Liu Mingyue clearly remembered that she had died.

But at this moment, the pain coming from below was so clear.

With great effort, he forced his heavy eyelids open and raised his hand. With all his might, he slapped the man who was still lying on the ground.

This palm strike was gentle, not painful, yet it startled the person, causing them to pause and suddenly raise their head.

Besides a scar that cuts across his brow, Bai is, quite simply, ten years younger.

Liu Mingyue was so angry she could spit fire. Heaven was really playing a joke on her, giving her a chance to start over only to bring her back to the moment that ruined her life.

Even just for a moment!

Pei Ren once again lost his innocence.

“Pei Shen, die!” Old and new grudges came rushing in. Liu Mingyue drew out the hairpin from her hair, wanting to stab Pei Shen, but Pei Shen, with bloodshot eyes, grabbed her hand, snatched the hairpin away, and threw it on the ground. At the same time, his other hand pressed tightly against his…

Liu Mingyue struggled, but heard a stillness outside the window, as if someone was poking at the window paper with their hand.

Then came the sound of stones hitting and a man's scolding: "Lao San, don't squat there eavesdropping! You two inexperienced kids, what kind of tricks could you possibly hear?"

Liu Mingyue was instantly furious and overwhelmed. Having her innocence destroyed was humiliating enough, but these people still listened to Jing.

Unable to speak, she could only bite down on Pei Shen's hand in a gesture of anger.

"Hiss—"

Pei Shen winced in pain, but he didn't let go. Liu Mingyue hated him to the extreme, and she was about to kick him when another sound came from outside.

"Big brother, why can't we go ourselves? That's the direct descendant of the Chengde Marquis Mansion and the nephew of Concubine Liu. Good boy, that kind of delicate skin, you don't give it to your younger brothers, you actually favor that country bumpkin."

The leader, Zheng Li, was idly chewing on a blade of grass when he heard his subordinate speak. In an instant, he slapped him hard.

"You know damn well that's the Marquis Manor's legitimate daughter, the贵妃's niece! You go, will you even come back alive?"

Their mission was merely to ruin this Miss Liu's reputation, so as to sabotage her marriage with the Prince of Rong. They never said they wanted to take her life. If the Chengde Hou Mansion or the Prince of Rong were to settle accounts later, that man who ruined this girl would have no way out alive.

All the brothers under his command had followed him for years. He didn't want to die just like that, so he captured a lone kid from outside the city and drugged him, locking him up with the Miss Liu.

But...

But what's the matter, don't even think about it. That Willow family girl is just a bit higher-status, there's nothing else special about her. Once we finish this job and get the money, there will be plenty of beautiful girls in the brothel.

Liu Mingyue's brow furrowed slightly. In her past life, she had been drugged and slept through the whole ordeal, never hearing the conversation outside. She always believed Pei Shen and the designer were in cahoots.

Nowadays, it doesn't seem to be the case, does it?

Though the voices outside continued, Liu Mingyue, upon paying a little attention, could hear them clearly.

"Boss, are you saying that everything here is done?"

"Hmph, the medicine I got from my grandpa still works? As long as it's not a eunuch and has that thing, even if you pour it down an eighty-year-old man's throat, it'll work."

As if to verify what those outside had said, Liu Mingyue clearly felt Pei Shen react again.

"You..."

Liujing Mingyue, exasperated and furious, kicked him again, but Pei Shenteng reached out and grabbed her slender ankle.

This posture angered Liu Mingyue so much that she was beyond words.

Knowing there was someone outside, I didn't dare to shout out loud. I could only desperately push Pei Shen away.

No matter how much he scratched, Pei Shen refused to let go. And because the medicine was strong, he tossed and turned Liu Mingyue for a long time before finally stopping, covered in sweat.

This finally gave Liu Mingyue a chance to breathe. She broke free from Pei Shen's grasp, and with newfound freedom in her limbs, she slapped him back.

This time, the force was greater than before. "Slap!" A sound echoed as Pei Shen's face turned red, and he was jolted awake a few points.

Pei Shenzi swayed, and everything gradually came into focus before his eyes...clothes scattered on the ground, a stranger but angry glare directed at himself, making him instantly understand what he had done.

Although it wasn't intentional, thinking about what he had done under the influence of the medicine, Pei Shen's face instantly drained of all color.

"I..."

He looked at Liu Mingyue, opened his mouth, but for a long time, no extra words came out.

Liu Mingyue turned her head away, no longer looking at him. Pei Shen had nothing to say at this moment either, anyway he didn't want to hear any of his explanations.

After all, he was the only one on my mind. I wanted to strike him, but a drug had been administered to me, and after delivering that previous palm strike, I completely lost my strength.

On the contrary, after a lot of trouble, Pei Shen's medicine wore off. At this moment, he came to his senses and saw the scattered clothes on the ground. He didn't even bother to put them on himself first. Instead, he picked them up and wanted to put them on Liu Mingyue.

But he recoiled in disgust, avoiding him.

"Leave me alone."

Even if Liu Mingyue knew that Pei Shen and the outsiders weren't on the same side, she wouldn't want to have anything more to do with him.

After all, he ruined his own innocence in both lives.

It was just that in his past life, he woke up later. By the time he opened his eyes, Prince Rong had already arrived in this room, and his expression was very grim. It was understandable, considering that although he was wearing an official robe, the white gauze undershirt was worn over the outer robe, which clearly showed a disregard for proper attire.

