Transmigration: Reverse Exploitation, the System Works for Me

Yu Ying'er leaned closer to Xi Qiao and whispered, "Qingzhu, Xiao Lezi, and I were thinking that we should do something to show our loyalty to the Empress Dowager."

"But the Emperor's attitude toward the Empress Dowager lately is quite frightening. Since the day she suffered a stroke and was bedridden, he has not visited her even once."

We mustn't offend the emperor later; that would be truly losing the big picture for a small gain.

The Empress Dowager is someone we can't afford to offend, and the Emperor is even less likely to be offended.

Xi Qiao put down his bowl and looked at Yu Ying'er with a look of satisfaction. "Our Empress is truly sensible. She considers things so comprehensively and thoughtfully."

Yu Ying'er blushed with embarrassment at the praise, and her whole body seemed to be acting silly.

Qingzhu's eyes lit up: "Madam, if I may be so bold as to ask, has things completely gone wrong at Jingren Palace?"

Although she had never served the Empress Dowager in person, based on what she had learned about the Empress Dowager's actions over the years and the various precautions and fears the Fujin had towards the Empress Dowager, it was not difficult for her to guess some of the Empress Dowager's character and methods.

Now that the Empress Dowager has confirmed their previous concerns, it means that the Empress Dowager has given up on the Empress.

Therefore, it can be seen that either the Empress Dowager is currently too preoccupied with her own problems to spare any more energy to protect the Empress, or the Empress is completely beyond saving.

She didn't know much about the Empress's request to close the palace for prayers. Their people only heard that it seemed to involve the late Empress Chun Yuan.

Xi Qiao nodded: "It's not easy to explain this to you in detail. Just remember, don't get involved with the Empress's faction. As for the Empress Dowager..."

"The Empress Dowager was overjoyed to learn that her second son had been posthumously granted the title of Prince Mu, but her excessive emotional fluctuations led to her suffering a second stroke."

Xi Qiao curled his lips: "The Empress has always been valued by the Empress Dowager and entrusted with the mission of revitalizing the Uya and Ulanara clans. If the Empress Dowager knew that the Empress was rejected and imprisoned, she would probably fall ill again."

The Empress Dowager only needs to stay alive so that she can issue orders to take Zhen Huan's life.

"Second stroke!" Yu Ying'er almost jumped up when she heard the news.

"Did the Empress Dowager not even know that Yinzhuo had been granted the title of prince?"

Shocking, truly shocking!

Although the emperor never personally visited the Empress Dowager, his attendants would visit the Shou Kang Palace every few days to inquire about her condition. Surely, the news must have reached the Empress Dowager's ears by now.

Yu Ying'er stared blankly and exclaimed, "How on earth did the Empress Dowager offend the Emperor?"

They didn't even share such a good thing with the Empress Dowager! Wait, something's not right!

Yu Ying'er suddenly turned to look at her older sister, and slammed her hand on the table with a mixture of heartache and anger: "Sister, when you were in Shou Kang Palace just now, did that old hag torment you?"

The posthumous conferment of a title upon the child who died young was a good thing for that old hag, but it was not so good for her sister to become the wife of a prince!

Given the Empress Dowager's snobbish nature, it was impossible for her and her sister to be worthy of her attention, considering their backgrounds.

Moreover, that old hag and that old hag Sun Zhuxi coerced my sister into becoming a concubine to that cripple, the Fourteenth Prince.

The youngest son's concubine suddenly became the second son's primary wife. Given the old hag's temperament, it was impossible for her not to give her older sister a good beating and vent her anger.

Xi Qiao chuckled lightly: "She doesn't have time to bother me. Today, the Fourteenth Prince's wife also entered the palace. The Empress Dowager wishes she had an extra mouth to ask more questions about the Fourteenth Prince and his children."

As for what happens after today...

She felt that, given the emperor's nature, he would not easily allow members of the imperial family and noblewomen to meet the Empress Dowager.

Mentioning the children of the Fourteenth Prince's mansion, Yu Ying'er's face, which had just regained its composure, revealed a particularly villainous smile again.

Fortunately, my sister had planned ahead and had Xiao Lezi plant people in the Imperial Study in advance. She will definitely take good care of the four princes in the Fourteenth Prince's mansion.

Xi Qiao could tell what she was thinking just by looking at her expression, and his face immediately darkened: "Yingying!"

Yu Ying'er was startled. When she came to her senses, she saw that her older sister's eyes were not friendly. She quickly raised her hand and swore, "Sister, I was just scaring them. I promise I won't hurt them."

She still remembered what her sister had said about accumulating good karma for Xiao Liu.

Xi Qiao sighed helplessly: "I just praised you for your progress, how come you're being so confused again? What kind of place is the Imperial Study? It's not a place for concubines to interfere in."

Sometimes, a fool's sudden inspiration can kill not the enemy, but the ally. Xi Qiao didn't expect anything from Yu Ying'er; he just wanted her to behave herself as Consort Zhuang and not cause him any trouble.

“There are no secrets in this world. Once we take action, we will definitely leave traces, and others will be able to find us by following the clues. Besides, those people were prepared by me for Xiao Liu.”

It wasn't that she was particularly saintly, but the emperor had already placed spies in the Shou Kang Palace, and there were bound to be others elsewhere as well. It was best not to cause any unnecessary trouble at this time, lest she offend the emperor's sensitive and suspicious nature.

She took Yu Ying'er's hand and whispered in her ear, "Don't you like the Old Summer Palace? When we go to escape the summer heat again, I'll try to get you and Xiao Liu to stay permanently."

"But we can't be completely ignorant about what's happening in the palace. We have to leave some people and informants everywhere. Especially the Imperial Study, since Xiao Liu will be returning to the palace to study in the future."

Upon hearing that she could actually live permanently at the Yuanmingyuan, Yu Ying'er's slightest bit of grievance vanished instantly, and she was so excited that she wanted to jump up on the spot.

"Okay, okay, I won't do it, I promise I won't. Don't worry, sister, I'll be a good girl, a really good girl!"

She really didn't want to stay in this palace for another second!

Having received her assurance, Xi Qiao smiled again: "Yingying, it's not that I don't want you to vent your anger, nor that I'm so magnanimous, but there's always a priority to things."

"In the long run, wealth and honor are naturally the most important. With Xiao Liu around, we only need to maintain our current position, and we can have anything in the future."

"In the present moment, although there are many things to do, the most important thing is to ensure that the Emperor takes you and Xiao Liu to the Yuanmingyuan when summer arrives. The palace is dangerous, and the Yuanmingyuan is definitely not as safe as the palace."

"Moreover, I can request permission to go to the Yuanmingyuan to accompany you. If we are together, we can help each other out in case of trouble. As for other things, they are not worth mentioning compared to these two matters."

She stared into Yu Ying'er's eyes: "Yingying, you must remember why you embarked on this path in the first place, and don't let the clowns on both sides of the road lead you astray."

Yu Ying'er was shocked. Why did she become a concubine in the first place?

Isn't it all for wealth and status?

Now that she has become Consort Zhuang, and has a prince under her wing, and her sister has become the wife of a prince, as long as they don't do anything reckless and can maintain their good image with the emperor, they might be able to rise even higher in the future.

Although she was slow-witted, she had a vague idea of ​​her sister's expectations for Xiao Liu and the path she had paved for him.