Late at night, Ji Mansion was dimly lit, and Gu An strolled along the corridor, with memories of his childhood continually resurfacing.
Ji Mansion, as the starting point of Gu An's life, held a special place in his heart. He had a good life here from childhood to adulthood, except for the time he almost got his hand chopped off for breaking a flowerbed, but other than that, he had not been mistreated by the Ji family members, and although there were occasional conflicts among the house servants, it never escalated to a life-or-death situation.
After a century away, seeing Ji Mansion again evoked feelings of both familiarity and strangeness.
Familiar were the furnishings and the environment which hadn't changed much, but the people were strangers.
The Ji family had many branches, and the Ji Mansion where he lived was just one among thousands. There were branches of the Ji family in three different dynasties.