Chapter 2: Transmigrated

Inside a fancy ancient-looking room with a mahogany bed, lay a petite and cute girl. Her eyebrows were scrunched up, as though she was living through a nightmare. By her bedside, was a maid that was currently testing the temperature of the medicine to make sure that it was warm, but not too hot to drink.

As the maid walked up to the little girl, about ready to feed the medicine to the little girl, her eyes suddenly fluttered open. At first, small glimpses. After blinking multiple times as though to retain focus, the eyes of the little girl finally remained open; looking around the room as though this was her first time here ever.

"Young Miss! You are finally awake!" the maid exclaimed with a happy and excited face. "Please wait, this servant must report to Madam!"

With that, the maid quickly ran out of the room at the speed of lightning, leaving the little girl alone in her bedroom in shock.

'Where is this?' Fan Ling carefully observed her surroundings.

This place looked like straight out of the movies and dramas, except that everything was too real and there was no filming crew. At the same time, Fan Ling was in disbelief of herself.

Fan Ling swore to the heavens that she should be dead already. Right?

However, continuing to look around, was she in heaven right now? Otherwise, how could she explain the bright sunlight that was shining through the window cracks and the open door and the sounds of the beautiful songbirds that were so rare in her everyday environment?

Lost in her own thoughts, she did not realize that a beautiful woman had just entered her room along with the maid.

"Xiao Ling," the beautiful woman called out with a strict tone, although a softness could clearly be felt in her voice.

Hearing this name, Fan Ling came back down to earth and looked in front of her.

Sitting down beside her was a beautiful woman with a lotus mark on her forehead. The beautiful woman was dressed in dark blue robes with exquisite embroidery, such that Fan Ling felt like she was definitely in heaven as there was no way the current era could produce such beautiful embroidery.

At the same time, she understood that the woman was addressing her. However, she was also confused, 'How did this lady know her nickname?'

"Xiao Ling" was her nickname when she was a child. Although, as time passed, the name became rare. Later on, the name became nonexistent in her life as there was not a single soul close enough to her to be able to call her such a familiar name.

"Who… are you?" Fan Ling asked precautiously, staring directly at the woman while also showing signs of nervousness.

"Xiao Ling, you don't remember who I am?" the beautiful woman questioned while showing a shocked expression on her very alluring face.

Hearing that question, Fan Ling thought hard, 'Maybe this lady was someone I once met when I was alive?'

However, after going through her memories for a while, she shook her head.

The beautiful woman continued to show her shock, but also sighed and said, "Xiao Ling, I'm your mother. "Xiao Qing, go ask for the physician. See what's wrong with Xiao Ling."

"Yes, Madam," the maid called Xiao Qing bowed and left the room.

At the same time, Fan Ling called out, "Mother…?"

Her voice seemed to be a mixture of confusion, shock, and disbelief.

"Xiao Ling, you don't remember anything?" the lady that said she was her mother asked.

Fan Ling shook her head again and asked, "You're really my mom?"

"If I'm not your mother, I would not be here," the lady said, once again sighing.

Hearing those words again, Fan Ling seemed to accept that she really did have a mother in this heaven.

Then, she asked, "Did I die?"

"Well, it seems that you did remember something," her mother sighed, although her tone showed no relief in the least. "Xiao Ling, you almost died."

"Almost?" Fan Ling repeated while trying to remember the last moments of her life.

She remembered clearly that she should be dead. The truck had smackdab rolled over right on top of her. Even if she had the strength of Hercule, she would still be unable to lift up the truck and climb out from under. Although, she did not feel pitiful about dying. She only felt bad about her garden that had been destroyed by the truck as there were many rare species of flowers in her botanical garden.

"Xiao Ling, you were pushed into the pond by that stupid daughter of Duke Cheng's, Cheng Meili," her mother told her. "Well, you're also stupid. Considering the fact that his daughter was able to push into the pond."

"Xiao Ling… Is Xiao Ling my name?" Fan Ling asked, ignoring the comment about her intelligence.

Although she agreed that she could be stupid sometimes, being so stupid that she could be pushed to drown and die is definitely not her. Unfortunately, she had to claim the faults of the original soul that possessed this body.

At the same time, Fan Ling was also starting to understand that she was not in heaven, but that she had reincarnated. Well, due to the fact that she is no longer in her world and in the same exact body, she felt that her situation was more of transmigration than a reincarnation. Either way, no matter what the situation, she was once again alive - healthy and kicking.

Hearing her question, her mother answered, "Your name is Fan Ling. While we're at this, I should also tell you your brother's names and your parents and grandparents."

Before her mother could actually give her the necessary information though, they were interrupted by the arrival of the doctor.

"Forget it, I'll tell you after you get examined by the physician," her mother sighed while also moving a hand up to massage her temples.

"Physician Jia, what is wrong with my daughter? How come she is unable to remember any of her memories?" her mother asked with a serious expression on her face.

"Please let me take her pulse," Physician Jia responded with a neutral expression on his face.

After feeling her pulse for a while and examining the injury on her head, Physician Jia stated, "Apologies, but I am unable to identify the cause for her amnesia with full accuracy. However, when she hit her head against the rock, she perhaps struck an important part of her head. She may or may not regain all of her memories."

"That is fine," her mother replied to his diagnosis. "Is she fine?"

"Yes, aside from having to heal the scar on her head, everything should be fine. She might still be experiencing a few lightheaded situations, but her daily living should not be disturbed by too much," Physician Jia answered with a serious tone.

"Alright, thank you very much, Physician Jia. If you ever need anything, please request it. We will do our very best to help you for your dedication to our family," her mother told Physician Jia as she sent him out of the bedroom.

"Now then, let's get back to what I was saying earlier," her mother stated as she took a seat at her bedside again.

After a long conversation with her mother, Fan Ling learned that she was the daughter of the Duke of First Rank, Fan De, and the noble daughter of the Zhang family, Zhang Xiu. She also discovered that she had three brothers: Fan Ping, Fan He, and Fan Huiliang. Fan Ping was eight years older than her, Fan He was seven years older than her, and Fan Huiliang was five years older than her.

Since her parents sincerely wanted a girl after the successive birth of males in the family, they spoiled her to the extreme and named her Fan Ling, meaning clever and intelligent. Sadly, after she grew up, she was the exact opposite of their hopes. However, they also blamed themselves as she would have probably been more mature should they have been stricter on her.

At the same time, she learned that her grandfather, Fan Yongzheng, was still alive and he used to be the previous Duke of First Rank until he decided to pass the title down to her father who was the current duke. Now, he only gave advice to the emperor when the emperor specifically requested him.

The three of her brothers worked in different departments, they did not work in the same department as her father or grandfather. Although, Fan Ping did work with their father as he would be inheriting the title of Duke of the First Rank when her father decided to retire from his life as an official of the palace. On the other hand, Fan He worked in the Agricultural Department, and Fan Huiliang was a palace guard commander.

Aside from this, Fan Ling also learned an important piece of information: she was fourteen years old.

So… she just went from thirty years old to fourteen years old overnight!?