Yuan Li was originally a wisp of ghost fire, drifting daily in the Underworld's Forgetfulness River. All spirits and monsters desired to devour her, calling her the "Underworld's Tang M...
Killed and fell into the lake
The next morning, Yuanli was lying on Wen Yici's chest and dreaming sweet dreams. When she opened her eyes, she saw Wen Yici staring at her.
"Princess, are you awake? You should go to the palace to pay your respects today. Besides, there's also the Queen Mother's flower viewing banquet."
In the wedding sedan yesterday, Tianshu told her that even a mortal emperor, because of the emperor's soul, daily close contact will help with cultivation. Over time, their inner cultivation will greatly increase.
Thinking of this, Yuanli made up her mind and hugged him tighter, "No hurry, before you pay your respects, come with me to get our silver back."
She had carefully calculated the bill yesterday and the money was enough for her to build half a temple for herself and a statue to support the temple.
Yuanli lifted the quilt and stepped over him, getting off the bed to change and wash. Now that she was Princess Wen, her hairpins and clothes were much more exquisite than before. This meant that the mortal emperor was also very wealthy.
In the bronze mirror, she was wearing a goose yellow long skirt and a white fur coat, which made her already fair skin even more crystal clear. Xiao Tao skillfully tied her hair into a bun, which was the most fashionable in Kyoto today, making her look particularly lively and cute.
Those eyes, as bright as glass, seemed to have gathered all the spiritual energy between heaven and earth, captivating and stunning at first sight, just like when he first met her, captivating.
In the carriage, Yuanli took his hand and interlocked their fingers. Somehow, when their eyes met, she always had the illusion that he was looking through her and seeing someone else.
Kyoto was quite lively in the early morning. The cries of vendors echoed throughout the streets and alleys, and the steamed buns of breakfast shops were filled with the fumes of smoke. The iconic carriage of Prince Wen's Mansion seemed a little abrupt. Under the attention of the people, it stopped steadily at the gate of the Shen Mansion.
She handed the token to Ziyun and asked her to take several black-armored guards into the Shen Mansion to move the dowry. Old Man Shen watched without daring to move, allowing the people from Prince Wen's Mansion to empty half of the Shen Mansion. Only then did he realize how much the prodigal son had squandered the family fortune, resulting in half of the mansion being filled with dowry.
Ziyun did not let go of a single bit, even digging out the two top-quality peach trees in the backyard. Yuanli was very satisfied.
After clearing out the Shen Mansion, the carriage drove straight towards the Princess's Mansion.
At this moment, Jiang Yue was watching the servant moving like the master of the house. When he saw her, he just covered his stomach and saluted her intentionally or unintentionally.
Yuanli quickly stepped forward to support her and said, "You are heavy, so you don't need to bow to me. Women in their first trimester must be careful."
Her voice was not small, and the people around heard most of it and talked about it.
"Princess, I..."
Yuanli grabbed her hand and interrupted her, saying, "No need to apologize. Men have always had three wives and four concubines, but this princess cannot tolerate any grain of sand in her eyes. I think that's why Chen Xuhuai hid you secretly, causing you to be pregnant for two months without a legitimate status, becoming a concubine. Don't worry, I have divorced you now. With the years of love between you and Chen Xuhuai, he should give you a legitimate status. Even if a new mistress comes into the house in the future, Chen Xuhuai will definitely not neglect you. You, blessings are yet to come."
Seeing Jiang Yue's constipated face, Yuanli felt relieved. Fortunately, she had carefully looked at the fate book of the first half of her life yesterday. Today, she could finally give the original owner some face.
Ziyun stopped the servant before he even stepped out of the door and angrily scolded him, "You dirty bastard! Can't you even remember your master's things? Take them back and let me carefully count them before moving them. Don't let Miss Jiang lose anything."
The servant knelt down in fear and begged for mercy, and the servant who had carried the things out of the house also brought them back.
After releasing Jiang Yue, Yuanli took Wen Yici's arm and said, "This princess and Ah Ci haven't entered the palace to pay their respects yet, so I won't see you off in person. Ziyun is very skillful, so you can just relax with her help."
After saying that, Yuanli and Wen Yici boarded the carriage on their own. This time, they not only got their dowry back, but also cleared their name, letting everyone know about the dirty deeds of Shen Xuhuai and Jiang Yue. She was not a divorced wife, but a divorced husband.
