Vivian Hsu

  Wuya hadn't come out of her confinement yet, and several people didn't want to go in either. They just had someone pass on a few words outside. Mingfei said to Zisu: "Tell your master that taking good care of herself is the priority, don't let any illness take root, or it won't be pretty. If there's anything lacking, just come to me for it, don't suffer in silence."

  Rong Gui felt that Guifei Niangniang was the kind of person who could do anything, with a flick of her tongue, anyone became good in her eyes. Looking at it, she was not only virtuous and magnanimous but also gentle and kind, truly possessing all the good qualities.

  Sixth Brother's body is weak, and he can't even provide for the noble lady, but when he heard that the Imperial Concubine had come to see him, he was initially frightened but then calmed down. The Imperial Concubine wanted to get rid of her, but what method hadn't she tried? There was no need to make any moves at this time. In her opinion, the Imperial Concubine didn't care which one the Emperor favored; she cared about something else.

  She half-reclined on the kang and replied to Mingfei's words: "The slave has remembered everything, thank you for your concern, Imperial Concubine."

  After leaving the residence of Uya Günpü, he changed direction and went to Chonghui Palace where Cheng Guiying lived.

  Cheng Piao was a woman as lovely as an orchid, with skin as white as snow and eyes as black as jade, though not very large, seemed to be able to flow out water, wearing a moon-blue cheongsam standing there, from afar it seemed that the fragrance of orchids could be smelled.

  Mingfei glanced at Peiyu, and Peiyu hastily stepped forward to support Cheng Jun: "Master Cheng, no need for excessive courtesy."

  Cheng Yi finally bowed her head and said: "I have seen the noble consort, I have seen two sisters."

  Cheng was a very gentle woman, but she didn't have any coquettishness at all. The other consorts found it hard to dislike her.

  Mingfei smiled and took her hand into the house: "Didn't I tell you to pass on the message? You didn't let you come out, but you insisted on coming out. We came to see you, not to trouble you."

  Cheng Piao smiled lightly and said, "The imperial physician said that this month is a good time to move around. I was also feeling cooped up in the house, so when you, Noble Consort, and the two sisters arrived, I came out for a walk."

  Yi Pei's sharp eyes looked at the paintings hanging on both sides of the house: "Looking at the style, this must be painted by my sister."

  As they spoke, everyone sat down on their chairs.

  Cheng Piao's face turned slightly red with embarrassment: "It was just something I drew casually when I had nothing to do, and before I could even change it, my sister saw it."

  Mingfei also glanced around slightly: "I don't think it looks like a messy painting, it's more like Li Tang's work that my sister loves."

  Cheng Su's smile deepened, revealing a shallow dimple: "After all, it's the Honorable Consort, one glance and I knew."

  Cheng Fei seems to be a very delicate woman, but she must also be very cautious. As for Seventh Brother's leg, no one knows what happened, but one thing is certain: after the incident with Seventh Brother's leg, Cheng Fei completely withdrew from the imperial concubine stage.

  Mingfei was different from these women without a background, she didn't entirely need the emperor's favor to consolidate her position, to some extent, she and the emperor were mutually beneficial.

  It is precisely because of this that these flower-like women wither completely when they lose their favor.

  She sighed and patted Cheng Pin's hand.

  The sensitive Empress was startled by the sorrowful and sympathetic emotions that occasionally flashed in Mingfei's eyes. What does this mean? Could it be that she has some calamity looming over her head?

  She almost subconsciously protected her belly, she could not care about anything else, but she couldn't help but care about the child in her womb. For women in the harem, if they didn't have children, their lives would be like a blank sheet of paper. She had never dared to hope for the emperor's long-lasting favor, because it had never happened before!

  In Mingfei's view, Cheng Jun's defensive action was actually a defense against her, and she couldn't help but feel a little unhappy in her heart. She wasn't someone whose brain had been kicked, so what could she do at this time?

  Yi Pin and Rong Pin looked at Ming Fei's face, which was not very good, and they both felt a little pleased with themselves. Who else could have offended the noble consort? The noble consort wasn't as easy to get along with as she seemed.

  The atmosphere suddenly became strange, and Yihuan and Ronghuan also became tongue-tied, not saying a word. Mingfei lost interest in staying any longer, so she stood up: "Fourth Brother might be looking for me now, I'll leave first, take care of yourself, sister."

  Cheng Piao looked at him and didn't seem as fluent as before, and only responded with a faint "yes".

  Mingfei heard from people downstairs that before she became a concubine, she had "tidied up" the house.

  Ming Fei sneered, "I didn't mean to hurt her, but she's being so defensive. I was thinking of helping out a bit, but since she can handle it herself, I won't bother intervening."

  Pei Yu gave Ming Fei a cup of tea: "Master, don't bother with those people anymore. They are obviously shallow and can't see the situation clearly. People like this, even if you protect them, how long can you do it? Sooner or later, something will happen. It's better to let go now, Master, and be more at ease."

