A lucky little peasant girl is reborn and brings prosperity to her entire family.

Since Zhao Annian let things slide, those who made sarcastic remarks couldn't provoke him and naturally quieted down.

Zhao Annian became even more smug, showing off to Tian Denghua: "I knew they were jealous of our prosperous life and wanted to provoke me with their words, but hey, I won't get angry!"

The Emperor's birthday was just a few days after the palace examination. Although the top three scorers in the palace examination had not yet been appointed to official positions, they were given the opportunity to attend the ceremony as they were newly appointed.

Song Yanyan's eyelids had been twitching for the past few days, and she hadn't heard from Xin Yibei, so she was feeling uneasy.

On the Emperor's birthday, the capital was decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations everywhere.

Zhao Annian took Tian Denghua to the palace for a banquet.

In addition, Song Xingming, who was the top scholar among the three, was also summoned to the palace banquet. For a time, only Song Risheng and Qi Lian's family, Song Yueping, and Song Yanyan remained in the mansion.

That evening, the family had just finished dinner, and the wet nurse had put Fusu Hehua to bed when a person rushed in from outside, carrying her skirt, with a maid following behind her, unable to keep up.

It was Sun Yuqian.

Since Sun Yuqian was to marry into the family in six months and often visited the General's Mansion, the gatekeeper had already been instructed not to stop her and to simply let her in.

Sun Yuqian's hair was disheveled from running, and although she was panting heavily, her face was as white as paper, and her expression was terrible, indicating that something serious had happened.

Song Yueping was startled and quickly went to meet her, supporting Sun Yuqian's arm.

"What's going on here?"

Sun Yuqian didn't have time for pleasantries with Song Yueping. She took a few deep breaths and shouted, "Get out of here! Find a place to hide! Something's happened!...The King of Wu has rebelled!"

These words were so shocking that Song Risheng and Song Yueping were speechless.

Before they could ask, Sun Yuqian blurted out everything: "...The rebel king's army has already stormed into the capital. My father is responsible for guarding the palace and hasn't returned yet. My brothers have also gone to provide support. On my way here, I vaguely saw fires burning in the south of the city. I was afraid you wouldn't know, so I came to inform you quickly."

The group quickly left the house, and sure enough, they could hear shouts and cries of battle coming from afar.

Everyone looked a little ugly.

Sun Yuqian took a breath, and after catching her breath, continued quickly, "Do you know of any secret passages or anything like that in the house? Let's hide in there quickly."

Qi Lian thought of her two children, her face turned pale, and her legs went weak. She urged the nanny to bring the two children over quickly.

Sun Yuqian was also very nervous and scared, her face was deathly pale, and Song Yueping looked at her intently.

Regardless of her past, for this one thing, she risked her life to inform them that if he is still alive after today, he will never let her down in this lifetime.

“There’s a secret passage. I remember Father mentioning it.” Song Risheng took a deep breath.

A while ago, when Zhao Annian was playing with Fusu in one arm and Hehua in the other, he dismissed the servants and showed them off three times to show off his grandchildren who were not yet one year old.

In the end, Song Risheng didn't know if it was just his imagination, but he felt that Zhao Annian's glance at him was quite meaningful.

Song Risheng was stunned.

The secret passage was very well hidden; if Zhao Annian hadn't demonstrated it to Song Risheng multiple times, he definitely wouldn't have been able to find it.

At the moment, Song Risheng didn't have time to think much. In addition to his family, he quickly gathered all the servants in the mansion and stuffed them all into the secret passage.

Since there are ways to save lives, every life saved is a life saved.

The servants in the General's Mansion were all screened by Zhao Annian and Tian Denghua; they were all reliable and trustworthy.

We can't just abandon them and run away to our own deaths!

Not long after the entire family hid in the secret passage, a lot of noise came from outside, and someone led a team to break down the door and enter.

Judging from the noise, there are probably quite a few people there.

Everyone inside the secret passage instinctively covered their mouths and noses, afraid that their breathing would be detected.

