Chapter Summaries

Chu Siqing was reborn as the daughter of Prince Yu, Chu Hongle, and Han Wanqing, but realized she might be fated to die young in the story she had once read. A Gossip System bound itself to her and warned her that Wet Nurse Zhou was filthy, leaving Chu Siqing crying to avoid being nursed by her.

• Chu Siqing was born safely to Han Wanqing, and Chu Hongle named her Chu Siqing.
• Chu Siqing realized she had transmigrated into a prince’s household and recognized the names and plot from a novel where she might die young.
• The Gossip System bound itself to Chu Siqing but admitted it only collected rumors and could not directly save her.
• Han Wanqing told Chu Hongle that a dog had startled her and brought on her labor, and Chu Hongle vowed to investigate.
• The Gossip System revealed that Wet Nurse Zhou had not bathed in half a month, so Chu Siqing cried in protest as Chu Hongle and Han Wanqing stared in surprise.

After Chu Siqing’s thoughts exposed two unfit wet nurses, Han Wanqing and Chu Hongle chose Nanny Li and discussed their daughter’s unusual abilities. Siqing learned how her system worked, then her aunt arrived, prompting a warning that she wanted to marry Chu Hongle.

• Han Wanqing and Chu Hongle heard Chu Siqing’s thoughts and rejected Wet Nurse Zhou for poor hygiene and Nanny Zhang for liver disease.
• Chu Hongle chose Nanny Li as Siqing’s wet nurse, and Han Wanqing offered to have Nanny Li’s son cared for in the household.
• Han Wanqing asked Chu Hongle about hearing Siqing’s thoughts, and he decided their daughter was exceptionally gifted, perhaps an immortal reincarnated.
• Chu Siqing learned that she could earn system points by doing good deeds and passing information to others, but she had no points yet to open the System Shop.
• After several pampered days, Chu Siqing warned Han Wanqing that her visiting aunt wanted to become her stepmother.

Han Wanqing learned that her younger sister, Han Xiangru, wanted to become a concubine mother to her infant daughter, and she grew wary of Xiangru's visits. Han Xiangru concealed her jealousy and desire for Prince Yu, while Chu Siqing warned her mother through her thoughts; the chapter ended with Han Xiangru asking why Prince Yu had not appeared.

• Han Wanqing recalled how Han Xiangru had grown close to her after she married Prince Yu and realized Xiangru wanted to become her daughter's concubine mother.
• Han Xiangru visited Han Wanqing with pastries and asked about her recovery, while Han Wanqing remained cool toward her.
• Han Xiangru asked to hold Chu Siqing, but Han Wanqing refused, and Chu Siqing inwardly threatened to pee on her.
• Han Xiangru became jealous after hearing Chu Siqing's name and claimed she did not want to marry, while Chu Siqing warned Han Wanqing that Xiangru wanted Prince Yu.
• Han Wanqing questioned Han Xiangru about marriage, and Han Xiangru changed the subject by asking why Prince Yu had not appeared.

Han Xiangru tried to turn Prince Yu against Han Wanqing and attract his attention, but Chu Siqing’s thoughts exposed her schemes. The chapter ended with Chu Hongle recognizing a bracelet Han Xiangru had stolen from Han Wanqing and demanding to know where she got it.

• Han Xiangru suggested Han Wanqing should bring women into Prince Yu’s household, then pretended the idea had come from her elder sister.
• Chu Siqing revealed Han Xiangru’s attempt to drive a wedge between the couple, and Chu Hongle reassured Han Wanqing that she was the only woman he loved.
• Chu Hongle mocked Han Xiangru for her false explanation, humiliating her in front of Han Wanqing and the maid.
• Han Xiangru flaunted a jade bracelet to catch Chu Hongle’s attention, but Chu Siqing revealed that a maid had stolen it from Han Wanqing.
• Chu Hongle recognized the bracelet and demanded to know where Han Xiangru had gotten it.

