Liu Yangyang had already decided that she would be Bai Xiangxiu from now on. She absolutely couldn't let the cat out of the bag and allow others to discover her identity first.
Wasn't it written in the novel that if a transmigrated woman wanted to be safe, she had to pretend to be the original owner?
Now that her name was Bai Xiangxiu, she'd be in trouble if someone called her name in a daze.
She sat in front of the mirror and memorized her appearance before silently reciting her name. But this female supporting character's appearance was too good!
She'd seen countless beauties before, both those who'd had plastic surgery and those who hadn't. Beauties on the internet, beauties in paintings, beauties in TV shows, but none of them could compare to this female supporting character's appearance!
It was mentioned in the novel that Bai Xiangxiu was the most beautiful of the male lead's concubines, so she wasn't willing to be suppressed by the female lead who wasn't as good as her. Of course, she was the one who did the most.
Now that she thought about it, she immediately understood. Being born with such a beauty naturally made her a bit arrogant. Even if she didn't think she could charm all the men in the world, it was normal for her to look down on women who weren't as good as her!
Ai, what a pity. She was born with such beauty, but she wasn't the female lead.
She sighed, but immediately stood in front of the mirror and happily looked at herself.
After transmigrating, she was probably the happiest about obtaining this appearance.
After looking at her appearance, she looked at her figure. Obviously, she was only fifteen years old, but she already had an outstanding figure with a beautiful chest, a slender waist, and long legs. Aiyo, even she was blushing from looking at herself.
Xiao Shi just happened to turn around at this time and saw her Mistress Xiu shamelessly take off her outer clothes and look at herself in front of the mirror in her underwear. She couldn't help but be so shocked that she dropped the copper basin in her hand and couldn't stop her jaw from dropping.
"… …" It seemed that this situation was quite awkward. Bai Xiangxiu rubbed her nose, then lightly coughed and said with a smile, "Ah, help me take a look. I keep feeling like there's a bug crawling around my back."
Xiao Shi finally reacted and hurriedly went forward to check her back.
In the end, she didn't find any bugs and asked curiously, "There's nothing?"
"Ah, that's the problem with the clothes. Why don't you change into something else?"
Seeing Xiao Shi go to get the clothes, she breathed a sigh of relief. It was better not to do such things in the future. The people here were very conservative.
Bai Xiangxiu's courtyard was called the Winter Courtyard. It was the most remote courtyard among the four concubines.
There was a reason why the old lady had arranged for her to stay here. Although she had a good reputation and came from a scholarly family, she was too beautiful.
Fearing that his son, who had just returned from the battlefield, would be bewitched by her beauty, he had arranged for her to stay as far away as possible.
Her goal was just to be in a favorable position. She would wait until the other three women were done with her before it was her turn. This way, she could be considered to have tasted all kinds of herbs and become immune to all kinds of poisons.
The book explained that although the male lead had a reputation of being a womanizer who had seen countless women and was very violent towards women, he was actually still a virgin.
That was why the old lady made such an arrangement. Bai Xiangxiu didn't feel anything when she was reading the book, but at this time, she was extremely grateful to the old lady.
It was great that she didn't have to see the male lead or anything. What if he killed her in advance? She was very scared.
However, there were some things in the book that weren't lies.
Sure enough, the female lead's halo was so overwhelming that it was impossible to guard against it. Even her current body's appearance was ignored as a passerby A, B, C, and D. The men in this book were really blind.
It seemed that men all liked the little white flower type. Who would want to sleep with a vicious woman? That way, they wouldn't be able to sleep well!
Bai Xiangxiu forced herself not to think about it. No matter how beautiful she was, she had to find a way to go back. It was better to be a hardworking little gardener. The female lead and supporting roles really didn't suit her, who had been playing with soil since she was a child.
But how could she go back?
She raised her finger. The place where the cactus pricked her finger had already healed.
Occasionally, there would be some pain, but it wouldn't affect her movements.
Bai Xiangxiu's eyes suddenly lit up. She had come here after being pricked by the cactus. Could it be that she could go back if she found another cactus and pricked herself until she bled?
Once this idea came to her, she didn't care whether it was a fantasy or not. She called for Xiao Shi. Xiao Shi was doing her embroidery when she heard her master shouting and running in.
She didn't know why, but her master had been very strange these two days. She used to speak softly like a well-bred young lady, but now, not only did she move like the wind and sit like mud, even her voice was much louder.
"Madame Xiu, do you have any orders?" Xiao Shi asked a little apprehensively.
"It's like this. Do we have any cactus in the residence?"
She asked excitedly, her eyes shining.
However, she had neglected the lethality of her current appearance. Xiao Shi only felt that her master's face was like a hundred flowers blooming. She was caught off guard and immediately felt dizzy.
"S-S-Cactus, w-what is that?" She felt that her master was too beautiful, too dazzling. She didn't dare to look at her anymore. What should she do?
What is it?
She remembered that the cactus was only introduced to China in the Ming Dynasty. Although this place was built on land, it was still ancient. Could it be that there really wasn't such a thing?
"Then what about the Fire Palm?"
Bai Xiangxiu didn't care at all about Xiao Shi's awkwardness and asked for another name with some disappointment. In ancient times, people called the cactus the Fire Palm.
"I've never heard of it."
After Xiao Shi finished speaking, she realized that her master's body had immediately collapsed. Her eyes had also changed from the previous high spirits to the current despondent. It really made one's heart ache.
She hurriedly comforted her, "Madame Xiu, this servant … this servant will ask around for you when I have time. Maybe someone else will know."
Just as she finished speaking, she noticed that her master had changed from an abandoned puppy to a lively one. She smiled and nodded, "Then I'll have to trouble Xiao Shi."
Xiao Shi suffered a blow to her heart and almost fell to the ground.
It wasn't easy to hear her master describe the appearance of the cactus. She hurriedly walked out, patting her chest that was about to jump out as she thought, Although her master was a beauty in the past, it was as if she had walked out of a painting and wasn't real at all. To put it nicely, she was just a beautiful flower vase.
But now she was different. Her expressions were rich, making her originally stiff face look very lively. As a girl, she couldn't help but be moved when she looked at her. If men saw her, wouldn't they go crazy?
No, she had to protect her master well. She couldn't let her be violated by other men.
Xiao Shi made up her mind and really went to ask about the cactus for Bai Xiangxiu. Every time she came back, she would see her master's disappointed expression. She felt that she had suffered a heavy blow.
Seeing her master become more and more depressed, like an abandoned little animal. Even the way she looked at her made one's heart ache. She couldn't help but grit her teeth and suggest, "Madame Xiu, why don't we go to the docks and take a look?
However, if we leave the estate at this time, I'm afraid we'll need the old madame's permission. "