Quick Transmigration: Still Life Fairy

When Yu Liu regained her senses, she was swaying from side to side as someone walked by.

After walking for a while, the person suddenly stopped.

"Why do I feel that... in the last few days, there have been more concubines coming to my imperial garden to chase butterflies?" the man said, his tone ambiguous, revealing neither joy nor anger.

"Your Majesty, isn't this... isn't this... isn't the time for the imperial concubine selection approaching?" As the emperor's chief eunuch, Eunuch An could only grit his teeth and speak at this moment. In his heart, he felt that these concubines simply couldn't read people's expressions. He had already warned them before, yet they were still so rude and presumptuous. Did they really think that the emperor wouldn't dare to do anything to them?

"is it?"

The young emperor stared at the innocent and carefree concubines in the imperial garden, his voice revealing neither joy nor anger, as if he were just saying something casually.

"Yes, yes!"

Eunuch An was trembling with fear. Having served the emperor for so many years, he had come to know him to some extent. He knew that when the emperor was truly angry, he would not show it. Just like now, he seemed normal, but in fact, he was already furious inside.

"Your Majesty, they also want to gain Your Majesty's attention. The time for the imperial concubine selection is approaching, and most of them have not received Your Majesty's favor for a year. If they wait for new concubines to enter the palace, their lives will be much more difficult. Therefore, they have resorted to this desperate measure, which is understandable."

Eunuch An felt he was being incredibly honest; he was risking his life to advise the emperor for the sake of those concubines who had bribed him!

"Excusable? Hmph! Eunuch An's eloquence has only gotten better!" The young emperor turned and glanced at Eunuch An, his eyes already filled with icy coldness. "Go, send them away."

The emperor's gaze froze Eunuch An in place. Upon hearing the order, he hurriedly scurried towards the Imperial Garden, having long since given up any thought of pleading for them. The emperor was clearly furious; everyone should just protect themselves.

Eunuch An's actions in driving them away were ruthless; once he said he was going to drive them away, he really meant it. The young emperor looked intently at the chaotic crowd in the imperial garden, where the concubines scattered and fled, not paying any attention to where they were stepping. Every now and then, the beautiful flowers in full bloom were trampled and damaged by them. Seeing this scene, the young emperor let out a cold laugh.

Knowing they had a fondness for rare and exotic plants, these concubines all pretended to love flowers and plants. They pretended so much that they even started to believe it themselves. Now, in this situation, not a single one of them cared about the flowers and plants at their feet. They were just a bunch of ordinary women trying to gain favor through such means. How foolish!

The emperor lowered his eyes, no longer looking at the situation in the imperial garden, and turned to leave quietly with two guards.

After overhearing the conversation between the young emperor and Eunuch An, Yu Liu knew who she was currently attached to. That's right, she was attached to something. The object she was possessing this time was a dragon-patterned jade pendant, a jade pendant representing the identity of successive emperors, so naturally it was attached to the emperor.

It seems that this emperor is the object of her wish. Although the emperor seems a bit cold, as the person who stood at the top in ancient times, what tragic things could he have that would make so many people make wishes for him?

Yu Liu calmed herself and began communicating with the world of wishes.

This young emperor was named Du Huai'an, and he was only 20 years old this year. In modern times, this is considered young, but in ancient times, he would have already started a family and established a career. Du Huai'an was born to the empress and was made crown prince at birth. He did not disappoint the late emperor's bestowal, and was a child prodigy from a young age, proficient in both literary and military arts, and had a deep understanding of the way of governing the country. If his life trajectory had developed normally, he would have become a wise and great emperor, but that was only under normal circumstances.

Just then, two or three months before the imperial concubine selection began that year, the young emperor was busy with state affairs and had not visited the harem even once. The concubines in the harem were just decorations. In order to gain some status before the new concubines entered the palace, the concubines used all sorts of tricks to try to win the emperor's attention. The emperor was driven to the point of being furious. After dealing with the leading concubines and their families as an example, he suddenly had a whim to go on a private visit outside the palace.

And that marked the beginning of his tragic fate.

Du Huai'an initially only wanted to stroll around the capital. Disguised as a dashing young man, he was walking through the capital's market with two guards when suddenly a man rode a horse through the market. Everyone scrambled to get out of the way. Just then, an old man with mobility issues was unable to dodge in time and was about to be trampled under the horse's hooves when a woman in a yellow ruqun (a type of traditional Chinese dress) suddenly stepped in front of him.

Du Huai'an immediately felt a fondness for the woman, thinking that he couldn't afford to be with those delicate beauties in the palace, and that the dashing and heroic woman in front of him was his type.

Du Huai'an then waved his hand behind him, and the guards behind him naturally understood his meaning, leaping forward and grabbing the horse's hoof with their bare hands.

The woman was unharmed. After thanking Du Huai'an for his help, she immediately launched into a tirade against the young man riding the horse. The man was a notorious playboy in the capital, and he had never seen a woman like this before. He immediately lost his temper and summoned the soldiers.

Du Huai'an naturally dismissed all the soldiers and officers. He used the identity of his personal guard to pretend to be an imperial bodyguard and get to know the woman. Only then did he realize that the woman was none other than his own daughter, Chen Qingyan, the prime minister.

The two became acquainted through this encounter. Chen Qingyan was grateful to Du Huai'an for saving her life, and the two visited each other several times.

Later, when the old lady of the Prime Minister's residence celebrated her birthday, the Prime Minister invited the Emperor as was customary. The Emperor would not have attended such a birthday banquet before, but when he thought of Chen Qingyan, whom he had not seen for many days, he was immediately tempted and went to the Prime Minister's residence incognito.

He didn't see Chen Qingyan at the Prime Minister's residence, so he searched for her everywhere. He happened to witness Chen Qingyan's fiancé humiliating her, and he immediately stood up for her in anger. This scene was witnessed by Chen Qingyan's younger sister, Chen Jinshu.

Chen Jinshu had long been having an affair with Chen Qingyan's fiancé, and the two of them had long wanted to get rid of Chen Qingyan. So, they came up with a plan and took advantage of Du Huai'an's relationship with Chen Qingyan to drug them. Although Du Huai'an managed to refrain from having relations with Chen Qingyan in the end, their affair was eventually discovered by the people in the Prime Minister's mansion, and Du Huai'an secretly developed feelings for Chen Qingyan.

This would have been a good thing. The position of Empress was vacant in the palace, and the Prime Minister's daughter was qualified to become Empress. She was also facing the selection of concubines, so the Emperor could have used his power to bring Chen Qingyan into the palace. But the problem was that Chen Qingyan was a restless person.