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The noise around me made me open my eyes slowly. I feel strange in my own room. Feelings of worry started to appear in me when I saw that my stomach was slightly bulging even though I had a flat stomach plus a six pack because I exercised diligently.
“Why does my stomach bulge overnight?” I muttered while feeling my stomach.
Suddenly I heard footsteps coming towards the bed I was in.
“Good morning, princess,” said a woman wearing an ancient Chinese maid’s uniform, smiling and looking down, which made me even more confused.
I immediately got out of bed but the woman wearing an ancient maid’s uniform swiftly helped me to sit on the bed with a worried expression.
“Be careful, princess. “The princess is pregnant,” said the woman who looked the same age as me with a worried expression.
“Pregnant? Am I pregnant?” I asked, making sure I didn’t hear wrong
“The princess forgot that yesterday the royal doctor confirmed that the princess was 3 months pregnant,” answered the woman with a strange expression.
I fell silent and looked around the room I was in now. This isn’t my room. Even the clothes I wear now is not mine. I’ve never had an old style of clothing like this.
Suddenly I felt dizzy and several memories flashed through my head. I don’t know whose memory this is but the woman in my memory looks similar to me.
“What year is it now?” I asked, confirming something that scared me.
“It’s now 1710, princess,” answered the woman, looking even more confused, but she was reluctant to say what was in her head.
My name is Aurora Angelica. I am a final year culinary arts student in the 21st century. I don’t know why I woke up in the body of a beautiful woman during the Qing dynasty named Liu Yu Hua. The original owner of this body was named Li Yu Hua who was the seventh princess of a neighboring kingdom and the wife of the crown prince of the Qing dynasty.
Before this incident happened, I had just finished my thesis assignment and felt sleepy so I decided to sleep first and now I am in ancient times. Am I experiencing time travel? But that’s impossible for me.
Now I know all the memories of the owner of this body. I felt ridiculous when I saw my bloated stomach because I was pregnant even though I was actually still a virgin and had never even been in a relationship.
“Today the princess has an appointment to have breakfast with Crown Prince Qing Jia Xu,” said Mei Ying, who was the name of the personal maid of this body’s original owner, politely to me.
Hearing the name of the crown prince mentioned made me nervous and not ready to meet the people around Liu Yu Hua – the name of the owner of this body.
“Let me help the princess to clean up first,” said the maid as she helped me to stand up.
“I’m fine Mei Ying. I can do it myself,” I said politely because I was used to bathing myself and felt very strange if I had help when doing that.
Now I’m soaking in a bath made of diamonds. I was amazed because it was the first time I saw and used this luxurious bathtub. Even though it was ancient times but the items that the original owner of this body had were truly luxurious.
Knock knock
The sound of a knock on the door made me look towards the bathroom door. Mei Ying stopped rubbing my backside and asked me for permission before opening the door.
“The princess’s clothes are ready,” came a woman voice from outside the bathroom who was talking to Mei Ying.
After talking to the woman, Mei Ying walked towards me and continued rubbing my backside. Even though I felt very ticklish and wanted to end it as soon as possible.
“Mei Ying. What do you think of the crown prince’s treatment of me all this time?” I asked, curious to know from the servant’s perspective about the crown prince.
Mei Ying stopped doing her task for a moment then continued gently.
“According to the servant (herself), the crown prince really loves the princess even though he doesn’t do it openly,” answered Mei Ying, sounding very confident in her words, but this was inversely proportional to the memories of the original owner of the body.
According to the memory of the owner of this body. The crown prince was very cold towards her and rarely even visited her residence unless ordered directly by the emperor.
“Maybe the emperor ordered him to have breakfast together today because previously the original owner of this body had never done that with the crown prince,” I monologued to myself and for some reason I felt hurt by the crown prince’s treatment of Liu Yu Hua. Maybe it’s because I share a body with Liu Yu Hua that I can feel what she’s been feeling all this time.
A few moments later, I walked led by Mei Ying around the palace garden. Today the crown prince wanted to have breakfast in the gazebo near the lake in the park. The clothes I’m wearing right now are very rustic but look beautiful and elegant.
Now I saw two men, one of whom was wearing luxurious clothes, sitting in the gazebo and the other man was standing next to the man who was dressed in luxurious clothes.
