He woke up from his daze and saw a white mosquito net. His head was throbbing with pain. He didn't know what kind of environment he was in, so he closed his eyes and thought for a long time before sighing slightly.
Not dead.
Then, was he under house arrest now?
He lifted the quilt and sat up. Probably because he had been unconscious for a long time, he could not coordinate well with his body. He looked down. The style of his clothes was strange, and the material was very poor. It was not until he stood up on the floor of the room that he found more things that could not be coordinated.
It was an old-fashioned room, an old-fashioned bed, a table, chairs, and benches. Although the materials and workmanship were good, the entire room was decorated in an antique manner. There was also a great looking porcelain, but no modern electronic equipment existed. What are you doing, Tang Mingyuan? Thinking of the guy with glasses, he cursed in his heart, and then …
This hand also changed. His hand … did not seem to be his own.
He looked at the two pale hands. After a moment, he sat down in front of the table and chair and unbuttoned his clothes. This body … did not have bullet holes. Are you kidding me? I clearly remember that there were so many bullets shot at me, from front to back. Could it be that he had plastic surgery? No, this body was not his. All the characteristics showed this. Especially after he looked at himself in the mirror and saw the image in the mirror, he was even more sure of this.
Tang Mingyuan, what are you doing? He used to be one of the most financially powerful people in the world. To be able to build his empire from scratch, he naturally wouldn't be defeated by some small doubts. With the support of modern technology, anything was possible. Did he change his body? Did he undergo a complete plastic surgery on a large scale? What was the need? What was the purpose? To make him admit that he was another person and stop fighting with him? This guy had always been indecisive. It was not impossible for him to do such a thing to save his life, but why did he arrange such a room?
His head was wrapped in bandages, and it still hurt a little. He opened the door, and the bright sunlight shone in, causing him to subconsciously raise his hand to block it. This was the second floor of a wooden building. Looking out from the door, there were only rows of courtyards and gardens in the distance. There were all kinds of buildings, Suhangzhou-style garden buildings, ponds, and rocks, stretching out beautifully in front of him.
There were no tall buildings, and no modern features could be seen.
He took a deep breath and exhaled. Tang Mingyuan, how much money did you have to spend to make this? He took a few glances, then turned and walked away. Immediately, a voice rang out, "Son-in-law, you …" Oh, it was an extra.
He was not in a good mood and had no interest in getting entangled with these people. When the beautiful girl walked over, he glanced at her and pointed at her. In the past, he had built such a huge financial empire all by himself. Once he really showed that kind of aura, with just a look or a movement, this maidservant immediately shivered and stood on the spot. She murmured, "Son-in-law, you're awake …"
He walked past the maidservant, and after a few steps, he turned back. He lazily picked up the robe that the maidservant was holding, which seemed to be meant for him. After unfolding it, he was a little depressed. "How do I wear this?" Thinking that the maidservant seemed to be speaking in the dialect of Jiangzhe, he changed to another dialect, "How do I wear this?"
"Son-in-law, let me help you …" The maidservant hurriedly began to help him put on the robe, her two eyes looking at him suspiciously. Tsk, good acting … As she put on the robe, the maidservant shouted down below, "Son-in-law is awake, Son-in-law is awake …" Thus, more and more people began to come from the various courtyards.
After putting on the robe, he separated some maidservants and boys who came over, crossed the courtyard, and walked out without looking back.
In the end … he was still stopped …
*****
Ten days later, he sat in the corridor looking at the fireworks in the sky outside and sighed.
In the end, he still walked out. In such a big city, there were no traces of modernity. Any buildings, people, and the mountains and lakes outside all told him that this was ancient times. It was impossible that it was not. Even if he used the power of the entire financial empire, he would not be able to create such a flawless world. However, with so many actors, it was impossible to create such a perfect world. This was not the world of The Truman Show, and he was not the Truman who had been locked in a studio since he was born.