  Mingfei smiled and said, "Your insight is getting more and more different, a few words can make your master feel comfortable in his heart. It's true that we don't do those nameless good deeds, we just take care of our own affairs."

  As he spoke, he took a sip of tea: "By the way, has Wang Wanqiang come back?"

  Wang Wanqiang's voice had already responded with a "yes" and came in running: "I've already passed on the message, Madame Tong said she will definitely take good care of Miss Minglan."

  Ming Fei smiled and glanced at him: "You're getting faster and faster."

  Wang Wanqiang immediately said: "Isn't this because the master wants to use people? I don't even want to drink another mouthful of tea, just pass on the message and leave!"

  Mingfei looked at him again, and Wang Wanjun immediately lowered his head. Mingfei said slowly: "You like to stroll around in 49 City when you have nothing to do, I don't mind, you are an old man in front of me, if you like strolling, go for a walk, I like loyalty, there is no shortage of people in front of me, just do what I ask you to do when something needs to be done, it's just..."

  Mingfei turned her head and looked at Wang Wanjun coldly, saying: "Tell me about your adopted son."

  Wang Wanqiang did not dare to argue back, and with a thud, he knelt down on the ground.

  Eunuchs liked to adopt sons outside, waiting for their own death to support themselves in old age. Wang Wanqiang's son was called Wang Bisheng, a 13-year-old boy who had grown into a tyrant in the city of 49. He was also a forced singer girl met by Nuomu and Qingfu when they went out drinking, taken down by someone who acted bravely. He shouted: "Do you know who my godfather is? My godfather is Wang Wanqiang! Do you know..."

  His half-sentence had not been finished, when he was punched in the abdomen by Batu next to Qingfu: "Who cares who your father is? The prince breaks the law and is punished equally with the common people. Is your father more powerful than the emperor?! Get out of here quickly, Grandpa sees you a few times and beats you up a few times!"

  Wang Bishe let out a few vicious words, but still knew better than to run away. However, as soon as he entered the alleyway, he was robbed by someone - naturally it was Qing Fu and Nuomu Tu who had done it, because this kind of person who would cause trouble for the imperial concubine couldn't be allowed to run wild outside; a single rat dropping could spoil an entire pot of porridge.

  Ming Fei said faintly: "You don't have to look for him anymore, your adopted son is at the Tong Mansion."

  "I'm useless..."

  "Ha! You can't just raise him without teaching him the ways of the world. If you're going to take care of him, you should teach him how to be a good person. But instead, you've been insincere in your treatment of him. How do you expect him to wholeheartedly take care of you in your old age? The child's nature isn't bad, I'll have someone from my household discipline him for two days and then return him to you. From now on, you should spend at least an hour every day teaching him the ways of being a good person, so he knows what propriety, righteousness, integrity, and shame are, as well as the three cardinal guides and five constant virtues. Got it?"

  Wang Wanqiang broke out in a cold sweat, and didn't know what this little guy had done to offend the imperial concubine. Fortunately, his master was magnanimous.

  "Go down," said Mingfei with a wave of her hand.

  Wang Wanqiang slowly backed out by himself.

  Mingfei glanced at Wang's family and several others: "Everyone should restrain their families well, and after what happened to Wang Wanjun's adopted son, such things cannot happen again."

  These people were all present when Lan Xiang entered the palace and they also knew what Wang Bi Sheng had done, and one by one acknowledged it.

  On the day of Xuzhi's little daughter entering the palace, it was still drizzling outside. Minglan was dressed up like a little girl from a painting, and Xiaozhuang pulled her to take a look: "Su Mo, doesn't she look just like the young Empress when she was little?"

  Su Mo carefully examined it: "It's like, really like, just like a person!"

  Minglan was getting along swimmingly in the palace, with no one being afraid of her. She glanced around and looked at Mingfei: "Noble Consort sister, are Ancestor and Shu Mumu praising Minglan?"

  Ming Fei chuckled and rubbed her head: "How can saying you're like your sister be a compliment?"

  Minglan blinked her long eyelashes and said with self-absorption: "Because Princess Ronghe is the most beautiful one Minglan has ever seen!"

  Everyone laughed at Empress Dowager Ci Xi's words: "This child is so eloquent, his mouth must be smeared with honey."

  Ming Lan added a bit of lip gloss and shook her head: "No honey!"

  Xiao Zhuang laughed so hard that her eyes disappeared: "Come over, come in front of the old ancestor, this little girl is too lovable!"

  Minglan glanced at Mingfei, saw her nodding, and then obediently walked to the front of Xiaozhuang, allowing Xiaozhuang to hug her into his arms and rub her for a while. However, the little girl couldn't help but pout because her clothes and hair were messed up, so Xiaozhuang coaxed her and had someone take her in to tidy up.

  Just then, someone outside said that today's protagonist has arrived.

