Chapter 1 I'm so frustrated
Shangguan Jin carefully pinched her arm.
It hurts a bit, and my skin is a little red; it doesn't feel like a dream.
She carefully examined herself and her surroundings again.
The room was filled with exquisitely crafted solid wood furniture, with an antique charm, and even the window frames were carved with flowers.
Although she couldn't tell what the furniture was made of, Shangguan Jin could still tell.
Everything in this room, from the furniture to the bronze and porcelain items, exudes one word: expensive!
Extremely expensive; in later generations, those would be the kind of items that would go to Sotheby's auction house...
Shangguan Jin took a deep breath and tried to calm herself down.
It feels like I was just at a celebration party.
She works in investment banking, and just a day earlier, she had worked with another investment bank to help a private company go public.
All three parties were satisfied, except for Shangguan Jin, who was in charge of the project.
She was very unhappy that they had to bring in an investment bank when their company could handle the situation.
Then, during the celebration, the head of another investment bank came over to offer a toast.
"Miss Shangguan, look how well our two families are cooperating!"
In the future, we definitely won't add anything when it's time to wrap things up.
"I'll definitely join as soon as possible, otherwise I'll be left behind." The rather handsome person in charge said with a smile.
The others present, holding their wine glasses...
Shangguan Jin, on the other hand, was still seething with anger!
Upon hearing this, he quickly put on a professional fake smile and clinked glasses with the rather handsome guy.
"That's right, look at you, who can compare to you! Congratulations on getting a hot meal!"
That guy wanted to show off a few more times...
The others present...
As the celebration party was drawing to a close, the CEO of the listed company presented each of them with a brocade box.
"It's nothing, just a small trinket!"
It was passed down in my family, and many experts have advised me to hand it over, but I haven't.
This is perfect for both of you!
Then Shangguan Jin took the brocade box back to her hotel room.
Upon opening it, I found a painting of a lady, a beautiful woman sitting by the window, gazing blankly at a flower outside the window that I couldn't identify.
In addition, there were two lines of small characters on the painting, which were already blurred. Shangguan Jin looked at them closely for a long time but still couldn't make out what they said.
Then, Shangguan Jin became dizzy and slowly lost consciousness.
When I woke up again, I was in this room.
She should still be called Shangguan Jin.
No need to change the name, that's fine.
Shangguan Jin looked her over again.
Fortunately, although I don't know which dynasty it is, the fine clothes and luxurious mansion suggest that they are from a wealthy family.
Even better, there was no white silk or poisoned wine, and no scumbags waiting for revenge...
Although she is thirty-six years old and already a mother of three sons and two daughters, she still retains her charm, with fair skin and a beautiful face—a truly stunning young woman.
wrong......
Shangguan Jin felt a wave of dizziness as a flood of information rushed into her mind, forcing her to press her temples.
"Madam, are you feeling better?"
Perhaps hearing the commotion inside, an elderly woman with gray hair immediately tiptoed in from the outer room.
Seeing the old woman's concerned eyes, Shangguan Jin blurted out, "It's alright, Aunt Lin, I'm fine now."
Lin's mother breathed a sigh of relief; it seemed everything was really alright.
After returning from the Marquis of Wuding's residence at noon, the lady seemed to have lost her soul and went back to her room.
It seems they've recovered now.
"Madam..." Madam Lin wanted to say a few more words of comfort.
Shangguan Jin waved her hand, "Mother Lin, you go out first, let me be alone for a while."
After thinking for a moment, Lin's mother quietly slipped out, carefully closing the door behind her.
At this moment, Shangguan Jin suddenly deflated like a punctured balloon, lying back on that expensive-looking bed.
hehe!
She originally thought she had won a big prize, that God had granted her a chance to travel through time.
This gave her the opportunity to experience firsthand the extravagant lifestyle of noble families under imperial power.
Shangguan Jin learned that in this long river of history, which had been riddled with holes by time travelers, many things were different.
From the Qin Dynasty onwards, things were different from what Shangguan Jin knew.
Prince Fusu did not commit suicide, but instead successfully ascended the throne.
As for Hu Hai and Zhao Gao...
It seems that neither of these two people exists in history.
Or rather, we are now living in a completely fictional era.
Of course, those time travelers seemed to be quite down-to-earth, and none of them immediately created a socialist country.
It is still a feudal society that occupies most of history...
At first, Shangguan Jin was quite pleased. Wasn't this a way for her to transmigrate into the body of the head lady of the Duke's mansion?
And what was the result?
Haha, that Duke Dingguo led his troops to the border three years ago and suddenly disappeared. There has been no news of him for three years, and no one knows whether he is dead or alive.
According to the information Shangguan Jin received, the Duke of Dingguo and his wife had a close relationship, so there shouldn't be any possibility of him faking his death for a concubine or his only true love.
He wants to play, but the emperor above won't give him that chance!
Anyway, the Duke of Dingguo has been missing for three years.
During those three years, the entire Duke of Dingguo's mansion became the talk of the town among the noble families in the capital.
They not only turned the story of the Duke of Dingguo's disappearance into a storybook and sent it back to the family, but they also invited Shangguan Jin over every now and then under the guise of family gatherings.
The original Shangguan Jin was the eldest daughter of the Shangguan family, and her education was all for the sake of the family, the kind of person who had to swallow her pride and endure humiliation.
Every time they go to a gathering, not only do they have to prepare various congratulatory gifts befitting the Duke's family status, but they also have to endure those people's hurtful remarks.
"Madam Shen, is there still no news from the Duke?"
"It's okay, no news is good news."
"That's right, at least it gives you something to look forward to!"
What can the original Shangguan Jin do?
She had to swallow her pride and put on a show of being the matriarch of the household.
But after this happens so many times, no one else knows what's really going on in my mind!
Finally, after the old lady of the Wuding Marquis's mansion's birthday banquet ended today, the original Shangguan Jin could no longer bear it.
She overheard several elderly women from the Marquis of Wuding's residence chatting idly.
"The Duke of Dingguo has been gone for a long time. I heard it was our Marquis who collected his body!"
"Then why not hold a funeral?"
"What else could it be? The Duke of Dingguo has distinguished himself in battle and enjoys great prestige in the army. If he were to suddenly pass away, it would destabilize the morale of the troops."
For now, we can only keep it as a disappearance.
I heard it's the imperial family's wish!
......
It was as if Shangguan Jin had been stabbed in the heart. Her upbringing from childhood forced her to force herself to return to the Duke's mansion.
After locking himself in his room, he couldn't catch his breath and died.
The original Shangguan Jin finally died from resentment.
Then came Shangguan Jin.
Shangguan Jin tried to calm herself down.
It's no big deal, it's just losing a man.
There are few three-legged toads, but aren't there plenty of two-legged men?
At worst, I'll just...
After sorting through the information in her mind again, Shangguan Jin froze once more.
That spendthrift woman was truly extravagant!
Not to mention anything far away, just the banquets, big and small, that I've attended over the past three years, the congratulatory gifts I've prepared, and the gifts I've carried with me for the younger generation.
They were sending them out in huge quantities!
The gifts I give out always seem to be very expensive.
Also, it seems that the gifts from the Marquis of Wuding's family this time were prepared secretly using two sets of jewelry that were kept hidden away.
Shangguan Jin slapped her own hand several times.
What's the point of a duke's mansion that's just an empty shell?
It's even less pleasant to stay in a Duke's mansion that's just an empty shell, with no men left!
But in this situation, she can't leave even if she wants to!
Shangguan Jin took a few more deep breaths, sorted out the information in her mind again, and then called out to the door.
"Mother Lin, please have Aunt Dong come over."
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