bookrebus Chapter 139 A Dream Across Time and Space
Chapter 139 A Dream Across Time and Space
If her mother knew about this, she would definitely be very angry and might even come here to teach her a lesson.
"How can I not tell your mother about such an important matter?"
Jing Zhuo could only use his trump card, "Aunt, just think of it as me begging you, please help me keep it secret for a while."
Jing Qiudie was a soft-hearted person to begin with, and seeing how much suffering she had endured, she naturally agreed reluctantly and nodded reluctantly.
From then on, Jing Zhuo's life became much better. Jing Qiudie helped her take care of her yard, and her meals were prepared by Nanny Liu and delivered from Baihua Tower.
On weekdays, she would do some accounting and read books at home, and most of the other matters were left to Jiang Siyu and Chunyu.
Not long after, good news came that Jiang Siyu won the first place in the provincial examination and became the top scholar.
In other words, she could go to the capital to take part in the imperial examination.
Han Qiu was happy for her, but he couldn't help but worry in his heart, "Siyu, I know you have great ambitions and are not an easy task, but the road in this world is always a little more rugged for women."
"Ah Qiu, I feel your worries, but even though the road is long, we will reach our destination if we keep going; even though the task is difficult, we will succeed if we work hard. Besides, the examination will not be held until next spring, so we still have enough time to prepare and plan.
But she still couldn't suppress her inner joy. Now she could prove that she could stand shoulder to shoulder with most men. She just lacked the opportunity to show her talents.
She is now very grateful to Aqiu for giving her such an opportunity.
Han Qiu said with relief: "Seeing you so happy, I am really happy for you, ahem."
Most men would probably feel resentful if they saw their wife and children were more capable than themselves, but Han Qiu was simply happy for her.
"Your cough seems to have gotten worse in recent days. Sister just happened to send me a new prescription. You should take the medicine according to this prescription from now on!"
Han Qiu took the prescription and found that the medicine on it was more expensive than the ones he had taken before. "You must not do that. Your husband is already useless and I don't want to add to your burden."
"This is not a burden. Our Jiang family can afford it."
"Oh, and here's one." She took out a pack of white pills: "Sister said that if you take this pill every day, your cough will get better faster."
Han Qiu suddenly felt that he was very selfish. He knew in his heart that he could not accompany her for the rest of her life.
"Siyu, the selection is over now. If you want to divorce..."
"I think this is great. We can discuss these things later."
After taking two doses of the medicine, Han Qiu's cough miraculously eased a lot, and he could even take a leisurely walk in the yard.
In order to prepare for next year's imperial examination, Jiang Siyu also focused most of her focus on studying. Not only did she not feel bored at all, but she felt very fulfilled.
Getting married did not affect her life. Han's mother took good care of her and Han Qiu and managed the household affairs in order, allowing Jiang Siyu to pursue knowledge without distraction.
Seeing that Han's mother was too busy on weekdays, she secretly hired two smart maids to add some help to the family.
However, Han's mother waved her hands when she heard this, and said earnestly: "Child, we are not a rich family, and we know how to support ourselves. How can we add to your burden and let outsiders serve you? I appreciate your kindness, but this is absolutely not allowed."
"Mother-in-law, you work tirelessly every day to take care of the housework, and I don't help you. I feel guilty about it, so I specially selected two smart maids to share some of the hard work for you so that you can enjoy a little leisure time. You don't have to refuse."
Han's mother felt that she had not deserved to have found such a daughter-in-law. Now she could enjoy a peaceful life at home.
On the other hand, Han Qiu had a worried look on his face. "Since I was bedridden, my mother has been watching over me day and night and taking good care of me. Now that someone else is so close to me, I can't help but feel a little strange and uncomfortable."
Jiang Siyu realized that he was not uncomfortable because he had replaced someone else, but because that person was a maid.
"In that case, I will find a servant to take care of you."
When Han Qiu heard this, a shy blush quietly blossomed on his gaunt face. He lowered his head and smiled, "Thank you for your concern, my lady."
