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

Consort Shu was so angry she almost ground her teeth to powder. At the New Year's banquet, His Majesty restored her to her former rank.

But now it seems, what difference does it make whether this position is restored or not?

She received none of the treatment a concubine should have, but when she turned her head and saw Consort De standing outside, she felt a little better.

She adjusted the hair ornament on her head, "As expected of the Imperial Concubine, she's so precious. It's just giving birth, yet she keeps us sisters out. I don't know if she's afraid we sisters will share in her joy, or if she has some other motive..."

Consort Li chimed in with a displeased look, "Who says otherwise? We meant well, wanting to stay and pray for Her Majesty's well-being, but they won't even let us in the door."

Consort De glanced at the two of them indifferently. "This is the will of the Empress Dowager and His Majesty. If you are not satisfied, I will speak to His Majesty and the Empress Dowager about your feelings later."

"Your Highness Consort De is quite generous. Even if I don't know if His Majesty will grant your request..." Consort Li looked at Consort De's ambiguous smile, then swallowed her words halfway through.

Who told her to be in charge of the harem and have a son?

She doesn't have a son, and no one else is standing up for her, so why is she making such a fuss?

Inside the Jade Hibiscus Palace, Xiao Chengyu had just entered the room when he was stopped by the Empress Dowager. "Your Majesty, please wait with me in the outer room."

"Mother, how is the Imperial Concubine?"

The Empress Dowager gently shook her head. "The baby in the Consort's belly was already in bad shape. After this fall, the imperial physician said it might not survive."

Xiao Chengyu slammed his fist on the table. "The Imperial Concubine is usually very careful, never even leaving the palace. She just went out once, and this happened. Can't these people in the harem just behave themselves?"

The Empress Dowager lowered her head. "What's the use of saying all this now? Just wait and see."

Because of her young age and the help of Jiang Zi to take care of her, and because Bai Yuan also exercised regularly, she didn't suffer much and gave birth to the child not long after.

The moment Xiao Chengyu heard the child crying, his whole body trembled.

A moment later, the midwife rushed out and said, "Your Majesty the Empress Dowager and Your Majesty, it is a prince."

"How is the Imperial Concubine?" Xiao Chengyu stepped forward and asked anxiously.

The midwife was so frightened that she stammered, "Her Imperial Concubine's health was already a bit poor. This fall must have been quite serious. She risked her life to give birth to the prince. She will probably have to take good care of herself from now on."

Xiao Chengyu's eyes reddened. "What about the other child?"

The midwife became even more nervous, glancing at the Empress Dowager several times. "Your Majesty, the other... the other prince was already dead at birth."

A short while later, Tingxue came out carrying the clean baby. Xiao Chengyu smiled when he saw the baby's smooth face. "Mother, look at your grandson. His face is so smooth and tender right after he was born, without a single wrinkle."

The Empress Dowager looked at the child with extremely complicated feelings, but after all, he was her grandson, and she genuinely liked him.

The two hugged for a while, and Tingxue's eyes never left her.

Actually, this method of premature production is quite clumsy, and under normal circumstances, people would generally be suspicious of it.

But since the Empress Dowager was concerned about Bai Yuan's pregnancy and sent imperial physicians to diagnose it multiple times, no one dared to think too much about it.

The people outside the Jade Hibiscus Palace were heartbroken to hear that Bai Yuan had given birth to a prince.

What's even more distressing for Wang Shun'an is that the Imperial Concubine has given birth, so what about Shen Xun'er?

He stepped forward and whispered to Xiao Chengyu, "Your Majesty, someone just came to report that Consort Shen is also not feeling well. What do you think...?"

Xiao Chengyu handed the child back to Tingxue, his gaze turning cold. "If you're not feeling well, go see the imperial physician."

Wang Shunan's heart sank; he knew they would never get the child.

A fleeting glint of malice crossed his eyes, then he quickly lowered his head. "This old servant understands. I will send the imperial physician over immediately."

