She loses if she divorces, the reborn mistress only divorces her husband

Li Jingwan rode out of the woods and ran in the direction from which the carriage came.

She only remembered this road. There was a small path not far away. She heard Butler Bai say that it led to a mountain.

As long as she went into the mountains and hid herself with the help of the terrain, there was still hope of escape.

The Xirong cavalry followed closely behind. Li Jingwan gritted her teeth and whipped the horse again to speed up the horse.

However, although her idea was good, how could domestic horses outrun the carefully selected war horses of the Xirong people?

The distance between the two sides continued to narrow. A Xirong cavalryman raised his bow and arrow at Li Jingwan, but the other man said something, so he adjusted his aim and shot at the horse.

The horse was suddenly hit by an arrow, and let out a mournful hissing sound in pain, while raising its front hooves and almost standing upright.

Li Jingwan was shocked, but fortunately she reacted quickly. She tightened the reins with one hand and held the horse's neck with the other, narrowly avoiding the danger of being thrown off the ground by the horse.

But just like this, two Xirong cavalrymen caught up with her. One of them drew his knife and pointed it at her, shouting at her in the stiff Sheng Dynasty dialect, "Get down, or you will die."

The enemy was strong and I was weak, and my horse was also injured. Li Jingwan knew she couldn't run away, so she had to dismount.

No matter what, save your life first and make plans later.

She had just been roughly tied up by the Xirong cavalry when a large force arrived, numbering about 20 to 30 people.

Every horse had something hanging on it, and they had indeed robbed the nearby villages.

Leading the group was a burly, bearded Western Rong cavalryman, who seemed to be their leader.

"Beast!" Li Jingwan cursed in her heart, but she lowered her head in fear.

The bearded man spoke in the Xirong language to the Xirong cavalrymen around her. Li Jingwan could not understand a word they said, but from the malicious laughter mixed in their words, she knew that what these people said was definitely not good.

After a few words, Li Jingwan was thrown into the last carriage in the team, which was filled with property looted by the Xirong cavalry, including two sheep.

"If you dare to run away, I will kill you." A Xirong cavalryman trapped her feet and threatened her in Sheng Chao dialect before closing the car door.

A sheep bleated beside Li Jingwan and lowered its head to rub against her shoulder.

"I'm sorry, I can't save you either." Li Jingwan whispered.

I hope Bai Yiyi can return to Tacheng safely, convey her words to Xiang Mingfang, and take her brother away.

If this task could be accomplished, she would die without regrets, because she would have made up for the regrets of her previous life.

Although she thought this way to comfort herself, Li Jingwan still felt unwilling.

She also wanted to change Chu Tingyu's fate in his previous life.

-

Beijing.

It was already bright outside. At this time of the day, Song Qingyan would have already washed up and gone to pay her respects to her grandmother and mother.

At this time, she was still sitting on the bed, her face and eyes full of shock, breathing slightly heavily, and obviously very scared.

There was a gentle knock on the door and Lian Ye asked in a low voice.

"Miss, can I come in and help you get up?"

She asked twice before Song Qingyan came back to her senses and reluctantly said, "Wait a moment."

"Yes."

After Lian Ye left, Song Qingyan still sat on the bed without moving.

If Lian Ye hadn't called her just now, she would have thought she was in a dream.

She had a very terrible dream.

Because she dreamed about her whole life.

In the dream, she did not marry Chu Tingyu as she wished, but was arranged by Concubine Zhong to marry Guo Boxian, the eldest son of the Minister of Revenue Guo Yu.

Although Chu Tingyu has always kept a low profile, many ministers have secretly supported him, and the Guo family is one of them.

Concubine Zhong asked her to marry him mainly to win over the Guo family.

When she first got married, she was highly valued by the Guo family because she had Concubine Zhong and Chu Tingyu as her backers.

The parents-in-law praise them, the couple loves each other and lives a happy life.

Moreover, on the second day after she entered the marriage, her mother-in-law gave her the power of household affairs and said that without her consent, Guo Boxian was not allowed to take a concubine.

But the good times did not last long. Half a year after the marriage, news came from the northwest that Chu Tingyu was missing.

Since Chu Tingyu had not been found, the faction of the second prince Chu Tingjue gradually gained the upper hand, and the Guo family was naturally one of the targets of suppression.

Later, Guo Yu was reported by the Second Prince for some things and had to resign. He moved back to his hometown with his family to temporarily avoid the limelight.

However, her background, which she was proud of, became a stain and she gradually became unwelcome in the Guo family. Her mother-in-law believed that she was the cause of the Guo family's decline and even though she gave birth to a son, she was often scolded as a jinx.

In order to save face in front of her family, she never confided her experiences to Zhao Yunying and always said that she was living a good life.

Her husband, Guo Boxian, not only did not speak for her, but he always ignored her, married several concubines one after another, and did not take her, his wife, seriously at all.

When Chu Tingyu had been missing for almost nine years, news came from the capital that the Zhenyuan General's Mansion had committed treason and collaborated with the enemy. The General's Mansion was ransacked, and the matter was also related to Chu Tingyu.

