Quick Wear: Don't Follow the Plot and Feel Good

Xia Yuqing suddenly lifted the veil and looked around the room. The big red wedding character, the wedding quilt, and the furnishings in the room were all festive: Am I reborn?

Xia Yuqing was overjoyed when she realized what was happening. She said, "I must not be a good wife and mother in this life."

Then he looked at the snacks on the table and stuffed them directly into his mouth, and ordered the maid Qingzhu to pour some water for him to drink. He didn't want to be like in his previous life, when his stomach growled with hunger and he didn't dare to touch a single pastry to maintain his appearance.

"Miss, I'm afraid that son-in-law won't come tonight," Qingzhu said to Xia Yuqing, "Wang'er just came over and said that son-in-law is drunk and went to sleep in the study. I'm afraid that tomorrow we will become the laughing stock of the entire Zhuangyuan Mansion."

"It's okay. Qingzhu, are you hungry? Go to the kitchen and get something to eat, then we'll go to bed!"

I won’t be like in my previous life, waiting foolishly for a whole night, becoming haggard, and then being punished to kneel when I went to serve tea to my mother-in-law the next day.

The next morning, Qingzhu called her to get up, "Miss, we should go and pay our respects to the old lady."

"Why are you greeting me? I haven't woken up yet. I'll talk to you when I wake up."

He slept until noon, then got up, washed, ate something, and went to the old lady's yard.

As soon as she entered the house, a teacup flew towards her. "What kind of family custom is this? The bride has to offer tea to her mother-in-law on her first day, and you want me, an old woman, to wait for you and sleep until noon before coming?"

Xia Yuqing dodged the teacup and didn't speak.

The old witch started cursing again, "What an uneducated little whore! How dare you hide? Get down on your knees!"

"Old witch! Who are you asking to kneel?! I'm a little whore, and you're an old whore! Old bitch!"

Xia Yuqing remembered that in her previous life, she had come to pay her respects early, but the old woman hadn't gotten up yet, so she made her wait outside for two hours before letting her in. When she was serving tea, she either complained that the cup was too hot or too cold, and she couldn't even hold it, spilling the tea on herself. She then accused her of being uncultured and was punished by being forced to kneel for two hours.

"You! How dare you scold your mother-in-law? Let me tell you, my son is the top scholar. So what if you are the daughter of the Prime Minister?"

"Tsk, number one scholar? I didn't realize how high up the official ladder he was. Isn't he still an editor in the Hanlin Academy? A mere sixth-rank official, what's he really up to? If it weren't for the Emperor's decree, do you think I would be interested in your son?"

"Rebellion! Rebellion!" The old lady stretched out her hand to hit Xia Yuqing, but was pushed away.

"No wonder I couldn't keep my son on our wedding night. Who would want a shrew like you?!"

"Old witch, isn't it because your son is not capable and dares not let me find out that he sleeps in the study?"

The old lady's chest heaved with anger. "Nonsense! I'm his mother, how could I not know what's going on with him?"

"Tsk!" Xia Yuqing sneered, "You said you're his mother, not his wife. How do you know what's going on in his room?"

"You bitch! You're full of shit!" The old lady rushed over again to hit Xia Yuqing, but was pushed to the ground. Xia Yuqing rode on her and beat her left and right, turning her face into a pig's head.

"I'm going to sue the authorities! I want my son to divorce you!"

"Go ahead, go ahead! As long as you're not afraid of bringing shame to your Lu family, just go ahead! If you dare to sue me, I'll make your Lu family famous throughout the capital!

My father is the prime minister of the dynasty. Even if I am divorced, my family can support me for the rest of my life.

And you and your son? Oh, I heard that you worked day and night to support your son's education, and your eyesight was almost damaged. I just don't know if you can still maintain your dignity with his salary if you offend my father.

The old lady pointed at Xia Yuqing and said "you, you", unable to speak.

Xia Yuqing left triumphantly, and then instructed the servant to go home immediately and tell his father to be careful of the current emperor and Lu Jiang joining forces.

Then he instructed the maid, "I heard that a merchant from the Western Regions has come to sell wine. Arrange for someone to buy all his wine. Also, have them go back and send another batch back."

When you start living again, making money is important.

Qingzhu was confused. "Miss, I heard that wine can't be sold. Why did you buy it?"

It is now unsellable, and few people buy it at 500 coins per jar. Who would have thought that when Prince An returned from the battle at the frontier and saw this wine, he would be so surprised that the entire capital city would become very interested in wine.

Soon, the price of a jar of wine soared to 10 taels. This was simply a huge profit. With this money, I could buy more horses.

"Stop asking so many questions and go!"

After a while, Lu Jiang came over and saw Xia Yuqing lazily lying on the chair. He suppressed his anger and said, "Yuqing, how could you hit your mother? She worked so hard to raise me. It was not easy."

"So?" Xia Yuqing was at ease.

"Come with me and apologize to your mother, and ask her to forgive you. Otherwise, if there is a big fight, it will affect your reputation as a daughter of a wealthy family."

Reputation! Reputation! We used to prioritize reputation, giving your family plenty of face, but what happened? The day after the bride's wedding, they demanded a concubine, under the pretext of expanding the family. If I had the slightest objection, they'd accuse me of jealousy. I was even punished by kneeling for a day and a night on rainy days. Even divorce was impossible, and they tortured me like a puppet.

Xia Yuqing got furious when she heard these two words. "Lu Jiang, your mother had a hard time raising you. That's between you two. What the hell does it have to do with me? You want me to apologize? Dream on! Humph, reputation? Can reputation be eaten or drunk?"

"You! You are such a disgrace! Mother is right, I'm going to divorce you!"

"Okay, go ask the Emperor for permission and see if he agrees!"

