Yan Wan is reborn as a legitimate wife: Curing Ruyi's Douyi syndrome

As Mei Ruo said, Ba Tu initially treated Jing Wan very well, but Ba Tu's mother, who was also Mei Ruo's mother, was very picky about Jing Wan.

Jingwan was spoiled by Meiruo and became arrogant and rude. Even when facing the old queen, she was still very haughty, and she put on a princess-like air towards the rest of the Balin tribe.

The old queen wielded considerable authority in the Bahrain tribe. Jingwan's personality might have pleased the old queen as a daughter, but it might not have been so as a daughter-in-law.

Jingwan had only enjoyed a happy life in the Balin tribe for less than half a year when she received devastating news—Batu had taken Liu Yi, the daughter of her wet nurse Xiyue, as his mistress.

The people of the Balin tribe and even the princess's residence kept it from her; she claimed she stumbled upon it by chance. After she discovered it, Batu not only didn't restrain himself, but also directly took her as a concubine.

Jingwan made a scene for a long time, and then wrote letters to Meiruo and Hongli complaining. The letter to Hongli was intercepted by the people of the princess's residence and handed over to the old princess, but the letter to Meiruo was sent out.

In her letter, Mei Ruo advised Jing Wan to turn a blind eye, since Jing Wan and Ba Tu didn't get along anyway. She suggested that Liu Yi help win them over, which would at least make things look better.

Jingwan's heart sank after reading the letter. She thought Meiruo would help her, but she didn't expect that Meiruo was also one of those who kept it from her. She came to the Balin tribe, but it felt like she had come to a golden birdcage.

How could she and Batu get along? Batu was her nominal uncle! And he was so old, and such a big, burly man…

Jingwan felt disgusted whenever she thought of Batu. She felt uncomfortable whenever Batu touched her and wished she could wash herself clean.

Because of this, the old Queen of Baling disliked Jingwan more and more, and even disregarded the fact that Jingwan was her granddaughter, determined to set rules for Jingwan.

But Jingwan was still a princess of the Qing Dynasty after all. What could the old princess do if she disliked her? Batu became a prince at a young age, and he was not stupid.

So the old princess devised a plan to bewitch Jingwan's wet nurse, Xiyue. The two of them conspired to secretly send concubines to Batu without Jingwan's knowledge, and Batu accepted them all.

The old princess's trick was indeed effective. Jingwan was disgusted when she learned about it. However, her letter to Hongli was intercepted, and her letter to Meiruo was not only ignored, but also advised Jingwan to be magnanimous.

Jingwan faded into obscurity, rarely even leaving the princess's residence, and completely ignoring other matters. Meanwhile, the wet nurse's appetite grew, and together with her daughter Liu Yi, she firmly grasped control of the princess's residence, leaving Jingwan completely powerless.

Jingwan made a scene and cursed, but to no avail. The Balin tribe was far away on the border, and they rarely met with the emperor unless it was for important matters. Jingwan had no way to contact Hongli and could not even leave the princess's residence.

Jingwan was effectively confined to her quarters, and the little princess, who had grown up arrogantly in the deep palace, tasted the coldness of human nature for the first time.

Less than three years after marrying into the Bairin tribe, Jingwan's arrogance had completely vanished, replaced by a forced haughtiness.

Fortunately, Ba Tu was still thinking about Jing Wan's role and didn't let anyone bully her. He didn't even mistreat her in her daily life.

It is said that Jingwan and the current Fifteenth Prince are siblings. When Batu went to the capital to report on his duties, he made a special trip to greet the Fifteenth Prince Yongyan and mentioned Jingwan, who was married to him, in an attempt to get closer to her.

But Yongyan remained indifferent, offering only a few polite words. His words showed no intimacy towards Jingwan, not even the usual courtesy. He seemed more like an enemy than a sibling to Jingwan.

Batu was completely bewildered, but still smiled and said, "The princess, mindful of her kinship with the prince, has asked me to send my regards to him."

Yongyan sneered, "Ha, the bond of siblings? I seem to remember that my seventh sister said she only recognized Consort Ying as her mother. I dare not acknowledge her as my sister, and my mother would not recognize her as her daughter either."

Batu was stunned, his mind racing. Didn't Meiruo say that she was doing well in the palace and had many friends? How come it seems that she has made a great enemy of the Fifteenth Prince's mother?

