When Chan Heng opened her eyes, she discovered she had transmigrated to the Qing dynasty. She was a frail, premature baby, the kind who needed a physician to watch over her day and night.
Just as she was wondering whether to give up and die early so she could be reborn sooner, a little boy crept up to her cradle and asked in a childish voice, "Can you please stop being sick?"
Chan Heng: ...I wish I could.
The little boy said earnestly, "I'm your fourth brother, Yinzhen. You need to get better soon. Then Fourth Brother will take you out to play!"
Wait, who are you?
The future Yongzheng is my brother?!
The prospect of a life of effortless privilege was so close that Chan Heng's will to survive immediately blazed to life.
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A few days later, Chan Heng discovered that Noble Consort Tong was her mother. A cousin of Kangxi, she was beautiful, fiercely protective, and doted on her children.
Chan Heng: Who do I even need to win over?
I'll get healthy, and my wonderful life starts now!
And so...
Still in swaddling clothes, Chan Heng obediently took her medicine on time every day. As soon as she woke up, she would stretch her arms and kick her legs to exercise. At last, she escaped an early death and proudly made it to the age of five.
While the other princes and princesses were getting up at five to study and practice needlework, she was still lying in her comfortable bed, tucked beneath the little quilt her mother had embroidered by hand.
While the others filled several sheets with calligraphy, she had only just finished breakfast and was strolling leisurely through the imperial garden to help her food settle.
While the other princes and princesses studied by lamplight, working hard to earn Kangxi's praise, she sat on Kangxi's shoulders and played horsey.
When someone played a trick on her, the brat waited smugly for her to burst into tears. She turned and called Yinzhen over to stand beside her, then put her hands on her hips and pointed at the culprit, borrowing her brother's authority to intimidate him. "Fourth Brother, he's bullying me!"
Theme: Happiness matters most