“I greet Your Highness the Crown Prince,” said Mei Ying while prostrating, making me a little shocked by the rules that exist in this era.
“It seems like the princess has forgotten the royal rules but I’ll just let you be because you’re pregnant with my offspring,” said the man dressed in luxurious clothes, who was none other than the crown prince, which made me feel uneasy.
“Stand up,” continued the crown prince, allowing Mei Ying to stand up.
“Do you want to keep standing there until the food is gone?” asked the crown prince sarcastically, making it difficult for me to face the man in future.
With Mei Ying’s help, I sat in a chair opposite the crown prince. Here I can see the crown prince’s face very clearly. Mei Ying said previously, the crown prince was the most handsome prince among all the princes in this palace. The crown prince was even nicknamed the handsome god of the Qing dynasty. After seeing it clearly, the man in front of me was indeed very handsome and I should be proud to have a husband like him but instead. I don’t care whether he is handsome or ugly, the important thing is that his character must be good and affectionate to me, but this is a minus value for the man in front of me.
“Eat lots of food and is nutritious. “Don’t make my offspring starve in your stomach,” said the crown prince while giving a code to the man beside him who was his personal bodyguard to leave the two of us alone.
I really didn’t enjoy my breakfast because the crown prince always pestered me when I wanted to take food that was so appetizing to my eyes.
“This is food for me and you are prohibited from eating this while pregnant,” said the crown prince, forbidding me to eat the stir-fried clams that looked appetizing.
After saying that, the crown prince took a small bowl that was available on the table and then poured the hot soup into the bowl. Mei Ying, who was watching from a short distance, wanted to do that but the crown prince forbade her and wanted to do it himself.
“Eat this until it’s finished. “Swallow’s nest soup is very good for the growth and development of the fetus in your stomach,” said the crown prince, which made me a little touched by his attention to me.
“This is for my descendants. He must be healthy and strong,” he continued, which made me immediately want to finish the breakfast.
A few days later, there was a rebellion in the palace. Mei Ying was standing next to me with a trembling body. I honestly felt scared but I hid it in front of Mei Ying. Even though I was curious about what was happening out there, I was forbidden to leave my pavilion and there were several royal guards guarding the perimeter of my pavilion.
“Mei Ying. Try going out and asking the guards about the conditions out there,” I said because I was worried about the condition of the crown prince who was said to be at the forefront of fighting the rebellion. I don’t know why I feel worried about the cold crown prince, maybe because the child in my stomach is worried about his father.
For the past few days I have been trying to accept my fate of having moved dimensions or time traveled. I also don’t understand what really happened to me.
There was a noise outside my pavilion. Mei Ying, who was still outside with her bodyguards, shouted loudly, making me worried and nervous. The noise sounded like the sound of swords rubbing and blows.
I tried to peek through the window gap and I was very surprised when I saw several royal guards fallen and covered in blood. I looked around and looked for Mei Ying but I didn’t see her.
“I shouldn’t have told Mei Ying to get out of here,” I regretted and felt scared and guilty towards Mei Ying who somehow was out there.
Suddenly the sound of my pavilion door being forced open. Two men dressed in black and wearing face coverings were walking towards me.
“Go! Do not come close!” I screamed loudly trying to avoid the two men dressed in black.
“We won’t hurt the princess if come with us voluntarily,” said one of the men dressed in black.
“Don’t be presumptuous. You don’t know who I am. “I’m the wife of the crown prince,” I said firmly while hiding my fear.
“Hahaha, we know and that’s the reason we are carrying out this rebellion,” said the other man in black, making me glare perfectly.
“Why am I the reason you are carrying out this rebellion and who is your master?” I asked bravely even though I actually felt very scared facing the two men who looked strong in front of me.
“Come with us now if the princess is curious about our master. “Our master also miss the princess,” said the man while trying to catch me.
I swiftly avoided it. I have martial arts knowledge. I even won a national level taekwondo competition.
I ran towards the back door of my pavilion and the two men tried to catch me. My fat belly makes me a little slow in running and hopefully nothing happens to the baby in my womb. Even though I didn’t take part in the process of making this baby, now this body is mine, so automatically the baby in my stomach is my child too.
“Stop princess, we won’t hurt you. “This is at our master’s request,” shouted one of the dressed men as he chased me.
