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Quick Transmigration: She's a Heartbreaker: Ch 86, Living Together With a Pampered Ex-Girlfriend Character List -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The current month was February. There was a chill in the early spring air while the remaining snow had not yet melted. The plum blossoms in the courtyard were in full bloom of a crimson color like blood with an obvious plum fragrance floating in the air. When the female servants from Lian Yan Courtyard rushed in and out, everyone held their breath, not daring to speak loudly. Old Madame’s granddaughter, Xun Jie'er, had accidentally fallen into the water and as a result, caught a cold from the chill. Now she was lying in bed, unconscious. When the doctor told them to prepare for a funeral, Old Madame directly fainted and scared everyone in the Yan Family. Old Madame had just lost her Di daughter. If she also lost her granddaughter, they’re afraid she would die of sorrow. Grandmother Yan sat on the side of the bed, holding Su Wan Mei’s small hand. Her tears couldn’t stop falling, "My poor Xun Jie’er… …" Second Madam, Yan Shi, persuaded, "Old Madame, you have to take care of your body ah, Xun Jie’er will get better." "Yes, Old Madame, today the doctor said, Xun Jie’er's breath has become much more stable and she has already been pulled back from the underworld’s gates." Mother Huang, who served by the side of Old Madame Yan, also followed to persuade her. Old Madame Yan looked at the ashen and pale Jiang Xun. She only felt her heart twisted as her tears flowed out again like streams. When everyone saw this, they all came forward to comfort her. Old Madame Yan wiped the tears from the corner of her eyes with a handkerchief and said in a stern voice, "Where is that girl who waits on Xun Jie’er?" Mother Huang hurriedly responded, "She is currently locked in the wood shed." Old Mrs. Yan reacted angrily, "And she still came from the south with Xun Jie’er. Is this how she normally waits on her mistress?" Mother Huang lowered her voice, "From what Ying Qiao said, that girl doesn't respect Xun Jie’er very much. Not only does she speak rudely, she also uses Xun Jie'er’s clothes and jewelry." "What? Such insolence, how dared she be so rampant..." Old Madame Yan was furious. Second Madam’s face also sank, "This time when Xun Jie’er fell into the water, she was also the only one serving by her side. I don't think this girl can be kept." "She grew up serving Xun Jie'er. Whether to punish her or not will have to wait until Xun Jie'er wakes up and then ask Xun Jie’er's intentions." Mother Huang worried, "Yes, yes, Old Madame, don't anger yourself too much. The doctor also said that the Young Miss’ condition has improved a lot today. Maybe she will wake up in a bit. You should go back to rest for a while and eat something. If Young Miss woke up and saw how haggard you appear, don’t mention how sad she will be." Old Madame Yan sighed, "Alright, I will come see Xun Jie’er again in a while." Jiang Xun heard all the words of those people just now. Taking advantage of the time they were talking, she had already received all of the original owner’s memories. This time the world turned out to be in ancient times, but it wasn’t any dynasty that Jiang Xun knew. It probably was a world created in a book. She was currently lying in one of the main rooms in Cheng Kingdom’s Duke Residence during the Ning Dynasty. The Duke Residence of Cheng Kingdom– – Yan's Mansion, is a prominent family within the capital. The Yan family was a century-old family: Old Sir Yan was one of the helping officials who helped found the country, while Old Madame Yan was also bestowed the title of Jia He Junzhu by the Emperor. The original owner was named Jiang Xun, the daughter of a poor Scholar. The reason why she was here was because she pretended to be Su Xun, the granddaughter of Jia He Junzhu. Slipping into the Cheng Kingdom’s Duke Residence, she became a proud girl of the Heaven from a poor girl in one fell swoop. From the original owner’s memories, pretending to be Su Xun was a last resort forced upon her. The original owner was from Su County, Jiang Su Province and had an average family background. Her father was a Scholar, while her mother was a fallen official’s daughter, who died only two years ago. Then her father married a businessman’s daughter. Half a year ago, the stepmother promised her to a local Magistrate. That magistrate was over forty years old. Not only did he have a big belly but was also extremely lustful. In his residence, he already had eight concubines. The original owner was unwilling, but she also knew that it was impossible for her, a lone weak woman, to resist it. After quietly planning for a few months, she finally escaped a month before the wedding and wanted to go find her lover, Zhao Mou, who went to the capital for the Imperial Examination. As for Su Xun, this person, her mother was Yan Xi Tang, the Di daughter of Jia He Junzhu and her father was Su Yan Qiu, who was that year’s Champion Scholar. After that, he was heavily used by the Emperor and reached the Third Rank within five years. Seven years ago, Su Yan Qiu's mother died and he couldn’t focus on being an official. Therefore he resigned and brought his wife and daughter to travel around. In the end, they returned to his hometown in Zhe Jiang and lived in seclusion, where he lived a free and unrestrained life. Six months ago, Su Yan Qiu died from a bite from a poisonous snake. Heartbroken, Yan Xi Tang also left with her. Before her death, Yan Xi Tang sold the valuable jewelry in her dowry and gave them to Su Xun along with the deed of the house. She advised her daughter to head to the capital to find her grandmother and wrote a letter for her to take to her grandmother. Therefore, Su Xun embarked on the journey to the capital with the letter and all her money. Su Xun and the original owner met on the way by accident. The two appeared seventy percent alike and there was even the character, Xun, in their names. Su Xun also