Chapter 353: The Truth
Chapter 353: Chapter 353: The Truth
Bai Suihe carefully recalled, and it seemed this was indeed the case. She usually used these stories to pass the time as bedtime tales, glancing over them without taking them to heart. Even with her good memory, she wasn’t willing to overload her brain with storage for such things.
Now, when she tried to recall those books, she found she’d forgotten most of them.
So this was not the plot she thought up in her mind, but her own personal experience.
Bai Suihe rubbed her aching forehead. The amount of information was overwhelming; she needed to take a break.
She handed the baby in her arms to Kai Yuan and turned back to the inner room. She needed some quiet.
Kai Yuan was a bit worried and wanted to follow her in, but Gu Xingyang’s voice sounded in his mind, "Dad, let Mom think it over. She’ll figure it out."
Despite feeling a bit guilty, Gu Xingyang had no regrets because she had no choice in that instant. She only knew that if she didn’t bring her mother back, and her mother fell into the hands of the underworld attendants, she would lose her forever.
She couldn’t explain why she had such a premonition, but she just knew it would be that way.
Kai Yuan gazed worriedly at the inner room, "What if your mother doesn’t accept it..."
Gu Xingyang said, "Don’t worry, trust Mom."
Refined by the real world, Mom was not that easily broken.
At this moment, Bai Suihe was bewildered. She thought it was time travel, but it turned out to be rebirth?
No, it should be time travel plus rebirth—this was quite the twist.
What virtue or capability did she possess to have such an opportunity?
What she knew about this world wasn’t the world in the book but rather the deepest memories of her own. Just now, when the baby mentioned the underworld attendants, had she forgotten to drink the Soup of Forgetfulness?
Sticking out her tongue slightly, she wondered what it tasted like.
Bai Suihe coughed once. How could her thoughts jump around like this?
But there seemed to be nothing unacceptable about either rebirth or time travel. After all, she was already here, and worrying wouldn’t change anything.
However, it was a pity for the wealth she had left behind after struggling for so many years. In the end, it benefited her parents and brothers. Let it be—it was as if she was repaying them for their years of raising her.
She then chuckled to herself. What else could she do? It’s not like she could rush back...
When she emerged again, Gu Xingyang was already sleeping peacefully in Kai Yuan’s arms, and only Kai Yuan was looking at her with concern.
Bai Suihe said, "Don’t worry, I’m fine. The child is asleep; put her on the bed."
Only then did Kai Yuan notice that Gu Xingyang had fallen asleep again without him knowing. He quickly laid her on the bed as Bai Suihe instructed.
"Actually, you can’t blame the baby for this..."
Bai Suihe rolled her eyes at him, "Don’t worry, I’m not that unreasonable, and I have to thank her."
If it weren’t for the baby’s help, she might be in the underworld by now, queuing for the Soup of Forgetfulness.
Thinking of the person in front of her as her husband from her previous life left Bai Suihe with mixed feelings. Calling him innocent wasn’t entirely accurate either.
In her previous life, his inaction led to a tragedy where both mother and child died together. Even if he changed in this life, the mistakes of the past couldn’t be undone.
"So you knew all along? Did the baby tell you beforehand? When? How come I didn’t know?" If she remembered correctly, Kai Yuan had tried to cover it up before.
Kai Yuan felt a little guilty. Although Bai Suihe had not fully regained her memories, she now knew the truth. "Suihe, the baby did tell me while you were resting."
"If you hadn’t slipped up, how long were you planning to keep it from me?"
Kai Yuan quickly explained, "We weren’t trying to hide it from you; we just didn’t know how to say it."
He could bear the tragedy of the previous life by himself. Sometimes, he felt fortunate that Bai Suihe had forgotten that memory and only saw herself as an observer.
Bai Suihe still wanted to think it over, "You should go see what everyone else is busy with. I won’t be joining you for the New Year vigil."
At this, Kai Yuan dared not say any more. He went over to help make her bed, "You should rest well. You’re still recovering and don’t need to stay up."
After Bai Suihe watched him leave, she returned to the bed. She thought she’d have trouble sleeping, but no sooner had she closed her eyes than she fell asleep.
However, her sleep wasn’t peaceful. Scenes played out in her mind: learning to manage the household with her mother, playing with her two younger brothers, learning embroidery with the seamstress...
When she woke again, it was already daylight outside, but the courtyard remained quiet. Maybe everyone had stayed up late and wasn’t ready to rise early.
Turning her head, she noticed the baby who had been sleeping beside her was gone—most likely Kai Yuan had taken her outside.
As soon as she got out of bed, Dong Mei, who was waiting outside, heard the noise and immediately lifted the curtain, "Madam, you’re up."
Ever since Bai Suihe had the baby, everyone in the house changed how they addressed her.
"Where are the master and young lady?"
"The master took the young lady to the backyard to see the greenhouse vegetables. Just before the New Year, a batch was picked, and today the master ordered to plant a new one."
Now that they had the greenhouse, they no longer lacked vegetables during the New Year.
Besides, with the game the master and others had hunted from the mountains, they only needed to buy grain and daily necessities, achieving self-sufficiency.
Bai Suihe wanted to go see it, too, but she still had several days before the end of her confinement. Since the weather outside was cold and dry, she decided not to go out. After washing up and having breakfast, she began studying herbal prescriptions with Nanny Pang.
Her memory was quite good now, and having a good teacher like Nanny Pang by her side made her learn quickly, giving Nanny Pang a strong sense of accomplishment.
"Madam, that’s all for today," Nanny Pang said, taking the book from Bai Suihe’s hands. Although eager to impart all her knowledge, she understood Bai Suihe was still in confinement. "Have a bowl of bird’s nest soup and rest well."
In terms of recuperation, Bai Suihe was compliant. After all, she had no experience and needed to heed the advice of the elders.
Once she finished the bird’s nest soup, Nanny Pang spoke to her of other matters, "Master Gu and the Gu Family’s main household left early this morning."
"It didn’t cause a fuss, did it?"
Leaving with only the main household, would Gu Kaichen and his second wife accept this decision?
"There was no fuss, but it’s said a commotion happened last night.
Currently, it’s Master Gu who calls the shots, so it’s probably hard for them to cause trouble."
Nanny Pang held no favorable view of the Gu Family, "But members of the Gu clan stood in front of the carriage, not letting them leave."
Bai Suihe smiled, "I guess they didn’t succeed."
Nanny Pang raised her thumb, "Madam, you have foresight. The people who came to fetch Master Gu weren’t to be trifled with. They lashed out with their whips, injuring several, then drove the carriage away."
"Those people got played by Gu Baijiang," Bai Suihe regretted the resources previously invested. The Gu clan got what they wanted, but she hoped they wouldn’t regret it later.
But even if they did, there’s no medicine for regret in this world.