Reborn as a bride, pretending to be virtuous, the prince held his waist and regretted

Gu Xiling rubbed her brows to relieve the fatigue caused by sleepiness and slowly opened her eyes.

The soft Huanghuali couch was surrounded by cloud-like gauze and pearl-thread curtains, and on the long table was a dressing table with a crepe-patterned bronze mirror.

A wisp of smoke rose from the four-cornered bronze beast furnace, exuding the fragrance of crabapple flowers.

This is her boudoir.

She was actually reborn in the year when she just returned to Jingyangbo's mansion.

Fifteen years ago, the virtuous king usurped the throne, the capital was in turmoil, and the Jingyang Marquis's mansion was in chaos.

Madam Gu fled with her servants, but they were separated. She was left with only her little maid, so she hid in a farmer's house to give birth to her child.

It happened that the farm woman also gave birth and the baby was swapped.

Gu Xiling, the real daughter, grew up in the countryside with poor clothes, while the fake daughter Gu Xirong lived a life of luxury in the Jingyang Marquis's mansion.

The two men are worlds apart, and their personalities and perspectives are quite different.

Although she was the real daughter of the Marquis of Jingyang, she was ultimately inferior to the fake daughter Gu Xirong who grew up by her side.

"Greetings to the Second Young Miss." Cui Yu, the maidservant beside Madam Gu, said greetings but she did not even bend her knees. It was obvious that she looked down on Gu Xiling, a real young lady who grew up in the countryside.

This also indirectly reflects that Mrs. Gu does not care about her own daughter.

In her previous life, Gu Xiling was confused and dazzled by the wealth of the Bo family. She tried to be the best in everything in order to gain the love of her biological parents.

Little did they know that she was a girl who grew up in the countryside and couldn't even read a few words, and she still wanted to write poetry and songs?

Instead, he failed to draw a tiger and ended up drawing a dog, which caused a lot of jokes.

"Sister Cuiyu, did mother give any instructions?" Gu Xiling pretended to be surprised and eager, acting silly.

Cuiyu smiled and said, "My Lord has arranged a good marriage for the Second Miss, and he specially asked me to come and invite her over."

What is coming will eventually come!

Gu Xiling followed Cui Yu to the main courtyard of Jingyangbo's mansion.

Mrs. Gu is thirty-five years old this year. She still has charm, but there are more wrinkles at the corners of her eyes.

Seeing her daughter, she showed concern and held Gu Xiling's hand, "Ling'er, please stop making trouble. The marriage between our Jingyang Marquis's Mansion and Changning Marquis's Mansion was arranged by your grandmother and the old lady of Changning Marquis. Xirong and the son of Changning Marquis have been childhood sweethearts and are in love with each other. You are so kind, you will definitely not have the heart to break them up."

"Your father has arranged a good marriage for you. The other party is Xie Jin, a young general of the sixth rank. He is handsome and powerful. Good things come in pairs. You and Xirong will get married on the same day."

Gu Xiling lowered her eyes to hide the mockery in them. Could she still expect her biological parents to love her?

In her previous life, the fake daughter Gu Xirong married Zhou Jin, the talented and chosen third place in the imperial examination by His Majesty, and the son of Marquis Changning, while she married Xie Jin, a branch of the impoverished aristocratic family Xie.

Her marriage was also a complete plan of Xie Jin!

She later learned from a drunken Xie Jin that in order to marry the daughter of a noble, he tampered with the Gu family's horse and took the opportunity to rescue her father, Jingyang Earl Gu Hongzhen, in order to get the marriage.

Seeing that the fake daughter Gu Xirong was about to become the wife of the prince of the marquis's mansion, she could only become a member of the side branch of the impoverished clan, which made her very unwilling.

She wanted to snatch back the marriage that she was entitled to as the legitimate daughter of the Marquis of Jingyang, but in the end she was no match for him and was forced into the bridal sedan and sent to the Xie family.

She made a fuss in vain, suffered physical pain, and was finally forced to get on the Xie family's bridal sedan.

In addition, the dowry that should have been given to her was also withheld and given to Gu Xirong, who was obedient and married into a wealthy family.

She won't make trouble this time!

Taking advantage of Mrs. Gu's guilt towards her, she could give her more dowry so that the Xie family wouldn't be so poor that they couldn't even afford to reward the servants.

"Mother, I was ignorant before and made you worried." Gu Xiling's eyes were full of admiration, and she hugged Madam Gu like a spoiled child. "Ling'er is your biological daughter, of course you love me, I believe you mother."