"Where are the people?! Where are they?!"

An exasperated voice came from above, and Song Yanyan looked up slightly in surprise.

It was Luo Jinyu's voice.

"Miss, please don't be angry," another voice advised. "They've probably hidden themselves. Let's search for them."

Luo Jinyu angrily said, "How can I not be angry! My mother followed the Prince of Wu into the palace and will soon be the noble Protector of the Nation. I came here specifically for that wretched woman, just to see her in despair! ...And now I can't even find her?!"

The Song family members almost immediately understood.

It seems that Huiyi was colluding with the King of Wu.

Luo Jinyu had a personal grudge against the Song family and specifically brought people to arrest Song Yanyan and her group.

But because Sun Yuqian tipped them off, they hid early on, leaving Luo Jinyu empty-handed.

The soldiers' footsteps were chaotic and noisy, but they couldn't hide Luo Jinyu's impotent rage: "Find it! Find every box, every cabinet!"

"I refuse to believe it! Where could they possibly be hiding? We'll dig three feet into the ground and find them!"

However, the secret passage in General Huaiwei's mansion was already very well hidden, and with the current chaos of war, it was nothing short of a pipe dream for Luo Jinyu to find it.

Finally, Luo Jinyu had no other choice and was furious. He ordered his men to pour kerosene all over the general's mansion, intending to burn it down.

Just then, Luo Jinyu let out another scream:

"Who are you people?!"

It was obvious that another group of people had arrived outside.

The newcomer clearly didn't want to say much to Luo Jinyu.

Song Yanyan only heard the other party's cold voice: "Take down all the traitors!"

There was another round of chaos and war.

After it became completely quiet, Song Risheng couldn't help but want to go up and take a look.

Song Yueping, however, was more cautious: "What if Luo Jinyu and her group staged this themselves to trick us into going out? Let's wait and see."

Song Yanyan nodded: "That is indeed possible. But the screams and fighting sounds I heard from up there just now didn't seem like acting."

Song Yueping added, "That's a heartless and inhuman person who doesn't care about human life. What if she tries to make it realistic and ends up sacrificing lives?"

This is indeed possible.

The group held their breath and waited for a while.

After waiting, they heard Xin Yibei's voice coming from outside.

This was the first time Song Yanyan had ever heard the usually mature and composed Xin Yibei shouting so loudly and anxiously.

"Yan Yan!"

"Yan Yan!"

The Song family recognized the Crown Prince's voice and breathed a sigh of relief. They then opened the secret passage door, and Song Yanyan ran out.

As if sensing something, Xin Yibei turned around and saw Song Yanyan rushing over from somewhere behind the artificial hill, her face beaming with undisguised joy.

The two embraced.

Following closely behind Song Yanyan, Song Risheng and Song Yueping were speechless.

Wait a minute, when did the Crown Prince raid their home?!

Once everyone had emerged from the secret passage, Xin Yibei was finally at ease. He comforted Song Yanyan for a few moments, left his personal guards to watch over General Huaiwei's residence, and then hurriedly returned to the palace.

Tian Denghua returned just before dawn.

The whole family was together, and whenever Tian Denghua came back, she couldn't help but take a closer look at this and that.

Even Fusu Hehua, she went to the wet nurse's room to take a closer look before she was completely at ease.

Although Tian Denghua already knew from the Crown Prince that her family was safe and sound and hadn't been hurt at all, she still couldn't put her mind at ease unless she saw it with her own eyes.

It was through Tian Denghua that the Song family learned that Emperor Zhengxuan had known all along that the Prince of Wu was going to rebel. This was actually a trap to lure the prince into a snare—the prince had not returned for a long time, and the Prince of Wu believed through his own channels that the prince had died.

With the added support of Huiyi, the King of Wu felt he had a great chance of winning.

Although Zhao Annian knew the whole story from beginning to end, he dared not say anything to his family. After all, although General Huaiwei's mansion was an impenetrable fortress, there were always some people with ulterior motives who were trying to gather information squatting under the walls outside.

