Chapter 3 Encountering joy is the norm of happiness

In less than a moment , everything that Shu Huan wanted was brought over .

Besides , Huiyun was cautious and feared that it was not to her liking , so she took four or five books for her . It was enough for her to choose from and read . She also brought a thin blanket for her to use at night . Afterwards , she locked the door and left . At this moment , the realgar incense was lit at the corner . The straws were piled up comfortably and the thin blanket was placed on top of it . There were four or five books on hand .

Shu Huan lit a candle and laid down , heaving a deep sigh . Everything was fine except for one thing , there was no candle holder . It seemed that Huiyun was still afraid that she would commit suicide and didn't dare to give her sharp objects .

She could only lie on one side and put the book close to the candle so that there was enough light to read .

The words in the book were written in traditional Chinese . The characters were small and the handwriting was neat and tidy . There were many strokes in traditional Chinese , so it was not easy to write the characters , but to understand them wasn't difficult . Aside from some rarely used words , she could guess the other words . Only , she wasn't accustomed to reading from the right to the left and from top to bottom .

Besides , the sentences didn't have any punctuation , so after reading two or three pages , she already felt dizzy .

However , the book in her hand was a chronological history on Chinese dynasties . It was very useful in understanding this world . She patiently continued to look at it by reading the main points .

She discovered that she'd never heard the names of the countries and years recorded in the book . It seemed that she time - traveled to another unknown time and space .

Anyway , she didn't study history well ( when she was in the modern era ) . She only knew about some important things . What year or anything else was already blur in her memory . It was not enough to rely solely on those historical events to avoid the evil . Even if she time - traveled to the familiar Tang , Song , Yuan , Ming or Qing dynasties , she would still have been baffled . Therefore , she wasn't disappointed . She could only start by memorizing the current country and year .

While she turned the page , a piece of paper suddenly fell from it . Even if she was sharp - sighted and want to grab it quickly , the paper was already burned by the candle's flame .

After she used the book to extinguish the fire , some words on it was already black and damaged .

She couldn't help but look at it .

There was written , " Because he lost his mother young and caught a grave disease , I sensed that he would not stay in this world for long ... In the family , there's a big brother and a few younger brothers . Originally , there was no intention to take a wife ... Send the betrothal gift to Shu family's daughter named ... I still remembered the sentence left by the monk that I once visited : encountering joy is the norm of happiness . Could this marriage be destined by the heavens ... I feel frightened and happy in my heart ... "

Encountering joy is the norm of happiness : Shu Huan ; Huan meaning joy / happiness . The person who wrote the letter means that Shu Huan could bring Gu Xiran happiness according to the monk .

There was also no punctuation on the paper . The sentences were cut by how she interpreted it . She didn't know whether she was right or not .

Only , when she saw the three words ' Shu family's daughter ' , her eyelids jumped and when she saw ' encountering joy is the norm of happiness ' and the later sentences , she couldn't help but curse , " Destined by Heaven , my *** ! "

After cursing , she felt that she was a bit rude . She couldn't help but cover her mouth . The sentences on the paper wasn't complete , but she got the general meaning .

She clung onto the two words " Shu Huan " . Could it be that the original owner of this body had the same surname and name as her ?

As for the marriage destined by the Heavens , she took it as nonsense . If it was really like that , the original owner wouldn't have committed suicide by hanging on the wedding night .

That second young master encountered " joy ( huan ) " , wouldn't he run around the yard in happiness ? How would he have fainted ?!

Anyway , no matter who she wanted to steal , she wouldn't steal someone who already took a concubine and was ill !

Shu Huan burned the paper on the flame in disdain and watched it turn into ashes .

After this , her mood was a bit down . She didn't have the patience to go read the history book anymore . She just picked a random book .

She didn't expect that it was a book about strange stories ! She only read a few sentences when her head was already full of mysteries . Deserted temple , scholar , fox lady , phantom etc. All was in the plot .

At this moment it was a quiet night . There was a cool breeze blowing in from under the door , making it so that the candlelight didn't know whether to be lit or be extinguished . It made her scared . So , she quickly threw the book into a corner . She habitually reached out to touch the jade around her neck .

The jade was something her mother got from a temple when she was young . It was said that it could drive away evil and keep her safe . Whether she believed in it or not , it had been something she wore ever since she was young and could let her feel at ease . It was just that she had forgotten that she had time traveled . She touched and didn't feel anything . Her face turned a bit pale when she thought about the weird things she personally experienced .

It happened that at this time , footsteps could be heard outside , scaring her so much that she wrapped the entire thin blanket around her body and shrunk herself into a ball . She meditated , " He who never did anything wrong , does not fear the knock in the night ... "

While she meditated , the footsteps stopped . Someone knocked on the door !

Shu Huan closed her eyes and didn't respond no matter what !

After having knocked twice and no one responded , the person outside whispered , " I don't know what concubine Yun is thinking and let us come take a look in the middle of the night . At this time , the person must've already slept . "

" Don't blame her . She's just being cautious . She is afraid that if something happened , she wouldn't be able to explain . Ay , there is light between the cracks . Go take a look whether second young mistress is asleep . "

After a silence , there was chatter again .

" She's asleep ! She didn't extinguish the candle . Big sister Xiangqian , I'm so sleepy . Do we really have to stay watch here ? "

" Why don't we take turns ? You watch the first half of the night and I the second half . "

" No , it's so dark outside here . I'm afraid to stay here alone . Big sister , accompany me for a while , alright ? "

Hearing that it was only two maids who came to check , Shu Huan felt relieved . She wished that they wouldn't go away . Like that , she would know that someone was nearby , and she wouldn't let her imagination run wild .

The two maids didn't know that she was awake . They were bored outside and couldn't help but talk to each other in low voices .

" Big sister Xiangqian , you also still haven't got your payment of this month ? "

" It was said that the shops needed the money . After two days , we will be paid . It was just , aside from here and the third miss ' , the other places have already got it . "

" Second young master was already not favored at home . Now , he took such a mistress , probably , he would be more isolated . Even we will suffer . "

" We can't do anything about it . The disease of second young master is well - known in the city . Which one of those families who are well - matched would want to marry their daughters over in hope that the event of great joy would drive away bad luck and hasten his recovery ? They could only look at poor and humble families . "

" Didn't concubine Yun also come from a humble family ? She was even bought by old master and madam and was much better than Shu Huan "

" She had learned etiquettes and rules before marrying to here , how could they be compared ? Don't talk about this anymore lest to let her hear it inside . "

" What about it if she heard us ? Now , you are working for concubine Yun and I am second young master's people . Could she still punish us ? "

The two maids still lowered their voices . After talking a bit more , they were silent . After listening , Shu Huan also identified them . The one who was extremely dissatisfied about her was Qiaoyun who brought others in the morning to lock her up . No need to blame her for complaining . The original owner committed suicide by hanging once . It made these people become scared birds and they weren't able to sleep at night . They also had to guard outside her door at night . It would be strange if they didn't have any complaints .

She smiled faintly and didn't care . Her heart was more settled knowing that there were people outside . She closed her eyes and listened to the low cries of the worms in the yard and subconsciously fell asleep .