Chapter 476 If she's not having an easy time, no one else will either!
Shen Wantang didn't feel that her life was worse than her previous one; she just understood life better in this one.
In her past life, she cared a lot about fame and lived life to the fullest. She wanted to prove to her father, stepmother, and stepsister that she could live a good life. She always reported good news to everyone and never bad news.
The hardships she endured and the detours she took in her past life are something outsiders could never know. Outsiders can only see her outward success and have no idea how tiring it was for her to raise Liao Youhe's entire family on her own.
The reason why Liao Youhe listens to her so much and even respects her is because she completely overwhelms him. Everything he has, his family's wealth, and the growth of his younger siblings are all thanks to her.
Supporting a man's growth is incredibly difficult, but if that man has a conscience, it's somewhat comforting, like Liao Youhe.
But if this man has no conscience, she's not stupid either; let whoever wants to help him, help him if they want, she won't.
Because Xiao Qingyuan did not receive her support, he accomplished nothing and became infamous. As his wife, Shen Wantang naturally lived a miserable life in the eyes of outsiders.
In reality, Shen Wantang felt that she had lived a much more comfortable life in this life, and that her mother-in-law, Princess Ning, was far better than her mother-in-law in her previous life. Liao Youhe's mother was the most difficult person in the world to deal with!
However, these thoughts only flashed through Shen Wantang's mind. Naturally, she could not tell Chu Yanluo that she had also been reborn.
She simply smiled faintly: "Judging from what Aunt Chu is saying, it seems I lived a very good life in my past life? And what about you? Did you live a good life in your past life? Did you marry the heir apparent and become his principal wife?"
Chu Yanluo opened her mouth, but no sound came out.
Her rival in her past life was Shen Wantang's elder sister, Shen Mingxuan, but she still couldn't win.
The worst part is that she was pushed into the river by Shen Mingxuan and drowned.
She was not willing to accept it!
She's been reborn, so how could she still be living in this inhuman, ghostly state?!
If she's not having a good time, nobody else will either!
"Shen Wantang, how about we make a deal?"
What kind of deal do you want to make?
"I'll kill two people for you, and you kill one for me. I'll spare your life this time. Two lives for two lives, it's fair! Are you in or not?"
Shen Wantang feigned shock: "Why would I have two people I need you to kill for me?"
"Liu Nanshi, Xiao Qingxi, you don't want to kill them?"
"If I didn't want to, why would I kill them?"
"You're so stupid! Liu Nanshi is trying to take your position as the Crown Princess, and you don't even see her as a threat? Do you know that the letter you received yesterday was written by Liu Nanshi, imitating Gu Qianning's handwriting! She wants you dead too!"
Shen Wantang didn't know about this, but she suddenly realized why the handwriting was so similar. She thought to herself, Xiao Qingyuan and Xiao Qingxi probably couldn't write such beautiful characters.
"And then there's Xiao Qingxi. She makes things difficult for you at every turn, targets you, even capsized your pleasure boat, causing you to fall into the water, and she also instigated Xiao Qingyuan to divorce you. Don't you want to get rid of her and vent your anger?"
Chu Yanluo's tone was full of seductive charm.
Unfortunately, Shen Wantang remained unmoved. She immediately launched into another set of lies: "Let bygones be bygones. What's with all the resentment? We're all family, why be so petty? Aunt Chu, you're too full of anger. That's not good in front of Buddha. Quickly kneel down and repent."
Chu Yanlu never expected Shen Wantang to say that. She was so angry that she almost vomited blood: "You! You are utterly hopeless! You deserve to be bullied by Xiao Qingxi!"
"Why is Aunt Chu so agitated? I think it was you who wanted to kill Xiao Qingxi, wasn't it? And you insist on saying you killed her for me, you're so dishonest!"
Shen Wantang looked puzzled: "That's strange. Did Xiao Qingxi offend you? Why did you kill her?"
Chu Yanluo's expression turned dark and unreadable: "Do you know why Xiao Qingyuan went to such lengths to get me out of prison?"
"Why?"
"Because I had someone deliver a letter to Xiao Qingxi, telling her that I had a way to bring down Lin Rouxin for her, and that I knew a huge secret about Lin Rouxin. When I was in prison, Xiao Qingxi kept having the jailers beat me and interrogate me about Lin Rouxin's secret, but I gritted my teeth and didn't say anything, otherwise, she wouldn't have been able to get Xiao Qingyuan to get me out of prison."
"I see. That makes sense. Xiao Qingxi will do anything to bring down Lin Rouxin."
Chu Yanluo looked at her intently: "I thought you would ask me what secrets I knew about Lin Rouxin. I didn't expect you not to ask. Shen Wantang, you are more composed than I thought."
Shen Wantang shook her head: "This has nothing to do with being able to keep one's composure. I just simply have no interest in knowing."
Chu Yanlu sneered: "You don't want me to kill Liu Nanshi and Xiao Qingxi, not because you don't hate them, right? It's just that you don't want to make a deal with me, and you don't want to kill for me."
Shen Wantang's eyes widened: "I'm not crazy, of course I don't want to kill anyone! Murder goes to jail!"
"Actually, I've known for a long time that you are the smartest and most cunning one! How could a woman who could support Liao Youhe all the way up and help him become the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review be simple!"
Shen Wantang's eyes were blank: "Aunt Chu, what are you talking about? I don't understand. Don't talk nonsense, I'm a little scared."
Chu Yanlu shook her head: "It's a pity that you weren't reborn and don't have the memories of your past life. No matter what I say, it's like talking to a brick wall."
After she finished speaking, she raised the dagger again: "Alright, nothing else matters. I came out here to take revenge! You have to agree to the deal I proposed today, whether you like it or not. I will kill Liu Nanshi and Xiao Qingxi for you, and you will kill your good elder sister, Shen Mingxuan, for me!"
Shen Wantang thought she was being asked to kill Xiao Qingyuan, but it turned out to be Shen Mingxuan. She shook her head: "No."
"If you don't help me kill Shen Mingxuan, I'll kill you right now!"
"Didn't you just say that only if I live can I disgust Xiao Qingyuan and Liu Nanshi? If you really kill me, wouldn't you be doing all the work for them?"
"I won't kill you directly. I'll slash your face first, so you'll never dare to look in a mirror again! I'll kill Liu Nanshi later, then it won't be too late to take your life!"
"If you want to kill me, go ahead and do it yourself. I'm not going to agree to your terms!"
"Do you think I don't want to kill him myself?"
Chu Yanluo said in a gloomy tone, "Shen Mingxuan has been staying at home lately, and she has a lot of people serving her. The Shen family also has guards, so I have no way to get close to her! But you are different. You are her half-sister. If you go back to the Shen family to visit her, she won't be on guard at all. I was killed by her in my past life, and I must kill her in this life!"
Shen Wantang shook her head again: "No matter what you say, I will not kill someone for you. Threatening me won't work. If you know what's good for you, you should leave now."
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