After rebirth, she became the favorite of the powerful minister.

People who have died once were thought to be more able to see through life and death.

Even Yuan Ge, who had barely woken up, thought so. It was just half a life that he had picked up, and it was obtained without any effort. The worst case scenario would be to return to the original ending and die.

But gradually, things became different.

She is Yuan Ge, but not completely Yuan Ge. New relatives and friends, new joys and sorrows, new stories, and new responsibilities appear in her life. She begins to cherish this life she has picked up, and she is also greedy for the years that will follow. She becomes more afraid of death than in her previous life. She doesn't know if there will be another Yuan Qi if "Wen Qian" dies.

This is something that only Yuan Ge, who has died once, can understand.

but……

The warm winter sun took away the last trace of mist on the lake, and the entire lake surface looked like a handful of fine gold sprinkled on it by the hand of God. The rippling waves on the lake created layers of floating ripples in the pleasure boat.

Yuan Ge looked at him for a long time, until Xu Yi thought that he would not speak, and suddenly asked softly, "Does sister-in-law regret it?"

"Regret?" The topic changed too quickly, which seemed particularly abrupt. Xu Yi tilted her head to look at her, wanting to say that she never regretted a move she made, but the words that were on the tip of her tongue turned around and swallowed them back, and finally fell silent.

Yuan Ge nodded, retracted his gaze from the front, and said softly with a bit of confusion as if he had just woken up from a dream, "Yeah. I can't help at all. I watched everything happen helplessly. If I hadn't slacked off, I could have helped... For this, I feel annoyed and regretful. Sister-in-law, I don't want to experience that feeling again in my lifetime."

"Sister-in-law, Xu Chengjin is right. I used to disdain this kind of shortcut method of relying on drugs. When the prescription was placed in front of me, I didn't even bother to look at it... shortcut? I don't need it." She clasped her hands together on her knees, her eyes only focused on that point, and the corners of her mouth were curled with a bit of self-mockery. "But at that time, I really felt that no matter what shortcut it was, no matter what the price was, it was only a few years of life... Whether I could live to the end of my life was still unknown."

Didn’t Yuan Ge die when she was only eighteen years old?

The girl had delicate and beautiful features. When she wasn't smiling, she looked a bit cold. When she smiled, her eyebrows and eyes were curved, and there was a bit of foxy light in her eyes... In short, no matter how you look at her, she looked like she was well-fed and didn't know the sufferings of the world. But her expression at this moment made people feel depressed, like a traveler who walked out of the long dark night of winter, with the heavy snow on her shoulders and frost on her temples, making her look tired and vicissitudes.

Xu Yi was slightly startled, frowned, and then asked softly, "I heard that the emperor ordered the marriage, but you didn't want to and even made a fuss. It's only been a short time, how come you are so deeply involved? Qianqian, when looking at a man... sometimes you can't just look at the appearance, and you can't have the mentality of 'marry a chicken and follow the chicken, marry a dog and follow the dog'. Even if he is your husband, he is not worthy of you to exchange your life for him... In this world, no one is more important than yourself." Xu Yi advised like this. After all, Wen Qian was willing to live and die for the second prince before. The little girl seemed to be clear-headed and sensible, and she might be stupid in this regard.

"I know, sister-in-law. Don't worry, a few years of life span is just the worst case scenario. It won't have any impact after you take care of yourself in the future." Yuan Ge responded softly. He really didn't look like he "knew". Even his words sounded like lies to comfort people.

I can’t persuade him. I can’t persuade him at all.

Xu Yi shook her head, stood up and poured a cup of hot water for Yuan Ge, poured herself a cup as well, then sat down beside her, holding the cup and whispering, "When I took Zhuozhuo away, he was only one year old, delicate and adorable. At that time, I had just built this pleasure boat, and I was not familiar with many things. I did not have that many people around me, so I had to do almost everything myself, and was often too busy to handle it... When I was busy, I would sometimes ask Fushun to take care of Zhuozhuo. Fushun was the servant just now, but Fushun himself was just a child. Most of the time, he and I were too busy to take care of a one-year-old child who was too sensible and didn't cry or make a fuss."

"Over the years, I often sit here and think, if I had discovered his emotions that he never expressed, maybe everything would be different." She slowly buried her face in her hands, and her long and heavy breath came out from between her fingers. Did she regret it? Of course she regretted it, so much so that she didn't dare to allow herself a moment of leisure for such a long time afterwards, otherwise, the regret would come like a tide and completely drown her.

Yuan Ge gently patted the other's slightly trembling shoulders, without asking anything, and just comforted him over and over again, "It's okay, it's okay... It's all over, Zhuozhuo is still so cute and so outstanding, the elders of the Wen family like him very much. How about we pick him up tomorrow and give him a surprise?"

Xu Yi tilted her head to look, her eyes flickered slightly, but soon returned to silence. She shook her head, "No surprise... The child has forgotten everything about this place, even me. The master I personally found erased all the child's memories of me and this place."

Yuan Ge trembled slightly.

Xu Yi didn't notice it. She curled her lips and said, "I saw him on the street that day. He was looking for lotus cakes all over the street... Yes, he said he bought them for you. He ran all over the street but still wasn't satisfied. I couldn't help it, so I pretended to meet him by chance and made a lotus cake for him."

The lotus crispy dish was originally made by her.

"The lotus cakes are delicious. Sister-in-law's cooking skills are really unforgettable... Big brother was so lucky!" Yuan Ge smiled, "How about this, let's pick up the little guy tomorrow and tell him to accompany me. Anyway, he doesn't remember this place or you, sister-in-law. Isn't it up to us to decide whether to recognize him or not? If you still don't want to tell him, then he is just an ordinary little guest. What do you think?"

The other party looked in a dilemma, but his eyes were obviously brightened. After a while, he responded in a low voice, "Okay..."

His voice was low, but his eyebrows could not help but bend. He had already begun to make arrangements for Wen Yizhuo's arrival. "I don't know what he likes to eat now. He is used to the life of luxury in the Wen family. Will he be unable to get used to such a small room? Yes, yes, I also need to tell Fushun not to act too familiar when he sees Zhuozhuo. The little guy is very smart and will be exposed... As for the smartness, I will let you do it."

She walked out while talking like this, how could she still be as carefree as before? Yuan Ge hugged his knees and looked at the empty door, smiling to himself... Look, there will always be someone who is very important, so important that he can influence your sorrow and joy, and your choices.