The Eldest Princess' Substitute Husband (Transmigration) - Chapter 14

“Her hand accidentally and coincidentally landed on her chest.”

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The morning light was just beginning to show. The sky was still mostly dark. Dongyang and Chunyue, along with a group of maids, were already waiting outside Wei Luoyi’s room with basins and water.

It was just after 5 a.m. By all accounts, Wei Luoyi usually woke up around 7 a.m. But after a night of thunder and rain, she would sleep less and wake up earlier than usual. This had always been the case.

But today, everyone had been waiting outside for nearly an hour, and they still hadn’t heard a single sound from inside. This was a first.

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Wei Luoyi had a dream last night.

She dreamed of Song Jinsheng. It was the first time she had dreamed of her since they got married.

But the dream was not a good one. It was filled with grief.

It was the scene of Song Jinsheng falling down the cliff. Her body lay limply at the bottom of the ravine, her limbs spread out. The steep mountain rocks were stained with crimson. That deep red color stabbed into Wei Luoyi’s eyes.

Blood flowed from the corner of Song Jinsheng’s right eyebrow. Her eyes were tightly closed, and her face was pale. To anyone, she looked like a dead person. But after Wei Luoyi stared for a while, she saw Song Jinsheng struggle to open her eyes and look at her with a profound gaze.

The corner of her mouth slowly lifted. She looked at her and smiled, a smile so tragic that it seemed to have been forged from concentrated sorrow. It made the Wei Luoyi in the dream tremble and her heart shudder.

She wanted to call for help, but there was no one beside her, and her legs felt like they were filled with water, making it difficult for her to take even a single step.

She could only watch as Song Jinsheng smiled with bloody lips and blood-stained teeth, and said her final words to her.

“Your Highness… this subject is unable to fulfill our agreement… and is deeply sorry. Therefore, I bid you farewell… May Your Highness… be well…”

“Actually… this subject has already… placed Your Highness in…”

As soon as she finished speaking, Song Jinsheng’s head fell weakly to the side, and she completely stopped breathing.

The last two words she said were as light as feathers, carried away by the wind.

But Wei Luoyi clearly saw the shape of her mouth.

She had said, “my heart.”

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Perhaps it was due to the sadness of the dream, but when Wei Luoyi woke up, she felt a heaviness in her chest, as if a heavy weight was pressing down on her. It was very uncomfortable.

Her consciousness slowly returned. She frowned and opened her eyes, about to turn over. But when her elbow hit the person behind her, she was startled and immediately became fully awake. She turned her head to look.

Song Jinsheng’s face was very close to hers, almost pressed against the back of her ear. Her steady breathing was so close that it tickled Wei Luoyi’s ear, making her shudder.

Because the scene in the dream was so vivid, she was still in a daze when she saw Song Jinsheng’s face.

But soon, Wei Luoyi realized something was wrong.

She had wondered why Song Jinsheng was so close. It turned out that her arm was wrapped around her waist, and her hand had accidentally and coincidentally landed on her chest.

How audacious. What a scoundrel.

No wonder she felt unusually warm today. No wonder she felt a heaviness in her chest. The cause was right there!

Wei Luoyi didn’t like to be touched by others, yet Song Jinsheng might have been hugging her like this all night, sleeping so soundly. The more she thought about it, the more embarrassed she felt. Her ears were completely red.

She frowned deeply, bit her lip, and forcefully removed Song Jinsheng’s hand, harshly pushing the person who was clinging to her away.

However, the latter was not disturbed by this. Instead, she turned her back, wrapped herself in the remaining blanket, and continued to sleep soundly.

Wei Luoyi glared at her, her chest heaving up and down. But then her gaze shifted, and a hint of shyness appeared in her eyes, making her expression even more awkward.

They had slept in the same bed before, but at that time, Song Jinsheng was well-behaved. She would never have been so rude. And her sleeping posture was so…

Wei Luoyi let out a disgruntled sigh. With a cold expression, she got up and stepped over Song Jinsheng, pulled the bed curtains closed, and went to the outer room to call for someone to serve her.

Dongyang and Chunyue then led the group of people in.

After she had washed up, the maids left. Chunyue and Dongyang began to groom Wei Luoyi’s hair in front of the mirror.

Seeing that the person in the mirror had a fair and rosy complexion today, Chunyue couldn’t help but ask, “Your Highness, did you sleep well last night?”

Wei Luoyi’s eyes flickered as she remembered Song Jinsheng hugging her all night.

“…It was alright.”

“I thought so. It’s almost 7 a.m. I guess Your Highness must have slept peacefully last night.” Dongyang said with a cheerful smile as she combed one side of Wei Luoyi’s hair.

It’s almost 7 a.m.?

Wei Luoyi was taken aback. She then noticed that the room was already bright. It was indeed 7 a.m.

“Oh, by the way, Your Highness, the prince consort…”

Of all people to mention, why her? Wei Luoyi’s anger hadn’t subsided yet.

Ever since this person came back from the gates of hell, she had become more and more disrespectful. She was completely different from who she used to be.

