Translator: Dj2203
Editor: Dj2203
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With only Tang Tang left in the room, she finally breathed a sigh of relief and slowly looked around. Although everything was unfamiliar, she felt a little calmer. Perhaps things in this dynasty were like this. She had heard people say that in distant overseas places, some people were completely different. Maybe this was a very, very distant overseas place.
Just then, Tang Tang discovered another small room with a large, clear mirror on the wall. Realizing she still didn’t know what she looked like, she quickly leaned on her cane and went in, standing in front of the mirror.
“Ah—” Tang Tang was startled by her reflection in the mirror and almost lost her balance.
The woman in the mirror had dry, yellow hair, lifeless eyes, chapped lips, and a sallow, rough complexion. Her eye sockets and cheeks were deeply sunken, her face devoid of any flesh, as if it were just a layer of skin covering a skull, ready to reveal its head at any moment. Such a disfigured face, coupled with the red and purple wounds on her cheeks, was utterly hideous!
So ugly! How could she be so ugly? Could such an ugly woman even get married? And that baby from earlier was so beautiful, was it really this body’s child? It didn’t look like her at all. Could it be that the baby’s father was exceptionally handsome? If he was so handsome, why would he marry someone like her?
Tang Tang couldn’t understand. She glanced at the mirror again, thought she was too ugly to bear looking at herself any longer, and leaned on her cane to walk back to the bed and lie down, beginning to slowly consider what she should do next.
She had no attachment to her original place; no one there cared about her, and she didn’t want to go back. She had originally thought she was going to see her mother in the afterlife, but unexpectedly became someone else. Since she hadn’t died, she wouldn’t deliberately try to die again. If Heaven wanted to give her another chance to live, she would cherish it. The only problem now was not knowing the condition of her new body. All she knew was that she had a husband and children, and wasn’t alone. However, it seemed this body’s past hadn’t been very good; her family didn’t like her, including her own child. She didn’t know what the original owner had done to cause this.
Many stories described people retaining the memories of their original self after becoming someone else, but she had absolutely no memories of her original self. This was troublesome. She couldn’t imitate the original’s words and actions; and if the way she acted was her true self, it might arouse suspicion.
Tang Tang patted her head in frustration, racking her brains for a solution. Finally, she came up with one: pretend to have amnesia. If she claimed to have amnesia and remember nothing, she wouldn’t arouse suspicion.
The more Tang Tang thought about it, the more reliable the idea seemed. She couldn’t help but feel secretly pleased with herself, rubbing her cheek against the pillow. She thought how soft the pillow was, so much better than back home, and how light the blankets were. Even the room she’d just seen, which looked like a clean room, was so clean and beautiful. This place was truly magical.
Was she going to live in such a magical place from now on?
Tang Tang turned around, her gaze falling on the living room outside the door. She saw the little baby watching her. Upon realizing she’d seen him, the baby immediately turned away, his chubby little body continuing to play, as if he hadn’t been peeking.
Tang Tang sat up, staring at the baby. The thought that this adorable little baby was her own child melted her heart. Tang Tang actually adored children, wanting to hug and kiss them whenever she saw one. Unfortunately, the children in the manor wouldn’t let her touch them, and the adults wouldn’t allow the children near her courtyard. She could only occasionally peek at the adorable children from the gate.
Every time her wet nurse saw her like this, she would sigh and comfort her, saying that she would be free after she got married and could have her own baby. Tang Tang also longed to get married and have children. Sadly, her stepmother never considered her marriage, and her father completely forgot about her, leaving her to fend for herself. She was still unmarried at eighteen, and in the end, her elder sister pushed her into the water, leaving her with no chance of marriage.
But unexpectedly, instead of the chance to marry she thought she would never have, she became someone’s wife here, even having a child. This might be devastating news for others, but for Tang Tang, it was a pleasant surprise. She had family now; she was no longer alone. She had her own home, a husband to shelter her from the storm!
This was her long-held wish.
Putting aside the trepidation of being a stranger in a strange place, Tang Tang felt a secret joy.
Looking at that chubby little figure, Tang Tang couldn’t resist. She slowly got out of bed, leaning on her crutches, and moved towards the little dumpling. The little dumpling was playing with red and green blocks on the floor, his chubby little hands, with tiny dimples, yet he held the blocks very steadily, creating beautiful shapes.
“Baby, you’ve built so beautifully!” Tang Tang praised the little dumpling.
Ji Xiaozhuo paused, glancing at her incredulously. The next second, he immediately looked away, snorted, and without a word, scrambled the blocks, putting them one by one into a small box. He then picked up the box and ran into the room, closing the door and completely cutting off Tang Tang’s view.
Tang Tang scratched her head, a little lost. It seemed the little baby really didn’t like her.
Tang Tang stood up, feeling it wasn’t good to be idle. She needed to find something to do. Seeing Aunt Li busy in the kitchen, she leaned on her cane and went in, picking up some vegetables and saying, “Let me help you.”
Aunt Li was startled and turned around in surprise. “Madam, you’re going to help me?”
Tang Tang nodded. “I’ll help you prepare the vegetables, you can cook them.”
Aunt Li’s eyes widened, almost overflowing with disbelief. Tang Tang knew it was because Tang Tang’s behavior was so different from the original owner’s, but she didn’t know how the original owner acted, and she couldn’t keep imitating someone else. It was better to just follow her own personality. Anyway, she had already thought of a reason.
