The plump woman passing by downstairs was the wet nurse who served the seventh prince in the old emperor's memory. She was chosen from among his mother's dowry.
The old emperor sat in the restaurant, watching her lead a little girl into a shop. The eunuch following behind, noticing his master's furtive gaze towards the woman, immediately became alert.
He recognized the man, and a thousand thoughts immediately raced through his mind.
"Go, find out everything about that old woman." After a long pause, he finally gave the order in a cold voice.
From the illusion, he clearly understood how ruthless that wet nurse was. After the muddle-headed seventh prince ascended to power, he showered his wet nurse with favors.
After bestowing the title of "Virtuous and Filial Lady" upon the old woman, he also granted an official position to the wet nurse's brother. Then, he brought the wet nurse's eldest granddaughter into the palace and pampered her like a precious treasure.
The emperors of this dynasty all came from the wombs of such lackeys. Not to mention the little girl she was holding hands with; she was simply tyrannical.
It seems she even took a fancy to a top scholar, and was then tricked into killing the scholar's benefactor. What a hypocritical and charming scholar, and what a beautiful woman with a venomous heart.
His dynasty was gradually destroyed by these people, but the root cause was still that unfilial son. It seems he was too naive, so he whispered something in the eunuch's ear.
After hearing this, the eunuch was dumbfounded. Had the seventh prince been rejected? His master actually ordered the secret guards to kidnap him and send him to mine, not allowing him to return until he had suffered enough.
What does it mean to suffer enough? That's really difficult! Anyway, I'm bound to lose ten or more pounds, so I'll start by starving myself.
The old emperor felt refreshed after giving his orders, but the thought of his sons fighting tooth and nail for his position made his temples throb again. He felt he had been too lenient with them.
Since they're all restless, let's give them more things to do.
Xie Ming gave the emperor so many memories about that wet nurse, naturally intending to use her as a tool to kill someone, but unfortunately, he was too young to do it himself.
It would be too easy to let them die. Let the old emperor show them some more favor. It's time for them to enjoy the suffering the Xie family endured in their previous life.
So what if they confiscate property and exile people? So what if more than half of them die or are injured? They should like that.
So when he paid attention to the wet nurse's family again, their exile route was almost reaching Xiejia Village.
Since the old emperor had sent the girl over, Xie Ming had no choice but to keep her.
Then, one night, Zhou Lingxi woke up from a beautiful dream to find herself reborn. In her previous life, she loved Chen Sinian her whole life and fought with the women in his harem her entire life.
With the love and pampering of their sweethearts, those women feel happy even when they fight fiercely.
That's what she thought too, but having to share a husband with so many people is a bit unsettling.
Especially as she gets older, she always wants someone to keep her company for more nights, but luckily her husband has many tricks up his sleeve so he doesn't really provoke her.
Zhou Lingxi was still savoring the wonderful life she had dreamt of when she realized something was wrong with her current situation. After carefully recalling everything, she was horrified to discover that this was completely different from her previous life.
She didn't understand the affairs of the court, but she knew that the Seventh Prince had always stayed safely in the capital until he ascended the throne.
But he suddenly disappeared a while ago, and all his servants were imprisoned. Her family suffered the most, because her grandmother was the wet nurse of the seventh prince and controlled the gold and silver of the entire prince's mansion.
After the Seventh Prince disappeared, her family was exiled by the current emperor on various charges.
Her eldest sister, the future empress, died of fright in prison before she even set off. What... will her family's immense wealth still exist?
The question is, how did things turn out this way? After thinking it over, she guessed that perhaps one of the princes had also been reborn, so he started dealing with the Seventh Prince earlier than planned.
The thought that she might be an innocent bystander caught in the crossfire of the Seventh Prince made Zhou Lingxi absolutely hate her good brother-in-law from her past life.
Completely forgetting the benefits they once received from him, their ingrate index is no lower than Chen Sinian's.
After understanding her situation, Zhou Lingxi felt both fear and joy. She was afraid of the powerful enemies she might face in the future, but she was happy to know that her current resting place was not far from Chen Sinian's hometown.
In her past life, Chen Sinian took advantage of his position as a local official for a few years, and she frequently came here to vie for his favor. Sure enough, the good reputation she cultivated earned her husband even more affection.
Recalling Chen Sinian's good qualities, Zhou Lingxi immediately decided to become his first and only woman.
Even a ruthless woman can be decisive; once she makes a decision, she immediately devises a plan, completely disregarding the fact that she is still a 7 or 8-year-old child.
Seeing that it was still dark and everyone around her was still fast asleep, she snuggled close to her grandmother and into her arms.
The seventh prince's wet nurse instinctively hugged her beloved granddaughter tightly, completely unaware that most of the silver notes she had hidden on her person would soon be taken away.
After searching for a while and finally getting the item, Zhou Lingxi found an opportunity to quietly leave the exile group.
She didn't notice anything amiss until she was far away from the crowd.
The exiles' memories of the girl gradually faded in their dreams. Along with her, her identity and household registration also disappeared.
As Zhou Lingxi drew closer to Xiejia Village, she became unaware that no one named her existed in this world anymore.
Xie family
After Chen Hehua fell ill, Xie Chunlin used the excuse of taking his wife to see a doctor to send Chen Sinian back to the Chen family, indicating that he could no longer support him.
Some members of the Chen family were happy for him to return, while others did not want him to go back.
They were happy that he would be part of the other families when he returned. The children were well raised in the Xie family and were almost as tall as 12 or 13-year-olds. Returning would be a good addition to the family's workforce.
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