Chapter 383 Predestined

Ms. Tian immediately put the clothes on her master and nagged with distress, wondering why her master did that.

“There’s such a mark on my waist indeed, and it’s exactly the same as the pattern on the cloth.”

Lin Mengya ignored her words, and just muttered softly.

She hadn’t noticed it before. If it weren’t for Baizhi’s attentiveness, it would be hard for her to discover it.

“Ms. Tian, when I was born, my mother died from difficult labor. When was the red plum blossom mark printed on my waist?”

Lin Mengya grabbed Ms. Tian’s hand and asked eagerly.

Ms. Tian froze for a moment, trying hard to remember what had happened before.

“It, it seems to be printed by Madam personally. I remember when you were born that year, Madam was so weak that she passed away soon. On her deathbed, Madam kept thinking about printing this red plum blossom mark on your body.”

Ms. Tian spoke of what had happened at that time, with her eyes turning red silently.

When Madam passed away, everyone in the mansion was immersed in sadness.

Because of this, they were neglectful in taking care of Miss so that Miss had been weak and sickly since childhood.

“It explains the matter. Ms. Tian, did my mother leave any words about this mark? Or any information about my grandfather’s family?”

Knowing that she was about to die soon, she still insisted on printing this red plum blossom mark on her daughter.

It only meant that her mother must know what this mark meant to her.

Moreover, in Jin State, in addition to the medical skills which were famous around the world, she had never heard of any power from her mother’s original family. Besides, she had found those belongings of her mother in the mansion.

It further showed that her mother came from an extraordinary family.

If her mother insisted on printing this mark on her, it only showed that her mother thought that it could help her a lot one day in the future!

“She didn’t. When Madam was alive, she had never mentioned her original family. Nevertheless, when the red plum blossoms were in full bloom, Madam always watched the plum trees in the yard in a daze. Later, Madam Qing married into the mansion and cut down all the plum trees with the excuse that they obstructed feng shui.”

Although it had been more than ten years since it happened in the mansion, it was exceptionally clear in Ms. Tian’s mind.

Lin Mengya nodded silently. It seemed that Qiu Yu was right. The plum blossom mark might belong to her mother’s original family.

If her mother really came from an aristocratic family of the Nation of Lintian, there might be some unexpected gains during her journey for asking for medicine this time.

She was immediately looking forward to the journey to the Nation of Lintian.

She quietly packed up her things. This time Lin Mengya intended to only take Baishao with her.

Baiji and Baizhi had cried all night and all day. Under the premise that Lin Mengya raised her hands to guarantee that she would return safely, she finally convinced the two girls to stay in the mansion temporarily.

Beyond Lin Mengya’s expectation, Ms. Tian did not have a strong objection to her adventure.

Finally, even Tian Ning, who had gradually recovered, joined Lin Mengya in persuading Baiji and Baizhi to stay.

They convinced Baiji and Baizhi earnestly and maternally with an emotional appeal by means of reason, coupled with some major principles of making this tour for the state and the people.

Baiji and Baizhi were stunned. Finally, they had to help Lin Mengya pack up things tearfully.

In the clear moonlight, the three maids were packing in the room. Seeing she couldn’t help them, Lin Mengya had to sit alone at the door and admire the moon.

Time flew. Before noticing it, she had been living in Prince Yu’s Mansion for over a year.

Too many things had happened during this year. Even when she thought back at the moment, she still thought it particularly soul-stirring.

If she still lived in modern times, she was probably still an unknown medical graduate student now.

She would be assigned to a hospital and work as a surgeon later. In addition to her busy life, she would worry about the trivial matters of her family.

Finally, she would marry a reliable and honest man, have a child, and live an ordinary life.

But she would never know, in another time and space, what the lives of these cute or respectable people were like.

“What are you thinking?”

Tian Ning’s voice suddenly sounded from behind her.

Lin Mengya turned around and saw Tian Ning’s cyan gown.

In only a few days after he came to the prince’s mansion, Tian Ning had been much better than before.

Thanks to the prescription left by her mother on Qingzheng Dispensatory, coupled with the full cooperation of Qiu Yu and her, Tian Ning had got better day by day.

His face, which had been pale and almost grayish before, also looked a lot better now. Compared with the straightforward and simple teenager, Tian Ning, whose long hair was bound behind his head, now was more like an elegant scholar.

