Quick Transmigration: Vicious Female Side Character Role-play Plan

Yesterday was the fifteenth of the month. There was no need for court sessions today. The Emperor could have rested well in the Kunning Palace with the Empress, but unfortunately, the imperial couple’s relationship was not harmonious. To be precise, the Emperor had long disliked the Empress.

If it weren’t for the sake of the young Second Prince, he would have likely discarded this ancestral rule long ago.

Therefore, as soon as the sky began to brighten, the Emperor awoke, turned over, and got up, summoning the palace maids to attend to his change of clothes.

The Empress was also startled awake by the Emperor’s movements. Somewhat reluctant to part with this once-a-month interaction, she tried to make him stay: “Your Majesty, it is still early. You…”

“I think there are still some important matters I have not dealt with. You can continue sleeping.” The Emperor refused, allowed the palace maids finish attending to him, and left the Kunning Palace with long strides.

The Empress sat on the bed with disheveled hair, clutching the blanket tightly. Her face flickered through a myriad of expressions, eventually turning into bitterness.

“Does His Majesty really dislike me that much?”

The Empress’ surname was Song. Her maternal clan’s status in the palace was mediocre. There were many with more illustrious backgrounds than her.

Like Qiao Gui Pin from the Qiao Duke Mansion, or Xie Gui Fei, who was the only legitimate daughter of the Grand General’s Mansion. There was only one reason she could ascend to the position of Empress:

She gave birth to the only prince His Majesty had.

To secure her position as Empress, she had to ensure that the Second Prince remained unique in this rear palace.

Why couldn’t His Majesty think about what she had been painstakingly scheming and treading on thin ice for all these years?

Her actions against those concubines were also a last resort. How could he despise her to this extent?

The Empress couldn’t help but shed tears.

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At this time, the day was still early. On the way back to the Qianqing Palace, only palace servants were sweeping and sprinkling water. Upon seeing him, they kowtowed in trepidation.

The Emperor looked straight ahead; his brows were tightly furrowed, and he had an impatient expression.

Li De trotted behind the Emperor, naturally understanding His Majesty’s displeasure. He couldn’t help but sigh inwardly:

To say the Empress was smart, didn’t she know that as long as the Second Prince existed, her phoenix position was as solid as a rock, unshakable by anyone? Why did she have to dirty her own hands by going after those concubines?

To say the Empress was not smart, yet every time the Emperor was in a great rage, she would very perceptively push out the Second Prince.

For the sake of this sole seedling, even if His Majesty had the greatest anger, it would all dissipate, but he couldn’t do anything about his increasing annoyance with her.

In his opinion, the current situation was entirely the Empress’ own doing. Li De thought very disrespectfully.

Lost in thought, he didn’t notice that His Majesty had suddenly stopped in his tracks. He almost failed to stop and nearly crashed into him. He immediately lifted the hem of his robe and knelt down smoothly, ready to apologize.

The Emperor stopped him: “Li De, do you see someone over there?”

Li De looked in the direction of the Emperor’s gaze. In the distance, in the pavilion of the small garden, a person was vaguely sitting there. Judging by that figure, swaying like a delicate willow, graceful as a startled swan, wasn’t that Concubine Jiang?

What was she doing there so early in the morning? Li De was puzzled. Wasn’t it a bit too diligent to fight for favor?

This was precisely what the Emperor wanted to know. He walked to the vicinity of the pavilion and called out to her: “AI Fei (Beloved Concubine).

The beauty’s expression was absent, her soul lost. Hearing someone call her, it took a long time for her to react. She slowly turned her head and caught sight of a figure in bright yellow, murmuring:

“Your, Your Majesty?”

This appearance inevitably evoked pity. The Emperor softened his tone and asked, “What is Beloved Concubine doing here so early? Where are your personal palace maids?”

“I, I told Qiu Ye not to follow me, coming alone to beg Your Majesty for punishment.” Jiang Xin Ren stood up unsteadily, about to kneel, but the Emperor caught her.

“Beg for what punishment?”