Mrs. Gu felt as if she heard the sound of nature. Looking at her daughter who looked somewhat like her, she felt guilty.

"My dear child, I love you and Xirong. Although the Xie family is in decline, Xie Jin is strong and intelligent. He will surely achieve great things in the future. I will give you more dowry. You are a daughter of an uncle's family, but you are marrying down. The Xie family will still support you and you will have a good life."

"Thank you, mother. You're the best." Gu Xiling was as straightforward as ever. Even her compliments were so direct, which really pleased Mrs. Gu.

At this moment, Gu Xirong was shocked, her steps were flustered, her jewelry was jingling, she was no longer as dignified as before, she knelt on the ground with a plop, "Mother..."

Madam Gu was startled and quickly pulled away Gu Xiling's hand. She quickly walked forward a few steps and reached out to support Gu Xirong. "My son, what's wrong with you?"

Gu Xiling was also surprised. This had never happened in her previous life?

Gu Xirong couldn't get up, so she knelt on the ground, with her head slightly tilted like a willow swaying in the wind, and tears as big as beans fell one by one, which was truly heart-warming.

"Mother, the marriage at the Changning Marquis' Mansion was originally meant for my younger sister. I have been in your family for fifteen years and have been loved and pampered by you, my father, mother, and my brothers. I am very grateful."

"Since my sister likes Zhou Jin, the son of the Marquis of Changning, I will give her my wife. I owe her this. As for Xie Jin, he is my father's savior. I am willing to marry him and repay my father's kindness."

Gu Xiling was stunned when she saw Gu Xirong, who was determined to marry into the Xie family.

In her previous life, Gu Xirong was such a good pretentious little white flower that she never even rushed to marry into the impoverished Xie family!

Immediately, Gu Xiling thought of a possibility: Gu Xirong was also reborn!

After Gu Xiling married into the Xie family in her previous life, Xie Jin coaxed her with false affection for several years.

After she gave birth to two sons and a daughter, Xie Jin felt that he had settled down and started to hug her left and right.

For the sake of her children and to avoid being implicated and beheaded, she had to put a lot of thought into planning for Xie Jin, winning battles and getting promoted repeatedly.

After the death of the previous emperor, Xie Jin gained more and more power and became the regent.

She became the regent princess and was high above everyone else.

In contrast, Zhou Jin, the son of Changning Marquis, whom Gu Xirong married, was talented but arrogant. He had different political views from those in power and could not control his mouth. He was demoted again and again and was even stripped of his title.

His career was not going well, he was cynical, drank to drown his sorrows, and spent all day among women.

Zhou Jin has become down and out and no longer has the high spirits he once had.

When she returned to her parents' home to visit her relatives, Gu Xirong looked at her with eyes full of jealousy and resentment.

Now that she is reborn, Gu Xirong comes to grab the marriage. What a good plan!

Gu Xirong thought that by snatching Xie Jin away she could become the high and mighty Regent Princess?

In fact, Xie Jin's ability could not support his ambition.

Every time Xie Jin caused trouble, Gu Xiling, as the wife of a fellow villager, had to make plans for him, worrying about it and working herself to exhaustion in order to avoid having her entire family executed.

Without her planning, Xie Jin would have been chopped off as a traitor!

Although Gu Xiling didn't care about Xie Jin, she couldn't let Gu Xirong get her wish so easily.

Gu Xiling knelt on the ground with a plop, crying even more miserably than Gu Xirong, "Ling'er was ignorant before, please don't blame me, Sister Rong. Although I am my parents' biological child, Sister Rong has been filial to them for me since I was a child. Ling'er is grateful in her heart, and she has no way to repay me."

"Sister Rong and Changning Hou Zhou Jin have been childhood sweethearts since they were young, and they love each other. Mother and father both love Sister Rong and have told Ling'er several times to let Sister Rong get married. Ling'er has thought it through and sincerely wishes Sister Rong and the Marquis of Changning a happy marriage."

This time it was Gu Xirong who was dumbfounded, sweating on her forehead. "Sister Ling, please don't say that. I took your place, enjoying the splendor and wealth in the Jingyang Marquis's mansion, while you, my sister, have to suffer in the countryside. I feel guilty and can't sleep or eat well."

"It's time for us to return to our respective positions. Otherwise, I'll be a cuckoo occupying the magpie's nest. I'm sorry to my sister Ling, sorry to my mother and father, and even more sorry to my deceased grandmother!"