In the 45th year of the Kangxi Emperor's reign, in the backyard of the Fourth Prince.

Chang Leshu looked sickly at the stir-fried dish in front of her, which was poorly seasoned and unappetizing, with the oil almost solidified. She tried to eat it a few times, but it was too hard to eat, so she had to give up.

"Xiao Lan, take the food downstairs."

"Yes, Princess."

Le Shu felt very unlucky. She studied hard and worked hard, and the rewards were plentiful. She was only in her early thirties and already owned a house and a car in a big city, achieving financial freedom. If nothing unexpected happened, her life should not be too bad.

But as expected, something unexpected happened. She didn't experience any heart-wrenching betrayal, but she was just unlucky and contracted a terminal illness, eventually dying in the hospital.

When she opened her eyes again, she had become a princess in the harem of the fourth prince of the Kangxi Emperor of the Qing Dynasty, who was about to die of illness as soon as she entered the mansion. Her name was Chang Leshu.

The original owner is now seventeen years old, a Manchu bannerwoman from the Bordered White Banner. Although her name sounds like a Han Chinese name, her surname is actually Sakda. As for her family background, she has no family background at all, and her father doesn't even hold an official position.

With an outstanding appearance, exceptionally so, it would be an understatement to describe her as a rare and beautiful woman. With such a face, she should be destined for the imperial harem, or perhaps she will be eliminated early due to some unexpected event during the selection process.

But she was exceptionally lucky. She managed to evade several attempts and made it to the final selection. After Kangxi looked at the candidates ahead of him, he had something to do and left the rest to Consort Tong and the four consorts.

The original owner was given a nameplate because of the subtle exchanges between Consort De and Consort Yi, and was mistakenly assigned by the Empress Dowager to become a concubine in the Fourth Prince's harem.

Despite her humble background and striking beauty, she had some bad luck when she first entered the manor. The Fourth Master went out on business and then "accidentally" fell ill. She never recovered from this illness and was sick on and off for three months before passing away.

Then Chang Leshu transmigrated, and her start was terrible. She didn't eat well, dressed well, and only had Xiao Lan to serve her. A princess should at least have two maids and a eunuch to serve her, but she only had Xiao Lan to serve her.

It wasn't that Xiaolan was loyal; it was that she didn't dare to leave. She had no connections, no way out, and wasn't tactful enough, so she thought she would wait until the original owner left before devising a plan.

The game started in hell mode, and Le Shu almost wanted to hang herself and start over. The reason she didn't was because she had a golden finger that every transmigrated woman needed: a sign-in system.

There aren't many places to sign in, and the items aren't particularly magical. You sign in once a day, and sometimes you get silver, sometimes gold, but most of the time it's food. The first time she signed in, she got a special medicine. Otherwise, given the way the government treats her illness, she probably won't get better.

After having Xiaolan take the food downstairs, Le Shu went into the room. She didn't need to worry about being disturbed. Xiaolan had a lot to do. Le Shu had recently earned some money and gave some to Xiaolan, who then worked much harder.

[Check-in]

[Check-in complete]

Le Shu received a simple meal with vegetables, meat, and rice. It tasted pretty good, much better than what the main kitchen made.

She doesn't have to worry about Xiaolan finding out when she sneaks food, mainly because she has a lot of things to do.

However, this situation had to be changed. She took out all the gold and silver she had recently received from signing in: 150 taels of silver and 10 taels of gold.

That evening, Le Shu called Xiao Lan over.

"Xiao Lan, the food delivered from the main kitchen these past few days has become increasingly inedible. I heard the other day that you know someone in the main kitchen. Take this bag of silver and see if you can get some ingredients and seasonings, and also buy a small pot. That way, the two of us can cook something to eat in the tea room. With the weather getting colder, what do you think?"

Although Xiaolan isn't particularly clever, she's not stupid. Now that Le Shu has recovered from her illness and has her face intact, her future looks promising, and Xiaolan wants to invest in her.

Xiao Lan naturally agreed with Le Shu's instructions.

"This servant will take care of it right away, Your Highness. Don't worry, the person I know is one of the people in charge of purchasing for the manor."

Even the worst people from the Imperial Household Department have connections behind them, it's just a matter of degree.

"I trust you to do things properly, here you go."

Le Shu gave Xiao Lan ten taels of silver, which was a considerable sum, just to encourage her to do her best.

Xiao Lan took the money and did her best. Setting up a "small kitchen" in the tea room wasn't a big deal, especially since their place of residence was very remote.

With the makeshift kitchen set up, the weather getting colder and the ingredients lasting longer, and with both Xiaolan and Leshu having some cooking skills, their lives gradually became less difficult.

The food that Le Shu received after signing in was gone, replaced by other usable items, mostly silver, ranging from five to twenty taels.

She guessed that the check-in system should determine the content of the check-in based on her own needs.

The slush fund was compensated, which is not bad.

But as the weather got colder, Xiaolan couldn't help but whisper something in her ear.

“Princess, the charcoal sent by the Imperial Household Department is all of inferior quality. It produces too much smoke and is unusable. Also, the kang (heated brick bed) in your room is broken. Now that you are better, should we go and pay our respects to the Fujin (the Prince Consort)? The Master is also in the mansion.”

Xiaolan's meaning was very straightforward: she wanted to win the emperor's favor, otherwise she couldn't live her life.

Le Shu naturally wouldn't sit idly by. She had a good view on chastity. In modern times, she had a lot of boyfriends, mostly handsome young male college students. She was generous with her money and provided emotional value in return. It was a financial relationship, but they were officially boyfriend and girlfriend. Of course, she changed boyfriends quickly as well.

She was a heartless person who came to ancient times and had her lifespan extended. She was willing to become someone's concubine, as long as the benefits were great enough.

If nothing unexpected happens, the Fourth Prince will become the emperor in the future, and this benefit is enough for her to accept the Fourth Prince's impurity.

But she wasn't sure if this face was any good. She was beautiful, but historically, the Fourth Prince, Yinzhen, was known for his aversion to women and was a notorious workaholic.

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