Quick Transmigration: The Mad Beauty Refuses to Be the Scapegoat!-Chapter 506 - 19: The Cannon Fodder Vase in the Scheming Novel (Part 19)
Zhao Ziyuan bit her lip, her lips trembling.
She also felt that she looked utterly ridiculous now.
But was this just about a plate of grapes?
In Chu Yunxuan’s eyes, yes.
It was Zhao Ziyuan making a fuss.
The two parted ways unhappily, Chu Yunxuan sweeping his sleeve in departure, leaving Zhao Ziyuan sitting there in a daze, her chest heaving violently.
This damned ancient times, this damned feudal society, it was about to devour her whole, leaving not even bones!
"I guess Zhao Ziyuan must be hating this incapable era of women now."
Little Buding aptly quipped.
Jiang Lai was eating grapes, immersed in a wooden tub, surrounded by wooden planks, with only her head exposed, eyes narrowed, enjoying the steam.
"Heh...when she thinks of becoming Empress, she doesn’t seem to resent this era so much."
"As fellow transmigrators, shouldn’t the two of you have a mutual understanding?"
Little Buding just loved to disgust Jiang Lai.
Jiang Lai was indifferent.
"All dogs, and I haven’t seen you having a mutual understanding with the stray dogs on the street."
"Pah! Nothing good can come out of a dog’s mouth!"
Jiang Lai chuckled.
"Either she should consistently hate this era or accept it even if tamed, but she just can’t, once she gets a bit of power in her hand, start oppressing women who were once like her, can she?
She knows full well it’s hard for women to live in this era, yet she still chooses to harm the original owner, right?
For what? To overthrow the product of this feudal society like the original owner?
Bull, she just likes to play with power."
Once standing atop the feudal society, she doesn’t resist, instead, she begins to maintain it.
After all, if everyone were free and equal, what power of life and death would she have left?
Someone like her, Jiang Lai couldn’t possibly have a mutual understanding with.
What’s more, Jiang Lai has never really empathized with anyone in her life, rarely feeling anything akin to sympathy or compassion, except for Little Buding, he reminded her too much of the pug her family used to keep, it made Jiang Lai pity him.
An angry Chu Yunxuan went directly back to the study, and while he was too agitated to read anything, a timid call came from outside the door.
"Your Highness, are you busy? I brought you some soup, may I bring it in?"
The woman’s voice was soft and gentle, without a hint of sharpness, like a docile and obedient cat curling up at one’s feet, making one’s heart melt.
Chu Yunxuan frowned and hesitated for a moment before speaking.
"Come in."
Chun Niang walked in with a bowl of soup, her steps light and slow, carefully placing the bowl beside Chu Yunxuan, and before he could speak, she tentatively asked.
"Your Highness, you don’t look well, do you need Chun Niang to give you a shoulder massage?"
"No need, just leave it there and go out."
Chun Niang lowered her eyes, replied somewhat dejectedly, and turned to leave, just then she accidentally stepped on something round on the floor, losing her balance and falling to the side unexpectedly.
A fragrance filled the air, and the woman on his legs was all soft, like dough that could be kneaded at will.
Chun Niang hurriedly got up and then bent over to pick up the scroll from the ground and hand it to Chu Yunxuan.
"Your Highness, I didn’t mean to."
The woman’s panicked appearance also resembled a small animal.
Chu Yunxuan’s face softened.
"I know, go back."
"Then will Your Highness come to listen to the music tonight?"
Chu Yunxuan paused in his movements, replying casually.
"We’ll see then."
Chun Niang didn’t insist further, she slowed her steps and quietly left.
The moment she stepped out of Chu Yunxuan’s courtyard, she went straight to Jiang Lai’s place.
"Prince Consort, I did as you said, Your Highness’s attitude towards me has softened quite a bit, but for further things, he still seems very...very reluctant."
Jiang Lai smiled.
"If he doesn’t make a move, you do. If he doesn’t kick you out, it means he won’t refuse."
"Really? Wouldn’t doing this make Your Highness disgusted?"
Jiang Lai looked at her, her tone steady.
"Are you still an unmarried young girl hoping to find mutual love with him? Chun Niang, if you really think like that, I’d be very disappointed in you."
Does it even matter if he’s disgusted or not?
Isn’t it enough to achieve the goal?
Chun Niang was startled by these words and hurriedly shook her head.
"Chun Niang will not, I understand, as long as I’m pregnant, life will be good for both the Prince Consort and me."
Chun Niang was still clear-headed, knowing what she wanted, which is why Jiang Lai was willing to give her a chance.
That night, deep into the night, Little Buding suddenly mentioned.
"Chu Yunxuan went to Chun Niang’s courtyard."
Jiang Lai was drowsy.
"Hmm."
"Tsk tsk tsk, do you think Chun Niang will be PUA’ed and then counter against you?"
Jiang Lai turned over, her voice lazy.
"Don’t worry, a gambler will only be PUA’ed by mahjong, not by a man."
"Oh, you do know gamblers well, don’t you?"
"I also know that a little assistant who doesn’t sleep at night will drop dead."
"..."
Little Buding fell silent.
That damned Jiang Lai, never a good word out of her mouth all day long.
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In the morning, a bowl of clear porridge with small dishes, although still not filling, Jiang Lai now could easily control her appetite.
The dieting results during this time had been significant, with Little Buding as a walking encyclopedia, Jiang Lai lost weight evenly and gracefully, not only did her figure become more shapely, but her complexion also became more radiant, and with a red cloak and simple makeup, she resembled a voluptuous beauty stepping out from an ancient painting, full of grace and allure.
Little He marveled at Jiang Lai’s transformation.
The young lady had slimmed back to how she was at the Taishi Mansion, but now she looked even more striking and radiant than she had been there, mainly it was the change in her eyes, always sparkling, captivating anyone who looked at them.
After breakfast, Jiang Lai planned to stroll out of the mansion.
Now Chu Yunxuan had completely stopped visiting her side, so Jiang Lai didn’t need to inform him when she went out, in short, she did whatever she wanted, and everyone in the mansion knew about the rift between the two, and they all worried for Jiang Lai.
Jiang Lai herself enjoyed her leisure time, occasionally wandering the streets, buying some clothes and accessories, if not wearing them herself, then she gave them away to pass the time.
Today she went straight to Zhuangyuan Street under the city gate tower, that area was bustling, mainly inhabited by high-ranking officials and nobility like the Prime Minister and the Prince.
The carriage pulled over, Jiang Lai lifted the curtain, looking towards a spot in the street, where there was a sign for free medical consultations.
Little He, with sharp eyes, immediately spotted it.
"Hey, isn’t that our mansion’s healer? What’s she doing there?"
"Why don’t you go take a look and find out?"
There happened to be a tavern opposite, Jiang Lai didn’t drink but still ordered a pot, also ordering good tea, drinking quietly by herself, her gaze fixed on a corner of the consultation area below.
It was bustling with people coming and going, many gathered there, creating a lively scene.
