Quick transmigration to punish scumbags, have a child to inherit everything from them

After everyone had left, Liang Qiuli slowly spoke, softly addressing the Crown Prince.

"Yu'er, I know you still have feelings for your father, but you must understand that the heart of an emperor is unpredictable."

Your father's health is failing, and his thoughts are becoming increasingly unpredictable.

Therefore, you cannot act on emotions; you must be prepared to deal with all changes, including the worst-case scenario.

The Crown Prince lowered his head in deep thought. Liang Qiuli's words were like a wake-up call, waking him from his confusion.

"Mother, I understand what you mean."

He raised his head, his eyes resolute.

"You don't need to be so nervous. Your mother has already made arrangements. Yu'er, you have always been smart. With you here, your mother is very at ease."

Liang Qiuli stood up and patted the Crown Prince on the shoulder, a hint of approval flashing in her eyes.

"Alright, you can go out now. Let me have a private talk with your father."

Liang Qiuli thought that some things should be put to rest.

The crown prince nodded and respectfully withdrew.

Liang Qiuli watched the Crown Prince leave before turning her gaze back to the Emperor, who lay unconscious on the bed.

She walked step by step to the bedside and sat down gently. A hint of relief and bewilderment flashed in her eyes. Finally, this day had come.

"Pear, you've come."

After an unknown amount of time, the emperor slowly opened his eyes. His voice was weak and hoarse, as if he had lost his former majesty due to the fall of the emperor.

"Your Majesty, your health..."

Liang Qiuli spoke softly, her voice carrying a hint of concern, yet also a subtle distance.

"I know my own body best. What I want to know most right now is about the scarcity of princes in the palace. Is this really related to you?"

The emperor's eyes were fixed on Qiu Li, those once sharp eyes now looking incredibly tired.

Qiu Li lowered her eyes, concealing the emotional fluctuations within them. She parted her red lips slightly, her voice gentle yet carrying an undeniable firmness.

"Your Majesty, this matter has nothing to do with me!"

Although the emperor's days were numbered, Liang Qiuli naturally could not admit this to him.

"I understand. You may leave now."

The emperor seemed unwilling to delve any further into the matter; he tried to wave his hand but found he couldn't lift it.

Yes, he had a stroke. He can speak clearly now because of the acupuncture he received from the imperial physician.

Upon seeing this, Liang Qiuli showed no emotion, gave a slight bow, and turned to leave the bedchamber.

……

In the Golden Palace, the voices of the officials paying homage were steady and powerful, echoing throughout the entire hall.

"Long live my emperor! Long live!"

The emperor abdicated, the crown prince ascended the throne, and Liang Qiuli was promoted to empress dowager.

Shen Qingyao, who was in the Cold Palace, also breathed her last on this day. However, with the new emperor's ascension to the throne, no one cared about a commoner from the Cold Palace.

Her death caused no ripples. Even the old woman who was by her bedside simply found a tattered mat to wrap her in and hurriedly threw her into the mass grave.

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"Mother, are you really going to move to the Southern Suburbs Palace?"

The new emperor looked at Liang Qiuli with some reluctance.

Liang Qiuli nodded with a light laugh, "I've lived here for decades, and I've had enough. It's time to go to the imperial palace and enjoy some peace and quiet."

The new emperor hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded in agreement.

"What about Father?"

The new emperor was somewhat worried, since although the old emperor had passed the throne to him after suffering a stroke, he had not died and was still living in the Taiji Palace.

With Liang Qiuli gone, he wouldn't know how to deal with anything that might suddenly happen to the old emperor.

"Your father has his own place to go."

Liang Qiuli's smile held a deeper meaning. "I will arrange everything. You only need to govern the country well and live up to the people's expectations."

The new emperor was startled upon hearing this and immediately bowed his head in agreement: "Your subject will follow Your Majesty's teachings and will certainly be diligent in governing the country, so as not to fail the expectations of the people and Your Majesty."

Liang Qiuli nodded in satisfaction, gave a few more instructions, and then dismissed the new emperor.

"Ruyu, go and tell the people of Taiji Palace that the Emperor Emeritus is seriously ill and the imperial physician said that he needs to rest, so the palace can no longer be used. Let's move to the temporary palace in the western mountains outside the city."

"Oh, by the way, when you went to the Western Hills Imperial Palace, there were people looking after the Emperor Emeritus; they just needed to escort him there."

Ruyu bowed her head in agreement and turned to instruct the palace servants to handle the matter.

Liang Qiuli looked out the window; she certainly wouldn't let the old emperor have an easy time.

It was his indifference and indulgence that led to the original owner's tragic death, so she would make him taste the bitterness of loneliness and helplessness.

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Xishan Imperial Palace.

"Eat it!"

The old emperor looked at the bland soup before him, then at the expressionless palace maid standing beside him, and was instantly filled with rage. He wanted to smash things, but he couldn't bring himself to do it.

"I...I am the Emperor Emeritus, you...you all..."

The old emperor just wanted to curse, but he couldn't even speak properly.

"If you don't eat, then you'll go hungry."

The palace maid said coldly, then turned and left.

The old emperor was trembling with anger, but there was nothing he could do.

The old emperor finally understood that it was Liang Qiuli who had placed him under house arrest at the Xishan Palace, but he still couldn't understand how she could treat him like this after he had been so good to her!

However, he had no time to think about it, because those palace servants who used to flatter and fawn over him were now extremely cold to him, and could even be described as mistreating him.

But if you don't want to go hungry, you have to go to great lengths to please them. But the old emperor didn't understand any of this. He used to be the one being flattered, not the one having to flatter others.

Therefore, the old emperor was preoccupied with how to please the palace servants and had no time to think about anything else.

However, the emperor's temper would occasionally flare up, causing him to go hungry. As time went on, the old emperor became somewhat timid and hesitant, afraid that he might do something wrong and go hungry again.

It can be said that he suffered all the hardships he had never experienced in the previous thirty years, and he still cannot easily find relief.

Soon the old emperor's hair turned gray, wrinkles appeared on his face, and the imperial aura that once dominated the world was long gone.

Years later, he breathed his last.

"died?"

As the old emperor breathed his last, Liang Qiuli received a message from the system that the mission was completed, and the original owner's last resentment was finally quelled.

It's time for her to leave this world and move on to her next mission.

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I'll give you a shout when the next chapter is finished, then I'll kick you all out.

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"Qiu Li, help me undress!"

As soon as Liang Qiuli stepped out of the inner room, she heard a loud and energetic call.

The Marquis opened his arms, looking every bit the dignified gentleman, waiting for Liang Qiuli to come forward and serve him.

But his eyes, with peach blossom patterns at the corners, looked Liang Qiuli up and down. Why did he think this little maid had grown up and become more beautiful?

Liang Qiuli was startled by that look, but luckily she was highly professional and couldn't help but punch him.

She quickly absorbed the original owner's memories.

The original owner of this body was already twenty years old. She was a servant born into the Yongchang Marquis's household and had a round face that was not popular with the world. However, the old lady valued her for being fertile and made her a maidservant of the Marquis, who was still the heir at the time.