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Quick Transmigration: She's a Heartbreaker: Ch 99, The Imposter Noble Lady Shen Xi Tang said calmly, "You and her are both victims, and now she’s suffering from the cold due to your palace maid's involvement, then tell the Yan family that confining her for a month will do." Princess Qing Jue's eyes widened, this! What kind of punishment is this? Obviously, this was for the woman to recover herself in peace at home and also prevented her from making trouble for her. Yet when she was about to say no, Yan Shen sternly remarked, "It's getting late, let’s return to the palace." Yan Cong also said, "Huan'er, Imperial Father only said for us to take you out to have a look. If he knew that you had caused this many things, I'm afraid there would be no chance to leave the palace next time." Although he said it with a smile, there was an underlying meaning in his words. It was clear he was telling her, if she continued to make trouble, don't even think about going out of the palace in the future. Princess Qing Jue was so angry that she could vomit blood, while the voice of the palace maid begged her to help her sounded from outside the room. "You! You all! Are all bullying me, I’m going back and telling Imperial Father!" She shouted angrily, but the atmosphere was so cold that no one paid any attention to her. Shen Xi Tang lightly said, "Respectfully sending off the princess." Princess Qing Jue was furious, yet she had nowhere to vent. She looked around and rushed over to slap Jiang Xun a few times, but was caught by Yan Shen. "Huan'er, pay attention to your identity." Princess Qing Jue gritted her teeth. She could only flick her sleeves and leave, planning to return to the palace and let the Emperor give an order to punish her. Seeing that she was leaving, Jiang Xun called the system, "I remember that I still have a title ability that can make the designated target disheveled in public. I’ll use it now and let this most beloved princess embarrass herself again... …" She hadn't finished speaking when the moment Princess Qing Jue stepped out of the room, her raised foot tripped on the threshold, causing her body to fall over and knock off one of her teeth. The pain made her expression look fierce. She shrieked and immediately cried. When she raised her head, her mouth was full of blood. It appeared terrifying and somewhat funny. Jiang Xun was startled and asked the system, "You do this?" "No, I haven't had the time yet." The system replied honestly. Jiang Xun secretly laughed. It seemed like the princess was too angry and walked too eagerly without looking at her feet. She managed to embarrass herself without her doing anything. Princess Qing Jue had no composure at all. Seeing her without any noble appearance, the noble ladies and langjuns present were all taken aback. "Hurry up and help the princess up, bring her back to the palace for the Imperial Doctor to treat." Shen Xi Tang stated. The maid serving the princess was scared into shock. Hearing Shen Xi Tang's words, she immediately reacted and stepped forward to help her up. Before Princess Qing Jue left, she glanced back at Jiang Xun and Wei Ming Yu. Jiang Xun looked back at her calmly without any response, while Wei Ming Yu was so scared that her back sweated. —-- Since Jiang Xun caught the cold from falling into the water, after returning to Yan's Residence, she peacefully recovered from her illness in her Lian Yan Courtyard. Although she did not leave the courtyard, she also heard some news which was told to her when Yan Yu Yue and Yan Xi Wu came to see her. According to them, once Princess Qing Jue returned to the palace, she went to the Emperor to complain. The Emperor had initially promised her to help her vent her anger. However, the next day, General Shen entered the palace and stayed at the Hall of Mental Cultivation for an hour. After he left, the Emperor suddenly passed down an order to reprimand Princess Qing Jue and forbade her to leave her residence. The Imperial Concubine's plea for her was also rejected, he even warned the Imperial Concubine to teach Princess Qing Jue properly. While ever since Wei Ming Yu returned to her residence that day, she had been announced ill. They heard that Wei Ming Yu's father was jointly demoted with several other ministers as well as fined two years of salary. During Jiang Xun's ‘ground’ period, Xiao Family’s Older Young Mistress came to Yan Mansion in person and brought a bunch of precious medicinal materials, saying how it was their responsibility that Jiang Xun fell into the water in Xiao Mansion, so she especially came to apologize. Xiao Family’s Older Young Mistress also mentioned Xiao Wang He wanted to marry Jiang Xun again. Old Madame Yan neither