Chapter 555 - 207: Recognizing Family (Part 2)

Chapter 555: Chapter 207: Recognizing Family (Part 2)

Xu Suying: "..."

’Wait, what do you mean by that?’

’I’m the Xu Suying who transmigrated here, not the original Xu Suying.’

’Even if this body belongs to your aunt, the soul inside it definitely has nothing to do with your family!’

Xu Yanlin spoke again. "Aunt, the people who tried to murder you have all received their due punishment. For years, we’ve been tirelessly searching for more evidence to bring the mastermind to justice. None of this should be an obstacle to you coming home. What reason do you have not to return?"

"I... well..."

"Aunt, you had amnesia before and couldn’t remember us. You didn’t want to come home, worried it might be dangerous—we understand all that. But none of those are issues anymore, and your family is eagerly awaiting your return. Are you really not going to come home and see them?"

Xu Yanlin’s voice was choked with tears. He hadn’t yet convinced Xu Suying, but he had managed to make himself cry.

Seeing this, Xu Suying felt a pang of guilt.

"I never said I wasn’t going back."

"Does that mean you agree, Aunt? Wonderful! Wonderful! I’ll write to Grandfather and Grandmother right now and have them tidy up your courtyard again. You can pack up your things here, and we’ll set off tomorrow."

Xu Yanlin scrambled up from the floor, ready to write a letter and share the wonderful news with his elders.

But Xu Suying still felt a sense of uncertainty.

"Claiming a relative is a serious matter. We shouldn’t get the old folks’ hopes up for nothing. What I mean is, um, how about we don’t tell your grandparents just yet? We could just notify your father or your uncles and have them come identify me, to see if I really am..."

Xu Yanlin gave a helpless smile. "Aunt, how could there be so many coincidences in the world? If you still can’t be sure of your identity, then we’ll wait for Little Uncle to come."

"Who is your little uncle, and where is he?"

At her words, Xu Yanlin’s eyes reddened again. "Little Uncle is the Magistrate of Liangchun Prefecture. A major murder case occurred under his jurisdiction, so he had to return overnight. But I wrote to him before I came here. I’m sure he’ll come back as soon as he sees the letter. Aunt, you and Little Uncle are close in age, and you grew up trailing right behind him. He said that whenever he tried to go out and have fun, you would always dress up as a boy to tag along. He tried to stop you time and again, even thinking of climbing over the wall to escape in the middle of the night, but you caught him every single time. You would even go and tattle on him to our grandparents, which got him beaten by Grandfather quite a few times..."

As Xu Yanlin rambled on about the past, Xu Suying’s head hung lower and lower.

’From Xu Yanlin’s words, it wasn’t hard to tell that the original owner of this body had a truly wonderful family.’

’Not only did they dote on their only daughter, but they even gave her the freedom she loved most.’

’But would a young woman from a feudal dynasty, raised in the sheltered confines of the inner quarters, really be so bold and mischievous?’

’How could that girl’s personality be so similar to her own?’

’Was she Xu Suying, the latecomer, or was she Xu Suying, the original owner of this body?’

The moment that last question surfaced in her mind, Xu Suying couldn’t help but shudder.

’If she was the latecomer, that was one thing. But what if she had been reincarnated into this body with her memories, only to lose them later on...?’

She couldn’t think about it. The mere thought brought with it the heart-wrenching agony of losing one’s dearest kin, a pain so intense it felt like her insides were being twisted into knots.

Xu Suying clutched her forehead as beads of cold sweat broke out on her face. Her complexion instantly turned deathly pale.

Chen Wanqing was the first to notice. She rushed over to support her. "Mother, Mother, what’s wrong? Mother, what happened?"

Seeing his mother swaying on her feet, with large drops of cold sweat dripping from her forehead, De’an grew frightened. He helped his mother into the house while Zhao Jing rushed out to call for a servant to fetch a doctor.

Xu Yanlin could do nothing but follow them helplessly into the main courtyard. He stood by, at a complete loss, watching the person on the bed who was so tormented she began to knock her head against it again and again.

"Aunt, Aunt, what’s wrong? Did you remember something from the past? Aunt, don’t think about it! Stop thinking!"

The room descended into chaos as Xu Suying cried out in pain.

Just then, the sound of heavy footsteps echoed from outside. Chen Song, dressed in his official robes, came sprinting into the room.

"What’s wrong? What happened? Who needs a doctor? Suying, Suying, what’s the matter with you?"

"Father, don’t touch Mother yet! Her head is hurting terribly. We were just talking about the past, and Mother seemed to remember something. She’s been clutching her head and crying out in pain ever since."

Chen Song was so anxious he broke out in a sweat, his robes instantly becoming half-soaked.

"Why were you talking about those things? Your mother has an old head injury. The doctor said back then that the wound was in a difficult spot and he couldn’t treat it. You’re not supposed to deliberately remind her of the past. When her headaches start, they can be life-threatening..."