Transmigration: Reverse Exploitation, the System Works for Me

Pei'er fed the chicken soup to Zhen Huan's lips, and before she even tasted it, she could smell the strong aroma of ginseng.

Zhen Huan tasted a spoonful; it was mellow and fragrant with a slight bitterness characteristic of ginseng.

She glanced down at the soup bowl: "Where is Consort Yun?"

There are no such good ginseng in Suiyuxuan.

Pei'er lowered her head: "Replying to Your Highness, Consort Yun is accompanying Your Majesty in the Hall of Mental Cultivation."

Although the ginseng in this ginseng chicken soup came from Chengqian Palace, it wasn't ordered by Consort Yun to be stewed, but rather by Consort Yun's head maid, Jin'er.

Zhen Huan's brows furrowed immediately. Was she accompanying the emperor in the Hall of Mental Cultivation?

"Consort Yun hasn't returned since she went to the Hall of Mental Cultivation yesterday?"

Pearl nodded.

It shouldn't be like this!

Zhen Huan had a bad feeling.

Given the depth of the Emperor's feelings for Empress Chun Yuan, it was impossible for him to have the heart to keep Yun Xinluo around after suddenly learning the true cause of her death.

Did she misjudge the emperor's feelings for Empress Chun Yuan?

Or was Yun Xinluo not, in the emperor's heart, merely an object devoid of dignity, as he had anticipated?

Pei'er looked at Zhen Huan's expression, hesitated for a moment, and then added, "Your Highness, yesterday the Emperor also issued an edict to promote Consort Yun to the rank of Noble Lady."

Zhen Huan's expression instantly turned ugly. She sat up abruptly, but the movement was too sudden and aggravated the wound beneath her. She was immediately in so much pain that she broke out in a cold sweat and collapsed weakly back into the blanket she had been leaning against.

"Little Master!"

Pei'er exclaimed in surprise and quickly put down the soup bowl to check on her. Seeing that she was groaning and that large beads of sweat were appearing on her forehead, she immediately realized that she had aggravated her wound.

"Please bear with me, my lady. I will send someone to bring the medicine right away."

As she spoke, she immediately ran out of the inner room and called out to the outside.

In a short while, Xiao Yunzi brought over a bowl of medicine to relieve pain, stop bleeding, and promote wound healing.

After the two men helped Zhen Huan administer the medicine, she lay on the bed, her face deathly pale and her breath weak. "What happened? Why am I in so much pain?"

"In response to your question, since this is your first time giving birth, the baby princess's head was not coming out easily. For the safety of you and the baby princess, the midwife made a two-inch incision under you."

"That is why you have lost too much blood and are weak and powerless. The imperial physician has instructed us to make sure you stay in bed and rest for two months."

How could it not hurt when such a delicate and sensitive place was cut with a two-inch-long wound?

After learning the reason, Zhen Huan felt a little more at ease.

"You've all worked hard, but you'll have to work even harder now. No matter how good Chengqian Palace is, it's not as reassuring as our Suiyu Pavilion. Pei'er, go back to Suiyu Pavilion and prepare your room for postpartum confinement."

After Pei'er left to carry out her orders, Zhen Huan looked at Xiao Yunzi and said impatiently, "Tell me about what happened after I started giving birth yesterday."

Xiao Yunzi immediately whispered, "In response to Your Highness, since Consort Yun was unable to send you into Zhongcui Palace as you wished, and the Emperor was also unable to come in person due to matters of the previous dynasty, this servant took the liberty of asking Consort Yun to send the evidence to Yangxin Hall."

"As you predicted, Consort Yun was disappointed and angry. So, as you instructed, I threatened the Third Miss, and Consort Yun finally agreed to send the evidence to the Emperor."

At this point, Xiao Yunzi hesitated for a moment: "But according to what this servant has heard, Consort Yun fainted before she even saw the Emperor. The Emperor took pity on Consort Yun and placed her in the side hall of the Hall of Mental Cultivation."

After briefly mentioning Yun Xinluo, Xiao Yunzi steered the conversation back on track: "Fortunately, the people in the Imperial Household still presented the incriminating evidence to the Emperor, and soon Su Peisheng personally led people to escort all the palace servants of Jingren Palace into the Shenxing Division."

"With Su Peisheng watching over us, our people dared not act rashly, but what they found out was pretty much what you expected, Your Highness. The Empress's sins are truly too numerous to count."

Queen?

Zhen Huan's eyes narrowed. Xiao Yunzi was still calling himself Empress. The Emperor hadn't deposed the Empress?

Seeing this, Xiao Yunzi couldn't help but sigh. He knew that the young master would be unhappy when he found out.

"Please do not be angry, Your Majesty. Although His Majesty has not deposed the Empress, news came from Jingren Palace early this morning: Her Majesty the Empress is worried about the Empress Dowager's health and has taken the initiative to request permission to close the palace to worship Buddha and pray for the Empress Dowager's well-being."

Whether it was proactive or not, everyone except the parties involved has their own guesses.

Zhen Huan's face had turned completely black. All her hard work and scheming had resulted in this outcome.

What she wanted was to depose the empress, to have the chance to kill the empress herself, and to avenge her father!

After suffering all this, this is the result?

Noble person?

Haha, Yun Xinluo is a benefactor too!

He actually stepped on her to get there!

"Were the palace servants from Jingren Palace released after being interrogated?"

Zhen Huan felt frustrated and resentful, yet she had no choice but to rack her brains to make the most of every opportunity she could.

"This servant didn't notice it. I'll inquire about it later."

"Even when one is in seclusion to worship Buddha, one still needs someone to serve them. Find a way to send someone in."

In just a few words, Zhen Huan was already panting heavily.

But she doesn't want to rest yet.

"Keep an eye on Yun Xinluo. I'm worried she might turn against me."

Yu Rao is a topic and point of contention that they cannot avoid.

Yun Xinluo understood that she didn't want Yu Rao to be dragged into the vortex of the palace, but she really needed help.

Yu Rao is also a daughter of the Zhen family, and is also her father's bloodline.

Given Yu Rao's beauty, now that the emperor has seen her, he will certainly not let her go.

Entering the palace is only a matter of time.

If that's the case, why not enter the palace earlier? Why not make good use of it?

They are family members, but more importantly, they are a community of shared interests.

"If possible, keep an eye on where the people in the imperial court go after leaving the palace. The emperor can't possibly not send someone to visit Yu Rao. If only we could get in touch with Jinxi."

Seeing Zhen Huan's extremely tired face, Xiao Yunzi replied to each of her requests: "This servant has noted them all down. Your Highness, please rest well. This servant will make the arrangements."

Inside the main courtyard of the emperor's former residence.

Zhen Yurao and Cui Jinxi, whom Zhen Huan mentioned, were having lunch with the emperor.

The emperor was in a bad mood today, so he left the palace and went to his former residence before he ascended the throne.

It was almost lunchtime, so he decided to have lunch with Zhen Yurao at the Prince's residence.

The two sat at a nanmu wood octagonal table, while Su Peisheng and Cui Jinxi stood behind them serving the food.

The emperor liked Zhen Yurao's liveliness and innocence and never restrained her with rules, so the idea that she should not speak while eating or sleeping was not true.

At the dinner table, Zhen Yurao's response to the emperor's questions and concern was natural and unpretentious.

Holding her chopsticks, she looked at the emperor with a slight frown: "Your Majesty's words are completely unnecessary. My parents are both dead, and my only relative is a concubine in the palace. Naturally, I want to enter the palace to be by my sister's side."

"Tell me, who in this world doesn't want their loved ones by their side, and their family reunited? How could Your Majesty not even know this?"