Chapter Thirty-Four: Rescue

  Li Ziqing was dressed in a simple yet elegant attire, her bright and beautiful eyebrows and eyes now had an added touch of softness and beauty. Her lovely eyes were tinged with a hint of melancholy, making her even more endearing. Shu Yao knelt down and said: "Elder sister."

  "Six sisters." Li Ziqing returned the courtesy, Shu Yi was a young child, and there was E'niang Guwalgiya in attendance. Since Li Ziqing couldn't get any benefits from her, she avoided her and originally planned to pull Shu Yao away together, but seeing that Shu Yao didn't want to leave Guwalgiya's side, it would be useless for Shu Yi to say more.

  "What wind has blown my niece over here today?" Guwalgiya pointed to the side, indicating Li Ziqing to sit down and talk. The visitor was a guest, no matter what Li Ziqing's purpose was, Guwalgiya as an elder could not let people pick faults, "Come, have some good tea."

  Shu Yao didn't dare to slack off, she focused on looking at Li Zhiqing, she didn't want to leave Guwalgiya's side. Shu Yao was worried that Li Zhiqing might use space as a tool to harm people, and carefully probed into Li Zhiqing's mental activities.

  It's better not to say that human potential is infinite, Shu Yao suddenly discovered Li Qiying's inner confusion, anxiety, regret, and even felt her desperation. Shu Yao's heart skipped a beat, Li Qiying was too obsessed with the Fourth Prince Yunxiang. Why? What's the reason for this? Shu Yao really couldn't understand. When Shu Yao was entangled, Li Qiying had already started talking to Guwalgiya.

  Li Ziqing asked her second uncle, Zhīyuǎn, about his official position in a roundabout way, whether he had been demoted or not. If it were someone else, they would have inevitably been probed for accurate information by Li Ziqing. However, Li Ziqing was facing off against Guwalgiya Shi, who was an expert at laying down traps. In front of Guwalgiya Shi, Li Ziqing's skills were not worth mentioning.

  Shu Yao had heard her second brother mention that her mother, when chatting with other officials' wives, could often grasp useful information from just a few words. One time, she solved the problem of the governor's wife after just a few sentences of conversation. Pillow talk is important whether in modern or ancient times. Zhiyuan rose from the fifth rank to the fourth rank of officialdom, and the fourth rank was a watershed - many officials couldn't get promoted for decades.

  It's not that Zhiyuan relied on his wife, Guwalgiya, to get promoted. Zhiyuan had talent, ability and achievements, and with Guwalgiya's help, he was like a tiger with wings added. Ancient women weren't just about having children and competing for favor; Guwalgiya could assist her husband in external diplomacy and manage the household internally, teaching their sons and daughters, making her a virtuous wife.

  Shu Yao especially admired this point about Gual Jia, hearing that Gual Jia and Li Zhiqing were playing Tai Chi, Li Zhiqing refused to say anything, Gual Jia said "you don't say, I won't ask", seeing who could rely on whom, it was you who came to me, but put on a condescending attitude, Gual Jia really looked down on her. From the Pu'er tea given to Li Zhiqing, she directly talked about Yunnan, from all directions, enough to show that Gual Jia's knowledge was profound and not comparable to an ordinary lady of the inner house.

  Li Ziqing pursed her lips, the aura of Gual Jiasi was something she hadn't encountered since crossing over, and even in modern times, such women were rare. Li Ziqing was also very meticulous, from Gual Jiasi's words, she could tell that she shouldn't be a crosser, so where did her imposing manner come from?

  Li Ziqing was anxious about the condition of Empress Dowager, and she almost forgot that Empress Xiaozhuang had passed away in the 28th year of Kangxi. It just so happened to be this year. The only ginseng that Li Ziqing had left was intended for use at this time. She had previously used one of the two ginsengs from her space to save her grandfather, the Duke, because if he passed away, someone would inherit the title and she and her mother would have to rely on her uncle's care. The old lady would be even more fond of them than the Duke was when he was alive, but Li Ziqing's status as the Duke's granddaughter would be reduced by one level. She had become known for her filial piety and had established a connection with Empress Dowager through this act. Now that she had the 'miraculous' ginseng that could save lives, saving Empress Dowager would be a natural next step.

  She became the lifesaver of Empress Dowager, relying on Li Ziqing's cleverness and understanding, relying on her beautiful face, she won the favor of Empress Dowager, and had no worries about marrying Yongzheng, even if due to family reasons she couldn't become the official wife, being a secondary wife was also acceptable. With the support of Xiaozhuang, she further impressed Kangxi with her unique talent, and conquered Yongzheng with the treasures from the mysterious space. Since crossing over, Li Ziqing had planned out a strict route to follow.

  The only thing that still makes Li Ziqing worried is that in the 30th year of Kangxi, Yin Zhen married Ulanara, and Li Ziqing was a few months older than Shu Yao. Although she looked more mature and taller, with memories from her past life, Li Ziqing was not like a little loli around ten years old, but her age was still not enough to participate in the selection of concubines in the 30th year of Kangxi. Li Ziqing did not want to enter the mansion later than Ulanara, she wanted to take possession of Yin Zhen first, give birth to his eldest son, and only then could she stand firm in the harem.

  Although it is said that the legitimate wife does not enter the door, there cannot be a concubine eldest son, but Manchu actually practices polygamy. The secondary Fu Jin is also one of the wives who have been listed in the family tree, but she is slightly lower than the legitimate Fu Jin. The princes usually take a secondary Fu Jin first and then marry a legitimate Fu Jin. It has never been heard that due to the avoidance of the legitimate Fu Jin, the secondary Fu Jin cannot give birth to a son. The heir of the prince is the most important thing. Li Zhiying's body is very healthy, there are many ways to adjust, she has confidence in giving birth to a son.

  Shu Yao suddenly leaned in towards Gua Erjia, Li Ziqing was too scary, she wanted to use medicine on Yongzheng, this possessiveness was really strong, men who were targeted by Li Ziqing were truly pitiful. Amitabha, Shu Yao was a bit curious now, what kind of medicine did Li Ziqing plan to give Yongzheng? To prevent him from marrying the princess, this... this... Shu Yao really wanted to know, but her ability had stopped working at this moment, unable to probe into Li Ziqing's thoughts again.

  Shu Yao secretly raised her middle finger, discriminating against the science students' transcendent great god, not being very dignified at all. Giving some space requires upgrading, giving abnormal abilities that don't work when they're needed, and after finally working once, still can't see the results. This is just like Shu Yao doing several pages of calculation formulas, before the final result appears, the power goes out, a feeling that's hard to bear.

  "Second Aunt."

  "Sister, if you have something to say, just say it. Mother is busy with things." Shu Yao spoke up, she had always been straightforward and used to getting straight to the point. She had endured for so long without speaking up, just to be able to probe more into Li Zhiqing's thoughts. Since she only knew the process but not the outcome, Shu Yao was very displeased and didn't have much patience to deal with Li Zhiqing.

  "Niece, aren't you here to chat with me? Is there something on your mind?"

  Gua Lijia's tone was filled with disappointment, and she was very satisfied with Shu Yao's performance. Some people just couldn't give her face, and Shu Yao didn't need to fawn over Li Qiqing, anyway, she had been waiting impatiently.

  "I want to enter the palace and present ginseng to save Empress Dowager Cixi"