When Gu Qinlian learns this good news, will her heart instantly shatter into unrecoverable pieces?
Gu Qinlan smiled slyly and instructed Fuyu, "Go and deliver this news to Gu Qinlian's ears exactly as it is."
She couldn't wait to witness whether Gu Qinlian's resolve would remain unwavering once she learned what kind of person the man she was about to marry truly was.
Fuyu was so excited she almost jumped for joy and hurriedly left.
Gu Qinlan watched her cheerful figure as a smile rippled across her eyes.
Fu Yu acted swiftly, and as night fell, Gu Qinlian learned of this shocking news.
In an instant, Gu Qinlian was furious. She smashed the objects in the room to pieces and even hit the maid beside her.
Upon hearing the commotion, Madam Song rushed over and saw Gu Qinlian rushing into her arms with tears streaming down her face, pouring out her heart to her.
"What?! Ji Yinli's personal maid is pregnant, and the Ji family is actually holding a celebration banquet for her?!"
Madam Song was so angry that her vision blurred: "That Ji family! They've gone too far! Qinlian, listen to your mother, cancel this marriage. We absolutely cannot be involved with this kind of marriage!"
However, Gu Qinlian sprang up like a spring: "Cancel the engagement? No, I absolutely refuse!"
Madam Song was stunned by her daughter's reaction: "Qinlian, are you bewitched! The Ji family first treated you poorly with the betrothal gifts, and now this scandal has happened. They're going to make our Gu family lose face!"
If this marriage continues, their family-oriented nature will become a laughing stock!
Even if Madam Song doted on her daughter, she couldn't compromise on this matter. Besides, if a family about to have a wedding did such a thing, could her daughter really expect to be treated well after marrying into the family?
Under the dual pressure of emotion and reason, Song was unable to accept it.
But Gu Qinlian seemed completely oblivious to her mother's good intentions. "Mother, you have no idea that Yinli is destined for greatness! In just three years, he will definitely pass the imperial examination with flying colors and be personally selected by the Emperor as the third-ranked scholar. You have to believe me!"
Song was so shocked she almost blurted out, "Are you crazy! Who can predict the future? Even if it's something that will happen in three days, who can say for sure? Qin Lian, are you bewitched by Ji Yinli? Otherwise, how could you say such absurd things?"
She might be able to believe that Ji Yinli could pass the imperial examination with flying colors, but she didn't believe that he could be personally selected by the emperor as the third-ranked scholar, let alone anyone else in the world.
Gu Qinlian, however, was unusually firm: "Mother, what I said is true. Yinli will definitely become the third-ranked scholar."
Madam Song's head was throbbing with pain: "Alright, stop talking nonsense! This marriage absolutely cannot continue, otherwise our Gu family will never be able to hold our heads high. Don't go out during this time, stay at home. I will have your father handle the cancellation of the marriage."
After saying that, Song turned to leave.
Gu Qinlian was extremely anxious. How could she bear to see her hard-won marriage turn into nothing?
She grabbed Song Shi and forcefully dragged her into the inner room.
Mrs. Song was terrified: "My darling, what are you doing? Let me go!"
Gu Qinlian pulled her into the inner room, chased all the maids out, and ordered them to close the door tightly.
"Mother, don't you want to know why I'm so sure Ji Yinli will pass the imperial examination with flying colors? It's because I've been reborn."
Mrs. Song stared blankly at her daughter for a moment, then reached out to feel her forehead: "You don't have a fever, so why are you talking nonsense?"
Gu Qinlian gripped her mother's hand tightly, her gaze pressing down firmly, her tone sincere and serious: "Mother, every word I've said is absolutely true. I have indeed returned to the mortal realm. In my previous life, I married Gu Qinlan. She entered the bridal sedan chair with Ji Yinli, and later, when Ji Yinli achieved the highest rank of Tan Hua (third-place scholar in the imperial examination), she was promoted to Tan Hua's wife. As time passed, ten years later, Ji Yinli rose to the rank of a third-grade official, and Gu Qinlan was correspondingly granted the title of a third-grade imperial consort."
Madam Song stood frozen in place, as if she were a clay statue. She could hardly believe what she had just heard. However, the undisguised resentment in Gu Qinlian's eyes forced her to believe that her daughter's words were true. After all, she knew her daughter's temperament all too well.
"So, what is your purpose in being so eager to marry Ji Yinli, even going so far as to force the marriage of the Prince Duan's mansion onto Gu Qinlan?"
Gu Qinlian smiled coldly and nodded: "That's right, and that's not all. I also specially chose the auspicious day of my wedding in my previous life, so that Gu Qinlan can marry into the Duan Prince's mansion on that day. In this way, she will be like me in my previous life, guarding her boudoir alone and enduring more than ten years of loneliness."
At this moment, Song was completely convinced.
Because Gu Qinlan's wedding day was set by Gu Qinlian after she relentlessly pestered him.
At the time, she was puzzled as to why her daughter would interfere in her sister's marriage. Now, she realizes that her daughter already knew that Zheng Dinglian would receive an imperial decree to set out on an immediate campaign on that day!
How could one know such details if they hadn't actually experienced it themselves?
The daughter before my eyes had actually been reborn and returned.
A sudden fear rose in Song's heart, her legs went weak, and she almost collapsed to the ground. Gu Qinlian quickly steadied her, "Mother, don't be afraid. Although I have lived two lives, I am still your daughter, not some evil spirit."
She pressed her mother's hand against her cheek, letting her mother feel the warmth of her body.
It took Song a long time to calm herself down before she asked in a trembling voice, "Qinlian, have you really been reborn? How was your life in your previous life? Why were you able to return to the mortal realm?"
Mentioning her past life, Gu Qinlian's eyes reddened. She hugged Madam Song tightly, sobbing uncontrollably, "Mother, no one knows the bitterness in my heart."
She described her past life in detail, every word filled with blood and tears. In her narrative, she became a victim of abuse in the Duan Prince's mansion, ultimately being coldly abandoned by Zheng Dinglian. Because of Gu Qinlan's obstruction, she could only remain a mistress, her own son even having to call Gu Qinlan "mother." In the end, she lost her life at the hands of the jealous Gu Qinlan.
Madam Song herself was of questionable character, and because she favored her daughter, she felt pity for her. She held Gu Qinlian in her arms, tears streaming down her face: "My poor child, your life has been too bitter."
Tears streamed down Gu Qinlian's face, her voice choked with sobs: "Mother, in this life, I will live a glorious life. I will trample Gu Qinlan under my feet and make sure she never has a chance to rise again!"
Madam Song nodded firmly: "Alright, Mother will do as you say. Only the Ji family..."
She still felt that the constant infighting within the Ji family was worrying.
Gu Qinlian held her mother's hand tightly and gently comforted her, "Mother, she's just a concubine who rose from a maid. Dealing with her is as easy as turning your hand. Ji Yinli will surely be ennobled and appointed as prime minister in the future. What is this little setback? Besides, the Ji family is currently in need of our Gu family. If we ask them to get rid of that slut, how could they not obey?"
After thinking for a moment, Mrs. Song felt that her daughter was absolutely right.
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