Transmigrated into the Scum Female Consort - Chapter 42

Her Royal Consort seemed to have little curiosity, or perhaps possessed deep trust in her, as she rarely actively inquired about her plans.

Ye Xuejin often had the strange feeling that the Royal Consort simply liked to watch her quietly. Even when she didn’t understand something, she wouldn’t ask, yet she would act decisively when the time came.

Ye Xuejin had people close to her before, such as her personal maid Shushi, and her best friend Tao Qianhua.

When encountering such situations in the past, both of those women would have been curious about what she planned to do and would have asked about her intentions.

But Yun Chi wouldn’t.

A hint of scrutiny appeared in Ye Xuejin’s eyes. Was it because the Royal Consort was different from others? Because they were a married couple?

Was it because of understanding? Because of trust?

She felt this was the case, yet for some reason, a subtle unease lingered in her heart.

Yun Chi replied casually, “I trust you. It’s enough as long as you have a plan.”

Only six days were left until she could successfully complete her mission and withdraw. She didn’t need to concern herself with too many details.

And she genuinely believed that Ye Xuejin had her own reasons for everything she did.

Ye Xuejin smiled faintly. Indeed, the Royal Consort trusted her completely.

“Do not worry, Royal Consort, I have everything calculated. You will know in due time.”

Why say more when actions speak louder? For some reason, seeing Yun Chi’s appearance of complete trust made her feel that any explanation would be superfluous.

At this moment, Shi Song and Zhou Qiyue approached.

“Your Highness.” The two looked at Ye Xuejin expectantly.

When they arrived, everyone was watching them eagerly and had asked what Her Highness had called them for. Clearly, everyone hoped the immortal would bestow food.

Ye Xuejin instructed calmly, “Turn your backs, close your eyes, and be sincere.”

The two exchanged glances, both showing an expression of ‘just as expected.’ The immortal was about to bestow food again.

This time, Yun Chi directly took out all twenty compressed biscuits, took out the wooden bucket, and placed the biscuits inside.

Last night, she had given away all the compressed biscuits to receive the quilts as a reward. Now, they were merely items she was holding for Ye Xuejin, and there would be no more rewards.

Then, she took out five pieces of bread and handed them all to Ye Xuejin, mentally reciting the need for food.

She didn’t hand them over one by one because the bread had already been exchanged, making it a one-for-one trade.

However, when she received the reward of five cotton quilts for all the compressed biscuits last night, Yun Chi had a new guess about the cheat system:

It was the quantity.

Ye Xuejin took the bread and also placed it in the wooden bucket.

Yun Chi’s eyes paused, and she almost couldn’t resist rolling her eyes again.

【Five loaves of bread sent out. Please choose your reward: Five loaves of bread OR Five loaves of bread】

Fine, it wasn’t one-for-one. It became five-for-five.

It was a slight difference, but not much…

It seems yesterday was just an exception. Wait, no!

Yun Chi quickly grabbed Ye Xuejin’s wrist, signaling with her eyes for her to wait.

Ye Xuejin was about to tell Shi Song and Zhou Qiyue to turn back. Her lips had just moved, but before she could speak, she was stopped by Yun Chi.

Yun Chi then handed her five electric batons.

Ye Xuejin accepted them, and immediately afterward, the electric batons disappeared again.

Her eyes flickered slightly, vaguely guessing something.

Was the Royal Consort’s power based on an exchange of goods?

Only then did Yun Chi signal Ye Xuejin that she could tell Shi Song and Zhou Qiyue to turn around.

In her heart, she was secretly delighted. She had finally guessed correctly this time.

Because when she sent out all the electric batons at once, she wasn’t thinking about weapons, but about food.

The electric batons exchanged for weapons had depreciated to the point where even a one-for-one exchange wasn’t possible, but when exchanged for food, they not only didn’t depreciate further but actually appreciated in value.

【Five electric batons sent out. Please choose your reward: Ten cages of soup dumplings OR Ten boxes of self-heating hotpot】

Yun Chi really wanted both, but she couldn’t. For convenience, she chose the soup dumplings.

