Transmigrating into the Female Supporting Character with a Good Life in a Laid-Back Novel

After Wen Ting Zhou sent the two beauties that Mu taifei bestowed to the farmstead, Mu taifei was indeed angry, and she believed that Wen Ting Zhou was slapping her face.

Having gone through her life along the tailwinds and with the currents, there was no one who dared to disobey her, and even the Emperor had to step aside for her.

Wen Ting Zhou’s behaviour infuriated Mu taifei through and through.

Hence, Mu taifei wrote another imperial decree summoning Ruan Xi into the palace.

By that time, Ruan Xi was already more than eight months pregnant, and she was on the brink of giving birth.

The skies were cold and the ground was frozen outside, entering the palace of this time had the highest likelihood of an accident occurring.

Wen furen exploded in anger.

Mu taifei was basically bullying people over much.

She looked at the Mama who was swollen with arrogance and the several robust, coarse-labour eunuchs in front of her, regaining her composure.

“May this Mama inform Mu taifei, Xiao Xi’s body is hindered and it is not convenient [for her] to enter the palace.”

Mu taifei‘s Mama had already anticipated Wen furen‘s response. She lifted up her chin and said in a staunch tone: “Wen furen, please be at ease, Taifei Niangniang is also aware of Wen shao-furen‘s condition, and she specially allowed Wen shao-furen to sit on a horse carriage to Taifei Niangniang‘s palace hall.”

Wen furen‘s gaze darkened. Now that they had reached this stage, only faking an illness was left, but who could tell if Mu taifei was already prepared for that possibility. 

“Mama Chen, go to Harmonious Dwelling and invite Shao Furen.”

If it were not for Ting Zhou directly sending away the people that Mu taifei gave to the farmstead the moment he returned, the innocent Xiao Xi would not have to suffer this hardship. 

Internally, however, Wen furen was venting her anger on Wen Yu Wei, that concubine-born daughter. 

Mama Chen complied with the order and withdrew. 

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In Harmonious Dwelling, Ruan Xi was wrapped in a pink-coloured cloak and holding a hand-warming stove in her palms as she sat on a small sedan chair to go to the main courtyard. 

Her condition was quite decent. 

With Mama Yang’s assistance, the frequency of Ruan Xi receiving leg cramps had gradually reduced, and her legs hadn’t cramped up for the past two days. 

With regards to Mu taifei summoning her into the palace, Ruan Xi could only play it by the ear. 

Upon reaching the main courtyard, Ruan Xi saw Wen furen‘s heavy-hearted demeanour. 

“Xiao Xi, Mama Yang will be accompanying you in entering the palace this time around.” After saying that, Wen furen turned towards Mama Yang and instructed, “Mama Yang, Shao Furen will be handed over to you, take good care of Shao Furen.”

“May Furen rest assured!”

Mama Yang replied respectfully. 

The Mama who came to fetch Shao Furen into the palace this time around was someone Mama Yang recognised, but the other party did not recognise her. 

“Wen shao-furen, please step on the sedan!” The Mama that came from the palace made a ‘please’ gesture expressionlessly. 

Truth to be told, a smear of shock had flashed past this Mama’s eyes when she saw Ruan Xi for the first time. 

Disregarding the extremely obvious and huge bump that Ruan Xi was supporting, the truth was that there was only a tummy on the lower half of her entire body; her figure was still beautiful and charming, her skin condition was exceedingly good, all rosy and dewy, thus bearing an unparalleled beauty and elegance. 

Ruan Xi hummed in response, and under Wen furen‘s worried gaze, she sat on the sedan. 

Upon hearing that her eldest sister-in-law had been summoned into the palace by Mu taifei, Wen Yu Wei laughed, gloating at her misfortune.

After the horse carriage that came to the residence to fetch the person departed, the news of Ruan Xi being summoned into the palace by Mu taifei swiftly spread out.

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Inside the palace, Ruan san niang was first shocked when she learned of the news, and then she laughed happily. 

“Si mei is really something, doesn’t she know that what the elders bestow can’t be rejected? She can’t even tolerate two beauties, and now there’s trouble coming for her. Mu taifei isn’t as easy to talk to as me.”

Yao Hong: “……”

“Will Niangniang be helping the Fourth Young Lady?”

Ruan san niang caressed her flat abdomen, glowering at Yao Hong with displeasure. “Bengong is currently carrying for two, and [I] couldn’t avoid Mu taifei fast enough, why would [I] send [myself] to her door to be schemed against?

“Everyone has been saying that si mei has good luck, and is fortunate. She will definitely turn misfortune into blessing, so bengong won’t bother with this trifling matter.”

Ruan san niang was not stupid; she was naturally aware that Mu taifei was venting her anger on her fourth sister’s person because of Mu Qing Ci’s miscarriage. 

Her fourth sister was on the verge of giving birth, wasn’t she? If an accident were to occur, the Wen Family would definitely hate on Mu taifei.

