Quick Transmigration: Leisure

In the third month of the fifteenth year of Chongze.

The Xia brothers, Xia Sheng and Xia Yuan, who were now common soldiers, returned to the capital.

Ultimately, after relinquishing his military command and position, he received Lian Shaoyuan's forgiveness. He returned cleanly, without being branded a war criminal or accused of treason.

The price was a complete reshuffle, with each person personally guiding His Majesty's successor onto the right track.

Furthermore, they accepted arranged marriage.

Perhaps the prominent families in the capital also sensed the changing winds, as most of the high-ranking officials, noblewomen, and imperial relatives actively avoided the selection pool.

In addition, the two brothers were quite old, and even though they were strong and healthy, they did not want the gap between them to be too large, thus wasting the good girl's life.

Finally, it will be based on the principle of voluntariness.

The court bestowed a marriage upon Xia Sheng, the daughter of a junior official in the Ministry of Justice. Xia Sheng is just thirty years old this year. Although she is a second-time bride, she was forced to remain a widow in her previous marriage.

I heard that this person was originally a cheerful and generous person, and he never changed his expression when interrogating prisoners and using torture, even when he was with his father.

Unfortunately, due to an arranged marriage between her ancestors, she encountered a strict and rigid family. Her husband died on the eve of her wedding, and she was forced to go to her husband's home to live as a widow.

Now that her husband's parents have passed away, she wants to break free from her constraints and fight for herself. Even though this path still involves marriage, it's still a gamble.

Xia Yuan's arranged marriage partner is the youngest daughter of a deputy director of the Waterways Department under the Ministry of Works. Now twenty-five, this pampered young lady had refused to marry in previous years, and her parents doted on her. They thought she would be their daughter for life, but instead, she's willingly plunging into the chaotic world of the Xia family, her future uncertain.

Although he put on a convincing act, when the news reached Xia Youmi, he could only admire his good cousin.

What a clever tactic of hiding the truth from the obvious!

It was clear that Xia Yuan and the young girl from the doctor's family were mutually in love. However, the road ahead was fraught with danger, and he did not want to delay the beauty's life. Who knew that the beauty would remain unchanged for ten years?

Perhaps, Xia Yuan also helped arrange for Xia Sheng's wife.

Lian Shaoyuan wanted to control his marriage partner, but in the end, the other way around was exploited; everything was the best arrangement.

Xia Youmi was finally relieved; everyone there was capable.

She could only wait quietly for the right opportunity.

Peace returned to the palace.

Strangely, the eighth princess was born after the twelfth prince.

No more happy events were reported from the palace.

......

The seventeenth year of Chongze.

After Xia Youmi visited her nephew again, she was invited to the Fengyi Palace.

In the past two years, with her elder brother's retirement, he has settled down to marry and have children. The control over Xia Youmi has become increasingly relaxed. Although there has been no official lifting of the ban, she is able to sneak out of the palace and return to the Xia residence from time to time.

I had a reunion dinner with my brother and sister-in-law, chatted with my sister-in-law about criminal cases and crime-solving, and exchanged gossip about Beijing with my cousin's wife.

She glanced a few more times at her two well-behaved nephews, who were about the same age. She thought that if something unexpected happened in the future, her nephews could rescue her.

Xia Youmi has some martial arts skills, but he's not a god.

The idea of ​​simply leaving as one pleases in a novel is not so easy. Once you're in the thick of things, even if you have no immediate use to them, they won't let you have your fun, thus putting the ruler in a state of chaos and crisis.

Aside from leaving the palace, she spent almost all her time in Fengyi Palace.

They brought all their painting tools and painted in the courtyard of Fengyi Palace.

Qi Xuan rested in the secluded pavilion, sometimes brewing tea for her, sometimes exchanging a few words. Most of the time, he drifted off to sleep.

When she was in good condition, Xia Youmi would practice Baduanjin (Eight Pieces of Brocade) with Qi Xuan to regulate her internal organs and blood circulation, and to treat her symptoms.