Rumor has it that Emperor Chu Yin is very disappointed with Chu Tingyu and has ordered the Imperial Observatory to select a date to appoint the second prince Chu Tingjue as the crown prince.

There was no hope for Guo's family to reinstate her, so her mother-in-law found an excuse and made her kneel in the inner courtyard for a whole day until she fainted.

After she woke up, no one came to see her, the Guo family did not allow her to hire a doctor, and her mother-in-law even threatened to let Guo Boyan divorce her.

She was unwilling to endure the torture that followed, and finally hanged herself with a white silk thread.

Song Qingyan raised her hand and touched her neck, and there was nothing unusual.

Everything in the dream was too real, as if it was really what she had experienced, but it was different from reality.

In her dream, she also accompanied her grandmother and mother to Beijing during this period, but the incident at Wu'an Marquis' Mansion did not happen.

Similarly, Lin's search for her biological daughter never happened.

As for Li Jingwan, in her dream, she had no connection with her at all, and she didn't even know whether Li Jingwan was dead or alive.

It should be just a dream, Song Qingyan comforted herself, she was going to marry Chu Tingyu and had never even met Guo Boyan.

"Miss, may I come in?" Lian Ye asked again outside the house.

"Come in." Song Qingyan responded.

Today she and Zhao Yunying have to accompany Zhong to the palace to meet Concubine Zhong, and they can't delay any longer.

-

A side hall of the Yiku Palace.

After Song Qingyan and the other two paid their respects, they sat down. Concubine Zhong first asked about her sister Zhong's health.

"My queen, my headache has gotten much better." Mrs. Zhong sighed, "Doctor Xu is indeed a miracle doctor. In less than half a month, he cured my illness that had lasted for decades."

Concubine Zhong was relieved, "That's great, it's worth your trip to Beijing for treatment."

"Yunying, why do I see that you look worse than last time?" Concubine Zhong noticed that Zhao Yunying looked unwell. "If Imperial Doctor Zhang's medical skills are not good, then we can find someone else."

A few days ago, Concubine Zhong came to the palace and said that Zhao Yunying was not feeling well, and asked Concubine Zhong to find the imperial physician to take Zhao Yunying's pulse.

Zhao Yunying quickly stood up and said with all her strength, "Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. Doctor Zhang is an excellent doctor. It's just that I've been suffering from insomnia recently, so I'm not in good spirits..."

It would be useless even if more doctors were to see her.

Only she herself knows that she has a mental illness.

Her life experience, Lin's death, Wutou's killer, and the hunt for Li Jingwan, each one of them is horrifying.

All these things weighed on her mind, causing her torment during the day and sleepless nights.

Even if Hua Tuo were alive, he would not be able to cure her.

Mrs. Zhong looked at her daughter with pity, but she could not say anything wrong about the imperial physician, otherwise she would be rejecting Concubine Zhong's good intentions.

"Don't worry, Madam. Yunying is just temporarily unable to adapt to the climate and environment of the capital. When she was a child, she followed me and her father to Lizhou to take office. She also couldn't adapt to the climate and environment and was sick for a long time before she recovered."

"If there is no improvement after a while, I will arrange for other imperial doctors." Concubine Zhong smiled and said, "If the matter in the northwest is over soon, when Yu'er returns to the capital, let him bring Xu Rui with him and let Xu Rui take a look at Yunying."

Hearing this, Song Qingyan, who had been somewhat absent-minded, couldn't help but ask, "Madam, do you mean that my cousin is about to return to Beijing?"

"It may be sometime," said Concubine Zhong, "but I heard that the Northwest is well prepared this time and will definitely be able to repel the Western Rong."

Zhong agreed, "Yes, with Tingyu here, he knows the northwest border very well, has many military achievements, and can command with confidence. We will definitely win."

These words obviously touched Concubine Zhong's heart, and the smile on her face became even more obvious.

Song Qingyan felt much more relaxed as it seemed like it was just a dream.

Chu Tingyu is so powerful, and he has hundreds of thousands of Northwestern troops under his command. How could he disappear for no reason like in the dream?

After chatting for a while, Concubine Zhong turned the topic to Song Qingyan.

"Qingyan, have you gotten used to living in the capital these days? Have you made any new friends?"

Song Qingyan stood up and replied.

"My lady, Qingyan is doing well. I have made friends with several young ladies from the Marquis' Mansion. We all get along well. Sometimes we get together to talk about poetry and appreciate flowers. It's quite fun."

Concubine Zhong nodded and asked, "Do you know Guo Shuyu, the daughter of Minister of Revenue Guo Yu?"

When she heard that it was related to the Guo family, Song Qingyan's heart, which had been relieved, suddenly rose to her throat and she almost lost her composure.

"My lady, I have never met Miss Guo, but I have only heard of her."

Her heart began to beat wildly. Could it be that the dream was real?

