Quick Transmigration: The main focus is on speed.

In the seventh year of the Daqi reign, Consort Liu died at the young age of twenty-seven while saving the Daqi Emperor. She had a son, who was the emperor's only son, and his preciousness was self-evident.

The original owner was the emperor of the Great Qi Dynasty. Although he had many concubines and was in good health, he had no other sons besides Qi Shou, but he did have several princesses.

Because Consort Liu is a time traveler who transmigrated into the book to experience how long she could survive in the harem, this rescue was also because Consort Liu was fed up with the boredom of ancient times and wanted to return to the modern world, which is why the system planned this assassination operation.

After Consort Liu's death, no children were born in the harem for a long time. There used to be princesses, but now there is not even a sign of pregnancy in the harem. Helpless, the original owner could only make Consort Liu's son the crown prince.

After the original owner's death, Crown Prince Qi Shou ascended the throne. As the new emperor, Qi Shou changed his previous ways of doing things. The first thing he did after taking the throne was to avenge his mother. Without exception, all of the original owner's wives were humiliated and died, and their souls were suppressed in the harem and could not be dispersed.

Since ascending the throne, Qi Shou had been deeply immersed in his longing for Consort Liu, unable to extricate himself. He spent his days lost in memories, his mind constantly filled with the beautiful times he had spent with Consort Liu. However, the beauty was gone, and there was nowhere to place this deep affection. Gradually, Qi Shou began to obsessively search for a substitute for Consort Liu.

He dispatched a large number of people to search for women throughout the country who resembled him in appearance and temperament, and brought them into the palace. Some of these women had some resemblance to Consort Liu in their eyes and eyebrows, while others had similar figures and postures, but in any case, none of them could completely replace the one and only person in Qi Shou's heart.

As time went on, Qi Shou's obsession with finding a substitute grew increasingly fanatical. He was no longer satisfied with women who merely resembled Liu Zhaoyi in appearance; he even began demanding that they imitate her speech, mannerisms, and every smile. Many women suffered greatly because of this, and the matter became the subject of much discussion both inside and outside the palace. But Qi Shou completely disregarded public opinion, continuing to do as he pleased, single-mindedly seeking that shadow that could offer him some solace.

Finally, a woman named Qin Ruyan appeared before Qi Shou. This woman was very similar in appearance, figure, behavior, and even name. This discovery made Qi Shou eager to bring her back to the palace, where she became his new favorite concubine.

The two were locked in a love-hate relationship in the palace. Qin Ruyan was jealous and persecuted the concubines, while Qi Shou was jealous and harmed those who knew Qin Ruyan. Their love sacrificed many lives. It wasn't until all the women they knew had been harmed by the other that they finally reconciled and became a model of a loving and devoted couple in the eyes of later generations.

Unfortunately, Qin Ruyan caused multiple miscarriages due to her early troubles, rendering her unable to conceive again. Since the throne could not be left without an heir, another group of pitiful women entered the palace and became tools for bearing children.

What does all this have to do with the original owner?

I forgot to mention that Liu Ruyan's system is not a legitimate system, and those pills for having a son or a daughter are naturally fake. As for how to have a son or a daughter as desired, the counterfeit system says: just find a similar male or female infant and switch them.

Therefore, Qi Shou was not actually the original owner's son; Qin Ruyan was the original owner's daughter.

As for the princesses in the palace, they were not the original owner's daughters. The men surrounding Qin Ruyan were the original owner's sons, but unfortunately, they were all killed by that despicable couple.

The throne fell into someone else's hands, which led to Qi Yuan's arrival.

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"His Majesty has arrived!" Qi Yuan heard the eunuch's voice as soon as he opened his eyes. He subconsciously looked around and saw three pregnant women and several women kneeling in front of him.

"Get up, everyone, and take your seats," Qi Yuan said, waving his hand.

The imperial concubines, heavily pregnant, looked at Qi Yuan with blissful expressions, casting flirtatious glances. Qi Yuan was stunned by their stares and was about to speak.

"Ah!" The Empress's shrill scream came from not far away, and at the same time Qi Yuan heard Liu Ruyan's voice.

