Hallucination
As the saying goes, when you're down on your luck, even drinking cold water can cause you to choke.
Jiang Yan felt that she was even worse than this type of person; her bad luck was so bad that even drinking cold water could kill her!
To be more precise, before she came to this "Zhou" state, which was not the same dynasty as the "Zhou" in her history books from junior high and high school, her name was indeed "Jiang Yan," and she had been called that for twenty-two years.
But now that she's in this inexplicable "Zhou" country, she can no longer call herself "Jiang Yan," but instead calls herself by the name of the owner of the body she's inhabiting, "Liu Ruyi."
Liu Ruyi, this name sounds like the name of a courtesan or dancer in a brothel, but in fact it is the name of the concubine of Prince Duan Shangguan Zeyu of the Duan Prince's Mansion in the Zhou Kingdom.
That's right, no need to guess, she, Jiang Yan, transmigrated, and only her soul did, not her body.
Ah, she's so anxious and uneasy!
She was clearly a third-year student at a teachers' college. Although she wasn't a top student, she was still an intellectual, and she would be graduating in a year.
She can become a teacher as soon as she graduates, achieve financial freedom, and never have to ask her poor parents for money again. She will also no longer be afraid to reciprocate the feelings of senior students who like her because she can't afford to date.
However, all this happiness ended half a month ago when she inexplicably arrived in the Zhou Kingdom, whose monarch's surname was "Shangguan".
What sins did Jiang Yan commit in her past life?
Why did she have to be dealt such a blow just when her life was about to reach its zenith? Why did she have to be brought to this Zhou Kingdom out of nowhere and become a man's concubine?
The thing she hates most in her life is ruining someone's marriage and being a mistress!
Heavens above!
Spare her!
Let her go back immediately!
Let's get out of this mess as soon as possible!!
...
Jiang Yan lay listlessly in the rocking chair, her eyes closed, silently screaming in her heart.
At that time, it was springtime in the Zhou Kingdom, a time when hundreds of flowers were in full bloom and hundreds of birds were singing.
A maid, dressed in light pink, carrying a white cat, nimbly weaved through the greenery and hurried toward her.
Jiang Yan's rocking chair sits in an open space where willows and peach trees complement each other. In front of her is a shimmering, turquoise lake.
The reeds on both sides of the lake were less than a meter tall, making the small lake appear exceptionally bright, as if the sun in the sky had been sucked into the lake.
Before the maid even reached her side, she lowered her voice and asked anxiously and worriedly, "Master, why are you here again?"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Yan's eyelids twitched slightly, and she said lazily, "She's not even in the manor, what's there to be afraid of?"
"My lord, although the princess is not in the manor, there are still other people here!"
"Who are you referring to? Could you be more specific?"
"...The princess has so many maids, and then there are the prince's..."
Jiang Yan couldn't help but sigh, opened her eyes in frustration, and as if to vent, sat in the rocking chair and rocked violently several times before suddenly standing up.
"What's so great about this broken chair? Humph!" She glared disdainfully at the mahogany rocking chair she had just been sitting on, then kicked it three or four times with her right foot before suddenly putting on a smiling face. "What do you want, Huang Ying?"
Upon hearing this, Huang Ying's expression changed drastically, and she frowned: "My lady, why haven't you changed your way of addressing me? You can't refer to yourself as 'I,' especially in front of the prince. That's extremely disrespectful! You'll be punished!"
"Oh dear! Alright, alright! What do you mean 'I don't know'? There's no one else here right now. Alright, alright, I know, no, this concubine knows, I know!" Jiang Yan was very impatient and irritable. Dragging her long skirt, she walked in the direction Huang Ying had come from.
Huang Ying, carrying the chubby white cat, followed behind her: "Master, the day after tomorrow is Qingming Festival, and tomorrow you will be traveling with the Prince..."
Jiang Yan immediately stopped, hurriedly turned around to look at her, and said in surprise, "Let me, let this concubine go to sweep the tomb?"
"My lord, why are you so agitated? We go to sweep the tombs during the Qingming Festival, don't we? And you know that His Highness personally goes to Yongshan to sweep the tombs every year."
Feeling guilty, Jiang Yan didn't dare to ask any further questions, so she made up an excuse: "Oh, this concubine feels... feels... since the prince doesn't like this concubine, it would only be a downer if this concubine went along, so it's better not to go."
