Noble Lady

Xue Chenyu is dead.

She died on the third winter after marrying into the He family.

November 15th, the first snow falls, which is a good omen, He Minzhi invites me.

She went to Qinglong Temple with great joy, but what she waited for was the deadly knife of the bandits.

"I'm sorry, ma'am. We take money from people to help them get rid of their misfortunes. If you want to blame someone, blame that cruel and heartless person."

The knife of the criminal pierced her heart and lungs.

The He family's ancestral jade pendant that He Minzhi wore also fell from the criminal's sleeve.

There was a crisp sound of "clang".

She watched the jade shatter into countless pieces and died with her eyes open.

She gave everything for the He family and for him, but He Minzhi wanted to kill her?

How can it be!

……

The tender grass invades the short sand, and the light ice melts with the rain.

Faint voices were heard from far away. Xue Chenyu suddenly opened her eyes and saw the willow tree outside the window sprouting.

For a moment she couldn't tell whether it was a dream or reality.

"Fish, fish?"

The human voice suddenly became louder in her ears.

Xue Chenyu stared blankly at her mother-in-law Liu who was sitting at the top of the table, and suddenly felt that she looked much younger.

Then he discovered that there was a woman standing in the hall, dressed in plain clothes with only a silver hairpin on her head.

Ji Minrou!

Although the person lowered his head and his appearance could not be seen clearly, she would never forget his delicate and graceful figure!

The past events are vivid in my mind.

The biting cold didn't seem to have dissipated yet.

Xue Chenyu's nails pinched the tender flesh of her palm, and even the pain in her heart made her believe that this was not a dream.

She was reborn in the second year after she married into the He family, when Ji Minrou's husband died and she went to live with her relatives in the He family mansion.

"Yu'er, what do you think about letting Rou'er stay?" Liu urged again.

Xue Chenyu raised her eyes and glanced at Ji Minrou, feeling extremely ironic.

Before she died in her previous life, she found out that Minrou's marriage was actually arranged by her mother-in-law, Liu.

It was she who initially trained Ji Minrou as her daughter-in-law. Later, when her son entered high school, she felt that the Ji family could not contribute to He Minzhi's future and forcibly separated them.

I don’t know whether Ji Minrou was unlucky or she deserved to rekindle her old relationship with He Minzhi, but her husband died just after they got married.

Her husband's family thought she was unlucky and divorced her.

Her younger brother from her natal family was about to get married, and her parents and brothers did not want her to go back to her natal family in mourning and bring bad luck.

The old lady finally remembered the sin she had committed and felt guilty, so she took the initiative to bring the person to the He Mansion.

However, he still pretended to send someone to invite her over, saying that he wanted to hear what she had to say.

In her previous life, she didn't know the inside story. When Liu asked her opinion, she said bluntly, "If mother asks me what I think, I don't think it's appropriate."

"Cousin Minrou is already a widow, and her parents and brothers are still alive. It's a bit unreasonable for her to live with her aunt."

"Besides, my husband and I have only been married for half a year, and he is a newly promoted Hanlin. Leaving a widowed cousin who was my childhood sweetheart at home would be a cause for criticism if the news got out."

"Could it be that the He family can't even accommodate a poor girl like Rou'er?" Liu was furious.

In her previous life, she quickly explained, "Mother misunderstood. That's not what my daughter-in-law meant."

"However, scholars value reputation above all else. My husband relied on ten years of hard study to pass the imperial examination, so every step was extremely difficult."

"As the saying goes, serving the emperor is like serving a tiger. As an official in the court, you must be careful and cautious in everything you do. If someone with ulterior motives gets hold of something, it could be detrimental to your career."

"Mother wouldn't want these little things to become obstacles to your husband's advancement in the future, would she?"

When Xue Chenyu said this, Liu's face turned extremely cold.

"Do you think that I, as a mother, don't care about my son's future, but am even less concerned with you, a bride who's been married for less than half a year?!"

"That's not what my wife meant. It's just that the career world is full of ups and downs, and the future is uncertain. Even with my father's protection, there is no guarantee that my husband will rise to the top without any mistakes."

But Liu always thought that her son was worthy of marrying the princess, so she would not listen to any kind advice.

"The He Mansion is such a huge family business, but it can't even accommodate my niece from my mother's family. Will it be long before you can't even accommodate me?"

Liu sneered and swept the fine celadon teacup to the ground, breaking it into pieces.

"You jealous woman! You come from a noble family, yet you are so utterly intolerant. Just because you are so jealous, my son should divorce you!"

Back then, Liu accused her of being a jealous woman just because of one sentence.

It was also because she cared too much about He Minzhi's thoughts, and was always cautious, fearing that she would displease him if she was not careful.

But what if she always thinks about the He family?

As a result, she was disliked by her mother-in-law and disgusted by her husband, and in the end her family was broken up and she died without a burial place.

It’s Ji Minrou.

He used all his tricks to get close to the eldest princess's beloved daughter, Princess Duanyang.

She took advantage of the situation to become He Minzhi's second wife, and enjoyed wealth and glory by stepping on the corpses and flesh of the Xue family.

It was only later that she found out that Liu had always wanted to leave Ji Minrou to He Minzhi to carry on the family line.

But because of her status as the legitimate wife of Marquis Xue's eldest daughter, she didn't dare to say it out loud.

Think about this.

Xue Chenyu put away the sadness that she had no time to express and forced out an impeccable smile.

"The He Mansion belongs to my husband and mother as well. It's really embarrassing to ask my daughter-in-law for her opinion on such a trivial matter. Just tell her what I need to do."

These words were flawless and praised Liu to the sky, greatly satisfying her vanity.

Liu nodded with great satisfaction.

But suddenly he seemed to remember something, and the smile on his face froze slightly.

"Since you and my son are married, this is also your home. Don't say such distant words in the future." Mrs. Liu acted like a loving mother.

In her previous life, Xue Chenyu was used to seeing her always looking after others and not wanting them, but now she felt annoyed just looking at her.

Of course, Xue Chenyu didn't show any displeasure on her face, she just said obediently: "It's up to my mother-in-law to tell you."

Seeing how obedient she was, Liu felt even more satisfied.

Xue Chenyu also tactfully found an excuse to leave.

When the aunt and niece get together, they have endless things to talk about. As a person from another family, she will only be a nuisance if she stays here.

She has her own business to attend to.

In her previous life, she was so devoted to He Minzhi and the He family that she even forgot about herself.

They are so cowardly that they can only endure whatever happens, over and over again.

After such a life-and-death experience, she thought about how she had used her dowry money every month to supplement the He family's household expenses and keep them fat and bloated. It was really stupid.

In this life, what does He Minzhi's official reputation and career have to do with her? Whatever the He family loves.

Now the only thing she had to do was to draw a clear line between herself and the man surnamed He.

She wants her family to live well!