[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-transmigration-from-farmer-to-empress":3,"chapter-transmigration-from-farmer-to-empress-transmigration-from-farmer-to-empress-chapter-628":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Transmigration: From Farmer To Empress",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},1175319,1524,"Chapter 628 - 628 628 An Ziyi (2)_1","transmigration-from-farmer-to-empress-chapter-628",628,"\u003Cp>628: Chapter 628: An Ziyi (2)_1 628: Chapter 628: An Ziyi (2)_1 Lost in her thoughts, she suddenly noticed a young miss in a pink-blue woven floral blouse, with a little servant girl of about eleven or twelve, walking towards her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young miss was beautiful, graceful, and calm, the very Fifth Miss who was to be introduced to Jiujin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon seeing Fifth Miss An, Cai Wei hurried over, bent slightly in greeting, and said with a smile, “Hello, Fifth Miss!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Fifth Miss paused when she saw Cai Wei, returned the courtesy with politeness, and said with a light smile, “There’s no need for formalities, dear sister Cai Wei.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As you are grandmother’s esteemed guest, please just call me Sister Ziyi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Using formal titles between us would seem very unnatural.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cai Wei asked with a smile, “Is Ziyi your given name?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An Ziyi nodded, “That’s right!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cai Wei laughed, “Truly, the phrase ‘She will properly manage the household’ applies to you, Sister Ziyi!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A blush came to An Ziyi’s face as she had been teased by Cai Wei.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But, there was no blame in her voice as she lowered her head, grinned lightly, and said, “You are too kind, sister Cai Wei.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This Miss Ziyi had a gentle and easygoing temperament.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was neither arrogant nor pretentious; precisely the kind Cai Wei liked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hence, Cai Wei was happy to spend some time getting to know her, testing her attitude towards Jiujin which would aid in helping them both.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sister Ziyi, ahead in the garden, I saw a lake surrounded by beautiful scenery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you don’t find my lowly status as a roasted meat skewers vendor to be off-putting, would you like to accompany me for a walk there?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She deliberately humbled her status, calling herself a small vendor of roasted meat skewers, to see how An Ziyi would react to Jiujin’s status.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she looked down upon or underrated Jiujin, it would not be worth pursuing this marital affair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiujin was a good, honest, and upright man, deserving of a good woman to be his match.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An Ziyi said, “Sister Cai Wei, there’s no need for you to belittle yourself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the saying goes, ‘a hero is not defined by his origins’.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Today, you may be a roasted meat skewers vendor, but who knows?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tomorrow, you might become the First-class Madame of the court.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Furthermore, as long as someone acts righteously, even if they were a skewers vendor, they would be better than those hypocrites who preach righteousness.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though Miss An’s words were gentle, they held great weight, demonstrating that she didn’t look down on Jiujin the slightest bit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the contrary, she greatly approved of his character.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The An Family elders approved, and Miss An was affectionate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Uncle Zhou and Aunt Zhou would surely agree as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If only Jiujin would agree, this wonderful match would be made…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, getting Jiujin to agree was not something easy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Jiujin was honest and straightforward, he was also a stubborn person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once he made up his mind, he wasn’t easily swayed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Secretly, Cai Wei began to consider how she could get Jiujin to agree to this marriage…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two young ladies strolled along the lakeside, chatting idly while enjoying the lake’s scenery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lake was beautiful, planted with various lotuses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During the summer, the various colored lotuses bloomed in competition, resulting in a beautiful sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, they were out of season.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, there were still other pleasures, such as opportunities for fishing or rowing upon the lake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The intricate rocks produced by Tai Lake, placed within the garden, reflected beautifully on the water, subtly showing some of the essence of the Jiangnan watertown gardens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through her conversation with An Ziyi, Cai Wei learned that this divine-looking Miss Ziyi was, surprisingly, raised by a concubine of Old Master An.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the An Mansion, there was a tradition that before the sons of the family married, two chambermaids were allowed to live in their rooms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the mansion’s rules were very strict.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chambermaids were not allowed to get pregnant before the arrival of the official wife.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the wife moved into the room and gave birth to a child, the chambermaids were only allowed to discontinue ‘pregnancy prevention soup’ and became mothers with the wife’s permission.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once they gave birth, the chambermaids could be elevated to the status of a concubine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the children they bore couldn’t be raised by them and couldn’t call them mother.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were raised by the wife and only able to call the wife as their mother.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sister Ziyi had been raised by the First Mistress of An in a similar way after leaving her own mother.\u003C\u002Fp>",781,"2026-06-03T13:14:38.855Z","2026-06-03T13:14:41.987Z",1,"novelbin.me","36aa50e3562671ad9a1ffa29ed868c3cefaeeab8895ccd032779d312ccd65f08","transmigration-from-farmer-to-empress-chapter-629","transmigration-from-farmer-to-empress-chapter-627",2136,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Ftransmigration-from-farmer-to-empress-cover.jpg"]