Transmigration: Reverse Exploitation, the System Works for Me

Yun Xinluo sighed and helped her up herself. "Never mind, this won't happen again."

“I know you mean well, but Huan’er is my… my closest and dearest person. I can’t just stand by and watch her grieve. In this palace, Huan’er and I are the people we can trust, rely on, and entrust everything to.”

“You don’t understand Huan’er. She was raised as a boy by her father. She was well-versed in the Four Books and Five Classics from a young age, and was deeply influenced by human ethics and etiquette. She was also influenced by Confucianism and Mencius. But she was a woman, and was destined to be confined to the inner courtyard for her entire life.”

"She glimpsed a vast world that belonged only to men in the book, and her heart was filled with delusions and obsessions. But because she was a woman, because of the constraints of the Three Obediences and Four Virtues, and because of the harshness of the world towards women, she had to become docile in order to cater to the critical eyes of the world towards women."

"But I know that this so-called docility is just an illusion."

Yun Xinluo looked dazed.

“The moment I learned that she had the idea of ​​‘one love for life’ and ‘to marry the best man in the world,’ I knew that her docility was just a superficial disguise. What she longed for was a life like a man, achieving great things and wielding power.”

Every woman is instilled with the concept of the Three Obediences and Four Virtues. From a young age, they know that their future husbands will have multiple wives and concubines, and they have no choice but to obey. The only thing they can do is to be virtuous and generous and not to be jealous.

But Zhen Huan was so rebellious; she wanted to "choose" like a man!

She was a woman, but she viewed the world as a man.

“Huan’er is different from all of us. She always looks at people and things from a man’s perspective, and she also knows how to solve problems using a man’s methods.”

To win people's hearts, you must understand them.

Having such a daughter fills Yun Xinluo with both worry and immense pride.

"You only see her current difficult situation, but you don't know that these difficulties will ignite her deepest desire for power."

"The emperor has the wealth of the whole world and can have all kinds of women. But someone like Huan'er is one in a million. Novelty is the greatest attraction for men. Once the emperor has seen her, he may not be able to let go of her."

“I am nearly forty years old and can no longer conceive. The Emperor is unlikely to grant me a high position, so Huan’er is my greatest support in the palace.”

She wanted to live, to live well. As long as she lived, Yu Rao would be safe.

But there are too many dangers in this deep palace, and she can't hold on alone. She needs a trustworthy ally.

Having learned the Emperor's true colors, and with the hatred of her father's murder separating her from him, Huan'er will no longer have any feelings or expectations for the Emperor. She will focus on climbing the ranks and use every means to gain power.

As for whether her close relationship with Huan'er will provoke the emperor's wrath.

Yun Xinluo could tell Jin'er with certainty: No.

The reason the emperor was so furious at the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet was not because she and Huan'er were mother and daughter, but because his sordid behavior had been exposed, damaging his dignity and face as emperor.

If the emperor truly disliked the fact that she and Huan'er were mother and daughter, he wouldn't have disregarded human ethics and morality to force her to stay in the Yuanmingyuan.

Jin'er looked conflicted. "But Your Highness, you still have the Fourth Prince."

Yun Xinluo said coldly, "No matter how good the Fourth Prince is, he was not born from my womb. As the saying goes, you can't see into someone's heart. Moreover, the royal family is the most ruthless place in the world. The Fourth Prince is friendly and respectful to me on the surface, but we don't know what he is really like inside."

Although there was some truth to that, Jin'er still wanted to argue: "But Your Highness, how old is the Fourth Prince? He is usually very obedient and well-behaved in front of you. He shouldn't have any other thoughts."

Yun Xinluo smiled and said, "Eleven years old is too young. In another year or two, they will be able to understand human affairs."

"Besides, royal children are precocious. Think about how the Fourth Prince used to behave in front of me. His innocent and naive appearance would be understandable if he were a five or six-year-old child, but he is already eleven."

It's obvious they're just putting on an act.

This……

Jin'er found it hard to speak well of the Fourth Prince against her will.

She remained silent for a long time before finally saying dryly, "Perhaps...perhaps the Fourth Prince is a little naive because he has no worries or trivial matters in the Yuanmingyuan."

Yun Xinluo chuckled and didn't mention the Fourth Prince again. Instead, she instructed Jin'er, "Go to Suiyuxuan and ask when the imperial physician will take Huan'er's pulse. While the imperial physician is there, send this pair of double-eared bottles to Huan'er."

Even if they are mother and daughter, the palace is a place of treacherous intrigues. How can they last long without being careful?

Outside, the Fourth Prince Hongli clenched his fists tightly.

He admitted that he had many intentions to use Consort Yun, but their interests were intertwined. He was using her to gain favor with the Emperor, and Consort Yun, as the concubine who raised him, would also benefit.

Besides, as Yun Changzai said, he's already eleven years old and can remember things. He and Yun Changzai became mother and son halfway through life; don't two people need to adjust to each other?

He longed to be a son, and out of consideration for Yun Changzai's great care for him, he was willing to dress up in colorful clothes to entertain his mother and cooperate with Yun Changzai in cultivating their mother-son relationship.

But what he got in return for his humble behavior was Yun Changzai's sneer and disdain behind his back!

Deceiving too much!

The Fourth Prince turned away in anger and left Chengqian Palace, just as Xi Qiao saw him.

Suppressing his anger, the Fourth Prince returned to his residence, his lungs practically bursting with rage.

In a fit of rage and frustration, he smashed a tea set.

A series of crackling sounds rang out, and the Fourth Prince's personal eunuch, realizing he was not important enough, quickly summoned the Fourth Prince's wet nurse.

"What's going on? Did some fool offend our prince?"

The wet nurse brought a plate of snacks into the study and saw the Fourth Prince, who was disheveled and still angry, so she went up to him with concern and asked him what was wrong.

When the Fourth Prince saw that the person who came was his wet nurse, he calmed down a bit. "Help her sit down, wet nurse. You can leave these tasks of serving tea and water to the servants. How can we trouble you?"

As he spoke, he personally moved a stool from the side for the wet nurse.

The Fourth Prince always held the nanny who had raised him from childhood and accompanied him throughout his life in the Yuanmingyuan Garden in the highest esteem.

“It’s not tiring for me. I’m used to doing these kinds of work. Besides, the palace is not the same as the garden. How can I feel at ease if I don’t watch over things with my own eyes? I can only truly enjoy my old age in a year or two, after you have a primary consort, my lord.”

Although Consort Yun had connections with them, she was just a mere Consort herself. She couldn't afford to bribe them with large sums of money, nor could she investigate the backgrounds of the palace maids and eunuchs in the Prince's quarters.

Her words weren't particularly subtle, so the Fourth Prince naturally understood what she meant.