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

Qingdai thought for a moment and then said, "Alright, but why the Fourth Prince Helian Zhou?"

She paused for a moment, then continued, "I remember that although it wasn't explicitly stated in the plot, the Emperor favored the Third Prince Helian Yi, the son of Consort Yun, right? Wouldn't it have been easier to choose the Third Prince?"

Although everyone knows that Consort Yun is favored, she is only slightly more favored than others.

On the surface, no one could surpass the Empress, but no one knew that in private, the Emperor's favorite was Consort Yun.

Knowing that the Empress and the powerful and influential Prime Minister's family behind her were, the Emperor naturally dared not reveal his true preferences.

He indulged the eldest prince and two princesses born to the Empress only to lower their guard, but in fact he had long planned to settle scores with the Empress and the Prime Minister's household.

So, after the Empress's faction finally fell from power, the Emperor thought he could appoint the Third Prince as Crown Prince.

He was unaware that his body had been drugged by the male and female protagonists, and he died shortly afterward.

The Third Prince and Consort Yun are no match for the male and female leads, and the ending won't be good either.

Xiao Qi nodded and said, "That's right, host, but our mission in this world is to be the villain because he died before he could take revenge in the original story, and he has a lot of resentment."

"I see, you received a bribe?" Qingdai raised an eyebrow, understanding.

Xiao Qi smiled and said, "Hehe, host, you'll also have quite a few points. Would you like to do this task?"

"Let me see first. I don't know what the villains are like yet."

Although the original plot mentioned some aspects of the villains, it didn't go into detail.

"Okay, host, no rush."

After drinking a glass of orange juice to cleanse her palate, Qingdai left the space. There was no way she would go back to do laundry, so after thinking for a moment, she headed towards the head steward.

Considering the situation in the palace, all she needs to do is say a few nice words and spend some money.

She should be able to be transferred to work in the Fourth Prince's Jingxuan Palace; she plans to go and observe the villains.

Although the fourth prince's mother was sent to the cold palace, he still lived a normal life in the palace, only he was not favored and his life was not good.

Everyone in the palace knew that the fourth prince, Helian Zhou, was out of favor, and the palace was the most remote and desolate place. Everyone was eager to leave.

No one cared if someone wanted to go in. The head steward had accepted bribes, and Qingdai only asked to be assigned to this kind of place; he had no objections.

It's not easy to send people into the places of favored empresses, princes, and princesses, but it's too easy to send people into places like those where people are not favored.

However, the head steward still asked cautiously, "Why would you ask to go to Jingxuan Palace?"

"Reporting to Eunuch Li, this servant is working in the laundry department and really can't take it anymore," Qingdai said, mimicking the original owner's manner, stopping short of revealing her true feelings.

Upon hearing this, the head steward, Eunuch Li, could understand, after all, the laundry department was a place that was both hard work and had no lucrative rewards.

This amount of silver is probably all the savings this palace maid had accumulated over a long period of time, all she could afford, just so she could move to a better place and do some easier work.

Qingdai didn't even need to come up with a reason; Eunuch Li just imagined it himself.

He tossed the not-so-light money bag in his hand: "Alright, our family will make arrangements for you. Go back first, and we'll send someone to call you if we hear anything in a couple of days."

"Thank you, sir." Qingdai bowed and turned to leave.

When she returned to the laundry department, she saw the head maid standing in the courtyard, directing two young palace maids dressed just like the original owner of the body to do their work.

Qingdai sighed. It was a pity she couldn't be transferred immediately; she was too lazy to deal with things here.

Upon seeing her enter, the head maid stormed over and demanded, "Qingdai, where have you been?"

This old nanny Lin usually turns a blind eye to others bullying the original owner and making the original owner do the most work, so Qingdai doesn't plan to give her any money.

"Granny Lin!"

Upon hearing the voice, the head maid looked up and met Qingdai's eyes. Her gaze faltered for a moment before she was pulled aside.

After a short while, Granny Lin raised her voice and said, "Alright, let Rose and Peach Blossom do your work for the next two days."

Qingdai smiled and said, "Thank you, Granny."

To others, it seemed that Qingdai had said something to Granny Lin, and Granny Lin had told her that she didn't have to do any work.

The two palace maids who were washing clothes were waiting for Qingdai to come and do the work.

They were puzzled. How could Qingdai have changed so much? She was usually so dull, but today she was able to persuade the nanny not to do any work.

Qingdai walked past them without glancing to the side, heading towards the place she remembered.

After she left, the usually slickest Yueji stepped forward and quietly placed a small silver ingot in Lin Mama's hand.

With a fawning expression, she asked, "Granny, why isn't Qingdai doing any work?"

She didn't want to wash clothes here all day; her hands would freeze and become raw.

Unfortunately, Granny Lin was under Qingdai's spell and ignored her after taking the money: "Why ask so many questions? Hurry up and get to work. Don't even think about eating until these clothes are washed today."

Upon hearing this, Yueji's expression stiffened, and a dark glint flashed quickly in her eyes.

This old woman usually accepts my favors and I have to do things according to her mood, but today I can't even ask her a question.

Her thoughts raced in an instant, and she quickly replied, "This servant will go and get to work right away."

Back in her seat, after seeing that Granny Lin had left, Yueji angrily pounded the dirty clothes.

"What's wrong? Who upset you?" Peach Blossom asked from the side.

Rose rolled her eyes, too lazy to pay attention to this idiot. If she didn't dislike Qingdai, she wouldn't have taken this peach blossom with her to slack off.

Qingdai returned to the original owner's residence, which was a large dormitory with several beds.

She simply couldn't get used to living here, so she took the little silver and bundle that the original owner had hidden and left.

Once she reached a secluded spot, she went straight into her spatial dimension, deciding to stay there for the next few days.

Two days later, Qingdai noticed the situation on Eunuch Li's side. Seeing that he had sent someone to look for her, she quickly left the space and returned to the laundry department.

She successfully went from the laundry department to work at Jingxuan Palace, only to find that there weren't many people working there.

There was one eunuch who served the fourth prince personally, and two eunuchs and two maids who did cleaning and chores. That was it.

With five people serving him in total, plus himself, making six, the fourth prince certainly lived a more meager life than the other princes.

Qingdai was assigned the task of boiling water and making tea. Fortunately, the work was relatively easy, and she could manage to do it for the time being.

After spending a few days observing the area, she noticed that the Fourth Prince, Helian Zhou, was not yet twenty years old and still had to study in the Imperial Study during the day.

It was observed that he was not talkative, and every day when he came back, he would quietly eat his meals and then stay in the palace reading.

However, Qingdai noticed that there were always two bodyguards crouching on the roof. One of them would accompany Helian Zhou when he went out to protect him closely.