Now I am in a dense forest. You must be wondering why I run so fast compared to the two assassins. That’s because I’m used to doing sports and jogging every day. Maybe the original owner of this body was also diligent in exercising, I thought because her immune system was also strong even though she was pregnant.
“I’m sorry, baby. Mother was forced to run and that must have shaken you up inside but don’t worry they won’t be able to catch us,” I muttered as if the baby in my stomach heard and understood my words.
I rested for a while under a big tree while thinking about how to get out of this forest before dark.
There was the sound of footsteps around me. I, who was previously sitting, immediately stood up and peeked out from behind the tree and sure enough, one of the assassin was looking for me.
“You can’t run away anymore, princess,” said one of the assassin who was suddenly behind me.
“We will have to hurt the princess if don’t compromise,” continued the assassin who was preparing to cover my mouth.
I swiftly slapped the assassin’s hand hard and twisted it behind him and his body fell to the ground.
“Let me go. “Otherwise I will really kill the princess,” threatened the assassin while groaning in pain and trying to fight back but couldn’t because I was locking his body.
“Shut up. “Don’t talk too much or I’ll really break your arm,” I threatened back at the assassin while pressing his arm deeper.
The voice of pain from the assassin made his colleague approach us with his eyes bulging. Maybe he didn’t believe a princess like me could defeat his partner.
“Don’t just stand there stupid. Fight the princess if you dare. “We underestimated her earlier,” said assassin who was in pain.
The other assassin tried to hit me and before dodging, I broke the other assassin’s arm and heard a cracking sound.
“Aaarrrgh, you bastard woman” screamed and cursed the assassin whose arm I broke.
I didn't care about that and tried to avoid blow after blow from the other assassins. When he tried to kick me in the stomach, I swiftly dodged and ran away because now I was really tired, thirsty and hungry.
While running, I saw an ancient house consisting of two floors. It seemed like the house was uninhabited. I also dared to go into the house and hide from being chased by the assassins.
I looked around in all directions. My attention saw a large barrel made of clay. I opened the lid of the barrel and sniffed the contents. It contains clean, drinkable water. I immediately looked for a container to take water from the barrel. I drank the water until it finished. I really feel relieved now even though my hunger hasn't disappeared.
"Mother is sorry, baby . Surely you are hungry. "Later, when mother is safe, we'll look for food around here," I muttered while stroking my bloated stomach, which is of royal descent.
The sound of footsteps made me flinch. I immediately looked for a place to hide in the uninhabited house. It must have been the assassin who came. They really don't give up.
I found a good hiding place behind some piles of wood although it was a bit cramped.
The sound of footsteps could be heard near me. I held my breath and felt nervous. A few moments later the sound of footsteps going away made me take a deep breath.
Now I'm out of my hiding place. I saw a large window open on the 2nd floor where I am now. I walked slowly and from the window, I clearly saw the two assassins sitting on the front porch of the house and one of them looked pale.
“Tsk. They are really loyal subordinates but really give me a lot of trouble. How can I get out of here if they are guarding the front of the house?" I muttered while snorting in annoyance.
It was starting to get late in the afternoon, I only drank water to control my hunger. I peeked again from the window of the two assassins. They looked tired and fell asleep while sitting.
"Looks like now is my time to escape from here before they wake up," I muttered as I crept out of the house.
I passed the two assassins slowly and tried not to make any noise. And it worked, I was able to escape from the two assassins safely and walked into the forest until I found a busy traditional market.
My eyes lit up when I saw a very delicious market food that was similar to satay. With unsteady steps because I was tired, I approached the food seller.
“Welcome miss. Please choose. "Everything is freshly cooked by my wife," said the old seller.
I smiled and chose the appetizing food. I ate the satay greedily until I finished 10 skewers.
I let out a small burp because I was full. After that I looked for something to pay for the food I had bought. I looked at the old man with a stiff expression.
“Miss finished 10 skewers. 1 skewer costs 2 coppers. "So the total is 20 coppers, miss," said the man while calculating the amount of coppers I had to pay.
The problem is I don't have any money. How do I pay for the food. I was really stupid because I was so hungry that I didn't realize I didn't bring anything.
I looked down and saw that the luxurious clothes I was wearing were now worn and dirty. I remembered that today I wore earrings made of pure gold.
I took off my a pair of earrings and paid for the meal to the old man who was looking at me in confusion.
