Transmigration: Reverse Exploitation, the System Works for Me

Although Madam Yun heard everything the little eunuch said and was furious inside, she dared not show it on her face.

"No need for formalities, sir. You've gone to so much trouble for the young mistress. Please take this money and have some tea."

Yun gave the young eunuch the five taels of silver she had on her.

The young eunuch accepted the gift with a beaming smile, saying, "Thank you for the reward, Madam."

There were no extra promises, such as adding a dish for Zhen Huan.

Nonsense, a plate of good pastries from the imperial kitchen would cost ten or eight taels of silver. What can you do with five taels of silver?

Yun's smile froze, but she forced herself to say, "Please go ahead with your work, Eunuch. I'd like to say a few words to the young mistress."

Zhen Huan, who was originally sitting in the room, had now walked to Yun Shi's side.

Zhen Huan anxiously grasped Yun Shi's hand: "Mother, how have you and Yu Rao been these days? Has the Emperor made things difficult for you?"

Seeing her eldest daughter's complexion had deteriorated significantly in just a few days, Madam Yun felt a pang of heartache and held her in her arms.

"Huan'er..."

Once she opened her mouth, Yun could no longer hold back her grievances and pain, and tears streamed down her face.

When Zhen Huan saw Yun Shi crying, and thinking about the meals that had been delivered to her and the attitude of the palace servants over the past few days, she couldn't help but cry as well.

The mother and daughter stood in the courtyard, embracing each other and weeping bitterly.

Liu Zhu wanted to cry too, but she couldn't.

"My lady, please don't cry. You must think of the imperial heir in your womb."

"Madam, please persuade the young master. What if the imperial heir is harmed?"

Even if Liu Zhu was stupid, she knew that their only hope was the imperial heir in Zhen Huan's womb.

Whether it was Liu Zhu's words of comfort that had an effect or not, the mother and daughter, who had been crying their hearts out, gradually stopped crying.

"Mother, let's go inside and talk."

But when Lady Yun and Zhen Huan helped each other into the room and saw the three plates of food on the table that were completely unappetizing, tears welled up in Lady Yun's eyes again.

Hearing and seeing are completely different. To put it bluntly, even the servants of the Zhen family wouldn't eat the food on that table, yet her pregnant daughter could only eat that.

Lady Yun was filled with grief and indignation, and couldn't help but secretly resent the emperor for being heartless, cold-blooded, and ruthless.

Huan'er is carrying the Emperor's child after all!

"Huan'er, you must take good care of yourself. Mother will definitely find a way to make your life easier for you and the child."

Zhen Huan was so engrossed in her own emotions that she didn't notice the oddity in Yun Shi's words.

"Mother, don't worry about me. I am carrying the Emperor's child. The Emperor won't ignore me forever. It's common for people to clique around in the palace. Once the Emperor's anger subsides, I will deal with those scoundrels."

She will repay the humiliation she suffered today tenfold or a hundredfold in the future.

Upon hearing this, Lady Yun's sorrow deepened. Her foolish daughter—all of this was orchestrated by the Emperor!

She pursed her lips, looking at Zhen Huan with a hesitant expression, but the shame and guilt in her heart ultimately prevented her from telling her daughter about the emperor's favor towards her.

Zhen Huan took Yun Shi's behavior as Yun Shi's concern for her and didn't think much of it, only trying to comfort Yun Shi.

After Yun Shi calmed down, she asked again, "Mother, is anyone in the palace making things difficult for you and Yu Rao?"

Tears welled up in Yun's eyes again, but she smiled and said, "No, Yu Rao and I are living very well at Natural Picture. Apart from not being able to move around freely, it's no worse than home."

Zhen Huan was finally relieved to hear Yun Shi's words.

Then she said guiltily, "I feel really ashamed that my mother and Yu Rao have been so frightened because of me. I don't know how worried my father must be at home when I haven't seen my mother and Yu Rao for so long."

Two more lines of tears flowed from Zhen Huan's eyes.

"It's all my fault, I was wrong. I have failed my father's expectations and my mother's teachings."

In the past few days, Yun had deliberately tried not to think about her husband, Zhen Yuandao. But now, when her eldest daughter brought it up, a flood of complex emotions, such as the guilt of betraying her husband and falling into the arms of another, and the pain of being forced to commit incest with her daughter's husband, swept over her like a raging torrent, instantly overwhelming her.

Yun's face was deathly pale, and her body was trembling.

"Huan'er, I have failed your father."

Unaware of the negative emotions swirling within them, Yun Shi and Zhen Huan were oblivious to how many eyes were watching them from across the palace.

Although the truth about Zhen Huan's imprisonment and the news of Yun Shi's favor with the emperor have not yet been discovered by more people, the royal family has diligently provided the world with another big juicy story.

The current emperor's younger brother, Prince Guo, has a penchant for sharing peaches and homosexuality!

The news caused an immediate uproar in the capital, becoming common knowledge.

Many ordinary people were skeptical about the veracity of this news, but the royal family members believed it without a doubt.

Firstly, when Prince Guo and Ah Jin were causing trouble in the Yuanmingyuan Garden that day, these members of the imperial family were also in the garden, and many of the palace servants who were staying there even went to see what was happening.

Secondly, the place from which this rumor originated was none other than the residence of Prince Guo!

Many servants in Prince Guo's mansion noticed that Prince Guo had been masturbating with Ah Jin's clothes for several nights in a row.

During the Qing Dynasty, the bondservant policy was prevalent, and the palace maids who served in the Prince Guo's mansion were the most numerous.

Those who are bondservants have many in-laws and extensive connections.

The news was well-founded, and there were witnesses and physical evidence at the time. It quickly spread from one person to ten, and from ten to a hundred. Not only the royal family and relatives, but even the three upper banners of the Manchu army knew about it.

When Prince Guo received this news, he almost fainted from anger. Unfortunately, he had no evidence to refute it, and he couldn't rush to someone else's residence to prove his innocence.

Most importantly, these past few nights, he has been unable to control himself, his mind filled with the intimate scenes with Ah Jin that day, and he has been obsessed with masturbating with Ah Jin's clothes.

This caused Prince Guo to develop deep self-doubt.

Could it be that he really has this kind of fetish?

Therefore, one night, Prince Guo pulled a palace maid into his bed.

Both of them took off their clothes. Although Prince Guo was aroused, deep down he had no desire to consummate the marriage with this palace maid. On the contrary, he desperately wanted Ah Jin.

Prince Guo immediately flew into a rage and, in a fit of anger, chased the palace maid out of the room—he did not have the perverted hobby of self-pleasure in front of others.

This action further convinced the spies watching in secret that Prince Guo indeed had homosexual tendencies.

What a joke! Those palace maids were already naked and they still chased them out!

It's either not working, or it's not working with women.

But neither of them has a good reputation.