Transmigrated as the Villainess, Troubled by the Cuteness!

Chapter 274 - 208: The Empress’s Lazy Daily Life (Part 5)

Avoidance might be shameful, but it’s useful – Empress’s Sayings • Part Five

Every royal family possesses a hunting ground, not just as a form of entertainment, but as a symbol of royal power and dignity.

The royal hunting ground in the East Garden holds an autumn hunt every year, serving as an opportunity to strengthen ties with the officials.

More importantly, it’s one of the few large-scale entertainment events of this era.

But... Shen Jingxian is not interested.

She can’t shoot an arrow and doesn’t want to ride a horse; it’s too exhausting.

Nevertheless, the autumn hunt is a tradition. Even the retired Emperor looks eager to participate, so Shen Jingxian has no choice but to arbitrarily set a date and then continue to laze around.

She is truly exhausted.

Though she lies around every day, she doesn’t quite understand why she feels so tired.

Perhaps just the thought of having to attend court someday is mentally exhausting.

Before the autumn hunt, Shen Jingxian reluctantly attended a court session. To her surprise, when she arrived, everyone pleasantly shocked her by suggesting reducing the frequency of court sessions?

Some even proposed moving the court sessions to the afternoon?!!

Absolutely wonderful! Too wonderful!

If Shen Jingxian didn’t remind herself that she was still an emperor, she would have rushed out to laugh until her head fell off, laugh like a pig, laugh until the government office came to arrest her, laugh until the Empress cracked her head, laugh until all the ministers fled covering their ears, laugh until she perfected a forward flip with a heart gesture while landing, laugh until she got varicose veins pulling her pinky leading Sima Guang to break a vat, laugh until stars glittered within a ten-mile radius, laugh until a slap popped four segments of Nanfu batteries out of her mouth.

She!! was ecstatic!

"Your Majesty, everything should prioritize the dragon body."

"We are aware of Your Majesty’s compassion for the people, but considering your unhealed old injuries, please do refrain from laborious duties."

Shen Xianyu, in no way tired, was moved, yet she displayed a troubled expression as if not attending court sessions was something distressing.

After a deliberate act for a while, Shen Jingxian waved her hand, "Approved."

Today, both the ministers and Shen Jingxian were delighted.

The ministers were pleased that the Emperor finally started taking care of her health.

Shen Jingxian was happy she no longer needed to worry about finding excuses to skip court.

The time for the autumn hunt arrived soon.

Shen Jingxian sat next to Wen Ranchen, watching him pack clothes.

It was shocking to see how beautifully Wen Ranchen folded clothes, and... where did these clothes come from; she seemed to have never seen them before.

Perhaps Shen Jingxian’s gaze was too curious, Wen Ranchen gently explained, "These are horse-riding outfits I prepared for Madam a long time ago, just that there hasn’t been a chance to take them out."

Shen Jingxian understood, acknowledging her own indolence.

"Husband, you can leave such things to the Palace Maid."

Wen Ranchen, concerned about Shen Jingxian getting too warm, was preparing mint powder and naturally said, "Sometimes the Palace Maid has difficulty understanding Madam’s preferences."

Shen Jingxian thought for a moment, realizing it made sense.

"Husband, I want to bring an extra box of mint powder."

"Sure."

Everything was packed quickly, and since they were leaving in the afternoon, they had lunch a bit early.

Shen Jingxian intended to bring along her father and mother, but these two were now keen on their own world, and she couldn’t find them, so she left them a note and left first.

After leaving the palace, the carriage headed east. The capital city was large and even more bustling than before. Listening to the shouts outside the carriage, Shen Jingxian dared not stick her head out, fearing the citizens might insist on giving her presents.

Don’t ask, because it’s love.

Alas, blame it on my deadly charm.

Shen Jingxian leaned on Wen Ranchen’s shoulder and gradually fell asleep. When she woke up, they had already arrived at the East Garden.

Officials and royal family members had arrived too. Shen Jingxian got off the carriage and heard a chorus of "Long live the Emperor" as she entered the South Garden through the main gate, along with some peculiar looks, but she ignored them and headed straight to her quarters.

She was really tired.

The South Garden had a nice view; although not as luxurious as the Imperial Palace, one could see the mountains right across.

Shen Jingxian felt like lying down to watch the sunset, so she instructed a servant to bring a deck chair over.

Unexpectedly, the servant took forever without returning, so Wen Ranchen volunteered to go, "Perhaps they haven’t found the right place."

Shen Jingxian nodded, "Husband, I also want some tea."

Wen Ranchen smiled, "Any snacks?"

"Hmm... a little bit of both."

Wen Ranchen then left to prepare them.

As Shen Jingxian was just standing around, she began to walk around the hall, as it was her first time visiting this place.

Back when she was still a princess, she always found it troublesome and wouldn’t come, and now, having been promoted, she couldn’t escape it.

