Reincarnation and Rebirth

Su Wan'er ignored the eunuch's words, seemingly lost in her own world, staring blankly at the porcelain bottle. She murmured to herself, "This injury is so severe; I should take this elixir first, otherwise, I'm afraid I might never recover." Her voice wasn't loud, but it was enough for those outside to hear. Actually, she wasn't lying; the original owner of this body had already died, hadn't she?

Cailian was shocked. "Your Majesty, the Emperor..." She reached out to snatch the porcelain bottle, but Su Wan'er dodged her and then, with lightning speed, poured the pill into her mouth.

Ugh, it's so bitter. Su Wan'er quickly picked up the water glass on the table and gulped it down in a few mouthfuls. Okay, at least it's not so bitter anymore.

She had just put down her cup when Zi Xingchen stormed into her bedchamber, his face full of anger. "Su Wan'er, what are you doing?"

Su Qing'er, standing to the side, looked disapproving. "Sister, the Emperor is here. Why don't you get up to greet him?"

"Ah, Your Majesty, I'm sorry, Your Majesty, I didn't hear you just now."

After speaking, she feigned a look of fear and quickly stood up to bow. Because the original owner of this body was a transmigrated woman, her speech and actions were somewhat incongruous, which they were all used to.

Zi Xingchen's eyes were bloodshot as he stared intently at the porcelain vase on the table. Su Qing'er followed his gaze.

"Sister, is this...is this a miraculous medicine?"

Su Wan'er stood up and said innocently, "Yes."

"You, how could you eat that?" Su Qing'er's voice suddenly rose. If she hadn't still had a shred of reason and knew that the Emperor was right next to her, she might have already started scratching Su Wan'er.

Su Wan'er immediately put on a pained expression, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I can still refine the elixir, but if my health fails, I will have no chance to refine it. So I thought that I should first take care of my health so that I can better assist Your Majesty."

When Zi Xingchen heard Su Wan'er say that she would help her, and thinking of her special abilities, he softened his tone, "Wan'er, I know how you feel about me. Very well, you should take care of your health first. However, don't forget to continue refining that elixir."

Zi Xingchen had originally planned to give this elixir to Su Qing'er and take it himself next year. Now that Su Wan'er had taken it, he couldn't give the next one to Su Qing'er. He looked at Su Qing'er apologetically and said, "Qing'er, Wan'er's health is not good, and it's because of me. Please wait a little longer."

Su Qing'er didn't dare to lose her temper with Zi Xingchen, so she lowered her head and said pitifully, "Your Majesty, I will listen to you. I also want to get better as soon as possible so that I can serve Your Majesty."

Su Wan'er didn't miss the pity that flashed in Zi Xingchen's eyes. She rolled her eyes inwardly. Su Qing'er had taken a sword for him to save him and almost lost her life. But in the past six months, Zi Xingchen had also obtained a lot of good medicinal herbs from her to nourish her. That little wound was no longer a problem. However, Su Qing'er would occasionally mention that she was not feeling well, which made Zi Xingchen feel even more sorry for her.

What a beautiful but naive woman! Sigh, Su Wan'er, you're supposed to be a modern woman. Even if you only graduated from junior high school, things were developing in the early 90s. You shouldn't be so old-fashioned and naive as to not see Su Qing'er's true nature and let her bully you like this.

"Your Majesty, I will take good care of my health and recover as soon as possible. I will refine the Royal-grade Pill as soon as possible. When you take it, it will strengthen your body and beautify your complexion. However, Your Majesty, as you know, it takes me half a year to refine one Royal-grade Pill."

Su Wan'er didn't elaborate on the rest.

Zi Xingchen's lips twitched, and after a long while he said, "Since Wan'er is not feeling well, I will stay and keep Consort Wan company today."

He made no mention of bestowing the royal-grade pill upon Su Qing'er six months later.

Su Qing'er gritted her teeth, suppressing her temper, and said in a seemingly magnanimous manner, "Then this concubine will take her leave first. Your Majesty, please stay and keep my sister company."

"Yes, Qing'er is the most sensible person," Zi Xingchen said with satisfaction.

Su Wan'er felt like a million grass mud horses were galloping through her mind. Who told you to stay? I didn't want to at all, okay?

Once only Su Wan'er and Zi Xingchen remained in the hall, Zi Xingchen reached out to support Su Wan'er, "Wan'er, do you still blame me?"

"Your Majesty, I dare not. It was my fault. I should not have been disrespectful to Your Majesty." As she spoke, she subtly withdrew her hand and poured Zi Xingchen a cup of tea.

