I could give her a new life, does that mean I can do the same for others? So... she chose to let you regain those memories, but this comes at a price. Going against the will of Heaven will surely bring divine retribution."
"The price is her five senses, and she only has six months left. During these six months, her five senses will gradually disappear, and after six months, she will no longer exist in this world, her soul and all will vanish into thin air." When Gu Yin said this, Yu Jingchen was clearly shocked.
"As for why you were chosen to be reborn... it's because she knew that Nan Zhiyun was too naive, so she definitely needed someone to protect her. If she knew those memories, especially in her second life, facing you would be tantamount to courting death. She was young and didn't understand anything. Besides, Yin'er didn't want him to recall those painful memories again, and didn't want him to experience the cruelty of those things again. So, she chose you."
"If you were reborn, it would be a win-win situation. One is the fear of the Nan family... With those memories, you would feel much more at ease with the Nan family. And then there's Nan Zhiyun... She died for you, so Yin'er wants to use that and your guilt to change everyone's fate."
"In this life, the Empress Dowager has been subtly and overtly making you completely rely on Nan Zhiyun. Only when you completely side with Nan Zhiyun will Nan Zhiyun be safe, and only then will the Nan family be safe," Gu Yin continued.
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