Mainly, ten cages of soup dumplings offered a larger quantity than ten boxes of self-heating hotpot, and she now had thirty people to feed.

Zhou Qiyue glanced at the food in the wooden bucket. She had eaten both types of pastry.

Her mind spinning rapidly, she boldly requested, “Your Highness, I can’t help much right now. How about letting me distribute the food from now on?”

She didn’t know martial arts, but Her Highness valued her so highly because of her intelligence.

She had to properly display her talent and absolutely not let Her Highness mistake her judgment.

Ye Xuejin heard this and agreed.

“Then you may try.” Try it and see if you are competent.

Before long, they returned to the eagerly anticipating crowd.

Seeing this, Yu Lu very consciously raised his hand, intending to call Xiao Gao and the constables to help distribute the food.

“Lord Yu, Her Highness said that I will be the one to distribute the food to everyone from now on.” Zhou Qiyue raised her voice slightly, scrutinizing the crowd as she spoke, her expression full of pride.

Ye Xuejin nodded appropriately, confirming her words: “From now on, this task shall be entrusted to Xiaoyue for the time being.”

Yu Lu paused, clasped his hands in agreement, and stood obediently to the side. However, his eyes sharply scanned Xiao Gao and the others.

Xiao Gao and the others silently lowered their heads, understanding. Lord Yu meant that they were being blamed for not stating their allegiance, which was why the Grand Princess was unwilling to let them handle the food.

To the side, Yun Chi watched Zhou Qiyue, very curious about how she planned to distribute the food.

Although compressed biscuits were as filling as bread, they looked much smaller, especially since the biscuits required water to aid digestion.

Uh…

She forgot to get water.

Yun Chi realized that she had seventeen bottles of water left in her storage space. Water was a one-for-one exchange now, and as long as she kept one bottle, she could continuously generate more.

She thought for a moment, held Ye Xuejin’s hand, and whispered, “I’ll take out fifteen more bottles of water.”

Ye Xuejin returned the grasp, indicating she understood. Then, she raised her head and looked up at the sky.

After withdrawing her gaze, she looked at Zhou Qiyue.

“Xiaoyue, the immortal will also bestow water upon us. Distribute it to everyone along with the food.”

“Yes.”

As soon as her voice fell, fifteen bottles of mineral water appeared beside the wooden bucket.

Zhou Qiyue composed herself and first looked at her family: “The Zhou family, come over first.”

The Zhou family servants were immediately excited. Their young lady now controlled the authority to distribute food and would surely prioritize her own people. This was wonderful.

Old Imperial Censor Zhou frowned, wanted to say something, but glanced at Ye Xuejin and held back. Forget it. Since it was Her Highness’s decision, it was his daughter’s test.

The moment calls for it.

Yun Chi and Ye Xuejin also exchanged glances, both watching Zhou Qiyue, wanting to see how she planned to distribute the rations.

Zhou Qiyue first let Yun Chi and Ye Xuejin, as well as Yu Lu and Shi Song, choose.

Yun Chi and Ye Xuejin tacitly chose the compressed biscuits, and Yu Lu and Shi Song did the same.

Zhou Qiyue was then very straightforward. The Zhou family all received compressed biscuits, followed by Shi Niang and the young women.

“Take a look at which one you want to eat, and choose for yourselves.”

The Zhou family members suddenly looked over. What? They could choose for themselves?

After seeing Shi Niang take the same food as them, they felt slightly relieved, but then they couldn’t maintain their composure.

Because Mei, Lan, Zhu, and Ju each took a piece of bread.

The Zhou family looked at the small biscuits in their hands, then at the large loaves of bread in others’ hands, and stared at Zhou Qiyue in unison, their eyes full of resentment.

How could the young lady favor one group over another, especially neglecting her own people?

Who were the real family members here? But since the Elder Master and Old Madam hadn’t said anything, they could only listen obediently and dared not speak a word.

After everything was distributed, Zhou Qiyue couldn’t help but look at Ye Xuejin, her face slightly nervous.

