Transmigration: Reverse Exploitation, the System Works for Me

At the same time, Xi Qiao was looking at a list.

This letter was given to Wen Shichu by Prince Guo yesterday. Then, Consort Hua's people took the letter from Wen Shichu. However, the garden was already locked and people could not enter or leave at that time. So, this letter was delivered to Xi Qiao by Zhou Ninghai early this morning.

As for the letter in Wen Shichu's hand, it was just for show.

Consort Hua's people, or rather, the people of the Nian family, are indeed very useful.

After quickly reading through the document, Xi Qiao picked up a handkerchief embroidered with lovebirds. The handkerchief was as thin as a cicada's wing and felt weightless in his hand. The lovebirds embroidered on one corner were brightly colored and lifelike.

This is the token needed to utilize the connections left behind by Consort Shu.

Xi Qiao's expression shifted as he carefully put the letters and items into his pocket before heading to the main hall.

And so he used the same trick again, swapping clothes with Jinzhu and secretly going to see Consort Hua.

Qingliang Hall.

Consort Hua looked at Xi Qiao, who was dressed as a palace maid, and her expression was somewhat complicated.

Xi Qiao was too lazy to explain and went straight to the point: "Your Majesty, time is of the essence, so I will keep it brief."

She took out the letter and tokens written by Prince Guo to Zhen Huan from her bosom, saying, "These are things that Your Highness's people helped us get from Wen Shichu last night."

Consort Hua naturally knew this, but she was focused on her pregnancy and didn't pay attention to Xi Qiao's surveillance of Wen Shichu.

It was only because Xi Qiao had given her the fertility elixir that the family did their best to help Xiao Lezi when she came for help.

Songzhi took the item from Xi Qiao and presented it to Consort Hua. Consort Hua didn't seem interested in looking at it, but Xi Qiao's next words changed her mind.

"Your Majesty must have encountered many schemes lately, and they are all the kind where the investigation is only halfway through before the clues are completely cut off."

Consort Hua's expression changed. "Do you know who it is?"

Xi Qiao nodded without hesitation, "It is the Empress Dowager. I have served the Empress Dowager for many years and am naturally familiar with her ways. Back then, many concubines in the late Emperor's harem who were at odds with the Empress Dowager miscarried, and their pregnancies were all left untraceable."

Although Consort Hua had long suspected that the Empress Dowager was behind her attack, she had no evidence to prove it. As a result, she couldn't help but feel uneasy and often felt anxious and fearful.

Now that she had received Xi Qiao's words, her heart, which had been hanging in suspense, could finally be put at ease.

Having a powerful enemy is not scary; what is scary is not being able to figure out which one is the enemy or where the enemy is. The feeling of being watched and schemed against by eyes in the dark is not pleasant.

This kind of psychological pressure is something that ordinary people might not be able to withstand for long, let alone pregnant women.

"Good!" Consort Hua's face twisted in rage. "It really is that old hag!"

After venting her pent-up hatred, Consort Hua condescended to take the letter.

The more I looked at her, the stranger her expression became.

"What are Prince Guo and Zhen Huan planning? To commit adultery in the palace?"

Good heavens! Anyone could see the emotions in his heart, and there's this three-page list of nails. Does Prince Guo really love Zhen Huan that much?

They actually brought out this deadly thing.

but--

"But what does showing me this letter have to do with that old hag, the Empress Dowager? I can't exactly take this token and order these people to strangle that old hag, can I?"

Xi Qiao chuckled lightly, "Your Majesty, in at most half an hour I will request to return to the palace to pay my respects to the Empress Dowager. At that time, I will present this letter and the list of tokens to the Empress Dowager for her review."

Consort Hua's expression went blank for a moment. She handed it over to the Empress Dowager? And then what?

She rarely used her brain, but she always felt that she was missing a little something, and couldn't connect the two things at all.

Xi Qiao sighed inwardly. Consort Hua was not as clever as Consort Jin and Zhen Huan. If it were one of them, they would have guessed her intentions when she took out the letter and the list.

