Volume 2 Chapter 111 Arch-nemesis

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  Thinking of the Anji Marquis's estate, thinking of her mother and younger brother, perhaps in that moment of fevered brain, she could be reckless and not care. But after that moment passed, she no longer had the courage to say that she didn't care about the life or death of the Anji Marquis's estate, nor did she care about those who loved her - the family members she wanted to protect in this lifetime.

  The red candles on the high platform were burning fiercely, and the whole room was filled with a joyful atmosphere. The wedding chamber was supposed to be the most beautiful moment in a woman's life. However, Qing Jin felt an inexplicable chill as she looked at the sea of red decorations. She had just learned that Long Han Yuan was reborn, and suddenly her future seemed dark and uncertain. The bright red color that symbolized celebration suddenly turned into a bloody hell, leaving her breathless and chilled to the bone.

  She stood up, walked to the copper mirror, and looked at the fiery figure in the copper mirror. She was beautiful and radiant, like a sunny spring day, but upon closer inspection, there seemed to be a hint of desolation amidst that dazzling brilliance...

  The deathly silence brought Qingjin back to the last moments of her past life, where the person reflected in the mirror was no longer the beautiful and vibrant young woman she once was, but a pale and haggard version of herself, worn down by time, having lost everything.

  Qing Jin looked at the copper mirror, wondering if everything about her rebirth was just a dream, and she hadn't actually been reborn, but was still the same dull and lifeless Gu Qing Jin who was going to die.

  Perhaps rebirth was just a beautiful dream of hers. Qingjin couldn't help but stretch out her hand to touch the self in the mirror. Her fingers touched the copper mirror, and the cold feeling invaded from her fingertips, bringing Qingjin back to reality from her daze.

  Looking at the mirror, she saw her youthful and beautiful self with a perfect complexion. Qing Jin's eyes suddenly brightened up, no, this was not a dream. She, Gu Qing Jin, had been reborn, she was no longer that penniless Gu Qing Jin...

  Qingjin smiled brightly in front of the copper mirror, yes, she had been reborn, all of this was real, not a dream she would die imagining. Knowing that none of this was just a dream. Qingjin let out a deep sigh of relief.

  It seems that suddenly knowing about Long Han's rebirth has brought her immense pressure, and the pair of intertwined lockets that Long Han inexplicably sent over.

  She was suddenly informed that Long Han was reborn, which made her mind a bit unstable, and it was also known from the Tongxin Ring, how could Qingjin calm down.

  Because Long Han Yuan was her first love in the true sense, and Tong Xin Chui was a witness to that love. However, their love from the previous life wasn't so beautiful. In the end, she set fire to herself, and the ending of that love was extremely tragic.

  They say that first love is unforgettable. In a certain sense, the initial pain is also etched in one's memory, and it is precisely because of that kind of pain that we begin to slowly learn how to grow up...

  The deeper the love, the heavier the hatred. Love and hate entwined, only death can make me forget. But if I were alive, I would be trapped forever, so I chose death resolutely. However, death did not bring me liberation, for I was reborn.

  Reborn, familiar people, familiar things, wanting to forget, still remembering after all, determined to seal up the past, don't mention it again, life has been through many storms, even if memories can't be erased, love and hate are still in my heart, really want to cut off the past, let tomorrow continue smoothly.

  But you still appeared, a familiar yet strange figure in my memory. I told myself it's all in the past, and I looked at you indifferently, with an unfamiliar gaze, passing by each other, thinking I could just wave goodbye without taking away any memories.

  Reborn for the first time, they brushed past each other, their hearts without a ripple. I told myself, Gu Qingjin, you've done well, thinking that from then on, everything would be peaceful and uneventful.

  If life were like the first meeting, I would be the legitimate daughter of my Marquis's manor, and you would be the imperial grandson Fengsun. We would meet on a bustling street, then brush past each other...

  However, as they continued to meet again and again, they began to get entangled, intentionally or unintentionally.

  I thought the heavens were so unfair, everyone forgot, you also forgot, only I was left in place, left in memories, unable to forget, unable to transcend!

  She tried her best to forget and avoid him, but fate still tied her up with Long Han Yan.

  The most ironic thing is that the person was still holding their former love token, letting her know that he too had been reborn. With a mocking smile, Qingjin stood up from in front of the dresser and walked to the bedside, looking at the only remaining armband lying on the bed, in the brocade box. If Long Hanshan had also been reborn, then so be it! Let forgetfulness begin from now on!

  She refused to accept her fate, she wanted to lie in wait, one day, she believed that she could leave the backyard of the Jing Wang Fu, thinking of this, she stretched out her hand, wanting to get rid of the ridiculous cuff, but at the moment she touched the gift box, the cuff and the brocade box turned into a pile of powder.

  Qing Jin was stunned for a moment, "Hehe..." Half a beat later, Qing Jin smiled lightly, what a great auspicious sign!

  "Miss... miss... are you awake?" The sound of Mandarin ducks came in drowsily.

