After seeing off Xue Huai'an, I could finally fulfil Madam Xue's dying request. Now, with half a year left, I will start seeking revenge against my sister, Shen Anrong, and my father, Shen Wenzhong.

However, at this moment, my husband had a different idea:

"We don't have much time left. Can you spend more time with me? Let's go see the snow in the north, feel the wind on the grasslands, watch the sunset in the desert, climb to the top of Mount Tai... Can we stop living in the hatred of our past lives? Let's cherish every day we have... When you leave, at least I'll still have many beautiful memories in my mind..."

Since my rebirth, I had only been thinking about revenge. Even getting married to Xue Huaiyi was to seek revenge. Hatred had long consumed my ability to love and be loved.

My husband's deep emotional plea made me realize that there was someone in this world who loved me deeply. He wanted to watch the sunrise and sunset with me, experience the changing seasons together, feel the warmth and coldness of life... Unfortunately, these ordinary wishes were destined to not come true, as I didn't have much time left.

In my remaining short life, I shouldn't waste it on hatred...

Seeing that I didn't answer, Xue Huaiyi gently held my hand and placed it against his face:

"If I could be reborn, I wish I could find you from the very beginning, live an ordinary life together, chop firewood, carry water, cook..."

He silently closed his eyes, and a tear glistened in the corner of his eye, dropping onto my hand.

In that moment, my heart was watered by a tear, and the sprout of love grew again:

"Give me one day, I will settle the grudges of my past life. For the remaining time, wherever you want to go, I'll go with you."

After saying that, we embraced each other affectionately, one lonely heart encouraging the other.

The first person I went to see was my sister, Shen Anrong. With the warmth given by my husband, my heart wasn't as cold:

"Shen Anrong, I took down Madam Xue, and now I've defeated Xue Dalang. It's your turn next..."

Shen Anrong was a tough character, but without Madam Xue's plot and Xue Dalang's support, she was completely defenseless.

Before I could finish my harsh words, her legs gave out, and she knelt on the ground:

"Sister, spare me. For the sake of our sisterhood, spare me a way to live. My mother has passed away with no one to care for, and my husband has joined the military with an uncertain fate... I'm already in a miserable state. Just let me go. I'll live a quiet life and won't bother you..."

"I'll give you two choices. First, become a nun and spend your days in a temple; second, I'll spend a bit more effort and kill you."

Shen Anrong burst into tears, but in the end, she chose the path I allowed her to take.

After leaving Shen Anrong, I went straight to the Shen Mansion to confront my father:

"The private gambling house in the Shen family was exposed by me, sacrificing Madam Xue. The bribery incident during the disaster relief was also my design to implicate Xue Dalang, and it caused Shen Anrong to fall as well. What else are you willing to sacrifice next?"

My father looked at me with anger and fury, but he dared not explode. He angrily asked me:

"Why? Why did you do this?"

"You know very well how you treated me these years. You know how my birth mother died, and you know it in your heart. My mother has been gone for ten years, but I've never seen you pay respects at her grave or mourn her. You're selfish and only seek your own interests. Any one of us could be your pawn... Today, I declare to you that the situation has changed, and the pawn has become the player."

An angry muscle twitched on my father's face, and the slap he raised but didn't dare to bring down also displayed his powerlessness.

"I know about your involvement with Jin Yu Hai, and I have all the evidence. However, I can keep this secret for you. But from now on, you must live a secluded life, recite scriptures daily, meditate and repent. Do you have any objections?"

My father couldn't hold back and slapped me across the face:

"You devil."

"The person you just slapped is General Xue's wife, and the future courageous Marquise Huo, do you no longer care about the future and fate of the Shen family?"

My father sat on the ground, crying uncontrollably. The situation had changed, and now I was a person he couldn't control.

"Starting tomorrow, you don't have to go to court anymore. Claim illness and return to your hometown."

After dealing with these two remaining grudges from my past life, I felt relaxed.

Finally, I could embrace my loved one and enjoy the loving time we had for the next half year.

Xue Huaiyi resigned from his official position, and the two of us boarded a fast boat straight to Jiangnan.

The mist-covered river seemed worlds apart, and our light boat traversed countless mountains.

(The End)