The Imperial Concubine Is Acting Spoiled Again

…Beep… beep…

“Excuse me, host, do you want to bind to the Malicious Female Supporting Character System?”

“Host, please answer. If you do not bind to this system within three seconds, you will die from heart attack.”

“Three, two, one.”

Xie Shang listened dazedly to the mechanical voice, and felt a piercing pain in her chest. The pain was getting unbearable.

“Bind to the system.”

“Okay, dear host, all done.”

Xie Shang felt herself getting heavy, as if something had been physically bound to her. All of a sudden, that heaviness and chest pain disappeared, making her feel relaxed all over.

Xie Shang opened her eyes and saw a canopy bed with golden silk gauze curtains, a finely carved nanmu wood bed, and an exquisite and elegant duobaoge[1] adorned with various precious and rare items.

‘Where am I? Didn’t I die protecting my brother?’

Just then, a voice suddenly sounded in her head.

‘It should be the system I had bound to earlier.’

“Dear host, your body was in a vegetative state before, and if it weren’t for our Malicious Female Supporting Character System, you would have died. As we have bound to the host, the host can accumulate points and resurrect herself.”

Xie Shang was delighted to hear this. She and her brother Xie Xuan depended on each other and if she died, her brother would be devastated.

“How can I accumulate points?”

The system explained calmly, “Dear host, we are the Malicious Female Supporting Character System. Naturally we do bad things. Doing bad things can earn us points. Our points come from people’s emotions. If you do bad things and anger someone, their negative emotions are your points.”

“Dear host, the angrier the other person gets, the more points you earn. So try your best to be as daring as possible.”

“Oh, and dear host, you must court death[2]once every day. If you don’t, you will die.”

The system kindly reminded Xie Shang. Her face darkened. She was about to ask another question, but heard someone approaching.

“Dr. Zhao, hurry up. My Lady was pushed down by Concubine He and hit her head. She has been unconscious ever since. Nothing will happen to her, right?”

“If anything happens to My lady, the Lord will definitely not let Concubine He get away with it.”

The previous voice suddenly became harsh, “Shut up. What nonsense are you spouting!”

Xie Shang was at a loss and realized that she didn’t know anything about her current situation. So she asked the system, “Does the system have memories of this body?”

“It does, dear host. Just a moment.”

After the system replied, Xie Shang felt a sharp pain in her head, and an influx of images flashed in her mind like a movie.

Although she didn’t have time to go into the details, she got a general idea. She had been transmigrated as the direct daughter[3] of the Right Prime Minister of the Great Xia Dynasty, and recently, she had also become the Imperial Concubine[4] of the Dynasty.

She had entered the palace three days ago after receiving this title but had not yet been favored by the emperor. So Concubine He was making fun of her.

Angered, she slapped Concubine He. Concubine He was the Empress Dowager’s niece and had always been arrogant. She couldn’t bear this humiliation. So she pushed her down, causing her to hit her head and fell unconscious. 

In fact, the original owner had already died. Concubine He had killed her!

Before Xie Shang could think further, the people outside had already discovered that she had woken up.

A beautiful and graceful lady strode up to her bed and exclaimed excitedly, “Your Highness, are you awake?”

Through her memories, Xie Shang knew that the person speaking to her was Hongyu, a palace maid she brought from her natal family.

Apart from Hongyu, the other maid, Lanyu, was also sent to the palace by her parents to accompany her.

These two palace maids were carefully chosen by Father and Mother Xie to accompany her in the palace.

Xie Shang’s expression turned gentle because she knew that she could trust these two.

“Uh, I’m awake, but my head hurts a bit.”

Hongyu turned to the tall and slender young woman behind her.

“Doctor Zhao, please come and check if there is any problem. After all, Her Highness hit her head hard.”

Doctor Zhao approached and checked Xie Shang’s pulse, and then carefully checked the injury at the back of her head.

“Reporting to the Imperial Concubine, because of the impact, there is some blood clotting in the back of her head. I will prescribe some medicine to promote blood circulation, and everything else is fine.”

Xie Shang nodded slightly and said, “Thank you.”

Doctor Zhao did not expect the Imperial Concubine to be so polite and was somewhat surprised. Didn’t they say that Right Prime Minister Xie’s daughter was arrogant and despotic and looked down on others?

Before Doctor Zhao could say anything, the eunuch outside the hall suddenly announced.

“The Emperor is coming.”

The three inside the hall immediately turned towards the door and knelt down.

“The imperial physician (slave) greets the Emperor.”

Xie Shang also turned her head and looked towards the door, eager to see the Emperor’s breathtaking beauty. After all, the original owner had firmly decided to enter the palace because of his beauty. 

In fact, the Xie family didn’t want her to enter the palace at all. They had repeatedly tried to stop her. Ultimately she ran to the Empress Dowager and said that she liked the emperor. 

The Empress Dowager decreed that she would enter the palace to accompany the Emperor, and she was bestowed the title of the Imperial Concubine of the dynasty.

Unfortunately, the emperor clearly didn’t like her. Even after she had been in the palace for three days, he hadn’t visited her.

The system chimed in out of nowhere, “Dear host, you haven’t courted death today. If you don’t act recklessly, you’ll die. Don’t you want to earn points?”

Xie Shang’s face darkened, but she remembered that she could resurrect herself by accumulating points. So just as the Emperor arrived, she got up from the bed and rushed to his feet, hugging his legs.

“Your Majesty, you finally came to see This Concubine.”

Her crying voice was melodious and pleasant.

Footnote(s)

“Duobaoge” (多宝格) is a Chinese word that refers to a type of furniture, specifically a cabinet or shelf that has many compartments or drawers. These compartments are often intricately carved and designed, and the cabinet is typically made from high-quality materials such as precious woods or lacquered finishes. In traditional Chinese culture, duobaoge is often seen as a symbol of wealth and status, and it is commonly used to store valuable objects such as jewelry, silk fabrics, and antique objects.⤴“Court death” is a phrase that means to behave recklessly.⤴daughter born to first wife (as opposed to that born to a concubine)⤴Although an emperor may have many concubines, there are only 1-2 Imperial Concubines. She holds a lower rank than the Empress but higher than other concubines, and she may have some influence and power within the imperial court.⤴