Jiang Xuerong is a concubine-born daughter. Although she was born with breathtaking beauty, she only wants to slack off.
There is no other reason for this than the fact that she has a slacker for a concubine mother.
While the inner household is embroiled in cutthroat power struggles, her concubine mother sits on a rocking chair, eating home-grown watermelons while watching the drama unfold. She often takes the opportunity to educate Xuerong: “Don’t you dare learn from them. As long as you have enough to eat and drink, that’s plenty. Why bother dealing with men? It’s so foolish.”
While other courtyards use every means possible to vie for favor, her own concubine mother spends her time yawning and cracking melon seeds. Only when she is severely bullied and can no longer live her peaceful life does she reveal her ultimate move—weeping and acting spoiled toward the father, coaxing him until he’s completely lightheaded. One round of coaxing lasts for half a month, and once she’s done, it keeps things quiet for half a year.
Her concubine mother taught Xuerong: “As a person, you shouldn’t work too hard. Just do the bare minimum so you can eat well, drink well, and survive. When you get married in the future, you must never work too hard.”
Xuerong kept her mother’s teachings firmly in mind and carried the philosophy of slacking off to the very end.
That year, when the Crown Prince was selecting his consorts, her legitimate elder sister was full of confidence. Xuerong went along with her other sisters just to serve as a foil for her. Who would have thought that while her sister would fail the selection, Xuerong would be chosen to become a palace concubine of the East Palace.
Well, being the Crown Prince’s concubine is fine too, she thought. It’s pretty much the same wherever I go to slack off.
Xuerong had zero interest in vying for favor. While those women engaged in backstabbing and intrigue, she stayed in her small hall, growing vegetables and cooking her own meals. It was incredibly fragrant.
Little did she know, the Crown Prince seemed to have lost his mind, as the frequency with which he summoned her to attend the bedchamber increased by the day.
After coaxing him for half a month, Xuerong was truly exhausted. she began coming up with all sorts of excuses to keep him away.
One day, the Crown Prince arrived again. Xuerong practiced her routine, lying on the bed while clutching a hand warmer and sighing, “Your Highness, I am feeling unwell today. You should go visit the other sisters instead.”
The Crown Prince remained silent for a long while before exposing her: “Where is the discomfort this time? This month, you have already had three headaches, three bouts of back pain, and your menstrual cycle three times.”
Xuerong: “…”
By slacking off like this, she somehow inexplicably became the Crown Princess.
Later, when the Crown Prince ascended the throne, he honored her as the Empress and kept the imperial harem empty for her sake.
When others asked about her art of managing a husband, the habitually slacking Xuerong expressed: “To be honest, I didn’t want to be the Crown Princess or the Empress either. It’s exhausting.”
Everyone: “Can you please stop acting like a victim after getting such a good deal!”
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