Quick Transmigration: Still Life Fairy

"Jinshu, there's no need for this. I'm only a few years older than you, and I watched you grow up. There's no need for us to act like this." Chen Jinshu's guilty expression caught the eye of Consort Chen, making her, who already didn't want to compete for the emperor's favor, feel even more heartache. They had only chosen to enter the palace because of their families' arrangements; they had no choice in the matter, so why should they feel guilty?

Consort Chen paused for a moment, then continued, “I understand what you mean, brother. Although the Emperor has three thousand concubines, everyone knows that he has never stayed overnight in the harem in recent years because he is busy with state affairs. The harem is just a formality. I have long since come to terms with it and no longer crave that person’s attention. I will do my best to help you. Whether it succeeds or not depends on your fate.”

Every woman who enters the palace probably desires the emperor's favor. Consort Chen understood Chen Jinshu's feelings, and she smiled faintly, not minding it.

“Aunt,” Chen Jinshu looked up at the woman in front of her, who was still as beautiful as ever, and thought of how kind this woman had been to her when she was a child. A bitter smile appeared on her lips. “I’m sorry.”

The two seemed to have a very deep bond. Yu Liu sat on the artificial hill, listening to their reminiscing. Most of the time, they were concerned about each other's health. As the conversation deepened, the familiar feeling between them seemed to return, and a tender warmth began to flow in the air.

"She really doesn't look vicious at all," Yu Liu muttered softly, beginning to doubt whether the information she had received was wrong. Chen Jinshu looked like a talented woman with extraordinary bearing, completely different from the person in the information who was a scoundrel and had a vicious heart.

This was, after all, the palace, so Consort Chen and Chen Jinshu didn't talk for long. As she left, looking at Chen Jinshu's straight back, Consort Chen recalled her own resentment when she entered the palace. In the end, she couldn't help but ask Chen Jinshu, "Jinshu, once you enter the palace, it's like entering a deep sea, and there's no chance to escape. You promised your brother, do you really not regret it?"

Chen Jinshu was taken aback by her question and lowered her face shyly: "Aunt, I am different from you. I was fortunate enough to see the Emperor once, and I have been obsessed with him ever since. Being able to get close to the Emperor is the luckiest thing in my life. How could I regret it?"

She smiled gently, her beauty as radiant as a begonia, instantly captivating Yu Liu: "Jin Shu wants to fight for her own happiness, so why is she resentful? Aunt, you don't need to worry about Jin Shu."

After saying that, she turned and left, leaving Consort Chen standing there stunned and Yu Liu somewhat frantic.

Yu Liu felt that there was something wrong with the information she had received; Chen Jinshu's words just now contained a lot of information.

Having had the honor of meeting the Emperor once, doesn't that mean Chen Jinshu knows Du Huai'an? And judging from her appearance just now, she might even admire Du Huai'an. If that's the case, why would she drug Du Huai'an and Chen Qingyan at the old lady's birthday banquet at the Prime Minister's residence?

Although Du Huai'an always went out incognito, she never hid her appearance. Is it really something a normal woman would do to send her beloved man to another woman's bed?

Even an abnormal woman wouldn't do something like that!! So, it really was a problem with the data after all!

Yu Liu thought for a while but couldn't find an answer. In the end, she attributed the problem to the information and kept it in mind, planning to verify it on the day of the Prime Minister's wife's birthday banquet.

Anyway, there's nothing I can do to stop Du Huai'an; he'll probably go to the Prime Minister's residence that day.

She reached out and beckoned the white cloud that had flown far away back. After sitting on the white cloud, Yu Liu deliberately made it fly higher. After figuring out the route back, she rode the white cloud back to the Imperial Study.

In the Imperial Study, waiting for Yu Liu was Du Huai'an, whose entire body was shrouded in black mist.

"So you did know to come back!"

He deliberately spoke in a sinister tone, which made Yu Liu tremble with fear.

Upon seeing Yu Liu's somewhat frightened expression, Du Huai'an's heart softened, but despite his inner softening, he maintained the same expression on his face.

"Baby, do you know how dangerous your current situation is? If someone discovers your whereabouts, even I can't protect you, do you understand?!"

Du Huai'an acted sternly, even belittling himself. In fact, he was not one of those emperors who ascended the throne at a young age without real power. Even if he openly took in a demon, as long as Yu Liu did not do anything bad, he could guarantee that Yu Liu would be safe and sound.

However, at this moment, nothing is more important than the benefits he is about to pursue.

Yu Liu was somewhat mischievous by nature. She wasn't afraid of being disciplined, but she was afraid that those who were truly good to her would be disappointed in her. Therefore, she didn't dare to resist at all, and looked at Du Huai'an pitifully with her head down.

This was the only way she knew to feign helplessness, but it was particularly effective on Du Huai'an.

"Fine, considering this is your first offense, I'll give you a lighter punishment."

Du Huai'an's tone had softened, but Yu Liu's attention was entirely focused on the word "punishment" he had mentioned.

In an instant, a vision of myself as a mobile phone flashed through my mind. While browsing the internet, I stumbled upon various descriptions of ancient punishments. In that instant, my hair stood on end, a chill ran from my tailbone to my brain, and I was trembling with fear.

Yu Liu's reaction startled Du Huai'an. "Baby? Baby, what's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"

Yu Liu swallowed hard, her voice trembling with tears, "Can we not be punished?"

Upon hearing the mention of punishment, Du Huai'an immediately thought of the punishment tools he had prepared, and his face instantly hardened. "No way!"

"You must wear every single piece of clothing I've prepared for you. Otherwise, I'll increase the punishment and make you wear one of these outfits every day until you've worn them all!!"

Du Huai'an reached out and pulled out two racks, each about 40 centimeters long and 20 centimeters high, from somewhere. He held the racks up in front of Yu Liu and showed her the clothes hanging on them.

Yu Liu: "..." How embarrassing QAQ...

"And these too!" Du Huai'an walked into the imperial study and opened the cabinet, which was as tall as a person and had appeared out of nowhere.

The wardrobe is specially made, with a total of ten layers inside. Each layer is crammed full of folded clothes, all of which are tiny, in all colors and styles. If you wore one of these clothes for a day, you could never finish wearing them in a lifetime!

Yuliu: "..."

They actually ordered so many clothes behind my back! Are they trying to rebel?!