Transmigration: Reverse Exploitation, the System Works for Me

Xi Qiao had been keeping an eye on the movements of An Lingrong and her servant, but he didn't expect An Lingrong to be so impatient as to seek refuge with Consort Hua overnight.

It's clear that she was truly terrified of being tormented.

At midnight, Zhou Ninghai personally escorted An Lingrong to the outside of Yanxi Palace.

Although An Lingrong's face was pale, her eyes were filled with boiling excitement.

She knew her good days were just around the corner!

The third day after An Lingrong's secret rendezvous with Consort Hua.

Lady Nian presented her nameplate to the palace to pay her respects to Consort Hua. Upon arriving at Yikun Palace, Lady Nian announced that the Nian family had a new addition to the family and ordered that all the palace servants be given a reward.

The entire Yikun Palace was filled with joy and laughter.

But inside the main hall, Consort Hua and Lady Nian had tears streaming down their faces.

The fragrance of joy contains a large amount of musk.

Consort Hua looked pale and her eyes were vacant, as if she had lost her soul.

Madam Nian held Consort Hua's hand tightly with one hand and covered her mouth with a handkerchief with the other, afraid that her sobs would escape and be overheard by those who shouldn't hear them.

That night, An Lingrong went to Yikun Palace again, and when she left, she was carrying a wooden box that was neither too big nor too small.

The fact that An Lingrong had joined forces with Consort Hua was known only to Xi Qiao, who had orchestrated it, and to the two of their closest confidants.

Seeing that the time was right, Xi Qiao rubbed his hands together and began the next step of his plan.

When the fetus grew larger enough to determine its sex, Xi Qiao went to Shou Kang Palace with a smile on his face.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty. The imperial physician came yesterday to examine the young lady's pulse and diagnosed that she is carrying a prince."

The Empress Dowager sat up straight with delight, "Good, good, good! Consort Zhuang is a good one. Zhu Xi, reward her, reward her handsomely!"

After Xi Qiao left, the Empress Dowager immediately ordered someone to invite the Empress over and earnestly told her about the fact that Consort Zhuang's pregnancy was with a prince.

The Empress understood the implied meaning, but she was unwilling to adopt a prince whose birth mother was of lowly birth. "There are quite a few favored concubines in the palace now. Consort Zhuang's birth is too lowly. How can we know that the son she gave birth to is not another Fourth Prince?"

How could the son of a palace maid possibly suppress that fool, the Third Prince!

Even if it was born to that lowly Zhen Huan?

That's right, even though Zhen Huan had offended the Empress to death, the Empress still wanted Zhen Huan to give birth to a son for her!

In the Empress's eyes, Zhen Huan and Rou Ze were eight parts alike, and their son would surely win the Emperor's favor and be able to suppress all the imperial heirs in one fell swoop.

The Empress Dowager paused, staring into her eyes, and said, "Regardless of the circumstances, Consort Zhuang's pregnancy must be safe. Empress, can you do that?"

The Empress's fingernails dug into the soft flesh of her palm as she calmly replied, "Childbirth is inherently dangerous for women. No matter how capable I am, I cannot guarantee the safety of Lady Yu and her child."

The Empress Dowager fiddled with her prayer beads. "You are the legitimate mother of the prince. As long as you, as his mother, want him to be safe, he will be safe."

The Empress's eyes were clouded with emotion, but under the Empress Dowager's pressure, she had no choice but to lower her head and say, "Your subject understands."

No one relayed these words from Shou Kang Palace to Xi Qiao, but there was no need to inquire further, and Xi Qiao didn't care.

She never placed her hopes on the cunning and ruthless aunt and niece, the Empress Dowager and the Empress.

That night, Xi Qiao, dressed as an ordinary palace maid, knocked on the gate of Yikun Palace.

During the day, when no one was looking, she slipped a note to Songzhi. The note didn't contain any deadly secrets, just four rather unsophisticated words: "Secret to Having a Child."

Consort Hua will definitely be willing to see her.

As expected, after knocking, Empress Zhou Ning immediately opened the palace gate and respectfully led Xi Qiao into the main hall of Yikun Palace.

Inside the main hall, Consort Hua, dressed in her nightgown and with her long black hair flowing freely, sat anxiously in the main seat, with two plates of fine pastries on the tea table beside her.

Upon seeing Xi Qiao, Consort Hua couldn't wait to ask her, "Is it true that you have a secret formula for conceiving a child?"

She was maliciously framed and became infertile for many years. If this secret formula for having a child is true...

Xi Qiao bowed and replied respectfully, "Of course, even if this servant had ten lives, I wouldn't dare to deceive Your Highness."

Regardless of whether Consort Hua would lose faith in the Emperor because of the musk in the Huan Yi Fragrance, neither she nor the Nian family could resist the temptation of a prince.

She looked up at Consort Hua and said bluntly, "Your Highness Consort Hua should still remember that Consort Zhuang was pregnant and then miscarried. I couldn't bear to see her crying all day, so I gave her this prescription."

Consort Hua turned her phoenix eyes and looked at her hesitantly: "You were originally a favorite of the Empress Dowager, why would you go to such lengths for Consort Zhuang?"

