Before Ji Ying could get close, the shopkeeper stopped her, sniffed her, and said, "I knew it! There's no way there would be such a handsome young man. Turns out, it's a young lady."
Ji Ying blushed and swung her sword at the shopkeeper.
"Don't be angry, girl. If you can save one person for me, I will grant your wish. But this wish is too simple. You two are a couple and will meet sooner or later. You can make it difficult for me."
"Promise me you won't tell anyone about what happened today, or I'll stab you to death."
“Girl, your peach wood sword is sharp, but it can’t kill me. I am the manager of time and space. I accidentally injured a girl living in 2020. Your birth charts are compatible. You can pretend to be her for three years. After three years, I will send you back.”
"So you're the culprit. Today I'll teach you a lesson on behalf of that girl and send you to heaven."
In the exchange between Ji Ying and the shopkeeper, the shopkeeper's hidden skills quickly subdued Ji Ying.
"Kill me if you want, I won't beg you."
"Girl, you have such a bad temper. Luckily, Xie Yuancheng can tolerate you, otherwise you would never be able to get married."
"Pah, who would marry him? They wouldn't even know who he is."
"Fine, you're pretty good at fighting. You might as well help that girl out."
"Isn't she dead?"
"Not yet. If you're willing to save her, she will live."
Ji Ying nodded. How could she agree so easily?
Later, the shopkeeper took her flying out, and they met Xie Yuancheng on the street. Ji Ying still thought he wasn't handsome enough. I almost vomited blood. Xie Yuancheng is so good-looking, and she still complained.
Then, Ji Ying actually possessed Ji Shuang's body, and me?
She spent the next three years in a daze at the Ji residence. Fearing for Ji Ying's safety, Ji's mother kept her in the backyard. I followed Ji Ying's consciousness and hid inside Ji Shuang's body. Looking at the familiar past, all the things in my mind were things Ji Ying had been involved in.
Later, when she was seventeen, Ji Ying's soul traveled back in time.
Finally, I learned that I was Ji Ying. When I was fully conscious, the entire Ji household was filled with jubilation, saying that the lively young master had returned. However, the shopkeeper somehow messed up the spatial arrangement, causing Ji Ying, that is, me, to remember.
I remember now, Ji Yun was an adopted child of my parents when they were young, and I was the only daughter in the Ji family. And Consort Ji would often return to the Ji residence, and every time she would visit me, treating me like her son.
Later, when she heard that I had become mentally unstable, she cried for a long time.
No wonder she was so furious when she saw me with Xie Yuancheng, and she always tried to "correct" me.
I am Ji Ying, so there's no need to worry about disappearing. I was overjoyed. Thinking of Xie Yuancheng, I woke up calling his name.
"Yuan Cheng!"
"Ying'er, I'm here."
I looked at the bed canopy above me; this was the bed where I was giving birth.
Xie Yuancheng wiped my sweat, and I remembered that my lower body hurt whenever I moved.
"Ying'er, don't move around. You just gave birth and you're still weak."
Xie Yuancheng's voice was full of concern, but even more so, it was filled with joy.
"Yuancheng, the child?"
"The child is fine, it's a boy. Ying'er, you've brought good fortune to the Xie family. From now on, whatever you say goes, I won't object."
This silly young man, I no longer have to worry about leaving him. When I saw him on the street, he was such an ethereal person, how could I not think he was good-looking?
I was a little over fourteen years old when I helped the shopkeeper. I was young and impetuous and didn't respect anyone.
"Yuancheng, I... I like you."
"I know."
When Xie Yuancheng smiled, my heart softened. After all the twists and turns, I am who I am. Perhaps it was all fate. When I was little, my mother would secretly call me Shuangshuang, hoping that someone would treat me well and we could be a couple.
I looked at the baby in my arms. The baby was a little wrinkled, but it was pink and cute.
"Yuancheng, have you named him yet?"
"Not yet, but my father-in-law has given me a name."
The name my father chose was good. He was well-read and, although he was a military officer, he always loved reading.
What's your name?
"Xie Yu".
"It sounds so nice. The names your father married are all single characters, but I like the names you married even more."
“Ying’er, let’s use your father-in-law’s courtesy name, just like back then.”
"Okay, I understand."
He's going to bring up old grievances again. I feel overwhelmed just listening to it. Anyway, there are still words left, so I'll just let Xie Yuancheng retrieve them later.
Since Yu'er came into my life, my temper has improved a lot. Xie Yuancheng always brings up my old bad temper and even acts coquettishly towards Yu'er. That's just how people are; they'll take advantage of any slight.
Sometimes I think about Ji Shuang and wonder how she is doing now. Anyway, when I was in Ji Shuang's body, I was very happy. I saw many new and interesting things and some advanced technology.
However, I was clumsy and didn't know to put some effort into studying it back then. Otherwise, I could definitely have outshone Xie Yuancheng in Da Zhao.
It was especially difficult during her postpartum period. Xie Yuancheng was busy with both things, and although she was a little chubby before, she lost weight again.
Yu'er is getting prettier and prettier, and I love her every time her nanny brings her over.
“Ying’er, all you care about now is Yu’er, you don’t even have room for me anymore.”
“He’s your son, and I’m his mother. Isn’t it only natural for me to treat him well?”
“You remember him all the time now, and I don’t even catch your eye anymore. The time in the palace was much better, when you were with me every day, all lovey-dovey.”
This guy is shameless. Ever since I regained all my memories, I've started to regret it. The Ji family has a clean reputation; how could I have messed around with Xie Yuancheng?
"Ying'er's face is red. Let me see if her ears are red too."
As soon as my confinement period ended, Xie Yuancheng started being lazy towards me. Even though he's a father now, he still acts like a child sometimes.
I don't want to eat the food I ate during my postpartum period anymore. When I look in the mirror, I don't look any different from before. Because I often dressed as a boy, my breast milk supply was insufficient. Fortunately, I had someone to help with breastfeeding. After a few months, Yu'er will stop breastfeeding.
Every time I see his pitiful appearance, I feel ashamed.
"They've really become famous."
Taking advantage of my distraction, Xie Yuancheng actually started to act recklessly. Now that I've recovered, I need to blackmail him into taking me with him; I don't want to stay in the manor waiting for his news all the time.
I still feel uneasy thinking about the wounds on his body when I see them last time.
"Ying'er, let go!" Xie Yuancheng panted heavily. He had been trying to rip off my clothes earlier, and this was a perfect opportunity.
I gripped the clothes tightly and shook my head at him: "No."
"Doesn't Ying'er miss me?"
"Yes, I think about it all the time. But you have to agree to one condition before I'll let go."
"I agree to everything you say."
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