“Your Majesty, although the Emperor has suppressed the matter of Consort Zhuang’s murder, the wounds on A-Jin’s body are obvious to all. His murder of a palace concubine cannot be denied. As for Prince Guo, who is A-Jin’s master, he cannot escape responsibility in this matter, whether he is innocent or not.”

"Although on the surface Prince Guo had no reason to harm Consort Zhuang, the appearance of this letter has given people a lot of room for speculation. Especially this list, such a thing can be used for many things in the royal family, and no one would easily give it out unless they are absolutely trustworthy."

"But Prince Guo had Wen Shichu, a royal physician, deliver such a deadly item to Consort Wan, a concubine, and even instructed her in the letter to get rid of Consort Zhuang as soon as possible. What do you think the Empress Dowager will think?"

Before Consort Hua could answer, Xi Qiao answered his own question: "Adultery is one thing, but that would only allow the Empress Dowager to deal with Consort Wan in secret, because the royal family's reputation cannot be compromised. However, adultery alone is not enough to make Prince Guo give this list to Zhen Huan."

"What the Empress Dowager will ultimately think of is—the imperial power!"

Consort Hua's pupils dilated, and her back involuntarily tensed.

"Consort Zhuang is not only a royal concubine, but also the birth mother of the Sixth Prince. If Consort Zhuang is gone, the Sixth Prince, a prince without a mother, will easily perish in the cruel struggles of the harem. If the Sixth Prince can die young, so can any other prince."

After all, many people on this list have easy access to the princes and nobles.

"If the emperor has no heir, then the throne will pass from brother to brother!"

Consort Hua nearly collapsed, but fortunately Songzhi was nearby.

With Songzhi's help, she steadied herself and looked at Xi Qiao with a mixture of surprise and understanding. She subconsciously whispered, "You want to use the Empress Dowager to deal with Prince Guo?"

The astonishment stemmed from the fact that Xi Qiao, a mere servant, dared to scheme against his master in this way.

She understood because she knew how important Consort Zhuang was to Xi Qiao and could empathize with him.

If one day someone dares to plot against her family, she will definitely retaliate without hesitation, just like Xi Qiao!

Xi Qiao readily agreed, "Yes. This servant owes Your Highness a lot of favors, and this is a good opportunity to repay some of them."

"The people on this list are diverse and widely distributed, and many of them are doing quite well, so they must be well-informed. If we want to catch them all in one fell swoop, we must act quickly, accurately, and ruthlessly. Otherwise, they are very likely to escape."

"Once the Empress Dowager receives this list, she will definitely select a few of the highest-ranking people to verify it, just to be on the safe side. Once confirmed, she will take down everyone on the list with lightning speed."

This matter involves a power struggle within the royal family, and Prince Guo and his mother are outside the palace. Even if the Empress Dowager didn't care about the royal family's reputation, she would still have to avoid alerting them. Therefore, she would not do it openly, but would only have her trusted confidants carry it out quietly.

"Your Majesty, this is your chance! Your only chance to truly understand the Empress Dowager's power. It is also your opportunity to fish in troubled waters and take this chance to cut off the Empress Dowager's hands, feet, and spies."

After it's all done, just shift the blame to Prince Guo!

It will absolutely not arouse even the slightest suspicion from the Empress Dowager.

Of course, it was also her opportunity. Like the mantis stalking the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind, by eliminating those who occupied the positions, her people could smoothly rise to power and cultivate more informants.

Consort Hua wouldn't care about such a small selfish motive.

Consort Hua was very tempted, but she was not blinded by it. Instead, she looked at Xi Qiao cautiously and said, "Although we have made a deal, the Empress Dowager is still your former master. Why would you betray her?"

It's not so much that Chunrong took advantage of the situation by hiding behind her, but what she cared about was Chunrong's betrayal.

She betrayed the Empress Dowager, who was her former master and with whom she had shared a bond of affection and gratitude for over a decade.

What is Nian Shilan compared to her?

She didn't want to raise an ungrateful child herself.