Transmigration: Reverse Exploitation, the System Works for Me

Sun Zhuxi's actions quickly came into the view of Consort Hua and Xi Qiao.

It wasn't that Sun Zhuxi was particularly careless.

The truth is, Sun Zhuxi only has a few capable people, and they keep coming and going without changing.

However, Xi Qiao soon lost interest in following up on Sun Zhuxi's scheme against Consort Qi, because that scoundrel Emperor actually brought the Fourth Prince back from the Yuanmingyuan and registered him under the name of Consort Yun of Chengqian Palace.

Although this action seemed like an attempt to cover up the truth.

but!

But in the original story, the Fourth Prince was destined to be the next emperor!

Their luck and fortune must be very strong.

She had finally managed to suppress Zhen Huan by using the Empress Dowager and the Empress as her mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, but then the Fourth Prince Hongli came along, and Xi Qiao even thought of giving up for a moment.

Who the hell wants this imperial throne and the world, or that illusory merit and fortune?

Neither the Empress Dowager nor the Emperor are easily fooled. After a night of calm, they may have already discovered something amiss and begun to deploy people to keep watch over the harem, trying to find out who the real mastermind is.

There was nothing on the Empress Dowager's side that she could be afraid of, but the Emperor had a secret agent force called the Blood Droplets!

Although Xia Yi, the leader of the Blood Droplets, was weak and easily defeated by bricks in the story, he was successfully ambushed by Xiao Yunzi, a eunuch who only knew some martial arts.

However, Xiao Yunzi becomes the female lead's confidante in the later stages, surrounded by the female lead's halo. Rather than saying that Xia Yi died at Xiao Yunzi's hands, it's more accurate to say that he died under the female lead's halo.

But what is she anyway?

If she were to run into the Blood Droplets, even Xia Yi, as the leader, wouldn't need to lift a finger; their lowest-ranking henchman would be able to uncover her secrets.

She didn't know how powerful the Flying Guillotine was in "The Legend of Zhen Huan," but in unofficial history, the Flying Guillotine, established by Emperor Yongzheng, was his protective weapon during the struggle for the throne among the nine princes!

Not only did they protect him from many deadly crises, but they also helped him uncover the fatal weaknesses of many political enemies, mortal enemies, and competitors.

Although the Fourth Prince in "Empresses in the Palace" is not the Yongzheng Emperor in official history, and may not have the same ruthlessness and charisma as the Yongzheng Emperor in unofficial history, he still managed to set up a Blood Droplet!

Even if it's not as powerful as the blood-dripping guillotine recorded in unofficial histories, it should at least have one or two tenths of its power, right?

She was just an ordinary person with a few lucky encounters and opportunities, possessing only a tiny bit more self-protection skills than the average person, but definitely not strong enough to go head-to-head with a royal organization specializing in secret investigations.

If you're caught, you can't escape the tortures of the Imperial Guard, nor can you avoid the interrogation by the Flying Guillotine. It doesn't matter whether you survive or not, you'll die anyway.

but!

A serious problem has arisen.

After an unnatural death, can she be resurrected in another world?

Although the great woman sent her to the world of Zhen Huan, she didn't leave her a single word. Xuan Guangbi is also like an idiot who can't communicate, which makes her very frustrated and passive now.

The only thing she could guess was that the woman probably hoped she could accumulate merit and good fortune in these worlds.

After all, the moment she harbored murderous intent, the warning that surfaced in her mind was so strong and vivid.

In that instant, a realization dawned on her—killing is a morally reprehensible act.

Therefore, Xi Qiao guessed that he needed merit, or even good fortune.

But how much merit can she accumulate by doing good deeds throughout her life?

It's just a minor detail.

But raising an emperor is a different story.

In this autocratic feudal dynasty, the emperor's good deed was to govern the country and let the people live in peace and prosperity!

She didn't even need Xi Qiao to actively instill the concept of good deeds. All she had to do was help a royal prince ascend the throne. As long as this prince wasn't a tyrant who was greedy for pleasure and neglected state affairs, she could reap countless merits.

This is an incredibly profitable opportunity!

She had this idea not out of her own imagination, but because the great woman had put her into the palace, and even closer to the Empress Dowager, who was at the very center of imperial power.

Please don't say it's a coincidence or anything like that.

She doesn't believe it!

Let alone the whole world, even in the imperial palace, how many palace maids and eunuchs don't die every day?

Why did Hao Da Nu not put her into someone else's body, but instead put her into Chun Rong's body? And what a coincidence that Chun Rong's younger sister is the cannon fodder Yu Ying'er.

Someone like her, a woman who is very independent and strong-willed, must have a deeper meaning behind her actions.

Xi Qiao naturally figured it out and accepted it.

But the problem now is that she can't move!

