Qi Surong slowly opened her eyes and looked at the red gauze tent above her head, decorated with flowers and embroidered butterflies, and the beaded curtain was half-draped, as if she was in a dream.
He turned his head and scanned the room one by one. The diamond patterned window, the wrapped mirror, the gold-inlaid rosewood tables and chairs, the cicada-patterned jade screen... everything in front of him seemed familiar.
Qi Surong sat up and touched the soft quilt on her body. Her slender fingers looked particularly clear against the red silk.
She spread her hands, and her jade-like skin was just like it was before she was sixteen years old. But this shouldn't be the hands she should have now, hands scarred by decades of hard work.
It is said that a person's soul will return to the place it most wants to go after death. Is she still nostalgic for the wealth and glory of the past
Qi Surong reached out and touched her face. It was smooth and delicate, without a trace of wrinkles.
The temperature she felt on her fingertips made her slightly stunned. Strange, will I still feel this way after death
She rolled out of bed and ran her fingers over everything in the room. The touch of her fingertips was so real that it almost made her feel the urge to cry.
Unknowingly, I walked to the bronze mirror. In the mirror, I reflected my sixteen or seventeen-year-old appearance, with picturesque eyebrows and red lips. My age, appearance, noble birth, and extraordinary talents were all... It was a capital she was once proud of, but it was also the reason why she was arrogant.
Qi Surong smiled mockingly to herself. After thirty years of hardship, she finally understood that the most valuable thing in life is self-knowledge. Poverty and wealth are like passing clouds.
She was very grateful to her master. It was he who allowed her to spend the most leisurely two years of her life before she passed away. There were no disputes, no hatred, no insults, no nobility, no conspiracy, and she lived only for happiness and for the sake of the truth. Live from the heart.
These short two years were more meaningful than her forty years of life. She had done too many things wrong and owed too many people. Her life was like a ridiculous tragedy. If she hadn't met her master, she might have died a miserable death instead of being as calm and calm as she is now.
While I was thinking, there was a sudden noise outside the door.
Qi Surong was stunned for a moment, opened the door, and saw a bright purple and red. It is the season of flowers blooming, and the courtyard is picturesque, but the people running around in a hurry ruin the beauty of the picture.
"Miss, it's not good!" A familiar voice came from far away. Qi Surong followed the sound and saw a maid in yellow clothes running over in a hurry, panting, "Miss, it's not good. We Qi Surong The mansion is surrounded by many officers and soldiers."
"What?" Qi Surong was stunned. Didn't this happen when she was sixteen
My father was a general in the Wei Kingdom, with a second-rank official position. However, he was too upright and aloof, which offended many powerful people. As a result, he was framed, which made the emperor furious. Finally, he ordered an investigation. Not only did he lose his title, remove his official title, and All family property was confiscated. Although no official decree had been issued at this time, soldiers and horses were sent to blockade Qi Mansion. The Qi family's ruin has been determined. Once they fell from the clouds into the mire, they have been unable to recover since then.
This was also the beginning of Qi Surong's tragic fate.
Is this... a dream? Qi Surong's expression was a little confused.
"Oh, my lady, what is going on? What do those officers and soldiers want to do?" The maid looked anxious.
"...Ping'er?" Qi Surong stared blankly at the little maid in front of him, and called her name with a slightly trembling voice.
"Yes, what are your orders, Miss?" Ping'er looked at Qi Surong expectantly.
Ping'er is still alive, standing in front of her alive!
Qi Surong held her arm tightly, suppressing the excitement in her heart, and slowly walked out of the room, scanning everything around her.
This is not a dream, this is not a dream!
Qi Surong felt her eyes sore, and an indescribable emotion surged into her heart.
She went back 30 years
Is this a new life given to her by God
"Little Miss, don't be sad. Maybe things are not as bad as you think." Seeing Qi Surong's eyes filled with tears, Ping'er thought she was frightened and quickly comforted her.
"No, I'm not sad, I'm happy, very happy." Yes, how can you not be happy? God gave her a chance to live again, how lucky she was! In this life, she will not make the same mistakes she made before, nor will she owe the people she once owed money to. She will live her life without regrets and guilt!
Ping'er looked at Qi Surong, who was crying and laughing, with a strange expression, wondering if she had lost her mind and gone crazy.
"Miss?"
"Well, okay. Ping'er, go and pack your things. We will be driven out of Qi Mansion by the officers and soldiers soon. There is not much time left." Qi Surong calmed down and ordered Ping'er as he turned and walked towards his room. go.
"Kicked out of Qi Mansion?" Ping'er still didn't believe it, "How is it possible? Miss, should we wait until the master returns to the manor?"
My father is currently imprisoned in the palace by the emperor. When he comes back, Qi's mansion will have been looted.
"No need to say more, just do as I say and go quickly!" Qi Surong's voice was a bit stern.
"Okay, okay." Ping'er stopped hesitating and quickly turned around and ran away.
Qi Surong walked into her room and quickly took out several banknotes from the dressing cabinet. Each of them had denominations ranging from fifty taels to three hundred taels, and the total amount was about more than a thousand taels. This amount is only half of her usual expenses, but now it will become the capital for her and her family to stand on.
