Quick Transmigration: Host, Please Be a Mute Beauty

"Li Dequan, have them all leave. You come with me for a stroll. I've been quite annoyed lately."

Having served the emperor for so long, Eunuch Li naturally knew why the emperor was troubled during this period.

That incident caused quite a stir back then. In fact, the Emperor's dislike for the Empress wasn't just based on what Lou Zhuxin said. Back then, Jiang Ji intended to maintain a respectful relationship with Bai Mian. The final straw that broke Jiang Ji's heart was his accidental discovery of letters between the Empress and her family, most of which discussed supporting the eldest prince in becoming the crown prince.

The emperor was furious and immediately punished the empress, forbidding her from ever leaving Qiwu Palace again.

After careful consideration, Li Dequan said, "Your Majesty, the Empress has actually been ill for quite some time. Why don't you go and see her? I've heard that even a royal physician can't be found. Even if the Empress had connections with her family back then, so much time has passed. She is, after all, the Empress!"

Jiang Ji stopped in his tracks. "Li Dequan, you think you know me very well?"

Li Dequan immediately knelt down and kowtowed, "This servant dares not!"

Jiang Ji has never interfered with the affairs of Qiwu Palace over the years, but he has never neglected the things that an empress should have. He only said that she was under house arrest, but he never deducted her salary. How could he not even be able to invite an imperial physician? Unless someone is secretly manipulating things.

Suddenly, Lou Zhuxin's face flashed into Jiang Ji's mind.

Is that Xin'er?

Jiang Ji quickly ignored the thought. He and Lou Zhuxin had known each other since they were young, and she was not the kind of petty or malicious woman.

Who could that be?

Jiang Ji continued walking forward, "Hurry up and catch up!"

Li Dequan stood up and followed behind him: "Yes, sir!"

"...Find a royal physician to examine the Empress."

Li Dequan lowered his eyes: "Yes."

Halfway there, they suddenly encountered Granny Yu from Cining Palace.

Granny Yu looked preoccupied. Upon seeing the Emperor, she knelt down abruptly. "This old servant greets Your Majesty! Your Majesty, please go and see the Empress Dowager! She is seriously ill..."

Jiang Ji quickly told her to get up and turned to walk towards Cining Palace.

The current emperor is not actually the Empress Dowager's biological child. When the retired emperor was in power, Jiang Ji was just a prince born to a concubine. A concubine was not qualified to raise her own child by her side, so he was raised by the Empress Dowager when she was still Consort De. The bond between mother and son was quite strong.

After Jiang Ji ascended the throne, he showed even greater respect to the Empress Dowager, who had also made many plans for him to seize the throne.

……

Kunning Palace.

Lou Zhuxin got up early to prepare breakfast, which consisted entirely of Jiang Ji's favorite dishes.

She sat at the dining table, her smile even more radiant than AK's. No matter how busy he was, Jiang Ji would always come to her for breakfast after the morning court session.

Which of the concubines in the palace wouldn't be envious?

Lou Zhuxin instructed her personal maid, Fanglan: "Fanglan, go outside and see if the Emperor is arriving soon."

Fanglan responded, "Yes."

Fanglan waited for a long time, shivering from the cold outside, but then Eunuch Li arrived.

Eunuch Li looked troubled. The Emperor might not know, but didn't he? This Consort Zhu was a difficult person to deal with, as could be seen from the fact that she had enjoyed the Emperor's favor for so many years.

"This servant conveys His Majesty's decree, instructing me to inform the Noble Consort that His Majesty will not be having breakfast at Kunning Palace today. He tells the Noble Consort to eat well, and that His Majesty will come to keep her company when he has time."

Fanglan's expression was also not good. "Okay, thank you for your trouble, Eunuch Li. I will go and report to the Imperial Concubine."

The curtain of the main hall was pulled open, and Lou Zhuxin walked out aggressively. "No need to report to me, I know everything."

Upon seeing Consort Zhu, Eunuch Li knelt down and bowed to her, saying, "This servant greets Consort Zhu."

Lou Zhuxin didn't tell him to get up, but instead asked, "Why doesn't His Majesty come to Kunning Palace?"

