Chapter 1 (1/2)
001: Crossed over for real
Five days later, in the Phoenix palace, inside the Empress’ bedroom, a cool breeze was blowing in through the window, raising the pink muslin curtains.
A person with a worried look was standing in front of the copper mirror with a dragon and phoenix carvings.
For three days since she had woken up, Mo Qiqi couldn’t believe she had crossed over after merely sitting on the toilet.
Her name was still the same, but the lil’ sis inside the mirror actually had a different appearance: exquisite, delicate, peerless grace, too different from her own sweet and lovely face. Had she really crossed over? Pinching her face: “Ouch!”
“Boohoo, Empress, are you alright?” Seeing her master’s unusual behavior, Ban Xiang cried anxiously.
Mo Qiqi had some complaints ready, but just as she wanted to loudly burst into tears, she heard the sounds of coordinated weeping coming from outside.
The next second, she saw a pack of gorgeously dressed beauties walking towards her, crying like little birds.
Mo Qiqi asked Ban Xiang: “What is this? Beauty contest?” Since she didn’t have this body’s memories, she didn’t know anyone here.
“Empress, these are the harem’s concubines!” Ban Xiang glanced at her worriedly. Ever since the empress woke up, there were many things she couldn’t remember, as if it was a different person.
Mo Qiqi straightened up her body and looked at the numerous beauties.
Seeing her, the beauties started crying even louder, almost blowing off the roof.
Mo Qiqi got annoyed by their crying, and with all the arrogance of an empress, angrily scolded them: “Very good, not sleeping this late at night, but coming here to wail like mourners, I’m still not dead, okay!”
A beauty dressed in a yellow dress said: “Empress, could it be you still don’t know! His Majesty is giving a banquet in Evermerry palace. He wants to confer a t.i.tle to lady Yang, making her a senior concubine. Many officials have gone to congratulate him.”
When she heard this, Mo Qiqi shook her head in disapproval: “That’s a happy occasion! Why are you all crying? I was wondering who died!”
The crowd of concubines suddenly ceased their crying. Peeking at each other, they started discussing in puzzled whispers: “What’s going on? Normally, whenever the empress hears about His Majesty and Yang Shihan being together, she would fly into a rage. Today she heard His Majesty wanted to confer Yang Shihan a t.i.tle, and she’s actually this tranquil. Don’t tell me she turned stupid from the fall?”
“It’s possible.” Everyone nodded.
Dan Xiang was panting with rage: “Yang Shihan, that little s.l.u.t actually wants to be a senior concubine.”
Mo Qiqi felt like there was something wrong about this. Why was everyone so against this Yang Shihan person? Could this person be a ladyboy? Or maybe a man?
She was suddenly very curious about how this body’s owner had died. Three days had pa.s.sed since she’d crossed over, but besides being in a daze during those three days, she was at a loss, incredulous. She didn’t do anything! Hoping this was a dream and once she woke up, she’d be back in the modern world. But now it looked like she had to face reality. First hang onto her poor life, then figure out a method to go back.
Leaning close to Ban Xiang, she asked in a low voice: “Ban Xiang, let me ask you, why was I injured and in a coma?” Wasn’t the previous owner an empress? Who would dare hurt her? Could it be that in order to marry that Yang Shihan person, the emperor schemed against the empress!
Ban Xiang hesitated. About what happened that day, the emperor had forbidden anything from being said. Thus, she didn’t dare tell the truth to the empress.
She had no choice but to huff indignantly: “It’s all because of that s.l.u.t Yang Shihan causing trouble. She had nothing better to do, but went and seduced His Majesty right after she entered the palace, making him fascinated with her, and causing you to get angry all the time.