Heartstrings Resonance: The Beloved Princess of the Female Power

Mu Yunxi looked at her helplessly and said, "Move in."

"Okay!" Luo Ran used his good hands and feet to support himself and moved inside.

Mu Yunxi didn't want the maid to support her. She lay down on her side and leaned against a cushion.

Then Luo Ran ordered, "Everyone, go down! I want to have a private chat with Miss Mu. I'll call you if there's anything else."

After looking at each other, they said "yes" and left.

Mu Yunxi looked at her injured left hand and right foot, frowning slightly, "How did you fall like this?"

"You just fell! How else could you fall?" Luo Ran looked at her with amusement.

Mu Yunxi said seriously, "Did you get this injury from jumping out of the car? Your right foot landed first and twisted before you fell. Your right hand is fine... so your left hand hit something hard."

Luo Ran said indifferently: "Yeah, that's right."

Mu Yunxi raised an eyebrow and said, "You didn't hit your head, you're lucky!"

Looking at Mu Yunxi's childish face, the tone and expression she spoke were not what she should have at her age. Her eyes, though clearly not fixed on anyone, gave the impression that she could see through people's hearts. Thinking of this, she became more certain of her suspicions.

Mu Yunxi saw Luo Ran showing her charming smile again, with bright eyes and white teeth, and she looked up with alluring charm, but also slightly absent-minded.

Luo Ran sat inside and looked at Mu Yunxi's face, "You are different from all the young ladies I have met."

"What have you seen?" Mu Yunxi looked at her.

"They have diverse personalities, each with its own characteristics. Some are quirky, quiet and dignified; some are gentle and virtuous, well-educated and well-mannered; and some are willful and capricious, daring to love and hate, but there is no one like you. At least not at your age." She looked at Mu Yunxi meaningfully.

Mu Yunxi's expression remained calm as she looked at her calmly, "So which one do you think I am?"

Luo Ran thought for a moment, "You appear gentle and soft, but you keep people at a distance; you clearly have broken ribs, but you didn't say a word, which shows that you are tough and strong; you are calm and composed in the face of worldly affairs, and your heart is as clear as a mirror. If I really have to describe you, you are like the moon in the water, the flower in the mirror, so elusive." Luo Ran said seriously.

Mu Yunxi smiled slightly. "We've only officially met for a few hours. How can you possibly understand me? Besides, I can't stand such high praise. But, you've made me a little curious about you. What kind of person are you?"

Luo Ran raised the corner of her mouth. "As for me, I'm just like you, a young lady from an official family."

"I don't think so. I can see that my mother respects you." Mu Yunxi looked at her with deep eyes.

Luo Ran said nonchalantly, "Little girl, take back your sharp eyes. Girls of twelve or thirteen are like reserved pearls, full of shyness and restraint; but you appear gentle on the surface but are cold inside, like a warm spring covered by a thin layer of ice. This kind of personality is not what you should have at this age." He used his uninjured hand to slowly move his body to Mu Yunxi's side and whispered, "Tell me, how old are you? After all, you were dead in your previous life." After that, he looked at Mu Yunxi's expression.

Mu Yunxi's face was very calm, which surprised Luo Ran. She smiled and said, "I was right about you. Look at how calm you are."

Mu Yunxi wasn't as calm as she claimed. While she appeared calm on the surface, her heart was turbulent. The word "calm" had become her protective hue. In her previous life, even at a very young age in that family, she'd learned to hide her emotions. If she showed what she wanted or liked, she'd be beaten and accused of being immature.

She thought of the weirdness she felt from Luo Ran in front of the Qin family's gate, and thought to herself: "So that's why, because she is the same as me! Both are souls from another world. That's not right, she should be a reincarnated indigenous person, otherwise it wouldn't be said that the original body died in the previous life. And in this life, the original body is indeed dead." Thinking of this, she asked: "Who are you? What do you know? How much do you know?" Her eyes were locked on Luo Ran.

Luo Ran looked at her with eyes that did not match her age, firm, suspicious, and dangerous.

"I'm curious about your original age. What kind of family could raise a girl like you? I feel like I've seen that look in your eyes somewhere..." Suddenly, she looked at Mu Yunxi, "Were you a killer in your previous life?" From Mu Yunxi's previous question, she was certain that Mu Yunxi was the same as her. What she didn't know was that Mu Yunxi came from another world. Then she thought, if she could be reborn, then surely others could too.

Mu Yunxi saw that she seemed to have thought of something, and her eyes suddenly became sharp, revealing murderous intent.

"Hey, what's wrong with you!" Mu Yunxi called her.

Luo Ran came back to her senses and looked at Mu Yunxi, "I...I have a name, it's not called 'Ai'!"

Mu Yunxi looked at her meaningfully, "A beautiful woman should smile more often, why are you so fierce? Also, my business is not important, I want to hear yours."

Suddenly there was a knock on the door. "It's you," said Madam Wu. "Young ladies, it's time to take your medicine."

Mu Yunxi's voice reached the door, "Come in!"

The two drank the medicine sent by Mother Wu as if nothing had happened. Mu Yunxi didn't ask Luo Ran about her plans at all. She just ordered, "Miss Luo Ran and I are having a great time talking. We can't finish it in a short while. Let those maids and servants at the door go down and rest! I'll have to trouble Mother Wu to keep watch."

