allonlinenovel Chapter 98 The concubine who died young in the novel "The Emperor Takes His Minister's Wif
Chapter 98 The concubine who died young in the novel "The Emperor Takes His Minister's Wif
When she regained consciousness, Le Yan had only one thought in her mind: she hadn't drunk the Meng Po soup.
The second time she didn't drink the Meng Po soup, Le Yan seriously suspected that she had someone in the underworld.
Otherwise, it's Meng Po who neglected her duties.
After silently grumbling to herself, Le Yan stopped thinking about why she hadn't drunk the Meng Po soup.
She felt incredibly calm, able to accept anything with equanimity. So what if she was reborn with her memories intact? What was the big deal...?
It's really not a big deal.
Le Yan opened her eyes, looked at the antique-style decor in front of her, and at her own attire, then silently closed her eyes again.
This is really serious!
This time it wasn't a rebirth!
Her body clearly belongs to a teenage girl, and she even has this kind of outfit that you usually only see in period dramas. She's definitely stepped out of an ancient novel!
Her head was throbbing with pain. Thinking about her previous two lives, Le Yan could only pray that this world was a simple ancient novel with nothing major happening, and not some palace intrigue or domestic power struggle, otherwise she was afraid she wouldn't live long.
As I was praying, a sudden pain shot through my head, and a flood of memories rushed to my mind.
She frowned as she accepted the memories, and then completely gave up hope.
Her current name is Qian Leyan. She is the legitimate daughter of a fourth-rank official in the capital of the Da Ning Dynasty, and she is sixteen years old.
Although she was the legitimate daughter, her father favored his concubine over his wife and forced his first wife to her death. For the first sixteen years, the original owner lived a less comfortable life than some of the concubine's daughters. She was always confined to a dilapidated courtyard, with only a wet nurse and a thin little maidservant serving her.
The reason she is dressed in such luxurious clothes and in such a magnificent room is not because her scumbag father has had a change of heart and is treating her well, but because the original owner was pushed out by her scumbag father and stepmother to take the blame for her half-sister.
The Da Ning Dynasty is a dynasty that has only lasted for two generations. The current emperor is the second emperor of Da Ning, Emperor Kangning, who has been on the throne for three years.
Unlike his predecessor, the new emperor implemented a harsh and tyrannical regime. He killed several ministers as soon as he ascended the throne, and the following year he also killed all his brothers and uncles.
In the third year of his reign, Emperor Kangning finally held a selection of concubines and brought them into the palace. However, he killed one of them every few days, causing widespread panic. Behind his back, people called Emperor Kangning a tyrant.
Now, the tyrant has started a talent show, requiring officials with daughters of marriageable age to send one of their daughters to participate.
The Qian family happened to have two daughters of marriageable age: one was the original owner of this body, and the other was her half-sister who was a few months younger than her.
The scumbag father was a scumbag father to the original owner, but to his half-sister, he was the best father in the world. Faced with this situation, he naturally pushed the original owner out to his death without even thinking.
She was, after all, his own daughter. The scumbag father, clinging to the last shred of conscience, specially bought her a nice set of clothes before sending her to the palace.
This is the Chuxiu Palace, where all the young women await the emperor's summons. Those chosen are given a nameplate, while those not chosen are sent home.
None of the young women in the imperial harem wanted to be chosen by Emperor Kangning. If they were chosen, they had no other choice but to die.
The original owner was different. She wanted to stay in the palace, even if she was to be killed by the tyrant in the end, rather than suffer in the Qian family and be married off to some random person and tormented to death.
Sensing the lingering emotions of the original owner, Le Yan silently clenched her handkerchief, feeling both heartache for the suffering the original owner had endured and shock at the original owner's thoughts.
For the original owner, this opportunity to enter the palace and meet the emperor was simply the perfect chance to avenge her mother.
If she rushes up to assassinate Emperor Kangning upon seeing him, and shouts that the Qian family is plotting a rebellion, given Emperor Kangning's tyrannical nature, he's sure he'll punish the entire Qian family, including nine generations of their relatives.
The original owner hated everyone in the Qian family equally; if she was going to die, they would all die with her.
Her heart pounded. Moved by the emotions left behind by the original owner, Le Yan couldn't help but raise her hand to touch the silver hairpin in her hair.
This was the tool the original owner intended to use to assassinate Emperor Kangning.
After thinking it over for a moment, Leyan silently made a decision.
She decided to hold back for now and see how easy it was to survive in this world. If it was difficult, she would grant the original owner's wish, go and seek her own death, and take the entire Qian family with her in one fell swoop.
If we all die together, we won't have to worry about being alone on our journey to the underworld.
But if she could still survive, she would carefully try to survive, and then think of a way to help the original owner take revenge and wipe out her scumbag father's family.
Having made up her mind, Le Yan nodded seriously, feeling that she had prepared for both possibilities.
The original owner's lingering emotions gradually dissipated as Le Yan's thoughts unfolded, leaving only a soft "thank you" lingering in Le Yan's heart.
She couldn't help but raise her hand to her chest, feeling the strong, powerful heartbeat. She lowered her eyes slightly and thought, "If there truly are gods in the underworld, please grant the poor soul a happy life."
"squeak"
The door was pushed open, and a rather thin maidservant carried in the meal, her face beaming with excitement. "Miss, come quickly! The meal smells so good today, it looks delicious!"
The maid's name was Hongdou, given by the original owner of the body, because the most delicious thing the original owner had ever eaten in her life was red bean cake.
Hongdou and the original owner had been inseparable for over ten years, nominally mistress and servant, but in reality, they were already sisters.
Thinking of this, Le Yan suppressed the complicated feelings in her heart and quickly stepped forward to help Hong Dou put the food on the table.
"Miss, please have a seat, I'll take care of it."
Hongdou quickly pulled Leyan down and pressed her down to sit, muttering, "Miss, the headmistress said you can't do things for me anymore. You are the master and I am the servant. If we are caught, we will be severely punished."
Last time, because her young mistress helped her carry her bundle, she was caught by the headmistress and severely punished with a ruler. She couldn't let her young mistress be punished again.
As Hongdou recited, Leyan also remembered what had happened before. She raised her hand, and there were still marks from the ruler on her palm, showing how hard the instructor had hit her.
Le Yan sighed, "There are just too many rules in the palace."
Hongdou dared not echo her, afraid of being overheard, but she nodded vigorously.
She felt the same way.
Although there are many rules in the palace, it is still better than the disgusting Qian family.
At the very least, no one will feed the young lady leftovers, nor will she be forced to sleep in the woodshed, and certainly not everyone will be able to trample on her.