“Sorry grandpa. I didn't bring any money. Can I pay with the earrings I have?" I asked while handing my pair of earrings to the old man.
The old man received my pair of earrings and suddenly his face was shocked. Maybe because it was the first time the old man had seen such a luxurious item.
“No miss. This old man couldn't accept it. Miss's earrings are not worth my selling price. "Let's just say I gave the 10 skewers for free to Miss," said the old man, refusing the pair of earrings I gave him.
Before I opened my mouth to speak, I heard several men gossiping about the current state of the palace. I sharpen my hearing carefully.
“Now the palace is in a state of chaos. “This morning there was a rebellion in the palace and the crown prince’s wife was declared missing,” said one of the men wearing ancient dark green clothes.
“I heard that the crown prince was looking for his wife’s whereabouts, so he punished all the servants who served his wife because they had neglected their duties to look after the crown prince’s wife,” said a man wearing ancient light green clothes.
“It seems like the crown prince is two-faced. When his wife disappeared, he was seen with the second daughter of Prime Minister Chen.
“Is it not like prime minister Chen’s second daughter is the crown prince’s former fiancée?. “Maybe they will be together again,” said the man wearing ancient green clothes.
I heard everything clearly. It’s possible that the crown prince was with his ex-fiancée when his wife disappeared. For some reason I felt heartbroken and jealous when I heard that.
I decided to go far from the kingdom. I left the old man and forced him to accept a pair of earrings that were no longer worth anything to me. I decided to completely leave the crown prince’s life before I fell deeper in love. Yes, I am aware that the crown prince’s attention to me lately has touched me and started to fall in love with him, but I am not the original owner of this body so I have no right to have those feelings, especially now that the crown prince is with his ex-fiancée. He must really love his ex-fiancée, I thought.
I saw some young women were walking towards the mountains and I decided to follow them because we had the same destination. Through the memories of the original owner of this body, there was a clan that occupied that mountainous area. The clan was called the Hwang clan and they would accept anyone who wanted to join them.
On the way, the three women and I got to know each other. These three were 2 to three years older than me but they respected me and helped me overcome all the obstacles on the way until we were at our destination.
The head of the Hwang clan welcomed us in a friendly manner and it turned out that one of the women was a descendant of the Hwang clan.
I can’t believe it’s been several months since I lived with the Hwang clan. They really accepted me well and were entrusted to be the head chef for the Hwang clan after tasting my dishes that they had never eaten before. Of course, because some of the food I cook is from 20th and 21st century recipes.
I’m only a month away from giving birth. All the clan members took good care of me and they were happy because soon there would be a baby among us. Surely you are curious about whether I miss the crown prince or not. Of course yes. Every night before going to bed, I cry silently because I miss that cold man or maybe because the baby in my stomach needs caress from its father. I also have no plans to return to the palace and no one knows my real identity because I changed my name to Shang Zhi. This clan is far from the palace so there is no news about the kingdom. Last time there were several clan members who had come down the mountain and heard the news that until now the crown prince was looking for the whereabouts of his wife and the king of the neighbouring kingdom was also looking for the princess and was furious with the crown prince.
The next day, several clan members and I were having a picnic near a local residential area. Even though my stomach was growing and felt heavy, I was still active in moving around even though some clan members were worried and advised me to just stay in the settlement. But I felt bored and wanted to go on a picnic with them.
Now I’m alone, not too far from the other members. I walked slowly while stroking my stomach and walked down the street. Suddenly there was a middle-aged man who recognized me and shouted when he saw the wife of the crown prince.
Of course I was shocked and turned around. But I was even more shocked when I saw the figure of the crown prince who was walking towards me with a look that was difficult for me to decipher. Angry? Disappointed? Miss? Happy?. I don’t know, I really can’t guess.
When the figure of the crown prince was clearly visible up close. I immediately ran even though it was very difficult because my stomach was very big. But it was all in vain because the crown prince easily caught me and then pulled me into his arms.
Suddenly I woke up from my sleep with a feeling of loss and it turned out that all of this was just a dream that felt real to me. I checked my stomach and it looked still as flat as before. I can’t even remember the face of the crown prince anymore. I don’t know whether I should be grateful or not if I’ve only been dreaming all this time but my feelings for the crown prince are really real.
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