Transmigration: From Farmer To Empress-Chapter 1983 - 1991: Fate Brings People Together Across a Thousand Miles (Part 1)
My name is Mu Chongwen, I am one of the top three Jinshi in this dynasty. Arguably, such scholarly honor should lead to an official career, but because my older sister is the current Empress Dowager, my father worries that us brothers entering officialdom too early will lead to criticism and talk of nepotism, so he has stipulated we can only pursue official careers after the age of twenty-five. I am already twenty-four this year, not yet reaching the age my father stipulated, but next year, I can make great achievements in the officialdom!
My older sister Mu Caiwei is a legendary woman. I remember when I was young, my older sister was very timid, crying quietly when bullied. She used to get bullied often by Sister Ping from our uncle’s family. Mu Chongfu and Mu Chongcai also used to bully her, and once even broke her nose with a slingshot. At that time, she didn’t even dare to make a sound, just covered her injured nose and went home silently...
But ever since she fainted from hunger during the winter of her thirteenth year, she woke up and seemed like a different person, becoming incredibly strong. Not only did she lead us out of hunger and poverty, she even defeated rascals like our uncle and grandfather.
Under the leadership of my older sister, we not only filled our stomachs but started living a good life. Our entire family moved to the town and opened a barbecue restaurant. Back then, the Emperor, Brother-in-law, was still King Qin, and he met my older sister. At that time, my older sister was still a sallow, skinny village girl but her unique charismatic personality deeply attracted Brother-in-law King Qin. He fell in love with her, disregarded the disparity in status, broke through many obstacles, and married my older sister, making her the Crown Princess.
Later, Brother-in-law ascended the throne, becoming the Emperor of Great Jin Nation, and my older sister rightfully became the Empress, the only woman in Brother-in-law’s life in this lifetime.
In our Great Jin Nation, from kings, nobles, and high officials to peddlers, no one doesn’t know how much Brother-in-law adores my older sister. On the day of their grand wedding, Brother-in-law issued an order, declaring that no other consorts would ever be taken in the harem, thereby shattering the aspirations of those ministers who planned to send their daughters into the palace for political capital. 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖
Because of my older sister, our whole family prospered. Father was once a declining scholar but ascended swiftly in the ranks, thanks to the Emperor Brother-in-law’s promotion, reaching the position of Grand Chancellor of the Crown Prince; Mother went from being a village woman bullied by the mother-in-law in Mu Family Village, selling her hair for a living, to become a noble lady of second rank, once praised as one of the three beauties of Great Jin; Second Sister Mu Caifei married National Protector Great General Mo Ziqi, who although has a cold temperament, is indeed extremely good to Second Sister, and in their more than ten years of marriage, the husband and wife have never spoken a word of discord; Younger Sister Mu Caidie married King Jing, Brother-in-law’s younger brother, as King Jing’s consort. The couple just got married not long ago and are as inseparable as glue, bonding like one person, even us brothers feel glad seeing them.
In fact, if not for our older sister’s status as Empress, Second Sister and Younger Sister could not have married so well. Even if Mo Ziqi and King Jing favored them, our family’s status does not match theirs, and neither of them would have been qualified to become their official wives.
So, we owe everything we have now to the favor of our older sister!
Including my martial arts and scholarly skills, they were due to the blessing of my older sister, answered by Brother-in-law who had people teach us. The masters who taught me and Wu’er martial arts were Chief Guards Zhui Feng and Zhu Yue under Emperor Brother-in-law. With great care, they taught us for more than ten years, imparting their skills to us without reservation, allowing us to possess exceptional martial arts!
My literary attainments are also quite impressive. When I was very young, Brother-in-law enrolled me and Wu’er in the Royal Academy, where the most esteemed scholars of Great Jin Nation taught us to read and understand principles. Now we both have achieved scholarly honor, which was earned by our own abilities through examination, proving that in these years, we have not wasted our time, living a fulfilling life.