Chu Hongle exposed Han Xiangru’s bracelet as Han Wanqing’s stolen betrothal gift, then demanded proof of her pawnshop story. Han Xiangru fainted before she could answer, leaving Chu Hongle’s investigation unresolved.

• Han Xiangru handed the bracelet to Han Wanqing after Chu Hongle asked to inspect it, while Chu Siqing warned her father not to take it directly.
• Chu Hongle had a basin of water brought, and Han Wanqing placed the bracelet in it, revealing the character “Wan.”
• Chu Hongle explained that an imperial secret technique made the bracelet’s marking appear in water, confirming it belonged to Han Wanqing.
• Han Xiangru claimed she had bought the bracelet from a pawnshop and tried to leave, but Chu Hongle stopped her and demanded the shop’s name and a receipt.
• Han Xiangru could not answer Chu Hongle’s questions and fainted.

Han Xiangru was exposed for stealing Han Wanqing’s bracelet after pretending to faint, then was forced to admit she had ordered Xue'er to take it. Chu Hongle sent her home, and Chu Siqing learned that the System Shop had opened after earning 30 points.

• Han Xiangru pretended to faint, but Physician Lin realized she was awake and Chu Hongle ordered him to use acupuncture to wake her.
• Han Xiangru sat up before the needle touched her, shoved Physician Lin aside, and denied pretending to faint.
• When Chu Hongle demanded to know where she had bought the bracelet, Han Xiangru could not answer and admitted she had told Xue'er to steal it.
• Han Wanqing sent Mei Qing to inform Madam Wang, while Han Xiangru asked to stay overnight and Chu Hongle refused, sending her home.
• Chu Hongle had Nanny Li take Chu Siqing away, and the system awarded Chu Siqing 30 points and opened the System Shop.

Chu Siqing explored the System Shop and persuaded A-Tong to extend her one-point newcomer exchange benefit by three days. After learning her parents could hear her thoughts, she stayed silent until she overheard that her maternal uncle Han Nanxing had been expelled from the academy.

• Chu Siqing browsed the System Shop, found its items too expensive, and learned she could redeem one item for one point through a newcomer benefit.
• Chu Siqing persuaded A-Tong to extend the benefit by three days, then learned she had earned 30 points because Prince Yu and Han Wanqing could hear her thoughts and had helped recover the Jade Bracelet.
• Chu Siqing stayed quiet for two days, while Chu Hongle and Han Wanqing agreed to accept her unusual nature and raise her normally.
• Han Nanxing visited Han Wanqing, and Chu Siqing overheard from A-Tong that the academy's headmaster had expelled him.

Han Nanxing visited Han Wanqing after being expelled from the Ten Thousand Pines Academy for beating classmates who mocked his changing voice. He announced that he wanted to study martial arts, then asked his sister to help him avoid their father's anger.

• Han Nanxing arrived at Han Wanqing's residence, and Chu Siqing was surprised by his handsome appearance and ducklike voice.
• Han Wanqing learned that Han Nanxing's voice was changing and discovered that his classmates had mocked him.
• Han Nanxing confessed that he had beaten Zhao Xiang and his friends, then been expelled after arguing with the headmaster's punishment.
• Han Nanxing said he wanted to study martial arts, and Han Wanqing warned him that martial studies also required learning and that he must explain his expulsion to their father.
• Han Nanxing asked to stay at Han Wanqing's residence to avoid their father's beating, and she asked how he wanted her to help.

Han Nanxing asked Han Wanqing to help him find a physician for General Fang, hoping the general would recover and take him as a disciple. Chu Siqing used her system to obtain a Recovery Pill, and Chu Hongle delivered it to Fang Yongshan; after Prince Yu left, Fang Yongshan wondered whether he should take it.

