Transmigration: Experiencing Life's End - Dying Peacefully in One's Sleep

An Lingrong thought for a moment and then said, "Yuqing, go and tell everyone to guard the gate. No one is allowed to open the gate of Chuxiu Palace."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Yuqing remained calm and went to give the order.

An Lingrong continued, "Lanxin, go and tell Consort Xin to keep an eye on the people below."

"Yes, I'll go right away." Lanxin hurriedly walked out.

Baojuan saw An Lingrong's gaze sweep over her and quickly said, "Your Highness, what should I do?"

"You can go and help keep an eye on things too," An Lingrong said casually.

There are quite a few people in this palace. Although the head maid and the chief eunuch of Chuxiu Palace are her servants, she doesn't ask them to do much work. They just need to manage the people below them.

"Okay." Baojuan received the instruction and hurried out.

Only Yunshang remained in the hall. An Lingrong asked her to sit down. The two of them weren't worried, as they were prepared and no one could open the door to Chuxiu Palace.

In the dead of night, the sound of clashing swords rang out outside, but An Lingrong's expression remained unchanged as she calmly looked at her phone.

Feeling bored, she suddenly made a video call to Ji Chao.

When Ji Chao saw the video call invitation, he was a little nervous. He hurriedly got out of bed and put on his coat. After he finished dressing, he felt something was wrong.

There's nothing wrong with him wearing undergarments. Why are he being assimilated by the ancients and becoming more and more conservative?

After the video call connected, Ji Chao saw An Lingrong lying on the bed, wearing only a blue undergarment and looking languid.

His gaze lingered on her stunningly beautiful face for a few seconds longer before he looked away and noticed the sound coming from the other side.

“It sounds very dangerous over there.” He also knew about Nian Gengyao and Prince Dun’s rebellion.

An Lingrong's gaze swept over his heavily dressed clothes: "Yes, but they can't get into Chuxiu Palace."

"That's good. It should be finished by dawn tomorrow."

An Lingrong nodded and changed the subject, saying, "Do you wear so many clothes to bed at night?"

Upon hearing this, Ji Chao thought of how he had gotten up to put on his clothes earlier, and curled the corner of his mouth slightly: "No, it's just that I've gotten used to it since I came here."

The two chatted for over an hour before hanging up the video call. An Lingrong then sent a telepathic message to Yunshang: "Is everything arranged at Jingren Palace?"

"Don't worry, Master!" Yunshang replied from the couch in the outer room.

"Ah."

Upon receiving the reply, An Lingrong immediately fell asleep; the noise outside was like a lullaby to her.

Ji Chao stared at the page where the video was disconnected, but he couldn't fall asleep.

Although he had never been in a relationship before he transmigrated, he was not unaware that the two of them chatting every day had already developed a somewhat ambiguous relationship.

He even felt a strange irritation when he thought about An Lingrong still being in the palace and being the emperor's favorite concubine; this feeling came too suddenly.

Ji Chao's gaze as he looked at his phone began to deepen.

The next morning, An Lingrong, with the help of Yunshang and the others, washed up and began to dress up.

The palaces had already received notice that they did not need to pay their respects today or move around too much. Only An Lingrong and Yunshang knew that the imperial physicians had been summoned to Jingren Palace and Yangxin Hall.

She looked at herself in the mirror: "I'm not going out today, so I'll just dress simply and comfortably."

"Yes, Your Majesty," Lanxin replied.

Lanxin is good at combing hair, which will lighten Yunshang's workload by letting her take over.

After having breakfast, An Lingrong sent the people away to attend to their business.

Yunshang stepped forward and said, "Master, last night Nian Shilan led people to break into Jingren Palace and broke the Empress's hands and legs. The Emperor was also stabbed, which injured his lungs and internal organs. Even if he recovers, his lifespan will be shortened. The imperial physicians cannot diagnose it for the time being."

“Alright, I reckon even if we don’t depose the empress, she won’t come out again. The emperor is injured, so we can finish this sooner,” An Lingrong nodded.

It must have been very painful for Yixiu to live like this. As for why Nian Shilan only went to Jingren Palace, it was naturally because she couldn't enter Chuxiu Palace.

She was able to get to Jingren Palace smoothly because An Lingrong had Yunshang help her.

As for the Emperor, it was only through her doing that he was able to accidentally stab him in the back.

Nian Gengyao and Prince Dun were captured after their rebellion and sentenced to death. Nian Shilan committed suicide in Yikun Palace.

Because the Emperor was injured, the imperial physicians were divided into two groups to treat the Empress and the Emperor separately. Since the Emperor was more important, only two imperial physicians were on the Empress's side.

Once the Emperor's condition stabilized, the women in the inner palace were notified to attend to him, watching the Empress Dowager bustling about.

An Lingrong thought that she would be let off this time because the empress could not be deposed yet, and at least she had to remain in power for the time being.

The Empress Dowager would certainly agree with her for the time being, so she would keep her for a while longer until she had made arrangements, allowing the Empress to play her final role before sending the aunt and niece away.

Because of An Lingrong's influence, many things have changed.

Some time ago, the Emperor was busy with his plans and rarely visited the inner palace. When he did come, it was usually to Chuxiu Palace, so Consort Fucha had not yet become pregnant, and the same was true for the female lead.

Once the Emperor recovered, he issued an edict that the Empress should recuperate in Jingren Palace. Out of consideration for their past relationship, he allowed Consort Hua to have a simple burial.

The harem was temporarily managed by Consort Duan, Consort Jing, and Consort An. Consort Jing and Consort An were also directly granted the title of Consort.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, the Emperor bestowed titles upon the concubines. Noble Lady Borjigit was promoted to the rank of Consort and given the title Zhen, becoming Consort Zhen. Noble Lady Fucha was given the title Huan and became Noble Lady Huan.

Because of her previous efforts to win the emperor's favor, the female lead Zhen Huan was promoted to the rank of Consort Chang, and this time she was promoted to Consort Zhen as well. Xia Dongchun was also promoted to Consort Xia.

However, thinking of Consort Duan, who appeared as soon as Nian Shilan left, An Lingrong didn't know what to say.

Because of her own plan, she first had someone guide Nian Shilan to Jingren Palace, which delayed Nian Shilan from killing her. Otherwise, Consort Duan would also have been unable to escape death.

Now that she has been granted the title of Consort without having children, she plans to find a way to be promoted to Imperial Noble Consort in a while. If she can't have children, then she can only take advantage of the Emperor's guilt.

Even when the Empress is ill, she can still cause trouble, can't she?

After the Nian family fell from grace, the emperor selected the daughters of several meritorious families to enter the palace.

Among them was the famous Gua Liu, who was granted the title of Consort Qi and resided in Zhongcui Palace.

There were also Consort Li and Consort Liu, one living in Yanxi Palace and the other in Xianfu Palace.

Fang Chunyi of Suiyuxuan also served the emperor and was bestowed the title Chun by the emperor.

Recently, the Emperor has been favoring Consort Qi, Consort Chun, and Consort An. The two newly entered consorts have received less attention from the Emperor.

An Lingrong was no longer interested in dealing with him, so she decided to speed things up.

When the Emperor once stayed overnight at Chuxiu Palace, An Lingrong felt the time was right, so she spent 100 points to buy a fake pregnancy pill and took it.

Her rank as a concubine is still too low. Although it's uncertain whether she'll be promoted to Imperial Noble Consort due to her pregnancy, she'll definitely be promoted according to her future plans.

A month later, An Lingrong was eating when she suddenly gagged.

Baojuan quickly stepped forward and asked, "Your Highness, are you alright?"