Seeing that things were going badly, Ba Tu quickly apologized to Yong Yan and slipped away as fast as he could.

After returning to the Bahrain tribe, Batu couldn't help but write to Meiruo to ask, "The Fifteenth Prince is now highly regarded by the Emperor, how can we offend him?"

Mei Ruo never expected that Yong Yan would be so highly regarded by the Emperor, but she had already offended Yong Yan completely and there was no way to change it. She could only write a letter to acknowledge the matter and tell Ba Tu not to think about getting close to the Fifteenth Prince.

From then on, Batu's attitude towards Jingwan deteriorated day by day. The Fifteenth Prince had a promising future ahead of him, while Jingwan had long since lost her usefulness. Why should he continue to tolerate Jingwan in everything?

Seeing that Batu's attitude had changed, and thinking about the benefits of monopolizing the princess's residence, Jingwan's wet nurse boldly put a slow-acting poison in Jingwan's food.

Jingwan also noticed the change in her diet, but Batu no longer wanted to see her. She couldn't even leave the princess's residence, so what could she do?

Moreover, Jingwan didn't want to live anymore. Marrying into the Balin tribe was like walking into a trap that was closing in on her step by step. Everyone was forcing her to be a mascot without joy or sorrow.

Now, the wet nurse wanted to take the opportunity to poison Jingwan, and Jingwan also wanted to use her death to take revenge on the Balin tribe. So Jingwan drank the poison that would kill her with a normal expression.

Jingwan passed away at the young age of twenty.

As Jingwan had predicted, Hongli was puzzled by her early death and sent a special envoy to investigate.

Batu and the old princess never expected that the wet nurse would be so bold.

The envoy discovered that the princess had been poisoned, enraging the court.

Even if Batu killed the wet nurse's family, it was to no avail. Batu was stripped of his title and became a prisoner. His half-brother inherited the title.

The old princess was so angry that she collapsed on the spot after receiving the decree. She had been trying to control the concubines for so long, but in the end, the concubines still managed to climb over her.

When Mei Ruo heard the news, she was heartbroken and fainted three times. She didn't know whether she was crying for her adopted daughter who died young or for her broken maternal family.

Jingwan also finished this precognitive dream. In the dream, Jingwan saw her absurd life and hated the Bahrain tribe to the core.

During her years in the Imperial Study, Jingwan did not focus on her studies. Instead, she devoted herself to medical research, and her mind was filled with thoughts of revenge—revenge for her untimely death and for her lost and desperate self.

Sure enough, when Jingwan was seventeen, Meiruo returned to the palace again, trying to force Jingwan to marry Batu.

Jingwan had waited too long for this day, and she did not resist. She obediently followed Meiruo to the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

But now, the one in the Hall of Mental Cultivation is no longer the son-in-law Hongli, but Empress Jingqin.

Jingqin looked at the memorial in her hand with a puzzled expression, and chuckled when she heard Meiruo's request.

Jingqin: "I was wondering why the Balin tribe dared to submit a memorial requesting that I marry my princess to them. It turns out it was you, Consort Ying, who instigated it. Interfering in politics within the inner palace, Consort Ying, what is your punishment?"

Mei Ruo didn't dare to lie to Jing Qin, so she tried to cover it up by saying, "Your Majesty, the Balin tribe also wants to forge a lasting alliance with the Qing Dynasty and maintain the relationship between the Qing Dynasty and the Balin tribe."

Jingqin scoffed, "Maintaining relations means having that thirty-something-year-old Batu ask for the hand of a Qing princess? What? Does your Bairin tribe have no one else to offer? You dare to ask my princess for help?"

When Mei Ruo saw that Jing Qin had misunderstood, she quickly said, "It's not asking the Emperor's two princesses, it's Jing and Jing Wan. Ba Tu wants to marry Jing Wan."

Jingqin glanced at Meiruo, then at Jingwan who remained silent behind Meiruo, and said with amusement, "You want to marry Jingwan? If I remember correctly, Jingwan is Batu's niece."

Mei Ruo was stunned when she heard this. She was only focused on returning to her mother's home and had overlooked the fact that Jing Wan was Ba Tu's niece.

Batu and the old princess naturally didn't care about this. They only married Jingwan because they wanted her as a lucky charm, not because they really liked her.