Hongli was brought back to the palace and immediately sent to Chengqian Palace.

Looking at the eleven-year-old boy in front of her, Yun Xinluo's complex emotions were undeniable.

Although the emperor's motives for registering such a high-ranking royal prince under her name were not pure.

Seventy percent of it was to cover up the impact of her true identity on him.

Of the remaining 30%, those who did so purely for Yun Xinluo herself probably account for less than one or two out of ten.

However, even this small fraction of the benefits she brought were unparalleled.

First of all, her identity was an open secret. The concubines in the harem all despised and looked down on her. Even the palace maids and eunuchs with a little status would scoff at her. She had almost no dignity that an imperial concubine should have and had no way to develop her own power.

Secondly, although the emperor summoned her to his bedchamber most often, he showed her very little actual affection. He treated her entirely as a tool for sexual gratification, to be summoned and dismissed at will, and an object to remind him of his past love.

There were three thousand concubines in the imperial harem, but there was only one emperor, and his favor was limited.

If she takes more, others will naturally have less.

This naturally attracted the attention and attacks of the concubines.

Because of the emperor's casual attitude towards her, she dared not speak out about the unfair treatment she received. Even if she did confide in him, the emperor would not argue with his serious concubines over the opinions of some trivial matter.

Finally, she misjudged the situation on Mid-Autumn Festival night, causing the Emperor to lose face in front of the royal family and key ministers, and leading the Emperor to misunderstand the Empress Dowager, thus incurring the wrath of the Empress Dowager, the Empress, and the Uya family.

Two of the three masters of the palace harbored resentment towards her, and her living environment was almost oppressed to the extreme.

However, the arrival of the Fourth Prince almost completely resolved the predicament she was currently facing.

It didn't matter if the palace maids and eunuchs looked down on her, but the Fourth Prince was of royal blood. No matter how badly he fared or how much the emperor favored him, he would at least get a Beizi title when he came of age.

A prince of the royal family could easily crush a few palace servants.

On the other hand, the Fourth Prince is a potential future patron, and the palace servants would be happy to curry favor with him, placing their bets in advance for future benefits.

As the birth mother of the Fourth Prince on his jade tablet, Yun Xinluo would also benefit from this.

Currently, the emperor has only five sons. The third prince is the legitimate son of the first empress. The fifth prince has been disliked by the emperor since birth and has been raised in the Yuanmingyuan Garden. Although the sixth prince is favored by the emperor, he is not yet a year old, and it is still unknown whether he will be able to establish himself.

Royal princes are so rare that even though the Fourth Prince, who is already over ten years old, comes from a prestigious family, he is still considered a promising young prince.

Yun Xinluo, on the other hand, was one of the very few concubines in the palace who had princes under her name.

Although this did not change the emperor's attitude of treating her as a plaything, outsiders would only think that the emperor's actions were to elevate her, to give her status and position, and because he doted on her!

Those concubines who looked down on her, bullied her, and schemed against her would then become wary and dare not humiliate her so easily anymore.

Even though they still disliked her, for the sake of the Fourth Prince, they would have to consider whether they were powerful enough to harm him in the next attempt to take action, and whether the effort and reward were worthwhile.

However, none of the above are the most important.

Most importantly, the Emperor gave her the Fourth Prince as his son, which was given to the other two masters of the palace—the Empress Dowager and the Empress—to convey the Emperor's high regard for and protection of Yun Xinluo.

As long as the Fourth Prince is under her control, these two will not easily take her life!

They were hesitant to act for fear of causing serious harm!

As long as she can stay alive, anything is possible.

Yun Xinluo wasn't a love-obsessed person who prioritized romance above all else, but everything the emperor had given her—good, bad, broken, whole, things that the world desperately sought and things that all beings disdained and scorned—seemed to have been melted into one at this moment, becoming a new, unknown, and complex emotion that gave rise to an indescribable attachment in her heart.

"Hongli greets his mother, wishing her boundless blessings and good fortune."

Yun Xinluo watched as the fourth prince, led by his wet nurse, stepped forward to pay his respects. The eleven or twelve-year-old boy was thin and emaciated, with a timid expression, like a little cabbage that had been battered by wind and frost.

"Get up quickly."

Yun Xinluo stepped forward and personally helped the Fourth Prince up. She looked at him with tears in her eyes, her expression complex, showing pity, closeness, affection, and caution, but not the disgust the Fourth Prince had expected.

The Fourth Prince's mood lightened considerably, and the smile on his face became more genuine. "Son thanks Mother for her consideration."

Royal children mature early, especially since the Fourth Prince was actually eleven years old, not one. He naturally knew what he needed to know—such as his origins, his birth mother's identity, the emperor's dislike of him, and the empress dowager's and the concubines' indifference towards him.

