Chapter 214: Murdering one's husband is one thing, but you mustn't murder your own brother!

"Tangyuan, do you think people really have past lives and current lives?"

After waking, Shen Man was a bit doubtful about the meaning of the dream she had.

The one she most wanted to ask was Tangyuan.

Meow.

Master, I don't know.

Tangyuan tilted its head to examine its master; at first it also wondered whether the master was the reincarnation of the Ancestor.

But the Ancestor failed the love tribulation and his soul scattered across the world.

There is no Ancestor in the world any longer; the soul fragments no longer persist.

The master is a transmigrator who crossed a thousand years; the soul imprint bears no trace of the Ancestor, only a strand of original bloodline...

"I dreamed of Brother Jiang Ye and my past lives; to be precise, two lives: one ended poorly because of status, the other he grew old alone, exchanging his accumulated merits for us to be together in this life."

Shen Man muttered to herself that previous dreams would dissipate after waking, their memories fading.

But this time, it seemed she remembered everything!

First life: Great Yong and the Princess; second life: the Marquis of Wu'an with shallow kinship; third life: a baby abandoned in the mountains, snatched by a wild wolf...

Her transmigration felt fated, as if she came for him!

Meow.

Master, are you crying?

Tangyuan, clueless, stepped forward and nudged the master's hand.

As a spirit vessel, it could sense the master's sorrow, yet it didn't understand why the master was sad.

"From now on I'll be your brother, protecting you, little sister."

This was the promise the Little Princess received the last time she met Junior General Lu Xiao.

Soon after, Junior General Lu Xiao was assassinated at his wedding; at that moment, the Little Princess imprisoned in the harem drank poisoned wine, her fragrance fading and jade perishing...

"I think I understand the meaning of my transmigration."

Shen Man scooped up Tangyuan and kissed the little creature's head.

Besides their bond, there was also her bond with her brother.

It turned out that this life's family had been promised in the previous life.

In the evening, Lu Xiu Bai carried two portions of fresh marinated crab claws, hopping home.

Just as he arrived home, he smelled a fragrance coming from next door.

He thought his brother-in-law was cooking something tasty, but when he followed the scent, he saw his sister, whose ten fingers never touched plain water, bustling at the stove!

He must be seeing things; how could his sister be circling the stove?

He rubbed his eyes and looked again; she was still there.

"Brother, you're back. Wash your hands; once Brother Jiang Ye returns, we can start the meal."

Shen Man glanced back with a smile; after sorting everything today, she found her brother increasingly pleasant to look at.

She couldn't stay idle; she pulled out many goodies from the space, cooked herself, and even produced a vat of apple-fermented fruit wine.

"Sister, have you been stimulated by something?"

Lu Xiu Bai swore, this was the first time he saw his sister cooking after she married that Jiang Ye fellow!

Usually, at most, his sister would tidy up baking ingredients, make egg cakes, or dry small fish.

Suddenly so good at cooking?

Are you sure there's no drug in the dishes?

Oh no, are you sure Jiang Ye didn't argue with his sister?

Murdering one's husband is one thing, but you mustn't murder your own brother!

"No, I'm in a good mood; is cooking not allowed?"

Shen Man now has a vivid impression of her past-life dream memories, so she is very tolerant toward her brother.

She didn't get angry upon hearing her brother's questioning tone.

"Fine!"

Lu Xiu Bai nodded skeptically, placed the two portions of fresh marinated crab claws on the table, and snickered as he went to talk to his daughter-in-law.

"Daughter-in-law, do you think today's sister's behavior is a bit odd?"

"No, she just felt like cooking on a whim. If you don't dare eat later, just skip it; I'll eat it myself."

Pei Yan Ting was peeling fruit; after hearing her husband's words, she rolled her eyes indecently.

Talking so much while eating, what a silly brain.

"Eat, my sister is cooking, I have to support her."

Lu Xiu Bai hurried to appease his wife, fearing that his sister-in-law and sister-in-law might team up against him.

He also prepared himself mentally: if the dishes turn out bad at dinner, he'll still praise them as tasty!

At worst, there's the brother-in-law sharing hardships together!

A dozen minutes later, Jiang Ye came home carrying a wild rabbit.

Don't ask; if you do, someone gave it.

"What a plump rabbit, where did you get it?"

Lu Xiu Bai's mouth watered the moment he saw the rabbit.

Grilled wild rabbit, brushed with crispy sauce, cooked through, smelled to death.

"A comrade caught it and gave it to me."

Jiang Ye tossed the rabbit disdainfully to his elder brother-in-law; pregnant women shouldn't eat rabbit, that's the rule.

You like it, I gave it to you. But don't give it to your sister-in-law to eat.

Sure, I'll go take care of it, then later we'll roast the wild rabbit in the yard and eat it.

Although Lu Xiu Bai is usually careless, he still has this bit of common sense.

Pregnant women cannot eat rabbit; eating it causes the fetus to have a cleft lip.

Whether it's true or not, if you believe it exists, it does; if you don't believe, it doesn't.

It's very bloody; move it farther away.

Pei Yan Ting turned her head away—not because she was afraid, nor out of sympathy for the rabbit, but out of professional habit; seeing something fit for dissection, she couldn't help but make two cutting motions.

Now that she's pregnant, grandfather tells her to take it easy and not to cause any trouble.

In the kitchen, Shen Man, who has already finished processing many sea fish, is holding the sea fish with chopsticks and frying them in the oil pot.

She hasn't cooked in a long time, and her cooking skills have gotten quite rusty.

But she remembers the steps; even if she's a bit slow, she can still reproduce them.

The man also didn't know how long he had been standing at the doorway before he finally spoke up to ask:

Why are you cooking yourself?

Nothing much, just a sudden urge; you always look after my daily life, so I suddenly wanted to try the cooking you taught me, and I came in to give it a shot.

Shen Man's arms are covered with sleeves; she's fully protected, not a drop of oil can splash on her.

Her true intention is simply that she wants to cook, to gather the whole family together for a simple meal.

It's hard to say, but in her previous life, it was ultimately because of her that everyone came to a bad end......

Jiang Ye could see that his wife's words didn't match her heart, but he didn't press further.

Instead, he changed the subject, teasing:

Hmm, Mrs. Jiang's cooking skills surpass the teacher's, soon surpassing me.

That's not the case; Mr. Jiang's cooking is the best.

Amid the couple's mutual praise, the fried small yellow fish came out of the pot.

Next, Shen Man, flustered, made a tomato scrambled egg, a quick stir-fried greens dish, and also a spicy fragrant hot pot.

The aroma that Lu Xiu Bai first noticed was this spicy fragrant hot pot.

Inside are squid tentacles, octopus, whelks, crabs, clams, shrimp, sea shrimp, kelp knots, and other ingredients mixed together.

It's fragrant, spicy, and delicious, very appetizing.

Lu Xiu Bai initially had no expectations for his sister's cooking, but now he's convinced!

As for feelings, he's the only one who's a clueless idiot in life!