Transmigration: Reverse Exploitation, the System Works for Me

Xiao Lezi looked tempted for a moment, but still firmly refused: "No need! Don't cause trouble. Let's leave Suiyuxuan alone for now."

Xiao Xizi sensed something was wrong as soon as he heard the first two words.

Consort Zhuang has always enjoyed listening to gossip and watching amusement. Even the palace servants outside Zhongcui Palace know this. Often, palace servants will bring some interesting and fun things to Zhongcui Palace in exchange for food and money.

Moreover, Consort Zhuang has always been at odds with Noble Lady Zhen, constantly calling her a "bitch." Now that she had the chance to see Suiyuxuan make a fool of itself, Xiao Lezi actually refused outright!

His heart skipped a beat. What was happening that he didn't know about?

Xiao Xizi leaned closer to Xiao Lezi, humbly asking, "Father-in-law, is there some secret here that this servant doesn't know?"

Xiao Lezi glared at him: "Don't ask questions you shouldn't ask. This matter is of great importance. If we're not careful, it could bring disaster to our Empress. If something goes wrong, not only you, but I won't be able to pay for it with my life!"

Xiao Xizi's skin tightened, and he fawned over him, professing his loyalty: "You still don't trust me, Father-in-law? Once we're out of here, I'll pretend I never heard of this."

Xiao Lezi seemed quite satisfied with his words. After glancing around, she leaned close to his ear and whispered, "Qin'er, the palace maid who used to be Consort Bi, worked in the laundry department."

Xiao Xizi was completely bewildered. What kind of secret or mystery was this?

At most, it's just that Qin'er was unwilling to be implicated and was forced to work in such a hard place as the laundry department, and she was deliberately seeking revenge...

No, even if a palace maid in the laundry department had access to Consort Zhen's clothes, she couldn't possibly tamper with them!

It wasn't that she couldn't do it, but that she lacked the money and connections to obtain the things that could harm others.

"Does Your Excellency mean... someone is using Qin'er to harm Consort Zhen?"

Xiao Lezi's lips curled into a smile, and he said with a deep look in his eyes, "Qin'er has been going to the prince's place quite often lately."

Brother!

Xiao Xizi's eyes lit up. There were two princes living in the princes' quarters. The third prince had no connection with Consort Zhen and was of noble status, so there was no reason for him to harm Consort Zhen.

On the contrary, it was the Fourth Prince...

"Father-in-law, is it really related to this person?"

If this is true, it will involve a lot of trouble. If someone accidentally gets involved, they will not be happy. No wonder Xiao Lezi did not want to get involved when he heard about the laundry department.

Xiao Lezi straightened up: "Alright, let's go drink the mutton bone soup. I need to tell the Fujin and the Empress about this right away."

Inside the main hall of Zhongcui Palace, after hearing Xiao Lezi say that the person had taken the bait, Xi Qiao turned to look at the weather outside the window.

In the afternoon, light snow began to fall again.

"Melting snow to brew fragrant tea, mixing butter to cook porridge, in such weather, being able to gather with loved ones around the stove to brew tea, enjoy tea and appreciate the snow is a great blessing in life."

Xiao Lezi grinned and said, "What the Lady says is absolutely right. You and the Empress have gone through countless storms together. Now there is no need to be afraid. Just sit aside and watch for your own amusement."

Xi Qiao looked at him helplessly: "What I mean is, find something for Xiao Xizi to do, so that he can leave Zhongcui Palace openly and legitimately, and go to inform his real master, understand?"

Xiao Lezi stopped smiling, raised her hand and rubbed her face hard. She had finally gotten a chance to flatter, but it turned out that this was not what the Fujin wanted to hear at all!

"Yes, I will make arrangements now."

Xiao Lezi left dejectedly, but as soon as he stepped outside, he perked up instantly and commanded the group of people.

"You guys go and clean the pavilion in the back hall, then light four charcoal braziers. You two go to the storeroom and get some thin, sheer gauze to hang up, and then move two screens that can block the wind over there."

"Go to the small kitchen and inform the Princess and Consort that they will be brewing tea and enjoying the snow later. Tell them to prepare whatever they need as soon as possible."

Once the order was given, everyone in Zhongcui Palace knew about it.

Xiao Xizi, who was drinking mutton bone soup in the small kitchen, was no exception.

His eyes flashed, and he glanced down at the half-eaten bowl of mutton bone soup. Suddenly, he had an idea.

He tilted his head back and gulped down half a bowl of soup, then ran off to find Xiao Lezi.

"Eunuch Le, I heard that the Princess Consort and the Empress are going to enjoy the snow in the back hall? Our back hall is bare and doesn't look very nice. Would you like me to go to the flower room and bring back some flowers and plants?"

A cold glint flashed in Xiao Lezi's eyes. This bastard is quite proactive!

"Sure, wear an extra layer of clothing before you go, it's quite cold out there. Make sure you pick out some good ones, you can store them indoors later."

Xiao Xizi left Zhongcui Palace openly and honestly. After delivering the letter, she went to pick out several cold-resistant, easy-to-care-for, and beautiful green plants.

He thought the matter would escalate quickly, but unexpectedly, it took half a month.

Because the little princess was born prematurely and was weak, there was a possibility that she would die young, so no celebration was held for her third-day celebration. Now that the little princess is about to turn one month old, the imperial physician said that the princess's health has improved a lot, so the emperor asked the imperial concubine to start preparing for the full-month celebration banquet.

But when this reached Consort Jing's ears, she refused.

It was a good thing that the emperor took a liking to it, but Consort Jing was worried that the little princess would not be able to control her, so she suggested that only a few tables be set up for the concubines in the palace to have a good time.

The Imperial Concubine was happy to have one less troublesome matter to attend to. When she reported to the Emperor, she suggested that half of the budget for the first birthday banquet be used to distribute porridge and accumulate good karma for the little princess.

The emperor readily agreed.

So, when the Imperial Concubine was doing this, she casually added three times the amount of silver, intending to accumulate some good fortune for her beloved daughter and Princess Wenyi, the daughter of Consort Jin.

Neither Yikun Palace nor Xianfu Palace kept this matter from everyone. After thinking it over, Yu Ying'er felt that although her son had always been healthy, she had probably damaged his fortune by harming someone recently, so she simply added two hundred taels to the amount.

Although she only contributed a small amount of silver, two hundred taels was enough to buy a lot of grain and cook a lot of porridge.

Seeing this, the other concubines, perhaps out of a herd mentality, also sent silver to Yikun Palace, asking the Noble Consort to distribute porridge and accumulate merit.

Seeing the five thousand taels of silver raised through crowdfunding, the Imperial Concubine had no choice but to make another trip to the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

Then, somehow, this task fell to Xi Qiao, the wife of Prince Mu.

When Zhou Ninghai arrived at Prince Mu's mansion with a box of silver notes and loose silver, Xi Qiao was with the people around him using small scissors to harvest three-inch-long pea shoots.

This greenhouse wasn't actually meant for growing flowers; after it was built, she had people start distributing pea sprouts.

Firstly, so that we can have some fresh leafy greens to eat; secondly, so that we can select people who are skilled in this craft and trustworthy.

After spring arrives, she plans to cultivate white fungus artificially here, and train experienced people along the way. In the future, she will choose another site to build a house to grow white fungus.

At this time, white fungus is more valuable than bird's nest; if it can be successfully cultivated, it would be no less valuable than a gold mine.

This is the least noticeable, shortest-cycle, least technically demanding, and fastest way to make money that she can think of right now.