[System, are you sure the pill for giving birth to a daughter will work? What if the Empress gives birth to a legitimate son? I might not be able to put my son on the throne then...]

"The system can handle things with confidence, host..." The thing that called itself a system kept boasting, but Qi Yuan ignored it. He decided to leave the system for a while; there was no rush. Some things were really hard to handle without a system.

As it turns out, the more guilty a person is, the more they talk, and even the system is no exception.

During the Empress's childbirth, the system kept talking non-stop until it heard the first cry, at which point its chatter gradually subsided.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty! Congratulations, Your Majesty! After many hardships, the Empress has safely given birth to the First Prince. Both mother and child are safe and sound..." The midwife, holding the red swaddled baby, smiled so broadly that her eyes disappeared.

[System! What on earth happened?! I saw the Empress take the pill to produce a daughter, so why did she still give birth to a son?!]

[Host, um, is it possible that the Empress didn't drink the tea you offered?] The system was sweating profusely, wondering where it had gone wrong. It had clearly switched the Crown Prince and the commoner's daughter, so why was the Crown Prince still here?

[This old hag must have been on guard against me all along...] Liu Ruyan actually listened to the system's explanation.

"Your Majesty, this..." The midwife saw the Emperor reach out to hold the eldest prince and couldn't help but try to dissuade him, but was stopped by a look from Qi Yuan. She then raised her hands and placed the eldest prince into Qi Yuan's arms.

Looking at the eldest prince with his eyes closed in his arms, Qi Yuan felt the joy of being a father for the first time.

"Chengqian, the eldest prince will be named Chengqian, and will be made crown prince when he is one month old." Qi Yuan's words shocked everyone, especially Liu Ruyan. Although she did not show it on her face, she was inwardly complaining to the system that Qi Yuan was a tyrant.

The other concubines were surprised by Qi Yuan's decision, but they could accept it. After all, since ancient times, the eldest son of the legitimate wife has been the firstborn son of the legitimate wife. It was only a matter of time before the eldest prince was made crown prince. They just didn't expect it to happen so quickly, which directly extinguished the concubines' unspoken thoughts.

Qi Yuan held Qi Chengqian and swayed him for a while, feeding him all the useful pills, from health-strengthening pills to detoxifying pills. She also helped to smooth out his meridians. After confirming that the pills had been absorbed, Qi Yuan returned Qi Chengqian to the midwife.

"Respectfully seeing off Your Majesty." Qi Yuan didn't know what to say to the original owner's wives and concubines, so he left the Empress's palace without saying a word.

[System, what should we do now? You need to think of a solution quickly. The Emperor has already made this damned eldest prince the Crown Prince, and I haven't even had a chance to serve him yet...] Liu Ruyan's exasperated voice came from behind. Qi Yuan remembered the system's crazy tricks and immediately cast a binding spell on her.

The system felt a binding sensation, but after probing it and finding nothing unusual, it put the matter aside and began to offer advice to Liu Ruyan. "Host, don't worry, when the time comes, as long as we do this... and then that... we can..."

[Alright, I'll trust you one more time. Check whether the Consort and the others are carrying boys or girls. I don't want them to give birth to princes again. Given their status, even if I gave birth to a golden dragon, it wouldn't compare!]

[Girl-Giving Pill, of course they'll all be girls. As long as they take the host's Girl-Giving Pill, they will definitely give birth to girls.] How could the system tell whether the babies in their bellies were boys or girls? It could only keep praying that they were all girls, thus saving itself the trouble.

[What? You mean you're not sure either? What do you mean as long as they took the pill to produce a daughter? You mean someone didn't take the pill? Who is it? Consort Gui? Consort Rong? Or Consort Zhang?] Liu Ruyan keenly noticed the loophole in the system's words and kept asking questions, which made the system quite nervous. It took a long time to explain and barely manage to get away with it.

A month passed in the blink of an eye. The entire palace was filled with joy. The Empress was out of confinement and the Crown Prince was appointed. These were all major events. The concubines waited in the early morning, their faces full of joy. Liu Ruyan was no exception.