As for his current identity, he was more or less clear. His name was Ning Yi, and his courtesy name was Liheng. Currently, he was the son-in-law of the wealthy Su family of Jiangning. Speaking of this identity, it was a little dishonorable, but since it was, there was no other way. Even if he married into the family, the situation seemed to be a little complicated these few days.
The Su family was one of the famous wealthy merchants of Jiangning. The first wife, Su Boyong, who was now in charge of the Su family, had no children, only a daughter named Su Tan'er. As for his own wife, he had not seen her yet. It was said that on the day of the wedding, there was a problem with a batch of fabric in the Su family, and Su Tan'er ran to solve it. Simply put, it could be seen that she did not approve of this marriage, and it could be said that she ran away from it.
As for himself, Ning Yi, it was said that his grandfather's generation had a very close relationship with the current Su family's Great Grandfather. They had agreed to be betrothed before they were born, but who knew that both of them would be boys. Hence, the betrothal agreement was passed down. Ning Yi's family, however, had unexpectedly declined. When it came to Ning Yi, both of his parents had passed away. Although he had read some books and was said to be a scholar, in reality, he was not very talented. It was just that he was honest, and Great Grandfather Su had taken a fancy to him as a son-in-law. Whether Ning Yi was willing at the time, or whether he was forced, he could not find out. However, it seemed that there were many people who were not willing to let him marry into the family. On the day of the wedding, the bride ran away, and the wedding was ordered to continue. Then, it was said that a young man from a wealthy family who was also interested in Su Tan'er secretly hit him with a brick, causing him to be in a coma for several days before he woke up.
In the past few days, he pretended to be dizzy from being hit by a brick and met many members of the Su family. He also met Great Grandfather Su once. The situation was complicated, but for him, he could tell at a glance. Great Grandfather Su was in good health. Now, he was the real ruler of the Su family. It was said that the third generation depends on what they eat, the fourth generation depends on what they wear, and the fifth generation depends on what they write. Now, in the Su family, Su Tan'er and her brothers could be considered to be the fifth generation of the Su family. However, the situation was obviously mixed. The one who worked the hardest and was the most talented in business was, on the contrary, Su Tan'er, who was a woman.
If the eldest and second brothers were more powerful, if Su Tan'er was not the daughter of the first branch, if Su Tan'er did not have the talent and mood for business, perhaps the situation would be different. But now, it was obvious that Great Grandfather of the Su family was cultivating Su Tan'er as his successor. The reason why he chose a live-in son-in-law was probably because of the friendship of the previous generation, but most importantly, it was probably because he saw that Ning Yi was honest enough in the past, and others could easily suppress him.
Because of this, his status as a live-in son-in-law naturally made the other branches unhappy. These people were eager to introduce a husband to Su Tan'er in the past. They only hoped that some rich young master would marry her. Then, she would be like water that was spilled out, and she would not be a threat to this family. Who knew that Great Grandfather Su would take advantage of an arranged marriage agreement and forcefully find a live-in son-in-law. Naturally, he became a thorn in the side of others. That night, he was hit by a brick. It was hard to say whether it was someone else who did it.
He thought of what happened in his previous life.
He seemed to have spent his whole life on these things. Until he built a huge business empire, he was still guarding against internal strife. But in the end, he was still killed by his own brother. Now that he saw these things again, he could not help but feel funny. He really did not want to come into contact with these things again, let alone such small fights …
He thought that he should figure out what he needed to figure out, save some money, and then leave. Although he did not have any concept of being a live-in son-in-law and did not care much about this kind of status, it seemed to be a little uncomfortable to be stared at all the time.
As for this world, he was still a little unclear about it.
In the Song Dynasty, Nanjing was called this, but this was not the Song Dynasty. In the past few days, what puzzled him the most was the historical issues. The historical records he had seen seemed to have some discrepancies with the future world. The current dynasty was called Wu, and its capital was set in Lin'an like the Southern Song Dynasty. Some historical details seemed to have begun to change around the Sui Dynasty, and by the Tang Dynasty, there were already big discrepancies. After the Tang Dynasty, the feudal lords fought each other, and the pattern was similar to that of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms. Then there was Wu, and there were more famous people and poems, but there were also fewer. For example, Li Bai, who wrote some good poems and was called the Poetry Immortal, but when he was young, he died in a sword fight in Chang 'an. Du Fu became an official, but because he was too pedantic and messed up, he was beheaded by the emperor.
