Transmigrated into a Prosperous Farm Wife, Pampered, Beautiful, Strong, and Tragic Prime Minister

Chapter 276: Living in Peace with the World

He simply stood up and paced back and forth.

Seeing this, the head palace maid Bihu said, "The weather outside is nice, Your Highness, why don't you go for a walk in the Imperial Garden?"

Consort Xian, who usually gets sleepy very early, seemed to be in good spirits and nodded.

Unexpectedly, I ran into Consort De in the Imperial Garden.

Consort De rarely appeared in public, as she usually resided in the Buddhist hall. Today was quite unusual, as she actually came to the Imperial Garden and was talking to a palace maid.

"Greetings, Your Highness the Noble Consort." Consort De took the initiative to bow.

Consort De was in her thirties, wore very little jewelry, and did not look very young or beautiful. She had a sandalwood scent about her.

Consort Xian disliked the smell and found it somewhat pungent.

But since we'd already run into each other, it wasn't a good idea to just turn around and leave, so I simply sat down.

"The Second Prince has been quite busy lately, is Consort De aware of that?"

Consort Xian mentioned the Second Prince, which naturally indicates that she knows he has been making a lot of small moves lately.

Although she was in the harem, she wasn't a fool who only knew how to eat, drink, and have fun. The position of crown prince had been vacant for several years, and the second prince was clearly getting restless.

She likes to be direct, just to see how Consort De would react.

"I spend my days eating vegetarian food and chanting Buddhist prayers, so I haven't been able to focus much on my child. I hope Your Highness will forgive me," Consort De said with a slight smile, appearing detached from worldly affairs.

Consort Xian, however, seemed very fake, pretending to be indifferent to worldly affairs and practicing vegetarianism and chanting Buddhist scriptures.

Only those with a guilty conscience would spend their days eating vegetarian food and chanting Buddhist prayers.

How could a truly unambitious person raise children who are necessarily competitive and strive for excellence in everything?

However, Consort De had never done anything outrageous in all the years she had been in the palace. She was kind to everyone, and even the young palace maids and eunuchs had received her kindness.

But the more perfect a person seems, the more suspicious they appear; sometimes a woman's intuition is very accurate.

Consort De spoke very little, and Consort Xian also remained silent.

She sat there quietly, even though Consort Xian had originally planned to leave.

As a result, when one of Consort De's maids was pouring tea, she accidentally bumped into the table, and the perfectly good teacup shattered.

Bihu, Consort Xian's personal maid, reprimanded, "How dare you! How can you do such a thing!"

"Your Highness, please spare me! I didn't mean to!"

The palace maid immediately knelt down and begged for mercy.

Consort De hurriedly stood up to plead for the palace maid, "This palace maid didn't do it on purpose, Your Majesty, please forgive her this time."

Consort Xian glanced at the broken cup. "Although that's what you say, I'm still very unhappy. Fine, since Consort De is so kind-hearted, I'll let you off this time."

"Thank you, Your Highness." Consort De bowed her head.

Consort Xian smiled and said, "Consort De, I'll be leaving now. You can enjoy the flowers at your leisure."

Consort De bowed and escorted Consort Xian to the palace.

After everyone left, Consort De had her maid help the maid up. "Get up. It was only because I was there that you were able to plead for her and for the Noble Consort to spare you. You must not be so rash next time."

Consort De gently used a handkerchief to bandage the wound on the palace maid's hand.

The young palace maid was deeply moved, looking at Consort De as if she were a living Buddha or Bodhisattva saving someone from suffering.

When Consort De returned to the palace, her attendant spoke up.

"Your Highness, this Imperial Concubine is too arrogant. She is clearly younger than you, and she doesn't have any princes by her side, yet she acts as if she doesn't respect anyone."

“The Imperial Concubine has the right to be arrogant; she is second only to the Empress.” A glint flashed in Consort De’s eyes.

"You may all leave. I am going to worship Buddha."

The news of today's events quickly reached Emperor Xuanyuan Hongye's ears, but he was too busy to pay much attention to it.

He didn't have many concubines in his harem, and things have been quite peaceful for many years.

