Rebirth and Marriage: I am the Mistress of the Palace

Mrs. Gu felt soft in her heart.

She looked at her nephew's thin cheeks and slightly red eyes, and said in a gentle voice: "Silly boy, how could your aunt look down on Shen Wantang? Your aunt fell in love with her the first time she saw her. Your aunt just regrets that she met her too late. If she hadn't married yet, I would definitely arrange for her to marry you."

Pei Linan looked at Madam Gu with an innocent expression: "Aunt, it's not too late now. Doesn't Xiao Qingyuan want to divorce his wife? It just so happens that my second cousin likes to snatch Xiao Qingyuan's people. Just give Shen Wantang to my second cousin."

Madam Gu's face froze: "This..."

"Aunt thinks she is not worthy of my second cousin?"

Mrs. Gu wanted to nod, but when she looked into her nephew's eyes, she forced herself to hold back, lest he overthink it and start wiping his tears again.

But she did feel that her son's situation was different from her nephew's. Her nephew was frail and would not live long, so it was not unusual for him to remarry. Her son, on the other hand, was in good health and had both literary and martial talents. Although his reputation had not been very good recently, he did not need to remarry.

Seeing that she didn't say anything, Pei Linan started crying again: "After all, Auntie is still lying to me! You just think she is not worthy of my second cousin, so you pushed her to me because I am not presentable enough!"

He cried until he was out of breath, and then he started coughing violently, and then he started vomiting blood.

Madam Gu was terrified. Her calm voice suddenly changed tone and she said hastily, "Lin'an! Lin'an, don't scare me! Madam, hurry up and call the imperial physician!"

Pei Linan originally wanted to act out a play, and he himself did not expect that it would become a reality while he was acting.

His lungs were about to burst from coughing, and blood was not enough to come out of his mouth. Blood also started to come out of his nose. He himself didn't even know that there was so much blood in his skinny body.

He wanted to raise his hand to wipe it, but found that he could not lift his hand. He wanted to turn his head, but found that he could not turn his head either.

Tsk, what kind of powerful medicine did my aunt give him? Why does it have such a strong effect?

Could it be that my second cousin was right? Is he going to die?

The second cousin is indeed a genius. He can even guess this. He likes his second cousin even more!

Seeing that he had frightened Madam Gu, Pei Linan felt very guilty. He stopped crying and gave her a smile that was uglier than crying: "Don't be afraid, aunt, I'm fine. I'm still waiting to see my second cousin get married. I want to drink in my second cousin's wedding wine..."

He thought he spoke very loudly, but in fact, his breath was so weak and his voice was as soft as a mosquito.

Soon, he was plunged into darkness and could not see anything.

He could only hear his aunt crying beside him, calling his name desperately, as if by doing so he would not be taken to the Hall of Yama by the Black and White Impermanence.

My second cousin said that he had a previous life, but he didn’t know if people had a next life.

Pei Linan hoped that he could have a next life, by which time he would be healthy no matter what, get married and have children, so as to make his aunt, who had been worrying about him so much, happy.

Gradually, he could no longer hear any sound, and he fainted in his beautiful fantasy of his next life.

When he woke up again, he found himself lying on the bed.

The aunt's voice came from outside: "I really want to marry Shen Wantang to Lin'an. It's useless for you to object. Lin'an is a good child, many times better than that Xiao Qingyuan. If Shen Wantang follows Lin'an, she will only enjoy happiness and will not suffer."

Pei Linan smiled bitterly. His aunt was really partial to his nephew. Even he felt ashamed of what she said.

Xiao Qingyuan was indeed not that good, but how could he be better than Xiao Qingyuan? He was not as good as Xiao Qingyuan. At least Xiao Qingyuan was healthy, could run and jump, and was a normal person.

In the front hall, Gu Qianning's face was very ugly, and her tone was not very good: "Mother used to be so well-behaved and calm, but now she is crazy? Why did she insist on marrying Atang to my cousin?"

"Atang hasn't divorced Xiao Qingyuan yet. If you say this now and it gets out, how will Atang face people? Or is mother doing this on purpose? In order to force Prince Ning's Mansion and Xiao Qingyuan to drive Atang away?"

"I was wondering why my cousin came here suddenly today. It turns out that mother asked him to come and meet Atang! Mother didn't even think about who Atang came for. She came for me! Mother did this to put me in a different position? How can I face her in the future?"

Madam Gu glanced at her and didn't take her question seriously. She stared at her son closely and asked, "Qianhan, can you help me this time?"

Gu Qianhan looked indifferent: "No."

"I just need you to say in front of Lin An that you also like Shen Wantang. It's just a small favor, and you won't help?"

"It's not that I don't want to help, but Pei Lin'an is already miserable enough, and my mother still wants me to lie to him? I can't bear it."

Gu Qianning looked at Gu Qianhan with a strange expression. Tsk, second brother is really good at lying with his eyes open! What do you mean he can't bear it? He doesn't have a heart at all!

Mrs. Gu didn't quite believe her son's statement that he "couldn't bear it", but now was not the time to be nitpicking.

There was sadness on her face: "Do you think I am willing to deceive Lin An? But sometimes, white lies are necessary."

"Lin'an thought I found him a woman that you even despised, and that I didn't love him anymore, so he was so sad that he cried until he vomited blood."

"The imperial physician said that we must not make him sad but make him happy, otherwise he might not live for a few days."

"Lin'an has admired you the most since he was a child. If he knew that you were attracted to Shen Wantang, he would think that the woman I picked for him was the best, and he would definitely be happy."

"Qianhan, can you help me and your cousin too?"

Gu Qianhan knew that Pei Linan was definitely pretending to be sad and crying, but the vomiting of blood was real and he couldn't fake that. Moreover, it was also true that Pei Linan didn't have much time left.

However, he didn't care whether Pei Linan lived or died. After all, he couldn't even save his own life and the life of the entire Gu family.

His thoughts were the same as when he was reborn, and his mind had never changed - he could die, because that was supposed to be his ending, but Shen Wantang should not be implicated.

His tone was very calm and his voice was very cold: "Mother, please don't have any more ideas about Shen Wantang. She is doing well as the Crown Prince's Consort in Prince Ning's Mansion. There is no need for her to remarry a terminally ill useless person."

"Pei Linan is neither human nor ghost right now, and he keeps vomiting blood. It scares me to death, let alone others. Even if Xiao Qingyuan is not good enough, he is still more like a human being than Pei Linan."

"I think Pei Lin'an is about to be buried. You should prepare a good coffin for him. Finding him a wife would shorten his life and damage his virtue!"

"Mother, it would be better for you to accumulate virtue and do good deeds for him while he is still alive, otherwise he will not be able to enter reincarnation after his death, and will be reborn as a pig or dog in the next life, and will hate you."