[System, is what you said reliable? We can only see the Crown Prince today, so find a way to make your move today.] The system has been unable to kill the Crown Prince for the past month, which has greatly worried Liu Ruyan, who is waiting for news. As soon as she arrived at the Empress's palace, Liu Ruyan began urging the system to take action.

"Her Majesty the Empress has arrived! His Highness the Crown Prince has arrived!" As the Empress and the Crown Prince passed by the Consort, Liu Ruyan began to urge them on again.

【Useless! Trash! You're nothing! What good are you!】 Watching the Empress and the Crown Prince walk smoothly to the Emperor's side, Liu Ruyan cursed the system in her mind.

The system didn't understand what had happened either, how it couldn't even do something as simple as making someone fall down.

However, the system is not a masochist. It has heard Liu Ruyan scolding it a lot over the past month and has long harbored resentment. It can't control others, but can it not control Liu Ruyan?

"Clang!" Liu Ruyan knelt down on both knees, making a crisp sound that made one's knees ache just by hearing it.

Everyone who was waiting for the Emperor to speak turned to look at Liu Ruyan, including Qi Yuan, who was about to say a few words.

"Congratulations to the Emperor and Empress on the birth of their son! May the Emperor enjoy good health... May the Empress be in good health... May His Highness the Crown Prince be as strong as a pine tree..." Liu Ruyan quickly uttered auspicious words, instantly outshining the concubines who were standing dumbfounded on both sides.

"Consort Liu is very thoughtful," Qi Yuan said immediately.

The concubines gritted their teeth in hatred as they watched Liu Ruyan kneeling on the ground, fawning over her. "So what if you have a mouth? So what if you can talk? So what if you kneel down so quickly? Are we all dead?"

Liu Ruyan could feel the daggers in the eyes of the concubines without even getting up.

【System! Believe me or not, I'm quitting!】Liu Ruyan threatened the system in her mind, while maintaining a respectful demeanor on her face.

"I find Consort Liu to be eloquent and perceptive. Therefore, I bestow upon her a title as a form of flattery. What does the Empress think?"

"But pleasant pleasure?"

Qi Yuan glanced at the Empress, his smile enigmatic, and said, "The 'yu' in 'flattery'."

"Your Majesty?" Liu Ruyan looked up in disbelief, not understanding why she had been given such a title simply for kneeling and saying a lot of nice things. Wasn't this just saying that she was good at flattery? What kind of person would she be if word got out?

"What? Is Consort Yu dissatisfied with the title I bestowed upon her?" Qi Yuan's voice was icy. For the first time, Liu Ruyan realized that this was an ancient era where imperial power was supreme. Even with her system, she couldn't help but feel fear from the bottom of her heart.

"I don't dare."

After that day, Liu Ruyan's reputation for flattery spread like wildfire throughout the entire Great Qi Kingdom. Even neighboring countries knew that the Great Qi Kingdom had a concubine who was most skilled at flattery and was bestowed the title of Yu Zhaoyi by the Great Qi Emperor.

Liu Ruyan's reputation has spread far and wide.

"Ah, ah!" Hearing the concubines' desperate cries once again, Qi Yuan felt a pang of sympathy for these women. However, since he hadn't helped the Empress at the time, Qi Yuan also refrained from assisting the Noble Consort to maintain fairness.

[System, could it be that the Imperial Concubine has also given birth to a prince?] Ever since she was bestowed the title of Consort Zhao on the day of the Crown Prince's full moon celebration, Liu Ruyan has not dared to go out for the past two weeks. Fortunately, the Empress is recuperating and has been exempted from paying her respects.

[Not necessarily, what if the host didn't give the Consort the Pregnancy Pill...] ​​After that day, the system unilaterally broke ties with Liu Ruyan, but Liu Ruyan didn't realize it.

"What good will it do you if my son can't inherit the throne! Can't you even do something?" Liu Ruyan gritted her teeth.

[There's no benefit or harm, so why should I put in any effort? I even gave you the Pregnancy Pill, but you couldn't get them to take it yourself, and now you're blaming me? If you can't even handle such a small matter, then why should I be bound to you? Can't I just do it myself?] With each sentence the system spoke, Liu Ruyan's arrogance diminished a little.