Xiuning felt that time flew by as she began to learn useful things.
Moreover, Lady Fucha was very dedicated. The three female tutors she hired for Xiuning were all serious and meticulous types. Under the constant encouragement of the three female tutors, Xiuning made rapid progress.
By October, Xiu Ning, who had been studying at the private school for half a year, already possessed the dashing and noble air befitting a Manchu princess.
On this day, Xiu Ning, who had finished her calligraphy class as usual and planned to go horseback riding and archery in the afternoon, ate lunch first. Just as she was about to go to bed for a short rest, the system that had not appeared in her mind for a long time suddenly spoke.
"Host, Consort Chen in the palace is seriously ill and will only be alive in the next two days."
Having already heard from Lady Fucha that Consort Chen was unwell, Xiu Ning remained silent, having already anticipated this. "It was bound to happen sooner or later." The will of this world does not allow those who have illegally crossed over to live past thirty, and Consort Chen is already twenty-six this year. Besides, next year is the day Emperor Shunzhi dies, so Consort Chen will definitely die before him.
"Aren't you worried?" The system was somewhat puzzled by Xiu Ning's composure.
"What are you worried about?" Xiu Ning raised an eyebrow, thinking to herself that she was afraid of following in the footsteps of that Consort Chen? "I don't like the Emperor, and I don't have any magical aura about me."
Moreover, as you mentioned, countless illegal immigrants have entered this mission world. Based on my experience interacting with these people, the vast majority of them believe they are the male/female protagonist of this world.
The male/female protagonists' mindset is easier to understand; they simply believe that the mission world will change accordingly based on their actions, and they firmly believe that they will ultimately achieve their desired outcome.
For example, becoming Master Kang's true love and having him dote on her exclusively, or simply giving birth to a child and surviving to become the Empress Dowager... there are many such examples.
Of course, aside from those who keep running towards the harem, some smugglers, even if they don't enter the harem, have basically the same other demands.
This is a very stubborn idea. Even those who speak modestly will firmly believe deep down that they are the most special one, as if they are the chosen ones.
In reality, they are just ordinary illegal immigrants, even less favored by the world's will than the natives, because their arrival means deviation. No one likes a pre-established plan being forced to change, and the world's will doesn't want that either.
"I really can't understand why such ordinary people in real life would develop this inexplicable confidence after transmigrating, thinking that they can handle such a feudal society," it's simply unscientific.
Take Xiu Ning, a transmigrator, as an example. The reason she chooses to enter the feudal world is essentially because she no longer has any emotions similar to those of humans. She cannot empathize with the suffering of others. All her emotions are performed through her highly developed self-awareness and the help of the system.
In reality, living in such a repressive society, assimilation is an inevitable outcome if you want to thrive.
Because there are limits to human potential, very few people can change the structure of society as a whole. Moreover, most people who manage to smuggle themselves into this world are ordinary, and the final outcome is not good.
Because someone who attempts to change such a feudal background with just a few words is like a bright torch in the dark. He/she will unconsciously attract the attention of those who support the old system, making it hard to ignore.
Returning to Xiuning, if she hadn't transmigrated beforehand and been raised by the Fucha clan from a young age, Xitala Xiuning could have foreseen her tragic future.
Don't think that women in ancient times really followed the idea that a woman's virtue lies in her lack of talent. That's all a lie. Real women like them, who were tasked with marriage alliances, had a lot to learn and were all-round talents. Even if they were placed in the main city of the system, they would be very competitive.
"Because of differing ideas," the system readily stated the fundamental reason.
People who illegally cross borders generally focus on the present world because people in the present world are more awakened and have more obsessions, and obsessions are a prerequisite for opening a time tunnel.
"Therefore, the fate of Consort Chen in the palace is predictable." Even if she doesn't die now, when Emperor Shunzhi dies of smallpox next year, she will be sent by Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang to be buried alive with him, because the purpose of Consort Shumulu's existence is Emperor Shunzhi.
With the Shunzhi Emperor gone, the Shumulu clan lost its reason for existence.
No more than three days after the system and Xiu Ning finished speaking, news spread from the palace that Consort Chen, of the Shumulu clan, had passed away in Chengqian Palace.
The death of the most favored concubine in the palace is more of a joy than a sorrow for those outside the palace. After all, the emperor is still young, and if their daughter/niece/granddaughter is capable, wouldn't the next Consort Chen be one of their own?
Unfortunately, this beautiful wish could not be fulfilled, because Shunzhi would not live to see the next imperial selection.
When his beloved concubine died, Emperor Shunzhi was naturally heartbroken. He not only issued an edict to posthumously confer the title of Empress on Shumulu, but also gave her the posthumous title of Shuxian.
Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang was mainly afraid that her son would go mad and leave with Shumulu, so she didn't stop him. She patiently let Shunzhi go about his business, having lamas chant sutras and monks perform rituals for him. Anyway, before the New Year, Shunzhi, who had a very weak immune system, suddenly contracted smallpox, which was difficult to cure, and was immediately hospitalized in the Qianqing Palace, unable to get out of bed.
Oh dear, Emperor Shunzhi's illness greatly frightened his birth mother, Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang, who hurriedly asked the imperial physicians for help. Even the New Year celebrations of the seventeenth year of Shunzhi's reign were joyless. However, despite all her efforts, she was ultimately unable to save Shunzhi's young life.
On the fifth day of the first month of the eighteenth year of the Shunzhi reign, Emperor Shunzhi, Fulin, died in the Qianqing Palace.
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