Wei Luoyi’s expression became unnatural. She looked away and said blandly, “The prince consort isn’t awake yet. Just wait outside… You can put the breakfast inside for now. If it gets cold, you can heat it up again.”

“Yes,” Chunyue and Dongyang replied in unison.

After her hair was done and she had eaten a small bowl of porridge, Wei Luoyi went to the study to practice calligraphy and painting. This was something she did every day.

Dongyang and Chunyue stood guard outside the study, not daring to disturb her.

With some free time, Chunyue, who was a curious person, pulled on Dongyang’s sleeve and leaned in, whispering, “Hey, don’t you think… the way Her Highness treats the prince consort is a bit different?”

Dongyang saw through her romantic thoughts at a glance and couldn’t help but scold her. “You silly girl, what are you thinking? Hasn’t Her Highness always treated the prince consort this way?”

“Sister, you’re wrong. In the past, when would Her Highness care about the prince consort’s meal, let alone give instructions? And last night, she wasn’t bothered by the thunder and rain. Her complexion is also good this morning…”

Just as Chunyue was getting excited, Dongyang covered her mouth with her hand and pointed at her, feigning a serious look. “Hush! Stop talking about our masters’ affairs. Be careful that Her Highness doesn’t hear you and scold you again.”

“I think you’re just overthinking. When has Her Highness not been kind to the prince consort?… In the future, don’t think about these things anymore. We just need to do our part. Do you understand?”

“I understand…” Chunyue nodded vigorously.

She pouted, rubbing her cheek that Dongyang had pinched red, but her mind was still on the words she hadn’t finished saying.

Although Her Highness had always been good to the prince consort and fulfilled his requests, she was always a bit too formal, like a calm lake without any ripples.

But now, especially this morning, when Dongyang mentioned the prince consort, Her Highness was stunned for a while, and her expression had clearly changed. She couldn’t have been mistaken…

But what Dongyang said also made sense. Her Highness had a strange and solitary personality. Even though she had served her for many years, it still felt like they were separated by thousands of mountains and rivers. No one could ever guess what was on Her Highness’s mind…

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She had thought it would be a night of tossing and turning, but she had slept exceptionally well.

Song Jinsheng was glad that nothing had happened last night. After she finished her breakfast, she left without a moment’s delay, so that Wei Luoyi wouldn’t come back from the study and ask her questions.

She walked from the main house to the prince consort’s west room. She hadn’t even had a moment to rest when Guzi came over and stealthily handed her a letter.

Song Jinsheng took it, confused. “Who is this from?”

Guzi: “It was a young man. He looked unfamiliar, but he said he was your old friend and that I must give this letter to you personally.”

“Oh, he also said something. He said you would understand it when you heard it.”

“What did he say?”

“Uh…” Guzi’s face was a bit awkward, but after hesitating, he still sang in a certain tune: “Pleasant goat… pretty goat…”

“Alright, stop.” Song Jinsheng immediately cut him off.

She didn’t have to think twice. She knew it was from Su Ran.

Song Jinsheng said, “You can go out first. I’m tired and I want to rest for a while.”

“Yes, then Master, please rest well.” Guzi bowed respectfully.

After Guzi closed the door, Song Jinsheng sighed softly and opened the letter in her hand.

There were only three sentences on the paper.

When she first saw them, Song Jinsheng was stunned for a while. It wasn’t until she read them carefully a few times that she understood the meaning of the letter.

She was speechless.

Thank goodness Wei Luoyi didn’t intercept this letter. Otherwise, Wei Luoyi would probably have known what the letter was trying to convey just by looking at it.

The letter said:

A gentleman’s noble virtue attracts friends.

If a flower is fragrant, butterflies will fly to it.

Pavilions and towers await your gathering.

These three nonsensical sentences hid the name of a place called “Qili Xiang Pavilion.”

This is truly Su Ran’s “masterpiece.”

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“Why did you suddenly write to me and ask me to come here?”

Song Jinsheng didn’t dare to go out at night. She used the excuse of going to the market with Guzi to leave the manor. She told Guzi to go first and then secretly went to Qili Xiang to meet Su Ran.

In contrast to Song Jinsheng’s inner turmoil and anxiety, Su Ran seemed relaxed. He crossed his legs, took a sip from his teacup, and then looked at her. “Of course, it’s for something important.”

“A few days ago, I went to the temple to burn incense and I met the master I told you about last time.”

“Do you know what he told me?”

“Don’t beat around the bush.”

Su Ran smiled lightly, his face as beautiful as a flower. He leaned closer to Song Jinsheng, his eyes looking deeply into hers, and whispered, “He said that this year’s Mid-Autumn Festival, which is the day of the full moon, there might be a strange phenomenon in the sky that causes a rift. The reason we transmigrated is probably because the rifts between the two time-spaces accidentally merged.”

“And on that day, with the alignment of the nine stars, the opportunity will arrive.”

“As long as we go to the temple and find the master on that day, we might be able to go back

together.”

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[Author’s Note]

Now, little Song just wants to escape.

Later, little Song will be crying as she chases after her wife [smirking emoji]

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