Ever since Zhou Ying awakened her memories, she has claimed that she has been reborn. She wants to see His Majesty and the Empress Dowager, and she also says that she wants to expose Song Xia's secrets.
But no one believed her; everyone thought she was crazy, talking nonsense all day long.
Rebirth? And you're even descending to the mortal realm! If you were reborn, wouldn't you know that King Huai failed to seize the throne?
Isn't it just resentment towards his stepmother? Why come up with so many reasons?
What's even more hilarious is that Zhou Shuqing is also claiming to be reborn, and he tries to pull a VIP in a private room aside, saying he has something important to tell him.
But before he could finish speaking, the nobleman was so disgusted that he was beaten up. In the end, not only were his hands and feet broken, but he also lost his teeth and could no longer speak.
Therefore, Song Xia made a special trip: "You remembered? What a pity, you no longer have the chance. You siblings are really in sync. Zhou Ying also remembered, but there isn't a single bird in the Prince Huai's mansion now. Who would listen to her wailing? As for you, it saves me the trouble of taking action."
Zhou Shuqing looked at her in horror, her body writhing incessantly.
"You guessed right, I was also reborn, but earlier than you. I had everything in my previous life, so you should be content in this one."
Knowing that she had everything in her past life, Zhou Shuqing was in even greater pain when she remembered everything.
Why? Since he was given a second chance, why not let him be reborn sooner?
Song Xia understood the resentment in his eyes and helped him explain, "Naturally, it's because you didn't deserve what you got in your past life, so you have to pay it back in this life. Zhou Shuqing, enjoy the rest of your days. I, the county magistrate, will not let you die easily. Your whole family will be tortured to live and atone for my Yuqing's sins."
Upon hearing the news, Liu Fangniang rushed over in a hurry, spilling all the medicine she had managed to obtain on the ground. She looked at Song Xia with fear, as if protecting a chick.
Song Xia stood up leisurely: "Don't worry, there's no point in dealing with you now. This is the best retribution for you."
After seeing them, Song Xia went to see Zhou Yongli one last time and told him about their ordeal.
Zhou Yongli's movements as he stiffly chiseled the stone suggested he had lost interest in their current situation.
“Zhou Shuqing is ruined, and you will probably have no descendants in the future. Your Majesty the Empress will decide that I will divorce you and then register Yuqing under the name of the eldest son of the Zhou family.”
He suddenly looked up, seemingly surprised that Song Xia would go to such lengths.
"You are not worthy to be Yuqing's father."
Zhou Yongli hunched over, as if everything had collapsed under his weight.
Song Xia said no more, got up and left, leaving Song Xia staring blankly at him before continuing to chisel the stone with stiff movements.
He is unworthy, he is shameless, it's a pity that he dragged Shu-ge'er and Ying-jie'er down with him. If he hadn't shown so much affection for Fang-niang, if he hadn't suppressed Yu-qing to make way for Shu-ge'er, Shu-ge'er and Ying-jie'er, even though they were illegitimate children, could have lived peacefully.
It was all his fault; he was the one who fueled Fangniang and the others' ambitions, otherwise Song Xia's revenge wouldn't have happened.
It's all his own fault; he has no one to blame but himself.
After Song Xia returned to the mansion, she fell ill. Zhou Yuqing stayed by her side the whole time. Aunt Gao and Aunt Meng personally brewed medicine for her and wiped her hands and feet without asking anyone else to help.
They are very grateful for the life they have now and sincerely pray that Song Xia will recover soon.
Song Xia's illness came on quickly and went away just as fast, as if she felt completely relaxed after letting go of everything.
After that, Zhou Yuqing rarely left the capital. He did not enter officialdom, but the new emperor appointed him as the chief court painter. In recent years, his reputation in Jiangnan has gradually spread to the capital. In particular, the praise from those reclusive masters has further elevated his status in the art world.
As a result, a craze for collecting Zhou Yuqing's paintings swept through the entire Hong Dynasty. Among them, Ye Wanrou had the most, and those paintings were from before Zhou Yuqing became an apprentice, which were all sold for thousands of gold coins.
"Oh dear, thanks to Yuqing, I'm a very wealthy woman now."
Song Xia laughed, "I regret it too. I should have asked you to return those paintings back then."
Ye Wanrou smiled and said, "It's too late to pay me back now. I won't give it to you."
"It's alright, I'll have Yuqing paint them for me, as many as you want."
Ye Wanrou was extremely jealous: "You're showing off. No way, I, as your aunt, want some too."
Zhou Yuqing laughed on the side, then teased Lin Jie'er and taught her to draw.
Ye Wanrou's craving returned: "Can I take this with me later?"
"That's enough, don't push your luck."
Aunt Gao and Aunt Meng watched the sisters-in-law laughing and joking. Life was so good! It was a life they could never have dreamed of!
Although Zhou Yongli is in that state, Lin Jie'er will have the county princess and her older brother Shu Ge'er to rely on in the future, so her future is sure to be bright.
Even if they married into ordinary families, it wouldn't matter. They weren't as ambitious as Liu Fangniang and Zhou Ying. They just wanted Lin Jie'er to be a happy wife. After all, life as a concubine wasn't easy, and not everyone was as fortunate as the county princess.
Although life in the manor is better now, the atmosphere is still a bit quiet, and no one knows when Brother Shu will get married.
They started preparing long ago; the red silk and wedding clothes were all embroidered by them stitch by stitch, and they had already embroidered several sets of dragon and phoenix quilts.
But while they were anxious, the lady and Shuge'er seemed completely unconcerned.
Just as she was feeling sentimental, she heard the Crown Prince's wife ask, "Baoning is already engaged, do you have any plans for Shu'er's marriage?"
Song Xia shrugged and said, "I would like to, but your good nephew won't agree. What can I do? I don't want to force him."
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