A majestic mansion with a clear distinction between black and white, bluestone slabs, vermilion pillars, and intricately carved railings adorned with complex begonia flower patterns. After a night of rain, the raindrops rolled off the banana leaves and fell into the soil on the ground.

  The purple gold incense burner on the table is made into a delicate small animal shape, and the fragrance it emits is aquilaria wood fragrance, which smells exceptionally refreshing in the early autumn sky.

  The four corners of the bed were hung with sachets embroidered with tassels, in bright colors. On the soft couch, two high-heeled maidservants were carefully fanning the person on the bed.

  "Its cooled down and fallen into the water, but if it gets hot again, itll be unbearable. The young lady has slept for a whole day and night, and the doctor says she should wake up by now, so why is there no movement?" The maid in green clothes couldnt hide her anxiety on her face.

  "Gu Yu has been going on for nearly half a time, why hasnt the doctor come yet?" said another purple-clothed maid.

  "Second Mistress is watching closely, this is a shameful matter, everyone in the mansion is hiding and avoiding it." Gu Yu glanced at the person on the bed: "The madam and master are not in the capital, the young master is also not here, and the old mistress favors the East Wing. Bai Lu and Shuang Jiang went to find the doctor but havent returned yet. Could they have been intercepted? This is pushing Miss into a desperate situation! I wont do, I need to go out and take a look."

  No sooner had he finished speaking than a faint voice was heard from the person on the bed.

  "The young lady is awake!" The maid in purple clothes exclaimed excitedly and rushed to the bedside, only to see the girl on the bed rubbing her forehead and slowly sitting up.

  "Spring is coming..." Shen Miao murmured.

  "The maid is here," said the purple-robed servant girl with a smile, holding Shen Miaos hand: "Miss, do you feel better now? After sleeping for a day and night, the fever has gone down but she hasnt woken up yet. I was thinking of going to find the doctor again."

  "Miss, would you like some water?" Gu Yu handed her a cup of tea.

  Shen Miao looked at the two people in front of her with some confusion.

  She had four first-class maidservants, Jingzhen Valley Rain, White Dew Frost, all of whom were clever and agile good maids. Unfortunately, not one of them was able to stay in the end.

  Gu Yu died at the hands of the Qin prince when she was a hostage in Qin to protect herself from being humiliated by him. Bai Lu and Shuang Jiang, one died on the way with Wan Yu and Qin, and the other died in the harem fighting for favor with Meng Fu Ren.

  As for Jing Zhen, she was the most beautiful of all. Initially, in order to help Fu Xiuyi rise to power, she won over the powerful minister by becoming his concubine and using her beauty as a major reason for him to submit. In the end, she was beaten to death by the ministers wife on some pretext.

  After learning of Jingzhens death, Shen Miao cried bitterly and almost had a miscarriage.

  Now, Jing Zhen stood in front of her, still with a beautiful and elegant appearance, Gu Yu smiled brightly at her, both maids were 14 or 15 years old, which made Shen Miao momentarily stunned.

  For a moment, she closed her eyes with a bitter smile: "This pre-death illusion is too real."

  "Whats wrong with you?" Gu Yu put down the teacup and reached out to touch Shen Miaos forehead: "Didnt you get a fever?"

  The hand on her forehead was cool and comfortable, and it felt real. Shen Miao suddenly opened her eyes, her gaze sharp. She slowly lowered her head, looking at her own hands.

  Those were a pair of white, slender and delicate hands, with fingernails trimmed neatly, plump and lovely, obviously a pair of hands that had been pampered and indulged.

  Thats not her hand.

  Her hands, which had accompanied Fu Xiuyi in handling morning affairs and assessing the situation, were already roughened by then. She held a pen to examine the account books one by one, being ordered around like a servant girl in Qin Guo, fighting for Fu Ming and Wan Yu in the rear palace, washing clothes in the cold palace. Her hands were covered with calluses, her joints swollen and dark, where was that delicate appearance?

  "Bring me a mirror," Shen Miao said. Her voice was still weak, but her tone was firm.

  Gu Yu and Jing Zhen stared at each other, but in the end, Jing Zhen went to get a mirror and handed it to Shen Miao.