  I also don't know where the words "not eating well and not dressing warmly" came from. A two-year-old child can already walk steadily, wearing coarse but clean and tidy clothes, especially the little girl's face is rosy, without any signs of malnutrition. Behind her followed a woman in her thirties, probably the little girl's aunt, who didn't dare to say much and immediately bowed her head to pay respects.

  The little girl obediently knelt down with them.

  This family was probably not poor from the start. At least within three generations, it was a wealthy household. The woman's movements still showed some remnants of her past life.

  Filial and gentle words: "But Xu Zhidu's thousand gold and distant brother-in-law?"

  The woman hastily replied: "This is Xu Niu's wife, Xu Ruoqiong, the daughter of Old Master Xu."

  Ming Fei's lips pursed tightly, fortunately the tea water in her mouth didn't spill out, this name...

  Xiao Zhuang smiled and said: "Quickly go and help them up, offer a seat to Xu Niu Shi, and bring this girl before the Ai family."

  A two-year-old child suddenly appeared in a strange place, not showing any panic or disorder, and didn't even take a wrong step. If it wasn't for her complete innocence, she would be an extremely precocious child. Mingfei thought that she was more inclined to be precocious, having lost both parents and undergone huge changes at home, anyone who didn't change would be abnormal.

  Xu Ruoxuan also paid respects to Xiaozhuang, who hastily pulled her up: "What a good child! How old are you?"

  The little girl's bright black eyes glanced at Xiaozhuang and then lowered her head: "In reply to the Empress Dowager, I am already two years old."

  Xiang Zhuang smiled and said: "Ah, at just two years old, you can speak so clearly, what a clever child."

  She glanced at Su Mo, and Su Mo quickly brought out the Fang Xi that had been prepared early, and opened the box. Inside, a pair of crimson agate inlaid with red gemstones appeared, obviously meant for children of this age.

  The little girl's eyes sparkled, and she finally pursed her lips.

  Xiao Zhuang smiled and said: "This is for you, take it and play with it."

  The little girl said softly: "Can this slave take it?"

  Su Mo smiled and said: "It's what our ancestors have rewarded you with, of course you can take it."

  She turned around and looked at Xu Niu, saw that Xu Niu slightly nodded to her, then happily put it away, obviously very delighted, this time also revealed a full ten points of childishness.

  Just then, Minglan also came out from behind.

  Minglan bounced and jumped to Mingfei's side, calling out "Noble Consort Sister", before stopping in front of her. After sizing up Xu Ruoyan standing in front of her for a few moments, she spotted the bangle in the box and smiled: "So you're Young Master Xu's treasured daughter?"

  Ming Lan was like a radiant moving object, and when she smiled with her eyebrows curved upwards, she became even more dazzling. Xu Ruo Xuan was momentarily stunned, then awkwardly greeted Ming Lan, who chuckled and pulled her over: "Hey, you don't have to greet me, where are you sitting? I'll sit with you."

  She raised her head again to ask for Ci Xiang's opinion: "Ancestor, is it okay if the slave girl sits with Miss Xu?"

  Xiang Zhuang smiled and said: "Alright, how can it not be? Go get a small bed for the two little ones to squeeze together."

  Ming Fei looked at him with increasing trepidation, perhaps because she herself was a transmigrator, and also due to the matter of Ming Yue, when she looked at people, she would involuntarily wonder if they were also transmigrators.

  However, Xu Ruoxuan's words and deeds, as well as her behavior, are extremely consistent with the image of a two-year-old precocious child, but people's unconscious actions can always reveal their true thoughts.

  When asked about her age, although she looked calm on the surface, the small hand that was exposed under her sleeve could still be seen tightly clenched, indicating that she was extremely patient. A two-year-old child, even if precocious, would not be able to remain calm and composed in such a tense situation, which is absolutely impossible. So why was she so tense? Because she feared these overly intelligent people would discover her abnormality, but instead had the opposite effect.

  It was unexpected for someone like Minglan, who had been high above others since childhood, to be so gentle and courteous to a commoner woman like her. From her point of view, it was surprising, and she was stunned, if it were a normal two-year-old child, she wouldn't have changed like that.

  As she thought of this, her gaze changed when looking at Xu Ruoxian. In her eyes, everything that could threaten her was dangerous. There was just one thing she didn't think much about - if Xu Ruoxian really did come from another time and place, wouldn't she be someone who knew all about Qing dynasty history? Or perhaps she wouldn't be a historical idiot? Or maybe she definitely came from the future?

  Author's note: This transmigrated woman is a normal one, beautiful people don't have to be afraid

  Here is the translation:

  Let's talk about Consort Cheng, she isn't unintelligent, it's just that among this group of women, she wasn't clever enough, so she was destined to be a failure. However, who knows what will happen in the future? After all, Seventh Prince may not have done well during Kangxi's reign, but he did okay during Yongzheng's (I didn't get it wrong, did I?). Consort Cheng's days after Kangxi's ascension should have been better than those of some other consorts like Rong and Yi. However, she was able to survive because she was clever; the reason she didn't have a high position during Kangxi's reign was that she wasn't clever enough.

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