Chapter 1: Reborn back as a ten-year-old

15th year of Emperor Qi Jing’s reign, early winter.

The first clear snow of this winter had just fallen, and the Marquis’ residence had already been covered all over with a faint silver layer.

A mournful wail came from the pond in the backyard.
In the house, a few old women and servants heard the sound and ran over.
It had just snowed so the bluestone paved path was inevitably slippery.
One of the women stumbled and almost fell.
She cursed under her breath.

“What’s wrong?” Nanny Zhang arrived first and hurriedly cursed at the maid standing by the water, “Want to die, wench? The madam has just taken medicine and gone to sleep, so what are you screaming about? If you’ve disturbed the madam, you better watch your hide.”

The maid’s face was white with fright and she was out of her wits.
Seeing Nanny Zhang, she hurriedly grabbed Nanny Zhang’s sleeve, then pointed at the water in horror, “In the water…There’s someone in the water!”

Someone in a green shirt was half-floating in the water.
They were no longer moving, floating like they were dead.
The person’s arms were spread out, inky hair fluttering in the water, small face coloured blue, white, and slightly purple.
It was terrifying.

“What?” Nanny Zhang looked in the direction of the maid’s finger.
At first glance, she thought it was unimportant, but then she panicked, “Why haven’t you called someone to help?!” Just from her shouts just now, a clever little boy who had already heard the noise jumped into the icy water and dragged the unconscious person to the shore.

“Hurry up and tell the Marquis, ask the Marquis to call the imperial doctor!” Nanny Zhang touched the wet person who was almost completely cold.
Her heart was beating like a drum.
If she was inexperienced, she would not have been able to withstand such a shock.

The person who seemed to be dead in her arms was the eldest young lady of the Marquis’ residence, the daughter of the first wife, Gu Yu Qi.

The Marquis’ residence suddenly burst into chaos.

Gu Yu Qi felt like she had a long dream.

The dream was not a good dream and there was still a sharp, breathless pain in her heart, pressing against her heart and lungs, making her feel a little suffocated.

“Eldest Miss is awake!” A surprised and delighted voice came from next to her ear, “I will go and report to the Marquis.”

Then, still in a muddled state, Gu Yu Qi was warmly embraced and there was a familiar voice in her ear, “Ah Nan, were you trying to scare your mother to death?”

Mother? Gu Yu Qi felt a little strange.
Her mother had been dead for many years. 

However, the warmth of this embrace was really comfortable and the scent was pleasant and familiar, as