Li Dequan honestly replied, "His Majesty heard on the way that the Empress Dowager was unwell, so he went to Cining Palace to visit her."

Lou Zhuxin looked up in surprise, a bad feeling creeping into her heart.

"Eunuch Li, you've gone to a lot of trouble. Get up in this heavy snow!"

Li Dequan breathed a sigh of relief. This imperial concubine was really something else; she had one face when facing the emperor and another when facing others.

"Thank you, Your Highness. Then this servant will take his leave. His Majesty is waiting for this servant to return and report."

"Let's go!"

Lou Zhuxin returned to the inner palace with a displeased expression. "Someone, send word to the Imperial Hospital that they shouldn't involve me in the Empress Dowager's affairs."

Granny Liu withdrew, saying, "Yes."

Lou Zhuxin got angry just looking at the table full of food.

'Splash—'

She pushed all the food onto the floor.

"Sigh~" Li Dequan, who hadn't gone far, heard the noise behind him, shrugged, and let out a sigh.

Little Fuzi, standing beside him, asked in confusion, "Godfather, why are you sighing?"

Li Dequan patted his head with the whisk in his hand, "Don't ask questions you shouldn't ask."

"Yes."

Li Dequan continued walking forward, and he suddenly remembered how kind and tolerant the Empress had been when he first entered the palace.

How could such a good person end up like this!

The Empress was truly muddle-headed about the correspondence back then! The eldest prince was the only prince; why was he gossiping about the throne when he had nothing better to do?

However, Li Dequan always felt that the emperor would regret it one day. He could tell from the emperor's restlessness these past few days, and he was also frightened by the viciousness of his most beloved bedmate.

Everyone in the palace knew Consort Zhu's true nature, except for the Emperor, who was kept in the dark by her.

……

Inside the sleeping quarters of Cining Palace.

When Granny Yu went to see the Emperor, Jiang Qiao had already told her about Yu Guanyin's guess, and the Empress Dowager knew what to do.

The white-haired old woman was lying on the bed, holding Jiang Qiao and Jiang Yanchuan's hands tightly, her voice hoarse with the typical huskiness of her age.

"Chang Le, A Yan, seeing you two so close makes me feel much better."

Jiang Yanchuan didn't visit the Empress Dowager often, and he was indifferent to what she said, though his heart felt a little warm.

Jiang Qiao placed his other hand on hers and took the opportunity to check her pulse. Her pulse was thin and weak, and her qi was stagnant. According to the saying on Planet M, she could die suddenly at any time.

"Grandmother, Chang Le only hopes that you are in good health. You will be alright."

Tears welled up in the Empress Dowager's eyes. "Very well, I promise you. I want to see Chang Le get married with my own eyes. Chang Le will definitely marry the best man in the world."

She had no idea that Consort Zhu had arranged a marriage for Jiang Qiao, nor did she know that the family being arranged for him was Lou Zhuxin's own nephew, that scumbag Lou Xichi.

If the Empress Dowager knew, she would definitely not let Lou Zhuxin off the hook, so Lou Zhuxin kept this matter a secret very well.

"Chang Le will listen to her grandmother."

Looking at the no longer childish face before her, the Empress Dowager lowered her eyes in deep thought. The matter between Bai Mian and Jiang Ji was a good example, and she would never interfere in other people's marriages again in her life.

Back then, in order to solidify Jiang Ji's position, she chose Bai Mian, who came from a high-ranking family. Little did she know that this would ruin Bai Mian's life. If she hadn't chosen Bai Mian back then, Bai Mian would have been the happiest person in the world and wouldn't have been trapped in this deep palace...

"Chang Le doesn't need to listen to her grandmother. In this world, love is the most unpredictable thing. As long as we, Chang Le, meet someone we like, that's enough. But love yourself before you love someone else. If he doesn't like you, then we, Chang Le, will find someone else to like. In this world, Chang Le... is worthy of all the men."

These were the words the Empress Dowager said to Jiang Qiao, and also what she wanted to say to the child in Qiwu Palace.

She gave Bai Mian a choice back then, but that silly girl still chose to marry Jiang Ji.

She must be regretting it now!

"The Emperor has arrived!" A shrill voice shattered the tranquility.