Inside the room, Bai Yuan was covered in sweat. After being cleaned up, Wan Yue wrapped her head and body up. After all that, she still had the energy to eat a small bowl of steamed egg custard.

Tingxue placed the baby, who had finished drinking milk, next to her, and Baiyuan reached out her finger to tease him. The little guy didn't even open his eyes, but his little hand grasped her finger. He looked incredibly cute.

Seeing that she was in good spirits, Tingxue told her about the situation outside.

Bai Yuan just smiled after hearing this, then instructed, "You and Xiao Qi take turns watching the child, and don't leave him for a moment. Wan Yue and Jiang Zi, watch over me, I'm going to take a nap."

The child was very important, and she was in a vulnerable state; she had to be wary of the Empress Dowager and other people with ill intentions.

When she woke up again, it was evening. Everyone outside had left. Seeing her open her eyes, Wan Yue, who was guarding the bedside, asked anxiously, "Master, how are you feeling?"

Bai Yuan smiled faintly, "It's alright. How's the situation outside?"

"Everything is fine for now, and things are peaceful."

Seeing that she was about to get up, Wan Yue quickly reached out to help her. "Is your mistress hungry? The kitchen has made some chicken soup. I'll have someone bring it to you."

"it is good."

After drinking some chicken soup, Bai Yuan felt more energetic. "There's nothing going on now, but I reckon it won't be long before some people start to get restless. Everyone should be careful during this time."

Just like Bai Yuan had imagined, Shen Xun'er and Wang Shun'an were both seething with resentment because they hadn't managed to swap Bai Yuan's child with her.

"I miscalculated. I didn't expect His Majesty to have such a plan. He probably already decided not to let you adopt the Consort's child." Wang Shunan sat in his chair, sipping his tea slowly, his gaze as cold as ice.

Shen Xun'er paced anxiously in the room. "The Consort is different from others. The Bai family has military power. On the surface, those noble families don't associate with the General's Mansion, but what about behind the scenes? Now she has His Majesty's favor. Even if His Majesty is still wary of the General's Mansion, we absolutely cannot give that little prince a chance to grow up."

She kept trying to catch Xiao Chengyu, but she couldn't catch him at all.

After the incident where the Imperial Concubine was slandered, Xiao Chengyu rarely even came to the harem anymore. She wanted a child of her own, but it might be a very long time before she could have one.

By then, the princes of the Imperial Concubine will have grown up, and who knows what their future holds? They can't afford to wait, nor can they afford to gamble.

Shen Xun'er grew angrier the more she thought about it. "It's all that bitch Consort De's fault. The Fourth Prince has been handed over to her, but she's still like a turtle, not doing a thing."

If Consort De had helped them, why would they need to take such a risk?

When the time comes, we can get rid of Consort De directly, and once the Fourth Prince ascends the throne, she will naturally become the Empress Dowager.

hateful.

Wang Shunan nodded helplessly. "The Second Prince is easy to deal with; things have already been arranged there. As for the others who support him, since the Consort fell, someone has to take the blame. I'll have Wei Ci devise a plan; we can use this incident to get rid of a large number of people."

After saying that, he stood up, sighed, and said, "Since these people don't want things to go our way, let them see what we're capable of."

While Bai Yuan was in confinement after childbirth, things were already in turmoil outside.

On the very day she finished her postpartum confinement, the fact that the Second Prince's residence harbored a spies from an enemy country was exposed. Xiao Chengyu was so angry during the morning court session that he vomited blood and fainted on the spot.

The second prince was detained in the prince's residence, and everyone was waiting for Xiao Chengyu to wake up.

One fainting spell is fine, but two... everyone knows that His Majesty's health may be in trouble.

Upon hearing the news, the Empress Dowager's seated figure suddenly stirred, and the string of warm and lustrous sandalwood prayer beads in her hand loosened and broke, the beads tumbling to the ground with a clatter.