Chapter 1: Dying with Eyes Open

  Sticky **slid down along the chin**, and soon penetrated into the neck and clothes.

  Ning Xianbi disliked this feeling very much, she was a cleanliness-loving person, and such thick medicinal liquid stuck to her body and clothes, not only dirty but also very uncomfortable.

  But she no longer had the strength to say anything else, and even the sticky feeling that she thought would be very uncomfortable was now imperceptible.

  I'm afraid it won't last more than an hour.

  In her mind, Ning Xianbi's eyes were wide open, staring at the top of the bed curtain that had lost its color.

  The whole account is full of small floral patterns, those scattered, like willow catkins, small flowers look so helpless and dispirited, just like my own miserable life.

  Yes, she died with her eyes open, unwilling to give up.

  How can she be willing? She is a crosser. As the 16th generation heir of the hundred-year-old shop Tongyitang, a double Ph.D. in pharmacy and biology, she crossed over with her shining golden fingers, but due to her fear of being suspected as an "alien" because of the saying "the unusual is evil", she strictly adhered to her role and became a obedient daughter who followed the three obediences and four virtues, just to avoid being burned at the stake.

  Hiding her golden fingers, Ning Fengbi made great efforts to adapt and blend in with this empty and feudal era. She successfully became a girl who was praised by everyone, although she was not as beautiful as her sisters, but because of her quiet and gentle reputation, many people came to propose marriage, and finally, she even got a good marriage that all the famous women in the capital envied.

  Yes, as the grandson of Empress Dowager, nephew of the Queen, the most handsome man in the capital, and a renowned young general, such a man should be the object of desire for all women. Yet, no one expected that she would end up being the biggest winner, marrying into the Rui Wang Fu with great fanfare.

  Overnight, she became the most enviable and jealous woman in the world, becoming a model and aspiration for all girls waiting to get married.

  But who would have known that she was able to marry into the Wang Manor not because the Eldest Princess had taken a liking to her character, but because Young Master Shen Qianshan liked her cousin - the stunningly beautiful "Jade Quality and Orchid Heart" White Cai Zhu, the daughter of a guilty minister. However, since he couldn't take such a woman as his legitimate wife, he could only marry her as a mere decoration, allowing White Cai Zhu to enter the Wang Manor as an accompanying bride.

  It's easy to imagine what kind of fate awaits someone like her who is just a decoration after marrying into this family.

  Gentle, virtuous and kind-hearted, she couldn't win her husband's favor; tolerant and self-effacing, she was still looked down upon by her mother-in-law. Only the elderly grandmother treated her with some care, but even if this old lady were the Empress Dowager herself, how far could such care extend?

  A thousand sails have passed, and suddenly I realize: what is abnormal is considered evil? What is being content with one's lot at all times? What is blending in with the era and resigning oneself to fate? All of these are just nonsense. Even if one lives a life that is bold and free, only to be burned at the stake as a heretic in the end, isn't that better than living a life of humiliation and compromise?

  Unfortunately, the realization came too late. A double PhD in pharmacology and biopharmaceutics, with countless secret formulas and pharmaceutical knowledge in his mind, couldn't save himself from the clutches of a serious illness that threatened to take his life at any moment.

  Ning Xian closed her eyes quietly, all the energy in her body was drained, and she heard her own rapid breathing.

  A faint voice of Hawthorn's anxiety came from beside me, but it was gradually getting farther and farther away. I thought to myself that my time had come, and I would soon have to report to the underworld.

  Just then, a soft voice came from beside the door: "I'll go take a look at sister, how is she?"

  "What are you doing here?" Haitang furiously bellowed, but immediately turned into a series of "hmmphs", as if someone had covered her mouth and dragged her away.

  Ning Xi suddenly opened her eyes, and perhaps due to the reflection of light, she felt a surge of energy in her body.

  "Are you finally going to die?"

  In front of me was a face that was as beautiful as a thousand enchanting flowers, with a subtle smile playing on her lips, but her eyes were icy cold.

  Her lips moved twice, her throat made a gurgling sound, but she couldn't say anything. Slowly, Ning Fengbi's expression calmed down.

  "You're not sick, but rather a chronic poison... No need to stare so wide-eyed, this poison was administered by me. Otherwise, do you think I would be so gentle and courteous in front of you? Young Master Wang clearly likes me, doesn't even give you a glance, apart from being a nominal wife, what are you?"

  Always a delicate and pitiful beauty, she now looked like a wolf choosing its prey, her bright eyes full of pride and arrogance.

  "Why?"

  She gritted her teeth and squeezed out three words. She had already realized that this cousin was far from as pitiful and weak as she appeared, and knew that the other party's mind was deep, but she couldn't have imagined: the other party was actually so beastly, and her current situation was actually her masterpiece.

  "Why? Haha... "

  Bai Cai Zhi suddenly burst out laughing wildly. But in the blink of an eye, she restrained her smile, covered her mouth with a handkerchief and coughed once, before smiling slyly: "Sister, you are truly the biggest failure this lifetime, even at death's door, you're still so foolish. Why? Do I need to ask? If you don't die, how can I become Young Master Wang's wife? Don't you know that he will also be a prince in the future? Hehehe, I can let you have the title of first wife for a few years, but as for the status of princess, don't even think about it for one day."

  Both hands tightly grasped the mattress under her body. In fact, if Ning Fengbi couldn't get up at all, she would definitely drag Bai Caizhi down with her.

  Bai Cai Zhi just quietly looked at her, with a sarcastic smile on the corner of her mouth, and said in a low voice: "Don't say that fate is unfair in this world! Why are you a thousand-gold miss, but I am the daughter of a guilty minister? Why do I excel over you in everything, yet still have to flatter you? Why does young Master Wang obviously like me, yet has to marry you instead? Why will you, such a weak and incompetent woman, become the princess in the future, while I pay so much but have to be a concubine, inferior to you? I am not reconciled, I am not reconciled."

  Every time she says a sentence, her expression becomes more ferocious, every word and every word is the outburst of the resentment that has been accumulated in her heart for a long time.

  Ning Feng gradually calmed down.

  She gazed quietly at Bai Cai Zhi, feeling the loss of vitality within her body. Suddenly, she broke into a smile, looking down on him with disdain, saying word by word: "Not resigned to it? If you knew, I could have trampled you underfoot, suppressing you so much that you wouldn't even have had a chance to show your face... Hehe..." She suddenly let out a desolate laugh: "What a pity... if only I could be reborn again... Hahaha..."

  "Auntie... Auntie... it's all over, many Imperial Guards have rushed in, saying they're going to search the house. Young Master Wang doesn't know how he offended the Emperor and is now locked up in the Clan Prison... our ancestors are already fainting..."

  The hurried footsteps accompanied by screams, Ning Feng's eyes stared at Bai Cai Zhi who had a fierce face just a moment ago, suddenly softened in front of her, using the last bit of strength to burst into loud laughter.

  Is it retribution? The karma of this life is indeed coming quickly, haha... Unfortunately, she will not be able to hold on until the end of this good show.

  Ning Feng's face was filled with laughter, but her laughter turned into a cough that brought up scarlet blood. Her hands clutched tightly at her chest, where a deep sense of resentment dwelled.

  There is no medicine for regret in this world, unfortunately she can't be reborn, otherwise, she would never give anyone the chance to bully her again; and she would never fall in love with that heartless scumbag again...... Haha... If only she could be reborn...

  The laughter stopped abruptly, Ning Xi's head, which she had lifted with her last ounce of strength, fell heavily onto the pillow, and until her dying breath, her eyes remained wide open.

  Regret not starting earlier! Die with eyes open!

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