A Stern Mistress from the Ancient Past Becomes the Cannon-Fodder in a Wealthy Family

Chapter 256: Conversation

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

After seeing Yuan Shu, Jiang Chen was relieved. It was obvious that he wasn’t sure that Yuan Shu would come. He even thought that if Yuan Shu really didn’t come today, he would go to the Shi family’s home to find Yuan Shu no matter what.

He had planned for so long, so he had to explain everything clearly today.

Jiang Chen made a cup of high-quality Silver Needles for Yuan Shu. Yuan Shu stared at the light green tea in a daze.

She remembered that before she was 15 years old, when she was in the military camp, she didn’t like to drink tea. She felt that tea leaves tasted bitter and astringent. It wasn’t as satisfying as wine, which made her feel giddy and light-headed.

Later on, when she became a princess, drinking tea became a habit of hers.

Once again, she wondered if habit and preferences were the same thing.

“What are you thinking about?” Jiang Chen’s voice pulled her back to reality.

Yuan Shu didn’t answer. Instead, she asked, “When did you start to like drinking tea?”

Yuan Shu and Mu Zhou were the same kind of people. Before the age of 15, they grew up carefree. After the age of 15, regardless of whether they were forced or willing, they walked the same path.

Drinking tea was only part of the same journey.

Yuan Shu took a sip of tea. Jiang Chen was very particular about everything from the quality of the water to the temperature and brewing method. The tea made was exactly the same as Yuan Shu’s.

Jiang Chen also picked up his teacup and drank the tea in the same posture as Yuan Shu. “After 1 gained the emperor’s trust, he allowed me to enter and leave the palace at will. I heard from the servants in the palace that you liked to drink White Silver Needles the most, so I learned how to make tea with mountain spring water, but you didn’t go to the palace anymore by then.”

As the fragrance of the tea spread in her mouth, Yuan Shu looked at the person in front of her. He had the same familiar face, but she could no longer see the young man’s former pride and arrogance.

Moreover, Yuan Shu wasn’t used to this modern attire.

Yuan Shu stopped talking about this topic and got down to business. “Tell me, what have you done?”

Jiang Chen said with a smile, “Since you’re so smart, why don’t you take a guess?”

Yuan Shu said, “Let me think. Based on my understanding of you, you’re the one who brought me to this world, right? Then, you met me as Mu Zhou and played ‘Phoenix Seeks the Phoenix’.

Yuan Shu thought of that melodious song again. In the past, she only knew that Mu Zhou was smart, but she didn’t expect him to be so talented in learning the zither.

When learning the zither, one had to start from a young age. If a person wanted to master playing the zither, they would need at least ten years. The prerequisite was that they had to have time to practice the zither every day.

Mu Zhou had only started learning the piano after he became a literary scholar and had to work every day, so it was impressive that he could play such a tune so well.

Perhaps it was because she recovered her memories, but Yuan Shu had been in a daze recently.

After she came back to her senses, she continued, “So it was also your idea to let the original Yuan Shu marry Shi Xiao?”

Jiang Chen said, “No, it was only after 1 came and saw your photo that I realized that there was actually someone in this world who looked exactly like you and had the same name as you. I thought that since I could come to this world, I could bring you here too.”

Yuan Shu sighed. “It’s been so many years, but you still haven’t let go?”

Jiang Chen smiled bitterly. “Many years have indeed passed. If I hadn’t discovered this world’s Yuan Shu, 1 wouldn’t have known that my obsession hadn’t disappeared even after so many years. It’s just that I’ve hidden it well. Previously, I avoided you because 1 didn’t want to see you, who had already forgotten me.”

“It’s just that 1 didn’t expect that even after coming to this world, the effects of the Forgetting River Water still haven’t disappeared. You still didn’t remember me. Even when 1 appeared in front of you again as Mu Zhou, even when 1 played your favorite tune ‘Phoenix Seeks the Phoenix’, you still didn’t remember me.”

After Jiang Chen poured away the excess water used to make tea and added a pot of hot water, the steam rose into the air between the two of them.

“You’re so heartless. Have you ever thought about my feelings?”

Yuan Shu sighed. “Mu Zhou, your obsession is too deep. In order to make me remember, you even invested in a television drama.. Is all of this really worth