Quick Transmigration: Vicious Female Side Character Role-play Plan

“Gui Fei is truly unrivaled in popularity now. At the Third Prince’s hundred-day celebration yesterday, His Majesty happily bestowed many gifts!”

“The Third Prince is clever, adorable, and healthy, unlike that sickly Second Prince who cannot compare.”

“The Third Prince is indeed good-looking, but, but he doesn’t look much like His Majesty.”

In the Jian Jia Palace.

Jiang Xin Ren lay on the bed, her collar wide open revealing a large expanse of fair, delicate skin, her enchanting face still flushed with passion.

“They all say that Xu’er doesn’t resemble his father.”

She reached out to pinch the child’s tender cheeks. Xu’er curved his eyes, identical to hers, and smiled.

Hearing this, the man turned his head slightly, his features refined and handsome. The large and small faces in his arms resembled each other by a full sixty percent.

“What do you think, Prime Minister?”

[Greetings, Host. Welcome to the “Vicious Female Side Character Role-play Plan” system. I am your System 086.

In every romance novel, there is always a vicious female side character to set off the great love between the male and female leads. She creates numerous obstacles between them, but also advances their feelings for each other. She is an indispensable existence.

Your task is to play the vicious female side character and propel the plot forward along with the leads’ romance.]

[As a reward for completing tasks, you will gain points. With each world, progress will accumulate. After reaching the final target, the System can grant you one wish.]

[…Host, are you listening?]

Jiang Xin Ren struggled to move her fingers, her face revealing pain: “Why does my body hurt so much?”

To be exact, it wasn’t her body, but her internal organs. Her abdomen was wracked with pain, her stomach churning with acid.

[You’ve been poisoned, but don’t worry, 086 is detoxifying you now.]

The System transmitted the plot into Jiang Xin Ren’s mind.

This was an ancient court intrigue novel. In her past life, the female lead Zhao Yue Li deeply loved the Emperor, her entire heart and eyes filled only with him. But her wholehearted love was not cherished by the one she adored. Her sincere heart was trampled upon, and her innocent, kind nature soon brought her misfortune.

She was framed, demoted to Bao Lin, silenced and died tragic death in the cold palace; reborn, she no longer wanted to love that man!

In this life, Zhao Yue Li’s heart held only power. She wanted to ascend the Empress’ throne!

[Then after a saga of love and hate, the female lead gave birth to the Emperor’s only prince and achieved her wish of becoming Empress.

While you are the rather influential Concubine Jiang from the original plot. For some unknown reason, the original host has now died. With this important character missing, you have come to take her place.]

The gut-wrenching pain from when she first woke was slowly fading. Jiang Xin Ren managed to sit up and observe the room’s environment.

Through the green double-embroidered silk bed curtains draped around the bed, she glanced at the somewhat empty room. By the window, a copper mirror rested on a sandalwood frame. Jiang Xin Ren walked over to examine the appearance of the person in the mirror.

Raven hair cascaded casually over her shoulders, a delicate flower-like complexion, dazzling and moving.

[Host, the toxins in your body have all been cleared, but I can only detoxify you once. It’s best if you remove the source.]

This wasn’t 086’s first time guiding a host on a mission. It instructed the host quite skillfully.

[The source is over there…]

“The gold-threaded jade peony over there.”

086 faltered: [You, how did you know?]

“This room is so plain and simple, only this peony is opulent and eye-catching,” Jiang Xin Ren dampened a handkerchief to cover her nose and mouth as she approached the flower. After looking around, she concluded,

“This was the Empress’ doing, right?”

086 was so shocked it couldn’t speak, only woodenly replying: [You’re correct.]

Just judging by the decor of this room, one could tell the original host had a refined, elegant temperament and was not favored by the Emperor. Yet within it was such an incongruously lavish ornament, likely bestowed by some high-ranking imperial concubine.

Emperor Mao Xun was not blessed with many offspring. In the five years since ascending the throne, he only had two princes. The Crown Prince born of Concubine Xie had died in a difficult birth along with his mother.

The Second Prince was born of the Empress but was sickly and feeble, relying on tonics daily just to stay alive. However, as the only living prince, the Emperor doted on him exceptionally.

Planting poison in a gifted item – such a stupid and obvious method. Wasn’t it making it plain that the one poisoning her was audacious and unafraid?

In the entire palace, only the Empress would dare to act so wantonly while relying on the Second Prince.

