In the dim room, Lin Wan didn't know whether she was woken up by the noise or the pain.

"Oh, what's going on? The wedding is next month, how could such an accident happen at this time!" a familiar voice sighed.

"Sister Qinglian, Madam isn't really going to arrange marriages for the two young ladies, is she? Will the families of the two sons-in-law agree?" another voice asked in a low voice.

"Why not agree? It was in public, and so many eyes saw it. The eldest and second daughters fell into the water, and the two sons-in-law jumped into the water to save them, but they rescued the wrong people. What is going on?" the first voice replied.

"But...but Miss, can you agree to this? He is the son of the Marquis's family! Our son-in-law is just the master's disciple, not even a Juren. Can you agree to change him?"

"That's what's strange about this. It was the eldest lady who took the initiative to propose the marriage exchange!"

When Lin Wan heard this, she suddenly opened her eyes. Kiss exchange?

There was no light in the dim room, but the decorations inside could still be vaguely seen. The exquisitely carved bed was covered with an apricot-colored gauze curtain, and the light shone through the lattice on the gauze window, casting shadows on the quilt.

Lin Wan sat up, holding her aching head, and was shocked when she looked at everything in the house.

This, this is her boudoir before she got married!

What happened? Lin Wan clearly remembered that today was her mother-in-law's birthday. She had spent a whole month preparing for the birthday banquet. From the banquet dishes to the tea and snacks, all the guests praised it.

Just when she thought it had finally come to a successful conclusion, her mother and elder sister Lin Fu came to her privately and begged her to go to the Marquis' Mansion as a first-rank lady to support Lin Fu. Because she did not agree to her request, Lin Fu actually pushed her into the lake.

Thinking back to that cold winter when the icy lake water kept choking her mouth and nose, while her mother and sister stood on the shore watching indifferently, Lin Wan thought she was going to die. Unexpectedly, when she woke up again, she found herself back to one month before her marriage.

From what the two maids said just now, she knew that she and Lin Fu fell into the water together, and their fiancés rescued the wrong people, so now they want to change their marriage.

Lin Wan smiled. It seemed that Lin Fu was also reborn.

Exchange marriage? She dared to think about it! In her previous life, Lin Fu had always been proud of marrying into a prestigious marquisate and becoming the Crown Prince's consort, while Lin Wan's husband, Shen Qinghe, was born in a poor family and hadn't even passed the imperial examination.

Unexpectedly, after the marriage, Lin Fu discovered that the prince had been secretly keeping a mistress outside. Less than three months after the marriage, he openly welcomed the mistress into the mansion as a concubine and lived with her all the time. Lin Fu became the prince's consort in name only.

Half a year after Lin Wan married Shen Qinghe, Shen Qinghe unexpectedly won the first place in the imperial examination and became famous. Later, he entered the Imperial Academy and showed his face in front of the emperor. He was sent to the wealthy area of ​​Jiangnan. In less than ten years, he went from a small county magistrate to an official sent abroad. He was also selected by the emperor to serve as a prime minister, and Lin Wan was also awarded the first-class imperial decree.

"Someone is coming."

The maid who was chatting outside paused for a moment when she heard Lin Wan's voice, and soon came to the bed.

"Second Miss, you're awake." A maid came forward with a smile and put a coat on Lin Wan and said softly.

Lin Wan recognized that this was her maid Qinglian, who had followed her since childhood. No matter when she later became a small county magistrate's wife in Jiangnan, or rose to an imperial position, Qinglian had always been with her and was loyal to her.

"What time is it now?" Lin Wan asked.

Qinglian put two soft pillows behind Lin Wan to make her sit more comfortably, and replied: "It's the evening hour, young lady, how do you feel? Do you want to call a doctor?"

Lin Wan shook her head, thinking of what she had just heard: "What were you talking about just now? What about marriage exchange?"

Qinglian didn't expect that the young lady had heard her casual complaint. She was stunned for a moment before she replied, "I just heard from the maid in the Madam's yard that the young lady has been crying since she woke up. She said...she wanted to change her marriage with you, young lady."

Lin Wan recalled what happened today, and thought that Lin Fu was reborn earlier than herself. Today's rescue of the drowning person must have been planned by her, and her purpose was probably to change the marriage.

At this time, a little maid outside said, "Miss, Madam told you to go to the main courtyard when you wake up."

After hearing this, Lin Wan couldn't help but want to laugh at herself. People who didn't know would think that she was not her biological daughter. She had clearly fallen into the water, and her mother had been unconscious until now without coming to see her. When she woke up, she just sent a little maid to inform her, showing no concern at all.

Forget it, I've already experienced it once, so what's there to look forward to? How can I expect these so-called relatives to care and love me when they can watch me die?

"Please change my clothes for me." Lin Wan said in a calm voice.

After changing into a casual dress, Qinglian was about to put on makeup when Lin Wan stopped her. "Just leave it like this," Lin Wan said. The person in the mirror had a pale face, was wearing a plain dress, and looked very haggard.

Holding Qinglian's hand, Lin Wan walked to the main house with unsteady steps.

In the main house, father Lin Zhigao and mother Wang sat at the top, with younger brothers Lin Heng and Lin Fu sitting on both sides.

As soon as she saw Lin Wan, Lin Fu covered her eyes with a handkerchief and sobbed softly. Without waiting for Lin Wan to pay respect to her parents, she stepped forward, held her hand and cried, "Sister, how could this happen? Now, what should I do now!"

Lin Wan calmly pulled her hand away and said curiously, "Sister, you are worrying too much. Human life is at stake. My brother-in-law and Brother Shen are both trying to save people. I believe no one will care."

Lin Fu didn't expect that she didn't care at all. She stopped crying and said immediately, "So many people in the garden saw it today. We had physical contact when we rescued someone from the water. How can I...how can I face the prince in the future!"

Lin Wan looked at her coldly and asked, "Is this the prince's intention or the Shen family's?"

Lin Fu didn't know how to respond to her cold attitude and became slightly alert.

Logically speaking, from the outside, one is from a wealthy mansion and the other is a poor scholar. She took the initiative to propose a change of marriage and it was her fault. Why did Lin Wan seem to be unhappy? Could it be that she was also reborn like herself?

Lin Fu looked at Lin Wan warily, but she saw that her face was calm and emotionless. The jealousy in her heart began to spread again.

Humph, I must have thought too much. How could she have such an adventure? In her previous life, she was blessed enough to be a royal consort, so she fell into the water and died. And I have to apologize for her death. The Yongning Marquisate actually sent her, the Crown Prince's Consort, to the Dali Temple because they were afraid of the Shen family's investigation.

Thinking of this, Lin Fu's heart was filled with hatred. It had always been the case that only those things that she didn't want were given to her, Lin Wan. It was the same now. She, Lin Wan, was not worthy of this rank of imperial position at all!

When the two were at a stalemate, Wang was so distressed to see Lin Fu crying that she said to Lin Wan, "How can you talk like that? Fu'er is doing this for your own good. What's your attitude?"

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