agreed nor explicitly refused. She only said she was reluctant to leave Jiang Xun and didn’t say anything else, making Xiao Mansion unable to speculate her intentions. In the blink of an eye, more than a month passed by. Jiang Xun was served delicious food daily. With her having an excellent recovery, her complexion improved and she appeared even more femininely beautiful. On April 8th, the day of the Buddha Bathing Festival, Jiang Xun followed everyone from the Yan Residence to the Da Xiang Guo Temple. The Buddha Bathing Festival is a significant day for the people of the Ning Dynasty. Most people in the Ning Dynasty believed in Buddhism and April 8th is the Buddha's birthday, which is also the Buddha Bathing Festival. On this day, Buddhist monks and disciples put the bronze Buddha in the water to bathe, while various temples will hold a bathing ceremony for Buddha. The ceremony at the Da Xiang Guo Temple is the grandest in the capital. This day, almost all monks, nuns, officials, people, even female members will come to Da Xiang Guo Temple to pay homage to the grand occasion of bathing Buddha. The Yan family dispatched almost all its people. Each courtyard’s sirs and madams brought their children along with their servants, etc., to the Da Xiang Guo Temple in carriages. The crowds outside the Da Xiang Guo Temple were surging. At a glance, besides people there were more people. Both ordinary people and high-ranking officials all came to watch the grand ceremony of bathing Buddha. Old Madame Yan was helped out of the carriage by Mama Liu with her left hand kept thumbing the emerald Buddha beads in her hand. The madams followed closely, while the younger generations like Jiang Xun walked behind them. The monks put the Buddha statue in the multiple fragrant medicated sugar water with extreme care in every movement. At the end of the bathing, the people swarmed up, scrambling to request for the bathing water. The Yan family and others were standing not far from the Buddha statue. Therefore, as soon as the crowd rushed in, they were squeezed apart. Jiang Xun only brought Ying Qiao and Cen Bi out. In order to avoid being scattered again, one person stood on her left and the other stood on her right. Ying Qiao's eyes followed Jiang Xun closely and stretched out her hand to hold Jiang Xun's clothes. Cen Bi appeared a little unhappy based on her expression, but still supported Jiang Xun carefully. "Are you okay?" Ying Qiao was still a little nervous and worried. Yet watching Jiang Xun's eternally composed expression, her heart calmed down for some reason. "It's okay, let's find a place and wait for someone to find us." Jiang Xun said softly. Cen Bi points out, "Then let's go over there, there are fewer people over there." Ying Qiao said, "How about we stand still in place and wait? Maybe someone will come to look for us later." As she was talking, she was squeezed forward and staggered into someone. Ying Qiao cried out in pain. When they looked up, they were stunned. "Kang Wangye?" Jiang Xun called out doubtfully. "It's you!" Yan Shen was also very surprised. Staring into her eyes, he fell in a daze, "Why are you here?" Jiang Xun smiled calmly, "I was participating in the Buddha Bathing Festival with my family, but we were squeezed apart. What about Kang Wangye?" "Like you, I came to Da Xiang Guo Temple to watch the Buddha Bathing Ceremony." Yan Shen's expression was still quite cold. Jiang Xun nodded and stopped talking. Jiang Xun didn't want to force herself on this cold man at all. Moreover, it was useless to seduce a man like Yan Shen. On the contrary, it would make him hate herself even more. It would be better to be more laid-back. Anyway, there were so many sons of Heaven in this world. So, why bother to fixate on his one person? Jiang Xun was open-minded, not focused on gains and losses, therefore her attitude was more casual. Yan Shen suddenly asked, "You haven't been out recently?" Jiang Xun didn’t know what he meant when he asked this sentence and answered truthfully, “Kang Wangye must have forgotten, This Girl has been confined for a full month, so naturally I can’t go out. Now that the period of one month has passed, I’ve been allowed by my older generation to follow them out." Her methodical answer made Yan Shen not know how to continue the conversation, so he only nodded lightly. The few people stood there for a while with the atmosphere a little awkward. Jiang Xun felt it was a bit strange that she saw he still didn't leave. Didn't he loathe women? Why is he still not leaving? All this was in Jiang Xun‘s mind. Feeling that it wasn’t good if they didn’t speak the entire time, she asked, "Did Kang Wangye come alone?" Yan Shen let out an "en", his expression a little unnatural. As soon