  Qingjin opened her eyes and got up from the ground, moving her slightly sore body. She had actually fallen asleep on the floor by the bed last night.

  Looking at the pile of powder on the bed, I felt my body relax even more. Qing Jin looked at the jade bangle that had shattered on the ground and stepped on it lightly with her feet. The shattered jade bangles all turned into powder after Qing Jin's footsteps passed by, leaving no trace behind.

  "Miss... miss... are you alright?!" The mandarin duck outside called out several times, but didn't hear Qingjin's response, and couldn't help but feel a bit anxious.

  Hearing Yuanyang's somewhat anxious voice, Qingjin finally replied: "I'm fine, I've gotten up, Yuanyang you can come in!"

  Yuan Yang pushed the door open and entered, seeing Qing Jin's wedding dress, she was surprised for a moment. After regaining her composure, she quickly closed the door and asked in a soft voice: "Miss, why are you still wearing your wedding dress?" Then she glanced at the neatly arranged bed behind Qing Jin and couldn't help but ask: "Miss, did the prince not...". She stopped mid-sentence, as she had personally seen the prince enter the bridal chamber.

  "Don't just stand there, come and help me change quickly, I still need to go pay my respects to the princess!" Qing Jin said, changing the subject as she spoke to Yuanyang.

  Yuan heard Qingjin's obvious reluctance to say more, and couldn't help but redden her eyes, speaking to Qingjin: "Miss, how can the Duke of Jing be like this? Yesterday was clearly your grand wedding with the Duke of Jing, so why did he...?"

  Qing Jin heard Yuanyang's words and knew that Yuanyang had misunderstood, so she immediately spoke to Yuanyang: "What is this little maid thinking? Didn't you see King Jing come in last night...?"

  Upon hearing Qingjin's words, Yuanyang also came back to her senses, but still asked somewhat doubtfully: "Then how..."

  "You're so full of questions, Qing Wang was supposed to come at first, but later... it seemed like something important came up, so he went to the study room temporarily. We entered the Qing Wang Fu and should follow its rules. If the master has something to attend to, we can't force him to stay. And from now on, you can't call me 'young lady' anymore, but rather...". Qing Jin spoke without blinking, lying through her teeth. She couldn't very well say that she had a falling out with Qing Wang on their wedding night and even stabbed him, which would probably scare the girl to death. Moreover, last night's events were too complicated to explain - that she was reborn with memories of her past life, where she married Long Han Yuan and eventually set herself on fire. Last night, she discovered that Qing Wang was also reborn, they had a falling out, and she almost killed him.

  Since Long Hanshan didn't pursue the matter of her hurting him last night, he will definitely cover up for her today. As for what happens between them in the future, it's one step at a time. Anyway, she won't fall in love with Long Hanshan again in this lifetime. One day, she'll leave his backyard, and Long Hanshan will remarry her, although she doesn't know why, but it's definitely not out of love. From what Long Hanshan said last night, he initially planned to marry Gu Qingyao, but for some reason, he ended up letting Gu Qingyao marry the Sixth Prince instead?

  The matter between Long Han and Gu Qingyao, she didn't want to intervene. Now the only thing she had to do was survive in the backyard of Jing Wangfu. The queen, Muyong Shi, whom Long Han had married, was someone she had been familiar with since her previous life, but now couldn't be unfamiliar with anymore. Yesterday's grand wedding, second only to that of the main wife, and the title of Ciqing Fei, must have made Muyong Shi extremely wary of her. In her past life, just because she was personally welcomed by Long Han as his bride, Muyong Shi couldn't tolerate her and incited the many women in the backyard of the palace to be her enemies. This life, marrying Long Han had raised her status by who knows how much compared to her previous life, so Muyong Shi should be even more intolerant of her.

  Thinking of this, Qing Jin couldn't help but laugh and cry a little, the future is indeed full of hardships!

  As for her and Murong's relationship, in their past life, she owed Murong an apology. After all, Murong was Long Han's legitimate wife. It was only natural that Murong wanted to protect her marriage, her position as the legitimate wife, and her son.

  But this is ancient times, when having three wives and four concubines was a normal and legitimate existence. When Murong entered the imperial family, she should have understood that her husband would not possibly have only one wife in the future.

  Although this life was not Qingjin's willing, she still married into the Jing Wangfu and stood on the opposite side of Murongshi. To say that there is an apology to Murongshi, if there are conditions, she also hopes to get along peacefully with Murongshi.

  But this is impossible, from the moment she married into the Jing Wang Fu as a side concubine, she and Murong were destined to stand on opposite sides. Even if she went to tell Murong that she wouldn't threaten her position, it's likely that Murong wouldn't believe her. The war between her and Murong had already begun from the moment she entered the back courtyard of Jing Wang Fu.

  Qing Jin acknowledged that she was not a saint, nor could she be one. The struggles in the inner palace were always accompanied by bloodshed. Shedding blood wasn't a big deal, but Qing Jin didn't like it when the blood came from her own body.