Arc 2: Part 1
What was happening here?
The moment she arrived, she found herself in a violent scene?
The women's sharp scolding echoed in Tong Su's ears.
"The Lord has no blood relation to you. To put it nicely, you are just adopted siblings. But frankly, you're nothing more than a burden your mother brought into the house! Daring to crawl into the lord's bed truly shows you're a scoundrel!"
The consciousness of the original body had not completely dissipated. She could barely control the body, using all her strength to weakly cry out, "I wouldn't dare! I'm being framed. I could never entertain improper thoughts about my brother..."
The crowd became even angrier. "She even dares to deny it! This wretch is spouting lies, beat her to death!"
"The family is kind, merely sending you here to the estate for self-reflection. But we can't let you off lightly. If we don't teach you a lesson, you'll never correct your behavior."
"If it wasn't for the eldest girl insisting on protecting you, you would have been expelled from the estate long ago!"
Tong Su forced her eyes open to see maids and old women dressed in ragged clothes surrounding her. Countless punches and kicks rained down on her mercilessly.
Bai Zhu?
This name... it seems so familiar!
The women's eyes were filled with condescending fierceness. They grabbed Tong Su by her collar and pulled her up. "Wench, do you admit your fault?"
Tong Su struggled to open her eyes. The desperation and injustice of the original body seemed to linger in her mind. She scanned each individual, committing their appearances to memory. Her lips moved slightly, and she spit out two words with determination.
"No... Guilt!"
"No guilt? You even have the audacity to deny your wrongdoing. Looking for a beating, are you?"
More punches and kicks rained down. Tong Su was furious, but surrounded by these people, she had no way to resist or escape.
She instantly made a decision to protect her head, curling up on the ground. With sheer willpower, she gritted her teeth, refusing to utter a word of surrender.
She was unsure how much time passed before the attackers, tired, gave her a final kick that sent her sprawling. They then withdrew, sneering.
"Now, you're no longer the Second Miss from Taifu House. Spend a night in the firewood room to reflect, you lowlife. How revolting!"
The door to the firewood room was slammed shut; with a clang, the lock fell into place. The women left, laughing among themselves.
Defiant, Tong Su gripped her shaking arm and propped herself off the ground. She moved a large stone to firmly block the door to the firewood room.
The walls of the room were built of stone and were thick, but there were quite a few cracks. There were no windows, only that door which pushed inwards.
The original body's consciousness was slowly dissipating, and Tong Su's soul was gradually merging with the body.
She could faintly hear the original body's final plea to her: "Please... help me... clear my name... take good care of brother..."
Brother?
Tong Su's mind was filled with waves of piercing pain. Massive amounts of information were being uploaded into her consciousness. She sifted through them, a frown creasing her brow.
This was quite the coincidence.
She found herself in an ancient world, which coincidentally, she studied diligently in her previous life.
The era of the taking of power and usurpation of the throne by Xiao Lingchen in the Dakang dynasty.(Note: Dakang Dynasty should be Great Kang Dynasty. I made a mistake translating this in the previous arc. Will just continue using it for consistency T_T)
Could it be that she was now part of the historical context of "The Emperor"?
At this point in history, Xiao Lingchen, the traitor who would seize power in the future, had just turned twenty-six. However, his ambitions were already showing — he was looming over the politics of the court, pointing his sword towards the throne.
The original body she now inhabited was the very role she once played: Xiao Bai Zhu, who would later enter the palace to become a concubine and the elder stepsister of the man who would become Emperor Xiao Lingchen.
Tong Su continued to read the information, her frown deepening with every piece of information she took in.
System 666 sent her to this world precisely because something in this world had gone awry, causing the plot to deviate from the course of normal historical development.
Xiao Qingwan, Xiao Lingchen's other stepsister and Xiao Bai Zhu's full sister, who would be expelled from the Xiao Mano, become a dancer, and end up as a plaything of the deposed emperor.
Xiao Qingwan had been reborn!
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