Chu Siqing

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Chu Siqing (楚思卿) 1
Alias(es)	Holy Maiden; little commandery princess 16 17 18
Species/Race	Human; a modern woman transmigrated into a newborn child 1
Gender	Female 1
Affiliation	Prince Yu’s household; Great Chu’s imperial family; Heavenly Derivation Pavilion 1 17
Occupation/Role	Prince Yu’s daughter; Great Chu’s Holy Maiden; participant in imperial court proceedings 1 18 42
Status	Alive in her second life; her previous incarnation died saving a child 1 48
First Appearance	Chapter 1, “Reborn into a Good Life” 1

Power Progression

Siqing’s documented progression consists of Gossip System unlocks, merit-point rewards, and expanded supernatural communication; no named cultivation realm is established.

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Gossip System binding	1	Activates when she recognizes the circumstances of her birth as a novel’s opening plot. Immediately reveals Wet Nurse Zhou’s poor hygiene.
Merit-point mechanism explained	2	Learns that good deeds earn points for purchasing modern items. Sharing useful information can earn merit despite her infant body.
System Shop access; 30 points held	7	Enters the shop in a translucent, spectral form. Her contribution to recovering her mother’s jade bracelet earns 30 points; most displayed goods cost at least 100.
First newcomer exchange	9	Obtains a Recovery Pill for one point after persuading the system to extend the newcomer offer’s deadline by three days.
Healing reward: +200 points	13	Persuades the system to credit her reward for treating General Fang before his recovery is complete. Learns that rewards depend on a deed’s broader impact.
Tranquilizing Card acquired: −150 points	14	Purchases a touch-activated skill card that relaxes the recipient’s mind and helps them sleep.
Insomnia treatment reward: +500 points	15	Receives merit for resolving Emperor Chu Ming’s insomnia.
Mind-to-mind communication with Tu Qingchen	17	Discovers that the Imperial Preceptor can converse directly with her mentally. They recognize each other as transmigrators.
Inner voice becomes audible to a wider audience	18 19	Following the investiture’s cinnabar marking, nobles and officials hear her gossip-bearing thoughts. The cause remains unexplained.
Counterespionage reward: +500 points	20	Earns merit for helping expose Lu Dahai’s collaboration with Qi.
Crown Princess selection reward: +300 points	21	Her assessment of marriage candidates helps the emperor choose Xiao Wenshu.
Rescue reward: +200 points	26	Receives merit for assisting in Chu Yuxi’s rescue.
Anti-trafficking case reward: +500 points	27	Earns additional merit when the resulting investigation recovers abducted children and reunites families.
Anti-trafficking awareness reward: +10,000 points	29	Her publicity suggestions are credited with potentially preventing future abductions.
Child-swap exposure reward: +300 points	37	Receives merit after Princess Duanmin discovers her consort’s deception and recovers her biological daughter.
Anti-scam campaign reward: +10,000 points	39	Earns merit for her major contribution to combating folk scams throughout Great Chu.
Agricultural contribution: +1,000 points in advance	43	Supplies agricultural knowledge and high-yield crops. The system promises further rewards as their benefits develop.

Background / History

In her previous life, Siqing pushed a frightened child out of an approaching truck’s path and died in the collision. Her final wish was to be born into a better life. She awakened as the newborn daughter of Chu Hongle, Prince Yu, and his consort, Han Wanqing 1.

Her parents’ names and the dog attack that triggered her mother’s labor reminded her of a novel she had only begun reading. Its short-lived cannon-fodder character shared her name. With little reliable knowledge of the original plot, Siqing resolved to survive through the Gossip System’s information, her family’s protection, and useful connections 1 2 12.

Her father chose “Siqing” to express his affection for Han Wanqing. Both parents accepted their daughter’s unusual intelligence, although her mother feared that outsiders might accuse her of being an evil spirit 1 2 7.

Appearance

• As a newborn: Tiny and wrinkled; her father affectionately compares her to a monkey 1.
• During infancy: Fair, soft-skinned, and chubby-cheeked, with round, expressive eyes and plump little hands 4 10 14.
• Full-month banquet clothing: Bright red baby clothes chosen by Nanny Li 10.
• Investiture marking: Tu Qingchen places cinnabar on her brow; a golden glow appears during the ceremony 18.
• Later development: Can walk appreciable distances by the anti-scam outing and speaks short phrases such as “Hold me” and “Yu... beauty...” 39 45 48.

Personality

Siqing openly prefers comfort to responsibility, calling herself a “salted fish” who wants to lie flat. She resists the expectation that she should strengthen the country and complains when court attendance imposes an early-morning routine 7 18 39.

She is nevertheless resourceful and persistent when her safety or interests are involved. She bargains for exceptions from the system, deliberately charms powerful relatives, and treats money, points, and influential patrons as practical safeguards 7 13 14 16.

Her enthusiasm for rewards coexists with genuine compassion. After learning how her anti-trafficking advice could spare families from separation, she says she would help even without points. She is especially protective of her mother and delighted when threats against their household are finally punished 27 29 31 32.

