Upon hearing the cause of their deaths, Su Xuerong sighed deeply, feeling a pang of sadness.
If these two had behaved themselves, they wouldn't have met such a tragic end.
Su Xuerong didn't sympathize with them; she just felt their way of life was too exhausting. They risked everything for a man, only to end up dying tragically.
She suddenly thought of Xu Wanjing.
Compared to Chen Siyi and Liu Qiaoer, Xu Wanjing is the most terrifying presence.
In her previous life, she died tragically in the palace and had no idea what became of Xu Wanjing.
If she can live to be a hundred years old and enjoy good health and longevity, then God must be blind!
Xiao Yuan suddenly saw a fierce glint in her eyes that he had never seen before, and he couldn't help but frown: "What's wrong?"
Su Xuerong lowered her eyes, suppressing her hatred, and said softly, "If Xiao Shiyan still wants to find me, Xu Wanjing will definitely not let me go..."
A cold glint flashed in Xiao Yuan's eyes: "She dares!"
Su Xuerong felt a little irritated and looked at Xiao Yuan: "If I go to the capital with you, what will happen to my mother and the others?"
"I will send someone to secretly transport them to Quanzhou."
Although Hangzhou was his territory, once he left, the demons and monsters hiding in the shadows would inevitably emerge.
He was all alone before, but now the Su family is his family. If they are used by someone with ulterior motives, they will become his weakness.
The sea ban on Quanzhou has not yet been lifted, so it is not a contested area and is safe for the time being.
Su Xuerong breathed a slight sigh of relief, staring intently at him: "So you must succeed this time!"
If he loses, she and the Su family will surely become fish on someone else's chopping board.
Xiao Yuan hugged her tightly: "No, you have to believe me!"
Su Xuerong was pulled into his arms, and the familiar scent of his body filled her nostrils, which calmed her down considerably.
Next came all the preparations for going to Beijing.
While the Prince of Fenyang and his family were making a grand entrance with their massive fleet heading north, several carriages had secretly set off from Hangzhou via two separate land routes a few days earlier.
Su Xuerong sat in the spacious and stable carriage, glaring at the man opposite her with a hint of reproach: "Why can't we bring Yuan'er along?"
Yuan'er had already secretly gone south to Quanzhou with the Su family, while she was alone with Xiao Yuan going north to the capital.
Xiao Yuan said softly, "She is too young. Even if the guards are very careful, there will be times when they are careless."
Su Xuerong had thought of this as well, but she felt a sense of emptiness in her heart.
In her previous life, Empress Wu deprived her of the right to raise Yuan'er on the grounds of her lowly birth. After taking Yuan'er to Cining Palace, she had always felt this way.
Her heart died completely after Yuanjie was chosen as a princess for a political marriage.
Xiao Yuan noticed her emotions and gently pulled her into his arms, saying, "You really don't trust my arrangements?"
Su Xuerong shook her head and explained, "No, it's..."
She hesitated for a moment, then looked up at him, biting her lip: "Do you remember the dream I told you about?"
Xiao Yuan looked at her quietly with his deep eyes: "Is there anything else in your dream?"
Su Xuerong felt a little guilty under his gaze, but she still forced herself to say, "Let me tell you slowly, that was another nightmare..."
When she controlled her inner excitement and slowed her voice, she recounted what had happened in her previous life.
"...That's why I'm worried about Yuan-jie; I still have lingering fears."
As the woman recounted another of her "nightmares" in a soothing tone, Xiao Yuan's eyes remained calm. However, when he heard that Su Xuerong had died in a mysterious fire, an undisguised anger welled up in his eyes.
Su Xuerong did not elaborate on the inhumane treatment she suffered in the Eastern Palace, but only briefly mentioned that she was neglected and had been kept in the Cold Palace.
But he had already guessed everything Su Xuerong would experience in this nightmare.
His situation must have been even worse than his mother's back then...
However, she had such a clear feeling about this nightmare. When she talked about Yuan'er being married off to a distant place, she couldn't help but cry out in great sorrow.
Xiao Yuan held her in his arms and gently comforted her on the back.
He said nothing and let her ease her grief.
Su Xuerong cried for a while before calming down. She got up from his arms, but found that his shoulder was already half wet. She said somewhat embarrassedly, "Why don't you change your clothes?"
“It’s alright…” Xiao Yuan fell into deep thought, and after a while, he looked up at her, “In your dream, what kind of existence am I?”
“You…” Su Xuerong was stunned.
Could she say that in his previous life he declared himself king two years later?
But if this happens, will he question his motives for buying so many properties in Hangzhou?
She hesitated.
Although they are now a real couple, if he finds out that she has been reborn, will he become wary of her?
They even treated her like a demon?
Su Xuerong fell silent.
Xiao Yuan saw the worry in her eyes and said softly, "You still don't believe me?"
He wrapped his arms around her slender waist: "I almost lost you twice. Even if you told me right now that you were a thousand-year-old fox spirit, I would still only see you as my wife."
"twice?"
“Three years ago, you married someone else, and this time you were hurt.” Xiao Yuan looked at her quietly.
Su Xuerong's cheek twitched slightly: "But why do you think I'm a thousand-year-old fox spirit?"
Looking at the flawless face before him, Xiao Yuan reached out and gently pinched it: "With a face like yours, what else could you be but a thousand-year-old fox spirit?"
Su Xuerong retorted irritably, "You're the vixen!"
Xiao Yuan laughed and hugged her tighter: "Okay, we'll be a pair of foxes."
Su Xuerong lowered her head and thought for a moment, then said in a low voice, "In my dream, you fought a war with the North two years later, and then divided the Northern and Southern Zhou dynasties with the Yangtze River as the boundary. You became the founding emperor of the Southern Zhou."
Xiao Yuan's eyes narrowed slightly, and he looked down at Su Xuerong, who hadn't looked up, and smiled: "Then you didn't have the right dream. Now I want more than just the South."
Hearing his relaxed tone, Su Xuerong breathed a slight sigh of relief.
"Is there anything else important?" Xiao Yuan asked again.
Su Xuerong thought for a moment and said, "That's right, Yun'er! I saw Yun'er in my dream. She is the wife of the Marquis of Wuwei."
She looked at Xiao Yuan with some curiosity: "If you become emperor, who will you appoint as Marquis of Wuwei?"
Xiao Yuan was both amused and exasperated: "How would I know? This isn't your dream?"
It seems he was overthinking it; the young lady's chaotic dreams while she was unconscious were of no reference value.
Besides, she was imprisoned in the cold palace the whole time in her dream, so how could she know about the affairs of the court?
However, he needs to think carefully about how to deal with Xu Wanjing, who torments him in his dreams.
Ah Rong has already divorced Xiao Shiyan, yet Xu Wanjing still managed to send her brother all the way to Suzhou to arrest her. She must be a ruthless and jealous woman. If she dares to lay a hand on Ah Rong again, he will not let her off easily!
A sinister glint flashed in Xiao Yuan's narrow phoenix eyes.
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