Chapter 2 Rebirth

  After Jinzi drifted in through the gate, she didn't have time to notice this exquisite and elegant mansion. The voice calling her was getting closer and closer, so she hastily bypassed a small courtyard and passed through several moon gates before finally stopping at the end of a corridor.

  This is the most secluded place in the entire mansion.

  "Kaneko... Kaneko..." The faint voice came from inside the carved wooden door, and it was like a warm current that made her wandering body feel alive.

  Jinzi slipped in through the gap in the door, and found himself in a small room with delicate carved windows, but the furnishings inside were extremely simple. On the small dressing table stood only a copper mirror and a sheep's horn comb, apart from which there was only a single-door nanmu wood wardrobe and a small round table, on which sat a Qinghua porcelain teapot and water cup. Jinzi approached slowly, and it wasn't until then that he saw someone lying down in the inner room with white curtains hanging down.

  Her slender figure was curled up like a small shrimp, and the light blue skirt seemed to be covering her body, completely out of place. Jinzi couldn't see her face, but she had already guessed the identity of the woman lying on the bed - the noblewoman's ominous person, the third daughter of the Golden House!

  Jinzi floated over and sat down beside the bed, where she saw Jin Sanniang lying on it, looking obviously unwell. Her pale face was flushed, her breathing rapid, and she had a fever, which seemed quite severe.

  Kanako was anxiously pacing back and forth in the house, unable to do anything but hoping that the maid would quickly call for a doctor.

  From the moment Jinzi saw San Niangzi for the first time, she decided to stay and protect her, not for anything else, but just for that long-lost warmth.

  The person on the bed slowly turned over, quietly opening their eyes, with a hollow look in them. Jin Zi stared at her tightly, feeling that the person in front of him was indeed an invaluable classical beauty except for a sickly weakness.

  Goose egg face, apricot eyes, delicate features, small and straight nose bridge, giving people a very comfortable feeling.

  Daiyu! The name suddenly appeared in Jinzi's mind. Yes, this third daughter-in-law was just like the sick beauty Daiyu from Dream of the Red Chamber!

  Although her eyes were somewhat empty, those eyeballs were extremely beautiful, shining with a amber-colored luster.

  "Hey, hello!" Jinzi greeted Jin San Niang politely with a wave of his hand, although he knew she definitely couldn't hear him.

  Jin San Niang's empty gaze fell on Jin Zi, and she smiled slightly. Jin Zi only felt a little dazed, was she smiling at herself?

  Her eyes, which had just been unfocused, were now as clear as a blue wave, radiating a faint warmth. The curve of her mouth was like a perfect crescent moon, and Jinzi felt that this was the smile of an angel.

  "We've been waiting for you, and it's been a long time!" Jin San Niang said, her voice slightly hoarse from not speaking for a long time.

  Kaneko was shocked and could only stare blankly, "Can you see me?"

  Jin San Niang nodded.

  "...aren't you afraid of me? I'm a ghost!" Jinzi emphasized. She thought to herself that if she saw a ghost suddenly appear in front of her, she would have been scared to death, how could he be so calm and collected.

  Jin Sanniang shook her head, her amber eyes fixed tightly on Jinzi. She sat up, dangling a pair of bare feet over the edge of the bed, "You're here, I should be going!"

  "Leave? Where are you going? Wait, you just said wait for me, what do you mean?" Jinzi's face was full of surprise.

  Jin San Niang didn't say anything, she just stood up, her amber-colored eyes shining with a dazzling light, walking in the direction where Jin Zi was. It's better to say that she floated rather than walked, Jin Zi covered his mouth, seeing Jin San Niang's soul leave her physical body and come to her side. Jin Zi stared blankly at her for a long time, only feeling dizzy from being illuminated by those eyes that shone like gemstones in the dark night!

  Jin San Niang pulled Jinzi to the bedside and looked at her own body, saying: "Jinzi, will you take care of Father for Zhenzhu in the future?"

  Jinzi was dazed and didn't know what to do, he just nodded subconsciously. Jin Sanniang looked at Jinzi with a sweet smile, such a smile on her pale face was dazzling, Jinzi stared at Jin Sanniang's eyes which shone like amber and was slightly mesmerized, those eyes seemed like a huge whirlpool that sucked people in tightly.

  Jinzi was still immersed in Jin Sanniang's smile, when her body suddenly shook violently, it was Jin Sanniang who had pushed her. Jinzi fell onto the bed and into San Niangzi's body. A silver light flashed before her eyes, wrapping Jinzi tightly inside, she struggled desperately, calling out: "Jin Sanniang......"

