Chapter 2: Space Awakening

She slowly opened her eyes, her gaze landing on the woman at the bedside, surely her, the matriarch of the Minister's Residence, Jiang Clan.

It seemed as if they valued her, marrying her early into the Crown Prince's Residence as a side consort, but in fact it was only because they were unsure whether the Crown Prince could truly ascend the throne—after all, the Crown Prince was not the Empress's biological child, merely placed under the Empress's name, so strictly speaking he was not a legitimate heir.

If the Crown Prince cannot inherit the throne, his fate will be worse than anyone's.

And as a side consort of the Crown Prince, she would naturally meet a tragic end; then the Meng Family could simply announce her status as an adopted daughter of the Minister's Residence to the world and walk away unscathed.

If the Crown Prince inherits the throne and rules the realm, they will send their own biological daughter into the Palace as a consort, thereby crushing this stumbling block.

What a clever scheme indeed!

Chi Nan Yi recalled the original host's resentment before death, her fingertips curling slightly.

At that moment, Jiang Clan noticed her movement, hurriedly turned and looked at her: "Yi'er, you're awake!"

Chi Nan Yi saw the worried expression in her eyes and raised an eyebrow slightly.

If she hadn't known, she would never have suspected that she had ulterior motives toward her.

But now, she was no longer the Chi Nan Yi of her previous life.

"Yi'er, what's wrong with you? Don't you recognize your mother?"

Chi Nan Yi came to herself, lowered her eyes slightly, and calculated that in about half a year, the true heiress of the Minister's Residence, Meng Qinghe, would be retrieved, right?

"Mother, I'm fine," Chi Nan Yi sat up from the bed, saying softly, "It was I who didn't stand steady; I'm not to blame them."

Jiang Clan, hearing this, smoothed the stray hairs by her ear and said, "You, having such a soft temperament is no good; these servants only know you're easy to talk to, so they don't fulfill their duties, they're slaves who don't even regard their master, and are useless if kept." With that, she signaled the old woman beside her, and the maids and old women were escorted out.

As for where they went, Chi Nan Yi could not control it; she only felt sorry for them.

But at present, Chi Nan Yi truly had no mind to worry about them, for soon she would leave, and all these people were Jiang Clan's, and she remembered that when the original host died in the previous life, the personal maid who had always attended her was standing beside Meng Qinghe.

Jiang Clan looked at her pallid complexion, thought for a moment, and said softly, "After you take the medicine, don't forget to play the piece that the master taught you a few days ago."

Hearing that, a cold smile flickered across Chi Nan Yi's eyes.

Even now, while ill, she hadn't forgotten to make her practice the zither.

The current Crown Prince loves listening to the zither most, and since she married into the Crown Prince's Residence in her previous life, she played it night after night without fail.

Everyone thought she was the most favored in the Crown Prince's Residence, yet the Crown Prince, whenever he visited her, either listened to the zither or discussed military strategy, never laying a hand on her.

Thus, when Meng Qinghe framed her for an affair with a guard, she felt no fear at all, because she had remained pure throughout.

Only those who have been falsely accused can truly understand how unjust it is; the Emperor's Crown Prince knows that merely proving his legitimacy would clear her innocence, yet he has not yet shown up, leaving the newly titled Noble Consort Meng Qinghe to handle it herself.

When the crafty rabbit dies, the hunting dog is cooked; when the soaring bird is gone, the fine bow is hidden; the enemy state's scheme collapses and its minister perishes.

This saying is absolutely spot on.

"Mother, I don't want to play the zither."

"What?" Jiang Clan, hearing this, assumed she was simply unwell and didn't want to play, and smiled, "Alright, alright, then wait until tomorrow; when you feel better, you can play then."

Chi Nan Yi, hearing her, didn't wish to explain further; as Jiang Clan said, she indeed felt a bit unwell, her body shivering intermittently.

She must have started running a fever.

Seeing her looking sickly, Jiang Clan told her to rest properly and left.

When Jiang Clan left, Chi Nan Yi opened her eyes, her brows tightly knit.

The days until Meng Qinghe returns to the Minister's Residence grew nearer, and before then she must devise a foolproof plan.

At that moment, an inexplicable force roamed her entire body; before she could react, a white flash flashed before her eyes, and when she opened them, she found herself in a wondrous space.

She looked at the very familiar house before her and exclaimed, "This… isn't this my medical laboratory? How did it end up here?"

Few people know that, besides being Z Country's top agent, she is also the famed Ghosthand Divine Doctor.

She walked around the laboratory, eyes full of delight, "It's truly a one‑to‑one replica!"

With such a fine asset at her side, how could she worry about not being able to feast here?

Outside the laboratory were two test fields: one of black soil for crops, the other of red soil for herbs.

A well stood not far from the test fields.

Feeling a bit thirsty, Chi Nan Yi went to the well, drew some water, and upon the first sip found it exceedingly sweet.

"This must be mountain spring water, right? How is it so tasty?"

She said that, then took a few more sips until her thirst was quenched, then stopped.

But after only a few steps, a sharp pain surged through her body.

The pain made her teeth tremble.

"I can't be dying right after crossing over, can I!"

The words left her mouth, and her internal organs felt as if insects were gnawing; the pain forced her to collapse on the ground, unconscious.

After an unknown amount of time, Chi Nan Yi slowly opened her eyes; a foul stench hit her nose, and she began dry‑vomiting.

Whose latrine has exploded?

Otherwise, why would it smell so terrible?

At that moment, her gaze fell upon her own jet‑black arm.

She saw that the previously fair skin was now covered by a thick layer of mud.

The stench was emanating from her own body.

She blinked, hurried into the laboratory's room, and washed for a long while until the filth was completely removed.

Looking at her skin now even whiter and more delicate than before, Chi Nan Yi blinked.

Could it be that the well water had Marrow Washing and Tendon Strengthening effects?

Or why would the dirt on her body be explained?

Moreover, the body that had just felt exhausted was now restored to its original state.

So… the water in this well is a Spiritual Spring!

With this realization, Chi Nan Yi's smile widened even more.

This is literally a transmigration perk!

Could it be that because I saved the nation in my past life, the heavens have stacked a few buffs on me in this life?

That's right, that must be it.

Indeed, one must still accumulate virtue and do good!

Since the heavens have given me such a great benefit, if I still can't live up to being a person and end up with the same fate as in my previous life, that would truly be stupid to the extreme.

If my memory serves, not long from now we will face this year's first disaster: a locust plague.