"No, I don't want to die!"
Xie Zhaohua suddenly opened her eyes, the blinding candlelight making her momentarily disoriented and unsure of where she was.
Yingchun, standing nearby, said nervously, "Miss, the current emperor is cruel and ruthless, and bloodthirsty by nature. If he finds out that you want to escape, the entire Xie family will probably lose their heads!"
Xie Zhaohua was stunned for a few seconds, then her beautiful face lit up with ecstasy.
She has truly been reborn!
She was reborn before she even met Xiao Yuchen.
In her previous life, in order to consolidate his power, her father disregarded Xie Zhaohua's wishes and sent her into the harem to become Xiao Yuchen's concubine.
Xiao Yuchen was not interested in women; he had been in the harem for more than three months and had not yet chosen her.
She used the excuse of missing her father to return to the Xie family, avoiding the royal guards, and went to find her childhood sweetheart, Pei Jingheng.
Having finally escaped the mansion, they encountered Xiao Yuchen, who was traveling incognito.
Xiao Yuchen was extremely cunning. He did not reveal his identity immediately, but instead said that he would help Xie Zhaohua get out of seclusion.
Xie Zhaohua thought she had met a good person.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Yuchen's carriage drove directly into the inner palace.
The emperor's concubine attempted to have an affair with an outsider, which, according to the law, was punishable by death.
Xiao Yuchen not only did not kill Xie Zhaohua, but also made her empress.
After all, not everyone can tolerate Xiao Yuchen's ruthless, capricious, and obsessive personality.
As the child of a palace maid, he killed eight of his brothers to secure his throne.
Anyone who dares to say that his position is illegitimate or improper will be met with a smile from Xiao Yuchen as he steps over their corpse and kicks them aside.
Xie Zhaohua closed her eyes, seemingly still able to recall Xiao Yuchen's face covered in blood, calling her over to help wipe it away.
Terrifying, eerie, like a demon emerging from hell.
Xiao Yuchen is extremely suspicious and never easily trusts others, yet for some reason he is particularly fond of her. He not only lets her stay by his side but also supports the Xie family, making them the most prestigious family in the Li Dynasty.
The father was overjoyed, unaware of the dire straits his daughter, Xie Zhaohua, was enduring.
If anyone glanced at Xie Zhaohua, Xiao Yuchen would jokingly say with a half-smile that he wanted to gouge out that person's eyes.
His control was suffocating and repulsive.
Just when Xie Zhaohua was about to collapse, her childhood sweetheart, General Pei Jingheng, returned from the border.
He found Xie Zhaohua and told her that a group of people outside the palace had gathered who wanted to overthrow Xiao Yuchen.
If she were willing to act as an inside agent, killing Xiao Yuchen would be a piece of cake.
He also said that once everything is over, he will marry Xie Zhaohua, then retire from the military and return to his hometown to be with her for life.
Xie Zhaohua agreed without hesitation.
Once Xiao Yuchen is dead, she can be with Pei Jingheng openly and legitimately.
Little did she know that just as she was about to poison the palace, the rebel army stormed in ahead of time and killed her and Xiao Yuchen together.
Just as my heart was about to stop beating, a voice suddenly appeared in my ear.
"Female lead, you have one chance to choose again."
It turns out that she is the heroine of a story about a sickly tyrant and a noble lady from the capital, destined to be entangled with the tyrant Xiao Yuchen for life, and finally achieving the ending of them dying together in the same bed and in the same grave.
No.
She doesn't want to die.
Now that she has the chance to choose again, she will absolutely, positively, positively avoid Xiao Yuchen, that resentful female lead. Whoever wants to be the female lead, let them be!
Xie Zhaohua's eyes regained their clarity as he picked up his packed valuables.
In his previous life, Pei Jingheng was worried about leaks, which is why he didn't expose Xie Zhaohua's undercover identity, leading to her being mistakenly killed.
If she could just return to Pei Jingheng's side sooner in this life, none of the subsequent troubles would have happened.
