Chapter 819: Pain in the Heart!

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

Su Ji regained consciousness alone in the array. There was no one else around.

As for the original owner, the situation was exactly the same as hers.

Bian Tong had left behind a pile of treasures, but Prince Huai did not leave anything.

He sent Su Ji to the designated location and saw her wearing the jade bracelet he had given her and standing at the designated location. The moment the ritual began, her body glowed.

He said the name “Tangyuan”.

Then, when he realized that Su Ji had already left, he immediately left on his horse.

Therefore, when the original owner returned, there was no one around.

Prince Huai was gone.

The carriage was gone.

Even her personal palace maid, Wu Zhu’er…was not there!

At that time, the original owner’s expression was like

She promised to return to the Great Shang with the intention of sacrificing herself, but this was the treatment she received.

For the original owner who was usually too embarrassed to even ask for directions from passers-by, this was the first time she wanted to be independent.

After that, everything went smoother than she had imagined. When she spoke for the first time, she would realize that it was not difficult to communicate with others and express her request.

Even if she was rejected, it was not something to be afraid of.

The evening sun shone on the main hall of the Imperial Palace. The golden light was dazzling. At that moment, she arrived at the palace gate on the donkey cart of a kind farmer.

Then, under the farmer’s astonished expression, she took out her waist tag and showed it to the guards.

The farmer:

He thought that he would send her home after the guards chased her out, but… she was really the Consort Dowager?

The original owner bowed obediently to thank him, and then took out a money bag.

During the year she was in the Great Shang, she had been hiding in her bedroom.

She never left the house, nor had she ever cared about money.

Fortunately, the Consort Dowager had some.

Seeing that the old farmer was about to leave, she didn’t have time to check how much money was in the bag and stuffed it into the farmer’s hand.

The farmer definitely did not want it.

Knowing that she was the Consort Dowager, he didn’t dare to accept it.

“This is a thank you gift! ” The original owner insisted.

She really wanted to be a proper Consort Dowager this time.

She couldn’t let others think that the Consort Dowager was freeloading on the farmer’s carriage for nothing.

The farmer couldn’t refuse it and hesitated to accept it.

He felt that the money bag in his hand was heavy.

The poorer the people, the more sensitive they were to this weight.

He poured it into his hand with a strange expression. In the next second, a large golden ingot that was so bright that it shone…landed on his rough, callused hand.

The farmer: “…”

The original owner:”…”

The two of them were stunned almost at the same time.

The next second, before the original owner could speak, the farmer stuffed the gold ingot into his pocket at the fastest speed in his life!

“Your Highness is too kind!”

He repeated this sentence and nimbly jumped onto the donkey cart. The donkey lifted its hind hooves and ran, instantly sending dust flying. The original owner’s words were still stuck in her throat.

Crack! It was the sound of her heart breaking.

That was painful!

It didn’t matter how bad she ruined things. As long as the Consort Dowager took over, she would make a lot of money.

Back in the palace, Ai Yan and Ai Meng were pacing back and forth at the door of the bedroom hall. The Consort Dowager had gone out after the morning court session, but it was already dark and she was still not back.

When the original owner saw them, she noticed another figure around the corner. That person happened to be near her bedroom and had just come out of the T-shaped entrance of the tunnel. Musician Xiao had one hand behind his back. Their eyes met.

However, in just a moment, the original owner quickly averted her gaze, and the sparks that were heating up in the air were extinguished with a bang. Perhaps it was because of what the Consort Dowager said, but now she felt a

little awkward.

She pretended to greet Ai Yan and Ai Meng naturally. When she followed them into the bedroom, the door closed behind her. She recalled the look in Musician Xiao’s eyes when he saw her just now, and the tips of her ears turned red.

Musician Xiao had clearly paused when he saw her.

Why did he have that expression?

This time, she had switched bodies with the Consort Dowager. The process was very fast, and she did not even faint.

Even Ai Yan and Ai Meng didn’t notice anything wrong. Logically speaking, he wouldn’t know…

Then why?

When the original owner was shy, she would tuck her hair behind her ear. However, today, she didn’t manage to do that.

She frowned strangely.

She wondered what kind of hairstyle Consort Dowager was wearing today.

When she looked up again, she realized that Ai Yan and Ai Meng were also looking at her with their mouths open. Their chins had fallen to the ground and they had forgotten to pick them up.

“What’s wrong?” The original owner touched her face. “Is there something on my face?”

“No, no, no…” Ai Meng stuttered like a recorder.

Ai Yan was more flexible, so she smiled awkwardly. “Your Highness looks good no matter what.”

When she returned, the original owner pulled the bronze mirror before her eyes.

A second later, her jaw dropped!

At this moment, she was dressed in coarse linen clothes, and her hat was slanted on her head. On top of it was a small hairpin, and her hair was casually tied up inside. It was unknown who the Consort Dowager had fought with, but her entire body was covered in dust. There was also coagulated blood on her cheeks.

Therefore, she couldn’t reach her hair even though she had been doing it for a long time.

That was why Musician Xiao was surprised to see her just now!

She thought about how she had thought too highly of herself just now and thought that Xiao Musician recognized her. The original owner was speechless.

An incomparable sense of defeat overwhelmed her!

She rushed out of the door and asked Ai Yan to prepare the bath. She also asked Ai Meng to bring in the files that she had just seen on the table in the hall.

She wanted to turn her grief and indignation into strength. She wanted to show off her acting skills in tomorrow’s morning court session and hold an audience!

Ai Yan and Ai Meng responded. They were relieved to see that their Consort Dowager was so energetic.

The rose petals for her bath were used up. Ai Yan left the Consort Dowager’s bedroom and went outside to get more.

But then she realized that Musician Xiao…was still standing at the entrance.

His tall figure was like a pine tree or cypress, exceptionally eye-catching.

Musician Xiao did not look sideways, only looking at her bedroom.

His expression was thoughtful. After a long while, the corners of his lips suddenly curled up.

He was stunned, but not because of her outfit.

He was stunned because of the way the original owner looked at him.

That gaze was shy, and her ears turned red.

He could almost instantly confirm that it was not the real Consort Dowager’s gaze…

Beneath his cynical appearance, there was a hidden ecstasy. He took out the flute on his back. The morning glory pendant swayed lightly

The original owner was right..