What was this? Quantum mechanics? Multiverse?
Thinking of this, he could not help but feel that it was very magical.
The Wu dynasty was similar to the Song Dynasty. It was quite prosperous, but it might also be conquered by minorities like the Song Dynasty. The history that he was familiar with had been completely messed up, and he was too lazy to think about it. What he needed to do now was to hide everything, and after familiarizing himself with the world, he would leave this big family, and then … start a small business and travel around. As for more things, he would think about it when he met them.
Just as he was thinking about these things, a noise came from the courtyard outside. Today was supposed to be a festival, and he had just come back from the front. At this time, he thought that something must have happened. Not long after, the maidservant Xiaochan, whom he had seen for the first time since his rebirth, trotted all the way up to him. Her round face was bright red, "Young master, young master, Miss is back, Miss is back."
His wife would always come back, and this was something that he had long thought of. It was impossible that she would really run away from the marriage and never return home just because her husband had married into her family. This ten days to half a month of absence was probably a kind of warning for him to see the situation clearly. This young lady had a strong personality, and he had nothing to complain about. When Xiaochan came over to call him, she pulled him away. On the road from the front yard to the back yard, he saw a group of people walking over from afar. The woman in the lead was wearing a red cloak, and her figure was particularly conspicuous in the crowd. He thought that it must be her.
At this time, the people surrounding the woman were a few brothers from the second and third branches, as well as the maidservants and stewards of the Su family. The woman in the lead was tall and graceful, with an oval face. Her long black hair was tied up with a ribbon, and it hung straight to her waist. As she smiled and talked to the people around her, she handed the red cloak to the servant beside her. As she walked closer, she saw Ning Yi and Xiaochan. First, a look of scrutiny flashed across her eyes, and then she bowed slightly, "Husband."
It was unknown whether this was the first time the two of them had met, but that Su Tan'er's expression was extremely natural, as if the matter of her leaving on their wedding day had not happened. She walked over like an old married couple who had been married for many years, and naturally held onto Ning Yi's hand. Then, she smiled and turned to the others, "Second Brother, the white tiger skin that you've always wanted, Tan'er has already found it for you this time. You can't blame me anymore …"
One by one, Ning Yi watched with great interest as the woman beside him talked to these people. She did everything well, and almost casually made a perfect hint between her words, letting them all have their own things to do. Then, with a harmonious expression, she turned to Ning Yi, "Husband, let's go back." She brought the three maidservants and walked back to the original courtyard with Ning Yi.
This woman was very beautiful, and completely had the aura of a delicate woman in the Jiangnan water region. Her actions just now, although also had an inner strength, but this kind of scholarly, elegant aura was perfectly integrated into her words and actions. From a purely objective and professional point of view, Ning Yi couldn't help but have some admiration. However, when this kind of attitude was directed at him, he felt it was somewhat funny.
Along the way, there were a few seemingly intimate but actually distant greetings. Ning Yi naturally also faintly answered a few words. On the way back to the courtyard, when there were no outsiders watching, that Su Tan'er naturally let go of his hand. "Husband's injury has not healed yet. Rest well these few days. If there is anything, just tell Chan'er …"
There were two small buildings in this courtyard. On the second floor of the opposite building, there was a new room with a big red "Happiness" character pasted on it. It was probably Su Tan'er's original boudoir. Ever since Ning Yi woke up, he had been living in the other building and had never gone up there. At this time, after Su Tan'er finished speaking, she bowed again and brought the maidservants back to her room. Ning Yi smiled and waved his hand as a farewell. In his heart, he understood that if he was going to live here in the future, it would probably be like this for a very long time.
