Transmigration: Reverse Exploitation, the System Works for Me

After saying that, she looked at the emperor with affection and said, "It was my fault that I stained your clothes today. Consider these clothes as my apology to you, is that alright?"

"Oh? Wanwan made clothes for me?"

Zhen Huan said shyly, "I just did it casually when I had nothing else to do, please don't find it offensive, Fourth Brother."

Before she could finish speaking, Liu Zhu had already brought over the clothes. "Your Majesty, please don't listen to the young mistress. She put a lot of effort into making this outfit for you. It took her seven days to finish."

Zhen Huan immediately glared at Liu Zhu with a blushing smile, "You talk too much, put down the clothes and get down quickly."

The emperor was naturally pleased that his beloved concubine had made clothes for him by hand. "Since it is Wanwan's intention, I am naturally happy and would never dislike it."

Zhen Huan smiled and said, "Then Wanwan will help Silang change his clothes."

After changing into clean clothes and sitting down again, the Emperor took a sip of tea and looked at Zhen Huan's pale and haggard face, saying with a hint of heartache, "Do you know what I have done to the Zhen family?"

Zhen Huan, who had just sat down, immediately stood up and knelt before the emperor, saying, "Wanwan thanks Your Majesty for your mercy."

She knelt beside the emperor, placing her hands on his knees, her expression melancholy: "It's all Wanwan's fault, making things difficult for Silang."

"Although Wanwan is just an ignorant woman, she knows that her father's crime should be punished with death. It must be that Silang is lenient towards her father for the sake of Wanwan and the child in her womb."

The emperor helped her up, saying, "Wanwan, there's no need for this. The Zhen family's affairs are in the past. Take good care of yourself during your pregnancy. In the future, I will make sure you and your child are not inferior to others."

It was a woman who looked so much like Wanwan who bore him his child!

Zhen Huan was overjoyed. The Emperor was promising her that he would definitely allow her father to return to the court in the future!

"Don't worry, Si Lang, Wanwan will take good care of herself and the child."

The emperor patted her hand, looked around, and frowned, saying, "Why are there so few servants here?"

Zhen Huan's mind raced. "Your Highness, please don't be angry. The Yuanmingyuan is not the same as the palace. But speaking of servants, I would like to ask Your Highness for a favor."

Upon hearing that it was just a servant, the emperor immediately said, "Just say it. Right now, you and the child are the most important."

"Thank you, Fourth Master. Wanwan is still young and this is her first pregnancy, so she wants a suitable person. Aunt Cui Jinxi, the head of Suiyu Pavilion, is an old lady in the palace and must know a lot about women's pregnancy."

Although Liu Zhu was loyal, he was ultimately not clever enough.

Cui Jinxi is very good. She has good connections and knows a lot of secrets. She is also very perceptive and can understand people very well. She is a great helper.

The emperor said, "What's wrong with that? Since I have granted you the status and privileges of a concubine, the palace servants of Suiyu Pavilion will naturally be at your disposal."

"Thank you, Silang."

With Cui Jinxi by her side, she was able to put her skills to use.

Since the emperor had granted Zhen Huan's request, Cui Jinxi packed her bags and went to Yuanmingyuan that very evening.

Although Cui Jinxi entered the Yuanmingyuan in a low-key manner, the Bitong Academy was already attracting much attention, and the fact that Su Peisheng's apprentice, Xiaxiazi, personally sent an aunt in could not be kept secret.

Along with this news, it was also revealed that Consort Li had been demoted to the rank of Noble Lady.

As night fell, Xi Qiao took advantage of the darkness to go to Qingliang Palace.

Consort Hua happily handed her a list, "Just as you predicted, that old hag Empress Dowager couldn't wait to have Prince Guo's connections in the palace eradicated! This list is full of her people, take a look."

Xi Qiao didn't stand on ceremony with her and took the list to look at it. Although she had already expected it, she still couldn't help but gasp when she saw the list. Even the Hall of Mental Cultivation had people from the Empress Dowager!

People were also planted in Consort Hua's Yikun Palace, but fortunately they were just lowly palace servants on the periphery.

As for Zhongcui Palace, needless to say, she specifically allowed two people in to put the Empress Dowager at ease. Fortunately, there were only two.

The only thing that surprised Xi Qiao was that Yinxiu, who was by Jinpin's side, was not the Empress Dowager's person.

In the story, Cao Qinmo, who was made a concubine, died because she drank the medicine brought by Yinxiu. Unexpectedly, Yinxiu was not the Empress Dowager's person.

From this perspective, the medicine was tampered with in the Imperial Medical Academy.

Xi Qiao composed himself, looked up at Consort Hua, and said, “Congratulations, Your Majesty. With this list, the Empress Dowager’s threat has been reduced by more than half.”

Consort Hua's smile widened, and she was especially kind to Xi Qiao, her greatest contributor, "That's right! I'll say it again: if you need anything in the future, or if you need any help, just let me know."

Xi Qiao immediately said, "Your Majesty, I have something I would like to ask for your help with."

Consort Hua suddenly became interested, "Tell me quickly, and I will do my best to help you."

Xi Qiao smiled and said, "Thank you, Your Highness. I would like to ask Your Highness to request that you send portraits of your parents, brothers and sisters-in-law from the Nian family, citing your longing for your family during your pregnancy."

"Huh?" Consort Hua was completely baffled and couldn't understand her intention.

Xi Qiao smiled mysteriously, without explaining the reason: "Please forgive me, Your Majesty, but the matter has been accomplished in secret. When the time is right, I will definitely come to answer your questions in person."

Consort Hua suppressed her burning curiosity. Fine, she figured her brain couldn't compare to the cleverness of Consort Chunrong and Consort Jin, and she might accidentally let something slip and reveal the secret.

"Alright, I'll send a message back tomorrow. Should I make a big show of it?"

Xi Qiao looked at her teasingly, "Your Majesty, you're under the watchful eyes of eight hundred people every day. Not to mention your every move, even the actions of Eunuch Zhou and the others are being observed."

Her last sentence was quite meaningful.

Consort Hua, who had been smiling, lost some of her smile upon hearing this. "You mean, Zhou Ninghai is being targeted by someone with ulterior motives?"

Xi Qiao nodded, "After the incident at Peach Blossom Village today, Xiao Yunzi, who was by Consort Zhen's side, had been secretly watching Eunuch Zhou. Xiao Yunzi has some martial arts skills, so it's normal that Eunuch Zhou didn't notice him."

The smile on Consort Hua's face vanished completely, and she said without any hesitation, "Zhen Huan, have you discovered that today's events were orchestrated by Consort Jin and me?"

She felt that although Chunrong was not involved in that matter, given Chunrong's intelligence, she must have already guessed that it was she and Consort Jin who were behind it.

Consort Hua's gaze fell on Xi Qiao's face, and seeing that her expression was completely calm, she knew that she had guessed correctly.

Xi Qiao naturally guessed as much, and said quite frankly, "Your Majesty, please forgive me. When I returned from the palace today, I was afraid that the Empress Dowager's people were watching me, so I had to use Consort An. I didn't expect that it would implicate Your Majesty."

She had actually thought of this, but outwardly, she shouldn't know the story of An Lingrong and Huan Yixiang.

This morning, she tricked An Lingrong, not only to use her, but also to take this opportunity to test Consort Jin's true feelings for Consort Hua.