Transmigration: Reverse Exploitation, the System Works for Me

Xianyue Pavilion

Shen Meizhuang and her servants were also whispering about how the emperor had left the rest of the harem idle for the sake of Consort Wan and Consort Bi.

Unlike the calm and composed demeanor of Consort Hua and the other two, the atmosphere in Xianyue Pavilion was one of righteous indignation.

Although few people knew about the Emperor and Huanbi's daytime debauchery in Shen Meizhuang's bed, everyone in Xianyue Pavilion was well aware of it.

Shen Meizhuang, the mistress, was disgusted to the core, and the servants, including Caiyue, were no less so.

In particular, Huanbi was favored for seven days in a row, and the palace maids and eunuchs serving her were extremely arrogant. Apart from the palace maids and eunuchs of Consort Wan who were not subjected to their rudeness, the other concubines were often bullied.

Now that the two traitors have been punished by the Empress Dowager, they originally thought that without these two, their mistress would be favored for quite some time. But the Emperor has done this again, which makes Caiyue and the others so angry that they feel like they want to vomit blood.

"The Emperor must have been bewitched by Consort Wan and Consort Bi, neglecting all the ladies and concubines in the harem for the sake of such people."

Shen Meizhuang frowned and scolded Caiyue with displeasure: "Shut up! How dare you criticize the Emperor?"

Caiyue quickly shut her mouth, but she was extremely unwilling in her heart.

Seeing the indignant look on her face, Shen Meizhuang sighed softly, "I know you are speaking up for me, but the Emperor is the Emperor. His thunder and rain are both divine favors. How can we have any say in this?"

“In this palace, even a stone can speak. If your words just now were to be spread by someone with ulterior motives, I would have no way to protect you. In this deep palace, you two are the people I trust and care about the most. I cannot live without you.”

Caiyue and Caixing were moved to tears. "Don't worry, Your Highness. We will definitely keep our mouths shut from now on and won't let you worry about us."

Shen Meizhuang held their hands and said, "That's good. We don't care what others do. We just need to live our lives well."

Caiyue and Caixing stared wide-eyed in surprise, "My lady, you..."

Shen Meizhuang sighed deeply, "I was obsessed before, always thinking about my childhood friendship with Zhen Huan, and also thinking about how lonely and dangerous this deep palace is. It's better to have someone who knows me well to support me than to fight alone."

"Who would have thought that the person who hurt me the most would be her?" Shen Meizhuang's face fell for a moment, but she quickly cheered up. "But it's good this way. I've seen her true colors. From now on, I'll have nothing to do with her."

Ever since Huanbi was favored by the Emperor in the Xianyue Pavilion that day, Zhen Huan only came once in a hurry that day, and after being turned away, she didn't even send someone to deliver a message to explain.

Shen Meizhuang no longer wanted to delve into why Huanbi and the Emperor ended up in bed, but they still owed her an apology for such an improper and unseemly act in her Xianyue Pavilion.

But so much time has passed and nothing has been found. Since that's the case, there's no need to keep in touch!

Caiyue and Caixing were overjoyed. "It's good that you've come to your senses, Your Highness. How many favors and protections did Consort Wan receive from you in the past? Not only is she ungrateful, but she also stabbed us in the back like this. Such a person is truly not worth associating with!"

When Consort Wan was confined to her quarters and forced to copy palace rules, their mistress often helped her and stood up for her, even when she offended others. Later, as soon as Consort Wan was released from confinement, she stole their mistress's favor. Their mistress suddenly fell out of favor and suffered a lot, but Consort Wan turned a blind eye to it all.

How is such behavior any different from that of an ingrate?

However, the young lady's concerns were not unfounded; it is indeed easy to suffer losses by fighting alone in the harem.

“My lady,” Cai Xing’s eyes darted around, and she thought of someone, “If you feel lonely all alone, why not spend more time with Consort An?”

"Lingrong?" Shen Meizhuang was taken aback when she mentioned An Lingrong. They had indeed had some acquaintance back then, but—

Shen Meizhuang frowned and said, "But Lingrong pledged herself to Consort Hua a long time ago, and Consort Hua..."

"Your Highness!" Before Shen Meizhuang could finish speaking, Caixing interrupted her, "Your Highness, you were so focused on Consort Wan back then that you didn't know much about Consort An's situation at the time."

“Consort An came from a humble background and had not served the emperor for a long time. Consort Xia of Yanxi Palace was not a good person and often bullied her. The palace servants also followed suit and bullied Consort An.”

"Later, thanks to your recommendation, Consort An finally had the opportunity to serve the emperor, but she was returned to the emperor virgins. In that situation, if Consort An had not found a way to gain the protection of Consort Hua, she would probably have already perished."

"Besides, if you think about it carefully, Consort Hua and you don't have any grudges worth mentioning. It's just that when we first entered the palace, Consort Hua said a few cold words to us."

Unlike in the original storyline, Shen Meizhuang was not granted the privilege of learning about palace affairs, so Consort Hua naturally did not go to great lengths to deal with her. Furthermore, after An Lingrong exposed the matter of the Huan Yi Xiang, Consort Hua became even less interested in targeting Shen Meizhuang.

Shen Meizhuang was stunned again after thinking about it. Her resentment towards Consort Hua was simply because when they first entered the palace, Consort Hua punished Zhen Huan by making her copy the palace rules because of Juqing's matter.

Later, during her first audience with the Empress, Consort Hua seized upon Zhen Huan's disregard for social hierarchy by standing in the front row and made a big fuss about it, nearly causing the Zhen family to be ruined.

At that time, she considered herself to be on very close sisterly terms with Zhen Huan, and naturally felt the same way. She felt deeply humiliated and thus resented Consort Hua.

Looking back now, where did Consort Hua go wrong?

Zhen Huan was the one who disregarded palace rules!

Ling Rong... At that time, she was completely focused on Zhen Huan and didn't pay much attention to Ling Rong.

“Lingrong, she probably resents me too. If I had taken better care of her back then, her life wouldn’t have been so difficult.”

No sooner had Shen Meizhuang finished speaking than a palace attendant announced from outside the door, "Your Highness, Consort An has come to pay a visit."

"Lingrong!" Shen Meizhuang stood up in surprise and quickly walked towards the door.