"Why only a one-month lifespan?" Ituma Shush felt shocked.
This is an alternate history Qing Dynasty novel with a cheat, multiple children, no romantic pairing (CP), and a slower pace...
More than three months passed quickly.
In December of the eleventh year of the Yongzheng Emperor's reign, it was another year of heavy snowfall.
Just as the poets described, "The north wind sweeps across the land, snapping the white grass; in the eighth month of the lunar calendar, snow flies in the northern sky. Suddenly, as if a spring breeze has arrived overnight, thousands of pear trees bloom."
The seventh prince, Hongzhao, was already over five months old, and he had begun to eagerly explore and observe the outside world.
That day, Ituma Shushu was sitting on an embroidered couch, sipping tea, but she seemed a little distracted.
Yes, Ituma Shushu has something on her mind.
Alas, Emperor Yongzheng's lifespan remains unchanged.
However, there's really not much she can do. She can't influence the major events of the previous dynasty, nor can she manage the affairs of the harem.
Ituma Shushu thought to himself: As a tiny figure in the tide of history, all I can do is make the most of the "Dawn Mall" cheat I've obtained.
She has now given the pills for conceiving daughters to Consort Ning, Consort Yu, and the Empress.
If there is still no news from Consort Ning, Consort Yu, or the Empress.
She planned to give the remaining five pills for producing daughters, as well as the only pill for producing sons, to the other concubines in Yongzheng's harem.
Sigh, there's nothing she can do. In the end, she can only cast a wide net. As long as there's even the slightest possibility of prolonging Yongzheng's life, she'll try it!
Although she believes that many things are within human control, she also always remembers the saying "Success is in the hands of fate," and when the time comes, she can only leave it to fate.
Ituma Shushu snapped out of her thoughts and thought to herself: I should open the "Dawn Mall" and take a look now.
So she silently said, "Dawn Mall," and then "Open."
After opening "Dawn Mall", she used her mind to create a small hand and pressed the light blue button in the upper left corner of the virtual transparent panel of "Dawn Mall".
The virtual transparent panel of "Dawn Mall" displayed:
Ituma Shushu
[Vital Energy: -5000]
Lifespan: 1 year and 7 months
Lifespan can be exchanged for vitality points.
【Additional Information】
[Yongzheng]
Lifespan: 7 months
Lifespan cannot be exchanged for vitality points.
Looking at Yongzheng's mere seven months of life, her brows furrowed in worry.
Finally, deciding to avoid seeing it altogether, Ituma Shushu immediately shut down the "Dawn Mall".
The next day was the day when the original owner's mother and sister-in-law would enter the palace to pay their respects to Ituma Shushu.
The saying "Once you enter the palace gates, it's like entering a deep sea" perfectly describes the original owner of this body.
The original owner died three years after entering the palace.
When she entered the palace, her parting with her family truly became a final farewell.
The original owner hadn't seen her family for over three years, and with the two years since her arrival, it had been more than five years since she had seen them.
Because she possesses the original owner's memories, she can empathize with her in many ways, and she knows that the original owner always missed her family.
Ituma Shushu has already sent word that the original owner's mother and sister-in-law should come to the palace to see her.
Ituma Shushu's mother, Bukur, along with her elder brother's wife, Shala, carefully followed the eunuchs on their way to the palace.
After their daughter entered the palace, how could the family not worry? However, their family was just an insignificant official in the Five Cities Military Command, and they had no way of knowing the ways of the concubines in the harem.
For the past five years, I haven't known whether my daughter is alive or dead.
"Greetings to Consort Shu," said Lady Bukur and Lady Shala, bowing.
“Mother, sister-in-law, please get up! We’re all family, no need for formalities.” Ituma Shushu quickly helped up Bukur and Shala.
After Ituma Shushu helped her mother, Bukur, up, the two embraced and wept bitterly, while her sister-in-law, Shala, comforted her from the side.
"Mother, Father, Auntie, and my brothers and sisters, are you all alright?" Ituma Shushu asked while wiping away her tears.
"Your Majesty, your father is still the same as always, but he misses you very much. Your nanny has aged a bit, but she is still as healthy as before," Bukur said softly.
"Your Majesty, your eldest brother has been trying to find out about you. An'er also often misses you, his aunt. Jun'er can even call you aunt now."
"My second brother is already married and has children, my third brother just got married but doesn't have children yet, and my fourth and fifth brothers are still young and not engaged yet," said the eldest sister-in-law, Sarah, softly.
"Speaking of my fourth and fifth brothers, now that I'm a concubine, their marriages will definitely become very popular in the future."
"My two younger siblings will definitely have a higher social standing than you, sister-in-law, but you don't need to worry too much about them then. I'll support you." Ituma Shushu said softly, holding Sarah's hand.
When the original owner was at home, Sarah took great care of her, her sister-in-law.
The original owner's twin brothers are still young, but because of Ituma Shushu, their future wives will definitely have a higher social standing than her sister-in-law, Sarah.