1 The old-fashioned time-travel plot
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A few fallen leaves were put together, and new buds sprouted on the treetops.
There were a few whispered conversations in a courtyard, accompanied by the chirping of birds.
"The fourth young lady has been ill for a few days now, and the doctor has been called in several times. Wangxue Pavilion has not been quiet these days." The little girl sweeping the floor gossiped in a low voice with her companions.
Another round-faced girl with green double buns asked curiously, "Sister, I just came here not long ago and I don't know how the fourth young lady got sick?"
"No wonder you look unfamiliar, you're new here!"
The maid holding the broom looked around and leaned in and said, "I heard that she had an argument with the second young lady. I don't know what they were arguing about. The fourth young lady suddenly fell into the water. The second young lady quickly asked someone to rescue the fourth young lady. She got a fever when she returned!"
"Ah??? Could it be... that it was the Second Miss who pushed it?!"
"Shh! Don't talk nonsense... The Second Miss and the Fourth Miss are sisters, how could they do such a thing!" After saying that, the maid's face changed and she quickly walked to the other side with a broom.
The round-faced girl in green clothes pouted and thought, what's wrong with being sisters? There are many cases of biological parents selling their children and brothers killing each other...
But when he turned around, he saw an older sister walking by in a green coat, looking very majestic, so he quickly lowered his head.
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The breeze rustled the willow branches, bringing a gentle sound. It was March, with grass growing and birds singing.
The sounds of birds occasionally came into Shuyu Tower, sometimes slow and sometimes lively, and bursts of flower fragrance floated in the air.
Seven or eight maids with neatly combed double buns were quietly cleaning the courtyard outside. The three characters "Shuyu Tower" at the gate were written in vigorous and powerful style, with a sharp edge at the end of the pen.
A woman in a green jacket was holding a red pear wood lunch box in her hand. The hem of her skirt swayed slightly as she walked, but the lunch box in her hand remained steady without shaking at all.
After entering Shuyu Tower, the maid who was sweeping the floor called out in a low voice, "Sister Luzhi."
Luzhi responded softly, and when she was about to enter the inner room, she paused, pulled a little girl and asked, "Miss, has anyone sent someone in?"
The little girl's name is Cailan. She has a round head and a round face. She looks festive and cute. When she saw Luzhi asking her, she was a little happy and said hurriedly, "A quarter of an hour ago, the young lady asked Sister Lanzhi to go to the garden to pick flowers. She said she would use them for flower arrangement. When Sister Lanzhi came out, she told us to speak softly."
Luzhi nodded after hearing this, thinking that her young lady had fallen asleep again.
"Go ahead." After saying that, he took out a few pine nut candies from his arms and handed them to Cailan.
"Oh, thank you, Sister Luzhi!" Cailan took it with both hands and left happily.
Luzhi pushed open the door and saw a frail girl, about fifteen or sixteen years old, lying on the window sill of the inner room.
The window was slightly opened, and gusts of warm wind blew in, lifting the girl's hair on her forehead. Her back was slightly bent into a graceful curve, with one hand resting on her chin and the other hand slightly supporting her forehead.
Her skin was white as snow, her wrists were slender, like jade and liquid water, her face was slightly pale, which made her lips look rosy. Her frail appearance was obvious at a glance, but it also added a bit of a sense of weakness.
There was no incense in the inner room, only a few plates of various fruits on the table, with a faint fruity scent mixed with the floral fragrance outside the window.
Luzhi was startled and quickly put the food box on the round wooden table and closed the window with disapproval.
The slight sound startled the girl in front of the window. Her eyelashes trembled slightly, and her sleepy eyes were still a little hazy. Her clear blue eyes immediately made people feel pity. The girl smelled a familiar scent.
"Luzhi, you're back?" The girl's gentle voice makes people feel soft-hearted.
Green Branch stared at her young lady's face, her heart softened, and she took out a cloak and put it on her, with a look of disapproval on her face, "Young lady, how can you blow the wind for so long? It's still a bit chilly today."
The girl's name was Xiao Tingyun, and she was the third daughter of the Xiao family, Marquis Dingbei of the Great Qi State.
Xiao Tingyun pinched the side of his swollen head and let out a long sigh, "It's a good day today. The room is stuffy, so open the window to get some fresh air. Don't make a fuss. It would be bad if you disturb mother."
Luzhi frowned and didn't listen to the young lady's words at all. Her young lady had been weak since birth and had been recuperating in Jiangnan when she was five or six years old. She only returned to Beijing in the past two years.