Moreover, despite being alone in the room for so long, not a single palace maid had come in to attend to her. It seemed Listening Rain Pavilion had bought off quite a few people.

Low in rank with no connections, and with the Empress wanting her dead – this was truly a terrible beginning.

System 086 cautiously comforted the host: [It’s alright, Host, you just need to follow the plot and you’ll quickly be promoted to Noble Concubine.]

“It’s too far off to discuss that now,” Jiang Xin Ren sat at the table and poured herself a cup of cold tea, “I don’t even know if I have anyone in this palace I can win over to my side.”

Outside the room, Qiu Ye was tidying up while frequently glancing towards the inner room.

Her mistress had been alone inside for over an hour. Even if she was napping, she should have woken up by now. After some thought, she went to the tea room to bring a pot of tea, heading for the main room.

But she was stopped by Chun Hua: “The Mistress didn’t summon you, how can you barge in there?! Have you lost all sense of propriety?!”

Qiu Ye lowered her head meekly: “Sister Chun Hua, I thought the Mistress’ tea had gone completely cold, so I was going in to change it for her, lest she feel unwell from drinking cold tea.”

Jiang Xin Ren, having heard the conversation outside, called out loudly: “Both of you, come in.”

Once the two maids were kneeling before her, she recalled the names she had just heard and said: “Chun Hua, send some snacks over for…me.”

Her face was calm but inwardly she was frantically poking the System: “What should I refer to myself as? This Palace? Ben Gong?”

[You are a rank five Precious Concubine and should call yourself Ben Xiao Zhu!]

Chun Hua acknowledged the order and withdrew from the room. Qiu Ye remained kneeling with her head lowered, feeling the scrutinizing gaze from above.

After a long while, she heard the question from above: “I ask you, what is your name?”

Qiu Ye immediately kowtowed: “This servant is Mistress’ personal maid Qiu Ye.”

[Host, Host! Asking like this will expose a flaw! How could the original host not know the name of her personal maid?!]

“Shut up, don’t you dare pop out again.” Jiang Xin Ren was startled by the System and said irritably, “She is displaying her loyalty to me.”

Facing Qiu Ye, she revealed a faint smile: “Rise and pour a cup of tea for me.”

Kun Ning Palace.

The Empress leaned against the steps, eyes closed in rest, a palace maid lightly massaging her legs and feet with a small hammer. The palace was suffused with the smell of tonics used to nourish the Second Prince’s body.

The personal maid Qin Zhu quietly approached and whispered a few words by the Empress’ side.

The Empress opened her eyes after listening, frowning: “Nothing happened at all?”

“Yes, Your Highness. She even ate an entire bowl of jade rice porridge tonight.”

“Was the peony bestowed by Ben Gong properly displayed in the room?”

“That person looked at it without any change in expression. Concubine Jiang doesn’t seem to have noticed anything amiss.”

Now that was even stranger.

This poison was a deadly toxin known only to her maternal clan. Inhaling a small amount would not cause much issue, but once too much was inhaled, even immortals would struggle to save the victim.

She had ordered the poison to be mixed in during the firing process, and it had been a year since she bestowed it upon Jiang Xin Ren. How could she still be alive and kicking?

Just two days ago, news had come that her complexion was pale and the drug was taking effect.

Thinking of Jiang Xin Ren’s face, the Empress seethed with resentment.

Jiang’s father was but a mere sixth-rank minor official. What virtue or ability did Jiang Xin Ren have to be elevated to a rank five Precious Concubine? Was it not all relying on that face?

When she first saw her during the selections, she had felt wary and wanted to scheme to prevent her from entering the palace. But to her dismay, His Majesty took a great liking to her upon sight and chose her to enter the palace.

Fortunately, Jiang Xin Ren had a demure and unlikeable personality. His Majesty quickly lost interest and cast her aside, giving the Empress an opportunity to act.

She had painstakingly plotted for a year, only to be told now it was all for naught with no effect?!

The Empress irritably waved away the palace maid: “Perhaps it is a temporary revival before death. Keep a close watch on Listening Rain Pavilion and report back if anything happens.”

(The male lead appears in Chapter 6. Readers who want to see the leads’ interactions can skip to Chapter 6. This world lacks logic and only pursues excitement. Please understand.)

Beng Gong – This one. Said by a high ranking woman or man in the court

Ben Xiao Zhu – This little master

Gui Fei – Noble Consort. Rank 2 or 3