The rain had stop sometime in the night, but the air still clung to scent of wet earth and old smoke.
Yú Meiyan Sat at the edge of the wooden threshold, wrapped in a coarse blanket watching a bettle crawl across the stone tile. The body was different but she learnt it's weight. Her hands no longer trembled when she poured tea. Her steps no longer falter on the gravel path.
People thought she was healing.
They didn't know she was remembering.
Remembering who she was.
Remembering who betrayed her.
Her name use to be Jiāng Ruoyan.
Once the daughter of a noble house in the capital. Once promised to a man who spoke softly but stood behind her with a dagger. Once envied. Once hated.
Now she was a ghost in a borrowed shell.
A soft knock interrupted her thoughts.
The Steward's niece,Lan, peeked in with a grin. "Miss yú, i brought you something!”
Meiyan tilted her head, smiling gently. What is it?”
Lan skipped in, waving a stack of folded papers. "Fresh gossip! From the Capital. my cousin brought them from a merchant inn last night.
Gossip.
Meiyan blinked slowly.
"Do read it to me. My head still aches when I try too hard”.
She was lying her mind had never been sharper.
Lan plopped down beside her unfolding one of the sheets.
"Let's see... Oh! Here it is!"
She cleared her throat using a dramatic voice.
‘It is said that the crown prince has taken special interest in lady Mo Lian of the Mo residence— beloved for her kindness and virtue.
Whisper speaks of marriage.
Her status continues to rise...’
Meiyan went still.
Lan sighted dreamily "lad Mo Lian is so lucky first she tames young master Mo chengyan —Now the crown prince notices her? She must be truly blessed”.
Tames him?
She almost laughed.
Mo Chengyan her former fiancé the man who threw her away and ran to Mo Lian like a loyal dog.
Everyone said Mo Lian was gentle and kind. A healing light.
No one knew the truth.
Not yet.
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Historical FictionShe was the villaness everyone hated. but the one they should have feared was .... The heroine Jiāng Ruoyan was betrayed and left to drown by the person everyone ardored the gentle perfect Mo Lian . But death wasn't the end . Waking in the body of...