Tang Tang smiled at Aunt Li, suppressing her guilt, and said, “Actually, there’s something I want to tell you.”
Aunt Li’s eyes narrowed with suspicion, and she asked, “What is it?”
“Actually, actually, I don’t remember anything. My mind is completely blank. I don’t know what’s wrong with me. You know?”
“What? You don’t remember?” Aunt Li was astonished and quickly put down the knife in her hand. “Madam, you’re not playing a trick on me, are you?”
Tang Tang waved her hand. “No, no, I really don’t remember anything. I’ve even forgotten my own name. I’ve been like this since I woke up. I didn’t dare say anything just now. I don’t know what’s wrong with me.”
Aunt Li looked Tang Tang up and down, seeing that she truly seemed clueless, and her expression was very calm, even kind, a stark contrast to her previous violent demeanor. She seemed genuinely different. Moreover, from the hospital to home, she hadn’t said a word, nor had she thrown a tantrum or smashed things like before. This was truly unusual.
Aunt Li was somewhat convinced, but not entirely, and couldn’t help but ask, “Do you remember being hit by a car?”
Hit by a car? So the original owner died and was replaced by her? Tang Tang shook her head at Aunt Li, “I don’t remember.”
“Then what do you remember?”
Tang Tang continued to shake her head, “I really don’t remember anything, I’ve even forgotten your name, please tell me.”
Aunt Li stared at Tang Tang suspiciously for a while, unable to tell if she was lying, so she could only believe this statement for the time being, suppressing her suspicion, she continued to chop vegetables, saying as she chopped, “Just call me Aunt Li, that’s what the master calls me.”
Tang Tang nodded, immediately called out “Aunt Li,” and then picked up the celery in her hand. Taking advantage of this good opportunity, Tang Tang continued to ask, “Aunt Li, was the baby outside just now my son?”
Aunt Li gave a lukewarm “Mmm,” “Of course he’s your son, but you’ve never treated him like one.”
“Why?” Tang Tang blurted out.
Aunt Li said irritably, “How would I know why? I was hired by the master to take care of Xiao Zhuo. I don’t know anything about your family’s affairs.”
Tang Tang was a little disappointed and gave up on the question, then continued to ask, “Where is my husband? Where is he?”
Aunt Li turned her head and glanced at her again, then answered after a while, “The master is in the army. He’s very busy and can only come back to visit during his holidays. He’s not home most of the time.”
“Oh, I see.” So her husband was a soldier. That’s amazing. He’s a hero who protects the country. Such a man must be very good, but how could he marry someone like the original owner of this body?
Tang Tang wanted to ask more about her husband, but Aunt Li didn’t want to talk about it anymore. She put the vegetables into the oil and started stir-frying. “I’ll cook now. Don’t ask anymore. You can ask the master when he comes back.” She didn’t know if she really had amnesia, and it wasn’t good for her, as a nanny, to say anything, especially about their marital affairs.
Tang Tang had no choice but to shut her mouth and stop asking, silently helping out in the back.
Dinner consisted of three dishes and a soup, both meat and vegetables, much better than Tang Tang’s previous meals. Tang Tang thought the original owner of this body had a really good life. Especially seeing the little dumpling eating so earnestly with his little spoon, she couldn’t help but watch him again and again, finding him more and more adorable. Despite being a soft, fluffy little dumpling, his expression was as serious as a little old man, eating his food meticulously, one spoonful of vegetables followed by one spoonful of rice, without a single mistake. Before eating, he would puff out his cheeks and blow on them, his little mouth jiggling, simply irresistibly cute.
Tang Tang really wanted to pinch his little cheeks, but she knew the little dumpling wouldn’t allow it, so she could only silently endure it.
At this moment, Tang Tang saw the little dumpling trying to scoop up some shredded potatoes from the plate with his little spoon, but he couldn’t manage it no matter what he did, while Aunt Li stood by and did nothing. Tang Tang got a little anxious, and seeing that he couldn’t scoop them up several times, she finally couldn’t resist and used her chopsticks to put a bit of potato into his bowl.
Ji Xiaozhuo was startled. He glanced at the shredded potatoes in his bowl, then at Tang Tang. His eyes widened instinctively, gradually reddening. He pouted, then finally huffed, shoving all the shredded potatoes out of his bowl. “I don’t want the food you put on my plate!” he snapped.
Tang Tang was a little helpless. “Baby…”
Ji Xiaozhuo ignored her, lowered his head, and shoveled a mouthful of rice into his mouth, chewing it heartily, but refused to touch the shredded potatoes again.
Tang Tang pursed her lips, not daring to put any more food on the little dumpling’s plate. She felt a little frustrated. She hadn’t expected the little baby to dislike her so much— no, to dislike the original owner of this body. But now she was the original owner, she was this little baby’s mother. Would she always be hated by the little baby like this? That wouldn’t do. She hoped he would like her.
The author has something to say:
The female protagonist of this book might be a bit different from modern women. She was raised with a feudal education and doesn’t have much of an independent spirit. She values family highly and feels that being a good wife and mother is her duty. Therefore, she will spoil her child and husband. Please don’t judge her by modern standards. Just read for fun, so please don’t be too harsh if you don’t like it!
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