pitied the original owner and promised to bring her to the capital with her. With Su Xun being escorted by family servants as well as guards, the road to the capital should have been smooth-sailing. Unexpectedly, they encountered a band of bandits on the way. The original owner and Su Xun’s maid, Cen Bi, went to find help. When they returned, they heard the sound of people being killed, The two hurriedly hid in the shadows and saw all the guards being killed along with how Su Xun hit her head on a stone on the ground. The blood on her wound wouldn’t stop flowing. Then, a bandit stepped forward and probed her breath before reporting that Su Xun had stopped breathing. The bandits put all the bodies in the carriage, planning to bring them to not leave any evidence behind, and only left a worn-down carriage. It was not until the bandits left did Cen Bi and the original owner collapsed on the ground and cried. The two had survived and that letter and title deed weren’t found, because the two were hidden in a secret compartment of the carriage. The original owner and Cen Bi are both weak women without any support. Holding this huge sum of money will only cause more misfortune instead. When the two were still panicking, some government guards passed by and saw the frightened two people and the blood on the ground. The government guards brought them back and inquired about their identities. Just as the original owner was about to tell the truth, she was stopped by Cen Bi. Cen Bi actually said that the original owner was Su Xun and even brought out of the Duke Residence of Cheng Kingdom. The government people were shocked. When Cen Bi took out the letter to testify, the original owner was sent to the Duke Residence of Cheng Kingdom before she could even say anything. On the way, the original owner asked her why she was doing this, but Cen Bi cried and knelt down, begging her for help. She said if other people knew that she hadn’t protected her master and survived by herself, the people in the Duke Residence wouldn’t let her go. Even if she fled, if Su Xun didn't make it to the Duke Residence, people from there still would send someone to search for them. Sooner or later, they would find her. By then, she wouldn’t be able to live either. Therefore, she came up with this counterfeit method and begged the original owner to help her. The original owner was very similar to Su Xun in appearance and was even more beautiful than the actual Su Xun. Although she came from a poor background, she was extremely clever. She had studied with her mother since childhood, so she was proficient in poetry as well as music, chess, calligraphy and painting. Having her to pretend wasn’t a foolish idea, otherwise Cen Bi wouldn't have dared to do so either. Moreover, although there are some differences between the original owner and Su Xun, the people of Cheng Kingdom’s Duke Residence had only seen Su Xun before the age of seven. Their understanding of the current Su Xun all stayed as how her parents described her as in the letters her parents sent to the Yan family. They had no in-depth understanding of her at all. Cen Bi thought with her help, the original owner would definitely not expose herself. As long as they stay in the Duke Residence for a few years and get married out, they will be free. With Cen Bi crying, begging and swaying her that as long as the original owner agreed, she would be able to live a life of luxurious clothes and food. If she went to find her lover, once her stepmother found her, she would still be dragged back. In a moment of impulsiveness, the original owner agreed. The subsequent development proved what Cen Bi said was right. Once the original owner arrived at the Duke Residence and took out a letter to recognize Old Madame Yan, she then moved into the residence. Early on, Cen Bi already told all she knew about the Su and Yan family from all these years to the original owner. What the actual Su Xun knew, Cen Bi also knew, so the original owner wasn’t suspected at all. Since the original owner was well-versed in the arts and manner and could please Old Madame Yan, her life couldn’t be more comfortable. However, it didn't take long before the original owner’s good days came to an end. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Notes: Old Madame (老祖宗): a more formal way of addressing the mother of in Ancient China Di daughter (嫡女): in Ancient China, noblemen usually had more than one spouse, so there was a system created to rank all their offsprings. The children of the official wife held the highest position and were referred to Di while the children of the concubines were referred to as Shu. More information here Second Madam (二夫人): The second wife in position wood shed (柴房): a room where chopped firework are kept, but also where the slaves/servants of a noble that needs to be punished are thrown in Ancient China Duke Residence (公府): in Ancient China, Duke is the highest rank of nobility outside of the royal family. The ranks are such in order of ranking; Duke, Marquis, Earl, Viscount and Baron Jia He Junzhu (嘉禾郡主): a title usually given to a favored female noblewoman by the Emperor. The title literally to Auspicious Harvest County/Princess Lord Scholar (秀才): a entry level rank in government position due to performance on the Imperial Examination. More information here (Search the page for Degree types) Magistrate (知县): someone who administered the government at a county on the behalf of the Emperor in Ancient China Imperial Examination (考): a civil-service examination held by the royal family to select talented bureaucrats by their results rather than birth in Ancient China and are usually held every three years but varies depending on what dynasty it is. A great score here could change a person’s entire trajectory of life. For example if you become the champion that year, then the Emperor will take note of you, gave you a high official position (maybe even married you to one of his princesses) and gift you riches
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