Her Entire Court Reborn with Her in the Modern World

Chapter 70: Chapter 69: Emperor Chengtian Personally Feeds Her, She Still Needs to Accompany Her Majesty

Shaoyuan’s brow twitched slightly. The special medicine indeed worked much faster this time. Standing up straight, he glanced at the watch on his wrist. Judging by the time, the food he bought for her should be arriving soon. Shaoyuan walked out of the room, choosing not to disturb this peculiar father-daughter duo.

As soon as Shi Changying woke up, she heard someone chattering in her ear about how great Jingzu was. She hadn’t wanted to speak, but she had to open her mouth just to make this person shut up. Then she realized it was her old man. Never mind. She decided to pretend she heard nothing.

"Changying, are you hungry? Does it hurt anywhere else?" Ming Chengli was crying his eyes out. "It’s Dad’s fault. From now on, Dad won’t stop you no matter how much you eat. You need to eat more meat!"

"I’ll go rob a bank," Shi Changying said.

Ming Chengli’s crying came to an abrupt halt.

Satisfied, Shi Changying stated, "I’m hungry."

"Dad will go buy you food right now!" Ming Chengli agreed immediately. When he looked up, he realized Shaoyuan was gone. "Eh, where is Little Shao?"

He pulled open the ward door and bumped right into Xu Shuangqiao.

Xu Shuangqiao had just arrived at the hospital. Seeing that Shi Changying was awake, she breathed a long sigh of relief. "Yingying, we were worried sick about you. Your fever was really strange. Do you feel unwell anywhere else? Teacher Lu stayed by your side all night and even sang to soothe you."

Shi Changying fell silent for a moment before saying, "No wonder I had a dream."

So someone was actually singing to her.

"What dream?" Xu Shuangqiao asked curiously.

"I dreamed of..." Shi Changying paused, then continued, "A friend I used to know."

Xu Shuangqiao was an excellent listener. "What kind of friend?"

"Her? She told me she was a vain person," Shi Changying said nonchalantly. "She said she wanted her name to be known by more people. If she could leave her mark in history, she would die with no regrets."

Xu Shuangqiao paused, slightly stunned. "What about her now?"

Shi Changying held her cup and took a sip of hot water before replying, "She’s probably... gone."

In truth, it was a certainty. She used "probably" because the name Qingyuan simply did not exist in the history books. She had read about Pei Xuan’s past; whether it was true or not, he had at least left a significant mark in history. He was the Poetry and Sword Dual Master, the young master of the Jianghuai Pei Family, and his poems were listed as mandatory reading for primary and middle school students.

Yet, she didn’t know what Qingyuan’s fate was. History had completely erased this Qu Xian.

What exactly had happened over the past four hundred years?

Xu Shuangqiao patted her head. "Life is long, and you’ll meet many people along the way. Yingying, you have to keep your head up and look forward."

"Your hand," Shi Changying said.

Xu Shuangqiao was speechless. She sheepishly withdrew her hand, not daring to pat her again.

A while later, just as Shi Changying’s stomach let out a GRUMBLE of hunger, Shaoyuan returned first. He carried an exquisite food container, and an enticing aroma wafted out, immediately whetting the appetite. As soon as Shaoyuan opened the lid and turned around, he saw that Shi Changying had already sat up, staring intently at the food.

This look was indeed no different from a kitten seeing a can of meat.

Shaoyuan took out a pair of chopsticks and offered them to her.

Shi Changying didn’t take them. Instead, she demanded, "Feed me."

She said it with complete composure, not feeling anything wrong with it, as if she were long accustomed to issuing such orders.

Shaoyuan’s hand paused, and his eyes slowly narrowed.

Xu Shuangqiao was stunned for a second before she immediately spoke up, "I’ll feed Your Majesty the Emperor!"

However, Shaoyuan didn’t release his grip on the chopsticks. He let out a cryptic chuckle. "But feeding you gives no sense of accomplishment. It’s like drawing water with a bamboo basket—all in vain. What should we do about that?"

After all, she gained weight at an unusually slow pace.

Shi Changying glanced at him. "I don’t understand."

