Transmigration: Reverse Exploitation, the System Works for Me

The first snow of winter fell quickly, followed by several days of continuous rain, forcing people to stay indoors.

By the time the rain and snow stopped and the sun reappeared, it was almost the middle of the month.

Zhen Huan's pregnancy is almost eight months along.

Looking at the snow-covered scenery outside the window, Zhen Huan suppressed the surging emotions in her heart and calmly called Xiao Yunzi over.

"It's rare to have such a nice day. I'll send someone to Chengqian Palace to ask if Consort Yun is free. I'd like to invite her to stroll through the Imperial Garden."

Xiao Yunzi immediately understood her intention. He arranged for someone to go to Chengqian Palace while summoning several strong and trustworthy eunuchs.

Yun Changzai naturally had some free time, and she sent a young eunuch to tell him to meet her in a warm pavilion in the Imperial Garden.

Before leaving, Xiao Yunzi brought over a bowl of dark medicine: "My lady, it's freezing outside, please drink this medicine to help with your pregnancy."

He lowered his head, and his hand holding the medicine bowl trembled slightly.

Zhen Huan lowered her eyes to look at the medicine bowl, took it expressionlessly, closed her eyes and drank it.

The afternoon sun was shining brightly, and there were quite a few concubines in the Imperial Garden.

Meanwhile, there were already people in the warm pavilion where Yun Xinluo and Zhen Huan had arranged to meet.

The concubines, who were sitting in the warm pavilion enjoying the scenery and chatting in a pleasant atmosphere, instantly stopped smiling and their harmonious mood vanished upon seeing Zhen Huan, leaving only a chilling atmosphere.

Clearly, these concubines did not welcome Zhen Huan.

It wasn't a secret that Zhen Huan and her daughter shared a husband; it was just that everyone tacitly agreed not to mention it.

However, not mentioning it doesn't mean it didn't happen.

Their honor and disgrace, and the life and death of their families, were all tied to the emperor, so naturally they dared not show their contempt to the emperor. However, they could still vent their disdain to Zhen Huan and her daughter.

Ignoring the mockery and disdain directed at her, Zhen Huan, heavily pregnant, bowed to the concubines gathered together and said, "This concubine greets Consort Qi, Noble Lady Fucha, Noble Lady An, and Consort Fei."

Consort Qi frowned at her and said in a bad tone, "Consort Zhen, get up. The roads are slippery in the snow, so it's best if you stay home as much as possible."

Finally, we had some nice weather and were able to go out for a walk, but the appearance of this Zhen family member ruined our mood. What bad luck!

Zhen Huan swallowed her anger and said, "Thank you for your concern, Consort Qi."

As she spoke, Zhen Huan glanced at Xiao Yunzi, who had come forward to help her.

Xiao Yunzi nodded subtly and turned her head slightly to look at a path diagonally behind the main road.

Inside the warm pavilion, An Lingrong, whose gaze was fixed on Zhen Huan, witnessed this scene.

She originally just wanted to appreciate Zhen Huan's obsequious attitude, but unexpectedly discovered the subtle actions between Zhen Huan and her servant, Xiao Yunzi.

What does Zhen Huan want to do?

An Lingrong turned around and glanced at Baoque behind her.

Baoque immediately stepped forward and approached An Lingrong.

An Lingrong handed the hand warmer she was holding to Baoque: "I noticed that Consort Zhen did not bring a hand warmer. Please take this hand warmer to Consort Zhen. She is pregnant and cannot afford to catch a cold."

Hearing this, Consort Fucha, who was standing next to her, couldn't help but scoff: "You're such a good person. With such a favored concubine... do you really need a hand warmer? Why would you go out of your way to deliver it to her?"

An Lingrong smiled and whispered, "Sister just saw that Consort Qi didn't invite her into the warm pavilion to warm up. It doesn't matter whether Consort Zhen is cold or not. If something happens to the imperial heir, we will all be held responsible."

Consort Fucha immediately shut up.

When Lady Zhen bled last time, the Emperor cleaned up the entire harem, and countless innocent people were implicated.

