Transmigration: Reverse Exploitation, the System Works for Me

On the main seat in the main hall, the Empress's gaze swept over the concubines, and she said solemnly with a stern face: "As the mother of the nation, I share the support of the Manchu, Mongol and Han bannermen with the Emperor. The Manchu and Mongol bannermen are not only the foundation of our Great Qing Dynasty, but also the pillars of our royal family. Moreover, I come from one of the eight great surnames of the Manchu bannermen. How could I cut off my own arm and destroy my own foundation!"

The coldness on her face had been well concealed, and only her fury was visible. "Guards, investigate for me! I want to see which fool dares to cause trouble right under my nose!"

As the Empress spoke, her gaze swept over Zhen Huan.

Zhen Huan stiffened, a chill ran down her spine, and goosebumps rose on her arms and neck.

She took a deep breath, realizing she had completely offended the Empress. However, faced with the choice between offending the Empress and the survival of her family, this was the only option she could take.

Zhen Huan did not regret shifting the blame to the Empress!

If it weren't for the palace maid who led the way for her, how could she have suffered this calamity?

The Empress is in the central palace; if she did not give the order, how could the palace maids dare to act on their own?

It's obvious that the Empress plotted against her first, so why can't she fight back?

As for Consort Hua...

A dark light flickered in Zhen Huan's eyes; she, Zhen Huan, would never forget the humiliation she had suffered today!

Before Jianqiu and the others could investigate, a palace maid standing inside the gate knelt down with a thud, crawled forward on all fours, and cried out in a hoarse voice, "Your Majesty, please investigate! This servant did not frame Consort Wan."

“Wan Changzai arrived at Jingren Palace with Consort Shen and Consort An, but as soon as I led Consort Shen, Wan Changzai, and Consort An to the outside of the main hall, Wan Changzai and Consort Shen ignored me.”

The palace maid trembled all over, but her words were quite articulate: "Consort Wan was only focused on talking to Consort Shen and completely ignored me. I had no choice but to lead Consort An to stand properly."

But somehow, after she led Consort An to line up, she forgot to turn around and remind Consort Wan and Consort Shen.

But the palace maids dared not speak.

She kept kowtowing and begging for mercy, "Your Majesty, spare me! Your Majesty, spare me! This servant has never framed Consort Wan. All the palace maids serving outside the main hall can testify for this servant, Your Majesty."

The Empress's eyes flashed with anger. What a Zhen Shi!

They did something stupid and then dared to frame her for it!

"Alright, this noise is giving me a headache. Jianqiu, drag them away."

"Wan Changzai, do you have anything to say in your defense?"

The Empress's voice was cold, and her gaze towards Zhen Huan was fierce, as if she wanted to devour someone.

The knife he had chosen had stabbed him first; only Yixiu himself truly understood the resentment and anger he felt.

Yi Xiu looked at Zhen Huan kneeling at her feet with a gloomy expression. Such a similar face would surely be an invincible weapon, but this weapon had already become a threat to herself.

Yixiu's murderous intent had already arisen.

Zhen Huan's fingernails had already dug into the tender flesh of her palm. At that time, she was indeed only focused on talking to Sister Mei, and as they talked, the two of them ended up standing side by side at the front.

Mei-jie, why didn't you remind her? And Ling-rong, she just stood silently at the back without even informing anyone.

If either of them had just said something casually, she wouldn't have made such a low-level mistake!

Zhen Huan was somewhat annoyed and took her anger out on her two sisters, but she calmly said, "Your Majesty, I was indeed talking to Sister Mei at the time, but it is also true that the little palace maid did not tell me where I should stand. I beg Your Majesty and Consort Hua to understand."

Instead of reporting to the Empress, Zhen Huan deliberately mentioned Consort Hua at the very end.

Many people present looked at Zhen Huan with a change in their gaze. Was Wan Chang's action intentional or unintentional?

Consort Hua glanced at Zhen Huan, who was kneeling upright, and snorted disdainfully. She then turned her eyes to the Empress's ugly face with excitement. "So, it is indeed Your Majesty's fault in this matter."

Although this statement may seem like labeling, the palace maid was the Empress's person, so if something went wrong, it would be the Empress's fault as the mistress who managed her subordinate!