The musk in the Huan Yi Xiang incense was most likely the Empress Dowager's doing, and Chun Rong came from the Empress Dowager's side, so Consort Hua couldn't help but think more deeply.

Xi Qiao bowed and said, "To be honest, Your Majesty, my real name is Yu Lu. I am the sister of Consort Zhuang. When my birth mother passed away, she repeatedly told me to take good care of my sister."

Consort Hua's eyes lit up with realization. No wonder!

"So, you want me to help Consort Zhuang rise to the rank of Imperial Concubine?"

“Your Majesty is wise,” Xi Qiao looked up at Consort Hua, his eyes darkening. “But that’s only one thing. I also wish to ask Your Majesty to find a trustworthy midwife for the young lady.”

She made no attempt to hide her ugly expression and cold eyes. "Your Majesty, you are unaware of the truth. The imperial physician has already diagnosed that Consort Zhuang is carrying a prince. After the Empress Dowager learned of this, she instructed the Empress to adopt the child. However, the Empress is ruthless and vicious. She will definitely sabotage Consort Zhuang's delivery, eliminating the mother and keeping the child."

Consort Hua was overjoyed to hear that it was a prince.

If Consort Zhuang conceived a prince using that secret formula, then wouldn't she be able to as well?

She immediately replied, "I agree to this."

Upon hearing this, Xi Qiao immediately smiled, "This servant's secret formula for giving birth requires the mother's fresh blood as a medicinal guide, along with other medicines, and it can only be completed after seven days."

Consort Hua, unsuspecting, immediately ordered Songzhi to fetch the jade bottle and knife.

She had waited all these years, but it was only a short seven days.

After obtaining Consort Hua's blood, Xi Qiao immediately bound the system to Consort Hua.

"Ding~ Binding successful. Host—Zzz—Nian Shilan..."

Xi Qiao narrowed her eyes; it seemed she wouldn't be able to fleece him for much longer.

This system only outputs and doesn't take in anything, clearly it's running out of energy. I just don't know if it needs the host's luck, or if it needs the national fortune or dragon energy to be plundered from the emperor through the host.

The thought flashed through Xi Qiao's mind and then disappeared; she had no intention of providing energy for this palace intrigue system.

Xi Qiao's finger slid across the screen, checking the rewards for being pregnant, including an item called "Severing Emotions and Love Aura".

She felt that this aura was very suitable for Consort Hua and the Nian family.

Seven days later, Xi Qiao gave Song Zhi two pills, one an antidote pill and the other a pill to produce a daughter. Although the system guaranteed that she would definitely get pregnant after taking the pill to produce a daughter, she gave her an extra antidote pill just in case, hoping it would help Consort Hua expel the musk from her body.

Then she just waited patiently for Consort Hua to reveal her pregnancy and become a Noble Consort, so that she could draw a prize!

In the sparse shadows of apricot blossoms in March, Zhen Huan finally met the Emperor in the Imperial Garden.

Without Yu Ying'er's provocation, the emperor still bestowed upon Zhen Huan the title of Noble Lady.

Everyone stared wide-eyed, waiting to see Consort Hua's reaction in Yikun Palace, but to their surprise, Yikun Palace didn't react at all. Consort Hua and her palace servants all stayed quietly in the palace.

It was as if they hadn't received the message at all.

This inevitably drew everyone's attention.

The Empress was eager to investigate, but Consort Hua feigned illness and refused to see any guests, even relinquishing the palace power she had previously held firmly in her hands.

Consort Hua, of course, had no reaction, as the musk in the Huan Yi Fragrance had diminished much of her feelings for the Emperor and her possessiveness towards him.

Moreover, the moment she became pregnant, the palace intrigue system issued a reward, and Xi Qiao immediately put the "Aura of Severing Emotions and Love" on her.

Consort Hua, who longed for a prince but didn't love the emperor, would never care whether Zhen Huan was favored or not!

The emperor was delighted to have found a "2.0 version" of Chun Yuan, forgetting all about the harem and focusing all his attention on recreating scenes with Zhen Huan, reliving their old dreams.

Although the Empress felt aggrieved, she could barely suppress her anger when she thought about the usefulness of Zhen Huan's son.

She could tolerate it, but Consort Li, Consort Xia, and others could not.

They already received little favor, and now that Zhen Huan has come along, the emperor has completely forgotten about them.

Even without Consort Hua as their main force, Consort Li and others continued to employ various tactics against Zhen Huan and Shen Meizhuang. The palace was bustling with activity, with drama unfolding almost daily.

The power of the plot seems to persist. Xia Changzai completely lost favor because of Zhen Huan's rise to power, and thus harbored resentment, joining forces with Li Pin to deal with Zhen Huan.

Until late spring, Yikun Palace suddenly released news that Consort Hua was three months pregnant, which immediately caused an uproar throughout the entire harem!

The emperor, empress dowager, and empress found it even more unbelievable.

The Huan Yi Xiang fragrance has stopped working?

The three powerful figures in the palace gathered at Yikun Palace. After the Empress Dowager and the Emperor feigned benevolence and offered words of comfort, they brought up the topic of Huanyi Incense, saying, "Why is there no incense burning in Yikun Palace today? I remember you loved Huanyi Incense the most."