...But a big incident happened on Jing Zhuo's side. It turned out that Jing Xiangxue had not seen her son for a long time, and the affairs in Linzhou had been dealt with, so she rushed to Yazhou and asked around, and finally found out where they lived.
When Jing Xiangxue entered the room, she saw her proud "son" sitting on a recliner with a big belly, wearing a loose woman's robe.
She was so surprised that she couldn't speak: "Zhuo'er, are you my Zhuo'er?"
Jing Zhuo was peeling mangosteen leisurely, but he was startled when he saw her: "Mom, why are you here?"
"We haven't seen each other for many years, so I naturally want to see you. But why did you become like this?"
Jing Qiudie was caught between the two of them and didn't know how to explain. She had never told her sister that her child was actually a girl.
When Jing Xiangxue's eyes inadvertently swept across her slightly bulging belly, she was instantly shocked and said, "You...you are a man, why are you wearing girls' clothes, and your belly..."
She just felt dizzy, her vision went dark, and she fainted. If Jing Qiudie hadn't helped her, she would have fallen to the ground.
Everyone hurriedly carried her into the room. As the tea slowly went down her throat, Jing Xiangxue gradually regained consciousness.
"My Zhuo'er, how could you become like this?"
Jing Zhuo also began to panic. She had so many things to explain to her mother, but she didn't know where to start.
Jing Qiudie explained, "Sister, listen to me. Actually... the child you gave birth to was originally a daughter. The reason why parents kept Zhuo'er by their side and raised her personally was to conceal this fact. They originally thought that if you gave birth to a boy, Lu Yong would be afraid, but he..."
Jing Xiangxue remained silent. What was supposed to be a pleasant surprise of reuniting with her family had now turned into a shock.
But when she saw Jing Zhuo standing there, she instantly felt soft-hearted, "Forget it, forget it, no matter if it's a boy or a girl, they are all my children."
She slowly stood up and grabbed Jing Zhuo's hands. "As long as you are safe, I will be relieved. But, what's wrong with your stomach?"
Jing Xiangxue had a bad feeling. Even though Jing Zhuo was a girl, she was not married yet, so how come her belly was so big?
Jing Zhuo looked at his aunt in a panic. Jing Qiudie was afraid that she would not be able to accept it, so she made an excuse, "It's our fault for not telling you about this earlier. Zhuo'er had a husband before, who died of illness and left behind this posthumous child."
After hearing this, Jing Xiangxue couldn't help crying, "My child, you have such a miserable life."
Jing Zhuo's body suddenly stiffened. He never thought that his aunt would come up with such an excuse.
"Mom, don't be sad, I'm fine. The baby will be born in a few months."
Jing Xiangxue wiped her tears and said, "I'm worried about you staying here alone. Go back to Linzhou with your mother immediately."
"I'm doing fine here now. I have my aunt to take care of me and I have my own career. Can we discuss this matter slowly after I go back?"
She knew that Jing Xiangxue loved her daughter dearly, but although her body was Jing Zhuo's now, her soul was not. If they stayed together for a long time, she might find out something.
She already felt guilty towards Jing Xiangxue. If she discovered the truth, wouldn't she be even more sad and upset?
"You kid..." Jing Xiangxue felt dazed. Overnight, the son she was so proud of turned into a daughter.
But she soon accepted the reality. She thought that her daughter was also a good thing. In the future, she could prepare clothes of various styles for her and buy her expensive jewelry. She loved her daughter by nature.
Jing Qiudie asked someone to prepare dinner, so Jing Xiangxue naturally stayed in this house at night.
She held Jing Zhuo's hand and kept talking about her childhood, and Jing Zhuo could only agree with her. Although she inherited the original owner's memories, her personality was quite different from the original owner, so he could only try his best to imitate her.
"Although this yard is small, it is quiet. Zhuo'er, if you had told me earlier, I would have made preparations."
She brought a lot of things with her this time. "This is Linzhou's butter cake. You've loved it since you were a child. Mother also prepared new clothes for you...but I'm afraid you can't wear them now."
Jing Zhuo took a bite of the butter cake, but it didn't taste like what she liked, but she still swallowed it reluctantly.
"Mom, this dress is pretty nice, keep it and you can wear it when you have the chance."
