When Li Jingwan opened her eyes, she found herself standing in Youlanju.

The last time I left, Youlanju was mostly burned down by a fire, but now it is intact.

Suddenly, the door of her bedroom opened and Tang Qiaoyin walked out, saying in a sad voice, "The wife of Marquis Wu'an passed away..."

The maids and old women waiting outside began to cry, and the concubines who came rushing over also covered their faces and cried.

Li Jingwan looked at them in confusion.

dead yourself?

She was clearly in the northwest, why did she come back?

Then, Qin Lingyun and Qin Guangyao supported Qin Changzhou on the left and right as they walked out, with sadness on their faces.

Qin Lingyun pretended to wipe her eyes and said, "Father, mother is gone. You must take care of yourself and don't be too sad."

Qin Chongxiao sighed and warned Qin Guangyao.

"Although your mother's family committed such treasonous acts, she is the mistress of the Marquis' Mansion. She has been married to me for more than ten years and has done her best to raise you and your siblings. You must hold a good funeral for her."

"Son understands." Qin Guangyao nodded with a filial look on his face.

The two maids standing beside Li Jingwan murmured, "The Marquis and the Prince are truly affectionate and righteous. If other families encountered such a thing, they would have long ago cut off all ties."

"Yes, no wonder they both became high-ranking officials, because they are kind-hearted and blessed by God..."

"Nonsense!" Li Jingwan was furious and walked up to them. "They are the ones who harmed me and killed the Li family."

But no one heard her words, and a maid walked straight through her body as she retreated.

Li Jingwan's eyes widened, then she quickly walked into the bedroom and saw herself lying on the bed with her eyes open, her body dirty, and black blood on her chest.

She reacted immediately.

She returned to the time after her death in her previous life.

Is she a ghost?

Not long after, Li Jingwan discovered that she had not only become a ghost, but was also imprisoned in the Marquis' Mansion, unable to take a single step out.

Even if she could fly, she couldn't fly out of the Marquis' Mansion.

But it was just right, she could see what happened afterwards.

After her death, the Marquis's Mansion held a grand funeral for her. Qin Changzhou and his group cried hypocritically to enhance their reputation in the court and among the people.

Those who came to the funeral praised them highly, saying that Qin Changzhou's eulogy for his deceased wife was very touching, and that his two children were filial and sensible. Reporting that the General's Mansion was very righteous and treated Li Jingwan with affection and righteousness.

Li Jingwan sneered. These scumbags in the Marquis' Mansion had stepped on her to get to the top when they were alive, and they wanted to use her to win praise after their death.

To describe it as draining the marrow from the bones is an understatement.

After the funeral, the Wu'an Marquisate began to enjoy the fruits of their years of planning.

Qin Changzhou and Qin Guangyao were commended for their meritorious reporting and their impartiality in handling the case. They were promoted two levels and were highly appreciated by Chu Tingjue.

The father and son suddenly became popular figures in the court, and officials came to visit them in an endless stream.

Old Madam Qin was conferred the title of a first-rank lady, and the marquis's mansion held a grand banquet to celebrate.

Less than a month after her funeral, Tang Qiaoyin could not wait to become Qin Changzhou's second wife as a relative of Old Madam Qin, without even completing the six-month mourning period for the death of a wife.

After Tang Qiaoyin became the mistress of the Marquis' Mansion, those who had helped her privately before, such as Aunt Liang, were abandoned by her and suppressed, and lived a miserable life in the backyard.

Li Jingwan was not sad or happy about all this, she just felt helpless.

Did God think she wasn't miserable enough and let her come back to see all this?

When she was wondering if she would never be able to leave, Qin Changzhou hurried back home one day and brought back a piece of news -

Chu Tingyu, who had been missing for several years, suddenly appeared, defeated the Western Rong army in one fell swoop, regained the lost territory, and killed Yeqilu. He is currently on his way back to Beijing.

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dungeon.

Qin Lingyun endured the pain and spoke intermittently until the end.

"Not long after the Li family was confiscated, Li Jingwan died of poisoning... After her death, the Marquis' Mansion... gave her a grand funeral..."

The cell was very quiet, and one could clearly hear her voice becoming more and more frightened.

Although Chu Tingyu didn't say a word from beginning to end, his left face was shrouded in shadow, like a long-dormant beast, ready to rush out and bite her neck at any time.

"Your Highness... that's it... that's all..." Qin Lingyun raised her head in pain, her body twitching in pain, "I've told you everything I know... it's all true..."

"Pills, pills..."

Half an hour had passed, and she finally couldn't hold on any longer. She fell to the ground and shouted, "My Lord, help me... give me the pills, please..."

Chu Tingyu quietly watched her struggle and listened to her screams, but felt it was not enough.

Far from enough.

His face was calm, but his palms were already clenched into fists, with veins exposed.

He wished he could dig out the bodies of Qin Changzhou and Old Madam Qin and whip them. If he had known this earlier, he would never let them die as simply as beheading.

Li Jingwan was tortured for more than ten years in her previous life, and has been tortured for eight years in this life.

Who can make up for the pain, deception, despair, and the destruction of the Li family during these twenty years?

Can it be made up for?

"My Lord, help me..." Qin Lingyun was in so much pain that she wanted to die. Her nose and tears were streaming down her face. She recalled the miserable voice in the cell, "Give me the medicine... I told you everything..."

Chu Tingyu just stared at her coldly, "In the last life, where was I when the Li family was in trouble?"

If he were there, he would never watch the Li family being framed.

Qin Lingyun was in so much pain that she banged her head against the ground and hit her head with her hands.

"Speak." Chu Tingyu raised his voice.

"You're...you're not..." She groaned in pain, "You've been missing for ten years!"

Chu Tingyu's heart sank. If he thought back ten years, it would be exactly this year.

He took out a pill and threw it over. Qin Lingyun immediately picked it up and swallowed it, and the severe pain slowly disappeared.

When she was able to sit up again, Chu Tingyu continued to ask, "When did I disappear?"

Qin Lingyun broke out in a cold sweat, with some hair sticking to her forehead. She said slowly, "I don't know the exact time, I only know it's this year."

"After I disappeared, how was the war between Sheng Dynasty and Xirong? Who was leading the army to resist?"

She remembered this because the whole country knew, "It was Luva, and... and Qi Ming."

Chu Tingyu's eyes shone, and after a pause he said, "Since I'm missing, why do you say I killed you?"

These words made Qin Lingyun tremble again.

Thinking of the situation at that time, her face was panicked and her eyes were full of fear.

After a while, she spoke, "One month after Li Jingwan died, you suddenly appeared."

"Where did it appear?"

"Tacheng," she said, "There's news all over the capital that you led your troops to raid the Western Rong, and won a great victory over the Western Rong army, killing tens of thousands of enemies and surrendering 200,000 of them."

"After the Western Rong surrendered and signed an agreement with the Sheng Dynasty, you returned to the capital."

"And then..." Pain and fear made her stop.

"Then what?" Chu Tingyu said coldly, "Do you want to try the feeling of being eaten by thousands of ants again?"

"No..." Qin Lingyun was so scared that she shook her head and dared not hesitate any longer.

"Half a month after you returned to Beijing, the Marquis of Wu'an sent me a message saying that you had announced that you would come to visit the Marquis' Mansion and asked me to go back as well..."

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