The Beloved Imperial Consort

Chapter 14

Zhong Zheng Lin nodded his head when he learnt that Mu Xi Yao would enter his estate as shufei. After all, Mu Jin Zhen's official rank rendered higher rank impossible. The shufei title was already the limit.

However, this matter was of no importance. As long as she had produced heirs, raising her rank to cefei would not be an issue. The woman he had fallen for ought to have some prestige in his estate. Since the di son could not be born from her then he would give her the privilege to give birth to the eldest son.

As for the two concubines in his inner yard and the newcomers that will arrive, as long as they behaved before the eldest son was born, he will treat them well.

Mu Xi Yao didn't know about Zhong Zheng Lin's plans yet. If she did, she would be without doubt overjoyed.

Therefore, Mu Xi Yao was still working hard to sort out Zhong Zheng Lin's preferences in order to steadily and firmly hug this golden leg in one go once she enters his estate. Taking into the consideration the inaccuracy of her memories combined with Zhong Zheng Lin's time-traveling signs he displayed during the initial meeting, Mu Xi Yao was convinced that her previous presumptions needed to be changed. If she was able to have more contact with Zhong Zheng Lin before she married him, understand his temper better so she could update her database, it would be for the best.

She took the advantage of these last two months of leisure to experience for once a life of a rice weevil. In the daytime, she would spend most of her time practicing calligraphy, zither playing and stuff like needlework. Naturally, nobody expected her to do all the needlework as there was a seamstress in the estate who was assigned with such tasks. As a result, Mu Xi Yao ended up to be quite free, to which she was very pleased. In the afternoon she would take a stroll in the garden and engage in small talks with her sister and elder cousin and in the evening she would read folk stories and travel notes. The days could not be spent better. This content belongs to thehlifestyle.com, if you see this translation elsewhere, it's been stolen!

The only regret she had after being bestowed with the marriage was that it wasn't convenient for her to visit Shengjin's library every few days anymore. Yet, those books and picture albums were constantly beckoning her, making her heart itch unbearably as if a cat was scratching it relentlessly with its claws.

Soon the news about the Mu sisters entering the prince's estate as shufeis spread all over Qingzhou. The prefect's estate received endless of congratulations. The Mu spouses were astonished at first. Just Mu Xi Ting. She was shu daughter of fifth rank official! How was it possible that she was bestowed to the prince's estate as shufei? Even Mu Xi Yao as di daughter, her family background was inadequate. This.......does not make sense.

The spouses felt both helpless and heartache. According to Mu Xi Yao's family background and appearance, it was not impossible for her to marry an ordinary official as his principal wife. Who would have known that Heaven's family would actually pick her! Now she could only be a concubine. In the future, she will have a principal wife and two cefeis above her, putting a pressure on her. It was still unknown how would such days look like. The more lady Yu thought the more she believed that naive and clueless Mu Xi Yao would suffer. Unconsciously, her tears started to shed.

Mu Xi Yao acted too well before her parents, hence till now, they saw her as a little white flower.

At the moment, sir Mu was patiently comforting lady Yu, telling her that if other people learnt of her grief, they would be accused of disrespecting the imperial family. Hearing this, lady You immediately stopped sobbing and tidied herself up. However, she still couldn't let go of the worry she felt inside her heart. The imperial household had so many rules. Their daughter has been spoiled since childhood. Would she be able to handle them? Moreover, the sixth prince was sixteen years old yet he already had so many women in his harem. In the future, there would certainly be only more of them. Their daughter had never before experienced the intrigues in the inner yard. How was she to survive in such an environment?