Quick Transmigration: The Female Supporting Character's Counterattack, A Guide to Cunning Strat

(In the harem, there's no chance for good people to rise in society. Given the original owner's character, leaving the cold palace would just mean another way of dying.)

After reading about the original owner's life, Lin Shuwan couldn't help but sigh, and then said...

(However, this mission is not difficult. Since the original owner is already in the cold palace, no one will care about the life or death of the original owner. Even if the person disappears, no one will care.)

I remember there were invisibility cloaks for sale in the mall. We could just escape the palace, change our appearance, create a travel permit, find a remote little town, and live out our lives peacefully. We should be able to die of old age without any problem.

"That's right," Qi Qi said hesitantly, "but, um..."

(What's wrong? Is there some kind of problem?) Lin Shuwan asked.

[Wanwan, your idea just now wasn't inherently wrong. It's just that we just received a request from the consciousness of this small world, hoping that we can treat the male protagonist of this small world kindly, who is also the current emperor of the Li Dynasty—Li Shangxun.]

(Why?) Lin Shuwan asked, puzzled.

Qi Qi explained: "The emperor of a dynasty is the embodiment of the world's fortune and is related to the operation of the entire world."

However, the male protagonist suffered a minor mishap at birth, which caused him to endure great torment during his childhood.

He should have had a smooth life; under his rule, the Li Dynasty was unprecedentedly prosperous, and the country was peaceful and the people were content.

However, due to his childhood experiences, he became ruthless and cruel after seizing power. After taking revenge on those who had bullied him, he lost all interest in governing the country and eventually died from a cup of poison.

After his death, he had no sons, and the royal family had no successor. As a result, those with ambitions directly appointed him as kings and waged wars in all directions, causing the people to suffer.

Social unrest is a catastrophe for the small world as well, so it hopes we can help, so that the protagonist can feel kindness, not die young, and govern the country well.

(This is a bit difficult,) Liu Shuwan frowned, somewhat reluctantly. (Can't we choose not to do it?)

"Uh, no." Qi Qi's voice was somewhat dejected. "As the Heavenly Dao of this world, it has the right to drive away 'intruders' like us. If we don't help it, we'll be forced to leave this world."

But if we don't complete the task, we'll lose 20,000 points, and I'll be demoted.

(What benefits do we get?) Since we can't change it, we can only try to get as many benefits as possible.

Upon completion of the task, a portion of merit points will be awarded.

(Merit?)

A person who accumulates good deeds can only gain a few merits in a lifetime.

If we stabilize the world and prevent tragedies of widespread suffering, that would be a great achievement.

Merit will subtly influence a person's fortune, bringing blessings and making things go smoothly. When we go to the world of cultivation in the future, having merit will make things easier for us.

I'll also benefit; after this world ends, I'll be able to directly advance to level three. The system will also give you extra points.

Qiqi's voice carried a hint of anticipation, "Wanwan, accept it! There are so many benefits! And even if we don't complete the mission and it fails, there's no penalty. It's a win-win situation!"

(Okay, I'll do my best.)

[Okay.]

[Ding! Mission issued: Leave the Cold Palace, die peacefully in your sleep, 2000 points; Maintain your character (optional): Kindness, 1000 points; Rehabilitate the male lead Li Shangxun: 4000 points.]

After the mission was issued, Lin Shuwan received information about Li Shangxun's past:

Li Shangxun, the Consort Xian, is the eldest son of the current Empress Dowager.

As the late emperor's cousin and with the support of her maternal clan, the Empress Dowager was favored as soon as she entered the palace. Within a few years, she became pregnant with the late emperor's seventh son, Li Shangxun.

Given Li Shangxun's background, he should have been extremely favored, but he was born with a broken eyebrow.

Those with broken eyebrows are said to bring misfortune to their relatives. This is not only true in the royal family, but also considered an ominous sign even for those born into poor families.

Therefore, he was disliked by the late emperor from birth, and the empress dowager was demoted to the rank of concubine. Li Shangxun was raised by the nanny of the princes.

Looking at his name alone, Li Shangxun, Shang means a star and implies wealth and prosperity, while Xun means down-to-earth and reliable, which is excellent.

The late emperor gave him this name, which sounds like "mournful death," hoping he would die young. But to save face, he changed two characters.

The Empress Dowager, of course, made a decisive decision and abandoned this son. Later, she regained the Emperor's favor due to her relationship with the late Emperor and her maternal clan. After giving birth to the eleventh prince, the Empress Dowager was even more triumphant and no longer cared about her son, Li Shangxun.

Li Shangxun grew up with many hardships in the prince's residence. Fortunately, his wet nurse took pity on him and raised him with all her heart until he was four years old. Li Shangxun had a very good relationship with her.

But she still died; she drowned and was already dead when she was pulled out of the water.

The wet nurse was afraid of water and never went to the lakeside; even if she did, she would never get too close to the water.

It was done by people ordered by the Empress Dowager.

The Empress Dowager disregarded Li Shangxun, intending for him to die in the princes' quarters, a sentiment echoed by the late Emperor.

Unexpectedly, the wet nurse was meddlesome, and he himself was also resilient, managing to live to the age of four.

The Empress Dowager's second son, the eleventh prince, was frail and sickly from childhood. Some people mentioned that those with broken eyebrows were destined to bring misfortune to their younger brothers, and that's when she learned that Li Shangxun was still alive.

However, the Empress Dowager did not want to be branded as someone who murdered his own child, and since Li Shangxun was the heir to the throne, she ordered someone to push the wet nurse who was taking care of him into the water.

A four-year-old child, without anyone to protect him, wouldn't survive long in this palace.

But Li Shangxun was resilient and actually survived.

When the late emperor fell critically ill, the other princes fought tooth and nail for the throne, resulting in some dying, some becoming lame, and some falling ill.

In the end, only Li Shangxun remained alive and healthy.

Li Shangxun became a puppet of the Empress Dowager and her maternal clan. He ascended the throne at the age of eleven, and the Empress Dowager ruled on his behalf because of his young age.

After ascending the throne, he kept a low profile, secretly studied, and quietly accumulated power. At the age of nineteen, he successfully overthrew his powerful maternal clan and the Empress Dowager, and seized imperial power into his own hands.

Then came the retaliation.

He sought revenge against the Empress Dowager who gave him life but did not raise him, and who raised him without compassion; he sought revenge against the palace maids and eunuchs who fawned on the powerful and opportunistic; he sought revenge against the court officials who relied on their seniority and tried to lead him by the nose…

As more people sought revenge, rumors spread that he was brutal and had a vicious nature.

That's not wrong. He is a vengeful person, and a person with a broken eyebrow is a person who is heartless and ruthless.

Finally, feeling that the rest of his life was meaningless, he deliberately drank poison and died.

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