Transmigration: From Farmer To Empress
Chapter 1140 - 1145: Giving You a Child (5)

Chapter 1140: Chapter 1145: Giving You a Child (5)

What should she do, seize the opportunity while Mo Zili was willing to give her a child, to secure a way out for herself? Or should she elegantly shake off her hands, let go of all the wealth and honor before her eyes, and live the life that Cai Wei described as so fascinating?

In a daze, Mo Zili had come out, changed into a riding outfit, probably to go horseback riding. Before leaving, he turned to glance at Xiang Yun with a meaningful look and said, "I will come back early tonight!"

As soon as Mo Zili left, Nanny Xie rushed in from the outer room, her face filled with uncontrollable excitement.

"This is great, the opportunity has finally come. I told you, Young Madam, being so beautiful would not go unnoticed. The Young Master would come back to you sooner or later. Look, didn’t I tell you?"

As she spoke, she slapped her head as if she remembered something, and hurried out, "I need to instruct the maids to heat up bath water for you, and pick some flower petals, and get some milk, rosewater..."

In the afternoon, Nanny Xie bustled about as if injected with chicken blood. She first dragged Xiang Yun into a bathtub soaked with rose petals and milk, forcefully keeping her there for a long half Shi Chen until her skin turned white and looked like it was about to peel off before she let her get out.

Afterward, she applied a jar of black substance on Xiang Yun’s body, claiming it would quickly make her skin fair and delicate.

Xiang Yun felt dizzy from the ordeal, and her brain kept pondering those two options.

Should she have a child, compromising and submitting to the family clan’s will, spending a life in silence within the depths of the marquis’s mansion; or should she boldly let go of everything, ignore the gaze of the world, and live the life she desired?

God, what should she do?

As time passed, the sun also gradually shifted westward, and her anxiety grew until the man returned, and she still hadn’t decided what to choose.

However, it seemed she no longer needed to choose because the man was carried back home.

Mo Zili had fallen off his horse while riding with a few classmates, breaking two ribs, and nearly got trampled to death by the horse!

Nanny Xie, thrilled beyond words, whispered in Xiang Yun’s ear, "Young Madam, this is your chance. You must make a good impression while the Young Master is injured, and make sure he falls for you during this time."

Seeing Xiang Yun’s distracted appearance, Nanny Xie couldn’t help but remind her, "Young Madam, have you forgotten what the Old Master and Madam instructed you? To show filial piety to your in-laws, to obey your husband, to live in harmony with the concubines, to treat the illegitimate sons and daughters kindly, not to act recklessly, and to always consider the bigger picture..."

"Enough, Nanny Xie!"

Xiang Yun irritably interrupted her, "Stop talking, let me be quiet for a while, to think properly..."

The news of Mo Zili’s injury soon spread throughout Duke Li Guo’s Mansion. The Old Madame rushed over to see him, finding her grandson pale and sweating from pain on the couch, tears falling from her eyes as she repeatedly ordered the little boys around Mo Zili to be punished.

Second Lady Bai said, "Grandmother, it is said that Li’er’s horse was startled by a sparrow, it wasn’t the little boys’ fault."

Upon hearing this, the Old Lady immediately scolded the errant sparrow before wiping her tears and calling over Xiang Yun, instructing her to take good care of Mo Zili and to ensure he did not suffer any grievances.

Xiang Yun obediently agreed, but her mind was a mess, always lingering on Cai Wei’s unforgettable words.

’Live for yourself, independent from men, reliant on no one but your own hands, living the life you desire...’

...

In the Royal Study Suite,

Cai Wei sat on the kang, leafing through the Palace Expenditure Account Book, in front of her on the kang table, a stack of paper and a pen lay, ticking off the expenses from the previous half-month.

The steward of the Imperial Household Department, Zheng Ye, stood at the entrance, dumbfounded as he watched the majesty handling the paper and pen, checking off the accounts rapidly by herself without a single mistake, and shockingly, without using an abacus!

This was truly incredible!

After checking the accounts, Cai Wei looked at the speechless Eunuch Zheng and softly laughed, "Steward Zheng, do you have any other matters?"

Zheng Ye snapped back to his senses, and gently reported, "Your Majesty, it will be the Empress Dowager’s 72nd birthday on the third day of next month, and the Ministry of Rites asked me to inquire about how Your Majesty wishes to celebrate this year."

Cai Wei said, "That matter should be discussed with the Empress Dowager herself as to how she wishes to celebrate. As for the cost of the birthday feast, it should exceed last year’s by one thousand taels. Additionally, take this month’s stipend from my residence and use it to cover the feast, as my contribution as a junior in the family to add blessings for her ladyship!"

"Her Majesty is benevolent and filial. The Empress Dowager will surely be delighted!"

Zheng Ye smiled, complimenting her, then added, "After the Empress Dowager’s grand celebration is over, the princes are scheduled to travel to their assigned fiefs as decreed. Your Majesty, how should the palace reward the princes and the high concubines and imperial concubines?"

Cale Wei closed the account book and said, "Such matters should have precedents in the palace; just follow those. However, no matter what, the princes should not receive less than what they deserve!"