Rebirth: So what if my husband is a little crazy? He loves me.

Chapter 46 The Two Beauties Meet Again

"Pfft!"

Xia Shiyin's body traced an arc in the air before crashing heavily into the water.

She was a pampered young lady who knew nothing about swimming. She tried to splash around in the water with her hands and feet, but ended up swallowing more and more water.

Peony was stunned. What had her young lady done?

Although that thing deserved to die, it was still Princess Yi's wife, and she was just blatantly pushed into the water like that?

"Help...help..." Xia Shiyin couldn't even utter a complete word while underwater.

"Your Highness... Shen Li... how dare you?" Lianxin was also dumbfounded. This was the Empress Dowager's palace. Did she want to kill the Princess? Was she crazy?

Shen Li found her voice grating and immediately gave Shaoyao a wink.

Peony understood immediately. Thinking that Lianxin had dared to lay a hand on her young lady that morning, she didn't care about anything else and grabbed Lianxin, heading towards the lake.

"What...what are you going to do?" Lianxin's body was trembling like a leaf. She felt that Shaoyao was really daring to throw things.

Neither of these two, master and servant, are normal people. They appear to be well-mannered, but in reality, they are two lunatics.

"When you're too hot-headed, you'll like to hurt people. I'll send you down to calm down." Peony said, lifting the person up and pushing them down with a forceful push of her wrist.

"Pfft."

As Lianxin fell into the water, Shen Li felt much calmer. Looking at Lianxin struggling below, she sighed to Lin Wan'er, who had returned, "So eager to save her master, she forgot she can't swim. What a loyal servant."

"It's also Princess Yi's fault; she was too careless," Lin Wan'er shook her head slightly.

Shen Li looked up at her: "Miss Lin, can you swim?"

"Unfortunately, I'm not good at it," Lin Wan'er replied honestly, looking back at her.

"What a coincidence, I don't know how." Shen Li shrugged slightly.

The two exchanged questions and answers, and finally smiled at each other.

Spanning an unknown distance of time and space, they were finally able to meet again, with their former identities and entirely new perspectives.

Finally, it was the Empress Dowager's palace. The cries for help quickly summoned the palace servants, but none of them could swim, so they could only use ropes to rescue her from the shore.

A large group of people, making a lot of noise.

Shen Li and Lin Wan'er sat in the opposite pavilion, watching the impressive rescue scene, but their conversation had nothing to do with it.

“I knew you were in the same situation as me from the Liu Ling case onwards, but your way of doing things is completely different from the previous life,” Lin Wan’er said.

Upon hearing this, Shen Li could only smile helplessly: "If we don't change, are we just waiting to be slaughtered like we were in our previous life?"

"When did you realize that I was the same way?" Lin Wan'er asked.

“I hadn’t thought about these things before entering the palace. After all, such a fact is really hard to understand. I just felt that you had changed too.” After recalling, Shen Li said, “I only had this guess in the last two days. There aren’t many people in the harem who have the ability to make the Empress Dowager change her mind.”

"Why couldn't it be Xia Shiyin? She gave the Empress Dowager a painting she liked."

"If she were that shrewd, she wouldn't need to be soaked to the bone." Shen Li looked into the distance; Xia Shiyin had already been pulled out, looking utterly disheveled.

“In your previous life, you detested factional strife the most. Now that you’ve given the Crown Prince a push, it’s hard not to make this guess.” She said, looking at Lin Wan’er, “To be honest, I’m really happy to see you.”

Lin Wan'er looked at her as well, her eyes also smiling, but she said teasingly, "You are now unfathomable. If I trust you, don't sell me out."

"It's too late to be wary of me now." Shen Li raised an eyebrow and said, "We promised to be friends in our past life. If you don't keep your word, you'll be a puppy in the next life."

Looking at her playful appearance, Lin Wan'er felt her own mood become much more cheerful.

If there are difficulties, just solve them.

"I'm serious," Lin Wan'er looked at her, "I need your help."

"You know you want to talk about the Northern Frontier, I've investigated that matter..."

"I'm going." Lin Wan'er's voice was resolute: "I should have gone in my previous life. Even if I died, I should have died on the battlefield with my family, instead of waiting for that news at home."

Every time she thought of the news of her entire family's deaths, her heart felt as if it had been torn open, and she felt a sharp pain as if the wind was blowing in.

"You're going to fight in a war?" Shen Li wasn't particularly surprised, but she was still shocked to hear her say that.

"His Majesty will not let me leave the capital no matter what, you have to help me think of a plan." Lin Wan'er lowered her voice: "And it has to be quick, we can't wait until the war starts, then it will be too late."

Shen Li blinked three times as she listened to this, unable to remain composed at all.

"Why don't you just put me on the throne? I'm capable of doing all that." She said, both amused and exasperated.

“Of course I know you can handle it,” Lin Wan’er said confidently. “Just let me know if you need any cooperation, and I’ll do as you say.”

"I can, but are you really sure about going to the battlefield?" Shen Li asked with some concern.

In the past, the battlefield situation was extremely critical. If there had been any strength to resist, the imperial court would not have ceded territory to sue for peace.

"If it were you, what would you choose?" Lin Wan'er countered.

This time, Shen Li did not hesitate and said, "I will help you with this once I leave the palace. I suppose the Empress no longer has the heart to keep you here, so you should also find an opportunity to leave the palace."

"Okay, I'll listen to you." Lin Wan'er stood up, feeling a sense of relief.

The two women have cherished each other throughout their lives. No one knows each other's abilities and character better than they do. Now that they stand on the same side, they both feel more confident.

Shen Li felt the same way; with such a companion by her side, she was determined to make something of herself in this life.

Xia Shiyin and her maid were rescued in a rather slow time, but they survived. However, they were still unconscious because they had inhaled too much water.

The Empress took charge of the situation, and Shen Li and Lin Wan'er gave the same story: they accidentally fell into the water.

So the person was sent back to Consort Zheng's palace, literally walking out upright and being carried back horizontally.

After parting ways with Lin Wan'er, Shen Li returned to Anhua Palace and immediately checked the snake in the quilt to see if anyone had touched it.

Peony looked at the fine powder she had sprinkled on the bed before leaving and shook her head at Shen Li, indicating that no one had been there.

Since moving into Anhua Palace, the two have been wary of the people in the palace. They have made many adjustments, but no one has ever looked through their things since the very beginning.

I suppose they thought they had already checked it.

Shen Li was in a great mood after meeting Lin Wan'er. After washing her hands, she went to paint.

She had gotten what she needed, and she wasn't going to linger in the palace any longer; it was time to leave.

“Miss, I’ve been on tenterhooks all the way back. Miss Lin is a kind person. She said that Princess Yi accidentally fell into the water, but she’ll tell the truth when she wakes up,” Peony said with great concern.

"She has a mouth, what business is it of ours to say what she wants to say? Grind the pigments." Shen Li began selecting pigments.

Peony did as she was told, but she was still worried: "If she says that you are guilty of murdering the princess, are you going to deny it outright?"

"If she dares to say it, I dare to admit it. Let's make a bet and see if she has the guts."