A life of two souls traveling through time

On the other side of the river on the West Street of Qile City, there is a mansion that stretches over a vast expanse of land. The main gate of the mansion is noble and majestic, with a plaque hanging in the center of the gate inscribed with four concise, large characters written in a horizontal and upright manner: Famous Li from Jiangnan.

The Li Mansion has red walls and white roofs, and the tall pavilions are solemn. The white garden is spotless, and only the plum forest covered with snow is dotted with some flower buds, adding a bit of liveliness to the cold snow. The mansion is also particularly quiet on a snowy day. Except for the servants who are clearing the snow on the sidewalk in the front yard, everyone else has taken time to hide in the house to keep warm and avoid the cold.

There were some laughter coming from the huge courtyard separated from Merlin by a wall. It was the maids and servants in the west room who were having nothing to do and were playing and laughing together.

Along a long corridor to the west, and around half a circle of the pond, is the pavilion where the owner lives.

"She didn't follow me, so where did she go?"

In the attic greenhouse, Jiang Siyao leaned against the window and looked at the snow scene outside without any interest: "Is my body not dead? She occupied my body alone, and I, the master personality, was stripped away? From then on, she replaced my life, and I was completely abandoned in this incomprehensible world in front of me?" Thinking of this, Jiang Siyao suddenly felt desperate and angry. She slapped the table next to her, but the pain in her palm almost made her cry.

"Young Master, what's wrong with you? If you are angry, just vent it on Ange, but don't hurt your hand..." The young man, who had been waiting nervously outside the bead curtain, was a little confused after hearing the young master's intermittent muttering. At this time, he saw the young master slapping his palm and it hurt him, so he was scared and hurried forward to stop him.

"Oh, it's okay." Jiang Siyao shook off Ange's hand irritably.

"Logically speaking, that thing is just a drug to help with sexual pleasure in the boudoir. Even if you take too much, it shouldn't harm your brain..."

Before Ange could finish her words, she was hit on the top of her head.

"Can you please stop talking about last night?"

"Yes...it's the young master." Ange touched the painful spot and took a few steps back in fear when she saw the young master's face full of anger.

"Get out!" Seeing the aggrieved look on the boy's face after being beaten, Jiang Siyao suddenly felt guilty. He thought that he shouldn't take out his anger on others when he was in a bad mood.

"Sir, today An Ge has to speak to you no matter what. You are the young master of the famous Li family in Jiangnan. Your love for the brothels and willow alleys has often annoyed the master and his wife. In the future, those messy drugs..."

Before the young man finished speaking, a jade teacup flew out of the beaded curtain and shattered on the ground. Ange, who had escaped the disaster by chance, turned pale with fear, but before running away, she did not forget to turn back and continue to remind him: "Sir, don't forget to have lunch with the lady today."

"you come back!"

The next second, Ange was waiting outside the curtain trembling with fear again.

"You didn't tell anyone about what happened last night?"

"No... the master hasn't returned yet, and the mistress has been ill for the past two days... Ange didn't dare to mention it."

"Very good, you have to digest this matter immediately."

"remove......"

"Don't ever mention this again, pretend it never happened."

"I understand, sir." Ange breathed a sigh of relief. This way he could avoid the master's accountability.

"That... Madam, cough cough, that's my mother. What kind of person is she?" There was another family here for no reason, which gave Jiang Siyao, who didn't know how to handle family relationships, even more headaches.

"Sir, you even forgot your wife?" Ange was shocked.

"Ahem, didn't I tell you last night that I don't remember anything?"

"Oh."

"Oh what? Come on, tell me everything you know."

Therefore, through Ange, this living encyclopedia, Jiang Siyao basically grasped the family situation of the Li family and related personnel.

After sending Ange away again, Jiang Siyao decided not to worry anymore. He decided to make the best of it. Since he couldn't change the current situation by being anxious, he might as well adapt to it slowly. Thinking this way, he felt much calmer and began to look carefully at the man in the bronze mirror:

"She's in her early twenties, and she looks pretty good, but her face is too yellow and she has dark circles under her eyes. She looks listless and has no energy at all. You can tell at a glance that she has an undisciplined private life."

Although she disliked it, Jiang Siyao had no choice but to accept it. She was also thinking about taking good care of her health in the future to make her body healthy again.

"Li Yunye, Li Yunye, you really squander a gift from heaven. Can't a young man from a rich family who was born with a silver spoon in his mouth have lofty ambitions? I don't ask you to be loyal to the country, but at least learn your father's business skills so that you can become an excellent successor in the future. At worst, you can learn to be an elegant person. You should be proficient in all the six arts of a gentleman, right? You only know how to spend your time in wine and women, how hopeless! Fortunately, I saved you last night, otherwise the news that would have shocked the whole city today would be that the only son of the famous Li family in Jiangnan died of ignorance in that kind of place... Tsk tsk, think about your parents' face, and think about your Li family's ancestors. If they knew about it, they would probably be so mad at you..."

