Traveling through the starry sky just for you, I was a koi in ancient times

Wang Jinyi studied hard all day. At night.

In the dream, I seemed to have returned to my previous life.

During class, the teacher asked Wang Jinyi a question. Wang Jinyi found that he couldn't answer it, and he was so anxious that he was sweating all over.

Suddenly, the scene changed. There was no one in the school, and I was the only one standing in the empty playground. I was holding a box, but I didn't know what the box was for, and I didn't know how the box came into my hands...

The scene suddenly changed again. It seemed to be autumn, it was raining heavily, the autumn wind was blowing, and a person was running towards him from a distance.

The figure was blurry and I couldn't see the person's face clearly, but the voice was very familiar.

A kind voice sounded: "Don't be afraid, I'm here!..."

The warm voice still echoes.

In the dream, Wang Jinyi tried her best to run towards the man, but her heavy legs did not move at all. She was so anxious that she cried out in her dream.

The words "you..." and "who" remained in the dream.

The little maid on duty in the second room, who was sleeping on the couch at the young lady's feet, got up hastily, opened the bed curtains and called softly:

"Miss, ma'am."

The wet nurse who was sleeping on the couch beside the bed was startled by the noise. Without even having time to put on her shoes, she went to light the oil lamp, and soon a beam of warm light was lit in the room.

This small beam of light illuminated the whole room. The nurse held the lamp and walked to the bed.

Wang Jinyi was lying on the bed, hugging her body tightly. She was awakened from her dream, looking at the two strange people, and her consciousness slowly returned.

Oh~what a dream just now!

The nurse leaned over to look at her young lady, stretched out her arms and picked up Wang Jinyi:

"Miss, your clothes are all wet..."

She took the small quilt from the maid and wrapped the young lady tightly.

"Miss, you're having a nightmare again. Go tell Madam."

The little maid put the lamp away and quickly left the room.

Wang Jinyi was wrapped in a small blanket, with her head resting on the nurse's neck. The nurse was holding the young lady in her arms and walking around the room, coaxing her:

"Well, well, well..."

Soon, the mother, wearing only her inner garment and outer gown, rushed in with Qing'er. She stood at the door, took off her outer garment, and said a few words to the wet nurse.

Wang Jinyi stretched out his arms and called out:

"Mother, mother..."

The mother clasped her hands together, felt the warmth in her hands, and then smiled and held her daughter in her arms. She pressed her face against her daughter's face and patted her back gently. She sang a ballad softly:

"The orioles are singing on the island in the river..."

The song was slow and melodious. After feeling his daughter calm down, he tilted his head and asked:

"Are you scared? Don't be afraid, mother is here."

Then he looked up at Qing'er and asked:

"What time is it?"

"Fourth update soon."

"I'm resting here, miss."

Upon hearing this, Qing'er went out to arrange all matters.

The mother carried Wang Jinyi to bed, changed her clothes, and then hugged her daughter to rest.

At this moment, Wang Jinyi's mind was like a movie, constantly flashing: the person whose face she couldn't see clearly, the person who kept running towards her in the cold autumn rain...

So familiar, who is it? Running towards me desperately in the heavy rain.

I searched through all my memories of my past life, but I still couldn’t figure out who that person was?

The cold raindrops in the dream were so real that when they hit me, even the pain was so real.

The morning light is just breaking before dawn, the night is gradually dispersing, and all the darkness that is hazy in the night is slowly retreating...

The morning light gradually became brighter, shining on the roof.

The mountains in the distance appear and disappear.

In the morning light, in a farmyard.

A young man in a short shirt and a linen shirt sat on a wooden stool. His father pushed open the door of the thatched house and came out:

"Why are you up so early?"

"Dad, I'm going to deliver firewood to the private school."

The young man said as he tied the firewood neatly, tightened the hemp rope, and then carried it on his shoulders and walked out of the yard...

The father behind him shouted with concern:

"Be careful, don't roll down the mountain again!"

