Quick Transmigration: The main focus is on speed.

In the third year of the Xingguo reign, under the emperor's rule, Xingguo enjoyed economic prosperity, social order, and a peaceful and happy life for its people. The emperor was wise and insightful, adept at accepting advice, and encouraged open discussion. He actively implemented a series of reforms, resulting in a politically transparent and efficient nation, honest and upright officials, and a prosperous life for the people.

Education was also highly valued. The emperor ordered the establishment of schools to cultivate talents and popularize cultural knowledge. Even the sons of merchants had the opportunity to attend school and take the imperial examinations.

The original owner's family were imperial merchants of Xingguo, a legacy passed down through generations. The family members had always wanted to change their social standing, but had not been able to find a way. When the imperial edict reached Qi's father's ears, he immediately bathed and changed his clothes, and went to the ancestral hall to inform the ancestors.

The original owner also embarked on the path of imperial examinations starting in the third year of the Xingguo era. Because the Qi family had always wanted to change their social standing, they never relaxed their efforts in educating the children of the clan.

That year, the fifteen-year-old original owner stepped into the examination hall for the first time, and for the next three years, he worked hard for the imperial examination.

The original owner of this body lived up to expectations, achieving the "minor triple crown" at the time. Her efforts gave the Qi family hope. Just when everyone thought things were going well for the Qi family, a change of events occurred.

"Auntie, my mother said you are her best friend. Please help Ruyan." The woman cried with tears streaming down her face, with two coffins behind her. She stood at the entrance of the Qi residence, pleading for help.

Unaware of the situation, the villagers gathered on both sides, pointing and gossiping about the Qi family. When Qi's mother saw her confidante's daughter in such a pitiful state, she no longer cared about anything else and immediately put her arm around Liu Ruyan to comfort her gently.

After receiving the news, Qi's father dispersed the crowd and brought Liu Ruyan into the mansion. As for the two coffins, they were indeed a problem for Qi's father.

Never before had anyone brought a coffin to someone's door while searching for them. Qi's father had no choice but to temporarily send the coffin to a side courtyard, waiting for Qi's mother to ask Liu Ruyan's plans before making a decision.

During this time, the original owner stayed in the study and was unaware of these matters. Qi's parents did not dare to disturb the original owner with such trivial matters.

They prayed that their parents wouldn't bother them, but they couldn't stop certain people from deliberately trying to get attention.

There was a small garden on the way between the original owner's study and the backyard. Liu Ruyan, dressed in white, looked at the flowers in the garden with a sorrowful expression. The original owner had never seen this woman before, frowned, and turned to leave.

Liu Ruyan had been posing for ages, almost breaking her back, but the original owner of the body hadn't come forward to offer any words of concern. When she turned around, the original owner was nowhere to be seen. Liu Ruyan stomped her foot in anger, glared resentfully at the front yard, and then turned to go find Mother Qi.

No one knows how Liu Ruyan spoke to Mother Qi, but that evening at dinner, the original owner saw that strange woman from earlier that day at the table.

“Yuan-ge’er, this is Liu Ruyan, the daughter of an old friend of your mother’s. She will be staying in the manor from now on. Just treat her like your own sister and don’t be disrespectful to Ruyan.” With Mother Qi’s words, the original owner only glanced at Liu Ruyan and nodded.

From then on, Liu Ruyan stayed at the Qi family's residence. From then on, the original owner would run into Liu Ruyan every day when he went out. At first, the original owner would greet her politely, but after a while, even the most dense person would realize what Liu Ruyan was thinking.

Gradually, the original owner became unwilling to go out, locking herself in her study every day, wishing she could eat and sleep there. Even though the original owner was like this, Liu Ruyan still didn't let her go, bringing her soup or snacks every day.

The original owner, unable to bear the disturbance any longer, told Qi's mother about it. Qi's mother, considering that Liu Ruyan had just lost her parents, did not drive her out of the mansion. Instead, she added a door between the front and back yards, which stopped Liu Ruyan from going to the front yard every day.

The original owner and Qi's mother had made their rejection quite obvious, and Liu Ruyan knew she couldn't continue like this. She changed her previous behavior of harassing the original owner and began to try to please Qi's mother. Over time, they actually developed some affection for each other.