The thing she hated most was listening to civil servants nag and reading classical text written by scholars. Since she couldn’t understand it by listening or reading, they might as well point at her nose and curse her out in plain speech. That was just how things were when one wasn’t highly educated.

Shi Changying buried her head and ate heartily.

"I almost forgot! I need to tell Teacher Lu that you’re awake, Yingying," Xu Shuangqiao said, patting her head. "Yingying, you eat first. I’ll go outside and give her a call."

Meanwhile, at the Xingyi Entertainment Jianghuai Branch, inside the General Manager’s office.

The General Manager spoke apologetically, "Miss Lu, regarding the incident where you fell into the water, we need to offer you our apologies."

"Oh?" Qingyuan smiled. "The prop team for the show made a mistake. Why is the company apologizing to me?"

"Miss Lu, it was our negligence that caused your accident." The General Manager sighed. "The young girl on the prop team is a fan of Miss Bai and has some grievances against you. She didn’t intentionally break the wire, so we hope you won’t pursue this matter any further."

"On what grounds?" Sister Xu had a fiery temper and shouted angrily, "What do you mean ’not intentionally’? It was clearly deliberate! Knowing that A Yuan is afraid of water, this is attempted murder!"

"What attempted murder? That sounds far too harsh!" the General Manager retorted with a hint of impatience. "Besides, isn’t Miss Lu standing right here, perfectly fine?"

"Perfectly fine? What if we couldn’t find A Yuan in the water at that time?" Sister Xu was trembling with rage. "As a company, it’s bad enough that you don’t protect your own artists, but you’re actually taking the side of a murderer?"

Qingyuan’s smile vanished. "And if I insist on pursuing this?"

"Teacher Lu, to be honest, we’ve already informed Mr. Gu about this," the General Manager said flatly. "Mr. Gu hopes this won’t blow up online. It’s best to resolve it privately."

"Oh, so you mean to say that since Gu Lingyuan has spoken, I should just obey, right?" Qingyuan nodded. "If a boss treats the company’s top earner like this, the company isn’t far from bankruptcy."

Sister Xu was terrified to hear this. "A Yuan..."

Gu Lingyuan was not only the head of Xingyi Entertainment but also a member of the Mingjing Gu Family. He was immensely powerful. Lu Qingyuan’s ability to reach where she was today was indeed largely thanks to Gu Lingyuan’s investments.

However, over the past six months, Gu Lingyuan had discovered a newcomer, Bai Shuyi. He made Xingyi heavily promote her, even snatching away many of Lu Qingyuan’s resources. The General Manager and others like him began to bend with the wind. Sister Xu saw all of this and was furious, but there was nothing she could do.

"Miss Lu, throwing a tantrum with Mr. Gu won’t do you any good." The General Manager’s tone carried a hint of threat. "All the resources you have were given to you by Mr. Gu. What good would defying his orders do for you?"

Unintimidated, Qingyuan smiled cheerfully. "Alright. My eight-year contract with the company is about to expire anyway. I originally thought my old employer treated me well, but now, I don’t plan to renew it."

The General Manager’s expression changed drastically. "Miss Lu, what do you mean by this?"

"Just because I don’t lose my temper, did you all think I was a pushover?" Qingyuan’s voice was soft, but her presence was imposing. "Even a worker has her limits. I will pursue this matter to the very end. It’s useless no matter who you use to pressure me!"

If it had only affected her, she might have taken a step back. But it wasn’t just her; it was her Majesty as well. She wouldn’t yield a single inch!

Sister Xu rarely saw Qingyuan acting so assertively. Her mouth felt dry. "A Yuan, you..."

She was afraid that if Lu Qingyuan went against Xingyi, Gu Lingyuan would get angry and directly issue a ban on her. What would they do then?

Her phone let out a DING, and Qingyuan looked down.

[Xu Shuangqiao]: Teacher Lu, I tried calling you just now but no one answered. Yingying is awake, her fever is gone, and she’s in good condition.

Qingyuan completely ignored the ashen-faced General Manager and turned to walk out. She was in a rush to accompany her Majesty; she had no time to waste bickering with these fools.