Transmigration: Reverse Exploitation, the System Works for Me

If things really come to that, even if Ulanara is still alive, she will definitely not have any good days.

As for the Empress Dowager's desire to settle scores with Ulanara and punish the concubines who had dethroned her as Empress?

Ah--

Let's eliminate Consort Hua and the Nian family first.

Given the animosity between Consort Hua and the Empress, Consort Hua would undoubtedly be at the forefront if this matter came to light.

If the Empress Dowager wants to avenge the deposed Empress, she has to see if she has the ability to deal with Consort Hua and the Nian family.

"pity!"

She had already considered all aspects, but now such a big change has happened to the Yu sisters.

If the Empress is on good terms with Consort Zhuang, then the news that the Empress harmed the imperial heirs and concubines will be viewed with suspicion.

Consort Zhuang gave birth to the first prince after the emperor ascended the throne.

No matter what the Empress says or does, as long as the strong and healthy Sixth Prince is there, the Empress's reputation for benevolence and kindness will not be tarnished.

If Consort Zhuang were to say a few more good words for the Empress, things might be pushed in the opposite direction. Not only would she not be able to reap the benefits, but she would also be exposed and face joint suppression from the Empress, the Empress Dowager, and Consort Zhuang.

In addition, Consort Zhuang was granted some palace power, which, although not of great importance, would certainly allow her to win over a group of lower-ranking consorts and palace servants.

Although the empress lost her power in the palace and appeared weak and declining, she actually wielded considerable influence in secret.

With the Empress Dowager protecting him from above, favored concubines and princes following him from the middle, and palace servants loyal to him from below, he would surely face swift and severe retaliation if he failed to strike decisively.

No one on the Empress Dowager's side could shake the Empress's position; the Empress Dowager was the Empress's greatest support.

However, now that the Empress Dowager is recuperating in the palace, the Empress has lost her greatest advantage.

If she wants to succeed, she must abandon her original plan and act swiftly.

Zhen Huan lowered her eyes and stroked her belly; the child was already seven months old in her womb.

"I've heard that the Empress has many of Empress Chun Yuan's old belongings. Do you think there might be some of her recipes from when she was pregnant?"

Zhen Huan's eyes were deep and sinister, like a dark well.

Xiao Yunzi got goosebumps. They also had a copy of the Empress Chun Yuan's recipe, but after examining it, Imperial Physician Wei said that the recipe could harm the fetus.

As far as they know, the current empress personally took care of Empress Chun Yuan during her pregnancy, and the current empress also wrote the recipes for Empress Chun Yuan.

However, Empress Chun Yuan died in childbirth, and it is said that the second prince was born lifeless and covered in bruises. The reason for this...

"Don't worry, my lady. The person Miss Liu Zhu gave me happens to have someone working in the Shenxing Division. As long as you can get the head maid or the head eunuch of Jingren Palace in there, you will get what you want."

Zhen Huan leaned back against the cushion, one hand supporting her lower back: "Have someone invite Consort Yun to come. Tell her I was frightened."

Upon receiving the message, Consort Yun disregarded palace rules and led her maids to the Suiyu Pavilion at a brisk pace.

"Huan'er!"

Looking at Zhen Huan, who lay on the bed with a blank stare and red, swollen eyes, Yun Xinluo finally let the tears in her eyes fall.

She sat down by the bedside, tenderly holding Zhen Huan's thin hand, wiping away her tears as she asked with concern, "What happened? She was perfectly fine this morning, how could she have been startled and affected the fetus?"

With tears welling up in her eyes, Zhen Huan let Yun Xinluo hold her hand and said, "I'm fine. It's just that the servants are making a fuss."

How could Yun Xinluo not understand her daughter? The eunuch who went to Chengqian Palace to report the situation made it sound very serious.

However, the palace servants in Suiyu Pavilion acted as usual, as if nothing had happened, and the imperial physician was nowhere to be seen either.

This situation could be attributed to Zhen Huan's deliberate act of feigning fright to lure her here, intending to use her to do something.

Either she discovered something terrible, and was so terrified that she dared not utter a word, much less call for the imperial physician.

However, upon seeing Zhen Huan's pale, almost transparent face, Yun Xinluo subconsciously ignored her first reaction.

Yun Xinluo waved to the people inside the room, signaling them to leave.

"Huan'er, speak up. Even if I can't help you, talking about it will make you feel better. Your pregnancy is already unstable. If you keep this bottled up inside, you might have to give birth prematurely."

Although the baby is seven months pregnant and ready to be born, the child is too weak and difficult to raise.

Zhen Huan sat up and, ignoring her protruding belly, threw herself into Yun Xinluo's arms, trembling as she cried, "Mother, I'm so scared, Huan'er is so scared."

Yun Xinluo was afraid that Zhen Huan would put pressure on her stomach, so she quickly put her arm around her shoulder and moved back to make room for Zhen Huan's stomach.

"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, Huan'er, don't be afraid, your mother is with you, with you."

Hearing the crying beside her, Yun Xinluo's heart ached. Her eldest daughter had always been proud and strong-willed, and she would never shed tears easily.

Zhen Huan cried for a while, and after venting her pent-up emotions, she sobbed and said, "I love the Ru kiln double-eared vase you sent yesterday. I have the palace maids pick flowers to put in it every day."

"Today, the palace maids picked a lot of winter plum blossoms. In addition to the pair of Ru kiln double-eared vases, they also put a bunch in another famille rose vase. But now few winter plum blossoms have bloomed, and the fragrance is still weak. In order to make the flowers bloom faster, Xiao Yunzi put the famille rose vase on the incense burner."

The weather has gotten quite cold lately, and charcoal has already been burned in Suiyuxuan.

"The pink glaze on the vase showed signs of melting after only a short time under the heat!"

As she spoke, Zhen Huan's face grew even more pale, and tears welled up in her eyes once again: "That pink bottle has some history, and I dared not make a fuss about it for the time being. I only asked Xiao Yunzi to fetch the pink thing and ask Imperial Physician Wei to identify it."

"The imperial physician said that the substance was wax, but there were safflowers in the wax."

safflower!

Yun Xinluo remained calm, unsurprised, and simply asked, "Who sent that pastel vase?"

"It was Consort Zhuang. On the first day a new concubine enters the palace, high-ranking concubines would give her a gift. That famille rose vase was given to me by Consort Zhuang when she was still a Noble Lady. But..."

Zhen Huan's face showed resentment: "But that pink vase was a gift from the Empress to Consort Zhuang when she was pregnant."

Yun Xinluo pretended not to see the hatred in Zhen Huan's eyes when she mentioned the Empress, and simply nodded knowingly.

“When you entered the palace, Consort Zhuang was a complete stranger to you, and at that time she was less than three months pregnant. That Consort Yu was already by her side. Given her abilities, she couldn't possibly have acted so carelessly. I'm afraid…”

Yun Xinluo paused and continued, "I'm afraid that Princess Yu Jia noticed something was wrong with the vase, but she didn't want to offend the Empress Dowager and the Empress, so she shifted the blame and sent the vase away."

Zhen Huan gave a bitter smile: "How could I not know? It is precisely because I know that I dare not reveal it."

"The mushroom wonton incident last time seemed to have a close relationship with Consort Zhuang, but a couple of days ago, Xiao Yunzi found out that the Imperial Chef Chen who committed suicide by swallowing gold had been in contact with the Empress's head maid, Jianqiu."

Yun Xinluo's pupils trembled; it was actually the Empress!