  Jin San Niang watched Jin Zi's struggles with an unmoved expression and said calmly, "This body was yours to begin with! You've come, so I should be the one leaving."

  Jinzi's eyes widened as she watched San Niangzi's soul pass through the wooden door and float away, but she was still tightly bound by the silver light, which grew tighter and tighter until everything went black and she lost consciousness.

  It was unknown how long had passed when Jinzi opened her eyes again, and her mind was a complete mess. She found herself still lying on San Niang's bed, the scene of San Niang pushing her replaying in front of her eyes. She hurriedly sat up from the bed, and as soon as she did, Jinzi knew that at this moment, she had already gained a physical body, no longer just a floating soul.

  She sat on the edge of the bed for a long time, unable to accept the reality that she had been reborn in Jin San Niang's body. If she occupied her body, then where did she go?

  Her head was throbbing with pain, and countless scenes flashed through her mind. The woman in the scene was the original owner of this body, Jin San Niang.

  She is the legitimate daughter of the Jin family, with the nickname Jingluo, and coincidentally has the same name as Jinzi. She is third in line at home and is called San Niang. Her father is the county official of Taoyuan County, and her mother, Liu Shi, is a descendant of a large clan. When giving birth to San Niang, she had a difficult labor and fell ill, passing away when San Niang was four years old. Since childhood, San Niang has been weak and sickly, with illnesses lingering on due to her mother's prolonged labor during childbirth, which left her somewhat deficient from birth. After her mother passed away, San Niang was labeled as an unlucky person, accused of causing her mother's death. Even her older brother, who shared the same mother, disliked her. Although her father did not abandon San Niang, every time he saw her face and eyes, which resembled Liu Shi's, he would think of his beloved wife and become overcome with grief. Over time, he placed San Niang in a remote corner of the mansion, leaving only her wet nurse, Zhu Mama, and a young maid named Xiao Xiao to care for her.

  Father is busy with official duties and rarely comes to see Jin San Niang, but Jin Zi knows that this father still cares about San Niangzi. From the previous sentence of Lin Shi "Master again anxious liver pain", Jin Zi can see it. Ah, thinking of that noble woman, Jin Zi's mind unconsciously floated up the two words Lin Shi, and some sarcastic and bitter faces about this stepmother appeared on weekdays. Jin Zi knew that this should be Jin San Niang's original memory.

  After a while, Jinzi vaguely heard the sound of whispers and rapid footsteps outside the door.

  She hastily lay back on the bed and closed her eyes.

  The moment the wooden door was pushed open, a bitter medicinal scent wafted in.

  His heart was racing like a small deer crashing around, even the first time he performed an autopsy on the operating table, he had never been so nervous.

  "Mother Zhuang, is Rong still not awake?" A man's voice came from outside the room, calm and slightly worried.

  "Back to the master, since the doctor came to see her, the young lady still hasn't woken up. It's been two days already, this fever has gone down, but she still doesn't seem to be coming around." Jinzi recognized the owner of this voice, it was that servant woman who had rushed out to ask for a doctor and collided with the noblewoman at the entrance of the Jin Manor that day, he felt a wave of familiarity in his heart, this was the wet nurse of Jin San Niang, Zhu Mama.

  She slightly turned her head and stole a glance in the direction of the outer room, only to see the two people walking towards the inner room, which scared Jinzi into closing his eyes again.

  Jinzi felt a large hand covering his forehead and trembled as he called out: "Jingluo..."

  "Master, I know the official business in the yamen is busy, and you are also too busy to spare time. But your wife... I hope you can come back more often, even if it's just a glance!" Cui's mother said with a choked voice, wiping away tears from the corner of her eyes.

  A middle-aged man with a guilty look on his face nodded, sat down beside the bed, held Jinzi's hand and said to Jinzi who had her eyes tightly closed: "Jinzi, daddy is busy with work and didn't take good care of you, it's daddy's fault. Daddy has already lost your mother and can't bear the pain of losing you again, you must take good care of yourself, do you know? This time I was able to pull you back from the gates of hell, daddy suddenly feels that nothing else matters as long as my Jinzi is well!"

  Listening to this, Jinzi felt a sour feeling in his heart. Are all parents in the world like this? No matter what, they always hope their children can live a good life... If he knew that Jin Sanniang was already dead and the person in front of him wasn't his daughter, how sad would he be? Thinking about losing his own parents, Jinzi couldn't help but shed tears. Dad, Mom, you must take care of your bodies and live well...