It's very good. I won't touch you, and you don't come and bother me. If I can always be free and not be involved in the scheming of this family, it doesn't matter whether I leave or not. Life in ancient times is very leisurely.
On the other side, Su Tan'er returned to her boudoir.
This was not a room that stood out from the rest. At least, compared to the owner's behavior and personality, this was a room that looked very normal no matter how one looked at it. There were red and green decorations and all kinds of small accessories, except for the fact that there were fewer needlework and more books. However, these things were still within the normal range.
The 18-year-old newlywed stood by the window for a while and untied the hair ribbons that wrapped around her hair. For a while, she looked at the man sitting on the opposite building and watching the fireworks. She sighed slightly and then closed the window. "Xing'er, come in for a while. Juan'er, go and ask Chan'er to come over."
After a while, when Chan'er entered the room, Xing'er was busy arranging the small things that were changed for the new room according to Miss's instructions. Su Tan'er was wiping her face with a towel. When she moved the towel away, Xiaochan hurriedly walked over, took the towel and put it back in the basin. "Miss."
"How is the son-in-law these days?"
"Well, the son-in-law's injury has healed, but he seems to be very unfamiliar with many things. The doctor said that maybe because of the head injury, he forgot some things."
"Forgot things?"
"Yes, the doctor said." Xiaochan nodded. "The son-in-law has also been walking around these days. Xiaochan asked me to follow him. I heard that he didn't go looking for anyone. He just walked around the city and looked around. It seems that … he really forgot a lot of things."
"Let him be. Is there anything else?"
"The son-in-law has been jogging these days."
"Running?"
"Yes, he went out in the morning before dawn and ran slowly by the Qinhuai River. He said that he was exercising. Also, he did strange things in the room …" Xiaochan pushed her hands forward and retracted them. Her little face was full of doubt. "He lay on the ground and pushed himself up like this. He also said that he was exercising. I think it's very strange."
Imagining this movement, the master and servants in the room were confused. Then, Su Tan'er shook her head. "Exercising … let him be. Anything else?"
"There's nothing else. The son-in-law has also met the First Master, the Old Master, the Eldest Young Master, and the Second Young Master. They are all very friendly … Yes, the son-in-law is very friendly to everyone, except … Oh right …"
"What?"
"Chan'er doesn't know if it's an illusion, but the day the son-in-law woke up and walked out of the room, his gaze was very scary … No, it's not scary, it's very … very …" The little maid looked up and tried to think of an adjective. "He looked very dignified, similar to the First Master … but also different. But he only took a glance and Chan'er didn't even dare to move. Maybe … maybe Chan'er saw wrongly …" The little girl's voice became softer and softer.
The little girl's voice became softer and softer. Su Tan 'er thought for a while and then laughed. Back then, when her grandfather said that he wanted Ning Yi to marry into her family, she had actually gone over to take a look at this person. She had even sent someone to investigate him. The reason why her grandfather had chosen him was firstly because of the betrothal agreement between the previous generation. Secondly, it was because this person's character was really not strong, and she could easily suppress him. His family was as poor as a church mouse. Although he was a scholar, he did not study much. He did not even have the arrogance of a normal scholar, so how could he be dignified? It was probably an illusion. He had just gotten beaten up and had just gotten up. But …
Thinking back to their meeting just now and the few words they exchanged, it seemed that this person was a little different from the person she saw before. When she came over to hold his hand and talk to him, she thought that he would be at a loss for a while. Who knew that he would come over calmly and easily?
"That's good. He probably understands in his heart. That's enough. He knows his place. Since the Old Master has already agreed, I can be like this … That's it." She sighed. "But the few of you have to be more respectful to the son-in-law. You are not allowed to gossip about the matter between me and the son-in-law. No matter what, as long as he doesn't do anything to harm the Su family, he will always be my Husband. Do you understand?"
Sometimes, people imagined the future to be incomparably beautiful, but in the end, they still had to accept their fate. This was especially true for women. She was already much better than the average woman. On this matter, for the time being …
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