Transmigration: Reverse Exploitation, the System Works for Me

"This servant noticed that Consort Qian has no palace servants attending to her. Perhaps something has happened? Your Highness, would you like to see her?"

"Please come in. Have someone prepare tea and some pastries."

"Yes."

Seeing that An Lingrong had indeed come alone, Yu Ying'er spoke first: "Why did you go out by yourself, sister? It's fine normally, but now your foot injury hasn't healed, and there's ice and snow on the palace road. What if you fall?"

"Quickly help your sister sit down, and then go and call Xiao Anzi over."

After instructing the palace servants, Yu Ying'er looked at An Lingrong and explained, "Sister, this little Anzi knows acupressure and also knows a little about sprains and bruises. Let him take a look at you later."

An Lingrong was somewhat moved. Although Consort Zhuang was not shrewd in her dealings with others, she was always honest and straightforward.

"Thank you sister."

She didn't refuse. After walking so much today, her ankle was indeed more painful than usual, and she was afraid of injuring it again and leaving lasting effects.

After Yu Ying'er sat down with her in the warm pavilion, An Lingrong said with a somber expression, "Sister, you don't know, I came from Chengqian Palace. I originally came to visit Sister Yun."

“I didn’t want Consort Wan to keep me in the main hall to talk. First, she said that Yanxi Palace was bad and that I was only bullied because I was out of favor. Then she said that my sister’s Zhongcui Palace was spacious and had a lot of favor.”

"How could I not understand what she meant? She had tried to scheme against my sister several times but failed, so she wanted to use me to make things difficult for her. I didn't want to pay attention to her and just pretended to be stupid and not understand."

“But Consort Wan is truly despicable. She insisted that I make a statement and forced me to make a choice. I thought I could just brush it off, but she even detained my maid, saying that she was short-handed and needed to borrow her for a while.”

As she spoke, An Lingrong shed tears.

Yu Ying'er's eyes blazed with anger. This bitch is truly despicable!

"I should have taken this opportunity to slap her a few more times today!"

Qingzhu ignored her empress's anger, but her gaze toward An Lingrong turned cold.

An Lingrong seemed to have sensed something, and quickly added, "I told my sister these things without any intention of provoking or using her."

The newly appointed head maid of Zhongcui Palace, Qingzhu, looks young, kind, and inexperienced, but the shrewdness and maturity she displayed today are truly impressive.

All the advice Consort Zhuang gave to Consort Wan was given by Consort Zhuang herself. Even if Consort Yu Jia were still in the palace, things would probably have remained the same.

"I just wanted my sister to come up with a solution sooner. Today I did not get what she wanted and begged her to let me move into Zhongcui Palace. She will surely continue to bewitch others in the future."

Yu Ying'er thought this made sense: "Thank you for reminding me, sister. I knew that bitch wouldn't give up. I didn't expect her to start using these despicable tricks again so quickly."

An Lingrong agreed: "It's a pity that the Imperial Concubine is so focused on Princess Fengshengge that she doesn't care about these things. If it were before, Consort Wan would definitely not have gotten away with it."

As she spoke, An Lingrong suddenly had a bright idea: "Sister, could you please send someone to Shou Kang Palace to ask if the Empress Dowager would allow me to pay my respects?"

After the Empress Dowager fell ill, the Emperor first forbade anyone to disturb her, and later the Empress Dowager ordered the palace gates to be closed so she could recuperate in peace.

Apart from the last time when the wife of Prince Mu and the wife of the Fourteenth Prince entered the palace, no one, whether inside or outside the palace, has been able to enter Shou Kang Palace.

Yu Ying'er's eyes lit up: "Sister, do you want to report this matter to the Empress Dowager?"

but……

"Forget it, sister, the Empress Dowager won't concern herself with such a trivial matter."

The light in Yu Ying'er's eyes went out.

An Lingrong shook her head: "Of course this is a small matter, but if it concerns the imperial heir, the Empress Dowager will definitely not ignore it. Just now in Chengqian Palace, I saw the Fourth Prince kneeling outside dressed in thin clothes."

“Even if the Fourth Prince is wrong, he is still a prince of the royal family. How can a concubine be allowed to treat him like this? If this matter is reported to the Empress Dowager, she will surely punish Consort Wan severely.”

Yu Ying'er frowned slightly. "Impossible. That old hag, the Empress Dowager, only has eyes for the Third Prince."

Just as she was about to refuse, she saw Xiao Lezi standing at the entrance of the warm pavilion, waving vigorously at her.

what?

what does it mean?

Don't agree?

Don't refuse?

She glanced at Xiao Lezi, then at An Lingrong.

"Is my sister going to Shou Kang Palace?"

After saying that, she glanced at Xiao Lezi.

Xiao Lezi gave her a thumbs up.

Oh ~

Yu Ying'er understood and went to Shou Kang Palace to help An Lingrong!

An Lingrong nodded: "Please help me, sister. Now that the Emperor has taken a liking to her, and the Fourth Prince has just angered the Emperor, the Emperor may not be willing to severely punish Consort Wan for the sake of the Fourth Prince. Only by asking the Empress Dowager to step in can we resolve this."

Yu Ying'er nodded, feigning reluctance: "I can send someone to Shou Kang Palace to inquire, but I cannot guarantee that the Empress Dowager will see you."

An Lingrong expressed her understanding, "Thank you, sister. If the Empress Dowager is unwilling to see me, I will personally go to Shou Kang Palace and kneel down to beg her tomorrow."

The two talked for a while longer. After Xiao Anzi examined An Lingrong's foot injury, the person sent to Shou Kang Palace returned.

"Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager requests that Consort Qian pay her respects to the Empress tomorrow."

Tomorrow is the fifteenth. If the Empress is not busy, the entire palace will naturally go to pay their respects to her.

An Lingrong's eyes flashed. The Empress Dowager probably doesn't know that the Empress is in trouble yet!

After An Lingrong left Zhongcui Palace, Yu Ying'er immediately called Xiao Lezi over and asked her in detail, "What's the explanation?"

Xiao Lezi said, "Your Majesty, before the Fujin left the palace, she told me that Consort Qian witnessed Consort Wan framing Hui Chun of Jingren Palace. Before Consort Qian tells the Empress Dowager about this, she asked me to protect her and not let her suffer any harm."

Therefore, he specially ordered someone to replace many of the poisonous substances that the Imperial Concubine had given to Consort Qian, fearing that Consort Qian's frail body could not withstand them and that she might accidentally die.

Yu Ying'er became interested and grabbed Xiao Lezi, refusing to let go: "Every time I ask you about the Empress, you dodge the question. This time, can you finally tell me?"

Xiao Lezi said helplessly, "Your Majesty, I don't know much about this either. The Fujin didn't tell me."

Yu Ying'er rolled her eyes at him: "I don't believe you haven't secretly investigated. Tell me now, or I'll report you when my sister goes to the palace tomorrow."

Xiao Lezi choked on his words, thinking, "Their mother is really something!"

"Your Majesty, alright, alright, but I can only tell you part of it. You know how cunning you are, don't you? If you know too much, and accidentally reveal it, we'll all be in trouble."

Yu Ying'er snorted in dissatisfaction: "Speak quickly."

The green bamboo beside her also perked up its ears.

"This story begins when Zhen Yuandao was dismissed from his post and his family became homeless. At that time, it was the Ulanara clan who took them in at a villa."

"You also know about the matter of Yun and the changes in the Zhen family. Consort Wan harbored resentment, but she dared not direct that resentment at the Emperor. Instead, she directed it at the Empress and the Ulanara family."