A Civet Cat Swapped for the Crown Prince

By then, she had already lost Qin Lie forever, and went to the border to be with him where he was buried, having basically lost contact with people in the Capital.

The First Concubine didn't say much about her relationship with Qin Lie.

But Gu Wanning asked.

"What happened between you and Qin Lie? Did he abduct you to his manor after the Marquis died?"

"When the Marquis passed away, because his crimes had not yet been cleared, apart from the Gu family helping with the funeral arrangements, few dared to come and pay their respects..."

The First Concubine still vividly remembered the desolate scene from that time.

Gu Wanning and her four concubines knelt beside Xu Weibei, burning paper money. The white paper money was blown about by the cold winter wind.

At this moment, the burly Qin Lie strode in.

With a solemn expression, he stepped forward to offer incense to Xu Weibei, then knelt down and kowtowed.

Gu Wanning, accompanied by her four concubines, bowed to him.

He took out a silver note from his pocket and handed it to the maid beside him without saying anything more.

However, when his gaze swept over himself, it clearly lingered for a moment.

At that time, the First Concubine was still unaware of it.

She and the others remarked that Qin Lie was loyal and righteous, unlike anyone else.

Before the Marquis's body was even cold, Qin Lie sent someone to propose marriage, wanting to take him as his wife.

The lady refused, and she breathed a sigh of relief.

But after many twists and turns, she eventually fell for Qin Lie's tricks.

His First Concubine had many complaints about him, so she treated him very coldly, and the two often argued.

"... Even before his last campaign, I treated him coldly. Only after he died on the battlefield did I learn that he had already made proper arrangements for me... I'm sorry to him, I'm a jinx... In this life, I don't want to hurt him anymore, he was a very, very good person."

The First Concubine covered her face with her hands, tears streaming down her face through her fingers.

Gu Wanning received too much information in a short period of time; her brain felt like it was going to explode.

She felt that her First Concubine was very patient to have kept it to herself until now.

But there were some things she really wanted to say, and she had to get them out.

"Life and death are predestined, wealth and honor are determined by fate. I don't believe in the saying that someone is a jinx to their husband, and you shouldn't put such a heavy burden on yourself; you can't bear it. Qin Lie died on the battlefield, wrapped in a horse's hide. This is the worst-case scenario that everyone who goes to the battlefield has to prepare for. It's not that he will die because you argue with him, or that he will live because you don't argue with him, understand?"

Women, don't create unnecessary drama for yourselves or shoulder responsibilities that aren't yours.

"Also, let me calm down and sort things out. My mind is a mess right now."

Xu Weibei died, her family fell into ruin, and Gu Wanqing ultimately became the leading lady. She barely survived, even benefiting from Gu Wanqing's influence...

The previous incarnation had such a "good" life!

Never mind, it's too complicated to figure out in a short time. She can figure it out herself later.

"Tell me anything else you remember. You don't have to bear it all alone anymore; I'll be with you," Gu Wanning said. "But there's something I just have to say—"

"Please speak, Madam."

Although I cried a lot, wasn't this also a release after letting go of some burdens in my heart?

First Concubine felt much better after crying.

"Qin Lie is good to you, and you feel indebted to him in your dreams. Shouldn't you make it up to him and spend the rest of your life with him?"

Why refuse at all?

Gu Wanning simply couldn't understand this thought process.

All she knew was that good men were an extremely rare resource.

When a good man is placed in front of you, if you don't cherish him, someone else will.

The First Concubine blushed and lowered her head, saying, "This servant is afraid that I will bring bad luck to my husband and cause Qin Lie to suffer the same fate."

Why are you blushing?

The First Concubine blushed even more and couldn't speak.

Gu Wanning: "What, is he making things difficult for you to talk about?"

The First Concubine's face turned bright red this time, but she still forced herself to nod.

"I'm afraid of him because he's so demanding and refuses to take a concubine. I feel like he's going to kill me every time."

Gu Wanning: The kind that makes you feel like you're dying and coming back to life?

She understood; it turned out to be incompatibility in their sex life.

She couldn't help but gossip. "Is he even more powerful than the Marquis?"

Chapter 55 The Prince Replaced by a Civet Cat

"This servant has no way to compare, because it seems that the Marquis has never touched this servant, nor has he touched you or any of the other sisters."

Gu Wanning: "He's sick!"

Xu Weibei has only been back for a short time, so it's understandable that nothing has happened yet.

But since they've been living together for a long time and he doesn't sleep with anyone, doesn't he have basic physiological needs?

Or is he keen to solve it himself, or does he have some other, unknown solution?

In short, Gu Wanning didn't understand at all.

"Yes, when the Marquis was falsely accused of having improper intentions towards the Consort of the Prince of Qin, you, you said, the Marquis is impotent, and even cited the example that all five of us were virgins... and then the Third Concubine was indeed not... and the Marquis also had a mistress, Marquis himself denied, and then..."

Gu Wanning was completely stunned by this revelation.

Too much information can easily overwhelm and break a person's defenses.

In other words, in his previous life, until Xu Weibei died, he never encountered these people.

Is he truly incapable, or is he faking it?

The First Concubine said she didn't know either.

Gu Wanning: Okay, okay, I know. All you know is that Qin Lie is good.

Who would have thought? Xu Weibei's past life was quite tragic.

Although this person has many minor flaws, overall he is not an irredeemable or extremely wicked person.

It's truly regrettable that he ended up in such a state.

Qin Lie at least died on the battlefield; that is a general's honor.

Xu Weibei war god, died a miserable death in prison.

It is also accompanied by a variety of complicated and unspeakable stigmas, such as attempted rape and infertility.