If anything unusual happens at home, there's no doubt that someone over there will find out.

This matter concerns the world, and we dare not be negligent in the slightest.

Zhao Annian could only reveal the entrance to the secret passage to Song Risheng in a nearly explicit manner.

Fortunately, the results are good.

The family hugged each other, weeping with joy.

After the palace coup, a major purge began.

All members of the Wu King's faction were imprisoned.

Those like Huiyi, who directly participated in the palace coup, were guilty of the same crime as the King of Wu.

The entire Wu family suffered a loss, and so did Consort Hui; the whole household was imprisoned.

This means that Princess Xiaowan had been living under the Empress Dowager's care all this time, and when the Prince of Wu forced the Empress Dowager to abdicate, she even held a long sword to protect her.

During the reckoning, Emperor Zhengxuan skipped over Princess Xiaowan.

But Luo Jinyu, who led men to General Huaiwei's mansion with the intention of killing and setting fires, was not so lucky.

Everyone knows that she is Huiyi's biological daughter, and that she led troops to kill and burn on the night of the mutiny, so she cannot be innocent no matter what.

Therefore, Luo Jinyu was also imprisoned.

Crown Prince Xin Yibei did not let them off the hook either, and directly presented the cleared-up charges against Consort Hui to Emperor Zhengxuan one by one.

The beheadings at the market had been nonstop for the past few days, and it would take several days to finish them all. As a result, Emperor Zhengxuan was furious and immediately sent Huiyi's entire family to the hospital for an expedited service.

On the execution vehicle heading to the execution ground, Luo Jinyu saw Song Yanyan in the crowd.

Through the wooden bars of the prison van, she hysterically shouted at Song Yanyan, "This shouldn't be happening!... You should have died long ago!... Why!"

Song Yanyan didn't delve into why Luo Jinyu said you should have died long ago, nor did she delve into whether she had also awakened the memories of that life in her dream.

She watched calmly as Luo Jinyu was executed at Caishikou.

The moment Luo Jinyu's head fell to the ground, their feud was finally over.

Zhao Annian made a great contribution in this palace coup, capturing the King of Wu and his son.

Emperor Zhengxuan directly promoted Zhao Annian to the rank of First-Rank Protector General.

A few days later, the imperial decree bestowing marriage upon Xin Yibei and Song Yanyan was officially delivered to General Huaiwei's residence.

In an instant, General Huaiwei's mansion became the most prestigious and prominent family in the capital, and the entire mansion became a highly sought-after property. Invitations for banquets were sent to General Huaiwei's mansion one after another.

Song Yanyan simply ignored her.

He could stay home and enjoy his leisurely life, sometimes playing with Fusuhehua in his spare time. His days were incredibly carefree and leisurely.

However, a small accident soon occurred.

Tian Denghua is pregnant.

Zhao Annian was quite frightened. He knew from his time in the army that childbirth was extremely dangerous for older women. In addition, his children were all accomplished and of good character, no different from his own.

Zhao Annian didn't sleep all night. When Tian Denghua woke up in the morning, he said to her with a heavy expression, "Maybe we should not have this child."

Tian Denghua slapped Zhao Annian on the shoulder and said irritably, "You don't want it, but I do! Can't you ask the doctor if this child can be born?"

In their rural area, some women give birth at fifty!

She's only thirty-six, and she thinks she can do it!

Zhao Annian went to the palace with a worried expression to invite the imperial physician. Fortunately, after a thorough examination of Tian Denghua's body, the physician concluded that with careful care, there was nothing seriously wrong.

In other words, this child can be born.

Tian Denghua glanced sideways at Zhao Annian.

Zhao Annian jumped for joy.

Six months later, Song Yanyan married into the Eastern Palace with a grand wedding procession.

Xin Yibei lifted the red veil and saw the girl he had been longing for, smiling sweetly at him and saying cheerfully, "My lord, I've come to marry you!"

Life is long, and to have you by my side in this life is wonderful, wonderful.

(End of the article)