Chapter 90 (End)

Because of Cheng Qingyao and Rong Mo’s statuses, it was not appropriate for everyone to talk on the busy streets where people constantly walked back and forth. Thus, they headed to the Jixiang Inn where they were staying.

In the courtyard, Cheng Qingyao’s expression was exceptionally unsightly.

“Aunt Qingyao, are you unhappy to see us?” Second Baby, that little drama king, rolled his eyes and asked in a deeply aggrieved tone. These words practically added oil to the fire.

Cheng Qingyao, who hadn’t let go of her anger to begin with, now felt her chest tighten so much she could barely breathe. These three little scoundrels had exposed her identity the moment they stepped forward; it would be a miracle if she were happy.

These little bastards were truly born to be her bane.

Just like their mother.

“Who is your aunt? Don’t go around claiming relations randomly.”

Since she had already been exposed, Cheng Qingyao didn’t intend to hide it anymore. After snapping at Second Baby, she turned to question Cheng Ruyi in a towering rage.

“Cheng Ruyi, you did this on purpose, didn’t you?”

Faced with Cheng Qingyao’s furious gaze, Cheng Ruyi scooped up the aggrieved Second Baby into her arms and curled her lips.

“It was merely a coincidence.”

To tell the truth, from what she knew, some of the noble young ladies who had been framed by Cheng Qingyao in the past had lived rather miserable lives after being forced to marry. They were merely female supporting characters, mere cannon fodder without the protagonist’s halo.

The men they married were all various profligate and rogue playboys Cheng Qingyao knew from her past life—in any case, none of them were good matches.

Of course, none of this had anything to do with Cheng Ruyi, and she was no saint either.

Why was this Cheng Qingyao acting like a firecracker?

Eldest Baby and Third Baby looked at Cheng Qingyao as if looking at a fool. In any case, they weren’t willing to acknowledge such a black-hearted aunt either. Seizing the opportunity, they decisively and cleanly severed ties with Cheng Qingyao.

“Oh, so she isn’t our aunt after all. It seems we mistook her for someone else. Second Baby, Third Baby, remember this: the person before us is not our aunt.” Eldest Baby nodded with an air of mock seriousness.

Internally, however, he was secretly delighted. This wicked woman’s approach suited his intentions perfectly.

“Oh dear, Second Brother, we’ve suffered a loss! We actually called an unrelated person ‘Aunt.’ If our real aunt finds out, she will definitely be very angry.”

Third Baby spoke with a face full of mock terror.

“Dad, Mom, we were wrong. In the future, we will absolutely never call out to random people on the streets again.”

Eldest Baby looked toward his parents with complete sincerity.

Second Baby and Third Baby quickly followed suit to admit their mistakes.

Watching the triplets put on their performance, Cheng Ruyi and Rong Mo found themselves at a loss for words, yet suddenly wanted to laugh.

These three little fellows were truly exceptionally clever and mischievous.

However, this was for the best. Cheng Qingyao was full of deceitful schemes, and the triplets were still small; if they were ever plotted against, Cheng Ruyi wouldn’t even have a place to cry.

Cheng Qingyao laughed from sheer rage.

“Well said! I don’t have the good fortune to be your aunt. Whoever wants to be, let them have it.”

The triplets merely shrugged their shoulders, letting out a simple “Oh.”

And then, there was no ‘then.’

If it hadn’t been to play a trick on her, who would willingly call her ‘Aunt’?

Cheng Qingyao was deeply provoked by the triplets’ reaction.

She had always heard rumors that the triplets Cheng Ruyi gave birth to were little demon kings, and the rumors truly did not lie.

A pack of scoundrels.

“Qingyao, rest assured, upon returning to the capital this time, I will marry you through the front gates with a grand sedan chair carried by eight men.” Having been ignored until now, Chu Yuan’en immediately made his presence known after his initial pleasant surprise.

He didn’t care at all whether Cheng Qingyao and the three little demon kings acknowledged each other as family.

This time, he truly did not want to lose her again.

Initially, he had been too furious. He had given Cheng Qingyao his complete sincerity, yet Cheng Qingyao had turned everything he sacrificed into a laughingstock.

He hadn’t expected Cheng Qingyao to be so ruthless as to directly set fire to her own courtyard.

It had caused him to believe she was truly dead, leaving him heartbroken and despondent for a very long time. If someone hadn’t mentioned seeing a woman who looked remarkably similar to Cheng Qingyao in Dahu County, he wouldn’t have eagerly chased his way over here.

Cheng Qingyao let out a cold laugh. “Are you joking? Putting aside the fact that I am currently a mere commoner and whether I can even enter the gates of the Prince Wei residence remains a question, moreover, if I haven’t forgotten, the Prince Wei residence isn’t a place where you have the final say yet, is it?”

Secretly, however, her heart was swayed.

If he truly married her through the front gates with a grand sedan chair carried by eight men, she could actually consider it.

Presently, aside from a few manors and several shops, she had absolutely nothing left. What Cheng Qingyao found most unbearable was that without an identity or a backer, she didn’t even know if she could secure her properties.