The excuse of catching a cold has long been forgotten; if they don't cooperate with treatment, they throw a tantrum.

She grew up in the Phoenix Palace.

In the past, there were rarely situations where people were in such a hurry to ask her for help.

Before they even entered Qi Xuan's palace, they were shocked by the people waiting at the door. Even Shao Yuan was there!

He had almost never set foot in the Phoenix Palace, and the Emperor and Empress probably hadn't seen each other for over twenty years.

"May Your Majesty enjoy boundless blessings!" Xia Youmi bowed awkwardly.

Lian Shaoyuan stood with his hands behind his back, looking sullen. He waved his hand, indicating that Xia Youmi should do as she pleased. So, she didn't look at the male lead again and was let into the inner room through the door.

"Sister!" Xia Youmi said urgently.

The strong smell of medicine and the trembling imperial physician standing guard in the corner both indicated that something was amiss.

Qi Xuan looked much worse than usual, and her breath was barely a whisper. Hearing Xia Youmi's call, she wearily opened her eyes, and a glimmer of light appeared.

"Sister, please speak." Xia Youmi grasped the still cold hand and brought her ear close.

If Qi Xuan had any unfulfilled wishes, Xia Youmi would have done them for her long ago, but she is not someone that can be eliminated by just one obsession.

It wasn't just about her love, her lost child, her family and freedom, her body and spirit. It was about all the resentment vanishing, the suffering mixed together, swallowed like a medicine.

In her final moments, she simply wanted to minimize the regrets of those few people she cared about.

“Live happily…” Qi Xuan said, then fell silent and waited quietly.

She had already told Xia Youmi the things she needed to say a thousand times over.

The sudden loss of life is something to be accepted calmly.

A maidservant beside him handed him several letters. She said:

"Miss Xia is unwilling to see His Majesty and cannot wait for Young Master's return. This letter will be entrusted to Miss Xia for safekeeping and will be given to Young Master later."

"Miss also instructed that we must not cry, but send her off with smiles and joy." The maid's voice trembled with barely concealed sobs, but she still tried to remain calm.

Xia Youmi accepted the envelope with both hands, her eyes resolute, and nodded to Qi Xuan, saying:

"Don't worry, sister! We will do as you wish. In the future, you should also find a happy life for yourself."

Upon hearing this, Qi Xuan closed her eyes in relief.

After the eunuch announced the death, Xia Youmi kept stopping Lian Shaoyuan from even glancing at Qi Xuan, fearing that this fellow would still haunt her sister in the next life.

Helpless, His Majesty could only send Eunuch Chang to express his condolences on his behalf.

He then returned to the palace but found no one there.

The Qi family members all attended the funeral of the Empress Dowager.

Even though for the past seventeen years, this empress had been a mere figurehead, and no one really took her seriously, the final ceremony was incredibly grand, with all the princes, princesses, and concubines weeping their hearts out.

Qi Zhuo also returned on the seventh day and personally escorted the coffin.

One hundred days later.

The first shot was fired by Ye Xiang's henchmen, who then informed His Majesty.

Please establish a new empress and crown prince as soon as possible!

To avoid causing disputes after the princes have come of age, thus needlessly wasting national resources, the words may be crude, but the principle is sound.

Lian Shaoyuan then examined all his sons and found that not many of them were outstanding.

Among them, the Eighth Prince no longer concealed his talents; his academic talent and political acumen were unparalleled, even surpassing those of the Third Prince, who was five years older than him.

Ye Linghua has officially bared her fangs and broken ties with the Ye family.

The power struggles within the imperial harem intensified. Those with offspring, aside from a few who sought refuge with the Ye family and desired only peace, were all secretly vying for power.

Amidst this fierce competition, the biggest and most prominent target, the Third Prince, was the first to be deposed! In a physical sense.

Consort Fang, who had been biding her time, finally emerged with the help of the Fourth Prince.

Before he could gloat for long, he was subdued by Ye Linghua and Ye Ruilan.

They won't let others reap the benefits.

The final battlefield became the battle between the Eighth Prince and the Ninth Prince.

What a cycle!