Back at her residence, Wang Shu asked the system, "Why do I feel like the original owner's cousin seems a little unwilling to become an emperor's concubine?"
System: "Could you be mistaken?"
"Impossible. You can question my character, question my intelligence, but you can't question my acting skills or my control over human emotions. Go look it up. I think my cousin has a bit of a story."
The system checked, half believing and half doubting.
However, these things take time. As I said before, the system is not a god. It can monitor some random scenes, but it cannot see into people's hearts or explore the secrets in people's hearts.
Wang Shu wasn't in a hurry.
Five days later.
"Dai Jiawangshu, Jingyang Palace, third-class palace maid."
"Thank you for your guidance over the past year, Granny."
Seeing her sweet smile, the governess felt much more at ease and couldn't help but say a few more words: "When you go to Jingyang Palace, be careful and avoid the palace servants of Chengqian Palace."
Wang Shu looked puzzled but said politely, "Thank you for your guidance, Granny."
His face showed confusion, but he had an idea in his mind.
The original owner was bullied until she became seriously ill and then died. She always felt that something was wrong. She was a palace maid from the Upper Three Banners and had an outstanding appearance. Even if someone was jealous, they shouldn't have been so openly bullied.
Some people saw that she was easy to bully and others felt that her appearance was threatening.
That person was in Chengqian Palace.
The principal consort of Chengqian Palace is Consort Tong.
Several concubines also lived in the side hall, including the future Yongzheng Emperor's birth mother, Lady Uya, and the birth mother of the Twelfth Prince, Lady Wanliuha.
Regardless of her thoughts, she packed her things and hurried to Jingyang Palace.
As for what's in Chengqian Palace, let the system keep an eye on that for now.
Upon arriving at Jingyang Palace, Wangshu first met Zhang Jia, the head maid of Jingyang Palace, who was known as Mama Zhang.
When she saw Wang Shu, a flash of amazement crossed her eyes; such outstanding beauty was a rare sight.
"Greetings, Granny."
"You must be Wang Shu! There's not much work to do at Jingyang Palace. You're a third-class palace maid, so you'll start by helping Su Mu clean the side halls. After a while, I'll teach you how to air out the books."
Showing books off is a skill.
After learning about Wang Shu, Su Mu discovered that she was a first-class palace maid, almost twenty-five years old, from a lower-ranking banner family, with ordinary looks, and unwilling to leave the palace.
In fact, most of the women who stayed in the palace to do hairdressing were bondservants from the Lower Five Banners. The bondservants from the Upper Three Banners either aspired to become concubines or waited until they reached a certain age to leave the palace and get married.
Wang Shu then worked alongside Su Mu.
Su Mu was taciturn and acted with composure and prudence. He took good care of Wang Shu and offered her guidance in her daily life, seeing her naivety and innocence.
Her life at Jingyang Palace gradually settled down.
It wasn't exactly comfortable, but it felt very peaceful.
And so, half a month passed, and the system suddenly brought two messages.
"Host, your cousin, that is, Baozhu, has someone she loves and doesn't want to serve the emperor. She is observant and noticed that Kangxi would secretly come to Jingyang Palace to read books and didn't like being disturbed. Arranging for you to enter Jingyang Palace is probably with the idea of having you replace her to compete for the emperor's favor for the family."
Wang Shu was not surprised after hearing this. In fact, not everyone aspires to be an emperor's concubine.
"And the other news?"
"I have carefully observed the news from Chengqian Palace. The original owner's death should be related to that Consort Wuya."
Wang Shu asked him, "Does that Uya look somewhat like me?"
There were countless beautiful concubines and palace maids in the imperial harem. The original owner was only fourteen years old. Even if she was beautiful, she only had potential.
There must be more than one person who knows what she looks like. There must be a reason why Uya made a move. Her temperament must be different. Uya would never take the route of a stupid beauty. So it can only be that she looks like someone else.
"You guessed right. That Uya's eyebrows and eyes are somewhat similar to yours, but she's not as delicate, not as beautiful, and her eyes aren't as innocent as yours."
"I've been in Jingyang Palace for a while now and haven't encountered any danger. It seems my cousin must have put in a lot of effort!"
"How did you know? It's true."
Wang Shu gave the system a disdainful look.
system:"……"
One time, the meeting ended on bad terms.
The information brought by the system this time was very useful to Wang Shu. Her cousin had a sweetheart and was unwilling to serve the emperor, so she would do her best to push her forward and wait for her to take the throne. Dai Jia's connections could only be used by her.
Dai Jia's uncle may not have much else, but he certainly doesn't lack money. The treasurer of the Imperial Household Department is in charge of handling money.
Knowing full well that Wuya was a potential enemy, she had to avenge the original owner of this body if given the chance.
Touching his face, he realized that this face was so extraordinary that it was not safe even in the palace. Outside the palace, it might not be so safe to have such a face.
——
Three months after entering Jingyang Palace, the library in the rear hall opened. Under the arrangement of Granny Zhang, Wang Shu learned her first skill after transmigrating: airing books.
Sun-drying books is a skill. The palace's collection of books is precious, and how to sun-dry them in a way that will preserve them for a long time is a skill in itself.
It took Wang Shu almost half a month to fully master this technique. This was related to the number of books she had and the weather; the weather had to be clear before she could air out the books.
"Wang Shu, you learn quite quickly, that's good."
"Thank you for the compliment, Granny." Wang Shu grinned foolishly, her eyes still showing a hint of smugness from being praised.
This scene was witnessed by Emperor Kangxi, who came looking for the book, and in an instant, spring arrived.
Of course, Wang Shu was unaware that Emperor Kangxi had arrived. Mainly, she was used to strangers coming and going in Jingyang Palace, and occasionally she would encounter foreign officials and guards who came to pick up books, all dressed in all sorts of ways.
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