The February snow was slightly cool but not biting, and the snowflakes fell in a flurry.
A horse-drawn carriage slowly headed towards the capital.
The snow fell silently.
The capital city, located under the emperor's feet, was undoubtedly bustling and prosperous. The cries of street vendors, the laughter of children, and occasionally the bartering voices of a few loud men filled the air.
"How lively!" the woman in the carriage thought to herself. "At least this is a peaceful and prosperous era, free from the suffering of war. With my current status, I can certainly make a good living."
Forgive myself for being so unambitious. I was just a hardworking office worker in modern times, barely making ends meet each month. Luckily, my family was relatively well-off; both my parents had jobs, and we had plenty left over after deducting daily expenses. This time, I transmigrated and became a big capitalist. I'm still a bit disoriented. But my original life wasn't exactly comfortable either. My original name was Wei Wangqing, the sixth princess of the current imperial family. Yes, you heard right, a princess. This is a matriarchal world where women are respected and men are considered inferior. Women are responsible for earning money to support their families, while men are responsible for being beautiful, uh… being good wives and mothers.
In short, this world is still much more beneficial to me than being transmigrated to a patriarchal world where I'd be forced into marriage and childbirth. Oh, and even childbirth here is a man's job—completely reversed!
To get back to the main point, the Sixth Princess's predicament stemmed from her biological father. He was just an ordinary palace servant who sent his son to the palace to earn some money when his family couldn't make ends meet. After entering the palace, Xu Xian always behaved himself and kept a low profile. However, one day while on duty, he met the Emperor. Perhaps it was the dazzling sunlight that day, or perhaps it was the radiant peach blossoms, but in any case, the Emperor was captivated by Xu Xian's fleeting beauty, and thus, another concubine joined the Emperor's service.
Xu Xian was both lucky and unlucky. He was lucky to be favored by the emperor, and from then on he lived a life of luxury, not to mention that he became pregnant after just over two months. He was also unlucky to be favored by the emperor, so he did not even have the right to refuse, and this child also cost him his life.
Originally, Xu Xiangan lived a poor life, and all the dirty and hard work was done by him. Even after entering the palace, he was just an ordinary servant. What good life could he expect? His health was already poor from the beginning, so this pregnancy was particularly difficult. After giving birth to the sixth princess, he passed away after only two days.
Normally, the Emperor would feel some pity for the sixth princess after she lost her father, but at the hundred-day celebration, the abbot of the royal temple glanced at the sixth princess and said, "This girl has the appearance of bringing misfortune to her mother and father. She must be kept away from His Majesty!"
The Empress panicked upon hearing this: "Master Jiyuan, what do you mean by that?"
“Your Majesty, judging from this woman’s appearance, she is blessed with great fortune, but she is also prone to bringing disaster to those around her. She should be sent away as soon as possible and can only return to the capital after she has come of age,” the abbot said, smoothing his sleeves.
So a small sedan chair and a wet nurse carried the little princess to the royal villa.
This stay lasted for twenty years.
Lifting the curtain to look at the scene outside, Wei Wangqing, I've returned in your place.
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