Chapter 1 Two time-traveling women (1)

March is the season of pink and plum blossoms.

From time to time, ever-changing clouds float in the clear sky, like sheep, like peach blossoms, and like the prosperous ten-mile Yangzhou.It had just rained before, washing out the clear sky after the rain.

Under the corridor, there are pots of orchids hanging like waterfalls, including red, pink, purple, light blue... colorful, and the petals soaked in rain are even more delicate, like catkins that cannot help but be touched. The wind blows the rain and leaves, gently fluttering, and goes east and west with the wind.

Very quietly, just like in the past, in Xingwuhou Mansion, almost every day is as quiet and peaceful as today. In the somewhat dim darkness, a shallow golden light jumps out from the east, saturating it little by little, illuminating the earth.

The servants started to get busy.

The first thing to move was the kitchen, heating water, washing rice and adding it to the pot, hands chopping vegetables and meat, busy preparing breakfast for the whole family, from simple jujube and glutinous rice porridge to complicated snowflake cakes, goose fat rolls, pork and pine flower rolls, thousand-layer oil cake, Ruyi rolls, fried mandarin fish, pork slices...

The aroma from the kitchen floats far away, past the small building that was newly painted years ago, across the lake where lotus leaves are growing, and across the courtyard with the hanging flower door. It seems to wake up the little girl watching the night, stretching and yawning.

"Nephrite, you fell asleep again."

A little girl about ten years old with buns in buns gently pushed the girl in green on the couch. She deliberately lowered her voice for fear of disturbing the young lady in the bedroom.

"No...no, I just took a nap, I didn't sleep." The little girl, who was obviously sleepy, got down in panic and tried to keep her sleepy eyes wide open.

"Look at the poop in your eyes, it's as big as a pea. Why don't you go clean your face quickly? Madam will scold you when she sees it soon." It's not that you can't sleep, but you can't sleep too deeply, lest you can't hear what's going on in the bedroom, and you won't serve the lady well.

Wen Xiang was born in a family where several generations of her family had been slaves in the house. She had two simple-tempered brothers and an honest and dutiful sister in the west courtyard. Both her parents were real people. Her mother worked in the flower house, while her father was responsible for taking care of the carriage.

Their family is very ordinary and has no big ideas. They do whatever their master says and never say no.

The greatest Datong is the master.

Just by looking at the word "Xingwu" in the Xingwu Marquis Mansion, one can tell that he immediately made military exploits and that Fuyin's descendants, who were military generals three generations ago, gradually became civil servants.

The most talked about is their family rules. Only those who are over forty and have no heirs can take concubines. The concubines will be raised by the aunt's mother. The concubine is just a decoration, used for giving birth to children. Once it is confirmed that she is pregnant, she will no longer have sex with her. Pregnant concubines will be handed over to the aunt's wife to take care of them until they give birth.

However, how can people be ruthless after being together for a long time, which will inevitably lead to a lot of unnecessary troubles. Fortunately, in the past two generations, the Xingwu Hou Mansion has not had such troubles. The men in the house have all married wives who have had problems, and the concept of "concubine" does not exist in principle.

There were some who acted on occasion and had meat tastes, but they were never brought into the house. The family rules were very strict.

Because of this, the population of Xingwuhou Mansion is not prosperous, and there are only a handful of direct descendants, so it seems to be somewhat incapable of inheriting the incense.

The old Marquis of the previous generation had two sons and one daughter. He was still alive and made unparalleled achievements in his early years. He fought thousands of miles with the late emperor. They were brothers and sisters, ate and slept together, and the friendship they forged on the battlefield was that of an iron-clad brother. He won the title of the fifth generation and was not demoted.

But the greatest fear among monarchs and ministers is that great achievements will shock the master.

As soon as the late emperor passed away, the deep kindness and kindness he had received also disappeared. In order to prevent the new emperor from causing trouble to the Xingwu Marquis Mansion, the old Marquis in his prime resolutely handed over military power, and quickly separated the family into two parts under the astonishing eyes.

Although they still live together, the huge mansion has been divided into two halves in the middle. The east courtyard belongs to the current Marquis Zhao Hanyang. It has many courtyards and is much larger, which is convenient for entertaining visitors and socializing with others. The painted red door opens to the east.

The west courtyard is about one-third smaller and houses the second master's family. He has two sons and one daughter. The eldest son Yongmu is eight years old, the second son Yongxiang is five years old, and his daughter Ruoying is six years old.

