Su Xuerong still didn't have the courage to tell Xiao Yuan everything.
For her, this life has already changed her and her family's fate, and the unexpected ability to stay with Xiao Yuan forever is enough.
She worried that revealing the truth about her rebirth would create a rift in their close relationship.
She decided to keep this secret to herself.
Seeing her eyes flicker before falling silent, Xiao Yuan rested his head on her shoulder and whispered, "Arong..."
He desperately wanted Arong to trust him completely.
However, he also knew that the fact of rebirth was truly bizarre, and he could understand Arong's feelings.
He didn't want to force her; he just wanted her to be happy.
Ming Shu quickly brought back the data compiled by the Imperial Observatory.
Xiao Yuan pulled Su Xuerong to look through the documents, but they couldn't find any cases of anyone being reborn.
Su Xuerong murmured, "Perhaps, there are many people who won't tell others their secrets..."
Such a situation is extremely bizarre and terrifying to everyone, and no one would risk being seen as a monster by revealing it to others.
Besides, most people's lives aren't that dangerous, so even if they were reborn, they might choose to remain silent.
Xiao Yuan glanced at her but didn't say anything more.
Su Xuerong was a little bored, so she casually flipped through a few pages, when she was suddenly drawn to a line of text.
"...As night fell, thunder roared, and someone witnessed it from the sky..." she exclaimed in astonishment, "What was that?"
Xiao Yuan leaned closer and saw the text describing the strange celestial phenomenon, and frowned slightly.
"This happened thirty-five years ago. Was there any major event that year?"
Xiao Yuan thought for a moment: "The same year my grandfather ascended the throne."
His grandfather was actually a duke of the previous dynasty, but was stripped of his dukedom by the last emperor of the previous dynasty and exiled to the northwest border. When his family was destroyed and his family was wiped out, he joined forces with several generals who had been ostracized by the last emperor to raise an army, overthrow the tyrant's rule, and establish the Great Zhou Dynasty.
Su Xuerong suddenly paused: "Zeng Ling also said that she heard thunder outside before she died..."
Xiao Yuan chuckled lightly: "She only heard thunder, which doesn't mean anything."
Su Xuerong looked at him intently, seemingly wanting to say something but holding back.
You did indeed ascend the throne as emperor in your previous life.
But in this life, his life trajectory changed because of his appearance.
Su Xuerong pondered for a long time but could not recall that Xiao Yuan had ever been to the capital in her previous life.
But at that time, she was living a prisoner-like life in the cold palace, so how could she know anything about the outside world?
Perhaps in his previous life, Xiao Yuan did not come to the capital before the great war with Northern Zhou.
It seems that Xiao Cheng in his previous life did not receive an imperial decree to reduce the power of the princes.
Xiao Shiyan will not ascend the throne and become the new emperor so quickly...
Therefore, many things in this life have already been changed.
Su Xuerong suddenly felt somewhat powerless.
If that's the case, how can she help Xiao Yuan?
Aside from knowing that Hangzhou's housing prices would skyrocket in the future, she seemed unfamiliar with the future of her previous life.
"Don't overthink it..." Xiao Yuan comforted her, seeing that she was a little down. "Do you still want to go for a walk in the mountains today?"
It was already November, and winter had arrived in the north, bringing snow.
Su Xuerong shook her head: "Never mind, the weather has been terribly cold these past two days."
The palace was heated by an underfloor heating system, and there was a daybed by the window in the study. Sitting on it, I didn't want to go anywhere.
In particular, the windows of this study are inlaid with glass, so you can see the beautiful scenery outside clearly while sitting inside.
The house was warm and cozy, but snowflakes began to fall slowly outside.
The two sat nestled together by the window, watching the snowflakes fall and gradually transform the world into a vast expanse of white.
Su Xuerong leaned against Xiao Yuan's chest, holding a small hand warmer in her hands.
But she felt the hand warmer wasn't as hot as Xiao Yuan's hands.
She simply slipped her small hand into the man's hand behind her, letting go of everything in her mind and enjoying this peaceful moment.
In reality, after they secretly arrived in the capital, Xiao Yuan did not spend much time in the imperial palace.
He goes out very early every morning and often doesn't return until the afternoon or evening.
It's rare that he stayed today to enjoy the snow with her.
“In a few days, when the adopted son of the King of Chu arrives in the capital, I should go to the palace,” Xiao Yuan suddenly said.
Su Xuerong was slightly taken aback: "The adopted son of the King of Chu... is it Ling Qingxue?"
Xiao Yuan chuckled lightly: "You're quite good at guessing."
I wasn't wrong.
Ling Qingxue took Li Feiyi to Shu, and no one knows how he negotiated with the King of Chu, but the King of Chu actually recognized him as his adopted son.
"The King of Chu has twelve sons, both legitimate and illegitimate. How could Ling Qingxue be persuaded to become his adopted son?" Su Xuerong was quite surprised.
"Ling Qingxue... does have his strengths."
Although Xiao Yuan was somewhat displeased, he still had to admit his exceptional abilities.
Looking at him like that, Su Xuerong reached out and pinched his nose, laughing, "I've noticed that you sometimes look a bit like Brother Jian!"
Xiao Yuan raised an eyebrow and looked at her: "Do I look like him?"
"It's not about appearance, but rather that when you acknowledged Ling Qingxue just now, you acted a bit like a child."
I was resentful, but I had to admit it.
Xiao Yuan chuckled to himself.
“After I meet up with him in a few days, you’ll have to move to a different location,” Xiao Yuan suddenly said. “Once the gates of the capital are closed, it won’t be safe here anymore.”
Su Xuerong was slightly taken aback: "Are you going to..."
She didn't continue speaking, but she had already guessed the seriousness of the situation.
The outcome hinges on this one move.
"Don't worry, the place I'm taking you to is very safe!"
Su Xuerong never expected that Xiao Yuan would take her to the Taoist temple where Consort He lived!
The Jingxin Temple is located in the western part of the inner palace. Although it is connected to the inner palace, there is a hidden small door behind the Jingxin Temple.
Dressed as a Taoist nun, Su Xuerong followed Xiao Yuan through the hidden door in the darkness and entered the temple.
When Consort He, dressed in a Taoist robe, appeared before them, Su Xuerong was filled with mixed emotions.
In her previous life, when Yuan-jie was almost killed, it was this very Consort He who saved her.
But at that time, Consort He was still Consort He, an old woman from Prince Xiao's former residence, a kind-hearted person who did not compete or fight, and devoted herself to vegetarianism and Buddhist chanting.
After she entered the palace with Xiao Cheng, she volunteered to practice Buddhism while still keeping her hair. Xiao Cheng then converted a hall in the palace into a meditation center for her to live in.
Later, Xiao Cheng was murdered, and all the concubines in the palace became dowager concubines, each staying in their own palace and living a lonely life similar to that of nuns.
As if she had foreseen the future, Consort He began to enjoy a peaceful and leisurely life in a secluded corner of the world ahead of time.
The location of the Meditation Hall is superb, situated in the deepest part of the harem, making it easily overlooked.
At this moment, a hidden door was quietly opened, making this location even more important.
When Consort He saw Xiao Yuan bring Su Xuerong over, she was slightly surprised. After looking Su Xuerong over, her eyes reddened and she sighed with emotion: "Sister Lin can finally know from beyond the grave. Yuan, you have finally found someone you care about."
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