Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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When Jiang Shining took Guoguo home that evening, it was already dark.
As soon as she opened the door, she saw the two brothers, Jing Yuan and Jing Xuan, cooking in the kitchen. One of them was chopping vegetables while the other was stir-frying, and they seemed to be working together quite well.
“You’re back?” Jing Xuan asked with a smile. “How was your time?”
Guoguo and Jing Xuan were the closest. So after changing her shoes, she skipped over and stood on tiptoe to watch what they were doing. Jing Xuan was washing vegetables, so she even helped him roll up his sleeves.
The four of them had a pleasant dinner together. Jiang Shining said she had official business to attend to and went upstairs after finishing her meal. However, after entering her room, she didn’t turn on her computer but instead lay down on her back on the bed.
She didn’t do anything today, but she still felt very tired.
Jiang Shining couldn’t help but sigh… Some things were tangling in her mind.
When she was all alone, she missed the two brothers, Jing Yuan and Jing Xuan, terribly. Later, after Jing Xuan and Guoguo came into her life, she started worrying about when Jing Yuan would reappear.
Now that both brothers had appeared as she wished, she was starting to miss her other children… Wasn’t that a bit too much?
Jiang Shining could sense the brothers’ dependence on and possessiveness towards her during this time, yet they remained silent about her other world and children. She knew they cared deeply, everyone cared, but she couldn’t help worrying about everyone, missing everyone…
If she could, she would rather reincarnate five more times, making amends to them world by world. Would that be best for everyone?
Well……
Jiang Shining was worried about not getting along with everyone, and then she was worried about the children who hadn’t shown up yet. Before she knew it, she fell asleep with her mind in a complete mess.
….
Inside the Pear Blossom Courtyard in Dongcheng, the actors on stage had just finished singing the last note in a melodious voice.
Chen Jiacheng sat in the main seat, his eyes like an eagle’s, his sword-like eyebrows fixed on the actors on the stage.
After a long pause, his thin lips curved slightly.
His subordinates sitting next to him were all perceptive. Seeing the commander smile, they immediately clapped.
“Excellent! Well done!” Wang Er, the subordinate, said with a fawning smile. “General, shall we reward them?”
“Reward!”
Chen Jiacheng picked up the military cap from the table. After saying this, he turned and walked out of the theater amidst the actors bowing in gratitude.
He walked into the street, surrounded by his subordinates who fawned over him and watched his every move.
“General, shall we go to Chunhua Pavilion?” Wang Er asked with a grin. “According to the madam, she’s brought in a new batch of girls this week.”
Chen Jiacheng was very popular with the girls in Chunhua Pavilion. In this chaotic world, most of them, who were at the bottom of society, were destined to suffer misery and be bullied. Chen Jiacheng, the military governor of Dongcheng, held considerable military power and was quite handsome. Rather than being entangled with some middle-aged man, they would rather become the military governor’s concubine.
Chen Jiacheng thought for a moment and said, “I’m not going. I’m not in the mood. Let’s go back home!”
A large entourage escorted Chen Jiacheng to his mansion. Soldiers guarded the outside of the courtyard, while the inside was filled with beautiful and clever maids.
“Oh, General—you’re finally back!” Second Concubine Sun Qinling immediately greeted him with a handkerchief in hand. The woman was wearing a deep purple cheongsam, which accentuated her slender figure and fair skin.
Chen Jiacheng smiled, put his arm around his concubine, and walked into the house.
Inside the house, the third concubine had already poured the tea and was just waiting for him to come and drink it.
Chen Jiacheng sipped his tea, surrounded by beautiful women who fawned over him, while someone massaged him from behind— he was thoroughly enjoying himself. It wasn’t until a few minutes later that he came to his senses.
“Where is Jiang Yiru? Why hasn’t she come to see me?”
On his way home, the memory of his first wife’s dullness and aged appearance filled him with displeasure. He had never mistreated her, yet she always dressed plainly and never knew how to please anyone. While his two concubines busied themselves with errands, she only bothered him when he needed her least, offering to make him pastries—
The thought of all this made him feel disgusted.
“I don’t know. The First Madam never speaks to us, and we don’t know what she does all day,” the Third Concubine said coquettishly. “Did we do something wrong to make the Madam dislike us so much?”
The two women, acting coquettishly, berated the wife, embellishing the story with details of how she had bullied them. Upon hearing this, Chen Jiacheng’s anger flared up instantly.
“This is none of your business. I’ll go take a look.”
Chen Jiacheng took off his military uniform coat, threw it to his concubine, and then walked towards the inner courtyard.
When they arrived at the courtyard of Jiang Yiru’s main house, her maid Chun Mei came to greet them.
“Where is Jiang Yiru?”
“She’s inside, but Madam said she doesn’t want to be disturbed…”
Chen Jiacheng sneered. He hadn’t even started avoiding Jiang Yiru yet, but Jiang Yiru had already stopped seeing him.
Who gave her the guts?
He told the maid to move aside, then slammed the door open and went inside.
“Jiang Yiru, you’re getting more and more arrogant. Not only did you bully Lingling and the others, but now you’re avoiding me? You—”
He cursed as he walked in, but when he got to the inner room, he suddenly stopped.
Jiang Yiru had always been unable to accept current fashion trends, and for many years she had still maintained the old-fashioned clothes from over a decade ago. But now, Jiang Yiru sat in front of the dressing table with her back to him. She wore a silver-gray cheongsam that accentuated her slender waist.
She was fixing her hair in front of the mirror. Previously, she always neatly styled her hair in a bun, but now she had styled it trendily. Chen Jiacheng had only ever seen the trendiest socialites with that hairstyle at previous parties…
This fusion left Chen Jiacheng completely stunned.
“Jiang… Jiang Yiru!” he said dryly.
Jiang Yiru lowered her arm, turned slightly to the side, and glanced at Chen Jiacheng.
“I heard you, Commander,” she said calmly.
Her entire demeanor had somehow become elegant and gentle. Coupled with her new cheongsam, new hairstyle, and light makeup, Jiang Yiru, who was thirty-one years old, suddenly looked several years younger.
Surprisingly… she was actually quite pretty.
Jiang Yiru inexplicably took control of the atmosphere in the room. Chen Jiacheng stared at her blankly for a long time before stiffly saying “Oh” and sitting on the bed.
“What’s wrong with you… what’s wrong with you?” Chen Jiacheng’s voice softened considerably.
Jiang Yiru gazed at him quietly, and after a long while, she gently revealed a smile, like a night-blooming cereus.
“I want a fresh start.”
In Jiang Yiru’s mental world, Jiang Shining gave a soft, cold snort.
Having survived even the deadly world of palace intrigue, what’s so scary about a visually driven warlord?
She’d won against dozens of concubines; what were two mere concubines compared to that?
I wonder how high the female lead’s level is.
Having gained some initial insights from her transmigration missions, Jiang Shining quickly devised a plan.
The author has something to say:
The siblings will make their appearance in the next chapter— a real appearance! But their reunion in the modern world still requires some plot development, so please wait a little longer.
Actually, many of the seemingly awesome settings aren’t written the same way now, so some details will be changed. Please understand, this is a fictional world _(:з」∠)_ It’s different from reality~ different~ we’re different~~~·
I really want to see two scumb*gs meet!
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