As a former member of high society, no one understood the games of forcible seizure and malicious framing better than she did.

In particular, she had recently been pestered by a profligate son from a Prefect’s family.

She was currently pondering how to rid herself of that trouble.

Cheng Qingyao possessed her own pride; if Chu Yuan’en truly brought her back merely to be a concubine, she wouldn’t return even if it killed her. In any case, she hadn’t reached a complete dead end yet.

If Cheng Ruyi knew her thoughts, she would undoubtedly be completely speechless.

Hearing this, Chu Yuan’en smiled, speaking with absolute confidence: “This time, my Imperial Father and Mother Consort will not have any objections.”

After Cheng Qingyao was “burned to death,” he had dismissed all the chambermaids and other women in his residence, confining himself to his quarters to repent and atone for his sins. His Imperial Father and Mother Consort had been completely helpless against him.

Cheng Qingyao was truly swayed this time.

She could tell that Chu Yuan’en’s feelings for her were even deeper than before, which was a good sign.

However, she still put on airs for a moment, and fortunately, Chu Yuan’en did not disappoint her.

In the end, she “reluctantly” gave her consent.

She even put forward a condition: she wished to restore her status as the eldest legitimate daughter of the Jian’an Marquis. Chu Yuan’en took full responsibility and agreed to it all.

Cheng Ruyi and Rong Mo watched with complete composure as Chu Yuan’en remained led by the nose by Cheng Qingyao the entire time, silently shaking their heads.

This Heir of Prince Wei still hadn’t escaped Cheng Qingyao’s palms.

The triplets were very intelligent; although they were small, they weren’t stupid. They secretly noted that Cheng Qingyao was indeed a wicked woman with far too many scheming thoughts, and Uncle Chu Yuan’en, their fellow member of the imperial clan, was a massive fool.

Thinking about how she could once again return to the capital in grand style, Cheng Qingyao cast a provocative glance toward Cheng Ruyi.

Cheng Ruyi curled her lips, simply ignoring her.

With a face full of joy, Chu Yuan’en led Cheng Qingyao to bid farewell to Rong Mo and the others, secretly feeling immensely grateful that they had arrived so timely; otherwise, he truly would have missed Cheng Qingyao.

Watching the silhouettes of the two leaving, Eldest Baby, this little fellow, offered a rare critique.

“Uncle Chu Yuan’en is too foolish.”

“Fortunately, he is merely the Heir of an imperial prince. If he were a prince of the realm, he would definitely be the type to choose a beauty over the empire.”

Rong Mo looked at Eldest Baby with amusement. This eldest son spoke with one logical point after another, even carrying a hint of precocious gravity, though he didn’t know who the boy had learned it from. He gently patted his head.

“Eldest Baby makes a lot of sense.”

Eldest Baby felt happy inside, the corners of his eyes curving upward.

They had originally come over to see Cheng Qingyao, yet the very next day, without even uttering a greeting, she directly followed Chu Yuan’en back to the capital.

It was Chu Yuan’en who sent someone to inform them.

Cheng Ruyi: “…”

The family stayed in Dahu County for about ten days, purchasing a vast quantity of strange and rare items to send back via messengers to the Changle Marquis’s residence and the Prince Rong residence in the capital before continuing their journey.

With more than enough silver and guaranteed safety, Cheng Ruyi’s family of five happily toured every corner of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Wherever they went, they spent their time eating, drinking, and occasionally practicing chivalry to fight injustice and aid those in distress.

The most absurd part was that out of sheer curiosity, the triplets actually hid from their parents and secretly snuck out to tour the most famous brothel district in the Jiangnan region, successfully becoming the honored guests of the number one courtesan.

When this matter was exposed, the Emperor and the Changle Marquis far away in the capital nearly died laughing.

Rong Mo and Cheng Ruyi were both furious and amused.

As the number of their chivalrous deeds grew, and they even uprooted several bandit mountain strongholds that engaged in arson, robbery, and every conceivable evil, the triplets’ fame grew greater and greater.

In the end, their names resounded across the entire Great Zhou Dynasty, and even other nations caught wind of them.

After spending nearly a year traveling across the Great Zhou Dynasty, Cheng Ruyi and the others finally decided to head to other nations to view beautiful scenery and sample delicious foods.

Who would have thought that plans could never keep up with changes?

Cheng Ruyi accidentally became pregnant again.

The travel plans had no choice but to be terminated.

The party returned to the capital.

Cheng Ruyi decided that after giving birth to the child, she would continue to take the children out to travel.

Over the course of a year, not many changes had occurred within the capital. Cheng Qingyao had successfully remarried into the Prince Wei residence as a legitimate wife, and rumor had it that her days were quite comfortable.

“My daughter and son-in-law are finally back!”

The Changle Marquis’s residence was filled with a joyful and festive atmosphere.

Prince Rong was also exceptionally happy; he could finally see his three grandchildren again, wondering if they had grown thinner or plumper.

While Cheng Ruyi was nurturing her pregnancy, she felt bored and discussed with Rong Mo about writing a travelogue. They would record the places they had visited, the delicious foods they had eaten, the local customs and traditions of various regions, as well as the chivalrous deeds of their family of five.