Upon hearing this, Huang Ying immediately became serious and earnest: "My lady, you must not even have such a thought. To live comfortably and happily in the Prince's mansion, one must please the Prince. Besides, my lady, don't you remember what the Master told you?"
Upon hearing Huang Ying's words, the name "Liu Xiangyi" and his handsome face immediately came to mind for Jiang Yan.
"Liu Xiangyi" is a good name, isn't it?
Upon hearing this, one can naturally picture a handsome and dignified man.
And that's exactly the case. Her father was indeed handsome and good-looking, and he was also extremely wealthy. He owned all the money shops in the capital!
If she had heard that he was a rich and handsome man before she met him, she would have admired and liked him very much.
The problem is, she's already had dealings with him, so she can no longer like or admire him!
Just from his words, "Ruyi, you only have one younger sister, and your sister's future depends on you!", "Ruyi, Prince Duan has a bad temper, so you must be very tolerant of him. Remember not to upset Prince Duan, and always put the big picture first!", "Ruyi, the future of our Liu family depends on you!" and so on, treating "her" as a tool, she felt extremely disgusted.
If you knew Prince Duan was not someone to be trifled with, why did you still marry "her" to him? Weren't you worried that "she" would be unhappy or mistreated after marriage?
Why should "she" always have to endure? Endure what?
He endured hardship for the sake of the "sister" he spoke of and the family business.
The original owner of this body, "Liu Ruyi," was definitely not liked by her father. Coupled with her mother's indifference, she was bound to be invisible in the family. That's why they had the heart to marry her off to the corrupt Prince Duan, "Shangguan Zeyu"!
They sacrificed her to fulfill their beloved daughter's wishes and to bring glory to their family!
This is utterly shameful and despicable!
As Jiang Yan walked, recalling the conversations she had with "her" father and mother, she unknowingly returned to her courtyard, "Pear Blossom Residence."
"Pear Blossom Residence" doesn't have any special meaning; it's just that there are eight pear trees planted in this courtyard, seven large and one small.
Other places with names that have the exact same origin as Pear Blossom Residence include "Peach Blossom Village", "Begonia Garden", and "Apricot Blossom Village". I've also heard there's something called "Orchid Garden".
She didn't like "Pear Blossom Residence," nor did she like "Begonia Garden," "Apricot Blossom Manor," or "Orchid Pavilion." She only liked "Peach Blossom Village."
Because "Peach Blossom Village" has peach blossoms, and peach blossoms are her favorite flower, pink and beautiful, and fragrant.
Huang Ying handed the white cat she was holding to Jiang Yan, then took the key to open the door.
As soon as the door opened, a whirlwind carrying the fragrance of pear blossoms blew towards them, and white pear petals fluttered in the wind, like a celestial maiden scattering flowers, which was very beautiful.
Huang Ying was stunned at first glance. By the time she came to her senses and looked over, Jiang Yan had already spread his arms and run towards the vortex of wind.
Her back was so resolute, as if the whirlwind had a magical power to summon her.
Huang Ying couldn't help but exclaim in astonishment, "Master?"
However, as soon as Jiang Yan approached the vortex of wind, the wind stopped and the vortex disappeared.
"Where's the wind? It's gone!" She turned around in circles, looking for the wind, her face full of disappointment.
Huang Ying had already run to her side: "Master, what's wrong? What are you looking for?"
Jiang Yan then looked at her anxiously: "Feng, I'm looking for Feng. How could such a strong wind disappear in the blink of an eye?" He then went back to searching on his own.
Huang Ying breathed a sigh of relief: "Master, springtime is just like a half-blooming wind, it comes and goes. Please wait a little while, the wind will come back soon."
But Jiang Yan was very disappointed, muttering to herself, "It's different now, it's useless."
How can they be the same?
In the vortex of wind just now, she clearly saw a portal to another dimension beckoning to her, and that wind was different from the usual wind.
That wind was the kind of magical wind that could allow people to travel through time and space, as described in the strange and wonderful time-travel novels she had read.
Sigh, is there no going back?
Is she never going back?
Jiang Yan was extremely sad and disappointed.
She whispered, "I'm tired, don't bother me," and slowly walked into the house.
Huang Ying had been puzzled by her unusual behavior for the past few days, and now that she had done these inexplicable things, Huang Ying was even more confused.
She stood silently in place, gazing thoughtfully at the door that Jiang Yan had already closed, without moving an inch for a long time.
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