Xi Wang woke up one day to find that she had gone from a college student who had just finished her entrance exams to a consort about to enter the palace.
Her family was sending her there to help care for her older sister's child, the crown prince of the empire.
She had transmigrated to the Qing Dynasty and become the aunt of that unlucky crown prince caught up in the Nine Princes' succession struggle.
How could anyone be crown prince for more than thirty years?
That thought flashed through Xi Wang's mind, followed by the memory of someone far in the future who had been crown prince for more than sixty years.
The difference was that the latter had eventually ascended the throne.
Her own nephew, on the other hand, wouldn't be so lucky. Yinzhen would win the Nine Princes' succession struggle.
By all rights, she should curry favor with Emperor Yongzheng now,
to give herself some security in her old age.
But the problem was that Consort Ping seemed to have died quite young in history.
Xi Wang did the math. Her nephew wouldn't be deposed for another thirty years or so,
and Kangxi was famous for his long life. It was anyone's guess whether she could even outlive him.
So she decided to lie flat. Her nephew would have his own good fortune; she just hoped she could live long enough to cherish her own life and do her best to be an invisible consort in the harem.
What she hadn't expected was that this nephew of hers was really something.
He took her, his aunt, along for the ride and won with her.
Xi Wang stared in bewilderment. Why was Fourth Brother so well-behaved? Wasn't he the one who would win in the end?
Wait, did this mean her retirement was set for life?
Ever since his elder brother Yinti returned to the palace, Yinreng had longed for his maternal relatives.
Watching Consort Hui tend to his brother so attentively, he couldn't help wondering whether his own mother would have cared for him that way if she were still alive.
Then his aunt arrived at the palace.
But his aunt seemed rather guileless, so he had to work harder and harder himself.
A note before reading: An alternate-history Qing Dynasty transmigration story, not written for historical accuracy.
A slice-of-life story, not a power fantasy or a sweet romance; the focus is on everyday life.
No romance with Kangxi.
Theme: Live life with a positive spirit
Ah, it must be the sound of a whip cracking
When visiting the Forbidden City, I felt that the Imperial Garden was very small.
"Reading can clarify one's ambition" is a big bug for the author~
"That's when Li Changzai and Shi agreed..." This is a big bug for the author~ Ping Guiren
"I can't use ice because I'm not in good health..." This is a big bug for the author~ I can't use ice because I'm not in good health.