The young man walked into the morning light in silence...

………………

Wang Jinyi slept peacefully in her mother's arms all night.

The mother got up early and arranged everything for her husband and son. Today is the ten-day holiday.

My mother carefully filled my father's study with clean water and prepared the inkstone.

He also went to his son's study to pick up the books that Wang Jinyi had pulled to the floor, sorted them out, and put them back neatly on the bookshelf.

The mother also carefully folded the bedding for her son and placed a set of new clothes at the bedside, waiting for the little master to take them.

My son had just started school and had been away from home for a few days. My mother took good care of him, which was a sign of her attachment to him after being apart for so many days...

The servants were busy, moving back and forth between the rooms in an orderly manner.

The early morning sunlight shines into the west wing through the wooden window lattices.

Everything in the room became clearer and clearer; even dust particles could be seen, slowly dancing in the light.

The birds outside the window are chirping happily, trying to wake up the sleeping people.

In the west wing room.

The bed curtains were drawn aside and gathered on both sides of the carved bed. Wang Jinyi on the bed woke up from her deep sleep and slightly opened her hazy eyes.

: It smells so good after taking a nap!

He stretched himself and said: Oh, with these short arms and legs, I need to adapt quickly and grow up quickly.

The wet nurse came over and helped the young lady change into the clothes that had been prepared long ago. After she washed up, she took the young lady to meet the grandmother of the second wife.

The mother came from the east wing, took her daughter and asked,

"Did our Jin'er sleep well? Did she sleep soundly?"

As he spoke, he led everyone from the second room out of the second room's door. He did not forget to turn around and help his daughter tidy up her dress.

"Today we are going to the upper room to meet grandpa and grandma. Please be polite."

"You have to greet your grandfather when you see him. Remember?"

Passing by the landscaped bridge, there is a marble stele standing quietly beside the bridge. The silent inscription is like an old man with profound connotations, staring silently at everyone passing by. The steady handwriting is a blessing left to future generations.

Before we even reached the gate of the upper courtyard, my grandmother's maid came out to greet us.

"Hello, Madam!" After kneeling, he said:

"Now, the master is about to arrive home with the eldest, second and young masters."

Wang Jinyi understood.

: This is from the perspective of grandfather. Grandfather is the master.

So his father became a young master.

My brother became a young master and I became a young lady.

Hee, hee, hee, I am just a little fish lying on the edge!

"The old lady asked me to pick you up."

Hearing this, the mother quickened her pace again.

After entering the upper courtyard, I saw that everyone in the hall was seated according to their seats. My mother straightened her dress, took a few quick steps forward, and bowed deeply:

"Mother, I'm late!"

In the hall, both the master and the servant were silent and respectful.

Wang Jinyi hurriedly slid from the wet nurse's arms to the ground, ran to her mother's side to rescue her, and bent her short legs as if to salute.

"Grandma Kang'an, it was Jin'er who made the mistake."

After her grandmother Wu called her, Hui Niang stood up, stood in the middle of the hall, holding her daughter's hand without moving.

Grandmother asked, "What happened to the second wife?"

Hui Niang replied respectfully:

"Jin'er had a convulsion last night and was sweating all over. She didn't fall asleep until almost four o'clock in the morning." Grandma nodded, understanding.

"Go sit down."

Hui Niang took her daughter by the hand and greeted her aunt Yang.

Wang Jinyi found that Yue'er seemed drowsy and did not get enough sleep. She was tired and lazy. She just greeted Hui Niang according to the rules, and sat back next to her aunt as if she did not see her sister Wang Jinyi.

Wang Jinyi stared at Wang Yueyi who was implicated just two days ago because she recited ancient poems.

This happy little girl is obviously sleep deprived! She must be forced to learn something.

It's better not to be too prominent, otherwise Yue Er might lose all her free time and only have study left. Just thinking about it makes me feel that life is boring, and I can't help but shudder.

