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

Having won over the Empress Dowager, as long as one is careful, the others in the harem won't be able to cause any trouble.

Now, of course, it's time to kick the cripple's good leg.

Bai Yuan had disliked Wang Shun'an for a long time and really wanted to find an opportunity to have Wei Ci kill him.

Unfortunately, we were still hoping he would kill Xiao Chengyu, so let's make him suffer a little first.

She also had Wei Ci investigate who within the Embroidered Uniform Guard was colluding with Wang Shun'an, and what kind of leverage they had to gain to make someone in the Embroidered Uniform Guard defect.

Chen Mama naturally dared not accept Bai Yuan's words, and hurriedly returned home after safely escorting the person back to Yu Fu Palace.

When Tingxue saw that everyone had returned unharmed, she breathed a sigh of relief and quickly took off the cloak for her. "Master, I was so worried. It's good that you're back. It's good that you're back."

Bai Yuan smiled and patted Tingxue's head. "Get me some food, I'm hungry."

Jiang Zi, hearing the commotion, ran over and began to take her pulse with a handkerchief. "Did the Empress Dowager make things difficult for Her Highness?"

Bai Yuan lifted her eyelids to look at him, "If you're in a difficult position, can you really help me get revenge?"

Jiang Zi touched his nose. "Of course not, but I can complain to the Prince."

"Hehe." The people inside the room burst into laughter at his words.

Before the laughter could even finish, Xiao Qi ran in, somewhat embarrassed, and said, "Your Majesty, His Majesty has arrived."

Bai Yuan walked slowly, and by the time Xiao Chengyu caught up, Xiao Qi was just about to close the door.

But since he had already seen it, he couldn't just kick the person out, after all, the person was the emperor.

Bai Yuan stopped smiling and remained silent, simply resting her head on the table with her arm under her arm.

Before entering, Xiao Chengyu waved his hand and said to Wang Shunan, "You can kneel outside."

Wang Shunan was taken aback upon hearing this, but he still obediently took a few steps back and knelt directly on the snow.

He understood why he was being punished by His Majesty: his subordinates had taken money from the women in the harem and leaked His Majesty's whereabouts.

Now that the Imperial Concubine is pregnant, and Shen Xun'er is also outwardly pregnant, this is definitely an opportunity to steal the Imperial Concubine's favor, so he directly tacitly approved his subordinates to collect money.

If things are exposed, he will only be held responsible for negligence; then he can deal with those greedy guys.

I just didn't expect those newly arrived women to be so stupid, actually daring to wait outside Cining Palace.

If you could have waited for someone to keep you here, that would have been fine, but you didn't even get to see His Majesty.

Wang Shunan was also seething with anger.

Xiao Chengyu entered the room. Tingxue and Wanyue exchanged glances, but neither of them moved. Bai Yuan also remained still, while Jiang Zi carefully moved out with her head down.

Xiao Chengyu didn't disturb Bai Yuan; he simply sat down quietly opposite her.

The Empress Dowager's words still echoed in his ears: "The Consort already knows that you drugged him. She's like a frightened bird now. If you harm her and her child now, it will not benefit you or the court in the slightest."

The snow outside stopped, the clouds slowly dispersed, and a ray of sunlight shone directly into the courtyard, illuminating the outside world in a white haze.

Xiao Chengyu's eyes were stung by the pain. He lowered his head and said softly, "If there is an afterlife, I want to be a wealthy man and marry only you."

If possible, he would certainly like to protect Bai Yuan and the child in her womb, but in that case, the General's Mansion could not be kept.

He knew Bai Yuan would hate him for doing this, but ever since he became emperor, he knew that many things could not be decided according to his own will.

Bai Yuan rolled her eyes inwardly. Only useless men make wishes for the next life, and only idiots believe men's nonsense.

Seeing that Bai Yuan remained silent, Xiao Chengyu raised his hand and gently stroked her head. "As long as you behave well, I promise I will protect you and the child for the rest of your lives."

Bai Yuan rolled her eyes inwardly again. Other people's promises are always theirs; she preferred to have everything under her own control.

"Take good care of yourself, I'll head back now." With that, Xiao Chengyu left, and Xiao Qi quickly saw him off.

Stepping outside, Xiao Chengyu glanced at Wang Shunan and said, "Get up."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Wang Shunan was quite old after all, and after kneeling in the freezing cold for so long, his legs were already weak, and it took him a while to stand up.

Just as he limped after her, he heard Xiao Chengyu speak coldly, "If you don't handle things well today, you won't need to serve in front of the palace anymore."

Wang Shunan's actions eliminated a large number of unruly individuals, as well as some who had been planted by others.

For a time, the harem returned to peace.

Bai Yuan remained holed up in the Jade Hibiscus Palace, never even stepping outside the palace gates.

Those people outside were extremely anxious, especially Consort Shu.

She had been looking for an opportunity to deal with Consort De, but after Consort De raised the Fourth Prince, she didn't make any move at all, so she couldn't find any leverage to attack her.

She also wanted to deal with Bai Yuan, but she couldn't even catch a glimpse of him; he didn't even attend the Spring Festival banquet.

Only Wang Shunan and Shen Xun'er were still dreaming, hoping that Bai Yuan would give birth so they could take her child away.

Yes, Xiao Chengyu did not tell anyone after deciding to save Bai Yuan's child.

After all, Shen Xun'er's pregnancy would prevent the eyes of those in the harem from being focused solely on Bai Yuan, thus saving her a lot of trouble.

As the ice and snow gradually melted, the gates of Jade Hibiscus Palace were no longer closed after the last incident. Xiao Chengyu would occasionally come to sit for a while before leaving.

Physician Xu was not punished by the Empress Dowager. Instead, he would come to Yufu Palace every few days to examine Bai Yuan's pulse, saying to the outside world that one of the pregnancies was unstable and that she needed to rest and recuperate.

Just as Xiao Chengyu finished court that day, Xiao Qi ran over and said, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, something terrible has happened! The Imperial Concubine has fallen on her way to the Imperial Garden."

Xiao Chengyu's face immediately darkened. "What's going on? Have you called the imperial physician?"

"We called, we called. Physician Xu happens to be in the palace. He and Physician Liu have been taking care of Her Majesty these days. Both physicians have arrived now."

"What did the imperial physician say?"

Xiao Chengyu hurried towards Yu Furong without even taking off his dragon robe.

"The imperial physician said that Her Majesty has experienced a miscarriage scare and may be about to give birth. They have already gone to fetch a midwife."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Chengyu's heart skipped a beat. It's said that seven months is the maximum lifespan and eight months is the minimum. Counting the days, Bai Yuan is currently a little over eight months but less than nine months pregnant, so he quickened his pace.

"The Imperial Concubine usually doesn't go out, so why did she go out today? And why did she fall down as soon as she stepped out?"

Wang Shunan limped after him, his heart filled with worry. He couldn't let anything happen to the child!

"This old servant will have someone investigate immediately."

When Xiao Chengyu arrived at Yufu Palace, he saw a large number of people standing outside. Upon seeing him, they quickly stepped forward to pay their respects, saying, "Your Majesty."

Xiao Chengyu didn't even look at them, and said to Wang Shunan, "They are not allowed to come in."

The concubines looked at each other.

They were stopped outside by the Empress Dowager's people as soon as they arrived. Just as they were about to wait, His Majesty came and said that they were not allowed to enter.

Good heavens, it's just having a child, why are the Empress Dowager and His Majesty making such a fuss?