"Get up, get up, don't scare me. You go and ask the lady to get up first. I'll wash my face and come over." There were still marks on her face from when she slept. The eight or nine-year-old nephrite ran out in a panic, fearing that she would be scolded by her wife for getting up late.

"Okay, okay, you go ahead. I will take care of you, young lady. Go and come back quickly. Don't delay. If you can't find anyone when you wake up, young lady, you will be punished." They are slaves and must not leave their master's side. They must be there at any time and cannot be careless.

Especially their young lady, who is not very perfunctory, looks slow and silly on the outside, but is actually very smart, even smarter than the second lady who is famous for her intelligence.

"Miss, are you awake?" Wen Xiang called softly.

"I'm not awake yet. I'm still sleeping. Don't disturb me. Children won't grow up if they don't get enough sleep." The soft and waxy voice was like glutinous rice cakes, sticky.

"Miss, I can't sleep anymore. Today is the tenth day of the Lunar New Year. I have to say hello to the old lady. You don't want to stay in bed any longer." After a while, the lady will send someone to urge her.

Every fifth and tenth day, the children and grandchildren of the east and west courtyards have to say hello to the old lady who lives in the center of the two courtyards, so that the old man can see how their children and grandchildren are doing, so as to enhance their relationship. The family members will be happy and happy, and they will not be alienated by being divided into two families.

A cat-like moan came from Qiuxiang's soft quilt, "It's the tenth day of the lunar month again! Wenxiang, I can't get up, I want to sleep."

Sleep is very important, does she know it?Not sleeping for five hours hinders growth. At seven years old, she is still growing. She needs to eat more and sleep more to grow taller.

"Miss, it's not too late to come back and take a nap after you're done. I'll coax you to sleep." Wen Xiang took out a light purple and pink dress from the huanghuali wood cabinet, paired with pink and purple shoes embroidered with red osmanthus and two golden bells sewn on the upper.

The eldest daughter of Marquis Xingwu likes bells very much, made of gold, silver or copper. She likes to hear the sound of bells ringing. She is there wherever there are bells.

"No." Zhao Ruojin lost her temper and pulled the brocade quilt up to cover her head, revealing only a head of raven-black hair. The little person was very anxious to wake up.

"Miss, if you don't get up, the second young lady will come to trouble you." When talking about the second young lady in the house, Wen Xiang showed a helpless look on his face.

The eldest and second young ladies of the Xingwu Marquis Mansion are twins. It is known to everyone that they are the treasures held and protected by the marquis, his wife, and the young masters in the mansion. They are a pair of the most precious pearls. Anyone who has good things will be sent to them first, and it hurts like eyeballs.

However, they are twin daughters who look exactly the same, but their personalities are completely different. The eldest daughter, Zhao Ruojin, looks silly, a bit lazy, and has no energy to do anything. She is lazy and does not want to move. She is slower than others in learning things. Her natural gait makes people anxious for her.

The second young lady, Zhao Ruoyu, is just the opposite. She is lively and active, laughs when she sees people, has quick reactions at a young age, has bright eyes, lives a vivid and interesting life every day, is as strong as ever in the limelight, and has a sweet mouth that makes people sick.

It's just strange that the old Marquis prefers his eldest granddaughter who is often distracted, but dislikes his second granddaughter who is well-spoken and articulate. His cold face has the sharpness and determination of a bloodthirsty general on the battlefield. He looks at everyone with a stern cold expression. Only Zhao Ruojin can soften the cold and hard lines on his face and make him smile.

This matter is confusing, why is it this silly girl?Instead of a sweet-tongued granddaughter, the old man likes a stupid child?

Maybe it’s fate!Born with a strong love between ancestors and grandchildren, Zhao Ruojin's silly and nonchalant look suited the old Marquis's eye, and he wanted to laugh when he saw her cute and cute look.

"You won't stop Zhao Ruoyu! Beat her out as soon as she comes." That deadly devil is really haunting.

Upon hearing her master's childish words, Wen Xiang laughed and said, "Miss, the second young lady is your biological sister. You can't call her by her first name."

Half of his little head popped out, "Can't I just think that I'm an only child?"

She hates twins, especially the "time travelers" who plan to harm her.

That's right, they are time travellers, two souls in the Xingwu Hou Mansion who have traveled from modern times.

Zhao Ruojin has known since she was a child that this twin sister with a hole in her brain has traveled through time. They are from the same era. Zhao Ruoyu is from Tianjin and has a slight Tianjin accent. It took her many years to change it. She must have been in her early twenties when she died. She had just entered the society and worked in a Japanese company. She was a beautiful secretary who specialized in interpretation.