It's not important how Zhen is; what's important is that it would be bad if she were implicated.

Outside the warm pavilion, Zhen Huan, holding Xiao Yunzi's hand, stood firm and said to Consort Qi, "The imperial physician instructed me to move around more, and I couldn't disobey. Please forgive me, Your Majesty. I still wish to walk around a bit more, so I'll take my leave now."

Consort Qi had given birth before, so she understood after hearing her explanation, but...

Consort Qi's expression was somewhat strange. Was Consort Zhen out of her mind? Even if she moved around a lot, she should consider the time. It was freezing cold and slippery in this snowy weather; she could easily slip and fall.

If you want to move around, can't you just move around in your own palace?

"Suit yourself, step back."

Anyway, it wasn't her problem if she fell, so Consort Qi didn't care.

Zhen Huan bowed again, stood up and stood firm, then took Xiao Yunzi's hand and slowly walked back.

Behind her, Baoque followed at a leisurely pace, carrying a hand warmer.

As they reached the fork in the road, a palace maid suddenly lunged at Zhen Huan from behind a tree as tall as a person.

"Huan'er!"

As Yun Xinluo screamed, Zhen Huan was unexpectedly bumped into. Fortunately, Xiao Yunzi, who was beside her, reacted quickly and cushioned her fall, preventing her from actually falling to the ground.

In an instant, people and horses were thrown about at the intersection, with screams and cries of pain ringing out at the same time.

Zhen Huan, her face contorted in pain, lay on Xiao Yunzi's body, wailing, "Ah—my stomach hurts so much, my child, my child..."

The attendants were also in a panic: "Someone come here! The young master has fallen!"

"Blood!"

"Consort Zhen is bleeding!"

One panicked exclamation after another erupted in a corner of the Imperial Garden.

Although one cannot see the whole area from the warm pavilion, one can hear the sounds coming from here.

Upon hearing a palace maid shout that Consort Zhen had fallen and was bleeding, Consort Qi could no longer remain seated and quickly led her entourage out of the warm pavilion.

When they arrived, Yun Xinluo had already directed people to turn Zhen Huan's body over and lay her flat on the ground, while Xiao Yunzi, along with two eunuchs, gagged a palace maid and pressed her to the ground.

Bright red blood soaked Zhen Huan's clothes. Her face was deathly pale, and she was covered in sweat as she cried out in pain, "Ah~ it hurts so much, my child, my child—"

Yun Xinluo leaned limply against a palace maid, directing the maids and eunuchs present to carry Zhen Huan to the nearest palace.

Upon hearing this, Consort Qi naturally replied, "This place is near the Eastern Six Palaces. The nearest palace should be Zhongcui Palace, right?"

Yun Xinluo's eyes lit up, and she immediately changed her tune: "Yes, yes, Consort Qi is right. Quickly send Huan'er to Zhongcui Palace, and also send someone to the Imperial Hospital to tell them that Consort Zhen is in Zhongcui Palace."

The eunuchs of Suiyu Pavilion immediately and swiftly carried Zhen Huan to Zhongcui Palace.

Consort Qi and Noble Lady Fucha couldn't very well not follow along.

An Lingrong walked at the very back of the crowd. As she passed Xiao Yunzi, she glanced thoughtfully at the palace maid who was being brutally pressed down in the snow and struggling.

The palace maid is wearing a gold hairpin in her hair, so she must be a senior palace maid somewhere.

After leaving the scene, Baoque quickly stepped forward, returned An Lingrong's hand warmer to her, and whispered, "My lady, I saw it clearly, that palace maid is Huichun from Jingren Palace."

"She was pushed out from behind. And both Xiao Yunzi and Zhen Yingding saw her being pushed out. Instead of dodging, Zhen Yingding and Xiao Yunzi fell down. And when Zhen Yingding fell on top of Xiao Yunzi, Xiao Yunzi even braced herself with her hand on Zhen Yingding's shoulder."

Therefore, Zhen's belly should not have been compressed, so it is unlikely that she would bleed.