Yinzhen's face was really pale, so Qian Shengyan didn't ask any questions. She just called someone over and told them to take good care of the Third Prince and to call a doctor immediately if anything went wrong. Then she hurriedly followed Yinzhen back to Wanfang Anhe.
It wasn't until the afternoon, when Qian Shengyan woke up from her nap, that she learned what had happened between Yinzhen and Hongshi.
"Hongshi pleaded for Consort Li, which angered the Prince?" Qian Shengyan was somewhat surprised, forgetting to drink the flower tea in her hand. "Does he want Consort Li to be released from confinement?"
“Not only…” Qingxue frowned slightly, “The Third Prince said that Consort Li had not done anything seriously wrong and should not have been demoted.”
Qian Shengyan: ...
She took a sip of tea and sighed, "No wonder the prince is so angry."
For a son to meddle in his father's affairs is more than just overstepping his bounds.
Even though it's only about caring for one's own birth mother, it's still a bit too unseemly.
"The Third Prince also said that Consort Li has accompanied the Prince for many years and has given birth to many children. She has made great contributions and achievements, which cannot be compared to those of others in a year or two," Qingxue sighed and added, "No wonder the Prince is so angry."
Qian Shengyan thought to herself, "Good grief, I spent the whole morning playing with you guys, and now I'm being insulted like this. Even if I have a good temper, I can't stand it anymore."
Originally, she wasn't too concerned about the position of secondary consort that Yinzhen had mentioned. After all, she now had both a son and a daughter and held great power, so she didn't care about that title. Or rather, she could wait a few more years and then plan for a position after entering the palace.
But since someone cares so much, Qian Shengyan doesn't mind taking another step forward.
"Please don't be angry, Master. The Prince is on your side," Qingxue advised.
Qian Shengyan shook her head: "I'm not angry. You go and pack your things. We'll move back to Peach Blossom Village tonight."
Qingxue: ...
They're moving out already, and you call this not angry? What would you be like if you got really angry...?
But Qian Shengyan had made up her mind, and the back hall busily began to tidy up. The commotion naturally attracted the attention of the front hall, and soon Su Peisheng came running over and asked, "His Highness heard the noise and sent me to ask what Master Qian is doing?"
“I’ve been thinking about it a lot these past few days, and I still feel that living in Wanfang Anhe is really… not good. I had another bad dream during my afternoon nap today, so I’ve decided to move back to Taohuawu.” Qian Shengyan looked a little haggard, but she forced a smile. “I feel more at ease living in Taohuawu.”
Su Peisheng didn't understand what she was saying, but he vaguely sensed something. He looked up at Qian Shengyan again, then bowed and retreated.
Qian Shengyan breathed a sigh of relief, looked in the mirror again to make sure her "pale makeup" was flawless, and then lazily leaned back in her chair to wait.
A moment later, the announcement of the prince's arrival rang out. Qian Shengyan immediately jumped up from her chair, pursed her lips, and picked up the clothes she had just placed aside.
"What are you doing?" Yinzhen entered with a sullen aura and sat down in a chair, frowning as he looked at Qian Shengyan. But the words of reprimand he wanted to say stopped when he met her expression. "Are you... sick?"
"I just didn't sleep well during my afternoon nap and had a bad dream..." Qian Shengyan tugged at the corner of her lips and said, "It's nothing serious, Your Highness, you don't need to worry about it."
"...How can you speak like that?" Yinzhen frowned, glanced at Qingxue and the others who were still busy, and said, "All of you, go down first!"
"This, Your Highness..." Qian Shengyan looked at the maids leaving, somewhat at a loss, feeling confused and suppressed grievance. She bit her lip, "Your Highness..."
"Come here." Yinzhen frowned. Qian Shengyan reluctantly took two steps closer, but Yinzhen grabbed her hand and pulled her over. Caught off guard, she cried out in surprise and sat down on Yinzhen's lap.
Yinzhen took a deep breath, buried his face in her neck, and after a long while said in a muffled voice, "Are we moving back to Peach Blossom Village?"
"Hmm..." Qian Shengyan hesitated and raised her hand to hug his back, somewhat embarrassed. "I still feel that this is not in accordance with the rules."
"What dream did you have?" Yinzhen suddenly asked.
Qian Shengyan's face turned even paler, but her lips were bitten so hard by those little white teeth that they were about to bleed. She hesitated again and again, but still didn't speak. Yinzhen couldn't wait to look up at her. Seeing her like this, he frowned and used the pad of his thumb to free her lips.
He wiped the blood from his lips with his fingers, somewhat displeased: "Our bodies and hair are gifts from our parents, how dare we damage them at will? If you're unhappy, you can break some things, why bite yourself?"
Qian Shengyan lowered her head and did not answer. Yinzhen became a little anxious and pinched her chin to make her raise her head: "What's wrong?"
"I...I had a dream..." Qian Shengyan said, shivering slightly, her eyes reddening in the next instant, "I dreamt...I dreamt that I was unlucky, that I didn't...didn't survive giving birth to Hongli..."
"Nonsense!" Yinzhen exclaimed in surprise, then flew into a rage. "What kind of dream is this! Don't talk nonsense!"
"But I think... it might not be impossible..." Qian Shengyan said softly, her eyes stiff and lifeless. "That day, I was all alone, and I was in pain for so long before giving birth to Hongli. I really felt like I was already dead... I remember dreaming about my mother that day..."
Before she could finish speaking, Yinzhen covered her mouth with his large hand. The hand trembled slightly, accompanied by Yinzhen's hoarse voice: "Don't talk nonsense." He calmed himself down a bit, "What are you talking about, life and death? Don't you know any taboos?"
Qian Shengyan's body trembled slightly, but she nestled even closer into his arms.
She thought, this is not fake, it is the former owner of this body, the real experience of this little girl.
If she hadn't transmigrated, if she hadn't continued living in this body, what would have happened to "Qian Shengyan," and what would have happened to Hongli?
Was it only when Ulanara came looking for them that they discovered that both the adult and the child had died, or was Hongli lucky enough to be found and adopted by someone else, or did the original owner struggle to wake up again and try to hold on until she entered the Prince's Mansion, but could only remain a concubine until she became the Xi Guifei in history, who was not even granted the title of Imperial Concubine, thanks to her son Hongli...
Is Hongli still the same Hongli, and who is Qian Shengyan?
Her head ached from thinking, and Qian Shengyan choked back a sob, nuzzling her head against Yinzhen. Regardless, she was grateful to the original owner of this body, after all, for giving her a chance to live again in a different time and space, and for leaving her with such a lovely child as Hongli…
The only thing she could do for "her" was to take good care of Hongli and, incidentally, help "her" get some justice...
Yinzhen gently patted her shoulder, repeatedly saying, "It's alright, it's alright." After a moment, Qian Shengyan looked up at him, and when their eyes met, both of their eyes were a little red.
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