Chapter 1
In the spring moon in Shangjing, at the Peiguo Mansion, the sky was still filled with a little mist.
In the west-facing stable in the backyard, as the first cockcrowed, the sound of maids and servants dressing gradually came from the stable, and occasionally there were voices talking.
However, the noise was not too loud, for fear of disturbing the old lady in the main courtyard's rest.
But all this inevitably fell into the ears of the person who was sleeping in the middle of the large bunk bed in the west room. She was squeezed on a ten-meter-long bunk bed with many little maids, and she really had no way to avoid this kind of noise.
Su Guoer frowned impatiently, made a slight sound in her throat, but had no intention of getting up. She turned over and muttered something, and was about to continue sleeping.
But suddenly I remembered where I was now.
Today is the third day since she was reborn. This is not the Qingsong Courtyard where she lived before, but the old lady's Songhe Hall. She is now a third-class maid in the old lady's courtyard, responsible for sweeping the west courtyard.
It's strange to say, three days ago, Su Guoer was still enduring the pain of miscarriage and bleeding alone in a small house in Qingsong Courtyard. In the blink of an eye, she was reborn back to the time before she was promised to be the prince's concubine.
How nice, she thought.
At least...she doesn't have to experience that kind of heart-wrenching pain anymore...
In her previous life, Su Guo'er was an orphan. At the age of seven, she traveled extensively with her father, a medical practitioner. Though their lives were hard, she saw the world's mountains and rivers, and experienced the myriad flavors of life. At that time, she lived a happy life. However, she was utterly stricken by misfortune. Her father was murdered by bandits seeking his wealth. She happened to encounter an old lady and her companions on their way to Puji Temple to burn incense. The old lady sent someone to rescue her, and, pitying her as an orphan, she gave her money and hired her back home as a maid.
So although she was a little maid, she held the indenture contract in her own hands, and her status was different from that of the other little maids in the mansion.
But she felt that she was no different from these maids. From the age of 7 to 18, she had grown up in the backyard of Pei Guogong's mansion for most of her life and had long forgotten what the world outside was like.
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Like the other little maids, she was attracted by the prince of the Duke's Mansion who was as dazzling as a god.
So at this time in her previous life, when the old lady revealed her intention to marry her to the prince who was two years younger than her as a concubine, she agreed without hesitation.
She thought that when the Crown Prince's wife came into the house in the future, she could at least become a concubine. However, she did not expect that the Crown Prince's wife would send someone to deliver abortion medicine to her concubine the next day after she came into the house. At that time, she did not know that she was pregnant. After taking a bowl of abortion medicine, blood gushed out from her lower body. She lay on the couch in pain, without even the strength to call for help, and died just like that.
When she woke up again, she returned to the time before she was promised to the prince.
She thought that she couldn't make the same choice this time.
If for no other reason, her father gave birth to her so that she could go out and see the world, instead of being trapped in this wealthy family and this small place for her whole life.
She didn't blame anyone, neither herself, the prince, nor the lady. She only blamed herself for choosing the wrong path. At the age of 21, she wasted her life in this wealthy family and ended up dying in pain.
She opened her eyes and crawled out from under the quilt. In the cool morning air, she put on the maid's uniform, a smoky pink flannel jacket, and then put on a bodice and pleated skirt of the same color, completing her outfit.
All the maids had already gone to the pool to wash, but she was the only one who got up late, so she was still dressing in front of the bronze mirror hanging on the door. She picked up the only pear blossom hairpin and pinned it on her bun, then combed her hair on both sides. A beautiful lady in the mirror caught her eye.
She was not beautiful, but she had an elegant temperament, and her beautiful bones added some unique beauty to her. So even the old lady once said that she did not look like a maid, but looked like a daughter raised in a noble family. If it were not for her poor family background, she could have married a top scholar or something.
Of course, this wasn't meant to disparage her. Most top-ranking scholars came from aristocratic families and were quite talented. How could a simple, honest-to-goodness person like her, with no family background, possibly match them? She was very self-aware. The old lady's words were a compliment to her.
That was why in her previous life she had dared to try her luck with her good looks to win the prince's favor. If she could give birth to a boy or girl for him in the future and become his concubine, not only would her future life be secure, but her children would also be able to reach heights that she could never reach.
She had a good idea, but which mansion or family was simple? She was wrong, so she deserved the fate she had, but it was a pity for the unborn child in her belly.
There is no point in thinking too much, Su Guoer sighed.
Now that she has been reborn, she will never choose the same old path again.
This large and prestigious compound intimidated her. Rather than being trapped here and regretting her whole life, she would rather go out and see the world, even if it meant being the wife of a peddler.
However, the people of Wei are open-minded and do not have strict requirements for women. In addition, the new emperor has just ascended the throne, and he said that the curfew will be lifted?
It is said that after the release, the lights in Chang'an City were always on, the singing and drinking were endless, and the common people could also feel the prosperity of this prosperous era.
So Su Guoer wanted to open a local food restaurant in Chang'an City, selling nothing but her family's cooking skills.
Daddy is skillful with his hands. He is not only a doctor but also a delicious cook. During the years when Su Guoer accompanied her father on his travels, they tasted delicacies from all over the country. Jiangsu cuisine is good at porridge, Hubei and Guangdong cuisine tends to be spicy, people from the south of the Yangtze River like to eat seafood, and people from the north like to eat noodles. After all these years, Su Guoer also learned a lot.
In addition, she was weak and sickly when she was young, so her father took care of her by mixing medicines she disliked into her meals, just to coax her into eating more. This led to the creation of hundreds of healthy meals, and Su Guoer still remembers the recipes for all of them.
She still remembered that her father once said that when he got too old to walk, he would find a place to open a local restaurant and pass on his healthy meals. It would also be nice for his children and grandchildren to become chefs in the future!
I don’t want to study medicine. It’s too tiring. These are my father’s exact words.
Now that she was reborn, Su Guoer wanted to follow her father's last wish and open a small restaurant in Chang'an City. It doesn't have to be too big, just enough to accommodate seven or eight tables of people in the lobby. It doesn't have to be too luxurious, because dignitaries may not be willing to come. People all have specific restaurants to go to, and it doesn't matter who they serve, whether they are peddlers, low-class merchants or warriors, or knights from other places who come and go. All they want is a lively and peaceful place, happiness and reunion.
Days like this alone could make her content.
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