Ange, who had been wandering outside in the snow, frowned in worry:

"After what happened last night, the young master seems to have changed...his behavior and demeanor are totally unlike that of a young master...could that drug really change a person's personality?"

"Ange, what are you doing standing outside alone? Aren't you afraid of getting cold?"

"Aunt Lan?" Ange turned around and saw that it was Sister Lan, the lady's personal maid, and hurriedly stepped forward to greet her respectfully.

"Madam asked me to come and invite the young master. What's wrong? The young master hasn't gotten up yet?"

"Get up, get up. He's inside. The young master is getting ready to go out."

Looking at Aunt Lan's meaningful smile, Ange felt guilty. Everyone in the mansion knew that their young master often went out to party every night and did not come back until dawn.

Half an incense stick later, maids came in and out of the west wing of the Plum Garden carrying dishes.

In the wing room filled with elegant fragrance, the mother and son of the Li family sat silently at the dining table. On the couch by the window lay a pure white and cool two-color lion cat, dozing with its eyes slightly closed. This cat was found by Li Yunye two years ago and given to Madam Li, but this cat was cool and only willing to get close to Madam Li.

While the maids were still setting the table, Jiang Siyao quickly glanced around the room: Madam Li was indeed a lady from a noble family, with elegant tastes, and the decoration in the room was also quite exquisite. Although she looked a little haggard at the age of less than 40, she was still a beauty, and her every move revealed her dignified and gentle temperament. It was hard to understand how high Mr. Li's standards were, how could he not even be satisfied with this?

"Yun'er, why do you look so bad?"

When Jiang Siyao heard this, she couldn't help but complain in her heart: Don't you, as a mother, know why your son looks so bad?

But he still put on a perfunctory smile: "Thank you for your concern, mother. I'm fine. You look bad, too. Did you not get enough rest last night?"

"Cough cough..."

An Ge, who was standing behind him, coughed lightly, and then looked at Mrs. Li's gloomy face. Jiang Siyao finally realized: I almost forgot that Mrs. Li was a woman of deep resentment. Her marriage with Mr. Li was at best arranged by their parents and matchmakers, so she didn't get much affection from her husband. Especially after Mr. Li took a concubine ten years ago, he basically ignored the main wife, and even took the concubine with him when he went on a long trip this time. With the title of Mrs. Li, she stayed alone in the empty room every night, while her husband was living with others outside. It would be strange if she could sleep well.

"Mom, drink more soup to keep your skin healthy."

"What? Even you think I'm too old and ugly?" Mrs. Li frowned and looked at her son angrily.

Jiang Siyao's hand holding the spoon suddenly froze, and she was so scared that she didn't know what to do.

"Madam, you misunderstood the young master." Fortunately, Ange, who was still very young, was quick-witted and stepped forward to help: "This chicken soup is the most nourishing. Madam, you caught a cold a few days ago and you need to eat more tonic. The young master is also concerned about you."

"Yes, and besides, since ancient times, there has never been a son who dislikes his mother's ugliness. You are just imagining things." Sister Lan also stepped forward with a smile, and was about to take the spoon, but Li Yunye dodged her with a smile:

"It's okay, Aunt Lan. I'll serve it to mother."

Jiang Siyao felt pity for this woman from the bottom of her heart, who, like her mother, married a man who didn't love her, but she was not as lucky as her mother to start her life anew.

"Oh, Madam, the young master is a little different today than usual." Seeing the young master patiently bring the soup to Madam, Sister Lan was very happy.

"Yes, I have never seen him so obedient as today." Mrs. Li looked at her son with satisfaction and revealed a long-lost smile.

"Could it be that our young master has grown up overnight?" Sister Lan continued to joke, covering her mouth.

"You dare to make fun of him? Are you expecting to be scolded again?"

After Madam Jing’s reminder, Sister Lan quickly stopped laughing and paid close attention to Li Yunye’s expression.

Even An Ge who was standing by was worried for Sister Lan: Aunt Lan is courting death again. She has been scolded by the young master many times for talking nonsense in the past, but she never learned her lesson. If the lady hadn't stopped her, she would have been beaten with a stick.

But everyone was surprised to find that Li Yunye didn't seem to take Sister Lan's joke to heart, and just kept eating without saying a word.

Jiang Siyao was immersed in his own happiness: the biggest advantage of becoming a man at the moment is that he will no longer be criticized for his eating image.

"As the son of the Li family, you should not forget the rules and etiquette even when you are in your own house. You should eat properly. Your mother has told you this many times." Seeing her son wolfing down his food, Mrs. Li's face darkened again.

"Cough cough..."

As expected, excessive joy leads to sorrow, and one gets slapped in the face too quickly.