  In the copper mirror, the girls face is round and full, with a big pair of apricot eyes slightly flushed, a rounded nose tip, and a small mouth. Its still an immature face that cant be said to be beautiful, but it wins in freshness and loveliness, with a clever and shy appearance.

  That was a girls face that had once been praised by royalty as having a "lucky" appearance.

  The mirror in Shen Miaos hand suddenly fell to the ground, making a crisp sound, and the shards of glass struck her heart, stirring up huge waves.

  She pinched herself hard, and two lines of hot tears rolled down.

  Heaven will not disappoint people, heaven will not disappoint her!

  Shes back!

  Gu Yu and Jing Zhen were startled, Gu Yu hurriedly picked up the fragments on the ground and anxiously said: "Miss, be careful not to cut your foot."

  "Whats wrong, Miss? Why are you crying?" Jing Zhen handed Shen Miao a handkerchief to wipe her face, but saw that Shen Miao had a strange expression, as if she was both crying and laughing, muttering to herself: "Im back..."

  She grasped Jing Zhen tightly: "How many years has it been now?"

  Jing Zhen was a bit afraid, but still answered honestly: "Its the 68th year of Ming Qi. Miss, whats wrong? Dont you feel well?"

  "In the year of Ming Qi 68, in the year of Ming Qi 68...” Shen Miaos eyes widened, the year she was 14 years old, the year she met Fu Xiuyi, fell deeply in love with Fu Xiuyi, and even begged her father to marry her off to Fu Xiuyi!

  "Now... in her ears echoed Gu Yus words: Miss, dont scare us maidservants, youve just barely recovered from your fever, arent you a bit out of your mind? Eldest Miss is really too cruel, isnt this going to take your life?"

  Shen Miao spent most of her past life following Fu Xiu Yi and running errands for him, but the days she spent in the Shen manor were dull and unfulfilling. However, she remembered this matter clearly, just like every other thing related to Fu Xiu Yi that she recalled with clarity.

  Shen Qing told her that Fu Xiuyi was coming to the Shen Mansion to visit Second Uncle and Third Uncle, and pulled her along to sneak a peek. When they arrived at the flower garden, Shen Qing pushed her down from the fake mountain.

  She was pulled out of the pond, dripping wet. At that time, there were other officials and colleagues present, but they just thought it was a joke about Shen Fus household. Her infatuation with Ding Wang had been circulating in the capital for half a year, and this time, it only added to the laughter.

  In her past life, she woke up and accused Shen Qing of pushing her into the pond, but no one believed her. Shen Miao was so wronged that she was punished by Old Madame to be confined in the Buddhist hall, which meant she couldnt go out during Mid-Autumn Festival. Shen Yue secretly let her out and took her to the chrysanthemum appreciation banquet at Yan North Hall, where they made a big scene.

  Shen Miao closed her eyes.

  The Shen family has three houses, the first house is Shen Xin, who is Shen Miaos father and the son of the old generals original wife. The original wife died in middle age, and the old general married a stepmother, who gave birth to the second house Shen Gui and the third house Shen Wan. After the old generals death, the stepmother became the current old lady, and the Shen family did not separate, with the three brothers supporting each other and having a good relationship, which is considered a beautiful story.

  The Shen family has been a military family for generations, but by the time of Shen Xins generation, except for the eldest son who held military power, the second and third sons took the path of civil officials. Shen Xin was often away on battles, and his wife followed him to the army, so Shen Miao was left in the Shen Mansion, where the old lady and two aunts personally taught her.

  Teaching and teaching, it has become a useless thing, unlearned and unskilled, encountering men and not knowing shame, sticking to them like a silly woman.

  In her previous life, she only thought that Aunt and Old Madam treated her exceptionally well. Shen Yue and Shen Qing had to learn etiquette and rules, but she didnt need to learn any of them. Now it seems that it was just a perfect setup for her downfall.

  She deceived her parents and elder brother when they were not around, speaking one way to their faces and another behind their backs, making Shen Xin and Madame Shen feel that this daughter was becoming more and more unruly and foolish each time they returned home.

  This time, she wants to see how these people will brazenly resort to their old tricks again!

  Just then, a maid who was sweeping the yard ran in and said, "Miss, Second Miss has come to see you."

  Digression

  Thank you Xi Liang. And qyc2868s flower flower ~(づ￣3￣）づ╭？～