Luzhi helped Xiao Tingyun get off the couch. Xiao Tingyun suddenly felt a headache and used some strength to hold Luzhi's hand.
"Miss?!" Luzhi looked at her worriedly, "Should we ask someone to call the court doctor to take a look?"
Xiao Tingyun shook his head slightly, "No need. If mother knew about this, she would scold you. Don't tell her to avoid worrying her."
"Have you bought the roasted lamb I asked you to buy?"
Lvzhi agreed with a smile, but was a little helpless, "I bought it. Last night, the young lady suddenly said she wanted to eat this. I don't know what she dreamed about, but she got interested. But you can't eat too much. Although this mutton is nutritious, it is cooked over a fire."
Xiao Tingyun was somewhat happy, this body had been weak and sickly since childhood, and the arrival of her, a person who loved everything from modern hot pot to spicy food, was like a wild goose with broken wings, unable to fly even if it wanted to.
Fortunately, I have felt better recently and it’s good to be able to taste the food.
Xiao Tingyun sat at the round wooden table. Luzhi opened the food box and a small dish of roasted lamb was placed on the table.
In addition to the roasted lamb, there was also a plate of glutinous rice cake and a bowl of almond cheese, which whetted Xiao Tingyun's appetite.
"I know that the young lady likes to eat this, so I asked someone to make it for you." Luzhi smiled and brought it out carefully.
Xiao Tingyun looked at the food with satisfaction and praised, "Lvzhi understands me the best."
Luzhi poured another cup of tea for Xiao Tingyun, and reminded her, "Miss, please don't eat too much, or you will get upset due to indigestion. That will be my fault. I won't be able to forgive myself even if you don't want Madam to punish me."
Xiao Tingyun blinked and scolded with a smile, "Got it, my little housekeeper, go check on Lanzhi. She hasn't come back in such a long time, don't play too much again."
Luzhi nodded helplessly and went out to look for Lanzhi.
Xiao Tingyun slowly put a piece of mutton cut as thin as a cicada's wing into his mouth. Perhaps because it was cooked with less oil and salt, the taste was slightly reduced, but it still made Xiao Tingyun a little excited.
She has been here for three years, or rather, she has been in this book for three years. At that time, Xiao Tingyun was staying up late reading a novel titled "After Bai Yueguang Died, She Became a Substitute".
The story takes place in the Great Qi Kingdom, which is undoubtedly a country that did not exist in history. The hero in the book has a white moonlight, but unfortunately the white moonlight dies unexpectedly, and later the heroine appears.
And Xiao Tingyun became the female villain who loved the male protagonist but couldn't get him, and was dedicated to adding bricks and tiles to the love career of the male and female protagonists. No! The stories were exaggerated and finally resolved by the heroine. Xiao Tingyun was obsessed with love and died on a winter day five years later.
Xiao Tingyun doesn't want to complain about this clichéd plot. After all, as the third daughter of the second branch of the Xiao family, she is willing to die for a man. All she can say is that the plot is too powerful and the author is too awesome.
At that time, she was staying up late reading a book, and she was accidentally moved by the girl with the same name, so she wrote a comment, saying that how could such a pampered girl live like that for a man.
I didn't expect that the next day I would find myself lying in an antique house.
She was in the south of the Yangtze River. Due to her weak body, she had to stay in her grandparents' home in the south of the Yangtze River when she was young. At that time, her original body was suffering from a cold, and when she woke up, she became her.
She returned to the capital last year because she was about to come of age. However, due to her poor health, she stayed at home all year and never left the house.
In fact, it’s not that the rules at home are strict. It’s because when I just came back, I was sick for a month because of the long journey. I recovered not long ago. When the seasons changed from autumn to winter, I went out to visit the garden. Not long after I came back, I was sick again for a few days.
When it was time to hold her coming-of-age ceremony a few months ago, Xiao Tingyun wasn't feeling well, so she didn't hold a big ceremony. Unexpectedly, she still had a fever at night.
Therefore, everyone in the family was very scared and didn't dare let her go out. Later, she became so lazy that she simply didn't go out.
Xiao Tingyun took two bites to satisfy her craving and then put down her chopsticks. She knew that her body was useless and she wanted to live a better life.
Just as I was rinsing my mouth with tea, I heard a gentle woman's voice, "Ayun."
Xiao Tingyun glanced at the things on the table and thought, it's over.
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