Jingwan's hatred deepened. Of course she knew what the Balin tribe was thinking. They just wanted a mascot to maintain relations with the Qing Dynasty. Who would care about her life or death?

Jingqin took in Jingwan's hatred. Meiruo, however, was working her brain at lightning speed, trying to smooth things over, and didn't pay attention to Jingwan's thoughts.

Since Jingwan returned, Jingqin has sent people to take care of her, so she naturally knows what Jingwan has been doing all these years. Seeing that the usually stubborn Jingwan actually listened to Meiruo's words, Jingqin felt more and more strange.

Mei Ruo was also anxious. She hadn't expected Jing Qin to ascend the throne in the end. She wasn't familiar with Jing Qin's faction, and the girl from the Bahraini ministerial class was rendered useless because it was an empress who had ascended the throne.

The Balin tribe was unwilling to return to its former obscurity, so they instigated Mei Ruo to come up with this idea. Unexpectedly, they successfully passed the most difficult hurdle of getting through to the princess, but it was the emperor who was unwilling!

Jingqin waved her hand and said, "Alright, isn't Consort Ying still in the palace? She can also maintain the relationship between the Balin tribe and the Qing Dynasty. I think there's no need for another marriage alliance. Let's drop this matter."

Meiruo, however, was reluctant to leave. She had stayed within these palace walls for far too long, and her dreams were filled with her beloved homeland. Now, the Balin tribe had sent a message telling her that they could use the opportunity of marrying the princess to bring her back to the Balin tribe, and she naturally took the bait.

Mei Ruo said anxiously, "If Your Majesty is not satisfied with the choice of a marriage alliance, I can go back and contact the Balin tribe to ensure that the choice will satisfy Your Majesty."

Jingwan sneered. Even the Emperor was not satisfied with the choice of consort, but her "dear" mother was quite satisfied. If the Emperor hadn't been unwilling, her good mother probably wouldn't have wanted to change the consort either.

Jingqin frowned and said, "It's not about satisfying me, but about satisfying the court, the people, and Jingwan. If the small Bairin tribe can get the princess to marry, how will the Khorchin, Dzungar, and other tribes explain themselves?"

Meiruo was speechless. Over the years in the palace, she had heard too many people in the palace belittle the Balin tribe, and she was no longer as confident as she was when she first entered the palace.

Mei Ruo quickly came up with a solution: "Yes... But Your Majesty, Jing Wan is only acting out of filial piety. She heard that after the princess gets married, she can bring her mother out of the palace, so she thought of marrying into the Balin tribe so that I can reunite with my family."

After saying that, Mei Ruo kept giving Jing Wan meaningful glances, hoping that Jing Wan would respond to her words.

Jingwan did indeed respond, and she smiled and said, "Your Majesty, I am willing to marry into the Balin tribe for my mother's sake."

Ever since Jingwan learned about the precognitive dream, she has been single-mindedly focused on revenge, disregarding her future and marriage prospects. Even when Jingqin helps her refuse, Jingwan remains determined to go down that dark path.

Jingqin also realized Jingwan's thoughts, and with the mindset of watching the show, she stopped interfering, only asking the Bahraini tribe to change the consort and not tarnish the royal family's reputation.

The Balin tribe was also very clever, and replaced Batu's biological son with Deleke, the son of Meiruo, who was two years younger than Jingwan.

Meiruo's elder brother died a heroic death in the battle against the Dzungars, leaving behind only one child, Deleke, who was granted the title of Beizi by Hongli. However, the direct line of the previous life was disliked by Hongli, which led to the throne falling into the hands of the illegitimate line.

When Mei Ruo's elder brother was executed, De Le Ke was still young, so the title of Prince was inherited by Ba Tu. Ba Tu was exceptionally capable and helped the Qing Dynasty fight several times. He was granted the title of Prince fifteen years ago. His wife passed away from illness last year without leaving any children.

According to the rules of the Bahrain tribe, Derek is practically the next heir to the throne, so there is little controversy surrounding Jingwan's marriage to Derek.

On a day when the grass was green and the birds were singing, Jingwan got married. Not long after, Jingwan and the Balin tribe submitted a petition to bring Meiruo back to the Balin tribe.

Jingwan's revenge has begun.