When the news of the original owner's passing the imperial examination with top honors reached the Qi family, Qi's father was overjoyed and immediately decided to host a family banquet. Liu Ruyan also attended the banquet, but while everyone else was dressed in red and green, Liu Ruyan stood out in her white dress.

Qi's father and the original owner frowned in displeasure at Liu Ruyan's attire, but Qi's mother defended her, saying, "Ruyan is currently in mourning, so it's only right that she dresses simply." With that, the matter was considered closed.

That evening, Qi's father had the original owner drink quite a bit of wine. After a few rounds, the original owner couldn't hold it in anymore and went to the toilet alone. Not long after the original owner left, Liu Ruyan also got up and left.

The two met in the backyard garden.

"Greetings, Miss Liu." The original owner couldn't ignore Liu Ruyan, as it was against the rules and etiquette he had learned. After greeting her, he was about to leave when he suddenly smelled a strange fragrance and felt a wave of heat. As Liu Ruyan approached, the fragrance became stronger and stronger, and the original owner's mind went out of control, gradually losing his senses.

When the original owner woke up, she found herself lying in bed with a terrible headache. Just as she was about to get up and call for help, she heard a sobbing sound next to her. She was startled and turned around to see Liu Ruyan.

He lost his wife's innocence while Liu Ruyan was in mourning. The original owner had no hope of passing the imperial examination and had no choice but to marry Liu Ruyan.

How could the original owner not know that everything was Liu Ruyan's doing? But what's done is done, and there's no use saying anything. Although the original owner married Liu Ruyan, he never went to Liu Ruyan's room again. Liu Ruyan made a fuss, but the original owner pretended not to see it. When the fuss got too bad, the original owner left with the caravan and stayed away for a year.

A year later, when the original owner returned home, he discovered that his parents had died of illness during this period, his clansmen had also died or been injured, and all the servants in the house had changed. The original owner sensed something was wrong and wanted to investigate, but before he could take any action, he vomited blood and died in the study that very night.

After the original owner died, his soul lingered around Liu Ruyan and learned that Liu Ruyan's parents were not dead. Liu's father had accumulated a large debt due to poor business management, so he came up with the idea of ​​faking his death to escape. He originally planned to have Liu's mother stay with Liu Ruyan, thinking that the creditors would not make things difficult for the mother and son.

Looking at Liu Ruyan, Liu's mother had other ideas. After a discussion, the three of them decided that Liu's parents would fake their deaths and let Liu Ruyan go to the Qi family for help. The couple would assist from the outside. If Liu Ruyan could seduce the original owner of this body to live and die for her, that would be the best outcome. If the original owner didn't take the bait, then they would kill the entire Qi family.

The original owner knew their schemes. Watching them mistreat their own people and squander their wealth, he was so angry that he wanted to eat their flesh and drink their blood. But as a soul, the original owner could do nothing but rage helplessly.

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"Young Master, where are you going?" The pageboy Zimo was grinding ink for Qiyuan when the young master suddenly stood up, startling Zimo. He dropped the ink stick, and ink splattered onto the paper.

Qi Yuan didn't say anything, but got up and left the study, heading straight for the front door. The timing of her arrival was quite coincidental; Liu Ruyan must be arriving soon.

Sure enough, when Qi Yuan arrived at the gate, he saw Liu Ruyan carrying two coffins in the distance, with onlookers following her.

They were already almost at the gate of the Qi residence, and it was impossible to stop them from entering. Not only would Qi's mother not agree, but the onlookers would also label the Qi family as ruthless.

He urged someone to quickly inform his mother in the backyard, and then instructed people to entertain Liu Ruyan with great enthusiasm.

Liu Ruyan was completely stunned. Her prepared explanations were useless. She was simply invited into the mansion by Qi Yuan in a daze. As for the two coffins? Shouldn't coffins stay underground?

Without informing Liu Ruyan, Qi Yuan led his men, carrying two coffins, out of the city. If anyone asked, the servants would say, "Oh, Master and Madam Liu were unlucky; they passed away so young for some reason. Miss Liu begged my mistress, and my mistress, sympathizing with Miss Liu's plight and fearing that Master and Madam Liu wouldn't be able to be buried soon, specially sent my young master to bury them..."