This travelogue was a grand medley.

The title was chosen by Rong Mo: The Travelogues of Ruyi: The Great Zhou Zhengde Volume .

Upon hearing that their parents were going to write a travelogue, the triplets clamored to be included, demanding their respective signatures as co-authors.

Thus, the entire travelogue read like a running account of daily events, interspersed with a great deal of gossip. Cheng Ruyi and her family possessed miraculous memories; the family of five spent a full year, right up until Cheng Ruyi gave birth to her second litter, to finally finish writing this travelogue.

Having written a travelogue, it naturally had to be printed for people to read. Cheng Ruyi enthusiastically provided the silver to print and publish the book. Although it was ridiculed by some as utterly worthless, the number of people purchasing it was immense.

As they visited more and more countries later on, the Travelogues of Ruyi series became increasingly famous.

Although its content was a hodgepodge, hitting here and there without a singular focus, and was even mocked by many literati as something that could never grace the halls of high literature, it became the absolute favorite travelogue of young ladies confined to their inner chambers.

These wealthy young misses harbored immense envy and jealousy toward Cheng Ruyi.

Cheng Qingyao held complete disdain toward Cheng Ruyi’s behavior of writing travelogues and publishing books, believing her to be merely playing to the gallery to court public favor.

Her own days were decent, with the sole misfortune being that she had never managed to become pregnant.

Right up until Cheng Ruyi gave birth to her third litter, and her fourth litter…

Cheng Qingyao’s belly still showed absolutely no signs of life.

Several imperial physicians had conducted examinations; there was nothing wrong with Cheng Qingyao’s body, yet she simply could not bear children.

It was highly bizarre.

Chu Yuan’en’s previous concubines and chambermaids had actually conceived children before, but in the end, he had ordered them all to be aborted.

If it weren’t for the fact that Princess Wei had other legitimate sons, and her legitimate daughters-in-law had already given her grandsons, even if Chu Yuan’en protected her and refused to take concubines, Princess Wei would have forcefully compelled him to do so.

In the blink of an eye, several decades passed.

Cheng Qingyao lost the grace and beauty of her youth. Despite possessing Chu Yuan’en’s affection, being childless for her entire life remained the deepest pain within her heart.

She envied Cheng Ruyi.

Despite being of practically identical age, Cheng Ruyi still looked like a beautiful woman in her late twenties. Heaven seemed to hold an extreme favoritism toward her, allowing her to remain frozen in her most glamorous and charming years.

Rong Mo was the same.

No matter how she maintained herself—and Chu Yuan’en had even consumed the divine medicine—the divine medicine failed to produce an effect upon her body. She could not withstand the passage of time; her delicate and beautiful countenance was no more, and standing together with Cheng Ruyi, they looked like a grandmother and granddaughter.

With no children by her knees, she grew lonelier as she aged.

Yet Chu Yuan’en, benefiting from the effects of the divine medicine, looked like a man in his early thirties despite being past sixty.

The once intense affection grew increasingly distant, and a deep rift seemed to form between the two.

Cheng Qingyao gradually became hysterical.

In stark contrast to Cheng Qingyao, Cheng Ruyi gave birth to a total of ten children—and this was under conditions where she practiced contraception. With eight sons and two daughters, she was surrounded by a sea of children and grandchildren, living a completely uninhibited and carefree life. She toured beautiful mountains and rivers, sampled every delicacy under heaven, and her affection with Rong Mo remained exactly as it had been at the very beginning.

They were the most famous devoted couple within the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Cheng Ruyi was actually quite surprised that Cheng Qingyao was able to be immune to the effects of the divine medicine. Could this perhaps be the side effect after the female protagonist’s halo vanished?

This question had no answer.

Cheng Ruyi didn’t care much about Cheng Qingyao. After bidding a final farewell to her parents and her father-in-law, Prince Rong, she continued to travel abroad with her family, even bringing along her younger brother, Cheng Yu.

With the financial backing from the silver earned through the divine medicine, alongside their transcendent statuses as imperial royalty and their off-the-charts martial prowess, their journeys were completely smooth, safe, and peaceful.

They wrote one travelogue after another.

In later generations, this Travelogues of Ruyi series became the most important historical reference material for this era, and Cheng Ruyi’s massive family became the most famous legendary figures of posterity.

Their fame surpassed even the emperors of successive dynasties.

It even spawned a vast number of fan-fiction works.

Truly leaving a name that would be remembered for a hundred generations.

[THE END]

Sansukini: Awww… That’s it you guys. Thanks so much for staying to read.

The FL Qingyao hasn’t completely lucked out, she still got the halo, till the end, getting the love-brained heir to give her a title. I love that this ending is like Extras where it showed their family adventure with their children. But wow, she’s so fertile.

I’m not sure what to translate next, honestly. I was planning to translate a funny novel about a fake daughter that can speak with animals, but I found that someone else has done it and the translator is as diligent as me. So maybe if you have any suggestions, please feel free to tell me.

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