He has always kept in mind all the injustices he has suffered since he can remember.

At this moment, a favored concubine in the harem suddenly showed him kindness. Although the Fourth Prince was not so grateful as to regard her as his own mother, he couldn't help but feel some joy and anticipation in his heart.

This person, in particular, was rescued from the Yuanmingyuan and is said to be the most favored concubine of the Emperor recently!

Regardless of the other party's motives, this alone is enough to make the Fourth Prince determined to put on a show of "gratitude and filial piety towards his mother."

Looking at the Fourth Prince's eyes filled with filial affection, Yun Xinluo felt somewhat gratified, even though she didn't fully believe him.

Although they were mother and son who met later in life, now that their names have been inscribed on the jade tablet, they will be comrades-in-arms sharing joys and sorrows. As fellow grasshoppers on the same line, it is naturally best for them to have a harmonious relationship.

Yun Xinluo held the Fourth Prince's hand, her smile growing wider and wider.

"Good child, you must be tired from the journey to the palace. Your mother has had some easy-to-digest snacks and food prepared. Would you like to have some first, or wait until your father comes tonight and have some with him?"

The news that the Emperor was coming to Chengqian Palace tonight was delivered by someone from the Imperial Guard. Yun Xinluo didn't know what the Emperor was up to this time. Was he intentionally trying to make her look good, or was he simply there to see his son, the Fourth Prince?

However, this did not stop Yun Xinluo from using it as a bargaining chip to make the Fourth Prince see the gap between them and realize that what she could give him was something he could not obtain on his own.

Yun Xinluo didn't mind that the Fourth Prince had his own little thoughts and schemes. It was impossible for a prince who had already established himself in the royal family not to have his own ideas.

But she wanted the Fourth Prince to know who should be in control between them—even though in reality, it was Yun Xinluo who needed a royal prince like the Fourth Prince more.

Upon hearing that the Emperor would be coming that evening, the Fourth Prince's eyes lit up, and surprise and anticipation welled up uncontrollably in his eyes.

His adopted mother was more favored than he had expected!

only……

"Replying to Mother, I am not hungry. I have not seen Father for a long time, and I secretly hope that Father can spend some time with me. I hope Mother will grant my request."

As he spoke, the Fourth Prince's gaze subtly swept over the palace servants in Yun Xinluo Palace. There were only two palace maids in the palace, and two rough eunuchs sweeping the courtyard.

This is the configuration for someone who is in the Palace of Constant Position.

Looking at the furnishings and materials used in the room, they are all ordinary, without any overstepping or exceeding the permitted limits.

The Fourth Prince frowned almost imperceptibly. Although his adopted mother was only a concubine, she was favored and had managed to get the Emperor to grant her permission to register him under her name. Logically, she should have some of the airs of a favored concubine, right?

But this house is far too plain! It's not even as nice as the residence of an unfavored prince.

Could it be that his mother is a cautious person? Unwilling to give others a handle against her? Or perhaps she wanted to emphasize her obedience to the emperor and thus win his favor and affection?

Yes, that should be the case.

No wonder, the Fourth Prince couldn't help but sigh inwardly. A person who can resist the most luxurious wealth and honor in the world must have extraordinary self-control and perseverance.

No wonder the Emperor made an exception to bring her back from the common people and went to the trouble of forging an identity for her.

The Fourth Prince, who only knew that Yun Xinluo's background was a little problematic but did not know the specifics, suddenly felt relieved.

Regarding Lady Yun, the emperor publicly stated that she was a concubine from his early years as a prince, and that she had been recuperating in the Yuanmingyuan Garden in recent years due to her weakened health after giving birth to the fourth prince.

But how could the Fourth Prince, who had lived in the Yuanmingyuan since childhood and knew his true identity, possibly believe it?

After much deliberation, he finally concluded that his adopted mother was probably a commoner woman of even lower status than his biological mother! And she was of the lowest social class.

However, the Fourth Prince felt no contempt, only immense relief.

Having a lowly status is good. The lower the status, the more it shows that the cheap mother is favored. The worse the family background, the more she needs to rely on them, and the more she will love and need him, her established son.

They're just a mother and son who've only recently started dating; how much of that kind of loving, deceitful bond can they possibly cultivate?

Moreover, how can a little bit of useless sentiment be as reliable as shared interests?

He needed a favored mother to protect him, the attention of his father, the emperor, and opportunities to get closer to power.

As for Consort Yun, in order to protect her life, status, and wealth in the treacherous and powerful harem, she urgently needed to improve her rank and climb to the rank of Consort as soon as possible.

Looking at the Emperor's harem, even those who only had one daughter were all ranked as concubines.

If Yun Changzai gets his help, she will surely be promoted quickly.

They both need each other.