Concubine Zhong would not say this for no reason. Zhong had a guess in her mind, so she smiled and said, "The queen mentioned Miss Guo herself, so she must be good."

Concubine Zhong nodded slightly, "Yes, I have met Guo Shuyu. She is beautiful and intelligent, well-read, and has both moral integrity and talent."

"If your Majesty says so, then Yan'er must make good friends with her."

Song Qingyan nodded nervously and clenched her handkerchief, worried that Concubine Zhong would mention the Guo family again.

As a result, Concubine Zhong went a step further and said, "The Guo family is strict in managing their family, and the son taught by Guo Yu is even more talented. He will definitely become a pillar of the court in the future."

At this time, Zhao Yunying and Zhong both understood what Concubine Zhong meant. She wanted Song Qingyan to marry into the Guo family.

The original purpose of going to Beijing was to find a good marriage for Song Qingyan, so in recent days, Zhong has collected information on unmarried young men from high-ranking families in Beijing, including the two young men of the Guo family.

Guo Yu had two legitimate sons. The eldest son was a scholar and served in the capital, making steady progress. The second son was a military officer and went to the northwest border to follow Chu Tingyu, and his career was also very good.

In her mind, among the most suitable young men, there is the eldest son of the Guo family.

When Concubine Zhong brought it up on her own initiative, Mrs. Zhong was very surprised, with a hint of excitement in her voice.

"After I came to the capital, I heard many people praising the two sons of the Guo family. Many noble families want to marry into the Guo family."

Zhong was excited, but Song Qingyan felt like her breathing was about to stop. Everything was actually developing in the direction of her dream.

Concubine Zhong's next words confirmed this.

"Two days ago, Guo Yu's wife came to the palace and chatted with me for a while. She said that she had seen Qing Yan at the banquet of Xuanping Marquis's Mansion and liked her very much at first sight. She wanted to ask for Qing Yan to marry her on behalf of her eldest son Guo Boyan."

Song Qingyan looked at Concubine Zhong in astonishment as her mouth opened and closed, saying exactly the same words as in her dream.

Only then did she believe that it was not a dream.

That was her previous life!

-

When Song Qingyan left the palace, her mind was still confused. The interweaving of her past and present lives made her panic.

When Concubine Zhong said that the Guo family wanted to marry her, she pretended to be shy and lowered her head, otherwise her pale and panic-stricken face would definitely arouse suspicion.

After getting on the carriage, Mrs. Zhong deliberately asked Song Qingyan to sit next to her.

"Yan'er." She held Song Qingyan's hand lovingly, but found it was cold. She couldn't help but frowned, "Yan'er, why are your hands so cold?"

Song Qingyan calmed down a little, "Grandma, I'm a little... a little cold."

Mrs. Zhong brought a hand warmer with her, so she handed it to her and said, "Here, warm yourself up with the hand warmer."

"Thank you, grandma." Song Qingyan whispered.

The hand warmer was very warm, but the warmth could not reach her heart.

Zhong got back to the point and asked, "Yan'er, what do you think of the Imperial Concubine's suggestion just now?"

"I..." Song Qingyan lowered her head, "Grandma, my granddaughter doesn't want to get married yet..."

Mrs. Zhong thought she was shy and said with a smile, "Your mother and I are reluctant to let you go, but you have already reached the age of marriage and are a grown-up girl. We can't delay."

There were only three of them in the carriage, so Mrs. Zhong spoke freely.

"Guo Yu is the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, a first-rank minister, and is highly regarded by the emperor. He will definitely enter the cabinet in the future. Guo Boyan is the eldest son of the Guo family. Although he is only a fourth-rank official at present, his future prospects will definitely not be bad."

"To be honest, I've been paying attention to the Guo family for a long time, but our family background is much inferior to theirs, so I didn't pay much attention to it. But the Guo family took the initiative to propose it, and with the Imperial Concubine here, Yan'er, this marriage is excellent."

Song Qingyan held the hand warmer tightly, still keeping her head down and remaining silent.

Mrs. Zhong lowered her voice a little, "The second son of the Guo family followed Prince Jing to fight in the northwest, so the Guo family is naturally Prince Jing's faction. If you marry him, you will have the support of the imperial concubine, and the Guo family will definitely treat you well, and when Prince Jing inherits..."

She paused, but didn't say it clearly. "By then, the Guo family will rise with the tide, and your life will get better and better. At that time, they will respect you as the mistress even more."

Song Qingyan sneered in her heart. In her dream, Zhong had also said these words, and she was also moved.

Concubine Zhong had another choice for the Princess of Jing, and knowing that she had no hope of marrying Chu Tingyu, she married Guo Boyan, and ended up committing suicide.

She was just a pawn in the hands of Concubine Zhong, helping Concubine Zhong to win over people who supported Prince Jing's faction.

Since God let her know her future fate in advance, why did she still go down this dead end?

Song Qingyan's panicked thoughts gradually calmed down, and she looked down at the hand warmer.

This time, she wants to take control of her own destiny and no longer let others control her.