Transmigration: Reverse Exploitation, the System Works for Me

Looking at Yun Xinluo's sorrowful appearance, Jin'er hesitated for a moment, as if she wanted to say something, but then she couldn't bear to and kept her mouth shut.

Yun Xinluo happened to witness this scene and asked her gently, "What's wrong?"

Jin'er forced a slightly stiff smile: "It's nothing, Your Highness. I just thought of some things I shouldn't have."

Yun Xinluo had an idea: "At this time, what is there to think about? Having a solution is better than having no solution. Whatever you think of, tell me first."

Upon hearing this, Jin'er gritted her teeth and said, "Your Highness, I think the reason the Emperor has taken a liking to the Third Miss is simply because you are older and do not resemble the image of the Empress Chun Yuan that the Emperor remembers. If you could regain your youth, you would surely attract the Emperor's attention and make him temporarily let the Third Miss go."

Yun Xinluo was well aware of this principle, but who could possibly regain their youth?

She had just begun to reflect when Jin'er said, "I once heard that there was a forbidden drug in the late Emperor's harem that could restore a woman's youth, but it came at a price: it would shorten her lifespan."

Yun Xinluo was deeply moved and her eyes lit up.

What's there to fear about the consequences? What's truly frightening is being powerless and helpless, only able to watch Yu Rao be ruined.

and……

A thought popped into Yun Xinluo's mind: what if the emperor also used this medicine?

"This medicine... is it easy to find?"

She stared intently at Jin'er's face, feeling both overjoyed and puzzled. How could Jin'er know the secrets of the late emperor's harem?

Jin'er hesitated for a moment: "Please give me some time, my lady. I need to send a message home and ask before I can find out."

Yun Xinluo's tense nerves relaxed. So she heard it from her family. That makes sense.

"Alright, I'll leave this to you. If you need any money, just take it from the chest. I need to get the medicine as soon as possible."

Jin'er nodded solemnly: "Don't worry, my lady."

She acted quickly, delivering the medicine to Yun Xinluo in just three days.

Yun Xinluo frowned slightly as she looked at the single pill in the box: "Only one?"

Jin'er looked troubled: "My lady, this medicine requires many precious medicinal materials, and many of them cannot be bought with money. My family went to great lengths to gather the dosage for this one pill."

Yun Xinluo's brows relaxed: "I was too hasty. You can ask around later what rare medicinal herbs are needed, and I'll try to find some."

Jin'er's heart skipped a beat, but she still smiled and agreed: "Ah, with your help, my family will definitely be able to make more next time."

Looking at Jin'er's unguarded face, Yun Xinluo's doubts lessened somewhat.

Shortly after taking the medicine, fine cracks appeared all over Yun Xinluo's skin, and in some places, the skin even began to peel. After a brief shock, she found that the new skin after peeling was more delicate and shiny.

It really works!

Two days later, Yun Xinluo seemed to have become a different person. Her long hair, which had begun to show silver strands, became jet black and smooth, and the fine lines around her eyes and lips disappeared. Her face looked more than ten years younger.

Not only her face, but also the skin on her body became smooth and delicate, just like when she was young.

Jin'er looked at her transformation with deep amazement in her eyes: "My lady, you are so beautiful!"

Yun Xinluo sat in front of the dressing table, looking at her reflection in the bronze mirror, and couldn't help but raise her hand to touch her smooth face: "I looked like this before I gave birth to Yu Rao."

She stared at herself in the mirror, lost in thought for a moment.

At that time, she was at the peak of her youth and beauty, but even such beauty could not keep Zhen Yuandao. He had a mistress outside the mansion, who gave birth to Huanbi, an illegitimate daughter, and brought her back to the mansion.

At that time, she was unaware of the people and events behind her appearance, and simply assumed that he had taken a mistress because he had no children.

Although she was heartbroken by Zhen Yuandao's betrayal, she also understood that it was in accordance with the social norms and ethics for a man to have multiple wives and concubines. In order to consolidate her position, she even took the time to prepare her body and became pregnant again.

Now that she has lost her husband's affection, she must at least firmly hold onto her position as the mistress of the Zhen family.

Recalling the past, Yun Xinluo's mood inevitably became heavy. Her appearance was something she was born with, and it was not her fault.

But because the man who took a liking to her appearance was the emperor, she and her daughter were subjected to undeserved misfortune, criticized and despised, and nailed to the pillar of shame.

This world...

Yun Xinluo closed her eyes tightly, and when she opened them again, her eyes were filled with a gentle, smiling expression.

"Have the clothes I asked the Imperial Household Department to make been finished?"

Jin'er nodded: "Replying to your question, Your Highness, it was delivered from the Imperial Household Department yesterday evening. Would you like to wear it?"

Just now, the Imperial Household Department sent good news: I will be attending to the Emperor in the Chengqian Palace tonight.

The young lady's current appearance, coupled with that outfit that imitates the old clothes of the late Empress Chun Yuan, will surely give the Emperor a great shock.

"Go and fetch it."

In the evening, when the emperor arrived at Chengqian Palace, Yun Xinluo was not waiting inside Chengqian Gate as usual.

Only Jin'er and a group of palace maids knelt here to welcome the emperor.

The emperor stepped down from his sedan chair and casually asked, "Where is your young master?"

"Please forgive me, Your Majesty. My lady is waiting for you inside the palace."

The emperor raised an eyebrow and strode toward the east side hall.

Upon entering the room, one finds layers of gauze curtains and flickering candlelight.

The orange-red light shone on Yun Xinluo behind the gauze curtain, making her appear hazy and alluring, with an ambiguous and seductive air that seemed to want to say something but couldn't.

The emperor's curiosity was easily piqued, and he slowly strolled toward Yun Xinluo behind the gauze curtain.

With a wave of his hand, the emperor lifted the layers of gauze curtains and finally saw Yun Xinluo, who was wearing a veil.

Her black hair was loose and flowing, and she wore no jewelry whatsoever. Her clear, bright eyes looked at the emperor with a hint of malice.

However, the emperor did not notice Yun Xinluo's strange gaze; his attention was focused on the nightgown she was wearing—the nightgown left behind by Empress Chun Yuan.

Yun Xinluo followed the emperor's gaze and glanced at her nightgown, then bowed gracefully: "I have not come from afar to greet you, Fourth Prince, please do not blame me."

As she curtsied, the veil on her face fell, revealing a face that the emperor had longed for day and night, a face he could never forget until his death:

"—Wanwan!"

Yun Xinlu felt a surge of disgust, but her smile remained unaffected and grew even wider. She looked up at the emperor and called out to him in a soft voice, "Fourth Prince."

The emperor hurriedly stepped forward to help her up. His eyes were filled with excitement as he looked at Yun Xinluo's face, and his expression was one of deep reminiscence, conveying a sense of absurdity and grotesque separation between consciousness and body.

"Wanwan, you...you've come back to see me?"

"Yes, Silang, Wanwan misses you very much."

"Wanwan~"

"Shiro~"