• Han Nanxing explained that he wanted to help heal Fang Yongshan's leg so he could become the general's disciple, and Han Wanqing agreed to ask Chu Hongle for help.
• Chu Hongle told Han Wanqing that renowned physicians had failed to treat Fang Yongshan, but Chu Siqing used one system point to obtain a Recovery Pill said to heal old injuries and hidden ailments.
• Han Wanqing and Chu Hongle decided to give Fang Yongshan the pill without mentioning Han Nanxing, and Chu Hongle sent a visiting card to the Great General's Residence.
• Madam Fang urged Fang Yongshan to receive Chu Hongle, while he insisted he had no desire to take a disciple.
• Chu Hongle gave Fang Yongshan the Recovery Pill and explained that it was a gift for the general's service to Great Chu, not a request to accept Han Nanxing as a disciple.
• After Chu Hongle left, Fang Yongshan asked Madam Fang whether he should take the medicine.

At Chu Siqing’s full-month banquet, Han Nanxing learned that General Fang had agreed to take him as a disciple, while Chu Siqing’s thoughts revealed Princess Yongfu’s role in harming Han Wanqing. The chapter ended with Chu Hongle confronting Yongfu at the banquet.

• General Fang took the Recovery Pill from Prince Yu’s Residence, felt his condition improve, and agreed to take Han Nanxing as his disciple.
• Madam Fang accepted an invitation to Chu Siqing’s grand full-month banquet, where the Han family gathered and Han Nanxing’s siblings argued about his ambition to become General Fang’s disciple.
• Madam Fang announced that General Fang had agreed to take Han Nanxing as his disciple, embarrassing Han Xiangru.
• Princess Yongfu arrived at the banquet, and Chu Siqing’s system revealed that Yongfu had arranged the puppy that frightened Han Wanqing into giving birth.
• Chu Hongle, having heard Chu Siqing’s thoughts, confronted Princess Yongfu and demanded to know what she had done.

Chu Hongle exposed Princess Yongfu’s plot to harm his pregnant wife by bringing in Blind Zhang, who had sold poison to her maid. The chapter ended with Blind Zhang admitting that he remembered the maid, leaving Princess Yongfu facing his testimony.

• Chu Hongle accused Princess Yongfu of arranging for a poisoned dog to frighten his wife into labor and said he had proof.
• Chu Siqing revealed that Princess Yongfu had sent her maid Cuixi to buy rat poison from Blind Zhang and bribed Wang Er to bring the dog into the residence.
• Chu Hongle summoned Blind Zhang, who appeared blind until he dodged Chu Hongle’s sword and was exposed as a fraud.
• Chu Siqing revealed that Blind Zhang had secretly drawn a portrait of Cuixi, and Chu Hongle confronted him with the details.
• Blind Zhang admitted that Cuixi had bought poison from him, and Chu Hongle demanded to know what Princess Yongfu had to say.

Chu Hongle exposed Princess Yongfu’s role in the plot against Han Wanqing and their daughter, then insisted that the Imperial Clan Court handle the matter. After the celebration resumed, Chu Siqing wondered whether the emperor would protect Yongfu and considered the system’s suggestion that she seek the Imperial Preceptor’s guidance.

• Chu Hongle presented Blind Zhang’s portrait of Cuixi, leading the guests to believe Princess Yongfu had arranged the attack on Han Wanqing.
• Princess Yongfu admitted her jealousy and said she had wanted to marry Chu Hongle, who declared his love for Han Wanqing and demanded that the Imperial Clan Court hear the case.
• Eldest Princess Ning'an tried to settle the matter with an apology, but Chu Hongle refused and said he would report it to the emperor.
• Chu Hongle resumed the first-month celebration, while Nanny Li took Chu Siqing away to feed her.
• Chu Siqing asked the system whether the emperor would favor Princess Yongfu, considered becoming the Imperial Preceptor’s disciple, and asked why curing General Fang had not earned her points.

Chu Siqing secured 200 points for helping General Fang and entered the palace with her parents, winning the Empress Dowager’s affection. Meanwhile, Chu Hongle pressed Emperor Chu Ming to punish Princess Yongfu for causing Han Wanqing’s premature labor, and the emperor agreed to demote and confine her and arrange her marriage.