Letting go of her mother's hand, Wang Jinyi walked to Yue'er:

"Hello sister, I had a dream last night and I want to tell you about it."

When Yue'er heard the story, her excitement was ignited.

"Come to the big room and we'll tell you a story."

"Daddy is back today, I'll come to see you the day after tomorrow, okay?!"

The two children made an appointment like this.

At the second gate, the gatekeeper led the housekeeper to the hall.

Steward Wang Qian bowed and greeted:

"Madam, the eldest and second young masters, under the master's order, are not coming to the upper room today. They have returned to their respective courtyards. The master asked each room to make their own arrangements."

Mother-in-law Wu was suspicious:

Every time the ten-day period came, after having breakfast in the upper room, everyone would return to the courtyard. This had never happened before, but since the master had made a special arrangement, there must be a reason.

So, he nodded and said, "Go back."

The two families said goodbye to each other, and Wang Jinyi was forced to break up with Yue'er. After breaking up with her aunt, her mother handed Wang Jinyi over to her wet nurse.

Looking at the way my mother's feet moved, I guessed that she must be worried about something happening, just like me.

He hastily pushed open the door to the second courtyard, and saw the servants in the courtyard, each doing their own job, going in and out of the rooms.

Wang Bing, my father's servant, was helping Wang Wendong's servant move things into the east wing when he saw the grandmothers of the second wife all nodding as a sign of greeting.

At this time, Zhu'er, the head maid of the second room, ran towards Hui Niang in a hurry, her face full of worry.

He stopped Hui Niang and whispered in her ear:

"Our master has brought back a young master! He is arranging a room for him now."

On that spring morning, Zhu'er's face was slightly red, the tip of her nose was sweaty, and the handkerchief in her hand was stirring.

Hui Niang didn't understand what was going on and stopped in her tracks when she heard this.

Coming from a family of pure literati, she was confident.

What's more, the Wang family had already had family rules, which stipulated that except for the eldest son and grandson, no one could take a concubine until the age of 40. The result of taking a concubine was to set up a new family, not to leave the clan, but to set up a new household.

Generally, men of the literati class would devote themselves to the imperial examinations, and their lifelong wish was to achieve academic success, or become famous, or to start a family (here it means a big name in the industry, not to get married), or to serve the court. Once they have set their life creed, they will basically spend their entire life studying.

Living without rules is a sign of chaos in the harem. The family will not allow it.

Families like this strictly abide by the monogamy system in China since ancient times (legislation in the Shang Dynasty clearly stipulated this). As for the rumor that the three wives refer to the original wife, the second wife, and the equal wife.

A step-wife is a wife who is married after the original wife dies. A co-wife is a wife who is taken in when the original wife is unable to manage the household. It has nothing to do with having two wives. Because a man can have concubines, but not four concubines! (Men are just spreading rumors because they have unrealistic expectations!)

After the mother thought it through, she calmed down and said,

Asked: "Where's the master?"

"In the Mingtang." Zhu'er replied.

Hui Niang turned around and looked at Qing'er: "Everyone, go down!"

Then he took his daughter's hand and told the nurse:

"Take Jin'er back to her room first. We'll treat our Jin'er to dinner later."

Then he turned and went towards the Mingtang.

Wang Jinyi deeply felt that life was not easy for women in ancient times.

：You need to have brains and a broad mind.

In a big family, one should be tolerant of others and also fulfill one's duties.

Be able to tolerate emotional accidents of people around you.

To be able to take care of your husband and children, you have to work hard for the family...

The pity is that despite all the efforts, one still cannot control one's own destiny.

It all depends on your destiny: what kind of family you are born into and who you will marry!

I'm really worried about this gentle mother! Wang Jinyi watched her mother enter the hall without blinking.

Seeing the mother bowing slightly in the hall, the door of the west wing was closed by the wet nurse.

: I was too young and if anything happened, I wouldn’t be able to protect my mother.

I firmly believed in myself that no matter what happened, I would stand by my mother's side...