as Jiang Xun was about to speak, she was squeezed forward and fell forward, almost hitting a pedestrian. Just as Yan Shen was about to reach out and grab her, Ying Qiao, who was next to Jiang Xun, had already stabilized her first. Yan Shen retracted his hand, his eyes sullen. Several guards followed behind Yan Shen. One of them suddenly approached Yan Shen and whispered a few words, but the voice was too small for Jiang Xun to hear. Plus, Yan Shen’s face was emotionless, so she couldn't even guess what the guard said. Jiang Xun thought to herself: If they keep standing here, they’ll be squeezed around by the people who come to snatch the Buddha’s bathing water. Who knows where the people from Yan’s Residence will look for her or when they will find her? Them standing here wasn’t a solution. Thus, she had Cen Bi stay here, while Ying Qiao and her went to a restaurant not far away to open a private room and waited. If the Yan family found them, they could come to the restaurant to look for them. "I'll go with you." Yan Shen suddenly spoke up. Jiang Xun was taken aback. Although surprised, it’s not like she could refuse. She nodded and walked towards the restaurant. The restaurant was already full. Jiang Xun originally wanted Ying Qiao to bring out Yan's Residence’s emblem for the shop to arrange a seat, but the guard behind Yan Shen directly showed the jade emblem of Kang Wangye's Residence. The storekeeper was so scared that he quickly changed his statement and had them wait for a while before hurriedly inviting them to a private room upstairs. The box was obviously just cleared out. It seems that someone was here a moment ago, she didn't know how the storekeeper made the people here voluntarily leave. Perhaps he mentioned Kang Wangye’s name. As soon as Jiang Xun and the others sat down, the shop’s Xiao Er came in to deliver fruit tea and so on. The window of this private room happened to see the outside of the restaurant. The Da Xiang Guo Temple not too far away was crowded with people. That scene was truly lively. "You don't seem to be anxious?" Yan Shen said. Jiang Xun chuckled softly, "Because I know it's useless to be anxious, not to mention that Kang Wangye is also here." Her voice was soft and her eyes were gentle, completely different from the women he has seen. However, he couldn't tell where the difference was. The most direct feeling was that the incredibly gentle fragrance and elegance from her body didn't make him uncomfortable. Yan Shen took a sip of the tea on the table and frowned. Although this tea is a good tea, there was no skill at all and was a waste of a good tea. He couldn't help thinking of the tea made by Jiang Xun. The fragrance was pleasant and that slight bitterness and lingering sweetness were unforgettable. Yan Shen solemnly commanded the guards, "Go get a person to change the tea, find someone who can make tea." The guards responded to him. After a while, the shopkeeper came with freshly brewed tea and two plates of pastries. One plate was Peach Blossom Cake and the other was Almond Puff Pastry. Their appearances looked good and seemed delicious. Once Jiang Xun headed out, she hadn't eaten anything. Right now, she was truly hungry. Therefore, she reached out and took a piece of peach blossom cake and put it in her mouth to savor it slowly. Sure enough, it tasted exceptionally delicious. Yet, Yan Shen didn't touch the pastries on the table. He didn’t seem to be interested in those. Jiang Xun stopped eating after two pieces. She stood up and walked to the window, randomly scanning the view. Suddenly her brows wrinkled and her face changed. From here, she could see Cen Bi’s location, but there was no shadow of Cen Bi there now and she didn't know when she left. Just as Jiang Xun was about to tell Ying Qiao to go and look for her, she felt something strange going in her body. Out of nowhere, her body became boiling hot, especially her chest and lower abdomen areas. Her limbs felt weak as her cheeks became rosy. Jiang Xun's consciousness began to blur. A little dizzy, she heard the system's voice, "You have been drugged." The author has something to say: Jiang Xun: What happened to me? Yan Shen: Why is your face so red? Jiang Xun didn’t expect that one day she would be drugged by an aphrodisiac. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Notes: Hall of Mental Cultivation (养心殿): a building inside the palace that the Emperor carried out his duties. More information here Buddha Bathing Festival (浴佛节): basically the celebration of Buddha’s birthday. More information here Da Xiang Guo Temple (大相国寺): a famous Chinese Buddhist Temple. More information here Xiao Er (小二): what waiters in Ancient China were called
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