• Chu Siqing learned that General Fang’s leg needed more time to heal, persuaded the system to credit her points early, and received 200 points for helping him.
• Han Wanqing brought Chu Siqing to meet Empress Dowager Pei, who warmly held her granddaughter despite Princess Yongfu’s attempt to interfere.
• Empress Dowager Pei remained cold toward Princess Yongfu, who anxiously sought leniency for her role in Han Wanqing’s childbirth ordeal.
• Chu Hongle told Emperor Chu Ming that Princess Yongfu had admitted causing the accident that brought on Han Wanqing’s labor and demanded punishment.
• Emperor Chu Ming agreed to demote Princess Yongfu to Commandery Lady, confine her for six months, and arrange a marriage for her.
• Chu Hongle invited Emperor Chu Ming to visit Chu Siqing at the Empress Dowager’s palace.

Chu Siqing used a Tranquilizing Card while Emperor Chu Ming held her, easing his exhaustion and winning his affection. Princess Yongfu was punished for her actions against Han Wanqing, and Chu Ming slept soundly for the first time in a long while.

• Emperor Chu Ming and Chu Hongle visited Empress Dowager Pei, where Chu Siqing used the System Shop to redeem a Tranquilizing Card.
• Chu Siqing soothed Chu Ming by gripping his finger, and he felt his fatigue lift as he held her.
• Princess Yongfu apologized and pleaded for mercy, but Chu Hongle insisted she be punished for endangering Han Wanqing and their child.
• Emperor Chu Ming demoted Yongfu to Commandery Lady and confined her to her residence for six months, while she secretly blamed Han Wanqing.
• Chu Ming slept soundly and dreamed of flying a kite with Chu Siqing until a eunuch woke him for morning court.

Chu Siqing earned points after helping Emperor Chu Ming sleep better, then attended Han Nanxing’s apprenticeship banquet and overheard gossip about General Fang. Emperor Chu Ming later asked for Chu Siqing to visit the Empress Dowager more often, and Chu Hongle returned home with a custom golden toy for his daughter.

• Chu Siqing received 500 points for helping Emperor Chu Ming resolve his insomnia and eagerly asked the system for more troubles to solve.
• Han Nanxing became General Fang’s disciple at an apprenticeship banquet, where Chu Siqing learned through the system that Madam Fang often tugged General Fang’s ear.
• Chu Hongle and Han Wanqing reacted to Chu Siqing’s gossip about General Fang and Madam Fang during the banquet.
• Emperor Chu Ming told Chu Hongle that he wanted Chu Siqing to keep the Empress Dowager company, but Chu Hongle refused to let her stay in the palace.
• Emperor Chu Ming persuaded Chu Hongle to have Han Wanqing bring Chu Siqing to the palace more often and sent his niece home with a custom golden pellet drum.

Chu Siqing learned that Emperor Chu Ming had hidden her solid-gold rattle, then discovered the emperor and Imperial Preceptor Tu Qingchen had come to investigate whether she was Great Chu’s prophesied Holy Maiden. Tu Qingchen examined her, and Chu Siqing was struck by his handsome appearance.

• Chu Siqing’s system revealed that Chu Hongle had kept her gold rattle, so he handed it over and she celebrated its value.
• Chu Siqing and her system discussed Emperor Chu Ming’s affection for her and hoped she could meet Tu Qingchen, the Imperial Preceptor.
• Tu Qingchen told Emperor Chu Ming that a Holy Maiden had been born a month earlier and was now in the palace, prompting the emperor to suspect Chu Siqing.
• Emperor Chu Ming and Tu Qingchen visited the Palace of Compassion and Tranquility, where they explained the prophecy to Han Wanqing and Empress Dowager Pei.
• Tu Qingchen asked to examine Chu Siqing, and Han Wanqing handed her over after hearing her daughter’s reassuring inner voice.
• Tu Qingchen looked at Chu Siqing, who privately exclaimed that he was handsome.

