A Foodie Transmigrated into the Palace Chapter 1606: Past and Present Lives 42
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Chapter 1606: Chapter 1604: Past and Present Lives 42
Chapter 1604
Isn’t this enough? What more does she want?
She knows she is already engaged to Ah Yao, about to get married, yet she interferes with someone else’s relationship.
A woman like this is truly despicable and wicked.
Shih Wanxin cursed under her breath and found a secluded spot to park.
Then she secretly vowed in the car that if she didn’t catch the mistress today, she wouldn’t leave.
“Miss Shih, it’s too cold here. Shall we find a roadside store to wait?”
Shih Wanxin flatly refused.
“No way!”
“I’m not going anywhere today, even if I freeze to death!”
The assistant shut their mouth and stopped persuading, and the two sat in the car waiting.
From morning until noon.
From full of spirit to stomach growling.
Just as Shih Wanxin couldn’t resist asking the assistant to go buy food.
A familiar silhouette suddenly flashed before her eyes, exiting the neighborhood gate.
“It’s Ah Yao!”
She immediately perked up.
“Ah Yao came out alone!”
The assistant also widened their eyes in shock. What’s going on?
Shih Wanxin quickly speculated.
“The mistress lives in this neighborhood!”
This conclusion hit the nail on the head.
The assistant beside her was sweating but bravely asked.
“What should we do now?”
Shih Wanxin’s gaze followed Ah Yao into the car, then she withdrew it.
She took a deep breath.
“Wait!”
“Keep waiting!”
“Once Ah Yao leaves, we’ll go in to investigate!”
Actually, it’s not hard to find.
Ordinary people renting houses have to register their water and electricity numbers with the property management.
Just check the time and see which new residents moved in.
In other words.
If Xia Ruqing really lives here, Shih Wanxin can soon get her room number.
“If Xia Ruqing dares to seduce my fiancé again, I will make her taste the consequences of wrongdoing!”
…
Zhao Junyao’s car started and quickly left.
Shih Wanxin also prepared to get out of the car, intending to inquire at the property management.
At that moment.
Xia Ruqing, Wenwen, and Xiaoxiao returned from outside, carrying shopping bags.
Shih Wanxin: “…”
It’s really them, they really live here!
What a stroke of luck, found without effort.
It’s you who brought yourselves to me, so don’t blame me!
Shih Wanxin squinted, her eyes as fierce and venomous as before.
She jumped into the car with a bang, closed the door, and instructed angrily.
“Go!”
“Go home!”
The driver didn’t dare delay, stepped on the gas, and drove the car far away.
Through the dark window glass, one could only see the outside, outsiders couldn’t see the inside.
Xia Ruqing walked on the road, chatting and laughing.
Completely unaware that the car they just passed by was carrying someone who hated her to the core.
…
Back at the Zhao Family Villa.
Zhao Junyao was very excited.
Although he didn’t see her, at least he had a lead.
Meeting now is clearly not a good time; he’ll think carefully about how he should meet her and under what identity and reasons.
In any case, this time he must not let her disappear again.
After dinner, he bathed and lay in bed.
He opened the laws of this era and began flipping through them page by page.
When he saw the description of monogamy in the marriage law, he inexplicably felt uncomfortable.
“There really is such a law in this world!”
“A man having multiple wives is such a normal thing, but in this world, it’s illegal…”
He closed the book with a gloomy face, resting his eyes, constantly reminiscing about the Great Chu Dynasty.
Home is better!
If this were happening in the Great Chu Dynasty, he would have no hesitation in bringing Xia Ruqing into the palace.
He would pamper her well, let her have children, and offer her endless wealth and glory.
As for Wanxin, the same applies.
Not just the two of them; there would be more beautiful concubines entering the palace to serve him.
This kind of prosperity, having beautiful wives and concubines, enjoying the happiness of having everything, is truly a man’s greatest happiness.
Pity the men of this world, who will never experience such happiness.
Without realizing it, he fell asleep, and it seemed he entered a dream.
In the dream, he seemed to be in a selection.
Rows of Fine Ladies bloomed like flowers in the magnificent palace.
He and the Empress and Empress Dowager sat in the top positions, choosing concubines one by one.
Selected ones were granted a Ruyi, while those not selected were given a sachet.
This was so vivid, Zhao Junyao couldn’t help but think.
As the saying goes, dreaming of what occupies your thoughts during the day.
Just as he was feeling a bit tired and bored, a Little Eunuch suddenly shouted.
“The daughter of Jiangnan County Magistrate Xia Yu, Lady Xia Ruqing…”
Wait a second! Lady Xia Ruqing? The daughter of Xia Yu?
Coincidentally, he somehow associated it with his mentor at the company, Xia Yu.
Is it that Xia Yu?
His daughter is called Xia Ruqing? Are they father and daughter?
As he mused.
Xia Ruqing emerged gracefully from a group of Fine Ladies, holding a handkerchief, she stepped forward gently and saluted.
“Lady Xia Ruqing, greetings to the Emperor, Empress Dowager, and Empress!”
Zhao Junyao: “…”
Looking at the face he longed for day and night, he was blank.
Everything about father and daughter, about County Magistrate, about Xia Yu, all set aside, there was only this one person before him!
“Stand…stand up!”
It took Zhao Junyao a long time to find his voice.
“Thank you, Emperor!”
Xia Ruqing rose cautiously and then stood there with her head bowed, like a commodity waiting to be chosen.
Zhao Junyao almost instinctively waved his hand.
“Grant her a Ruyi!”
The Little Eunuch was quite surprised.
This woman had no outstanding beauty or family background, yet she received the Emperor’s favor, tsk tsk!
Thinking as he carefully handed over the Ruyi and loudly congratulated!
…
The sound was so harsh, Zhao Junyao was nearly startled awake.
Sweating heavily, Midnight dream, he lay on the bed.
Constantly recalling the dream, it felt so familiar, so realistic.
As if it really happened before.
But his memory clearly stopped before the selection, right?
How did a selection scene suddenly appear?
Is it possible… the self in this life and the self in the past life exchanged places?
There’s still an Emperor selecting concubines in that world.
And his sleeping consciousness made a trip back, resulting in these perceptions?
This is so mystical.
However, Zhao Junyao now believes almost anything.
If soul transmigration is possible, what else couldn’t be?
He felt regret.
If only he could go back earlier.
He had just brought Xia Ruqing into the harem.
…
Dreams are still dreams; upon waking, what needs to be faced still must be faced.
For instance, the wedding with Wanxin.
And also the constant mischief by Shih Yueshu and her son at the company.
At some point, the team under his leadership began resigning one after another.
Key personnel were poached by rival companies, and new recruits couldn’t shoulder the burden.
If this continues.
In the next board election, whether he can be elected smoothly is doubtful.
After all, he and Zhao Junqi have identical legal inheritance rights.