After being reborn, I hugged the villainous boss tightly.

Li Wenyue's personal maid, Zixi, helped her into the carriage. Lifting the curtain, she looked up and saw Fu Jingyuan with his eyes downcast inside the carriage.

She had only caught a glimpse of him from afar when she saw him on the street before, but now, looking at Fu Jingyuan up close, even though she knew that the future emperor would surely have extraordinary bearing, she was still deeply attracted to him.

Ye Zhuxi knew that Li Wenyue was a lady from a respectable family and would certainly be embarrassed to share a carriage with a strange man, so she carefully made room for herself.

"The carriage is a bit small. If Miss Li doesn't mind, you can sit here!"

Li Wenyue curved her lips into a smile and said charmingly, "I don't mind at all. I'm actually afraid of bothering you!"

Ye Zhuxi shook her head and happily sat down next to Fu Jingyuan.

Fu Jingyuan watched Ye Zhuxi getting closer and closer, his brows furrowing almost imperceptibly. He glanced at the worthless smile on her face and then looked away with a hint of helplessness.

After Li Wenyue sat down, the carriage fell into silence, with only the sound of the stream and birdsong outside the window.

Li Wenyue sat gracefully opposite the two, the hair ornament on her head swaying with the movement of the carriage.

After she boarded the carriage, her gaze would frequently drift to Fu Jingyuan. The more she looked at the man before her, the more satisfied she became.

The man's handsome, aloof face was expressionless, his eyes, like cold stars in the winter night, held no gentle light, and he exuded an irresistible aristocratic pride.

Seeing that Fu Jingyuan hadn't glanced at her once, Li Wenyue felt a little disappointed. She frowned, wondering if she wasn't pretty enough today.

Li Wenyue was observing Fu Jingyuan, completely unaware that Ye Zhuxi was staring at her with a curious expression.

Ye Zhuxi glanced at Li Wenyue, then turned to look at Fu Jingyuan. The two were a perfect match, a handsome man and a beautiful woman!

A glint flashed in her eyes, and suddenly an idea surged into her mind...

Half an hour later, we finally arrived at our destination.

This place is called Qinghewan. It not only has a huge waterfall that cascades down, but also endless peach blossom forests on the mountain. It is so beautiful that you can't take your eyes off it.

After Fu Jingyuan jumped off the carriage, he saw that Ye Zhuxi had already run to the bottom of the waterfall to play in the water. Seeing that she was having fun, he turned around and walked into the woods, without giving Li Wenyue a second glance.

He Ye watched her young mistress having so much fun and covered her mouth with a smile. She looked up and saw Fu Jingyuan's departing figure. Seeing him walk into the woods, she scratched her head in confusion.

Seeing Fu Jingyuan leave, Li Wenyue raised her foot to follow, but was stopped by Ye Zhuxi.

"Miss Li, the peach blossoms here smell so good. Would you like to take some home for a bath?"

Li Wenyue shook her head and chuckled, "Sure, but I want to go look around somewhere else now, and I'll come back to pick them later!"

Ye Zhuxi held a handful of flower petals and responded softly.

Li Wenyue smiled at her, then turned and walked towards where Fu Jingyuan had left.

Seeing her leave, Ye Zhuxi immediately called over He Ye and asked, "Do you know anything about Miss Li?"

Lotus Leaf thought for a moment: "I know a little!"

"Tell me about it quickly."

Lotus Leaf cleared his throat.

"This Miss Li Wenyue is now a well-known talented woman in the capital!"

"A year ago, she was accidentally pushed into the lake. After being rescued, she was completely changed. Originally, she was just an unfavored legitimate daughter in the Prime Minister's mansion. But for some reason, after recovering from a serious illness, she only took a month to make the Prime Minister listen to her. Moreover, she won the poetry competition with her poem 'Prelude to Water Melody'. At that time, many literati were shocked by her poetry! A few days later, the poem was even praised by the Emperor!"

"Not only that, Prime Minister Li also made a name for himself in the court and came up with a detailed plan for disaster relief."

As she said this, He Ye paused, then said indignantly, "Back then, many people said that Miss Li Wenyue was possessed by a demon. Seeing that even the Emperor praised her, countless people were scrambling to get in touch with the Prime Minister's residence!"

After hearing what He Ye said, Ye Zhuxi frowned deeply. These things never happened in her past life!

In my past life, Li Wenyue never existed, nor did the now-popular "Shuidiao Getou" exist!

"..."

But then I thought, if I've been reborn, it's not impossible that other people's lives will change too.

Ye Zhuxi felt a sudden sense of panic, which meant that things were different now than in her previous life...

Watching the stream flow beneath her feet, peach blossoms falling on it and drifting downstream with the current, her bewildered gaze began to harden.

Regardless of her past life, she wants to take control of her destiny in this life.

……

Fu Jingyuan came up behind a man in black. When the man in black saw that someone had finally arrived, he turned around and looked at him.

Upon seeing the man in black's face, Fu Jingyuan's eyes sharpened, and he coldly asked, "Where is that person? Didn't they say he would come in person?"

The man in black bowed to him: "The Great Qi has been eyeing the fat piece of Da Zhao with covetous eyes lately. His Majesty was worried that his exposure would be detrimental to you, so he sent me."

"Heh~~" Fu Jingyuan sneered.

"Are you worried about being treated badly or about your identity being in danger? Why bother with such high-sounding words!"

Fu Jingyuan took out the letter he had seen on the table that morning: "Speak, what do you want with me?"

Knowing that Fu Jingyuan was suspicious, the man in the dark didn't intend to beat around the bush.

"His Majesty asked me to tell you that he is helping you clear away obstacles in the court. As long as you can find a way to kill Ye Zhenyu and make a great contribution, you can return to Dazhao openly and legitimately. At that time, His Majesty will pass the throne to you, and no one will dare to oppose it!"

Ye Zhenyu was brave and skilled in battle, and he could rout the enemy on the battlefield. It could be said that if Daqi did not have him, it would be like a wild goose without wings, unable to fly at all.

The only way to take over Daqi now is to kill him!

Fu Jingyuan's indifferent expression grew even colder.

Recalling the man's face when he sacrificed his wife and children to keep the throne, Fu Jingyuan felt inexplicably disgusted upon hearing these words.

A look of disdain flashed in his eyes, and he curled his lips in a sarcastic smile: "Tell him I don't want that position at all, and don't bother me again!" After saying that, he turned to leave.

The man in black wouldn't let him leave so easily, and slowly spoke from behind him: "Your Highness, even if you don't think of yourself, you should think of your mother."

Fu Jingyuan's usually indifferent face revealed a cold glint in his eyes after hearing the words "Mother Consort".

He frowned, turned to look at the smiling man in black: "What exactly do you want?"

The smile on the man in black's face seemed glaringly obvious at that moment.

"Your Highness, don't blame His Majesty for being heartless. He has no other choice. Now, the only one who can save your mother is you. You need to think this through!"

Fu Jingyuan stared at him coldly, his eyes dark and unfathomable.

"If you can't kill Ye Zhenyu, how could I possibly get close to him if I don't know martial arts?"

The man in black seemed to have anticipated his response and kindly offered him a solution.

"Doesn't Ye Zhenyu have a daughter? As long as you can control Ye Zhuxi, you'll have no trouble finding his weakness!"

"..."