Nevertheless, his filial and kind nature remained unchanged.

“Nothing. I just think that the moon looks big and round tonight.”

Lin Mengya smiled softly, and Tian Ning could not help being slightly amazed by her.

She had obviously been familiar to him since their childhood. But now, she was incredibly gorgeous and charming like a fairy under the moon. Tian Ning shook his head and returned to himself from her amazing smile.

He looked down, coughed lightly, and whispered.

“You are not her.”

Lin Mengya felt her heart seemed to skip a beat.

She involuntarily felt a little guilty, held her front hem nervously with a pair of small hands, but dared not respond to Tian Ning like an ostrich.

“Don’t be nervous. I know you are her now. I just mean that you are not the one I knew when she was a kid. Thank you for continuing her life. Without you, my mother and I may have lost her.”

Tian Ning also sat beside Lin Mengya, saying something that only the two of them could understand.

Lin Mengya remained calm on the surface, but felt a string tightened in her heart, for fear that Tian Ning would say something like that again.

“How, how did she die? Can you tell me?”

Tian Ning’s tone was filled with obvious pain and remorse. He said that softly, not seeming to sound Lin Mengya out.

Lin Mengya thought about it. Since she had taken up someone else’s life, she should be honest on something.

“She was poisoned by Lin Mengwu, but I accepted everything she had, including her memories and emotions. Rest assured. There is no difference between me and her.”

Tian Ning nodded slightly, and then said as if to himself.

“Don’t be afraid. Since I took the first glance at you, I’ve known that she and you have been integrated into a whole. But, but I’m just not reconciled to the fact that Madam Qing and her daughter didn’t tolerate her after all. However, they just don’t know that they are inviting their own destruction.”

In Tian Ning’s tone, the sadness gradually faded and was replaced by blade-like coldness.

Lin Mengya was a bit confused. Why Tian Ning knew this? Could it be possible that he had any superpower?

“You’re curious about why I know it, right?”

He turned his head and gave Lin Mengya a warm smile. Tian Ning seemed to see through this body to the depths of her soul.

“When she was three years old, Master Nansheng and I took her out. We met an old Taoist in the street. Master Nansheng went to buy her some pastries, so only she and I heard what the Taoist said. The Taoist said that she was born to be a phoenix with an unusual fate. If she grows up safely and gets married, she could live a peaceful life till she gets old. But if she revives after being killed, she must rise from the fires of hell and turn into a phoenix flying in the ninth heaven!”

Tian Ning turned his head again, looking at the moon and muttering to himself.

“I’ve never figured out the meaning of this sentence until I met you that day. Every move you make is almost the same as hers, and even your memories of me and my mother are different from before. However, your eyes are not the same as hers. Her eyes are clear and kind, while yours are clever and calm. From that moment on, I knew that she wouldn’t come back. And from then on, you are her, the only Lin Mengya in this world.”

Hearing Tian Ning’s words, Lin Mengya lost her head for a moment.

That being the case, could it be predestined that she became Lin Mengya?

It was no wonder that Lin Mengya’s body fit her so well. She even completely accepted her memories and emotions without being resistant at all.

It turned out that these things were predestined!

In fact, she thought about it carefully. If Lin Mengya did neither get in the bridal sedan chair nor eat Lin Mengwu’s poisonous date, she would be a stumbling block to Shangguan Qing and her daughter anyway.

By then, wouldn’t she be killed as well?

She had slightly complicated emotions in her heart. The original uneasiness and guilty conscience gradually faded because of Tian Ning’s words.

“So I know that you were born for the country. That’s the reason why I convinced my mother and then helped you convince Baiji and Baizhi today.”

Tian Ning’s gaze returned to clarity. He would always place the memories of the past at the deepest bottom of his heart.

For his mother, the child she valued most was still alive, and that was enough.

Now Lin Mengya was still the only Master and benefactor of his mother and him.

The reason why he said these to Lin Mengya was that he wanted to make a formal farewell to the lovely little sister in the past.

She was such a kind-hearted but ill-fated girl. There should be at least one person remembering everything about her in this world.

“Thank you, Brother Tian Ning.”

Lin Mengya was smarter than Tian Ning imagined. They showed a smile that only they could understand. Watching the bright moon in the sky, they held a memorial ceremony for a young life lost in this most secret way.