Chapter 001: Shadow Queen's Journey Through Time

The crying sound was ringing in her ears.

The crying was not loud, but it continued non-stop, monotonous and annoying like a fly.

She thought to herself, "This crying is so insincere..." Tang Shiyue muttered in a daze.

The current Xiaohua only cared about crying beautifully, without any real emotions. This kind of acting would never move anyone.

If it were in the past, she would have immediately kicked her out. But after winning the Best Actress three times in a row, her style had elevated, and she had become more composed. She decided to let her go out and practice before coming back to act.

Just then, a hoarse and fierce voice suddenly interrupted, "Crying, crying, crying! Cry your mother's X! I'm not dead yet, why do you keep wailing as if in mourning! My good son was cried to death by you, and you still have the X face to cry! What kind of sin did my Tang family commit to end up with you, a good-for-nothing who only knows how to cry all day long..."

Tsk! This is definitely a veteran actor! What a performance! Such powerful lines!

Tang Shiyue subconsciously wanted to open her eyes to see, but her whole body was in excruciating pain. She couldn't move a single finger, as if she were being pinned down by a ghost.

With a crash, the door was pushed open, and someone strode in, their rough fingers pinching her chin, testing her breath. Their spit and foul breath sprayed onto her face, "While you're still breathing, take these two worthless things and get out of here! Get out far away!"

The woman cried, "Mother, I won't leave, I won't leave..."

"I won't let you! You have to leave today, whether you want to or not!" The old woman raged, "Eldest daughter-in-law! Second daughter-in-law! Throw these troublemakers out for me!"

A plump woman picked up Tang Shiyue.

But the woman clung to the door frame, hoarsely saying, "I won't leave! I was born into the Tang family, and I'll die as a ghost of the Tang family! If you try to drive me away again, I'll just throw myself to death right here!"

"Go ahead and throw yourself! Go ahead and do it!" the old woman said sternly, "I'll only be relieved if you really die! It's just a matter of wasting a straw mat! Don't stop her, let her do it! Everyone can testify that she sought death on her own, and it has nothing to do with us! Go ahead and do it! Don't hold her back, let her do it!"

After struggling for a while, the woman dared not, and started crying again.

The old woman sneered, "I knew you were a coward! Trying to scare me! Eldest daughter-in-law! Why aren't you getting rid of her yet!"

The plump woman came over, lifted her by the shoulders, and dragged her out. The woman struggled and cried, kicking her legs, but she couldn't do anything. She was dragged out of the door and thrown onto the ground, and the two children were thrown next to her.

Tang Shiyue rolled in the mud, struggling to say something, but she couldn't catch her breath and fainted.

When she woke up again, she saw a low, dilapidated thatched roof, with a dirty, leaky basket hanging from the dark beams. The doors and windows were all in disrepair, making a clattering sound in the wind, and there were no beddings on the bed, only some straw.

A messy memory appeared in her mind, and after a long time, she had to reluctantly believe that she had crossed over.

This village was called Jubao Village, and she didn't know the dynasty.

Her name was still Tang Shiyue, and she was a fool... a real fool.

The fierce woman just now was her grandmother, surnamed Sun.

The crying woman was her mother, surnamed Wang.

Her father was already dead.

The real Tang Shiyue was also dead, so she had crossed over.

Damn it, why! She disappeared, and her family must be devastated!

Her whole body ached, and she was really hungry!

Wang sat next to her, and from somewhere, she found a broken wooden basin, filled it with water, and sat down, meticulously tidying her clothes and hair.

Tang Shiyue didn't want to reveal herself for the time being, so she could only wait silently. But after waiting for more than half an hour, Wang was still grooming herself as if she would never finish. Tang Shiyue couldn't bear it and tentatively whispered, "Hungry."

As soon as she mentioned hunger, Tang Shiyue also started crying softly, "Mother, I'm hungry! I'm hungry!"

"Mother is hungry too," Wang stopped her actions, choking, "I didn't expect your grandmother to be so heartless, actually driving us out! She didn't think about how we, a widow and orphan, would survive! Is what she's doing right by your father underground! I'm really so unlucky..."

She kept talking, but she never moved, and Tang Shiyue became more and more speechless as she listened.

She struggled to sit up, but she couldn't move at all. Her whole body was in pain, and she could only silently look at the ceiling.

Honestly, in her own world, she had family and friends, living a glorious life. Of course, she didn't want to cross over, but now that she had, she wasn't afraid.

She started as a child star and grew up on set, mostly in period dramas. She was very selective about her roles and had strict demands on herself. For every drama she filmed, she would learn and understand everything in it, so she had learned a lot of things, like a walking encyclopedia!

So, crossing over, she just thought of it as filming an extremely long period drama!

She just didn't know if her incredible luck had followed her. Not to boast, but she was a winner wherever she went, but if she had the luck of a koi fish, it would undoubtedly make things easier and more spectacular.

Just then, from a distance, a familiar loud voice rang out, "How dare you talk to your mother like that? The school costs me a lot of money every day, just to educate you, an ungrateful little brat?"

Wang's face lit up, "It's Rong'er! Rong'er is back!"

She hurriedly got off the kang and rushed downstairs, taking a moment to tidy her clothes before running over.

Rong'er? Her elder brother in this body? Tang Shiyue closed her eyes and listened quietly.

This is the old Tang family mansion, which is only about ten meters away from the current Tang family. Sun Pozi's loud voice could be heard clearly, interspersed with the voice of a young man, probably going through puberty, slightly hoarse, and not very clear in what he was saying.

Sun Pozi scolded, "Stop talking nonsense! I don't understand your fancy words! I'll make it clear now, if you want to follow your ill-fated mother, then get out now. I'll pretend I don't have a grandson like you. From now on, don't expect a single penny for your education or a grain of rice from me!"

Suddenly, there was a commotion outside.

Tang Shiyue didn't know what was happening, but she clenched her teeth and managed to climb up, looking out through the wall hole.

In the dim light, she saw a handsome young man in plain clothes kneeling on the ground, speaking a few words with a straight back, then kowtowing steadily to Sun Pozi.

Perhaps due to the lingering emotions of the original owner, she felt a wave of heartache and discomfort at seeing him like this.

Mrs. Wang cried beside him, wanting to pull him up, but the young man refused to get up. He kowtowed three times firmly, even breaking his forehead, then stood up, supporting Mrs. Wang and left.

The onlookers in the village exploded with noise.

After all, a worthless girl leaving wasn't a big deal, but a grown man leaving was.

Sun Pozi didn't expect him to be so stubborn, and became furious, jumping and cursing, "You heartless brat! Your father is watching you from heaven! Even the ancestors can't tolerate such an ungrateful bastard like you! I'm telling you, my family doesn't need you! Don't come back after leaving!"

She also scolded Mrs. Wang, "You, the bringer of misfortune! Our old Tang family has been cursed for eight generations. How did we end up with such a troublesome woman like you? You've ruined the good reputation of the old Tang family..."