I died tragically in my previous life, and I want to be an empress in my next life

"The person behind the scenes doesn't want your life, but just wants to destroy your innocence," Xuanyuan Che analyzed, "The deposed prince is trapped in the imperial mausoleum. Even if he has such power, he will not do such a thing and waste resources."

Pei Zhiyan was silent for a moment, thinking about various possibilities in her mind. Xuanyuan Che sat at the desk, looking leisurely, but his eyes revealed a sharp light.

"From now on, you must be careful in everything." Xuanyuan Che said with concern, his eyes revealing determination and affection, "This world is complicated, you must always be vigilant."

"I understand." Pei Zhiyan responded with a smile, with a hint of stubbornness and gratitude in her eyes, "I will take care of myself."

After hearing this, Xuanyuan Che frowned slightly, "As long as I'm here, I won't let you get hurt."

"I already owe you a favor for the White Horse Temple matter. How dare I trouble you again?" She smiled faintly, with a hint of sadness in her words.

She owed him more than just the White Horse Temple incident.

After Xuanyuan Che heard this, a trace of pain flashed in his eyes, "I said before, there is no need to thank you between you and me. In the future, I am willing to be your ally."

Ally? Pei Zhiyan smiled bitterly in her heart. Did he know what she was going to do? Why would he want to form an alliance with her?

A few days later, Pei Zhiyan gave the developed "Life-ending Powder" to Yin Liu and ordered her to personally deliver it to the General's Mansion and give it to Liu.

Hearing that Lin Ruyin was ill, the princess actually sent a female doctor to visit her with some supplements in the name of the queen mother. The princess had no friendship with the general's mansion, and everyone knew it, so she was just testing whether Lin Ruyin was really ill or faking it.

However, she came at the right time, so that she could serve as a witness for the eldest princess. The people in the general's mansion were worried that the eldest princess would doubt her illness.

Before the doctor came in, Liu had already made Lin Ruyin take the "life-killing powder" and put on a pale makeup.

The female doctor walked into Lin Ruyin's room. Liu and the court doctor were surrounding Lin Ruyin. When they saw her coming, they felt like she was their savior.

"Ms. Chen, you are here." Liu's eyes were filled with tears and her voice was trembling. "I am not talented enough. I am sorry to trouble the Empress Dowager for her concern."

The female doctor nodded slightly, "Madam, don't worry too much. Miss Lin is blessed by fate."

When she stepped forward and took a look, she looked pale and her eyes were closed, like a withered flower, which made people feel pity. The doctor quietly reached out her hand and gently stroked Lin Ruyin's forehead. The temperature was slightly cool, like fallen leaves in autumn.

Liu was wiping tears, her eyes were red and swollen, and she had obviously been crying for a long time. "I don't know why, she has been unconscious for a day."

A trace of doubt and uneasiness surged in the doctor's heart. She decided to check Lin Ruyin's pulse again. She stretched out her right hand, gently placed it on Lin Ruyin's wrist, closed her eyes, and quietly felt her pulse. Her pulse was very weak, almost imperceptible.

The court doctor beside him also shook his head, his face heavy, "Madam, please accept my condolences and prepare for your funeral."

After hearing this, Liu burst into tears. She rushed to Lin Ruyin's bed and held her hand tightly. "Ruyin, you can't leave me! You are my only daughter, I can't live without you!"

When the people in the room saw this, they all started wiping away their tears.

The female doctor observed everyone calmly and found nothing unusual.

Soon, Lin Ruyin was buried. Since she was an unmarried girl, she naturally could not be buried in the ancestral tomb. She was simply buried in a coffin. Lin felt sorry for her, so she buried her on the hill opposite the ancestral tomb.

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Listening to the doctor's report, the princess fell into deep thought. Things did not go as she wished. She could not marry the girl of the Lin family, so the original plan had to be abandoned.

At midnight, when everything was quiet and the moonlight was as bright as water, several men in black quietly came to a lonely hilltop, their steps light and swift.

They came to a desolate place on the top of the mountain and stopped in front of a slightly raised mound of earth. One of them held a shovel and began to dig carefully.

The dirt on the mound was dug away one shovel at a time, revealing a corner of a coffin. The man in black quickly wiped the dirt off the coffin with his hands, then gently opened the coffin lid.

The coffin lid slowly opened, making a low friction sound. The woman in the coffin lay there quietly, her face pale and peaceful, without a trace of blood on her face.

One of the men in black quickly stepped forward and lifted the woman out of the coffin. Her body was light and weak, as if she had no weight. They lifted her up carefully, fearing that they would wake her from her sweet dream. Then, they sent her to a secluded manor.

Pei Zhiyan had been waiting here for a long time. When she saw the man in black carrying Lin Ruyin towards them, a huge stone in her heart finally fell to the ground.

She hurried over and ordered someone to put Lin Ruyin on the bed. She sat beside the bed and gently held Lin Ruyin's hand. Her hand was cold and pale, without a trace of life.

She took out a small porcelain bottle from her bosom and poured out an antidote. She put the antidote into Lin Ruyin's mouth, then gently lifted her chin to help her swallow the antidote. With a "gulp" sound, the antidote slid down her throat into her stomach.

After about an incense stick of time, Lin Ruyin's eyelids finally slowly opened. Her eyes were confused and weak, as if she had just woken up from a long dream. She looked around and saw Pei Zhiyan's figure, and a warm feeling surged in her heart.

Lin Ruyin tried to sit up, but her body was still too weak, so she had to lie down again.

"I... I'm still alive?" Lin Ruyin asked weakly.

Pei Zhiyan smiled and nodded, "I'm glad you woke up."

"Thank you, cousin Yan, for saving me."

"We are all family, what are you talking about?" Pei Zhiyan smiled and said, "You should have a good rest. We will have to travel again when the sun rises."

A relieved smile appeared on Lin Ruyin's face, and then she closed her eyes again. Her body was still very weak and she really needed a good rest.

Pei Zhiyan gently covered her with a quilt and walked out of the room.

At daybreak, a carriage was ready and waiting outside the yard.

Lin Ruyin felt a surge of reluctance and worry in her heart. All her family members were here, but she also knew that she had to leave this dangerous place as soon as possible. She sighed and got on the carriage.

The driver whipped the horse whip, and the carriage slowly drove out of the yard and headed into the distance. Lin Ruyin looked back and saw that the small village gradually disappeared from her sight. She was filled with emotion and reluctance. Once she left today, she didn't know when she would be able to return to the capital and see her parents and family again.

After Lin Ruyin faked her death, she could no longer appear in the capital. She would go to the border and live in hiding. Although the conditions there were a bit difficult, at least she could live an ordinary life, which was better than marrying the second prince.

Pei Zhiyan also felt a sense of emotion in her heart. She knew that once Lin Ruyin left, she didn’t know when she would see her again.