Jiang Xin Ren held back her tears, her face pale, and recounted the events one by one:

“Yesterday, when this concubine returned to the palace, I saw that the gold-threaded jade peony bestowed by the Empress to this concubine had been shattered by a palace maid. In a moment of anger, I scolded her and locked her in a small room to reflect on herself.

But, but in the middle of the night…”

Tears spilled from her eyes, her entire being was so bewildered as if she would shatter at any moment. She wept miserably:

“That palace maid actually hanged herself! This concubine truly had no intention of doing anything!

Just yesterday, Your Majesty promoted this concubine’s rank and ordered an investigation into the culprit for this concubine’s sake. But in just a few short hours, this concubine caused someone’s death. This concubine, this concubine has truly let down Your Majesty’s affection.”

The Emperor’s heart nearly shattered from the beauty’s crying. He tightly embraced the delicate figure in his arms, endlessly comforting her:

“What fault does Ai Fei have? That palace maid committed a crime by destroying an imperial bestowment in the first place. Ai Fei, out of kindness, merely confined her, but she was ungrateful and dared to seek death, scaring her mistress. Such a palace servant deserves execution.”

Jiang Xin Ren raised her tear-stained face, gazing up at the Emperor with trust and dependence: “But now is the crucial moment of searching for the culprit. Will this concubine harm Your Majesty’s affairs?”

The Emperor chuckled and patted her back:

“What’s the matter? It’s not an important issue, just a mere palace maid. Ai Fei need not take it to heart. It’s better to return to your palace quickly, lest you catch a chill and make me worry.”

Under the Emperor’s repeated reassurances, Jiang Xin Ren obediently returned to Listening Rain Pavilion.

When that graceful figure disappeared from sight, the Emperor’s expression changed, almost sneering:

“I just issued the order for a thorough investigation, and coincidentally, the item bestowed by the Empress was smashed. That very night, the palace maid hanged herself. If this isn’t a self-incriminating confession, then what is it?!”

“This…” Li De said earnestly, “It has not yet been ascertained whether it was the Empress…”

“Then go investigate now! Go check if that hanged palace maid was under the Empress’ command! I want to see if that venomous woman has been wrongfully accused!”

Jiang Xin Ren, who had not gone far but merely hid behind a rockery, took in this entire conversation. She did not show the smug smile of a successful schemer but coldly expressed to the system:

“I despise this Emperor.”

These words were sudden and a bit childish. Having grown accustomed to the host’s confidence and composure during this period, 086 found this side of her very novel and hastily inquired:

[Why do you despise him? Hasn’t he already targeted the Empress as you anticipated?]

Thinking of the things the host had done, its imagination ran wild: [You wouldn’t want to get rid of him and replace him with another Emperor, would you?!]

Forgive its startling words, but it truly felt the host was capable of doing so.

“To grasp the timing of the Emperor leaving the Kunning Palace, I carefully read through the plot,” Jiang Xin Ren said, “The Empress’ schemes are vicious. The number of people she has killed is no less than fifty, if not a hundred…”

You haven’t been in this world for a few days and already scored your first kill, 086 muttered to itself.

“Her methods are full of loopholes, and her acting is not convincing, yet she still sits in the high seat of the Empress. Although there are reprimands, they are nothing more than empty threats.”

The system also understood and sighed, [As long as the Second Prince is alive, no one can do anything to the Empress. The Emperor will always be lenient.]

“Those concubines who died were all killed by the Emperor.”

He brought them into the palace, knowing the Empress was vicious, yet didn’t protect them. After their deaths, he did not punish the culprit for their sake.

As a ruler, he was not benevolent. As a husband, he was not righteous.

“He wants to live to a ripe old age?” Jiang Xin Ren declared, “Sooner or later, I’ll get rid of him.”

Its wild imagination wasn’t far off! 086 was horrified and persuaded in a small voice:

[You are the female supporting character. According to the plot rules, you have no way to get rid of the male lead.]

“But this isn’t a story centered on the male lead. It’s a palace struggle novel centered on the female lead. Zhao Yue Li is the center of this world.”

But after the female lead transmigrates, she doesn’t love him anymore but doesn’t hate him either! She still wants to be the Empress, so how could she take action against the Emperor?!

086 deeply felt this was just the host’s momentary anger.