In her last life, she could not accept the fact that the Qi family was sealed off. She was immersed in the huge blow and never thought about money. Having had no worries about food and clothing since she was a child, she had always felt that money was a common thing and not worth mentioning.
Now that I think about it, I am really stupid and naive.
Looking across the jewelry box, Qi Surong could only shake his head regretfully. The person who seized the Qi family this time was his father's mortal enemy. He intercepted the luggage of everyone in the Qi family and was not allowed to take away any valuables, which even included her mother's dowry.
Qi Surong could only pick out a few pieces of jewelry and hid them in his arms along with the banknotes. Then she packed some clothes, put on the specially customized set of embroidery needles, picked up her guqin, walked out of the room, and walked quickly towards the courtyard where her mother lived.
There were eight or nine people standing in the mother's room, talking about something, while the mother was sitting by the bed, crying to herself.
"Hey, the eldest lady is here, what should I do?" A beautiful-looking woman said.
Qi Surong ignored her and walked straight to her mother.
"Rong'er, your father..." Qi's mother held Qi Surong's hand with a sad look on her face.
"I know, mother, the Qi family is in danger. We must make preparations early." Qi Surong tried his best to stay calm, but his eyes lingered on her mother's face.
Mother, I finally see you again!
"What? Qi Mansion is in trouble?" Before Qi's mother could speak, a woman in gorgeous clothes next to her interrupted and shouted.
Several other people also looked shocked.
Qi Surong looked at them and said indifferently: "If I were you, I wouldn't waste time here. Go pack some valuable things as soon as possible and prepare to leave Qi Mansion."
"Why are you so sure?" the gorgeous woman asked. The Qi family has been officials for generations, and they are a noble family passed down for generations. However, the number of people has withered, and in the end only General Qi's lineage remains. With the influence of the Qi family in the court, how could they end up like this
"It's up to you whether you believe it or not. I'll say this. Please leave. I want to be alone with my mother." Qi Surong had no good impressions of them. They were concubines taken by their father. After the Qi family was investigated in their previous life, they abandoned their father one after another because they could not bear the poor life. Some even owed a large sum of money in their father's name, and the money was taken away by them. , but the debt fell on their family.
Of course, not everyone is ruthless. At least two people were willing to share hardships with their father, but in the end they were driven away by their father. They might live a better life without the Qi family who are burdened with the crime.
Qi Surong reminded them to pack valuable things at this time, not for their own sake, but because he hoped that they could leave her and her parents early after they have money.
She remembered that in the last life, most people didn't have time to pack their belongings. Because of this, these concubines will continue to stay with their father until they squeeze out the last value.
Qi Surong sent them away, looked around, and asked, "Mom, where is Subao?"
Su Bao is the biological brother of Su Rong's mother. Although Qi's father had many wives and concubines, he was extremely strict about the issue of heirs and did not allow women other than his first wife to inherit his bloodline. So till now, he only has two children, Su Rong and Su Bao.
"Su Bao is still sick and is resting in his room. The wet nurse is taking care of him." Qi's mother answered with sobs.
Qi Surong knelt beside Qi's mother's legs and said softly: "Mom, listen to me, the emperor will not spare the Qi family this time. We must find another way out."
"But, your father hasn't come back yet. Do you want to wait until your father comes back before making any plans?"
"Mom, believe me, dad will be fine." Qi Surong said cautiously, "What we have to do now is to prepare as much money as possible to prepare for our future life."
Qi's mother secretly glanced at Qi Surong, looking hesitant. She had lived in the compound all her life and had never traveled far. Now that she was suddenly leaving the Qi Mansion, she felt at a loss.
Qi Surong knew very well Qi's mother's temperament: she was more than virtuous, but lacked courage, indecisive and lacked her own opinion in times of trouble. Because of this kind of character, she had always looked down on her mother, feeling that she did not have the dignity of a matron and was not worthy of the spotlight. Although she rarely speaks disrespectfully, her eyes and expressions often betray her true thoughts. Her mother was always trembling with fear when facing her and did not dare to say a harsh word. She was afraid of her, afraid of her own daughter.
Thinking of this, Qi Surong felt pathetic. What right did she have to look down on her mother who had worked so hard to raise her
"Mom, now that the Qi family is experiencing sudden changes, our family should be united and never leave us no matter what difficulties we face. As long as our loved ones are still there, everything can be done over again. You think so, right?" Qi Surong Wen Voice of advice.
Qi's mother looked at her blankly. She still had the familiar pretty face, but she felt completely different, as if the child had grown up and matured overnight.
Qi Surong stood up and said to Qi's mother, "Mom, let me clean it up for you, and then we can go find Subao together."
Qi's mother hesitated to speak, but finally agreed silently.
She first helped her mother sort out her clothes, and then took out a stack of banknotes from the secret cabinet in a familiar manner. Qi's mother didn't have much private money, but her dowry was very rich, but it was a pity that she couldn't take it with her. Qi Surong touched the jewelry in the jewelry box and the neatly stored silks and satins in the box, and secretly determined that one day, she would help her mother buy these items again.