Empress in her second playthrough: Something's not right with this plot!

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It can't be a dream. If it is, then how do you explain this photo?

"Dad, look, there are photos here. I would never lie to you."

Li Xingci didn't even glance at the photo before speaking earnestly.

"Don't put too much pressure on yourself because your mom is urging you. Don't ask someone to impersonate her next time."

"I really didn't!"

Having already committed a 'criminal offense,' Li Jingwu was speechless. He held his phone, trying to explain, but all his explanations seemed so weak.

"Alright, go find someone soon and bring them home to meet your mom."

Don't set your standards too high. In this world, only I can find a woman as beautiful as your mother.

As he spoke, Li Xingci glanced at the large suitcase on the wardrobe out of the corner of his eye, turned around, and walked out of the room.

"Okay, I'm leaving."

"Dad, listen to me." Li Jingwu immediately followed him out. "Dad..."

boom.

As the door closed, Li Jingwu turned back to look at the bedroom again.

Then, his gaze quickly fell on the large suitcase above the wardrobe.

He made a hand seal and moved the box down from the air, placing it directly on the bed.

Pinch the zipper with your fingers and slowly open it.

As the suitcase opened, Jiang Qingying was nestled inside, looking at him with an innocent expression.

And in her arms were her daily necessities.

Moreover, the empress in the box didn't even have time to put on her clothes.

Li Jingwu was so angry that he laughed.

Why are you hiding here?

Jiang Qingying stretched her arms and legs out of the suitcase and slowly extended them.

After stretching her arms and legs, she sat in her suitcase and said with a serious expression.

"I haven't even met your parents yet, and I'm already living with you. What will they think of me if they find out?"

In that world, if you haven't met each other's parents, let alone sleeping together, even meeting in private would be considered indecent.

The reason they slept there was because both of their parents had passed away and the two were already married, so it was perfectly reasonable for them to sleep together.

However, Uncle Li and Aunt Li in this world are unaware of all this.

She could tell her uncle that the two of them were already married, but how would she explain that afterward?

The son is getting married, but the father has no idea what kind of wedding it is.

If the wedding wasn't mentioned, her presence in this room would only be seen as promiscuous, and she didn't want to leave such an impression on her future father-in-law.

Upon hearing Li Jingwu call her "Dad," she understood what "Dad" meant and immediately put away all her outwardly visible belongings.

Looking around, only the large suitcase on the wardrobe was the most suitable for hiding someone.

She did consider hiding in the closet, but after thinking it over, she felt it would be too easy to be discovered.

Li Jingwu also understood Jiang Qingying's concerns. The Empress's mindset was still that the two should not meet before their wedding, let alone be alone together in a room.

However, he simply couldn't think about anything else right now.

Because the Empress in the suitcase is just too tempting.

With a gasp from Jiang Qingying, she was tackled to the ground by Li Jingwu once again.

……

One month later.

Li Jingwu received a package containing documents, and upon closer inspection, he discovered that the sender was his aunt.

When opened, there was only one page inside, but this page was very important to the Empress because it was proof of her identity.

Li Jingwu raised an eyebrow; his aunt was indeed reliable.

Jiang Qingying had clearly adapted to life here very quickly. She came out of the bedroom and looked at the piece of paper in Li Jingwu's hand.

What courier service?

"Come on, I'll take you home to meet my parents today."

"So fast?" Jiang Qingying was caught off guard. "I wasn't ready at all."

"There's nothing to prepare. When you meet them, just say what I taught you before."

I want to show my dad that I've found a woman prettier than his wife to be my wife.

Jiang Qingying rolled her eyes, thinking to herself: How can you compare yourself to your own father in this way?

Chapter 341 (Final Chapter)

"Even if I'm going to see my uncle and aunt, I should prepare some gifts."

Upon hearing this, Li Jingwu thought for a moment.

"My dad loves tea and wine, so gifts for him are easy to find. As for my mom, she'd probably like a bracelet or a bag."

Jiang Qingying did not respond immediately, but sat on the sofa, lost in thought.

After a long silence, Li Jingwu stretched out his hand and waved it in front of her.

"what happened to you?"

Jiang Qingying, having regained her senses, spoke.

"I want to concoct some longevity elixirs for my uncle and aunt."

Giving wine or tea as gifts is too ordinary; she wants to give something unique.

He may not be good at anything else, but when it comes to alchemy, he's second to none.

Li Jingwu racked his brains but never imagined the Empress would send elixirs as a gift. It was indeed a good idea, but—

"There's no alchemy furnace here, how will you refine pills?"

The Empress's alchemy furnace was in the palace's alchemy room, so they couldn't go back.

In this world, he had never heard of alchemy furnaces for sale.

On the sofa, Jiang Qingying pointed towards the kitchen behind her.

"Isn't there a gas stove?"

"what?!"

Li Jingwu was greatly shocked and even ran to the kitchen doorway to stare at the gas stove.

"This—can be used to refine pills?"

“Of course!” Jiang Qingying’s tone revealed a hint of pride. “The great way is simple; as long as there is fire, one can refine pills.”

Li Jingwu nodded mechanically.

"But what about the medicinal herbs?"

Even if the medicinal herbs from the world in the book could be found here, their efficacy would be greatly reduced.

Jiang Qingying, who was already adept at online shopping, held up her phone. In her shopping cart, she had already selected the medicinal herbs she needed.

"I checked, and all the medicinal herbs I need can be bought online."

"The medicinal properties of herbs in this world might not be as good as you imagine?"

"why?"

Li Jingwu explained patiently.

"The medicinal herbs in that world were all wild-harvested, while in this world, most of them are artificially cultivated for mass production."

Furthermore, environmental and water pollution also affects the medicinal properties.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Qingying glanced at the medicinal herb image in the promotional picture on her phone and fell into thought again.

A moment later, she looked up and said.

"Even if the medicinal properties weaken, it will still be good for your health. I'll buy some to try first. Once I've refined the elixir, I'll accompany you home."

"Ok."

Li Jingwu was mainly curious about using a gas stove to refine elixirs and wanted to see it for himself.

"By the way, buy more medicinal herbs. The pills that were given to me before can also be refined, right?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Qingying raised an eyebrow.

"You're not doing well anymore?"

Li Jingwu stubbornly refused to admit it, sticking his neck out as he spoke.

"Who says I can't do it? I just want to unleash my full potential."

As he spoke, he looked at Jiang Qingying with a provocative gaze.

"What, are you scared?"

To be honest, Jiang Qingying was actually a little scared.

She had experienced firsthand the effects of consuming the elixir; she felt as if all the water in her body had been drained away.

However, she still searched for the medicinal materials needed for the elixir.