Any noble family that values reputation and respect will not welcome Jiang Yue into the house as the mistress in the future. Even if she is a concubine, she will not be accepted by the new mistress.
At the flower viewing banquet, the queen took the two of them around, especially near Shen Xuhuai's family, with a bright smile on her face.
During the banquet, Shen Xuhuai hesitated for a moment, then hesitantly picked up the wine glass and walked over. He apologized, "Princess, I wronged you in the past, and I've come here to apologize."
Wen Yici's face turned pale and he looked a little unhappy, but he didn't pull away the tender little white hand in his palm, which made him feel much more relaxed.
Ah Li gently took the wine glass from Wen Yici's hand and put it down, scolding him: "Husband, didn't we agree to have a child soon? No more drinking."
After saying that, Ah Li looked at Shen Xuhuai with disgust and said, "Your face is already torn, why bother pretending to be so noble? Besides, are you worthy of standing in front of this princess? Your words and actions are inappropriate, so accept the punishment yourself and remember it."
Shen Xuhuai knelt down to accept the order and left, but when he turned around, he heard her voice behind him: "Taste it with your eyes, it tastes very spicy."
Sitting back down, I looked at her playing the zither and the qin in harmony with her lover across from me, and I couldn't help feeling lonely. I felt that she seemed different from before.
The plum wine brewed in late autumn smelled sweet and had a mellow taste. Yuanli, who had just transformed into a human form, could not help but drink a few more cups and fell drunk in Wen Yici's arms.
Wen Yici had no choice but to carry her into the carriage and brought her back to the general's residence. Just as he put her on the couch, Yuanli squatted in the corner, curled up with her knees hugged and rocking back and forth.
"Madam, what are you doing squatting here?"
"Hush! If those monsters see me, they'll definitely eat me up. I have to hide. Go somewhere else and don't expose me."
"Be good, I'm here and I won't let you be swallowed by the monster." Wen Yici picked up the squatting Yuanli and put her on the couch, took off her clothes, shoes and socks, lay beside her, and held her in his arms.
"It's my fault..." Wen Yici gently stroked the person curled up in his arms, kissed her softly on the forehead, and his eyes were slightly red.
The next morning, Yuanli woke up with a splitting headache, unable to bear the pain of a "hiss~" sound. Wen Yici reached out and gently rubbed her temples with his warm fingertips.
That feeling made her feel so unreal. She still liked the emperor in the mortal world. The emperor in heaven was too cold and ruthless, like a piece of ice.
"What kind of monster did my wife talk about last night? Have you seen it?"
Yuanli's head buzzed. Damn it, the wine had ruined everything. Back then, she hadn't yet been able to transform, hadn't met that precious noble, and had been forced to drift alone in the Forgotten River.
Ever since the Demon Lord suppressed the Evil Abyss with his own body 30,000 years ago, there have been many monsters in the Nether Mountain, and all of them want to devour her. Unfortunately, she has bad luck and is truly a jinx. She has to change her hiding place every month or so.
For hundreds of years, hiding to save her life had been ingrained in her. Even when she was first picked up by Hades and placed in the Lotus Lantern, she had nightmares of running away, even hiding in Hades' quilt, causing Hades to wake up, afraid of the dark, and trembling in search of her.
Fortunately, that noble man really had a very good temper and never blamed her or threw her into the River of Forget to feed the ghosts. She really missed the Pluto who was afraid of the dark and loved to cry.
Coming back to her senses, Yuanli said, "I've never seen him before. I was just talking nonsense."
"Okay." Wen Yici lifted the quilt, stood up and changed his clothes. Before leaving, he took the handkerchief given by Yuanli and put it against his chest.
As the mistress of Prince Wen's Mansion, Wen Yici's concubines would come to pay their respects today. She was still in a daze, and there were concubines kneeling in a row on the ground. Their clothes and even looks were extremely similar. It was only with Ziyun pointing out who was who that she could recognize them. I don't know how Wen Yici coped with it.
The concubines all bowed and offered her tea. Yuanli looked at the three beauties and her lips twitched. She whispered in Ziyun's ear, "The prince has so many concubines, how can he handle it?"
"Princess, these were given to the prince by the ladies in the palace. The prince is not interested in women."
Although the three concubines were kneeling, their eyes were full of sarcasm and disdain.
