Quick Transmigration: Knowing I'm a Bad Woman, Yet Still Liking Me?

Once the person left, Bai Yuan's smile instantly vanished. She looked at Wan Yue and asked, "Is what I asked you to do done?"

Upon hearing this, Wan Yue took out a jade pendant with three pearls hanging below it.

Bai Yuan played with it for a few moments, then took out another pendant from her neck to compare it. "Hmm, it really does look very similar."

"Rest assured, Master, General Bai has already had the family of the craftsman who made this jade pendant taken into custody. He will not utter a single word."

Bai Yuan nodded in satisfaction and casually tossed the jade pendant back to Wan Yue. "Then let's send this jade pendant out according to the previous plan."

Now, not only the emperor, but also the other palaces are starting to target her.

Since she knew this, of course she wanted to take the initiative.

As expected, three days later, at dusk, Wang Shunan personally led a group of people to Yufu Palace. "Your Highness, His Majesty has sent me to invite you over."

Bai Yuan glanced at him. Did this old man really think he couldn't hear the smugness in his tone?

"What does Your Majesty wish to do upon summoning me?"

Bai Yuan slowly got up, and when everyone thought she was going out, she sat down directly in front of the dressing table.

Wang Shunan looked at her speechlessly, "Your Highness, you don't need to do your makeup today, His Majesty is still waiting for you."

"No rush, you haven't answered my question yet." Bai Yuan remained unhurried, letting Tingxue put the finger guards on her.

Wang Shunan felt that Bai Yuan might have guessed something and wanted to send someone out of the palace secretly to deliver a message. He gave a wink to the person next to him before replying, "This servant doesn't know the specifics, but all the ladies of the palace have gone."

"oh."

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Bai Yuan hesitated for a long time before finally getting up. "Then let's go."

She walked steadily and slowly along the way, and when she arrived, there were many people standing inside and outside the main hall.

As soon as she entered the room, a teacup fell to the ground at her feet, splashing scalding tea all over her shoes and skirt.

Bai Yuan was startled and took a step back, quickly covering her lower abdomen with her hand. Then she looked at Xiao Chengyu with an angry expression, "Why is Your Majesty so angry? You almost frightened me."

Xiao Chengyu looked at her coldly, "Imperial Consort, I ask you, where is the jade token I bestowed upon you when you first entered the palace?"

A look of confusion flashed across Bai Yuan's face, then she seemed to realize something, "What does Your Majesty mean? Do you suspect that I didn't keep it safe?"

Consort Hui was overjoyed. Her sister had been granted the title of Beauty yesterday, and today this annoying Imperial Concubine was going to be dealt with by His Majesty. Her good days were finally coming.

She bowed to His Majesty, "Your Majesty, perhaps this Consort Gui cannot recall her for the moment. After all, she doesn't often even remember to bow, and the expenses in the palace are countless."

No sooner had she finished speaking than Bai Yuan turned her head sharply to look at her, saying, "Shut up."

Normally she would have already rushed over with a big mouth, but she's not feeling well right now.

Consort Hui wasn't angry when she was yelled at; she simply smiled and shut her mouth.

Bai Yuan then looked at Xiao Chengyu, her eyes red, and asked again, "Your Majesty, do you not trust me?"

"Oh."

Xiao Chengyu sneered and pointed at her, "When have I ever lacked anything from you? Haven't I treated you well?"

After saying that, he looked at Wang Shunan and said, "Show the things to the Imperial Concubine."

Upon hearing this, Wang Shunan immediately brought over a tray with a jade plaque on it.

"Your Highness, look closely, do you remember this jade pendant?"

The room fell into an eerie silence. Wang Shun'an sighed, "Oh dear, this was a gift from His Majesty when Your Highness first entered the palace. You may not know, but it was one of His Majesty's personal possessions, something he's carried for many years. His Majesty valued Your Highness, which is why he bestowed this jade pendant upon you. Your Highness's actions have truly hurt His Majesty's feelings."

No sooner had he finished speaking than Bai Yuan overturned the tray. She glared fiercely at everyone, "Who, who has the audacity to frame me?"

Before Consort Hui could respond, Xiao Chengyu slammed his hand on the table. "Shut up! The evidence is conclusive, yet you still dare to argue. Consort, it's because I've spoiled you too much that you've become so lawless! Guards..."

Xiao Chengyu was genuinely angry. He gave the jade pendant to Bai Yuan because he truly liked it.

He was angry that Bai Yuan didn't care about what he gave her; if she didn't care about what he gave her, then she didn't care about him at all.

Everyone in this vast harem has their own agenda. His favor towards Bai Yuan is not only because of Bai Yaoting, but also because she is stupid.

He once thought that among all these people, only Bai Yuan was truly sincere towards him.

But now it's all fake. Bai Yuan is just like those concubines, all pretending to be nice to him.

At the same time, he was also afraid.

Why would Bai Yuan sell things to earn money when he gave her so many gifts? It must be because Bai Yaoting needs it.

If a general needs so much money, he might be secretly keeping a private army.

Although Xiao Chengyu was wary of the General's Mansion, he never intended to exterminate them; at most, he only wanted to weaken their military power.

Now, whether it's the Imperial Concubine or the General's Mansion, their ambitions are blatantly obvious.

He dared not gamble and had to deal with the matter immediately.

Everyone in the room was waiting for His Majesty to give the order, but to everyone's surprise, Bai Yuan burst into tears, her face filled with grievance and disappointment.

Then she suddenly raised her hand, her trembling fingertips scratching her neck several times before finally pulling out a red rope, leaving two bloody marks on her neck from the finger guard.

During the tug, her hair ornament fell off, and her once neatly combed hair cascaded down like a waterfall.

Her hair was stuck to her face with tears, making her look extremely disheveled.

Bai Yuan threw the jade pendant she had taken off at Xiao Chengyu, then cried and screamed, "So what they said was true! His Majesty has never liked me; he was only afraid of my father. I may be foolish, but I'm not so foolish as to be completely stupid. If His Majesty wants to punish me, he doesn't need to have someone frame me; he can just give the order directly."

Xiao Chengyu was completely dumbfounded when he saw the jade pendant in his hand, and everyone else in the room was also stunned.

They were not only shocked that Bai Yuan took out the jade token, but also shocked that she must have been so frightened that she dared to say such unspeakable things in front of so many people.

Consort De covered her lips with a handkerchief and asked softly, "How come there are two identical jade pendants? Which one is real and which one is fake?"

When Consort Hui saw the jade pendant in the Emperor's hand, her head went blank. She wasn't very smart, but having survived in the harem until now, she could tell that she had been deceived.

She might be finished.

"Impossible..." she said in a trembling voice.

Xiao Chengyu stared at the jade pendant in his hand for a long time before he reacted. Seeing his expression, Wang Shunan quickly picked up the jade pendant from the ground, wiped it with his sleeve, and then handed it over.

He then closed his eyes. He had been too hasty and had only glanced at the object before assuming that what Consort Hui said was true.

Now that the two jade pendants are placed together, he can immediately tell which one was the one he gave to Bai Yuan.