Time travel, quick transmigration

Winter had arrived in the blink of an eye, and a light snow began to fall in Chang'an that day. Shi Yan felt the biting cold and the chilly wind, and couldn't help but wrap her fox fur coat tighter around herself. Gazing at the falling snow outside the window, memories flooded back of when Xiao Huanling returned from the Western Mountain and gave her the white fox fur coat at Dongling Temple. She still remembered what they had said back then.

"I used to hear that once you enter the palace, it's like entering a deep sea; it turns out it's true."

She had not seen Xiao Huanling since she entered the palace. Apart from the occasional letters that Cang Yu brought her, she knew nothing about Xiao Huanling's current situation.

With the New Year approaching, Shi Yan wondered how Xiao Huanling would spend it. Would he be alone again, like last year? This thought filled Shi Yan with sadness and heartache. Ever since learning that Xiao Huanling had severed ties with the Xiao family, she felt he was even more lonely. Now, confined within the palace walls, she had to spend her days with the Emperor and couldn't do anything for Xiao Huanling to celebrate the festival with him. The smile in Shi Yan's eyes gradually faded.

"Festivals are supposed to be lively, but it can feel really lonely if you're all alone."

"What is Yu Huan thinking about so intently? You didn't even notice I came."

Li Longji, carrying a chill with him, entered the hall and strode to Shi Yan's side, looking at her.

Shi Yan was slightly taken aback at first, then a faint smile appeared on her face.

"His Majesty and the Crown Prince have finished their discussion."

After speaking, he thoughtfully took the hot towel from Gao Lishi's hand and handed it to Li Longji to wipe the snow off his body.

Li Longji smiled slightly, covered his face with a hot cloth and wiped it, then handed it to Gao Lishi, and took the dry cloth from his hand to wipe away the still-wet snow from his dragon robe.

"How can you stand by the window in such cold weather? You'll catch a cold."

As she spoke, she casually tossed the handkerchief into the tray that Gao Lishi was holding, and then took Shi Yan's hand and led her into the inner hall.

The inner hall was already warm and cozy with burning charcoal.

The two sat down on a small couch, and Gao Lishi naturally took the things and withdrew, leaving the space to the emperor and his concubine.

“You wore this fox fur coat all the time last winter, but I never saw you wear the ones I bestowed upon you.”

Li Longji said casually.

Shi Yan raised her eyes and smiled gently at the emperor. That glance and smile were as bright and beautiful as the dawn of spring.

"Your Majesty gives me the best, of course. But this white fox fur coat is something I bought myself from a foreign merchant. There were even people arguing with me about it back then. I spent a lot of money to keep it from falling into the wrong hands. This fox fur coat is rare and can be considered my most cherished possession. Of course, I will take it out and wear it often to keep warm."

Shi Yan's expression was lively and charming, and Li Longji was immediately pleased with her.

"So that's how it is. Indeed, what's hard to obtain is more precious."

After saying that, he gave Shi Yan a deep look, but when he looked away, he noticed the bluish-green color on Shi Yan's neck and smiled meaningfully.

"I have bestowed upon you many jewels and ornaments, but I have never seen you wear them. However, I have noticed that you are wearing this jade Buddha around your neck, and it seems that you even wore it at the previous ceremony for your investiture as a concubine. You have abandoned the necklace and jewels that I painstakingly searched for for you. Could it be that there is some reason why you obtained this jade Buddha, and that is why you cherish it so much?"

Li Longji remembered that when he first met Shi Yan, Shi Yan was not wearing a jade Buddha around her neck, so he couldn't help but be curious.

Shi Yan couldn't understand what was wrong with Li Longji today, suddenly becoming concerned about her daily attire. Although she was puzzled, she still very patiently explained things to the emperor and found a suitable excuse to brush it off.

In the present world, in the old ancestral home of the Fu family, in a spacious and bright room with an elegant and scholarly atmosphere, Fu Yanshen, who had just finished his work and was called back by a phone call, was listening calmly to an old lady in a dark blue cheongsam, with gray hair, a kind face, and an elegant and noble demeanor rambling on.

"Yanshen, did you hear what Grandma said to you?"

The old lady frowned, clearly dissatisfied with her eldest grandson's attitude.

Although Fu Yanshen was naturally cold-hearted, he still respected and loved his grandmother, who had always doted on and cared for him.

Seeing that the old man was unhappy, he made a sound through his nose.

"Ah."

This is considered a response.

The old lady was quite helpless at the sight, but she couldn't help but worry because of her concern and love for her eldest grandson.

"You're already twenty-six! Your second and third brothers, your cousins—your second cousin is married, engaged, or has a girlfriend. Why don't you bring a girlfriend home for Grandma to see? I'm getting old, I don't have many years left. My biggest wish is to see my beloved Yan Shen loved and have a soulmate. If I don't get that, how can I close my eyes in peace..."

As she spoke, she picked up a handkerchief and wiped the corners of her eyes, which showed no tears at all.

Even though he was used to it, Fu Yanshen still felt a headache when the time came. Being pestered by an old man, someone he couldn't bear to give a cold shoulder to, Fu Yanshen frowned slightly in helplessness.

“Grandma, you know my company has several big projects, I don’t have time for that. Besides, there are still some things to finish after what happened last year, I don’t have the energy to deal with that woman.”

"Please talk to my parents and tell them not to arrange any more marriages for my daughters..."

Fu Yanshen felt annoyed whenever he thought of his parents, who were so eager to help him find a girlfriend.

Looking at the unfriendly tone of the eldest grandson, Jiang Yunxin sighed inwardly.

"Is that young girl surnamed Shi still not getting better? It's really pitiful. You should pay more attention to her. Although the responsibility for what happened to her isn't entirely yours, you're not entirely without fault either. Be more careful when you drive in the future, and don't drive those sports cars anymore. You should also be more composed. Consider this a lesson."

"Thankfully, the girl's life was saved. Otherwise, her parents would have been heartbroken. Amitabha! May the Bodhisattva protect her!"

Jiang Yunxin held the prayer beads and silently recited two sentences.

Fu Yanshen felt very conflicted.

His life was saved, but he had no idea when she would wake up. Every time he quietly looked at the girl lying unconscious and unresponsive on the hospital bed, seemingly just asleep, his heart ached. He searched everywhere for renowned doctors who could cure Shi Yan and awaken her, hoping she would eventually open her eyes. He even fantasized about the scene where she would open her eyes and wake up, and the first person she would see was him.

The inexplicable thoughts always made him laugh, but he knew clearly that he really hoped Shi Yan could live peacefully and happily under the same sky as him.

"Yan Shen, take this. Remember to always wear the jade Buddha inside with you."