The Princess's Estate

Everyone in Yejing knows that the person Junzhu Jia Hua loves most is Qin Huaishu of the General's residence. Childhood sweethearts and betrothed since they were young, the two are the envy of all Yejing. But after victory upon victory in battle, the brightest young general in all Yejing is struck by a hidden arrow and dies the day before their wedding. That day, Jia Hua sits all night, cradling Qin Huaishu's body. Six months after Qin Huaishu's death, the usually gentle Junzhu Jia Hua seems to become a different person. She grows extravagant and debauched, often abducting different men to her residence and indulging without restraint. All of Yejing shakes its head and despises her. Only later do they realize that these men all resemble Qin Huaishu in appearance and bearing. That's when they understand how deeply the Junzhu loved him. Since Qin Huaishu's death, Jia Hua has gone mad trying to find his likeness in other men. But no one she finds is him, or measures up to him. Until one day Her friend glances casually at the street outside the restaurant and cries out, "Jia Hua, that man looks exactly like Qin Huaishu!" Reeking of alcohol, her eyes hazy, Jia Hua stares at the face before her, almost identical to Qin Huaishu's, and murmurs another name. The man strokes her slender neck and leans down to whisper in her ear, "My name is Song Xu." With tears in her eyes, Jia Hua says, "Qin Huaishu, " The man bends down and picks her up, his gaze growing darker. "If you like, then treat me as if I'm him." Jia Hua probably doesn't know that Song Xu, who acts cold and distant toward her and hates being treated as a stand-in, has uncontrollably fantasized about her in countless dreams. So now that he's awake, he can finally stop pretending. He decides to become Qin Huaishu, and then replace him. He wants to hear her cry out "Song Xu" when pleasure overwhelms her. Note: 1. Qin Huaishu and Song Xu are actually the same person. The male lead is reborn, but at first he has no memories of being Qin Huaishu, so he gets absurdly jealous of himself. 2. Because the male lead was reborn in a different body, this is a historical transmigration story, but everyone is a native of the setting. No modern person transmigrates. 3. I usually check chapters for mistakes after posting and won't revise them, so there's no need to reread. 4. Friendly discussion is welcome! 5. The characters aren't perfect, but I hope this is a story you'll enjoy. Synopsis: Spring Snow in the Ninth Year of Anhe After a car accident, An Sheng arrives in the Qiu Dynasty, which does not exist in history. She wakes up alone in a remote mountain in the third month of spring, with snow falling all around. Shivering, she finds a little shelter and pushes the door open "Hello, may I..." Before she can finish, someone pulls her into his arms. The man says in a trembling voice, "A Sheng, in the ninth year of Anhe, you really have come back." * An Sheng follows Zuo Shiheng back to the capital, where she learns that this Minister of Works, not yet thirty, had a wife who died five years ago. His late wife had the same face and the same name as her. Lord Zuo is so heartbroken that he has never remarried, and he has raised their two children alone despite his frail health. Though An Sheng repeatedly explains that she is not his late wife, this handsome widower and his adorable children clearly place all their longing for the dead woman on her. They treat her with the utmost kindness, better than anyone could. An Sheng can't bear to disappoint them, and... her heart is moved too. She has always longed for a family. * When the first heavy snow of the ninth year of Anhe arrives, An Sheng and her husband agree to watch it from the pavilion in the middle of the lake. But in the blink of an eye, An Sheng disappears. Lord Zuo is left standing alone in the pavilion, lost in the snow, until it piles on his shoulders and he collapses, vomiting blood. * An Sheng returns to the day of the car accident. Alone in her hospital room, she gazes at the March cherry blossoms outside the window and thinks it was all just a dream. Until she goes to the Qiu Dynasty again. This time, it is the final years of the Taiyong era, ten years before the ninth year of Anhe. * In the final years of Taiyong, Zuo Shiheng travels to the capital to take the imperial examinations. He catches a cold and spends the night alone in a ruined temple, where a beautiful, kind-hearted woman rescues him and treats him with the utmost kindness. He falls deeply in love with her. After he passes the examinations, he immediately marries An Sheng. They are a loving couple, the envy of everyone around them. That year, An Sheng becomes pregnant. The next year, she gives birth to a pair of adorable twins. * Lord Zuo rises steadily through the ranks, reaching the post of Vice Minister of Works. Their children are bright and well-behaved, and the couple are as affectionate as ever. But he feels that an inextricable sadness always lingers between his wife's brows. She has something on her mind that she hasn't told him, and he can't get her to open up. * At the beginning of spring in the fourth year of Anhe, An Sheng suddenly begins to cry. She says softly, "I've thought of many ways, but I doubt any of them will work. Remember, if I ever disappear one day..." "Wait for the third month of the ninth year of Anhe, and come look for me in the mountains of Yunshui. I'll come back to your side again." Theme: Follow your heart and love whom you will