Thirteenth Lady's Comback: Her Everyday Life as a Bystander-Chapter 165 - 8: Scent Reveals the Truth (Part 1)

Mrs. Huang’s courtyard is the main courtyard of the fourth section, located at the crossroad. Mrs. Huang said, "I should invite Susu to sit in my courtyard, but I drink medicine all year round, and the room smells bad. I’ll tidy up and invite you over another day."

Susu quickly said, "Aunt, you are too polite. Yang Liu and I grew up together, and it’s not an exaggeration to say we’re like sisters. Please don’t treat me like an outsider." If it were someone else, Susu wouldn’t be so close, but she saw Yang Liu touching her belly just now, and Mrs. Huang immediately spoke up.

What does this mean? It means she has been paying attention to Yang Liu and, upon seeing her slightest discomfort, quickly gave Old Mrs. Huang an out, which relieved Yang Liu a lot. This kind of behavior, even if just for Yang Liu’s unborn child, made Susu deeply grateful. Moreover, meeting Mrs. Huang revealed she wasn’t the kind to disregard her daughter-in-law’s well-being. For Yang Liu’s sake, Susu was willing to grow closer to her.

Mrs. Huang also sensed this closeness and smiled, saying, "You two can go back to the courtyard and have a good heart-to-heart talk. If there’s anything, just find Aunt Han."

Aunt Han, hearing this, stepped forward and said, "Grandma and Miss Su are both accustomed to good things, so I dare not show off. But if there’s anything you want to eat or play with, just let me know."

Earlier at the door, amidst the crowd, even if curious, Susu didn’t pay much attention. Now, with people close by, Susu caught a faint scent. This trace of fragrance was so light that if not for Susu’s Golden Finger-like sense of smell, she would have thought it an illusion. Susu found this fragrance very familiar.

But upon reflection, she had not concocted this kind of incense. Susu’s memory had always been good, and this scent was not only pleasant but very unique, making it impossible to forget. Yet, her body seemed familiar with it. Susu considered the possibility that it might be a memory from the original owner, buried deep within her mind, waiting for her to uncover it. Her body’s instinct had given a signal, a situation Susu had encountered before, notably with Ruan Sixth Son.

As mentioned before, when Susu first transmigrated, she didn’t have the original owner’s memories, only triggered recollections. Only upon seeing Ruan Sixth Son did her body instinctively call out "Sixth Brother," which then brought back memories of him.

If not for this instinct, even if she had memories, calling someone who was just a twelve-year-old "primary school student" brother wouldn’t have come as naturally to her, given her biological age was greater than two twelves combined.

There were also a few times where her body instinctively reacted, and Susu concluded these were matters deemed extremely important by the original owner, ingrained to the bone. Thus, even without restored memories, her body hadn’t forgotten.

Susu pondered for a long time but still had no memory flash. She frowned, unable to recall, and decided to let it go for now.

By now, Yang Liu led Susu to her courtyard. Susu noticed that Yang Liu’s previously radiant smile faded quickly, and her face showed signs of fatigue. "How much further? Should I call for a soft sedan chair for you?"

Yang Liu waved her hand, "We’re almost there, just a few more steps. I’m not that delicate." Susu rolled her eyes at her, "You better be more careful. Although Yang Liu looked tired, she still seemed alert, so Susu asked, "Are you really okay? This is your home; no need to be too polite, right?"

Yang Liu sighed helplessly, glanced around, and only sighed upon seeing that aside from Susu’s two little maids and her own trusted maid, there was no one else. "Earlier, I thought the Bo Mansion had so many masters and servants, and managing the Sui’an Hall without a leak, managing the little Huang Family would be a breeze. Only now do I realize, ambitions aren’t determined by age, and family intrigue isn’t limited to the household size!"

Susu instructed her maids to step back a few paces, trailing behind the two of them, and whispered, "What’s the situation? You’re pregnant, I told you long ago not to bother with these messy things."

"Do you think I’m idling? It’s just that I’m not in control." After saying this, Yang Liu vented to Susu. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎

Mr. Huang returns to the main room every day. Outsiders assume they are a harmonious couple, but everyone in the Huang household knows Mr. Huang hasn’t entered Mrs. Huang’s room for ten years, only resting at Aunt Han’s side in the side courtyard.

It’s said that back then, Aunt Han was "drunkenly" taken in by Mr. Huang, who wanted to exploit a loophole in the ancestral rules to give Aunt Han the status of a concubine, but Old Master Huang beat him for it. Since then, forget being a concubine, Aunt Han’s slave status hasn’t been lifted, as Old Master Huang keeps it pressed down.