Apart from the deceased empress stirring up trouble in the palace, none of these things have happened since her death.

The emperor sighed as he thought of that woman.

It was a wrong payment after all.

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"My lord, you're back? Did you miss me?"

As soon as Jiang Changtian returned home, he was greeted by Yunyun's warm welcome.

The whole courtyard was waiting for him.

This is what home feels like; it warms your heart.

Xiaoqing said sourly, "Can you two at least consider the children in the yard? Your lovey-dovey behavior is so cheesy, it's an eyesore."

Gu Chen, Gu Ru, and Gu Bao were also in the courtyard. The two of them were being so affectionate, which was setting a bad example for the children.

"Children need to grow up in a loving environment to develop healthy minds and bodies!"

Lin Shuyun wasn't ashamed at all. She turned to look at Xiaoqing and said, "I just asked if you missed me. I didn't do anything else. Why do you look so pale, Xiaoqing brother?"

Xiaoqing was a little vulnerable, but she grew up in a loving environment.

Ah, he grew up in an environment devoid of light and love.

Seeing that Xiaoqing had inexplicably stopped talking again, Lin Shuyun turned to look at Qin Niangzi.

Madam Qin already knew where the boy's heart lay. "He's acting crazy again, thinking that his father doesn't love him and his mother doesn't care about him, that he's a pitiful little thing that nobody loves."

"Let's not attack his sore spots, let's change the subject."

Xiaoqing:......

He hated and was furious with this woman!

"My dear husband, I specially made fish hot pot and some juice. Let's have a good meal tonight. You've suffered at the academy these past few days and you've lost weight."

As Lin Shuyun spoke, she touched Jiang Changtian's face.

Old Xu, who was standing to the side, wiped the drool from the corner of his mouth and couldn't help but speak up when he heard this.

"Yun girl, a gentle embrace can be a graveyard for heroes. Young people should be taught to endure some hardship so they can achieve great things in the future!"

I cook all sorts of delicious food for this kid all day long, and he's gotten so fat. Where has he gotten thin?

Young people should endure more hardship; he's old and should be eating more.

The whole family had no choice but to sit down. It was dusk, and the afterglow of the setting sun shone on the courtyard, creating a unique atmosphere.

"Come on, my husband, you've worked hard at the academy, let's drink!"

Having eaten with Lin Shuyun so many times, everyone naturally knew what "cheers" meant, and they all raised their glasses.

Just as the cup was put down, there was a knock on the door.

"Could it be the Jiang family again?" Old Xu muttered to himself.

Qin Niangzi went to open the door.

When they opened the door, it really was Jiang Hao. Qin Niangzi said to Old Man Xu, "You're such a jinx."

"You're eating? May I... come in?"

Jiang Hao looked at the people in the courtyard, and especially felt very sad when he saw the youngest Gu Bao hiding behind his older brother.

"Come in and talk, but if you've come to ask us to go back, then there's no need."

Jiang Changtian made his point clear beforehand.

Jiang Hao swallowed hard upon smelling the aroma, then looked at Jiang Changtian and said, "The Jiang family does want you to go back, but you were right last time. Since you're happier outside, then stay outside. I came to see you today to see if you've encountered any difficulties..."

Jiang Changtian interrupted him, "Do you really think Gu Nanzhi betrayed you and had an affair with another man?"

Everyone fell silent and looked at Jiang Changtian.

He didn't call her "Mother," but rather "Gu Nanzhi."

Mentioning this, Jiang Hao's eyes reddened instantly. "Of course I don't want to believe it, but those pieces of evidence, those pieces of evidence..."

He had seen the evidence with his own eyes; he loved Nanzhi, and his heart was breaking.

Jiang Changtian's expression was indifferent. "What if that evidence was fabricated by someone else? And you've wronged your wife without even investigating the truth!"

"How is this possible? There's no evidence..."

Jiang Hao didn't dare to think about this possibility at all; he only felt that he was truly confused about whether the child was his own.

Jiang Changtian looked at the man, sneered, and decided to completely crush his idea so that he would stop coming to his door again and again.