Reborn, the daughter of the Marquisate went crazy

Just after the Cold Food Festival, all kinds of spring flowers compete to bloom, willows hang down golden threads, peaches bloom red clouds, orioles sing and birds chirp, and the warm sun is shining.

The streets of the city are bustling with people and cars, and there is no trace of desolation at all.

Since diving into the water to save Chu Yuncang that night, Xie Qingli had caught a cold and fallen seriously ill. After many days of recuperation, she was finally on the mend. Coincidentally, the city had been under lockdown for the past two days, so Xie Qingli had taken Chunya out for a stroll. At that moment, she was leisurely sitting on the second floor of a teahouse, gazing out the window and admiring the boundless spring scenery.

The first floor of the teahouse was packed with people. The storyteller was passionately and vividly telling the hottest topic in the city recently - a few things about Magistrate Huang. At this moment, he was talking about the part about Magistrate Huang and the wife of the Tongpan, and the tea drinkers burst into laughter from time to time.

Xie Qingli's eyes flickered, her lips curled up. Chu Yuncang had such an ironclad hand, turning the tide in a matter of days and effortlessly spreading Huang Dai's crimes to the world. This was truly beyond her expectations. Of course, she was delighted. The stronger Chu Yuncang became, the smaller the Third Prince's chances of victory, and the greater her hope of reversing the tragedy of her previous life. It was truly a good thing!

"Alas, I won't tell you the story of Master Zhang and Miss Cui anymore. I'm tired of listening to Huang Dai's stories every day." The lady at the next table complained in a low voice.

Another woman chuckled softly, "What's so great about Young Master Zhang? No matter how much he talks, he's just a character in a picture book, a flower in the mirror, a moon in the water—you can see it, but you can't touch it. Hey, have you heard that there's a high-ranking official coming to the government office? He's so handsome, he looks like a god from heaven, and all those young ladies and maids are hanging around the government office every day."

"Hmph, hearing is believing, seeing is believing. Have you seen it with your own eyes?" The first lady looked disdainful.

"Of course I have. It was just a coincidence that day when I passed by the government office. Although I only saw his profile, my heart was pounding. If I were twenty years younger, I would be willing to be his foot-washing maid." After he finished speaking, he let out a meaningful laugh.

Chunya's eyes widened, and she asked curiously, "Miss, are there really such handsome people in the world? Why don't we go and take a look!"

Go see Chu Yuncang? Thinking of the scene of saving Chu Yuncang that day, Xie Qingli felt a little uncomfortable. She didn't want to have anything to do with Chu Yuncang anymore. What's more, Chu Yuncang was a member of the royal family, the most arrogant and difficult person to get along with. She wanted to stay away from him.

Xie Qingli pursed his lips and coaxed Chunya in a low voice, "How can there be such a person in this world? These two ladies must be lying." After that, he turned his head to the window to avoid Chunya's suspicious gaze.

Suddenly, a familiar figure came into view. Xie Qingli's eyes widened in shock, and he stood up suddenly, unable to help but walk towards the window. Seeing that person walking towards the shop opposite, about to disappear from sight, Xie Qingli instinctively jumped out the window to chase him, as if that person was not entering a shop, but a door to life and death, and a delay would mean a farewell forever.

The moment Xie Qingli climbed out of the window, the two ladies at the next table started screaming: "Someone is jumping off the building! A girl is jumping off the building to commit suicide!" The sharp voices pierced the sky.

Xie Qingli leaped from the second floor, and only then, upon seeing the bustling crowd below, did she realize what she had done. If it were a deserted night, she could have acted with impunity, leaping from rooftop to rooftop like a cat. But in the full view of so many people, she didn't know how to end her actions.

As she landed, Xie Qingli gathered her strength and slumped to the ground like a normal woman falling. Feeling an itch on her face, she touched it and realized she'd been crying without realizing it. She gave a bitter smile, lowered her head, and pretended to rub her ankle.

Over there, Xie Tingyu had just walked into the store when he heard someone shouting, "Jumping off a building!" He wasn't one to join in the fun, but for some reason he walked out to check. He wasn't one to meddle in other people's business, but when he saw a plainly dressed young girl slumped to the ground, rubbing her ankle with her small hands, he for some reason walked over and asked, "Miss, are you okay?" His mouth felt like it wasn't his own. It was truly bizarre.

Xie Qingli looked up and fixed her gaze on Xie Tingyu. Her memory was still lingering on the moment when Xie Tingyu was tortured to death by slicing. At that time, she was in so much pain, furious, and powerless. But the Xie Tingyu before her had not yet completely shed his youthful immaturity. He was full of heroic spirit, a stark contrast to the Xie Tingyu she had met in her previous life.

In his previous life, Xie Tingyu's right hand was disabled and he could not be an official, so he went into business. However, Xie Tingyu did not like those things and was surrounded by a sense of decadence.

Xie Tingyu, who was so full of vigor, made people happy. Xie Qingli's tear-stained face suddenly broke into a bright smile: "Thank you for your concern, sir. I am fine now."

When Xie Tingyu saw the girl's features clearly, a sense of familiarity washed over him. His mind suddenly went blank, but his heart was pounding with excitement. He blurted out words of concern: "How can you be safe after falling from such a high place? Why don't you find a place to rest for a while and then ask a doctor to take a look."

At this moment, Chunya finally squeezed through the layers of onlookers and moved to Xie Qingli's side. She said anxiously, "Miss, this young man is right. We need to see a doctor." She turned her head and looked across and found that the shop was Duobao Pavilion, the jewelry store run by the Zhang family. She pointed at Duobao Pavilion and said, "Miss, I know the shopkeeper Wu here. I will help you go to the shop to rest for a while."

Although Chunya knew that Xie Qingli was skilled in martial arts, she had never seen it with her own eyes. Xie Qingli fell from such a high place, and she was so scared that her heart almost jumped out of her throat.

Xie Qingli went down the slope and walked into Duobao Pavilion with Chunya's support. Looking back, the crowd of onlookers had gradually dispersed, and Xie Tingyu was following closely behind her. She breathed a sigh of relief.

The moment she saw Xie Tingyu upstairs, she felt like a ghost again, filled with resentment and hatred. Everything in the world vanished into nothingness, and her only thought was to catch up with Xie Tingyu. Even now, she still felt like she was in a dream. She had actually met Xie Tingyu in Jiazhou Mansion!

When Shopkeeper Wu heard that the woman in front of him was the new eldest daughter of the Zhang family, he diligently arranged a room for her to rest, and ordered the servants to prepare hot water and call a doctor. He even went to the clothing store next door to buy a set of women's clothes for Xie Qingli to change into.

Xie Tingyu followed him into the room in the backyard of Duobao Pavilion in a daze. Chunya wanted to stop him, but Xie Qingli suddenly pinched her hand, and she quickly shut up.

Shopkeeper Wu was quite perceptive. Seeing that the eldest lady and Chunya tacitly agreed to the man following into the room, he did not say anything. He quietly served tea to them and then retreated. However, he stood a few steps away from the door, so that he would not eavesdrop on their conversation and could also avoid suspicion for the eldest lady.

Xie Tingyu sat in a chair, stroking the warm teacup in his hand. His mind finally cleared up a bit. He looked around, unsure why he had done such an inappropriate thing. Feeling extremely embarrassed, he could only speak dryly, "Why did the young lady become so desperate that she committed suicide?" But as soon as he said that, he wanted to bite his tongue off. Did he get kicked in the head by a donkey today? Why was he bringing up such irrelevant issues...