"Miss! Miss! You are finally awake! If the master knew you fell into the well, he would be heartbroken!" An anxious voice came to my ears, like a buzzing fly. I tried to open my eyes, but found myself lying on a fragrant wooden bed, and a maid in coarse linen clothes was sitting beside the bed, looking at me with a worried look on her face.
What happened? Was I watching a TV series at home? How did I wake up and find myself traveling through time? Also, who is this maid?
Before I could figure out what was going on, a bunch of memories that belonged to me flooded into my mind. It turned out that I had traveled through time and space and became a young lady from an official family in the Great Zhou Dynasty, also called Lin Qingya. The original owner of this body had been sickly since childhood, and was a typical lady from a wealthy family.
But I am not a weak, self-reliant, delicate lady! Back then, I was the queen of marketing in the shopping malls. I could make clouds and rain with a wave of my hand. What storms and waves had I not seen?
I sat up from the bed and stretched my muscles. Fortunately, although this body is weak, the foundation is still good. After a little exercise, it should be back to normal.
"Miss, are you really okay? Don't scare Cui'er!" Cui'er breathed a sigh of relief when she saw me jumping around, but then she started crying again and said, "But when you fell into the well, you broke your head. The doctor said..."
Before Cui'er finished speaking, I stood up suddenly, grabbed her hand, and asked in a hurry, "What did the doctor say?"
Cui Er was startled by my sudden action and stammered, "The doctor... the doctor said, will you... will you remember..."
Memories? Are you kidding! I came here with memories from the 21st century, how can I have no memories? Is this fatal?
I took a deep breath and tried to calm myself down. Okay, I have to figure out the current situation quickly and wait for death!
"Cui'er, what time is it now? Where are my parents?" I asked while measuring the surrounding environment.
"My dear lady, now is the 23rd of Yong'an, the master... the master..." Cui Er said this and suddenly hesitated, as if there was something unspeakable.
"What's wrong with my dad? Tell me quickly!" I suddenly had a bad feeling in my heart.
Cui Er bit her lips, as if she was determined, and whispered: "My master... was demoted, and now... now he has free time at home..."
What? My father was demoted? How could this happen? According to the original owner's memory, my father was the Minister of Rites of the current dynasty, a high-ranking official with great power. How could he be suddenly demoted?
I suppressed my doubts and asked, "What happened? Tell me in detail!"
Seeing my firm attitude, Cui'er had no choice but to tell me the whole story.
It turned out that my father was upright, and seeing that he was used to the corrupt atmosphere in the court, he publicly impeached the son of the prime minister of the dynasty for corruption and bribery. As a result, he was retaliated by the other party, falsely accused of corruption and abuse of power, and was eventually demoted to a commoner, and his whole family was driven out of the capital.
Hearing this, I was immediately furious! These old foxes in the court are really bullying too much! My father has devoted himself to the country and the people, but he was slandered and framed by them like this. It is simply unreasonable!
"Miss, are you...are you okay?" Cui'er asked worriedly when she saw my pale face.
I took a deep breath, tried to calm myself down, and then said coldly: "I'm fine, don't worry, I will definitely find out the truth and clear my father's name!"
At this moment, there was a sudden commotion outside the door, and a sarcastic voice came in: "Hey, is this the eldest daughter of our Lin family? How come she didn't drown after falling into the well?"