Lu Jiang was so angry that he couldn't speak, "You!"

After a pause, she continued, "You are a daughter of a noble family and don't know how to do business. Why don't you give all the shops and farms in your dowry to your mother to help you manage them? When you learn how to do it, it won't be too late to hand them over to you."

Xia Yuqing, "Oh, on the second day of our wedding, are you planning to take my dowry? Or is this the family tradition of your Lu family? Do you two still have any shame?"

"You are so, so disgraceful! So disgraceful! I am the top scholar!"

"Oh, so what? After becoming the top scholar, you don't even know your own name? There are more than one top scholar in the world, so why are you so proud?"

Lu Jiang stormed off, and Xia Yuqing's reputation as a shrew spread.

Xia Yuqing had no time for these things; she was already working herself to death. Wine was becoming all the rage, in short supply, and she made a killing. Her restaurant, with plenty of wine, was packed every day.

After doing the math, I figured I'd made a net profit of over 10 taels. I went home and gave the money to my father, "Dad, you can get ready. I'll figure out the rest later."

"Qing'er, that's not necessary. Your elder brother has discovered an iron mine. Now everything is ready, only the east wind is missing."

Xia Yuqing was very excited after hearing this. In this life, she could finally change the tragic fate of the Xia family being wiped out.

But she never expected that at the last moment, she would still fail.

"I just can't accept it! In my first life, my father was loyal to the emperor and worked diligently for him. But in the end, he actually believed the slander and caused the extermination of my Xia family.

In this life, we are determined to seek revenge. Furthermore, the emperor is incompetent and foolish. If it weren't for my father, his kingdom would have been taken over long ago."

"Do you know why we failed this time?"

"I don't know."

"It was your eldest brother. He listened to the slander of his servants and wanted to become emperor himself. The emperor's blood-stained guillotine discovered his plan, so failure was inevitable."

"Oh my god! Is he a fool? There's nothing wrong with fighting for the throne, but can't we wait until the emperor is destroyed before fighting?" Xia Yuqing didn't understand. "If I had to do it again, I would definitely get rid of him first."

"Okay, I'll let Duoduo go with you, just go for it!"

When Xia Yuqing was doing business, she said, "Miss, this is bad. The old lady has found out about our warehouse and is making a fuss about moving some wine as a gift!"

"Let's go and take a look first!"

As soon as they arrived, they heard Lu Jiang's mother sitting on the ground crying and pounding the ground. "Oh, this is so unfair! How can there be such a daughter-in-law in the world? She didn't let my son enter the bridal chamber on the wedding day, and beat my mother-in-law the next day. Now, I want to take something from my own family, and I have to get her consent. Is this the gentle and virtuous lady of the capital? I've really seen it! Oh, my life is so miserable!"

A group of people were discussing, "Isn't this Lu Zhuangyuan's mother? Isn't her daughter-in-law the daughter of the Prime Minister's Mansion?"

"I've met Miss Xia. She's truly gentle and generous, always speaking softly and lovingly. How could she be like the shrew this old woman describes?"

"Perhaps this old woman is talking nonsense? Compared to the noble ladies of the capital, the mother of the top scholar is more like her, right? It would be a disaster for anyone to marry into such a family."

Someone in the crowd asked, "Old Madam, I remember this warehouse was your daughter-in-law's dowry, right? Isn't it inappropriate for you to make a scene like this?"

The old lady stopped crying and looked at the man with her eyes wide open. "What does it have to do with you? Although she is the daughter of the Prime Minister, since she married into our family, she is ours. Her dowry is naturally ours. What's wrong with me taking something from my family?"

"Really?" Xia Yuqing walked over and looked down at her. "Old witch, I'd like to ask you, which dynasty's law stipulated the dowry a daughter-in-law brings in? How did it become your property?"

Then he pulled the old lady up and said, "A lot of things are missing from my warehouse. I have the list here. Come on, follow me to see the official."

"Nonsense! I didn't even get into the warehouse, how could I possibly take anything?"

"Who can prove it?"

"You bitch, you're talking to your mother-in-law like that? Is there still respect for the old and the young?"

"So, you don't dare to go to the official? Are you afraid that your son will lose his official position? After doing something wrong, you use your seniority to bully others. How shameless!"

"What did you say?" The old lady started to attack again, but was pushed to the ground by Xia Yuqing and beaten with punches and kicks.

Everyone: Holy crap, is this really the Prime Minister's daughter? How come she's nothing like the rumors? Better stay away from her from now on.

Xia Yuqing took this opportunity to return to her mother's house and found her father. "Dad, we are almost ready. Before we start, we have to settle our eldest brother first."

The prime minister didn't understand, so Duoduo gave him the memory of his failure in the previous life.

"This traitor!"

He found a reason to bring Haodaer back and locked him up in the basement, along with all the maids and servants around him.

"Qing'er, I'm really sorry for you. I've ruined your reputation."

"It's okay, Dad. Reputation is not something you can manage. If I become the most noble princess in the future, fame will come for free. Who would dare to call me vulgar?

Besides, the more trouble I make, the more the emperor will pay attention to me, and you will be safer."

This time, there were no variables, and Prime Minister Xia quickly ascended the throne as emperor.

Xia Yuqing, meanwhile, became the Protector Princess of Great Xia. With power in her hands, she quickly executed Lu Jiang and his mother in the street, including those who disliked the Xia family. Soon, the streets were a river of blood.

But people are quick to forget. No matter how bloody the incident was, it is almost forgotten within a year.

Xia Yuqing also began to give out porridge and do some good deeds to accumulate reputation. For a time, people had forgotten the murderous and shrewish Xia Yuqing, and only remembered the brave, resourceful, kind and generous princess who protected the country.