Her candid humor frequently embarrasses the adults around her. She eagerly seeks gossip when bored, admires handsome men without restraint, and remains baffled when listeners react to thoughts she assumes are private 10 15 21 40 48.

Abilities & Skills

Gossip System

The system gathers hidden information about people and events, ranging from household misconduct to treason and planned attacks 1 19 31.

• Identifies health and hygiene problems when her parents select a wet nurse 2.
• Uncovers motives, accomplices, and evidence useful for investigating wrongdoing 10 11 19.
• Warns of impending danger, including Yongfu’s assassins and Ning Qingyan’s plan to drug the Crown Prince 31 43.
• Cannot obtain gossip about Tu Qingchen 16.
• Does not supply complete knowledge of the novel or an immediate plan to escape her predicted death 1.

Audible Inner Thoughts

Siqing’s parents can hear her thoughts from her earliest days. She learns this in Chapter 7 and becomes so embarrassed that she keeps unusually quiet for two days 2 7.

• After her investiture, numerous nobles and officials can hear her gossip-bearing inner voice 18 19.
• Hearing is selective: Lu Dahai cannot hear the revelations exposing his own treason 19.
• Attempts to tell Siqing that others can hear her thoughts are automatically blocked 19 21.
• She knows about her parents’ access but remains unaware of the wider audience; she often assumes her mother or father passed her information along 20 37 40.
• The system also fails to determine the full reason behind these indirect rewards, finding some information inaccessible 20.

System Shop and Merit Points

The shop provides physical goods, medicines, books, crops, and supernatural items in exchange for points 7.

• Good deeds earn rewards according to their consequences, including benefits that occur indirectly 13 27.
• Long-term reforms can produce staged rewards rather than an immediate full payout 43.
• Purchased objects can appear physically in her hand or materialize nearby 9 43.
• She can sometimes persuade the system to relax restrictions, as with the newcomer deadline and early healing reward 7 13.
• Shop access does not make her an independent practitioner of every medicine or supernatural art it offers 9 14.

Mental Communication

Siqing and Tu Qingchen can hold two-way conversations mind to mind, allowing them to discuss their origins privately while appearing to participate in formal divination 17.

• Tu’s mental voice reveals that he was a woman before transmigrating into a male body 17.
• The Gossip System cannot hear Tu’s initial mental address to Siqing 17.
• Their shared background becomes the basis for an agreement to cooperate 18.

Modern Knowledge and Practical Advice

Siqing combines remembered modern ideas with system-supplied references rather than relying exclusively on gossip 28 38 42 43.

• Recognizes movable-type printing as a solution to the expense of handwritten newspapers 28.
• Supports public education and credential checks to combat fraudulent religious practitioners 38.
• Explains the economic logic of the “Three Famine Relief Policies” and checks their effectiveness with the system 42.
• Introduces high-yield crops and agricultural guidance through Tu Qingchen 43.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Recovery Pill — Purchased for one point under the newcomer benefit and delivered to General Fang through her father. Treats old injuries and hidden ailments, but recovery takes time 9 10 13.
• Tranquilizing Card — Costs 150 points; used while gripping the emperor’s finger to relieve mental exhaustion and insomnia 14 15.
• Solid-gold rattle — A gift from Emperor Chu Ming, engraved with “fortune” characters and decorated with little tigers matching her zodiac animal. She retrieves it after learning that her father has withheld it 15 16.
• Movable-Type Printing — A book she gives Tu Qingchen, whose source he acknowledges to the emperor 38.
• Complete Guide to Exposing Folk Scams — A system reference book explaining supposedly supernatural tricks; supplied for the court’s public-education campaign 38.
• Potatoes, sweet potatoes, and hybrid-rice seeds — Three sacks of agricultural supplies redeemed for experimental cultivation 43.
• Complete Treatise on Agricultural Administration — An agricultural encyclopedia covering cultivation, land reclamation, water management, and famine relief 43.