Mother Wu understood that the two young ladies wanted to say something private, so she went out.

In fact, their voices could only be heard in the inner room, but it was better to get them out of the way just in case.

Luo Ran looked at her with a gentle smile: "You want to know about me? You have to be sincere!" Luo Ran tilted her head to look at Mu Yunxi. "You are not the 'original' Mu Yunxi, right? The original Mu Yunxi was only thirteen years old when she died. It is impossible for her to be as calm as you. So... who are you originally? What is your name? Where do you live? How old were you when you died? Why did you come here? Tell me these... and I will tell you what I know."

Mu Yunxi looked into her eyes. Perhaps because she was a manager in her previous life, she would subconsciously lock onto their eyes and facial expressions. Luo Ran was almost frightened by her gaze and wanted to say something.

Mu Yunxi then spoke: "My name is Mu Yunxi, I died at the age of thirty-five. How did I come to be... I was killed by a means of transportation similar to a carriage, and woke up in this body. As for my hometown, I can only tell you that it does not belong to Zhaoguo, but it is also not Youdu or Husha."

"Well, where is that?" Luo Ran was really confused now.

"Do you know about planets?" Mu Yunxi looked at Luo Ran's puzzled face, which was now even more confused. She explained, "They are the stars that twinkle at night. I may have come from one of them, and the place we are now may also be one of those stars."

Seeing that Luo Ran was still confused, Mu Yunxi continued, "For example, we are all in the boundless universe, and the stars we see at night are the shining planets in the universe; and these planets may have life like us; and I come from one of them. Do you understand what I mean?"

Luo Ran nodded in confusion, then asked doubtfully, "How do they live then?"

"As long as there is oxygen, you can survive," Mu Yunxi replied patiently.

"Then what is oxygen?" Luo Ran asked again.

Mu Yunxi thought about how to explain this to her so that she would understand immediately. After a moment's thought, she said, "Cover your mouth and nose with your hands. Take them away when you can't bear it anymore."

Although Luo Ran was confused, he still did as he was told.

After more than twenty breaths, Mu Yunxi saw that her face was flushed and signaled that it was enough. Luo Ran put her hand down and took a deep breath. It seemed that she had been holding her breath for too long and still hadn't relaxed. "Hey, learn from me, take a deep breath, come on, inhale, exhale, yes, do it like this several times." Seeing that her face was still flushed after she relaxed, adding a bit of charm to her already beautiful face, Mu Yunxi said with some amusement: "You don't have to be so honest. You were very uncomfortable just now, weren't you? That's because of lack of oxygen. Oxygen is the air we breathe now. Do you understand now?"

Luo Ran nodded, not quite understanding, and said, "Well, how do you know so much?" Xiang Xiang asked again, "Can you observe celestial phenomena?" Luo Ran's eyes lit up. Mu Yunxi looked at her cute appearance and couldn't help but smile, "Everything I know is what I learned in school. As for celestial phenomena, I don't understand them. I studied design and have never been exposed to astronomy."

"Did your family hire a teacher to teach you?" Luo Ran was a little surprised.

"No, we're equal in that area. There's no boys' or girls' school; schools are just classrooms." Luo Ran nodded, understanding. "Girls in our area don't have the same difficulties as you do. Regardless of gender, everyone must attend school to learn. It's illegal for parents to deny their children nine years of compulsory education. And there are schools in every place: villages, towns, and counties. The larger the area, the more schools there are. Besides the village schools, each school can accommodate at least a thousand students, from first to ninth grade. Those who are able can continue their studies, with three years of high school and four years of university. If you don't want to study anymore and want to learn a trade, there are all kinds of vocational schools. There are also introductory schools for children under six.

Luo Ran withdrew his shock and asked doubtfully, "What about those who don't have money to study? What about those who don't have a reputation for being a woman?"

"Public schools in our country are free. Of course, there are private schools as well, but students in private schools are not short of money. As for a woman's reputation, as long as she doesn't commit crimes, such as adultery, gambling, or drugs, normal people generally won't say anything about her." Mu Yunxi explained to her.

Although Luo Ran understood the literal meaning, she still had many doubts. For example, she asked about pornography, gambling, and drugs.

“Huang refers to the girls who sell their bodies in brothels;

Gambling is gambling that is not in compliance with national laws;

Drugs refer to the smuggling and trafficking of various poisons, which are strictly prohibited in my country."

Mu Yunxi explained to her one by one.

Luo Ran said he understood. Then he asked, "Then what is your design?"

"Architecture, like houses and bridges." Mu Yunxi said concisely.

Luo Ran looked at her with admiration, "No wonder you've been keeping an eye on the Qin family's layout."

Mu Yunxi smiled, "Tell me about yourself. How did you confirm that I wasn't the original body? And why did you want to confess to me? Aren't you afraid that I have bad intentions?"

Luo Ran couldn't help but laugh. "Don't you ever look in the mirror? Or even look at your righteous self? I don't know why I'm confessing this to you, I just want to be open with you. Maybe it's because we've both lived a second life?" He smiled, as if confirming this. "As for how I know you're not the original Mu Yunxi, it's because I remember Madam Mu, the one covered in blood."