The Daily Life of a Concubine's Daughter After Transmigrating

Shi Ming walked slowly and deliberately, looking exhausted, with water still dripping from her hair.

Zhilan said with pity, "Where have you been? Her Majesty is looking for you."

Exhausted, Shi Ming knelt on the ground and struggled to throw the bundle in front of him, then untied the knots in the cloth.

Inside the bundle were the three pairs of embroidered shoes that she had poured into the stream that day.

Li Anqi and Zhilan were slightly taken aback.

Shi Ming raised her face, which was covered with water droplets, and said weakly, slightly out of breath, "This servant has found all of Aunt's shoes."

Shi Ming looked at Zhi Lan, a hint of tenderness in her indifferent eyes: "Aunt, I'm sorry."

Her tone was sincere, not feigned.

Li Anqi and Zhilan were both taken aback.

Before the two could react, Shi Ming closed her eyes, collapsed to the ground, and fainted.

At night, Zhilan sat in front of the bed, mending a pair of worn-out shoes under the candlelight.

Li Anqi stepped into the side room, quietly approached Zhilan, and looked at Shi Ming, who was sleeping soundly on the couch behind Zhilan.

"Miss."

Zhilan stood up and, following Li Anqi's gaze, looked at Shi Ming.

Li Anqi smiled slightly, took Zhilan's hand, and sat down with her on the couch.

"The doctor said that Ming'er has been soaking in water for the past few days, which is why she caught a cold. Please tell her to take her medicine on time and take good care of herself."

Zhilan nodded and smiled gently.

Li Anqi picked up the worn-out shoe from Zhilan's hand and looked at the embroidered pattern of the fairy on it.

"I had nothing to do, and when I saw that Ming'er's shoes were torn, I took the liberty of mending them for her," Zhilan explained.

"You're still so understanding. If you really run into a fierce and troublesome person, I wonder how much you'll suffer." Li Anqi said with a smile, feigning reproach.

"With Your Majesty backing me up, I have nothing to fear."

Zhilan smiled and turned around, gently stroking the stray hairs on Shiming's forehead.

“Ming’er knows her mistakes and is able to correct them. She is very sincere and truly wants to stay by Your Majesty’s side.”

Zhilan asked Li Anqi.

"Does Your Highness still intend to expel her from the residence?"

Where neither of them could see, Shi Ming's eyelashes trembled slightly.

"She apologized to you today, which shows that she took my words to heart. In that case, I will give her another chance."

Li Anqi looked at Shi Ming gently and continued.

"She still has a lot to learn."

Perhaps thanks to Zhilan's meticulous care, Shiming recovered almost completely in just two days.

Li Anqi asked the cook in the mansion for help and learned how to make gardenia cake.

She prepared a food box full of food and, together with Shi Ming and Xiao Shunzi, arrived at the Wu residence.

The gates of the Wu residence were tightly shut.

Xiao Shunzi stepped forward and knocked on the door knocker. A middle-aged male servant in plain clothes opened the door a crack and looked Xiao Shunzi up and down.

"you are?"

Xiao Shunzi, head held high and chest puffed out, replied condescendingly, "The Lady Chess of the Prince Xiao's Mansion has come to pay a visit to Madam Wu."

The servant was startled for a second, then looked at the elegantly dressed young woman behind Xiao Shunzi.

He asked cautiously, "Do you have a visiting card?"

"No," Xiao Shunzi retorted firmly. "It's already a great honor for the Wu family that Lady Chess would deign to visit us. Do we really need an invitation card?!"

The servant's eyes darted around, and he quickly said, "Please wait a moment, sir, while I go and report to him."

Having said that, the servant was about to close the door.

"Wait." Li Anqi spoke, slowly stepping forward, his noble and unapproachable demeanor as he gazed calmly at the servant. "No need to report, open the door immediately."

"This, this..." The servant hesitated, trying his best to hide his panic.

"How dare you!" Xiao Shunzi pointed at the servant and cursed, "How can you leave the Chess Lady standing here like this? It's utterly rude!"

The servant withdrew his hand in fright: "It wasn't that I meant to offend you, it's just that..."

“I have come here specifically to visit Madam Wu and want to give her a surprise. Just open the door,” Li Anqi said calmly.

The servant, with a pained expression, paused for a moment, then finally opened the door, his back hunched.

With Shi Ming's help, Li Anqi stepped over the threshold.

"Where is Madam Wu? Take me there." Li Anqi looked ahead.

The servant looked troubled and did not respond immediately.

Xiao Shunzi cursed, "The Chess Goddess is asking you a question! Are you mute?!"

The servant nervously wiped the sweat from his brow, bowed, and nodded hurriedly in response, "Yes, yes, Your Highness, this servant will lead the way."

The group passed through the front yard and arrived at the inner courtyard corridor.

Li Anqi saw a familiar figure in the flowerbed not far away and couldn't help but stop.

"Juru?" Li Anqi frowned slightly.

The maid in the flower garden had her sleeves rolled up to her shoulders and elbows, revealing mottled scars on her arms, as she was watering the flowers with manure, ladle by ladle.

"Juru!" Li Anqi's voice was slightly louder.

The maid paused, straightened up, and looked in the direction of Li Anqi, dropping the manure ladle from her hand.

Ju Ru's eyes reddened instantly, and she staggered over, running a short distance to kneel before Li Anqi, about three or four meters away.

"This servant greets Lady Chess!"

"Where is Madam Wu?" Li Anqi asked hurriedly.

Ju Ru burst into tears, unable to speak. With her filthy hands, she pointed forward, sobbing intermittently, "In...front, ahead..."

The servant, in his habitually commanding tone, said to Ju Ru, "In that case, you lead the way for Lady Qi! I'll go and report to the Old Madam."

“Ju Ru is a head maid, how dare you, a mere gatekeeper, order her around as you please?!” Li Anqi’s face was ashen.

Juru was Li Anshu's dowry maid. Even Juru was treated with such contempt. Li Anqi couldn't imagine what Li Anshu's situation was like in the Wu family now.