Transmigration: Reverse Exploitation, the System Works for Me

The emperor had not summoned his concubines to his bedchamber for a long time, so the empress personally brought a bowl of soup to the Jiuzhou Qingyan banquet to request an audience. While advising the emperor to visit the inner palace more often, she also mentioned the sixth prince.

So the emperor led his entourage to Anlan Garden.

Unfortunately, he had just arrived nearby when he heard the commotion of the eunuch escorting Wusuhu'er.

With a single glance, Su Peisheng immediately jogged forward and stopped the eunuch who was about to escort Wusuhuer to be punished.

"Are you serving in Consort Zhuang's palace? What's going on?"

Wusuhu'er didn't recognize Su Peisheng, but she recognized the eunuch's clothes.

So, while the eunuch holding her was bowing to Su Peisheng, she suddenly broke free from his grasp, pulled the handkerchief out of her mouth, and shouted, "Help! Consort Zhuang is a traitor!"

Her scream was so sharp and piercing, it was comparable to that of a eunuch.

The eunuch escorting her glared fiercely and kicked Wusuhu'er hard in the back of the knee. "You lowly servant, how dare you slander my mistress!"

“Eunuch Su, please be wise. This lowly maid who appeared out of nowhere is falsely claiming to be a relative of my lady’s maternal family, but there is no one in my lady’s maternal family with the surname Wusu.”

"Moreover, she was just a lowly palace maid, wandering around the Yuanmingyuan Garden alone without any maids or eunuchs to guide her. When questioned by servants, she stammered and couldn't give a coherent answer."

"Furthermore, she disregarded palace rules and shouted loudly outside Anlan Garden, almost disturbing the Empress and the Prince. All these behaviors are very suspicious, and we servants are about to take her to see the head maid."

Wusuhu'er, on all fours, looked up at Su Peisheng in pain and cried out in a panic, "That's not true! I really am a relative of Consort Zhuang! Madam Ma, the matriarch of the Yu family, is my uncle's sister!"

"It was the Yu family. The Yu family wrote a letter to the Wusu family, and the Wusu family then sent a message to me, asking me to pass on a message to Consort Zhuang."

Upon hearing this, Su Peisheng understood a little; this palace maid was a relative from Consort Zhuang's stepmother's side of the family.

Su Peisheng had specifically learned about the Yu family's situation, and naturally knew that the current matriarch of the Yu family was not Consort Zhuang's biological mother.

Although the Yu family left the capital early, they were unable to find out what Zhuang Pin's situation was like in the Yu family.

But just by looking at the fact that both Consort Zhuang and Chunrong were sent to the palace to become maids, it's clear that Madam Ma, as a second wife, didn't treat the children born to the first wife well.

No wonder Consort Zhuang was unwilling to see this palace maid.

Su Peisheng picked at his ears; the palace maid's voice was indeed quite grating!

"Alright, what message did the Yu family ask you to convey to Consort Zhuang?"

Wusuhu'er's eyes lit up for once, and she said arrogantly, "I won't tell you until I see Consort Zhuang."

If Consort Zhuang cannot satisfy her, she can forget about knowing anything about the Yu family!

Su Peisheng's eyes turned cold. What an utterly stupid fool!

He flicked his sleeves and scurried back to report.

"Your Majesty, this servant has already inquired. Consort Zhuang's stepmother has a maid who works in the garden. Lord Yu asked this maid to pass on a message to Consort Zhuang, but this maid is so audacious that she actually thought of using this to manipulate the Consort."

"How could Your Highness allow this palace maid to run rampant? Look, she has already had the maid arrested. The people in Your Highness's palace are about to take her to the head maid for punishment."

The emperor was almost laughing with anger. How dare a lowly palace maid threaten the concubines in the harem!

"That palace maid probably hasn't even seen Consort Zhuang yet, has she?"

“Consort Zhuang is straightforward. If that palace maid were to come before Consort Zhuang, she would only be scolded to her face and then kicked out of Anlan Garden. She would never think of having someone hand the palace maid over to the head maid for disposal.”

"Besides, Consort Zhuang has Chunrong watching over her. If that palace maid dares to put on airs in front of Consort Zhuang, Chunrong has plenty of ways to deal with her and will never allow that palace maid to have the chance to shout it out in public."

"Your Majesty is truly wise!" Su Peisheng flattered the emperor.

"When I asked her questions, the palace maid was very arrogant and even declared that she would not say a word until she saw Consort Zhuang."

Therefore, it is not an exaggeration for him to say that the palace maid intended to use this to manipulate Consort Zhuang.

The emperor sighed with an ambiguous expression, for he had experienced something similar to what Consort Zhuang had gone through.

This is exactly what it means to be a servant who bullies his master and uses his power to oppress others.

When Emperor Tong's mother-in-law first passed away, her mother-in-law...

Memories buried deep within the emperor's mind were suddenly unearthed. He thought he would be able to let go of them after so many years, but why did he still feel so uneasy?

The sudden surge of memories made the emperor lose his desire to play with his beloved concubine's young son. He turned and headed to the other side of the garden.

He knew best the hardships of being switched between his birth mother and adoptive mother.

Consort Zhuang is a good person. Although she comes from a humble background and is not very smart, she loves Xiao Liu very much.

For a royal prince, his maternal family doesn't need to be particularly outstanding.

It would be far better for Xiao Liu to be raised by Consort Zhuang's side than by the Empress's side.

The Queen...

"Go and investigate why the Yu family is looking for Consort Zhuang."

"Whoo."

Su Peisheng was secretly alarmed; the Emperor did indeed value Consort Zhuang quite a bit.

At Anlan Garden, when Xi Qiao received news that the emperor had inquired about the matter of Wusu Lake, he was shocked to realize that this matter was not simple.

"His Majesty has not summoned any of his concubines for a long time. Why has he come to Anlan Garden today?"

Xiao Lezi hesitated for a moment, "Does Aunt suspect that someone is plotting in secret, deliberately luring the Emperor to Anlan Garden?"

Xi Qiao nodded, "Although the Emperor did not enter Anlan Garden, there are no other concubines living around here and there is nothing particularly interesting to see."

Therefore, the emperor must have come for Anlan Garden, but for some reason, he turned around and left just as he was about to enter.

"No sooner had Wusuhuer come to request an audience than the Emperor arrived without a sound. If the Empress had met Wusuhuer, the Emperor would have been able to catch her talking to him when he arrived."

"The timing is just too coincidental."

Xi Qiao narrowed his eyes.

"His Majesty has finally managed to escape from state affairs and enter the inner palace. Logically, he should either go to Consort An's place to relax or visit Consort Hua, who is eight months pregnant. Our Lady is not yet allowed to serve the Emperor, so what is His Majesty doing here?"

"Check who has been to the Jiuzhou Qingyan banquet, and then find out the purpose of Wusuhu'er's visit today."

Xiao Lezi acted quickly and soon found out that the Empress had gone to the Jiuzhou Qingyan banquet to deliver soup.

Queen!

"Have you found anything about Wusu Lake?"

Xiao Lezi shook her head. "The people I sent encountered Eunuch Xia. They were afraid of making a mistake, so they didn't dare to take any action. Aunt, should we send someone else?"

Xi Qiao lowered his eyes and pondered for a moment, "Yes! You go to find Xia Xiazi yourself, openly and honestly. The Empress is probably trying to scheme against us through the Yu family. The Emperor has already started to get involved. We can't delay any longer, or we'll easily fall into a disadvantageous position."

She was quite curious about what the Empress had done.