Chapter 20: The Heartlinked Mirror

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System: [Merit points increased by 300]
System: [Merit points increased by 500]
System: [Merit points increased by 5,000]
Huh??
Lin Yue, still half-asleep, was woken by the sudden voice of the system. Faced with the unexpected influx of merit points, she was equally surprised.
“System, what’s going on?”
System: [The civil and military officials have come to court. News of the host’s donation of a luminous pearl to the Ministry of Works has spread rapidly, and its influence is growing.]
Lin Yue’s eyes snapped open, excitement bubbling up. “So, even if the money comes from a villain, as long as it’s given to me, using it for good deeds still earns merit.”
System: [Correct. You have already received 20,000 merit points through energy conversion, and it continues to increase.]
[Host, you may now choose to exchange for 20 bottles of nutritional elixir, or 1 life-saving pill and 2 vigor pills.]
Lin Yue felt as if she hadn’t fully woken. Her body was extremely weak, no doubt the result of the original owner’s abuse, which had left her physically shattered.
She immediately chose to exchange for one bottle of nutritional elixir.
In an instant, her cheeks plumped with vitality, her entire being brimming with energy. Her skin felt smooth and moist beneath her fingertips.
She hurried to the mirror, where the beauty reflected back at her smiled radiantly, glowing with health—truly a sight to behold. She beamed, “Now this is more like a person.”
Nanny Qin, hearing the noise, entered to serve her. Seeing the princess consort standing before the mirror, she was utterly astonished; this was the same shy, radiant beauty from before her marriage.
“Princess Consort, you…”
Lin Yue smiled. “I know, I’ve become beautiful.”
“Yesterday, when I returned home, my mother was worried and gave me some tonic medicine. I didn’t expect it to work so well.”
Nanny Qin wiped away tears. “You should have been like this long ago. A beauty like you—who wouldn’t love you? To have wasted away so thin and frail, it pained this old servant to see.”
Lin Yue waved her off. “Enough, don’t be sad. I’ve gotten my mind back now, haven’t I?”
“Prepare breakfast early; I want to eat quickly and head to the palace.”
Since she could now exchange for a life-saving pill, she intended to cure the crown prince’s hidden illness. Otherwise, it was a ticking time bomb.
Nanny Qin hurried to prepare the meal. That morning, Su Yingyue did not come to pay respects, and Xiao Huaqing was nowhere to be seen, yet Lin Yue remained in good spirits.
The servants all gazed at her with astonishment. They had always known she was beautiful, but she had been too haggard before.

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Now that she was well-recovered, her eyes shone brightly. If it weren’t for her unchanged figure and features, they might have thought the princess consort had been replaced by someone else.
Just as Lin Yue was about to leave, Luo Qingyu came to pay respects. “Princess Consort, someone wants to see you.”
Luo Qingyu was slightly taken aback by the radiant princess consort, though the memory of her was always as a bright and gracious lady—just recently worn down and pale.
Lin Yue immediately asked with caution, “Who?”
[It better not be that unfilial Xiao Huaqing, or I’ll lose it!]
Luo Qingyu found the princess consort endearing—she seemed to have no fondness for the heir apparent at all.
“It’s Master Zhang.”
“He’s considered the prince’s teacher. He once saved the prince’s life and even had a hand in arranging the prince and princess consort’s marriage…”
“I know. I’ll go with you.”
In the original book, the half-immortal character could see through a person’s fate at a glance, but sadly, the novel gave him scant description—he always appeared at crucial moments to save someone, then vanished again.
Lin Yue followed Luo Qingyu to meet Master Zhang, expecting an old Taoist, but was slightly surprised upon seeing him.
The Taoist appeared just over forty, with an extraordinary demeanor and refined features. His warm eyes radiated friendly kindness.
At the first glance, Master Zhang’s eyes blazed with intense light.
“I know you come from another world. I have been waiting for you.”
“Three hundred years ago, I was fortunate enough to enter the Qi Refining stage. My divine consciousness was summoned by my master. He told me that nowadays, cultivation is no longer something small-rooted people like me can achieve, but it’s not entirely impossible.”
“He granted me three hundred years of lifespan to wait for an alien soul to enter this world—perhaps this is my chance.”
“Because of this, I have gone into hiding, changing identities constantly while waiting, until three years ago, when I sensed your imminent arrival and specifically chose this body for you.”
Lin Yue was greatly shocked.
“I’m a transmigrator…” She wanted to say she had crossed into a book, but if she told Master Zhang he was living inside a book, it might be quite a blow.
Besides, since the system had upgraded, there was hope of reaching a cultivation world—could it be that Master Zhang was waiting for this very opportunity?
But she had no intention of cultivating! If she returned to the modern world and the system points reset to zero, Master Zhang’s waiting would have been in vain.
Lin Yue hesitated. “But I don’t know how to help you yet.”
Master Zhang said, “No matter. If fate were so easy, I wouldn’t have waited three hundred years.”
“Moreover, I have not idle a single day during these centuries. I have also tried to understand the mysteries of heaven and earth, to enter the profound gateway.”

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“I have come to show goodwill to the princess consort. From now on, if you face any difficulties, you may always seek me out.”
Upon hearing this, Lin Yue immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
As long as Master Zhang was not obsessed with cultivation, she had little to worry about.
She promptly said, “Rest assured, if I find anything beneficial to you, I will inform you at once.”
Master Zhang hurriedly expressed his thanks. “Then I thank you in advance, Princess Consort.”
Lin Yue blushed, feeling somewhat embarrassed; she wasn’t even sure if she could help him.
At that moment, Master Zhang smiled again. “I was the matchmaker for you and the prince. I gave each of you a pair of Heart-Linked Mirrors, gifts from my master, not ordinary items. As long as your hearts are in sync, you can communicate across a thousand miles. Have you and the prince ever tried them?”
Lin Yue: “…” She had no idea where the original owner had stashed them. She’d have to go find them.
That way, she wouldn’t worry about losing contact with Xiao Jingyun. But…
“Do we really have to have hearts in sync?”
[Can I just pretend to?]
Master Zhang laughed. “Fate will always be helped by Heaven. Princess Consort, rest assured.”
Lin Yue: “…” Fine.
…
News that Master Zhang personally came to the manor to see the princess consort surprised Chief Baili.
He waited outside Luo Qingyu’s courtyard and escorted Master Zhang upon his departure, inquiring, “Master Zhang, the princess consort has changed greatly recently. Has something triggered this?”
Master Zhang replied, “Life and death are but a moment. She has come to terms with it.”
“The prince is not here, so Chief Baili must be more understanding of the princess consort’s difficulties. Perhaps there will be blessings in the future.”
Chief Baili was caught off guard. Although he had always been loyal in serving his master, his impression of the princess consort had never been good.
Thinking it over, though he had not secretly undermined her in the past three years, he had not supported her either.
Now, hearing Master Zhang’s words, Chief Baili thought for a moment and said, “If Master Zhang says so, I will certainly take good care of the princess consort. No one outside will look down on her.”
Only then did Master Zhang feel at ease and take his leave.