Ying Yue felt the usual feeling of being suffocated followed by dizziness and nausea. This step marks the beginning of a new encounter and a new life for her.
"Yueyue, rest first so I can assimilate your soul to the body, I will trigger the memory now so please hold on." Worried, Bao'er tried to remind Ying Yue so she can be prepared for the next phase. This phase was particularly painful as she was being sent to the host's consciousness and was forced to relive the original's life like it was her own.
Ying Yue was sent to a vortex that holds all the memories made by this body. And like a scene from reality, she was sent to experience first hand how the host felt and experienced for the past years.
Around her were people dressed in long ancient robes, carriages passing by the street, people walking and talking. This place is in an ancient era. Her soul drifted to a courtyard with weeds grown to the height of a small child and an unkempt hut that looked tattered and broken. She felt another pull then she saw a child lying in a worn-out bed inside the hut. Her pale emaciated face shows signs of malnourishment and sickness.
She touched the body to enter it. This girl was the illegitimate daughter of the Prime minister. Her mother was a maid that her father entangled with on a drunken night. The first wife allowed her husband to get concubines but what she never allowed was tong fangs getting pregnant instead of the approved concubines. So when the original was born, the 1st wife sentenced the mother to be whipped to death as she has climbed way past her station.
Bai Yingyue was that infant that lost her mother the moment she was born.
Bai Yingyue grew up worse than those cannon fodders in stories found in books. Cannon Fodders were usually a small character that was either made as a shield or bullied by the main villains or protagonists. But this girl was none of that. She was neglected enough to be called as an extra. Her father probably didn't even know how she looked like let alone if she needed anything for survival. She only has one maid, Xiao Hua, that was older than her by two years who stayed with her through thick and thin.
Bai estate has an esteemed Di daughter that they were nurturing. Bai Xiang'er was dubbed as the most beautiful budding beauty throughout the land and was said to be someone worthy to marry into royalty. This sister of the original body was said to be smart and virtuous as she was highly skilled in the four arts.
Among all the children in the Bai estate, she was the pearl in everyone's eyes. As she reached the marriageable age, she was able to marry the 3rd prince which was the crown prince of this era, Long Hui.
With the prestige earned by the Bai Household, they were able to elevate their standing and guarantee good marriage prospects to all the daughters of the Bai Estate. All except for the third daughter from a concubine Bai Xingmei and the original Bai Ying Yue.
It was not clear how the former daughter lived but Yingyue lived a life worse than death. The 1st wife was able to secure a marriage from a powerful merchant family. Yingyue was said to be set for life but what was not known to all was that this merchant family was involved in illegal activities like salt trades and human trafficking. The original, as a neglected child, was not able to have a good education and so she was not able to learn the four arts and even how to use the abacus.
The Merchant family then deemed her as useless and not even a year after she married in, she was sent to a brothel that the family owned so she can be useful and be able to bring bread on the table.
Bai Yingyue broke apart and she felt humiliated that she wanted to die. Then one night she did just that. She killed herself wallowing on her grievances, asking herself where she went wrong. Was it her fault that she was born the way she did? Did she have to suffer this much for not having a choice for who to be her parents?
If she were to have another life and would be able to fight instead of giving up like she did when she was young, would something change?
Ying Yue opened her eyes and cried. She felt bitter for the original and bitter for herself. She felt like they walked the same path in life but she just realized how lucky she was to have both her parents love and care for her dearly.
"Bai Yingyue, I will help you see the change that might happen if you did things differently. I will let you see how you can have that other chance, so rest easy and let me shoulder all your grievances so you can make your way to reincarnation. I bid you all the happiness and luck that you missed in this world. You must find your happiness in the next life. Be free." Ying Yue felt her body lighten as her soul completely assimilated with the body. This proved that the original soul was at peace with her shouldering all the grievances this body had. And was left assured that her previous grievances will be addressed by her savior.
"Bao'er let's start" Ying Yue uttered in determination.