Tu Qingchen discovered that he could communicate with Chu Siqing mind to mind and declared her Great Chu’s holy maiden despite her protests. Emperor Chu Ming ordered her to cultivate at the Heavenly Derivation Pavilion, and her father failed to overturn the decision.

• Tu Qingchen touched Chu Siqing’s brow, realized she had a system, and learned it was a Gossip System.
• Tu Qingchen told Emperor Chu Ming that Chu Siqing was the holy maiden, and the emperor arranged for her to visit the Heavenly Derivation Pavilion every three days with Han Wanqing.
• Chu Hongle learned of the decree and vowed to persuade Emperor Chu Ming to rescind it.
• Emperor Chu Ming insisted Chu Siqing had to fulfill her responsibility as holy maiden but allowed Han Wanqing to stay with her at the pavilion.
• Chu Hongle accepted that the decision was final and asked Emperor Chu Ming to take good care of his daughter.

Chu Siqing learned that Emperor Chu Ming would publicly invest her as the Holy Maiden, and she worried about the role while discussing her identity and system with Tu Qingchen. At the Altar of Heaven, Tu Qingchen completed the ceremony, and a golden glow appeared on Chu Siqing’s forehead as her thoughts were heard aloud.

• Chu Hongle told Han Wanqing that Emperor Chu Ming would hold Chu Siqing’s Holy Maiden investiture ceremony in a month, though he had failed to cancel her decree to visit the Heavenly Derivation Pavilion.
• Chu Siqing panicked about the public ceremony, but A-Tong encouraged her to use the system’s points shop and its items to handle trouble.
• On their visit to the Heavenly Derivation Pavilion, Chu Siqing and Tu Qingchen discussed her status as the Holy Maiden, their past lives, and her request that he care for her there.
• A month later, Emperor Chu Ming led the officials and Chu Siqing to the Altar of Heaven, where Tu Qingchen performed her investiture after the sacrifice.
• A faint golden glow rose from Chu Siqing’s cinnabar mark, and those nearby heard her think that the ceremony was tedious and she was bored.

At Chu Siqing’s investiture ceremony, her inner voice exposed Lu Dahai as a Qi spy and revealed where he hid proof of his treason. Emperor Chu Ming ordered officials to search Lu Dahai’s residence and arrest him, while Chu Hongle and Tu Qingchen learned that many people could hear the Holy Maiden’s revelations.

• During the ceremony, Chu Siqing’s inner voice identified Lu Dahai as a spy from Qi, and the officials and Emperor Chu Ming heard her.
• Chu Siqing revealed Lu Dahai’s background, his allegiance to Qi, and that incriminating letters were hidden behind a Landscape Painting at his residence.
• The officials kept their distance from Lu Dahai on the way back, while he remained unaware of the accusations.
• In the Imperial Study, Emperor Chu Ming ordered Du Muqing to search Lu Dahai’s residence and told Lu Huaiying to lead the arrest.
• Emperor Chu Ming told Chu Hongle that Siqing had uncovered the spy, and thanked Tu Qingchen for arranging the investiture ceremony.

Lu Dahai was exposed as a spy for Qi, confessed under torture, and was executed after realizing his adoptive parents were the only ones who still cared for him. Chu Siqing received credit for helping Chu eliminate the spy and went with Princess Consort Yu to the Heavenly Derivation Pavilion, where Tu Qingchen looked at her with pity.

• Lu Dahai tried to flee after soldiers surrounded his residence, but Du Muqing and Yue Zixin found letters proving he had colluded with Marquis Jinyang of Qi.
• Lu Dahai and his household were imprisoned, and Liu Ping told him that Wang Zhi had fled; Lu Dahai later confessed under torture.
• Emperor Chu Ming sentenced Lu Dahai to beheading, and Lu Dahai saw his grieving adoptive parents before his execution.
• Chu Siqing received 500 points for helping Chu eliminate a spy, though she wondered how she had helped.
• Princess Consort Yu brought Chu Siqing to the Heavenly Derivation Pavilion, where Tu Qingchen took her and regarded her with a complicated, pitying expression.