"Sigh, Wan'er, you know that Qing'er's brother holds great military power, and I sometimes have to take that into consideration. But don't worry, in my heart, you have always been the most important. I was just confused in anger before, so it's understandable if you blame me. Consider this elixir as my apology. But Wan'er, you must never do that again next time. The Imperial Study is a very important place, and it was really inappropriate for you to shout like that."

Su Wan'er was shocked by Zi Xingchen's shamelessness. What did he mean by "gifted to her"? That space was originally his own! Did Zi Xingchen not receive the space, but already consider it his own? How could the original owner not see through his selfish and narrow-minded nature and still help him restore Ziyun?

"Thank you, Your Majesty. I will definitely recover and enter that fairyland as soon as possible to refine elixirs for Your Majesty."

Zi Xingchen understood the implication in Su Wan'er's words and immediately widened his eyes, asking, "What? Wan'er can't enter the Fairy Realm now?"

Su Wan'er shook her head, then nodded.

Zi Xingchen asked anxiously, "What does Wan'er mean by this?"

"Your Majesty, after I awoke from my serious injuries, I went inside to check. The spiritual spring water, which is the most important ingredient in refining elixirs, seems to be drying up. The flow rate is even lower than before. I don't know if it will dry up completely later."

Zi Xingchen was shocked. "Wan'er, why is this happening?"

Su Wan'er pretended to think for a moment, then looked up and said, "Your Majesty, could it be because my body is too weak?" Then she immediately put on a defensive expression. Anyone can act, "I'm not blaming Your Majesty. I'm just guessing that since this fairyland is integrated with me, then if my body is weak, this fairyland will also wither."

Zi Xingchen stared intently at Su Wan'er, as if trying to see into her heart. Finally, he slowly said, "Then Wan'er should rest even more and become stronger as soon as possible. Wouldn't the Immortal Realm also become stronger then?"

Su Wan'er sneered inwardly, but on the surface she still looked at Zi Xingchen with admiration, "Your Majesty is wise, how could I not have thought of that?"

"Then Wan'er, you should rest well in the palace during this time. I will give the order to exempt you from the morning and evening greetings."

Su Wan'er was overjoyed. She didn't want to have much contact with other people in the palace, for fear of giving herself away.

"I would like to thank you, Your Majesty."

Zi Xingchen looked at Su Wan'er's ring finger, reached out and took her hand, seemingly casually touching it. He found it was still the same as usual, feeling a little frustrated. If only this fairyland were inside his own body, how wonderful that would be.

Su Wan'er bluntly stated, "Your Majesty, my ability to enter that fairyland is sometimes effective and sometimes not."

Now Zi Xingchen was really anxious. "Wan'er, why don't you try it now?"

"Ah."

Su Wan'er reached out and touched it. The next second, Zi Xingchen froze. What was wrong with Su Wan'er? Why was she still standing in front of him? Could it be that the fairyland was really going to be lost?

"Wan'er, why don't you try again?"

Su Wan'er sneered, subtly wiping her fingers on her clothes twice, then touching again, and sure enough, it went in again.

The next second, she quickly came out and saw Zi Xingchen's relieved expression, and she sneered.

Last night I tried it out myself. I applied a colorless and odorless covering to the birthmark and touched it again. Sure enough, it wouldn't go in. I wiped it off with a cloth and it went in again.

"Wan'er, I think you're right. It's probably because you're too weak. Rest well during this time, and I'll send someone to deliver nourishing medicine to you."

"Thank you, Your Majesty. It's getting late. Why don't you go see the Empress? She just said that her old ailment has flared up again, and I'm a little worried."

Zi Xingchen looked at Su Wan'er suspiciously. Usually, once she entered Guanglan Palace, Su Wan'er would try every means to prevent her from leaving. But today, she was acting very strangely, as if she was trying to get her to leave.

Upon receiving his suspicious gaze, Su Wan'er quickly spoke up, "Your Majesty, I also wish to keep you here to spend more time with me, but my health is not suitable right now. Moreover, after my outburst a few days ago, the Empress may harbor some resentment towards me. Now, I have come to terms with it. As long as Your Majesty still cares about me, I will not feel wronged. I must be sensible and be able to share Your Majesty's burdens." Su Wan'er almost vomited from saying all this.

Fortunately, Zi Xingchen's expression softened considerably after hearing this. This Su Wan'er was still that foolish woman who put herself first. As long as she said a few kind words, she would go through fire and water for him.

"Alright, then I'll go see the Empress. Don't worry, Wan'er, once I regain my military power, I'll find a way to make you Empress."

Su Wan'er appeared touched, but inwardly she scoffed. Anyone can make empty promises; besides, she didn't want to be an empress. That scumbag and scoundrel was better off locked up forever.