"Girls always have to dress up."
She didn't know how much Jing Zhuo had suffered during the days she was not with him. In this world, life was not easy for women. Thinking of this, she burst into tears again.
"It's all my mother's fault for not finding out earlier."
"Mom, what are you talking about? If you hadn't found a way to get me out, I would have died there."
"I will send some people to handle the affairs in Yazhou. You can take the child with me. It doesn't matter if your short-lived husband died. I will raise the child with you! With the current strength of the Jing family, we will definitely be able to raise it well. Don't feel any psychological burden."
"But..." Jing Zhuo was still hesitating.
Jing Qiudie took the lead and said, "That's right, sister, you should take Zhuo'er back. She misses home too."
After the turmoil just now, Jing Xiangxue calmed down and had the chance to chat with her sister. "I haven't seen you for so many years, Qiudie, you don't look old at all. It's as if we just parted yesterday."
"I just feel ashamed. If I hadn't been so willful, my sister wouldn't have suffered so much."
After going through all that, Jing Xiangxue had already become indifferent. "What are you talking about? What happened is over. We just need to live a good life from now on."
My sister suffered no less than I did, but at least now they have finally gotten their reward.
"It's a pity that I didn't see my parents for the last time. This is the biggest regret of my life."
The two sisters couldn't help but burst into tears, and Jing Zhuo could only comfort them: "Mom, aunt, grandparents planned so much, isn't it for you to live a happy and worry-free life? Look, they have achieved it now."
“Time is full of regrets, and there is nothing we can do about it. We can only seize the present and cherish the people around us.”
The two of them couldn't help but be moved by these words, "Zhuo'er is right."
Perhaps because of her emotional ups and downs, Jing Zhuo suddenly felt the baby moving in her belly. It has been five or six months, and the baby often twists and turns in her belly. She must be a lively child.
It shouldn't be as cold and boring as its father.
In addition, now that she had explained everything to Jing Xiangxue, the biggest worry in her heart had been put to rest. Now she was just waiting for the child to be born safely.
She had never given birth to a child and didn't know what it was like to give birth. She heard that the medical facilities in ancient times were poor and Jiang Nianwei was not around, which made her feel a little nervous.
Jing Xiangxue moved in directly. Perhaps to make up for not being with her all these years, Jing Xiangxue took better care of her and even forbade her to look at the account books, saying that it would hurt her eyes.
The better Jing Xiangxue treated her, the more uncomfortable she felt.
If she knew that I had taken over her real daughter's body, would she hate her and stop being so nice to her?
Whenever she thought of this, she felt melancholy, and over time, it became a mental illness.
That day, Jing Zhuo felt dizzy and fell asleep in a daze.
In her dream, she found herself back in her original world. Unfortunately, she seemed to have no entity, just a soul floating in the air.
Jing Zhuo sighed, "I thought he was back, but I didn't expect he was still dead."
She saw her body buried by the mudslide being dug out and sent to the hospital for emergency treatment. She originally thought that her body should have died in modern times, but she was rescued by the doctor.
What was even more surprising was that the body woke up and looked at everything around it with a confused look on her face, just as surprised and helpless as she was when she first came to the ancient world.
She looked at her body with a splitting headache, probably coming to terms with the memories of the past.
It turned out that she was not dead, but the two souls exchanged bodies. Jing Zhuo suddenly felt better.
Her soul slowly floated to the real Jing Zhuo, "From now on, you are Xia Zhuo. I hope you can take good care of yourself and my family. I will also take care of your mother... No, now, it should be my mother."
Xia Zhuo seemed to have sensed something and looked in her direction, but saw nothing and only felt a cold wind blowing past.
But as her memory recovered, she gradually began to accept everything now.
As soon as she recovered, she returned to the laboratory and looked at those sophisticated instruments. Fortunately, her body's memory had not disappeared, so Xia Zhuo was not at a loss.
Jing Zhuo's soul looked at his past works and felt only regret.
"If all these things can be transported to Dasheng, it will surely change the development of an era."
At this moment, Xia Zhuo suddenly turned around, looked in her direction, and asked in confusion: "Who is there?"