Relationships

• Chu Hongle / Prince Yu — Father. Proud, affectionate, and fiercely protective; he acts on her warnings and repeatedly objects to arrangements that take her away from home 1 7 17 39.
• Han Wanqing / Princess Consort Yu — Mother. Siqing initially favors her softer, sweet-smelling embrace; Wanqing accepts her secrets and accompanies her to the Heavenly Derivation Pavilion 4 9 18.
• Gossip System / A-Tong — Information source and bargaining partner. Their exchanges mix teasing, complaints, and negotiated assistance 7 13 15.
• Tu Qingchen — Fellow transmigrator, mental confidant, and collaborator. Declares her the Holy Maiden, agrees to care for her at the Pavilion, and presents her system purchases to the emperor 17 18 38 43.
• Emperor Chu Ming — Paternal uncle and imperial patron. Her treatment of his insomnia strengthens his affection; he later formalizes her sacred role and requires her attendance at court 14 15 18 39.
• Empress Dowager Pei — Paternal grandmother. Siqing deliberately wins her affection, and Pei ultimately refuses to shield Yongfu from punishment 13 31.
• Han Yucheng — Eldest maternal uncle and a particular favorite. Siqing adores his appearance, comforts him during family teasing, and celebrates his examination results 10 45 46 48.
• Han Nanxing — Second maternal uncle. Her Recovery Pill helps restore the health of the general he hopes to study under; his eventual apprenticeship delights the family 9 10 15.
• Chu Yuheng / Crown Prince — Cousin. Her gossip helps settle his marriage choice and alerts him to Ning Qingyan’s schemes 21 43 44.
• Nanny Li — Wet nurse selected for her health and kindness after Siqing rejects two unsuitable candidates through her thoughts 2.
• Han Xiangru — Maternal aunt whom Siqing distrusts for coveting her father and resenting her mother. Siqing later warns Wanqing about Xiangru’s risky marriage plans 3 4 32 33.
• Yongfu / Sun Zhirou — Enemy who engineers Wanqing’s premature labor and later orders an assassination attempt against mother and daughter 10 12 31.
• Princess Duanmin — Cousin whose consort’s deception and child swap are exposed by Siqing’s thoughts, enabling her to recover her daughter 35 37.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Protecting Prince Yu’s Household

Siqing’s earliest revelations help her parents reject unsuitable wet nurses and recognize Han Xiangru’s attempts to intrude on their marriage. Her information also contributes to recovering Wanqing’s stolen jade bracelet, providing her first documented point reward 2 4 7.

At her full-month banquet, she discovers that Yongfu arranged the dog attack that triggered Wanqing’s labor. By investigating Blind Zhang through the system, she identifies portraits that can substantiate the maid Cuixi’s involvement. Yongfu confesses and is subsequently demoted and confined 10 11 12 13.

When Yongfu later sends assassins, Siqing’s warning lets Wanqing stop the carriage and arrange for the attackers to be captured alive. Yongfu loses her remaining title and is sentenced to guard her father’s tomb for life 31.

Recognition as the Holy Maiden

Tu Qingchen’s divination identifies Siqing as Great Chu’s Holy Maiden. Although she protests that she is ordinary, the emperor orders her to attend the Heavenly Derivation Pavilion, with her mother permitted to accompany her 16 17.

Her public investiture follows the emperor’s sacrifice at the Altar of Heaven. Tu marks her brow with cinnabar, a golden glow appears, and her bored inner commentary becomes audible to the gathering. The ceremony establishes her public identity while unexpectedly widening access to her thoughts 18 19.

Secrets Becoming State Intelligence

During the investiture, Siqing casually exposes Lu Dahai as a spy and identifies the hiding place of his incriminating letters. The emperor orders a search and arrest; Lu subsequently confesses and is executed 19 20.

Her gossip then influences the selection of Xiao Wenshu as Crown Princess, assists the search for missing Chu Yuxi, and helps set in motion an investigation into child trafficking. She develops an interest in newspapers and publicity as tools for preventing further abductions 21 24 26 27 28 29.

Exposing Domestic Abuse and Public Fraud

Siqing’s thoughts reveal that Princess Duanmin’s consort manipulated her through a hired Daoist and switched her child with his concubine’s. Duanmin recovers her biological daughter, and the consort and concubine are executed 35 36 37.

The fraudulent Daoist’s dangerous elixirs lead to a broader anti-scam campaign. Siqing supplies a reference book through Tu Qingchen, supporting explanations in the People’s Gazette and stricter inspections of religious practitioners’ credentials 38 39.

Attendance at Court and Famine Relief

The emperor requires Siqing to attend court beside Tu Qingchen. Opposition from Wang Dezheng and Duke Wei collapses after her thoughts expose embarrassing private matters, and her right to hear state affairs is formally settled 39 40 41 42.

When Xiao Wenying is impeached over his drought response, she explains why higher grain prices, paid public works, and visitor-drawing festivities can aid relief. The court orders verification rather than immediate condemnation. She then provides crops and an agricultural encyclopedia for specialist testing and future dissemination 42 43.

The Crown Prince’s Wedding and Family Examinations

Siqing warns Chu Yuheng of Ning Qingyan’s planned drugging. At the wedding banquet, her thoughts reveal Ning’s revised scheme to frame the new Crown Princess, prompting Yuheng to investigate before Xiao Wenshu is implicated 43 44.

She later accompanies her maternal family through Han Yucheng’s examinations. Alongside celebrating his fifth-place metropolitan result and fourth-place palace result, she enthusiastically admires the successful candidates Yan Guan and Yu Qing 45 46 47 48.

Notable Quotes

“System, you're not expecting me to develop infrastructure, are you? I just want to lie flat and be a salted fish!” 7

“Hear that? That's the sound of money!” — While shaking her solid-gold rattle 16

“I'd do things like this even without points, but getting points is a lovely bonus!” — On preventing trafficking 29