Quick Transmigration: The Villain Always Ends Up with the Male Lead

"It was at that time that His Highness approached my father, hoping that I could enter the palace. But my father has always doted on me and was naturally unwilling to send his daughter to the palace. Later, His Highness came to me personally..."

He said to me: "The current state of Dayan needs an empress. I believe that only Miss Fu can shoulder this great responsibility and govern the six palaces."

"To ensure Your Majesty can sit in the Hall of Brightness without any worries... Your Majesty, I agree."

Fu Yunwan smiled bitterly: "Compared to the entire Dayan Kingdom and the greater good of the nation, what does the happiness of Fu Yunwan matter?"

After hearing Fu Yunwan's almost explicit statement that she "didn't want to enter the palace," Yi Xuan wasn't angry: "So, you resent the Regent?"

"How can you say you hate someone if they agreed to enter the palace just because of what he said?" Since some things are destined to be impossible, what difference does it make who she marries?

Yi Xuan: "You mean, the Regent recommended you as Empress only for the sake of Dayan and me?" Shi Qi only told him that he needed an Empress, and that Fu Yunwan was the best candidate, but he didn't mention what he had done behind the scenes...

Even he himself once thought that Fu Yunwan was just a spy planted by Shi Qi. Because based on the fact that the Prime Minister was on good terms with Shi Qi, he could not completely trust the Prime Minister.

"If Your Majesty does not believe me, you need not come to me to ask these questions again."

Yixuan's favorability +3

Even Yi Xuan himself hadn't expected that the hatred he had accumulated over so many years would waver in just a few days. He was now even somewhat eager to find a reason to stop hating him.

Clearly, Fu Yunwan's words only made him more swayed, but were not enough to serve as evidence.

Evidence…right! At the beginning of his reign, he investigated a group of officials. He was only informed of their crimes at the time; all other matters were left to Shi Qi to handle.

If he knew whether the officials' charges were true or not, wouldn't he have that reason?

Thinking of this, he found Zheng Yuhe's Taoranju.

Upon seeing Yixuan, Zheng Yuhe became visibly agitated: "Your Majesty, I truly do not know why the Empress has confined me to my quarters." Yixuan's attitude, however, remained calm: "I am not here to hear your explanations. The Empress has her reasons for confining you, and I will not interfere."

"..." A hint of resentment appeared in Zheng Yuhe's eyes.

"I have come here to ask you: you once said that your father was framed by Shi Qi, do you have any evidence?"

Zheng Yuhe paused for a moment, then shook her head: "No, but I believe that my father, with his character, would never do such things as embezzlement and bribery."

What did he mean by asking that? Did he suspect that the original owner's father was guilty? Or did he begin to believe in Shi Qi's character?

Upon hearing this, Yi Xuan frowned: "Consort Zheng, please reflect on your actions in the palace. I shall take my leave now."

Watching Yi Xuan's departing figure, Zheng Yuhe stomped her foot in anger.

What is this jerk thinking about all day?

"Fate Value -5"

On the afternoon of the second day, Shi Qi continued to practice shooting at the martial arts training ground in the mansion.

At this moment, several figures approached and stopped at the edge of the martial arts training ground.

007: "Host, the male lead is here." Seeing that Shi Qi remained unmoved, he reminded him.

"I know," Shi Qi replied, without stopping his actions.

Watching Shi Qi's fluid and swift movements, Yi Xuan was completely mesmerized.

He had studied martial arts with Shi Qi for a period of time when he was young, and even then, he knew how skilled Shi Qi was. He never imagined that so many years had passed and Shi Qi's movements would have improved to this extent.

Yixuan's favorability +2

After finishing a set of marksmanship, Shi Qi seemed to belatedly realize what was happening and bowed to Yi Xuan, who had been waiting for a long time: "Greetings, Your Majesty. I wonder when Your Majesty arrived here? Why didn't you send someone to announce your arrival?"

"Uncle, there's no need to worry about it. Over the years, your marksmanship has only become more refined."

"Your Majesty is too kind. If there is anything I wish to discuss, please come with me to the front hall."

Upon arriving at the front hall, Yi Xuan was completely stunned. He had never been to the Regent's Palace before and had no idea that this vast mansion was so destitute.

Shi Qi didn't react much, but his tone was somewhat apologetic: "My residence is simple, I hope Your Majesty won't mind."

The two sat down facing each other. Yi Xuan frowned, but couldn't help asking, "Is the Imperial Uncle's salary... insufficient?"

Shi Qi shook his head, his attitude frank: "No, I am just a rough man. Rather than using this money on myself, I would rather use it on something more meaningful."

Seeing that Shi Qi didn't want to say more, Yi Xuan, though he had questions, didn't press the matter. He simply subconsciously assumed that the money hadn't been used for anything bad.

"I wonder what brings Your Majesty here?" Shi Qi inquired about the important matter.

"I remember that at the beginning of my reign, my uncle investigated and punished a number of officials."

Shi Dian nodded: "That's true."

Yi Xuan couldn't detect any guilt on his face: "Since it's about investigating officials, there must be evidence. I wonder if Uncle has any left?"

After thinking for a moment, Shi Qi said, "Please come with me, Your Majesty."

Shi Qi led Yi Xuan to the storage compartment, where they saw a pile of unsold imperial gifts and documents. Yi Xuan thought this might be all of Shi Qi's wealth.

Then, Shi Qi pulled out a large box from a pile of documents.

"These are all the evidence I collected at the time."

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Yixuan sat in the imperial study, occasionally taking out different account books and letters from a large box to examine them carefully.

The more they looked, the more alarming it became: these people had embezzled hundreds of thousands of taels of silver, and some had even embezzled millions of taels of gold and silver. Zheng Yuhe's father was among them.

Most of this evidence bears the personal seal of the individuals involved, so it's unlikely to be fake. Shi Qi must have spent a considerable amount of time and effort collecting these. It seems that, as a subject, he is indeed trustworthy…

"Yi Xuan's favorability +10, Destiny Value -10"

"Fu'an, send someone to investigate the Regent's Palace's financial transactions over the past year, but be careful not to alert them."

The next day after court, Yixuan found Zheng Yuhe with the evidence from her father.

At that moment, Zheng Yuhe was playing the zither and singing a tune that Yixuan had never heard before.

"Didn't Your Majesty order me to reflect on my actions? Why is it my turn again today?" Zheng Yuhe continued playing the zither.

Yi Xuan didn't want to say anything more to her, so he simply placed the account book in front of her.

Zheng Yuhe stopped what she was doing, picked up the book, and opened it to look at it. What she saw filled her previously calm face with shock.

Isn't this evidence supposed to appear later? How did it end up in Yixuan's hands now?

Yi Xuan took the account book back from her hands: "Consort Zheng should be more familiar with my father's private seal than I am."

"In that case, Consort Zheng need not participate in matters that are unrelated to her. When I take control of the government, I will release you from the palace to find a suitable husband."

Zheng Yuhe shook her head repeatedly: "Your Majesty, I have nowhere else to go. I am willing to stay in the palace as Your Majesty's concubine." Two lines of tears streamed down her face, and she looked pitiful.

Yi Xuan scrutinized Zheng Yuhe, feeling that her behavior was completely unlike that of a woman who had just learned that her so-called revenge was just a joke.

"Fate Value -20"