If she could borrow si mei’s hand to get rid of Mu taifei…

Ruan san niang’s eyes glittered, her heart beginning to stir.

However, she still suppressed that dark wisp of a thought which could not be seen in the light, for the sake of accumulating blessings for the child inside her womb. 

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Inside the palace.

Since Ruan Xi had attained a special grant, she directly rode a horse carriage to Mu taifei’s palace hall— Peaceful Longevity Palace.

This special grant attracted the attention of the imperial concubines in the back palace.

The Fourth Prince brought along a disguised Qi Yue An into the palace to meet the Emperor, and he did not expect that when he was leaving, he would see a low-profile but luxurious horse carriage travelling in the palace.

It was only after the Fourth Prince dispatched his servant to make inquiries that he learned that Mu taifei had summoned Zi Run’s very pregnant wife, and his gaze chilled slightly. 

Qi Yue An frowned slightly, a smear of worry flashing past the bottom of his eyes.

The Fourth Prince stared at the fading back figure of the distant horse carriage, his thin lips pursing tightly. Prior to this, Mu taifei had been rather concerned about his back courtyard’s Mu Qing Ci, and he had once considered roping in Mu taifei with the help of Mu Qing Ci.

Now it was no longer necessary. 

Ruan Xi did not know that because of her, Mu taifei, who originally stood on the Fourth Prince’s side, had been given up on by the Fourth Prince. 

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Peaceful Longevity Palace.

Mu taifei sat on the guifei couch as she gracefully tasted her tea. Despite being at the elderly age of sixty, she looked like a beautiful woman in her early thirties, fully exhibiting the graceful bearing of peerless poise and elegance.

After Ruan Xi stepped off the horse carriage, she stepped into Mu taifei’s resting palace hall under the support of Mama Yang’s arm. She merely gave the beautiful woman in palace costume a sweeping glance before lowering her head and bowing respectfully: “Chen-fu Wen-Ruan shi pays her respect to Taifei Niangniang.”

臣妇 (pinyin: chen fu) – directly translates to ‘subject-woman’.

“Excused from courtesy, grant a seat!” Mu taifei’s voice was very pleasant to the ear.

“Thanking Taifei Niangniang.”

Ruan Xi stood up, then sat on a drum-shaped stool in front of her.

This was the first time she met the Mu taifei who was known for her perverse pursuit of beauty in the novel.

Certainly, Mu tafei was a peerlessly graceful and elegant beauty. 

Even though she was at the elderly age of sixty, there was not a single wrinkle on her smooth and exquisite face. It was unexpected and extremely bizarre.

Ruan Xi was shocked in her heart. 

What kind of face-preserving magic was this?

All of a sudden, an epiphany flashed past her mind. She remembered the recipes for maintaining a youthful appearance that the Mu Family had collected for Mu taifei, regardless of whether it was by fair means or foul, and Mama Yang’s clan health-nourishing prescription which had been passed down from her ancestors that had landed in Mu taifei’s hands. 

Behind this countenance which looked young and beautiful, it was unknown how many innocent lives had been buried.

Ruan Xi no longer felt astonished by Mu taifei’s ageless countenance, and a faint shred of revulsion arose instead. 

As Ruan Xi was covertly scrutinising Mu taifei, Mu taifei was actually examining her as well.

As a favoured, high-ranking imperial concubine that had been unwilling to give birth to children for the sake of maintaining her beauty and figure, she felt an inexplicable trace of regret and loneliness in her heart when she saw Ruan Xi, who still looked incomparably beautiful in spite of being close to childbirth, even to the extent where she was more entrancing. 

The thought of deliberately making things difficult for Ruan Xi felt intuitively insipid to Mu taifei now.

“Bengong is tired, send Wen-Ruan shi out of the palace.”

Ruan Xi: “……”

Truly, it was an unexpected but pleasant surprise.

Mama Yang stood rooted, shocked.

The palace maids and Mamas in the Peaceful Longevity Palace were dumbstruck too. What did Taifei Niangniang mean by that, did she summon Wen shao-furen just for the sake of viewing Wen shao-furen’s appearance?

With a head full of fog and water, Ruan Xi left the Peaceful Tranquillity Palace, drowsily sat on the horse carriage, and returned to her residence.

一头雾水 (piyin: yi tou wu shui) – to be confused/baffled; unable to make head or tail of something.

Nothing was made difficult, there were no schemes. 

Apart from the small inconvenience of having to enter the palace this time around, everything else was inconceivably smooth.

She had been prepared for Mu taifei to deliberately cause trouble for her.

But who could have predicted that it would end like this, with a strong start but a weak finish?

虎头蛇尾 (pinyin: hu tou she wei) – lit. tiger’s head, snake’s tail.

The concubines in the back palace who had been secretly watching the show were all dumbfounded, Ruan san niang found it even harder to believe. 

Once the horse carriage exited the Imperial City, Ruan Xi saw the handsome man standing a short distance away at the front.