With this in mind, Xie Zhaohua quickened her pace.
Pushing open the door, I saw Fu Yu dressed in her wedding attire.
A dark glint flashed in Xie Zhaohua's eyes.
Fu Yu was a distant cousin of the Xie family. After his family fell into poverty, he became a refugee and wandered for several years before finally arriving in the capital to seek refuge with the Xie family.
Although she was pale and thin, looking malnourished, her father, considering her young age, harbored a wicked thought and took her as a concubine.
Xie Zhaohua had a large number of concubines and maids, but he felt nothing for them.
However, this Fu Yu, who seems timid and compliant, is actually extremely ambitious.
She pretended to agree to become a concubine, got her father drunk that night, escaped from the Xie residence, and bumped into Pei Jingheng's grandmother.
Even after being captured by the Xie family's servants, he still wandered around the Pei family's residence several times.
After Xie Zhaohua was killed and the Xie family fell from power, Fu Yu immediately went to the Pei residence and fled to Jiangnan with Pei Jingheng.
In the end, she became Pei Jingheng's concubine, gave birth to a son for him, and was deeply loved by Pei Jingheng.
Xie Zhaohua's teeth were almost ground to dust.
She stepped forward and stopped the panicked Fu Yu.
My heart suddenly tightened.
A brilliant idea flashed through my mind.
If Fu Yu is led back to the path she took in her past life when she met Xiao Yuchen, and she follows Fu Yu's escape route from her past life, she will encounter the old lady of the Pei family.
It can both hold Xiao Yuchen back and prevent him from becoming entangled with Fu Yu and the Pei family.
That's killing two birds with one stone.
She cleared her throat and asked, feigning concern, "Don't you want to marry my father?"
Fu Yu bit her lip and nodded timidly.
Xie Zhaohua snorted inwardly, pointed to the road on the right, and said in a low voice, "Go that way. The Sun family is looking for a maid. If you want to keep your chastity, go that way."
"Thank you, miss."
With tears in her eyes, Fu Yu thanked him, took off her wedding dress, and ran without hesitation in the direction Xie Zhaohua pointed.
Xie Zhaohua raised an eyebrow smugly, then turned and walked in the opposite direction.
I don't know how much time passed.
A string of code flashed in Fu Yu's eyes.
"System taking over... Please wait..."
Fu Yu's eyes widened, and she flexed her wrists.
"Host, now I will introduce the plot to you. The female protagonist of this world is Xie Zhaohua, Pei Jingheng..."
The system's voice grew fainter and fainter until it finally disappeared.
What the heck?!
Fu Yu kept calling out to the system in his mind, but there was no response.
Could it be that she encountered a system malfunction that occurs only once in a century?
Fu Yu quickly sorted through the information she had just heard.
The Pei Jingheng mentioned at the end of the system is the person she needs to win over in this world?
Never mind, I'll go to the Pei residence first and ask around. If he and Xie Zhaohua have a morbid relationship, then it's probably him.
Fu Yu glanced around; it was pitch black all around, and the weeping willows in the distance swayed in the wind, giving him the unsettling feeling that some monster might suddenly appear from nowhere.
She hunched her shoulders, wrapped her thin clothes tighter around herself, and quickened her pace.
Suddenly, a carriage slowly approached.
Xiao Yuchen sat in the carriage when a guard's voice rang out from outside, "Get out of the way! Do you know whose carriage this is? How dare you stop it?"
Xiao Yuchen closed his eyes to rest.
After a moment of silence outside the carriage, a timid voice rang out, "Kind person, please, could you give me a ride and take me to the Pei residence?"
Xiao Yuchen opened his eyes, and the movement of rubbing his thumb ring suddenly froze.
The once calm heartstrings seemed to be touched, causing a slight ripple.
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System (with an apologetic smile): Hehe, sorry, the battery died at the crucial moment.
Xiao Yuchen (patting the spot next to him): Come on, let me help you recharge.
System (crying): Don't come any closer!!
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