This distribution method should be acceptable, right? Although the biscuits looked small, she had eaten them before. They had a rich salty flavor, and after eating them, she didn’t feel hungry for a long time. They felt even more filling than bread.

Ye Xuejin smiled at her, giving her affirmation.

The young girl had a slight ambition and wanted to prove herself, which was not a bad thing, and she had performed well.

Zhou Qiyue finally relaxed and walked to her family to eat the compressed biscuit in her hand.

Old Imperial Censor Zhou and his wife, as well as Xiaoyue, were fine. Especially Old Imperial Censor Zhou, a heavy stone seemed to have dropped from his heart. It was good that his daughter wasn’t so muddle-headed as to only look out for her own family.

Zhou Qishan, however, couldn’t help but say, “Xiaoyue, I know you want to show loyalty to Her Highness, but you can’t completely neglect your own family, especially Mother, Father, and Ying’er. How can just these two bites be enough?”

Before Zhou Qiyue could speak, Old Madam Zhou poked her son’s forehead: “Hurry up and eat yours. We can get full.”

She had eaten the compressed biscuits, twice now, and after each time, she didn’t feel hungry for half the day.

“How can this be enough?” Zhou Qishan mumbled.

Old Madam Zhou wanted to tell him that it was enough, but remembering her granddaughter’s words, she held back. Little Ying’er had said that the Grand Princess wanted them to keep it a secret from Elder Brother.

Old Imperial Censor Zhou didn’t say anything. Only after finishing his food did he say with satisfaction, “Xiaoyue has grown up. Remember, continue to do this in the future. You must never abuse your power for personal gain.”

His daughter having such an opportunity was a good thing.

It would be even better if the Grand Princess could discover him, this shining gold lump! He would certainly do better than his daughter, and he should speak up a bit, helping Her Highness to further win over the people’s hearts.

Over there, after Yu Lu finished eating, he followed Ye Xuejin’s previous instructions, collecting all the bottles and bags. He placed them, not a single one missing, in an empty space not far from Ye Xuejin.

The crowd once again witnessed the miraculous scene, watching the items vanish into thin air with their own eyes.

Yu Lu then walked up to Ye Xuejin, sat down, and asked in a low voice, “Your Highness, this subordinate saw a village in the distance. We should be able to get out of the mountains by dusk. Are we still heading southwest?”

Going any further west would truly take them far off course.

They had already been delayed for several days, and if they took such a long detour, they certainly wouldn’t be able to reach the Southern Border as scheduled.

Ye Xuejin looked up and glanced at him, her face devoid of emotion: “Continue heading west. If we encounter a city, immediately spread the word that we were forced to take a detour to evade an ambush.”

Yu Lu hesitated for a moment and couldn’t help but ask, “Your Highness, may this subordinate know the reason?”

If the news reached the capital, and that person didn’t believe it, or if something went wrong, wouldn’t they perish before achieving success?

He privately thought that it would be safer to arrive at the Southern Border first and then plan things gradually.

Otherwise, with just these thirty people, including the elderly and the weak, and without united hearts, even with the immortal’s protection, it would be difficult to succeed.

Ye Xuejin looked at him and said calmly, “Does Lord Yu not trust me?”

Yu Lu’s heart tensed. He quickly stood up and clasped his hands: “This subordinate would not dare.”

“Go now.”

The procession set off again. Ye Xuejin held Yun Chi’s hand and said softly, “Royal Consort, I am fortunate to have you.”

There was no difference without a comparison.

Compared to Yu Lu’s apprehension, Yun Chi’s trust—her not asking, not questioning, believing everything she said—seemed incredibly rare and precious at this moment.

Ye Xuejin’s eyes were filled with affection, and she gazed tenderly at Yun Chi’s profile. She, too, should trust the Royal Consort and not ask anything.

Because she believed that the Royal Consort would tell her everything eventually, just as she herself would.

Once it is done, there is no need to say much.

Yun Chi turned her head and met her gaze, momentarily stunned.

Those beautiful eyes seemed to hold an unmelting tenderness, as if they had gathered the setting sun within them, making them unforgettable at a single glance.