Transmigrator meets Reincarnator

Ch. 113 and 114

Ch. 113 Preparations

On the night that Chu Lian had found out that war had broken out in the northern border, she couldn’t fall asleep until midnight, even though she usually liked to go to bed early and get her beauty sleep.

Chu Lian tossed and turned on her bed. The drowsiness that had plagued her earlier had all but disappeared, and she couldn't summon it back no matter what she tried.

In the end, Chu Lian could only lie flat on her back underneath her warm blankets, staring up at the canopy of her bed shrouded in darkness.

Although she had read the original book, so many things had changed by now. And even if the events had somehow miraculously stayed the same, it wasn't like the book had described every single matter in great detail, either.

Take, for example, the battle going on at the northern border. Chu Lian only knew that an event like that would happen. She didn't know whether they were going to win or lose in the end, let alone how they might have won.

Although she wanted to be a carefree layabout who just cooked good food and earned money all day, the prerequisite for this was that House Jing'an had to be doing well. If House Jing'an was in a precarious situation, then this title of Third Young Madam would turn to nothing.

Furthermore, she loved the family she had in the Jing'an Estate very much, with the exception of Madam Zou. She didn't want to see them sad or grieving, nor did she want to see them individually sacrifice themselves for the family.

Chu Lian closed her eyes, on the brink of making a decision that would determine the fate of her family. When her almond-shaped eyes reopened, it was as if the entire universe was reflected in them, even in the midst of absolute darkness.

All this time, she had been living happily under the protection of her senior family members. Now that it was time for her to carry her part of the family burdens, she wasn’t going to shy away.

After she had finished thinking things through, Chu Lian stopped tossing and turning. Her eyes slid shut and her breathing turned long and even in just a short moment.

Xiyan was on night duty today and waiting in the side room just outside Chu Lian's bedroom. When she could no longer hear any noises from within, she settled down to rest for the night in relief.

The next day, the lazybones Chu Lian actually managed to get up by herself without waiting for the maidservants to wake her.

When Senior Servant Zhong entered the bedroom, she saw that Chu Lian had changed into a pink tunic suited for physical exercise, while her soft, dark hair had been tied up into a high ponytail that went all the way down to her waist.

Senior Servant Zhong gaped. She had to calm herself down for some time before she finally found her voice again. "Third Young Madam, why are you dressed... like that?"

Chu Lian tidied up her hair a little, swung her arms and legs around and then pulled on some riding boots. It was only after all that that she looked up and smiled at Senior Servant Zhong. "For morning practice of course!"

Senior Servant Zhong's face flushed purplish red. "Morning... practice?"

She knew that the master and young masters of the estate had the habit of getting up early in the morning to practise martial arts, especially Third Young Master, who would practise every day regardless of the weather outside. That was because House Jing'an was a military official family. If they wanted to get a post at court, they had to use their abilities to earn one. However, the young and sweet Third Young Madam was just a fifteen-year-old girl who still had baby fat on her cheeks. Wasn't the idea she was going to morning practice quite laughable?