Transmigration: Experiencing Life's End - Dying Peacefully in One's Sleep

The burning pain in her hand made Zhong Ning open her eyes immediately.

She saw the pile of dirty clothes in front of her and the basin of cold water, and she knew what was going on.

He couldn't help but curse inwardly, "Xiao Qi, what kind of identity did you give me? Hmm?"

She reached out to look and, unsurprisingly, saw that her fingers were covered in chilblains. Because they had been soaked in the cold water for a while, her fingers were now starting to feel hot.

My hands were itchy, painful, and burning – three different sensations. Plus, it was cold, and I was only wearing thin clothes, so I was freezing and felt uncomfortable all over.

Zhong Ning's feelings were complicated; she had never been this miserable before.

"Host, you are now a palace maid," Xiao Qi said somewhat guiltily.

It wasn't the identity it chose for the host, so why is it acting guilty?

Upon hearing this, Zhong Ning glanced at the basin, decisively stood up and walked out, avoiding people along the way and finding a secluded place to enter the space.

She first soaked her hands in the spiritual spring water, and then used her spiritual power to treat the frostbite on her hands.

Once things returned to normal, she glanced at Xiao Qi and said, "Transfer my memories first!"

Xiao Qi, who was trying to minimize her presence, immediately said, "Okay, host."

This is a fictional world where the Tian Sheng Continent is divided into three kingdoms: the most powerful Northern Dynasty, the Southern Lin Kingdom, and the Western Jin Kingdom.

The Northern Dynasty occupied the entire northern and central regions, possessing the largest territory and the strongest national power.

It borders the sea to the south, is rich in resources, and is the second largest country in terms of land area.

As for the Western Jin Dynasty, it occupied the smallest territory and was the weakest in terms of national strength.

The story mainly revolves around the Northern Dynasty, where the current emperor has been on the throne for forty years and has five princes and five princesses.

The Empress's family was prominent, and her eldest son, third princess, and fifth princess were the most favored, suppressing the other princes and princesses so much that they dared not stand out.

The male protagonist is Helian Xuan, the second prince of the Northern Dynasty, born to the virtuous concubine of the current dynasty.

Consort Xian's family background was not prominent, so she and her son always kept a low profile and concealed their talents. In private, the male lead was quite ambitious.

The eldest princess and the third prince were born to Consort Yun. Consort Yun came from a good family and, although she was favored, she could not surpass the empress.

The fourth prince, Helian Zhou, was ignored by everyone because his mother had fallen out of favor and was banished to the cold palace.

The fifth prince and the second princess, the fourth princess's birth mother was the virtuous and proper Consort Shu.

Even though she had three children, she was still a concubine, which shows how much she was favored.

The female protagonist is Princess Xiao Yajun, sent by the Western Jin Dynasty to establish friendly relations between the two countries. Since she was sacrificed and sent to marry a foreign ruler, she was naturally an unfavored princess.

The people of the Northern Dynasty looked down on the princess sent by the weakest country, so she was tricked into marrying the male protagonist, Helian Xuan.

Marrying a princess from another country naturally disqualifies one from the throne; this is common knowledge.

Above the male protagonist are the eldest prince, who is both the legitimate son and the most favored, and the third prince, who is favored by the emperor and born to Consort Yun, but is blocked by the emperor's love for Consort Yun.

Compared to him, Helian Xuan has no advantage whatsoever.

Therefore, he simply went along with the plan and married Princess Xiao Yajun, who was sent to a peace treaty. This made everyone lower their guard and also made it easier for him to carry out his plans, which was in line with his usual style of doing things.

The male protagonist, Helian Xuan, always maintained a good facade on the outside, secretly scheming and constantly gathering useful forces and raising a private army.

After the female lead, Xiao Yajun, and the male lead got married, they went from being wary of each other and treating each other with respect to being attracted to each other and developing feelings for one another.

Although the female lead is a pawn sent for a political marriage, she is intelligent and calm. Combined with the law of mutual attraction between the male and female leads, the two will end up together.

After reaching a consensus, the two proceeded step by step, cooperating with each other, with the male and female protagonists possessing powerful auras.

Once the scheming queen's faction fell from power, the two began to show their true colors. Those who opposed them never fared well.

The fourth prince, Helian Zhou, is the biggest villain in this world because his mother was just a beautiful palace maid who gained favor with the emperor.

She was able to be made a concubine despite having no family background, which naturally aroused jealousy. So someone framed her, causing her to fall out of favor and be sent to the cold palace, where she was tortured to death within two years.

Although Helian Zhou was still young at the time, he remembered his mother's death and harbored hatred in his heart. He secretly investigated the person who framed his mother.

Finally, he discovered that it was the usually low-profile Consort Xian who had used the Empress to frame his mother, and that the Empress was not innocent either, so he decided to take revenge.

Before he could even make a move, the Empress fell. He also discovered that the Emperor was secretly wary of the Empress, and that the downfall was due to the scheming of the male and female leads.

The empress and her family were gone, and the other princes and princesses were all rendered useless.

The only remaining enemies were Consort Xian and Helian Xuan. When Helian Zhou faced them, he naturally lost because the villains didn't have the protagonist's halo.

In the end, the male and female protagonists succeeded in their scheme and ascended to the throne and the position of empress.

Whoever is in charge calls the shots. Once she ascends the throne, the female lead's identity is no longer an issue; it's just a matter of the emperor's word.

The original owner of Zhong Ning's body, Qingdai, was a palace maid who had lost both her parents.

Because she always kept her head down and didn't like to talk, and because of her gloomy personality, she was disliked and was assigned to the laundry department, where she had endless laundry to wash every day.

The original owner lived numbly every day, as if living outside of this world, and had no interest in anything around him.

Ultimately, her body couldn't withstand the illness, and she passed away prematurely.

No one cared about a lowly palace maid; when she died, she was simply thrown into a mass grave and cursed for being unlucky.

After receiving the memories, Qingdai opened her eyes and first took out a mirror.

The original owner was decent-looking, but her gloomy temperament made her look very dull.

She usually keeps her head down when she sees people, so probably no one remembers what she looks like.

The palace maids in the laundry department had to work every day, wearing drab palace maid uniforms and without any ornaments on their heads.

Qingdai poured herself a cup of spiritual spring water and drank it, hoping to gradually improve her appearance, as her body was no longer in good health.

Not only do they work in the cold every day, but they also don't get enough to eat. How good can things be?

She felt a little hungry, so she took out a roast chicken and a serving of fried rice to eat.

After eating and drinking her fill, feeling refreshed and comfortable, Qingdai finally spoke up: "Xiao Qi, are there any side quests?"

“Some hosts help the villain Helian Zhou rebel and become emperor,” Xiao Qi said.

Qingdai glanced at it sideways: "What? Helping others rebel? Why don't you just rebel myself?"

“Host, you’re just an ordinary palace maid, your position isn’t legitimate, there’s no need for you to work so hard,” Xiao Qi explained.

Qingdai retorted, "Isn't it hard for me to help others rebel?"

“That fourth prince at least has the blood of the Helian family. Host, you can’t just destroy someone else’s dynasty!” Xiao Qi said righteously.