"Mother, I don't want to marry the eldest son of the Chen family," Fucha Mingjin said to her mother, Irgen.
"What did you say! Mingjin?" Lady Irgen was carrying a box of jewels to her daughter, which was originally intended as her dowry!
"Your daughter has something to say to her mother. You may all leave!" Fucha Mingjin said to the maids in the room.
Irgen waved his hand at them and said, "You may all leave! Not a single word of what the princess just said is to be revealed. If anyone dares to utter a single word more, I will cut off her tongue!"
The maids quickly curtsied, indicating that they dared not say anything more, and then withdrew.
"Alright, Mother has already sent them all away. You can tell Mother what you want to say now!" said Irgen.
"Mother, Jin'er doesn't want to marry Chen Fuzhi, the grandson of Grand Secretary Chen. Jin'er heard that the Emperor is currently selecting a group of women to enter the palace?" Fucha Mingjin asked.
"Jin'er, why are you asking this?" Irgen asked in surprise.
"I hope that I can enter the palace during this selection process!" said Fucha Mingjin.
Irgen stared at her own daughter in astonishment at her words, and said with a hint of anger, "Mingjin, do you know what you're saying? Why would you give up being the principal wife and go to that deep palace? You only need to make one mistake there and you'll be eliminated from the selection process from childhood!"
"Mother, Jin'er doesn't want to marry a son of the Chen family whose future is still uncertain. Jin'er already has someone she loves, and she feels it would be more worthwhile to be his concubine!" said Lady Fucha. "Yes?"
"Jin'er, do you even know what you're saying?!" Lady Irgen still thought her daughter was talking like a child and didn't understand anything!
“Mother, Jin’er knows exactly what she’s saying! Jin’er wants to stay in the selection and then be betrothed to the Fourth Prince Yong as a princess!” Fucha Mingjin said.
Irgen widened his eyes and said, "But your marriage to the young master of the Chen family was already arranged. They were just waiting for you to fail the preliminary selection so that the wedding could take place immediately!"
“Mother, I believe that Prince Yong’s future is limitless. I would rather be a concubine than be the principal wife of an ordinary person!” Fucha Mingjin said.
“My daughter, what’s wrong with you? Why do you suddenly want to marry Prince Yong?” Irgen asked.
“Mother, listen carefully! Prince Yong’s future is limitless. Marrying our daughter to him would be far more beneficial to our Fucha family than marrying into the Chen family!” Fucha Mingjin said. “The Chen family is getting old. His son is just a sixth-rank official named Han Lin, and I heard his grandson is just a bookworm! Such old noble families will only decline further in the future!”
After Lady Irgen helped her maid out, Fucha Mingjin said to her personal maid, "Would you be willing to enter the Prince of Siyong's residence with me?"
Her personal maid was named Chunmei, and she was also the one who served her.
“Princess, wherever you go, Mei’er will follow!” Chunmei said.
“Alright, Chunmei, I will never lose to her again in this life! I will definitely be the one who laughs last!” Fucha Mingjin said.
Chunmei had long sensed that something seemed off about her master, but she couldn't quite put her finger on it.
"Princess, are you really planning to marry Prince Yong as a concubine?" Chunmei asked. In her opinion, being a principal wife was far better than being a concubine. Besides, she was the principal wife of a veteran of three reigns!
"Chunmei, please burn all the letters that Young Master Chen sent me," Fucha Mingjin said.
"Princess, you used to cherish those letters the most!" Chunmei felt that something was definitely wrong with her princess, otherwise why would she be doing things completely different from before!
“You said it yourself, that was in the past,” said Lady Fucha. “No need to say more, just do as I say!”
Chunmei dared not disobey her, so she went to get the letters.
Fucha Mingjin breathed a sigh of relief and smiled at the window.
That's right! She, Fucha Mingjin, is no longer the Fucha Mingjin of the past. Her body is still the same, but her soul is no longer the same. Not long ago, Fucha Mingjin slipped and fell while hiking, hitting her head on a rock and dying instantly. At the same time, the soul of a girl named Fu Xinzhi took over her body, becoming the current Fucha Mingjin. Fu Xinzhi's soul wandered for a long time before finding this body to be reborn. After her rebirth, she still retained all her memories from her previous life, as well as the memories of the original owner of this body. Fu Xinzhi had no intention of marrying that gentle and refined Young Master Chen. She looked at the letter that Young Master Chen sent to the original owner and could tell that he was just a playboy like Nalan Xingde, a good-for-nothing who only knew how to compose poetry. Since she had been reborn, she wanted to live a life of passion and excitement. Fu Xinzhi knew that the current Prince Yong was the future Emperor Yongzheng. In her past life, she was a concubine of the Fourth Prince, forced to her death by Lady Nian. Now reborn, she seeks revenge and reclaims what she desires. She loves the Fourth Prince, and she loves wealth and power even more—she will take it all back!
Not long ago, "Fucha Mingjin" went to the gate of the Fourth Prince's mansion, pretending to be a passerby and waiting there for the Fourth Prince's carriage to return. After he got off the carriage, she glanced at his tall and straight figure.
"Fourth Master, do you still remember me, Fu Xinzhi? The woman who played the guqin beautifully and had a lovely voice has returned. Even though you don't favor me, I still love you! Now that I've been reborn, I'm determined to win back your favor." Fucha Mingjin silently vowed in her heart.
Meanwhile, Irgen returned to her room, utterly bewildered by her daughter's change, and told her husband about it.
"What? She's going to be selected for the imperial concubine selection and marry Prince Yong?" Fuchaharqi exclaimed in surprise.
“Yes, I don’t know what got into this girl, she seems like a completely different person. Could it be that she damaged her brain when she fell down the mountain that time?” said Irgen.
"Don't talk nonsense! She's your daughter. If Mingjin really marries Prince Yong, it would be a good thing for our family." Unlike his wife, Harqi was still focused on planning for the family's future!
"You're just hoping your daughter will become someone's concubine so you can pave the way for your promotion!" Irgen said angrily when she saw that her husband had this idea.
“Isn’t this her own idea?” Halchi said.
"Do you think you can just marry her off to the Fourth Prince because you want her to? What if you betroth her to the Crown Prince, or the Third Prince?" Lady Irgen said anxiously.
“What you said is exactly what I was worried about!” Halqi said.
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