Now that I think about it, the person who put on the wrong clothes there must have been Pei Shen.

Liu Mingyue became increasingly angry the more she thought about it. She struggled to sit up.

Pei Shen wanted to help, but when he was glared at by Liu Mingyue, he felt embarrassed and didn't dare to go forward anymore.

He could only sit stiffly on the edge of the bed, watching Liu Mingyue grit her teeth and pick up each piece of clothing from the floor before putting them on. She even carefully styled her hair. The hairpin that Pei Shen had thrown to the ground earlier was also picked up and placed back into her messy hair.

As for the stained sheet, Liu Mingyue frowned and tossed it into Pei Shen's arms.

But even so, there was still a lingering air of seduction in the room.

"Go open the window." Liu Mingyue commanded Pei Shen to do things without any politeness. If she were truly just an ignorant unmarried girl, she would probably only know how to cry at this moment.

But no, it was the rebirth of Liu Mingyue.

Liu Mingyue, who knew about her tragic fate in a past life, wasted her prime years at the family temple.

That year, as the eldest daughter of the Chengde Houfu, she was about to be betrothed to Rongwang, the younger brother of the current emperor, who shared the same father and mother. This should have been a marriage envied by all, but Liu Mingyue suddenly disappeared while going up the mountain to offer incense.

The staff of the Chengde Houfu and Rong Prince's mansion searched all over the mountain until nightfall before finding him in a deserted side room at the back of a temple.

If they first arrived at the Marquis of Chengde's mansion and found out about her loss of innocence, they would definitely keep it quiet and then find a way to break off the engagement with Prince Rong.

...But surprisingly, the first person he found was Prince Rong. He even saw him in disheveled clothes with his attire askew.

That night, the news spread throughout Beijing like wildfire.

If only Liu Mingyue's reputation was ruined because of this incident, it would be fine. But Prince Rong was wearing a green hat and couldn't catch the culprit, so he couldn't swallow this breath. He told the Empress Dowager about it.

The Empress Dowager was furious and scolded Liu Shi for her lack of shame. This statement spread, and the remaining daughters of the Chengde Houfu couldn't find suitable matches.

Even the imperial concubine was implicated and fell out of favor for several months.

That is to say, her grandmother loved her so much that she was willing to give up her title and protect her, which saved her life. However, she was confined to the ancestral temple for the rest of her days to appease the anger of heaven.

Suddenly, Liu Mingyue remembered a key point. During the last incident with King Rong, there was only Pei Shen in the room. Pei Shen wasn't caught along with the others.

Then where did he escape from?

Liu Mingyue subconsciously looked towards Pei Shen. He was currently following orders, dismantling the wooden bars on the north window and then forcefully pushing it open.

This is a window!

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The original window had been sealed with wooden strips, but at this moment it was opened by Pei Shen. A cold wind suddenly blew in. Liu Mingyue didn't have time to think too much, so she hastily poked her head out halfway. But after a glance, she was greatly disappointed.

No wonder the window has to be sealed. The ground beneath it is an extremely steep slope. If someone accidentally falls out the window and rolls down the hillside, they might not die, but they'll probably get hurt.

But Liu Mingyue only hesitated for a moment before she lifted her skirt and climbed onto the window sill.

After all, the whole house, besides this window, has no other way out.

Better to die than be caught by the Prince of Glory.

After being tossed around by Pei Shen earlier, he was sore all over. He felt weak and lightheaded sitting on the window sill, nearly falling straight out.

Pei Shen saw this and rushed forward to help, but Liu Mingyue just steadied herself and slapped his hand away angrily.

"Don't say that to me."

Pei Shen knew he was in the wrong and could only back down. But just now, he had glanced out the window and knew that it was a sheer cliff outside. He couldn't help but frown: "It's too high. If I fall, I'll get hurt."

He himself didn't have complete confidence, let alone facing such a weak opponent.

When Liuyue Mingyue heard this, she glanced at him, a hint of irony in her eyes: "Of course I know it would hurt, but you ruined my reputation. If I didn't go down, staying here and being found by others would be fatal."

The Duke's Grace, I had already experienced it in my past life. How could I let him lay his hands on me again in this very room?

Having said that, Liu Mingyue ignored Pei Shen's instantly contorted face. She closed her eyes, steeled herself, and lifted the other leg, ready to jump down and roll down the hillside.

Before he was reborn, Pei Shen must have fled from here. He could live well, but Liu Mingyue didn't believe her fate would be so bad that she would die.

But he was pulled back by Pei Shen once again.

"What are you doing!"

Liu Mingyue was truly annoyed this time. How could Pei Shen, who was ten years younger than her, be so nosy? Even if he jumped out the window and died, what business was it of his?

The next moment, Liu Mingyue saw Pei Shen also climb onto the window ledge.

He stretched out his long arms and, with a single flip, landed on the window sill. Then he glanced at the sheer cliff outside, pursed his lips, and finally made up his mind. He raised his head and said slowly, word by word: "I'll go with you."

Without waiting for Liu Mingyue's reply, he pulled her along.

Liu Mingyue was yanked so hard that she bumped her head against Pei Shen's mouth. Before she could even open her mouth to scold him, the world spun, and the two of them rolled off the windowsill together.