Perhaps Jingwan's initiative in requesting marriage pleased the old queen and Batu, as they did not make things too difficult for her. After Meiruo arrived in the Balin tribe, the old queen was even more concerned about her daughter who had been away from home for a long time and no longer cared about Jingwan's affairs.

Jingwan then began to urge Xiyue's daughter, Liuyi, to sleep with Batu. Just as Jingwan had dreamed, Batu took Liuyi as his concubine.

Although the Grand Consort of Batu has passed away, the concubines are fighting fiercely. In particular, Batu still holds the title of Prince. Without the protection of the Princess's Mansion, Liu Yi is at a disadvantage in the power struggle and is tricked into being unable to have children, so she is bedridden in the mansion to recuperate.

Xi Yue was extremely anxious. While serving Jing Wan, she lamented every day, pleading with Jing Wan to help Liu Yi. Jing Wan agreed and took Xi Yue to Mei Ruo and the old princess to cry and complain, her words full of affection for Xi Yue and Liu Yi.

Mei Ruo cried to the old princess for a long time about how Jing Wan was not close to her. Xi Yue and Jing Wan came right into the wrong place this time. Mei Ruo and the old princess both believed that Xi Yue had instigated Jing Wan to be distant from her biological mother and instead become closer to happy Yue.

The old princess couldn't bear to see her beloved daughter being bullied by those lowly servants, so she immediately took action. The old princess nodded with a smile, agreeing that Xiyue should go to Liuyi's side to take care of her first. However, not long after Xiyue arrived at the palace, she suddenly fell ill in front of Liuyi.

Liu Yi is now out of favor in the Prince's mansion and is desperately seeking help to cure happy Yue. However, the old Princess is in charge of the mansion, so where can she find a doctor? With the old Princess's tacit approval, happy Yue wailed for a day and died.

Liu Yi went to great lengths to escape the mansion and beg for Jing Wan's imperial physician, only to be told by her personal maid at the courtyard gate that Xi Yue had died. From then on, Liu Yi became somewhat insane.

The old princess and Meiruo watched Xiyue and Liuyi's plight with cold eyes, their hearts unmoved. They were only annoyed that Jingwan had been persuaded by Liuyi to send her personal imperial physician to treat Xiyue. Indeed, she treated her wet nurse better than her birth mother.

Liu Yi had been insane for so long that everyone in the palace had forgotten her existence. But one afternoon, she changed into a maid's outfit, appeared behind the rockery, and slashed Ba Tu eight times, each slash fatal.

No one knows how Liu Yi obtained the maid's clothes, how she found the knife, how she knew Ba Tu's whereabouts, or how she mastered the swordsmanship. Ba Tu, a prince, died at Liu Yi's hands.

Upon receiving the news, the old princess fainted, and Mei Ruo almost collapsed as well. She was solely focused on serving the old princess, and the entire palace was in chaos.

Batu's children were all underage, and his eldest son, born out of wedlock, was only ten years old. How could he possibly be fit to take on any responsibility? In the end, the throne of Balin returned to the hands of Prince Consort Jingwan, Deleke.

Jingwan happened to become pregnant at this time.

The old princess wasn't stupid either; after waking up, she figured everything out—it was all Jingwan's doing.

But the old princess was no match for Jingwan. With just a few words, the old princess fell seriously ill from Jingwan's anger and passed away three months later.

Mei Ruo watched helplessly as Jing Wan ruined her family and caused her mother's death. She fainted from anxiety. When she woke up, she saw Jing Wan smilingly serving her medicine.

Mei Ruo slapped Jing Wan hard across the face, gritting her teeth as she said, "You unfilial daughter... You killed your uncle and angered your grandmother to death. I wish I could have strangled you when you were born..."

Jingwan took a slap but laughed and said, "What a pity, it's too late to say anything now. Didn't Mother say that I would live a good life if I married into the Balin tribe?"

"Look, aren't I living a good life now? It's just that the things on the road were too obstructive, so I had to find a way to clear them away. Fortunately, they're all cleared now, and Mother can finally have her wish."

Mei Ruo was so angry she was practically spitting fire. Finally, unable to withstand the shock, she fainted. Afterward, Jing Wan imprisoned Mei Ruo in the princess's residence, forbidding her from ever leaving her room again...

Jingwan walked out of the princess's residence, looked up at the boundless grasslands and the clear blue sky all around, sighed deeply, and continued to throw herself into the endless struggle...