Other names: It'll be better to be the Empress Dowager, How i became the Empress, Ambitious Empress
Author: 九月流火
Translator: Just for Fun Trans and Me (Liyan)
Editor: Me (Liyan)
Tang Shishi was the number one beauty in court. She was arrogant, domi...
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Tang Shishi
Shentai fifth year, June.
This year rain was particularly heavy. When Tang Shishi set off from the capital in March, Jinling was already misty and rainy. The roads were bumpy all the way to the north and it was still raining when they arrived.
After the rain, the road is particularly difficult to walk on and they had taken frequent breaks in between. The two-month-long journey was prolonged to a three-month-long journey. Fortunately, they have entered the fief, an estate held of military service, of Prince Jing which was not far from their destination.
Tang Shishi and the entourage of beauties were sent by the imperial family to serve Prince Jing by the order of the Empress Dowager Yao. However, seeing that there was no one on the road, It was likely that King Jing did not expect them so much.
Also, how could a well-known prince who was outstanding and prowess in the military be willing to be with these court beauties who could potentially be spies from the Empress Dowager?
Since entering the fief, Tang Shishi clearly felt the atmosphere has changed drastically compared to the previous journey. The refugees on the road were not visible, and even the roads are much smoother. Tang Shishi was thinking while looking at the scenery outside, no wonder Empress Dowager was not at ease with Prince Jing.
The Emperor of Jinling was only eleven years old this year, and Prince Jing of the Northern Region was at his prime, guarding the fortresses and holding half of the world's military forces. Who in the Imperial Family was able to relax?
When Tang Shishi was in a trance, the beauties in the same carriage smiled and said, "Sister Tang, why are you looking so fascinated?"
Tang Shishi returned to her senses, lowered the curtain of the carriage, and said, "It's stuffy, nothing more than just taking a breath of air."
The person who spoke was Ji Xinxian, the same beauty who was sent to Prince Jing's Mansion, who was not convinced that Tang Shishi was taking a breather. In fact, out of the five people in the carriage at the moment, only Tang Shishi's family background was the lowest. Even if compared to all the beauties on this trip, including the beauties in the other carriages, no one would have a lower status than the Tang Shishi with a merchant family background.
Anyway, Ji Xinxian was the daughter of the prefectural magistrate of Yangzhou, so why was she jealous of Tang Shishi? Regarding this matter, Tang Shishi cannot help but sighed and cannot help with what was going to happen next.
The empress dowager favored Tang Shishi because of her good looks and personally ordered Tang Shishi to be the leader of these beauties' entourage. Among the beauties, Tang Shishi will be the first.
