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Speaking of this Yang Wan from her previous life...

She was born into a prestigious family and was the Prime Minister of the Yang family for three generations. Yang Wan's grandfather was an elder of the three dynasties. Her father was the assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue in the Imperial Court and held real power.

Gu Yan was already the regent king. IF HE DID NOT USURP POWER, marrying a princess with such a prominent background was just icing on the cake for him.

However, until now, Xia Ling still did not understand why Gu Yan wanted to marry Yang Wan. Could it be that he had fallen in love with her?

This was not feasible!

In the beginning, Xia Ling had started all over again. She used Gu Yan to make a comeback and gain Gu Yan's favor.

Gu Yan was very good to her, and there were no other women around him. If she could be the only one in the backyard, why would Xia Ling not like a good man like Gu Yan?

If she could figure out why Gu Yan wanted to marry Yang Wan, then she would nip all the prospects in the bud... ...

Xia Ling boasted that she was not inferior to any woman, but a man's heart was like a needle in the ocean.

If Gu Yan was obsessed with taking concubines, then Xia Ling would never stay.

After being reborn, she was much more open-minded. She was willing to stay in the regent King's mansion for Gu Yan, but if gu Yan let other women in, Xia Ling also wanted to get out of the mansion, see the world, and live a different life.

*

In the same year, the end of the year was approaching.

Xia Kingdom fell under the Iron Cavalry of the Zhou Kingdom. The princes and nobles of Xia Kingdom were all pulled into the Zhou Kingdom in prison wagons.

The Zhou Kingdom had just paid their tribute, and the other side had beaten up Xia Kingdom. It might sound immoral, but it was Xia yu who had sent a secret guard to assassinate Gu Yan first.

If you are unkind, then naturally I am unkind.

Xia Ling sat in the teahouse by the window and looked out.

The faces that were once high and mighty in her memory had now become prisoners.

In both her lifetimes, Xia Ling had been waiting for this day!

Look at the leader, Emperor Xia, and his successor. They used to be very powerful people, but now they were being pulled at the front by the prisoner carriage, and they were being criticized and discussed.

Even if Emperor Xia was her father on the prisoner carriage, looking at Emperor Xia's wretched appearance, Xia Ling could only feel joy and no sympathy.

Perhaps it was because she had been looking forward to it and thought that he was innocent. Even if she was biased and loved her stepdaughter, he had doted on her before.

However, before she died, she knew that everything she did was done in the future, and her father had acquiesced.

The expectations she had for her father had vanished.

Xia Ling felt a sense of joy when she saw Emperor Xia. However, there was more joy than sadness, as if she was a stranger.

She no longer loved or hated him, so he was dispensable to her.

*

Gu Yan sat opposite Xia Ling.

In the teahouse, Gu Yan had a rare moment of free time.

He wore a black robe that Xia Ling had personally made for him.

Although only the embroidery on the cuffs of the robe was done by Xia Ling, Xia Ling did not hesitate to take the credit for sewing the robe herself.

The man's slender fingers caressed the teacup as he watched the woman sitting by the window.

The person parading on the street below was her closest relative.

If she begged him for mercy, he would consider... ... Giving these people a complete corpse ...

Would she speak?

Gu Yan put down the teacup. The sound of the teacup being placed on the table was slightly louder.

Xia Ling looked at it.

"This king can unconditionally agree to a request of yours, " Gu Yan said lightly.

Seeing that she served him so well and that he liked her, it was not a big deal to give her a gift.

"really? " Xia Ling looked at him.