The people who heard this praised the Qi family for their kindness and righteousness. In particular, when they heard that Qi Yuan was about to take the imperial examination, he was not afraid of being disturbed and insisted on personally burying the two members of the Liu family. They said that the Qi family was a kind and virtuous family. As a result, the Qi family's shops made 30% more profit.

Once outside the city, Qi Yuan had the two coffins opened to confirm that the inside were indeed Liu's parents. He then had the lids closed and nails driven firmly into every part of the coffins. Each coffin was nailed with a total of one hundred and eight nails before the matter was considered closed.

"Young Master, with so many nails, are you sure you want to drive them all in?" Zi Mo asked, puzzled.

"Hmm, 108 is auspicious." Praying to lie without thinking.

Don't think he didn't see it. Although the two people in the coffin looked pale, Qi Yuan still saw the rise and fall of their chests. These were not dead people at all. In order to ensure that the two would not suddenly come back to life, Qi Yuan deliberately stood forward before the coffin was closed. The sleeping pill in his sleeve fell and landed precisely on the mouth and nose of the two people.

While hammering in the nails, Qi Yuan had two more pits dug, each over five meters deep. Now let's see how Liu Ruyan will rescue the two of them.

As soon as she arrived at the Qi residence, Liu Ruyan rushed out, tears streaming down her face, and asked where her parents were. Her expression was much more sincere than before, as if she had just lost her parents.

"Brother Qi, please tell Ruyan where Ruyan's parents are!" Liu Ruyan said this as if Qi Yuan had kidnapped her parents. Qi's mother, who had chased after them, frowned, but considering that Liu Ruyan had just lost her parents, she didn't argue with her.

"Mother, your son has already buried Uncle Liu and Aunt Liu. Miss Liu is probably too heartbroken. Please ask the family physician to prescribe some calming medicine for her. Your son will take his leave now." Qi Yuan dodged Liu Ruyan who rushed up and said to his mother.

"Alright, my son, you've worked hard. Go back to your courtyard and rest. Don't study so late today; your health is important." Qi's mother was delighted to see Qi Yuan. No matter how she looked at him, she felt that her son was excellent in everything. Even burying a stranger was done so quickly. No wonder he passed the imperial examination with top honors.

Having received Qi's mother's words, Qi bowed, but without even glancing at Liu Ruyan, turned and left.

Liu Ruyan tried to stop Qi Yuan to ask where her parents were buried, but Qi's mother grabbed her arm.

"Ruyan, your aunt knows you're sad, but life goes on. Don't worry, your aunt is here." Mother Qi spoke gently, but Liu Ruyan couldn't hear her.

“Auntie, Ruyan just misses her parents so much that she wants to go to their graves to pay her respects.”

Mother Qi patted Liu Ruyan's hand reassuringly, glanced at the sky, and said, "It's too late today. How about tomorrow? I'll have the physician prescribe you some calming medicine later. You should get a good night's sleep tonight, and when you feel better tomorrow, your aunt will stay with you. That way, your parents will be at peace in the afterlife, won't they?"

Liu Ruyan wanted to say something more, but since her mother had already said so, she couldn't find a reason to refuse. She could only hope that her mother hadn't nailed the coffin shut and that the pit wasn't dug too deep, so that her parents could wait until she came to rescue them the next day.

After taking a bowl of calming medicine, Liu Ruyan had no time to think about her buried parents and drifted off to sleep.

The next morning, after breakfast, Qi's mother took Liu Ruyan to the graves of the Liu family couple. From the outside, there was nothing wrong with them. Liu Ruyan thought of what her father had said before and felt a little relieved.

"Father, what should we do if the Qi family wants to bury you and Mother?"

"It's alright. I've inquired about it. As long as there are holes in the coffins, even if a living person is buried in the coffin for three days, there won't be any major problems. Just dig me and your mother out within three days." Liu's father didn't know where he heard this from, but he believed it without trying it out. He even made several small holes in the two coffins and put a lot of dry food, snacks, and a small pot under them in case they went hungry.