Consort Hua smiled contemptuously at the Empress sitting on the phoenix throne, raised her hand to stroke her magnificent headdress, her face full of pride and arrogance: "But you can't blame the Empress. As the Empress gets older, her energy and ability naturally can't keep up. So how can she just fool the people under her?"

This is no different from pointing your finger at the Empress and calling her senile.

"You!" The Empress was shocked and furious, her finger trembling as she pointed at Consort Hua. "You insolent Consort Hua! How dare you slander the Empress!"

Consort Hua paid no attention to these words, snorted lightly, and said impolitely, "Your Majesty, instead of fabricating charges to slander me, you should hurry up and think about how to explain things to the Emperor and the Empress Dowager."

Bah! What a shameless old woman!

"I have a lot of palace affairs to attend to, so I won't keep you company, Your Majesty, who is so leisurely."

As Consort Hua spoke, she stood up from her seat and headed out of the hall.

As she passed by Zhen Huan, who was kneeling, she stopped and looked down at her. "Consort Wan, although the fault does not lie with you, your overstepping of authority is undeniable. I hereby punish you by confining you to your quarters for three months and making you copy the palace rules twenty times. Do you accept this punishment?"

Zhen Huan gritted her teeth and bowed in gratitude, "Yes, Your Highness, I accept the punishment. Thank you, Consort Hua."

What can she do if she's not convinced? Consort Hua is determined to punish her. Now that she has already deeply offended the Empress, she absolutely cannot afford to offend Consort Hua any further.

Consort Hua chuckled contentedly, standing tall and proud like a victorious peacock.

No sooner had Consort Hua left than her lackey, Consort Li, rose to take her leave.

The Empress gave her a disapproving look, but did not stop her. In fact, she made everyone in the hall kneel down and pay their respects.

At Zhongcui Palace, Xi Qiao, who was still waiting for the news about the "One Zhang Red" incident and the "Pao Fu" incident, did not hear the news he wanted to hear. Instead, he was greeted by Yu Ying'er, who had returned from paying her respects.

Yu Ying'er's face and eyes were filled with barely suppressed excitement and the ecstatic joy of having discovered such a shocking piece of gossip. As soon as she returned and saw Xi Qiao, she immediately pulled him into the bedroom and began to excitedly recount the grand drama that had taken place in Jingren Palace.

As she spoke, she couldn't help but criticize harshly: "That Consort Wan and Consort Shen are truly extremely unruly."

"Even if that palace maid did not fulfill her duties, the palace rules are strict and the hierarchy is clear. How could a mere concubine like her stand in front of Consort Fucha and Consort Borqigit? She is, after all, a noble lady from an official family, yet she doesn't even know this?"

Yu Ying'er looked incredulous.

"If she readily admits it and pleads for mercy in a gentle manner, Consort Hua might not make things too difficult for her. After all, it's the first time the newcomer has been granted an audience, and there's still the Empress overseeing her."

"But this person, in order to protect herself, actually pinned the blame on the palace servants of Jingren Palace, thus exonerating herself most of the time. However, she also completely offended the Empress. Tsk tsk, Consort Hua was already disliked for her arrogance, and now that she has incurred the Empress's wrath, Consort Wan's days ahead are going to be difficult!"

Yu Ying'er's face was full of schadenfreude. Although she didn't know why she felt disgusted when she first met Zhen Huan, she was genuinely happy to see someone she didn't like suffer!

Xi Qiao raised an eyebrow, truly not expecting so many unexpected changes to occur during this first audience.

But upon closer reflection, it seems to make sense.

Consort Hua had long harbored the idea of ​​suppressing newcomers, and Zhen Huan ran into Consort Hua on her very first day in the palace.

Although Zhen Huan had already been punished, "seeing is believing," and seeing it with one's own eyes would definitely be more effective.

And the best candidate to be the chicken chosen to "warn the monkey" is of course Zhen Huan!

She's the only newcomer with a title! In some ways, she's even rarer than a noblewoman.

Unfortunately, Zhen Huan made another huge blunder.

Anyone would be reluctant to waste such a golden opportunity!