As Shen Jingxian wandered around, she suddenly bumped into something full on.

Shen Jingxian instinctively reached out to steady herself, suddenly feeling that something was off about the touch.

She looked closely and—oh crap, it was a strange man.

Shen Jingxian quickly let go, stepped back three paces, ready to explode.

But before she could say anything, the man in front of her started crying.

Shen Jingxian: ?

What did I do to you to make you cry?

Shen Jingxian thought the man in front of her might be seriously ill or something. She wasn’t going to bother with any imperial airs, and turned to run, but the man suddenly grabbed her clothes, pitifully begging, "Young lady, can you save me? Tang Ming is willing to work like a horse or an ox to repay your kindness."

Hmm? Young lady? Me?

Shen Jingxian was full of questions.

Does someone like him really exist in the world, someone who doesn’t know who she is? She always thought her face was known throughout the land, but evidently not.

Shen Jingxian suddenly felt a bit disheartened. Damn it! She was a failure.

"What’s the matter?" Out of humanitarian concern, Shen Jingxian still asked. If there was indeed a problem, she was willing to help since he was, after all, her subject.

The man before her, named Tang Ming, suddenly seemed too embarrassed to speak. After stuttering for a long time, he finally said, "I am an illegitimate son of Marquis Ning, but my father wants to give me to Prince An as a plaything. I ran away with all my strength, hoping you can save me!!"

What kind of plot is this?

Shen Jingxian didn’t understand.

Only then did she scrutinize the man in front of her. Clearly, he didn’t have delicate features; on the contrary, he had a strong profile with defined contours, but with his affectionate eyes, his whole face suddenly became remarkably charming.

He truly had a certain allure.

If she were Long Yang, she might like this type too.

But the important issue now was not this.

"Do you... know where you are? And do you know who I am?"

Considering it was an outing, Shen Jingxian hadn’t worn her imperial robes but wore civilian clothes that Wen Ranchen prepared for her. But even in civilian garb, the exquisite embroidery of a golden dragon, made by her favorite embroideress, adorned her outfit. Shen Jingxian couldn’t believe the man hadn’t noticed her attire by now.

There’s only one chance for honesty, young man, you better seize it.

Regrettably, the man in front of her still didn’t catch her hint, continuing to play innocent. "I... It’s my first time at the South Garden, and I accidentally entered here, unintentionally disturbing you."

This is the main hall of the East Garden, Mingde Hall—can you just wander in by getting lost?

Please, this is not the cinematic version of the Royal Villa, the imperial area, heavily guarded, not a place you can bluff your way into by claiming you’re lost.

Shen Jingxian was now certain that the person in front of her was approaching her with motives, but what to do was the troublesome part.

Why did she still need to use her brain while out playing?

She didn’t want to think; why was it that Wen Ranchen hadn’t returned yet?

While Shen Jingxian debated whether to use her head, the man in front suddenly exclaimed, and his clothes slipped off, exposing most of his chest.

Shen Jingxian: ?

What kind of tactic is this? My eyes!

Shen Jingxian immediately looked away. She was a married woman, and if Wen Ranchen found out, he’d get jealous. Calming Wen Ranchen would be troublesome.

"Then you stay here." Shen Jingxian prepared to run off; she needed to find Wen Ranchen to deal with this matter.

Yet the person behind her remained undeterred, "Tang Ming is willing to stay by your side! Willing to toil forever!"

Shen Jingxian was speechless and at a loss for words, "I have a husband."

"For saving my life, I must repay with an ocean of gratitude; rather than becoming a toy, I’d prefer to protect you!"

Shen Jingxian clicked her tongue, so that’s his objective.

But this guy’s game level is low; she hasn’t even saved him, so what rescue does he owe her for?

Finding it really troublesome, Shen Jingxian decided to hit him with a knockout punch, "I am actually the current Emperor, do you know that interrupting in front of the Emperor, deceiving royalty, is a capital crime!"

Tang Ming perhaps hadn’t anticipated Shen Jingxian would suddenly reveal her identity, and he couldn’t quite conceal his expression.

How could it be... didn’t the Emperor like him, shouldn’t she have interacted with him as an ordinary official family woman first and then gradually taken him back to the palace? This isn’t what his father told him.

"Tell me, who sent you?"

Tang Ming didn’t answer.

"Madam? What’s wrong?"

Shen Jingxian heard Wen Ranchen’s voice and instantly felt she’d found her pillar of support, quickly climbed onto Wen Ranchen, and started complaining, "This person has bad intentions!"

Seeing Shen Jingxian’s cute appearance, Wen Ranchen pinched her cheek, not caring about the presence of others, he held Shen Jingxian like a child and walked away.

As for how to deal with that person, Wen Ranchen said he’d find out who was behind it, so Shen Jingxian didn’t ask further.

If there’s something she doesn’t want to solve, avoiding it is just fine!

But Shen Jingxian didn’t expect that this was just the beginning.