Quick Transmigration: Leisure

October of the seventh year of Chongze.

Two years have passed since the last palace intrigue. The new round of imperial concubine selections has ended, and the newcomers are preparing to enter the palace a month in advance.

Ye Linghua has announced her pregnancy again.

It was almost exactly the same time she conceived two years ago. She believed that her original child had returned.

The concubines all breathed a sigh of relief.

If Consort Ye can't get pregnant again, then there's no hope for anyone else.

Two years ago.

During an argument, the male and female protagonists suddenly discover that she is their savior!

The female protagonist was very young at that time. She saved Lian Shaoyuan, who was being chased by the eldest prince, by the river. He was not yet the Prince of Jin, but only the sixth prince. He got separated from Qi Xuan and lost consciousness. After fighting hard, he defeated the enemy, but also lost his legitimate son.

It seems as if everything was predetermined.

His Majesty instructed the imperial physicians to develop the best prescription to treat Ye Linghua's body, so that she could conceive their lost child again.

During this period, no concubine is allowed to share the emperor's favor or become pregnant.

In the midst of this almost pathological pampering, they rediscovered their tender affection.

The long-awaited child has finally arrived again, but who should he blame for his guilt?

This time, almost none of the women selected for the imperial concubine selection came from wealthy or noble families.

It was both his deliberate avoidance, wanting to keep the turmoil in the palace from disturbing the two of them for the time being, and the fact that those astute and discerning aristocratic families, seeing the situation clearly, voluntarily gave up sending their representatives to participate in the selection.

The little shrimps who have entered the palace.

Anyone who tries to cause trouble will be quickly crushed by Ye Linghua. It seems that the ambition and scheming of this batch of new concubines are merely practice for her and won't cause any real trouble.

Xia Youmi couldn't be bothered to listen to those gossips.

Thinking about her brother's letter, some ideas began to form in her mind, but she still needed to rely on the female lead's methods.

......

April of the eighth year of Chongze.

When Ye Linghua gave birth to a daughter, His Majesty was overjoyed and immediately named the third princess Lianyi.

He also wants to promote Consort Ye to the rank of Imperial Concubine. Currently, there is only one Imperial Concubine of the rank of Virtue left, but Ye Linghua said that she does not like the word "Virtue" as a title and wants His Majesty to choose one for her personally.

Lian Shaoyuan readily agreed, but the news immediately drew opposition from the court officials.

The titles of the four consorts, "Noble, Virtuous, and Wise," are ancestral rules, and no monarch has ever violated them. If there is any dissatisfaction, a title may not be bestowed, and the consort may simply be called Consort Ye.

But this time, Ye Linghua understood how to show weakness and how to advance by retreating.

He put himself in the position of a victim and said there was no need to ban his account.

In the end, it was His Majesty's heart that won.

Lian Shaoyuan dealt with the most stubborn old man one by one, finally silencing him and getting him to accept the truth.

In May, when the Third Princess was one month old, Ye Linghua was bestowed the title of Consort Qiong.

From then on, Consort Qiong's beautiful name spread throughout the world.

Scenery is a double-edged sword.

Consort Qiong gained her status, but His Majesty began a new round of frequenting the harem. In order to leave offspring and secure their future lives, both the old and new concubines did their best to get His Majesty to stay a few more days.

Taking advantage of the lively atmosphere in the harem, Xia Youmi finally got the chance to sneak out of the palace.

I heard from Qi Xuan that the guards surrounding the bamboo grove behind her Jinzhu Palace had been transferred. Now that they're all from the Qi family, Xia Youmi has virtually no problem leaving the palace to play.

At that moment, Xia Youmi stared at Qi Xuan's serious expression, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

So, all these years, the grand gift that Her Majesty the Empress had been preparing was actually a way to create an opening in the harem, making it easier for her to meet with others in secret?

She and Qi Zhuo were completely innocent. Aside from that time she got drunk at the cliff, they never exchanged a single ambiguous word!

Qi Zhuo was being manipulated by Lian Shaoyuan like a spinning top, and he could never get more than a few words in a conversation before having to leave.

Because they both knew that the one with the real grudge was Qi Xuan.

It was as if she wanted to place her own lifelong regrets onto them to achieve fulfillment, so she always tried to bring them together. She hoped they could escape this cage hand in hand and rush towards freedom, even if it was only temporary.

But they won't be together in that capacity.

Qi Zhuo was a loyal subject to the emperor, and his sense of duty was ingrained in his bones. Whenever his thoughts crossed the line, he would kneel down before the ancestral tablets and sincerely repent. He could not allow the two of them to fall into danger and bring about the destruction of the family.

Xia Youmi is a free spirit.

Clearly, she wouldn't be comfortable living a life that violated her status and morals. And sneaking around wasn't a long-term solution; she wanted to walk openly in the sunlight!

The more time they spent together, the more tacit understanding they developed, and they were both patiently waiting for each other.

However, now that there's a gap, it's alright to occasionally leave the palace for some fresh air.

However, this matter cannot be kept from the bigwigs.

She informed Consort Zhao and promised to bring some of her childhood favorite snacks to the palace. She also visited the Empress Dowager and received no objections.

Finally, he asked Lian Shaoyuan for a token and promised not to attract attention, and to take a bodyguard with him every time he went out.

It is both protection and surveillance.

Xia Youmi readily agreed and began happily packing her bags.

Two maids, each time taking only one of them out.

From now on, I'll be staying outside for longer periods, and I'll return to the Xia residence at night. Shi Ning and Shi Xuan will remain at the residence. Their main responsibilities are relaying messages and managing the undercover accounts. The Xia residence also has its own caravan and assets.

For so many years.

The steward has always led these capable individuals in managing the business. The account books are all sent to the frontier by trained informants and handed over to Xia Yuan for review and management.

Xia Youmi often received messages while in the palace, but most of them were in the form of verbal messages.

After she was allowed to leave the palace, as she gradually became familiar with the procedures, she would need to do some things that Xia Yuan was not comfortable doing.

On the day of the Dragon Boat Festival.

She successfully left the palace for the first time, even though she had told Qi Xuan that she wouldn't run away secretly. She confessed her whereabouts to His Majesty, and was also followed by secret guards.

But I still ran into an acquaintance at the shop.

Xia Youmi pretended to be blind while wearing a veil, so the other party had to have someone bump into Shi Yi next to him and help her up while passing a box through their sleeve.

Shi Yi remained calm and continued to accompany Xia Youmi in selecting Xuan paper.

The first step, of course, is to purchase art supplies.

The court's painting tools could not be easily taken out; the patterns engraved on them were very eye-catching. Her desire to stay away for an extended period made sketching the perfect excuse.

After buying the tools, we went to purchase horses.

Xia Youmi immediately summoned her bodyguards, who transformed into servants to carry her things.

After buying the equipment, we still need to find a place to put it.

After much deliberation, they rented a house near the city gate. They also hired the landlord's servant to help look after their belongings and tend to their horses.

After everything was settled, the day was over.

They needed to enter through a small gate outside Jinzhu Palace and through the bamboo forest before the palace gates closed. Their belongings would also be checked by the guards stationed there. Although the people were arranged by the Qi family, they still had to follow the procedures.

The things Qi Zhuo handed her at the paper shop had already been left among the pile of paints she had bought.

I could only glance at it briefly.

Tsk, a wristband woven from silk threads.

If I'm not mistaken, Qi Zhuo himself also wore one on his wrist.

The one given to her should be a pair when put together.

It seems this was Qi Xuan's arrangement again.