Traveling through time and space to become a concubine: I just want to live a leisurely life

As night fell, King Xuan walked slowly in the moonlight.

At this moment, it was almost late at night, and the candlelight was flickering in the house. The two of them did not do much today, but simply covered themselves with the quilt and chatted about family matters.

"You are going back home tomorrow. Do you need me to accompany you?" King Xuan asked softly.

"Your Highness, I appreciate your kindness, but I am only a concubine after all. If I act too high-profile, I am afraid I will attract jealousy..."

King Xuan thought about it, but when he thought about the poisoning incident yesterday, he still said unkindly: "You may have been hated by others."

"That should be the case. Well, now that things have come to this, there is nothing else to do. I can only blame myself for being too likable."

After saying this, she looked at King Xuan with her eyes rolling and coquettishly.

Seeing this, the corners of King Xuan's mouth twitched slightly, and he laughed dryly twice: "Haha... I have to go in that direction to do some work tomorrow. Can I pick you up on my way back?"

"That's great. I will return to the palace with Your Highness then." Alas, the prince was also trying to save her face, and it would be bad to reject his kindness.

"I remember your brother is in the Imperial Academy, but he seems to be unmarried yet. Could it be that your stepmother is unwilling to arrange his marriage?"

Speaking of this, Shen Jingyi also felt a little melancholy.

"My brother had a fiancée before, but something unexpected happened.

After the woman's grandfather passed away, she returned to her hometown with her family to mourn for her grandfather.

They had agreed to get married last year, but the woman suddenly broke off the engagement. Later I heard that she married the son of the local prefect.

Since then, my brother has become an older bachelor."

"Haha...your analogy is quite apt!"

"Your Majesty, I am flattered, but this is the truth.

After that, my father... oh no, it was my father's wife, who did find a few more families, but unfortunately, none of them were satisfactory.

Either the house was in disarray or the girl was of bad character, so the matter has been delayed until now."

"Don't you like your stepmother?"

"Your Majesty, I believe you have known about my family's situation before?"

King Xuan nodded. After all, the family background of the women entering the palace must be thoroughly investigated.

"In fact, I suspect that my mother was killed by that woman. She must have realized it later, so she begged my grandfather to train a maid who knows medicine for me."

The original person has always been suspicious about this matter and has been secretly investigating it, but has never found anything.

"Do you need my help?"

"It would be great if the prince could help us!" Shen Jingyi responded happily.

The original owner had been tracking it down for a long time, but had no clue;

Now that she is in the inner courtyard of the palace, it is not easy for her to continue her investigation.

However, if we get the support and assistance of the prince, the progress will surely be faster.

After all, he is powerful and well-connected.

Since she occupies someone else's body, we should help her fulfill her wishes and take good care of her family.

The two chatted for a while before turning off the lights and resting.

The next day

King Xuan had to attend the morning court, so he got up early. It was a rare occasion that Shen Jingyi got up with King Xuan. She helped him wash up, but his collar got wet. She helped him get dressed, but he didn't dress properly, so he dressed himself in the end. She helped him eat breakfast, but she ate with him.

After a lot of chaos, King Xuan was finally sent out to attend court.

King Xuan left a helpless message when he left, but Shen Jingyi liked this message very much.

He said: "Yier, you are not suitable for serving others. You should find your own position and do what you can do in the future!"

She felt that this was very true. She would not get up so early in the future. The titles of good wife and good mother were not suitable for her. She would better go to bed in the morning!

So, looking at the sky which was still dark, she went back to bed and went to sleep.

I slept until noon, which was eight o'clock in the morning, when I was woken up by Nanny Qin.

"Concubine, you should get up now. You still need to go to the princess to pay your respects!"

"Okay, I'm up," Shen Jingyi said as she sat up, but her eyes were still closed.

Nanny Qin hung up the curtains and turned to look at her master, feeling helpless.

So he turned to Chun Tao and ordered, "Hurry up and clean the concubine's face to wake her up."

"Yes, Mammy."

Soon, Shen Jingyi felt refreshed after being rubbed and tidied.

Just as I was about to go to the main courtyard, I saw a little maid walking in with Hongyin, who was beside the princess.

"This servant has met the concubine."

"Miss Hongyin is here. Does the princess have any instructions? We are just about to go over and pay our respects to the princess!"

"Replying to Concubine, I am here on the orders of the Princess. The Princess said that Concubine does not need to go over to pay respects today. The return gift has been prepared. Please rest assured to reunite with your family and do not rush back home."

As soon as she finished speaking, she handed the gift list to Chuntao, who was closest to her.

Chuntao took the list carefully, then handed it to Shen Jingyi for her review.

Shen Jingyi just flipped through it casually, and saw that it was just some ordinary things, nothing special, but she couldn't find any faults. She didn't care much about it, but thought it was good.

So, with a slight smile, he said to Hong Yin, "Miss, please go back and thank the princess for my help. This return gift is very nice."

After saying that, he looked at Xia Zhu beside him and said, "I remember I have a pair of gold-studded pearl earrings. Go find them and give them to Miss Hongyin. Miss Hongyin has small and round ears, so they will fit her perfectly."

"Yes, I'll get it right away." Xia Zhu replied with a smile.

"Then, I will shamelessly accept it. Thank you, Concubine, for the reward."

Hongyin thanked him happily.

After a while, Xia Zhu came over with a box in her hand. Hong Yin took it, thanked him again, and went back happily with the box.

Shen Jingyi also stood up, stretched out his arms, and stretched lazily.

Then he waved his hand with great momentum, "Let's go, we should go back to the mansion to check on those monsters. Nanny Qin, Chuntao, Xiazhu, Qiuju, and Dongmei, come with me. Qiukui, Xiaxue, you and the rest of the people, stay at home and don't let anyone in."

All the maids said "yes" happily.

Only Nanny Qin, who was standing by, twitched her lips slightly and could not help but remind her, "Miss, you should be more careful with your words! Now that you are the concubine of Prince Xuan's mansion, you should be more careful with your words and actions, so as not to be seen by the prince and leave a bad impression."

Shen Jingyi nodded helplessly, indicating that she understood, but she didn't care in her heart.

Just as Shen Jingyi was about to take a step forward, she suddenly told the people who were going back with her, "Don't say anything you shouldn't say when you get back."

"Yes, the servants know."

"Don't say anything nonsense, especially to the eldest son."

After hearing their assurances, Shen Jingyi took them out with peace of mind.

As soon as I went out, I saw a sedan chair waiting at the gate of the courtyard, carried by two sturdy old women.

Shen Jingyi sat on it without any pretense.

The sedan chair stopped at the side of the palace, where several luxurious carriages were already waiting, followed by several carriages carrying return gifts.

When the driver saw someone coming out, he quickly put down the pedals, stood respectfully aside, lowered his head and dared not look around, being very well-behaved.

Chuntao hurried forward and helped Shen Jingyi onto the first carriage.

Then it was Nanny Qin's turn. After both of them had gone in, she hurried to the car behind and got in with Xia Zhu and the others.

Some people went to Shen's house in a mighty procession.