Tragic death and rebirth, the daughter of a general poisoned the government and the country

When he saw the person coming, Nan Huaishuo showed an ambiguous look.

Cao Bingyan's crying was different from Xu Zhichang's. She knelt in front of the coffin, crying silently in a daze.

After Nan Huaishuo left, the two still did not get up until it got dark. The old housekeeper had people set up the mourning hall and place the coffin inside.

Xu Zhichang cried so hard that he almost died. After watching his father's coffin being carried away, he slowly regained his senses. He suddenly stood up and kicked Cao Bingyan on the shoulder, leaving a huge footprint on Cao Bingyan's green clothes.

"It's all your fault! If it weren't for you, my father wouldn't have died!"

Xu Zhichang became angrier as he spoke, and he kicked Cao Bingyan again and again.

Cao Bingyan seemed to be dead, neither hiding nor moving, allowing Xu Zhichang to beat and scold her.

It was not until the old housekeeper stopped Xu Zhichang and accompanied him to the wake that Cao Bingyan was helped back to the backyard by the maid to change clothes.

"The young master said that because he was too sad. Madam, please don't take it to heart."

The maid helped Cao Bingyan put on mourning clothes while comforting her with red eyes.

Cao Bingyan said nothing, as if she had lost half her life after learning the news of Xu Ce's death.

The reason why the maid advised her like this was because she also knew that Xu Zhichang was right.

Xu Ce was killed by her. She is a jinx.

Cao Bingyan shed tears silently, recalling her first meeting with Xu Ce four years ago.

She was only seventeen that year. She accompanied her mother to the mountain to burn incense and stayed in the temple for two days.

Behind the temple is a bamboo forest, and next to the forest there is a patch of pomegranate flowers in full bloom. Cao Bingyan is a very lively girl, and when she saw the bright red flowers, she happily went into them alone.

She was enjoying the flowers when she suddenly heard a low growl behind her.

Turning around, I saw it was a jackal!

Cao Bingyan was so frightened that her face turned pale and her hands and feet were cold. The more she wanted to escape, the more she found herself unable to move.

Seeing that the jackal in front of her was about to pounce on her and bite her, Cao Bingyan subconsciously closed her eyes.

Phew!

A few drops of warm liquid splashed on her face, and Cao Bingyan slowly opened her eyes.

A tall and straight man stood with his back to her, holding a sword. In front of him, the jackal had its neck broken and was dead.

The man looked to be in his thirties, with a dignified demeanor and the elegance of a scholar as well as the fierceness of a military general.

"Who are you?"

The man turned his head slowly. It seemed that he was not good at killing or using a sword. The attack he just did to kill the jackal made his handsome face look a little pale.

"My name is Xu Ce. Is Miss okay?"

Seeing that Cao Bingyan was just staring at him stupidly, Xu Ce thought she was frightened.

"I have killed the jackal. Miss, please go back and reunite with your family. There is a large forest behind the temple. There are many wild animals hiding in it. Don't get close to it in the future."

Xu Ce kindly sent Cao Bingyan back to the temple, and only found out her identity on the way back.

"It turned out to be you. Your father and I were good friends. I once held you in my arms, but you were only four years old at the time. I guess you don't remember it."

Xu Ce spoke to her with a hearty smile, but Cao Bingyan lowered her head shyly.

From then on, whenever Mrs. Cao wanted to go up the mountain to pray for blessings, she would insist on following her.

Mrs. Cao just thought she had finally grown up and liked to worship Buddha, but she had no idea of ​​her true thoughts.

Every time after burning incense, Cao Bingyan would find an excuse to take a walk around the bamboo forest, but for three consecutive months, Cao Bingyan did not meet Xu Ce again.

Just when she was about to lose confidence, a familiar voice suddenly came from behind her.

"Why are you here again? This place is not safe. You shouldn't come here again."

Xu Ce said he was angry, but his expression was gentle.

Cao Bingyan took a deep breath. She knew that if she missed this opportunity, she might have to wait longer than three months for the next one.

"Master Xu, you saved me last time, and I don't have any way to repay you... This is the purse I embroidered myself..."

Cao Bingyan spoke in a panic as she stuffed the purse into Xu Ce's hand.

It was an extremely delicate purse, with a green background and a few bamboos embroidered on one side, and a field of bright red pomegranate flowers on the other side.

This was where the two of them first met, and where Xu Ce saved her.

Xu Ce was elegant and upright, like a green bamboo, while she was warm and lively, just like a blooming pomegranate.

Xu Ce looked at the sachet in his hand. He was so smart, how could he not see the deep meaning of this sachet.

Xu Ce's face gradually darkened and his voice became distant.

"Ms. Cao shouldn't do this."

Just with this one sentence, Cao Bingyan suddenly felt embarrassed and ashamed. She knew that Xu Ce was rejecting her.

Cao Bingyan has always been proud, and even though she was rejected, she did not bow her head at all. She looked up at Xu Ce stubbornly.

"I don't know what I should and shouldn't do. I just want to do what I want and not let myself down!"

As she spoke, Cao Bingyan's eyes turned red and she turned and ran away.

Behind her, Xu Ce was holding the sachet with a complicated expression.

On the second day, Cao Bingyan and her daughter were preparing to leave the temple. Before leaving, Cao Bingyan couldn't help but run to the bamboo forest again, wanting to take another look at him.

But unexpectedly, she met Xu Ce's son, Xu Zhichang.

Xu Zhichang's mother was engaged to Xu Ce when they were children. Mrs. Xu's family had fallen on hard times, and they did not expect Xu Ce, who had passed the imperial examination and became a Jinshi, to actually marry her.

But Xu Ce was a man who kept his promises. After passing the imperial examination, he immediately returned to his hometown and married Mrs. Xu.

Mrs. Xu gave birth to Xu Zhichang in the second year after her marriage, but unfortunately, she was injured during childbirth and it was difficult for her to get pregnant again.

Therefore, Mrs. Xu and Xu Ce's mother doted on Xu Zhichang very much, which made him fearless and arrogant. Cao Bingyan always disliked him.

When Cao Bingyan saw it was him, she turned around and was about to leave.

"Hey, why are you leaving? Were you the one who stopped my father from talking yesterday?"

With just one word, Cao Bingyan froze in place.

"What did you say?" Cao Bingyan's voice trembled a little.

"Don't pretend. I've seen it all. Over the years, there have been many little demons who wanted to climb into my father's bed, but I dealt with them all. I advise you to give up your thoughts as soon as possible, otherwise don't blame me for being rude."

Xu Zhichang threatened Cao Bingyan with a wicked smile, and his tone became even more vicious as he looked at her increasingly pale face.

"My father will never take a concubine, but since you like my father so much, I have an idea for you. Why don't you marry me? This way you can see him every day... Ouch!"

Without waiting for Xu Zhichang to finish, Cao Bingyan slapped him hard and cursed while trembling all over.

"Even if I die, I will never marry a scum like you!"

Xu Zhichang covered his face and spat out a mouthful of blood. Damn, his lips were broken by this girl.

"Okay, you dare to hit me, just wait, I will make your scandal spread all over Xuzhou tomorrow! I wonder if you can still survive!"