"Princess, I'm still kneeling." Jinghua stood up and smoothed her brothel-style hair without waiting for her to speak.
"Ziyun, Jinghua offended me. Send her back to Concubine Li. If you don't want her, I'll sell her to a trafficker."
Hearing this, Jinghua's eyes widened. She struggled and was dragged out, shouting angrily, "Why are you sending me back?"
"Get up, I'm tired, everything is gone."
After this incident, the two concubines became more obedient and quickly returned to their rooms.
After dealing with the concubine, she took Ziyun for a stroll in the garden of the general's mansion and accidentally stepped on the tail of a small snake. The snake did not bite her, but instead stepped back and looked at her vigilantly.
The snake was snow-white all over with two small horns on its head. Its scales were glowing faintly and it was spitting out red letters. A scale on its body was missing and it was bleeding.
"It was wrong of me to step on you. Why don't you follow me and I will heal your wounds." Yuanli stretched out her hand tentatively. The snake glanced at her, then climbed onto her palm and wrapped around her arm.
Ziyun was already frightened when he saw the snake, not to mention that the snake was wrapped around his princess's hand.
After bringing it back to the mansion, Tianshu was applying medicine when he floated beside him and said, "Ali, there's no need to apply the medicine. This dragon is not an ordinary creature. The medicine of the human world is useless to it."
Hearing it was a dragon, Yuanli crossed her arms to protect her arms, leaned back slightly and asked quietly: "Will it swallow me?"
The dragon seemed to understand, standing up and looking at Yuanli, then shaking its head. Her face was filled with excitement. Raising a dragon, even if Emperor Hengjin kicked her out of the celestial realm, would still scare the hell out of those underworld monsters.
In the evening, Wen Yici returned and saw a snake in his wife's sleeve. He raised his sword handle and grabbed the snake by the seven inches.
"Husband, this is my little snake... please don't crush it to death."
Wen Yici frowned slightly and looked carefully at the snake in his hand. "This snake is not an ordinary snake. It's better to throw it away, my lady."
"No, no, no."
She couldn't lose it. If she did, who would protect her when she was kicked down to the underworld? She was still hoping to ride a giant dragon around the underworld.
Seeing her shaking her head like a rattle, Wen Yici grabbed the snake and muttered a few words. The snake's light disappeared. Then he stared at the snake and said, "Lady, be careful and don't get bitten."
"Okay, thank you, husband." Yuanli quickly took the white dragon and put it behind her back, trying not to let it escape her sight. The white dragon crawled to a hidden place and hid.
"Husband... Today, I sent away one of your concubines..." Yuanli's voice gradually became smaller, and her eyes would occasionally steal a glance at his reaction.
"My lady, don't you like me having a concubine?"
"She offended me today, but I really don't want another woman to have you."
"My lady, your voice is getting softer and softer. Are you trying to be a mosquito?" Wen Yici raised the corners of his mouth slightly, but the arc was barely noticeable.
However, Yuanli was unhappy because Wen Yici had lost his concubine, and she prayed in her heart that Tianshu Star Lord would come and save her quickly.
Wen Yici left the room and didn't return until bedtime. All night long, Ah Li felt like crying but couldn't. When she woke up in the morning, her eyes were dark.
This morning, the first snow fell in the General's Mansion, and a thin layer of ice had formed on the surface of Wangyue Lake. Yuanli stood in the pavilion, waiting for Ziyun to bring her a hot water bottle.
Looking out over the lake, she recalled the days when she floated in the River of Oblivion. Suddenly, Yuanli felt someone push her back. The railing was not high, and Yuanli fell straight into the lake.
A raging chill pierced into her bones, and the icy lake water poured into her mouth and nose. Yuanli floundered in the lake in despair, and Tianshu Star Lord had disappeared.
If you die so miserably at the beginning of the mission, people will laugh at you.
The maid's cries were faintly heard from the shore. Before her vision blurred, a black shadow jumped into the lake with a "splash", swam towards her, and held her up and swam upstream.
When she opened her eyes again, she no longer felt cold. She curled up in Wen Yici's warm arms. The warmth from his body made her feel at ease. However, his naked body made her so embarrassed that her ears turned red and hot.
"My lady, if it weren't for General Lin Jian, you would have drowned in the lake." Wen Yici's tone was full of self-blame.
"Someone pushed me."