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

The snow outside the Jade Hibiscus Palace has melted, but the chill on the ground still makes people feel unbearably cold.

Even after Bai Yuan became Empress Dowager, she was too lazy to move and continued to live here.

However, having to attend the morning court every day and getting up early was really unpleasant, so she directly used the excuse that the Empress Dowager needed to take care of the Emperor to postpone the time for attending court.

Many people disagreed, but Bai Yuan couldn't care less whether they agreed or not, or whether they had any complaints.

Her son was still young, and she was too lazy to manage the affairs of the inner palace, leaving it to Consort De to oversee.

The fire in the brazier inside the room crackled occasionally. Bai Yuan, wearing only her undergarments and loosely wrapped in a blanket embroidered with peonies in gold thread, leaned lazily against the couch.

She held a memorial in her hand, her bare feet resting on Xiao Chengze's body.

Xiao Chengze sat opposite her, the small table piled high with memorials.

Feeling her outstretched foot, Xiao Chengze touched it, found it a little cold, and tucked it into his arms. "Stop fooling around, there are still so many memorials to read."

Bai Yuan raised her eyes and threw the memorial in her hand at his face. "Look at the mess your subordinates have made. Do they really think that just because they've got your backing as regent, they can boss me around?"

Xiao Chengze picked up the memorial with a sigh and looked at it. "It's just a few complaints, is it really that big of a deal? Everyone in the court has their own agenda. If there's any real action, I'll give you some leverage, and you can have your people impeach him."

Yes, since the new emperor ascended the throne, officials have gradually begun to take sides.

On the surface, Bai Yuan, the Empress Dowager who ruled from behind the curtain, and Xiao Chengze, the Regent, were at odds, each trying to recruit people into their own hands.

In reality, the two of them were secretly discussing in bed who among these people was usable and who wasn't.

If someone is unusable, find an opportunity to have them eliminated by the other side's people, and let a new person take their place.

For a time, officials in the court were locked in fierce infighting.

Of course, the two of them didn't reach a balance so quickly; they had been arguing fiercely before.

Especially right after the late emperor passed away, Xiao Chengze and his brother had a fight because Bai Yuan knew everything and refused to save his brother.

But Bai Yuan was poisoned first, and she didn't harm the late emperor; she was just watching coldly from the sidelines.

Xiao Chengze himself had also been poisoned, so he could understand Bai Yuan's situation, and the two reconciled.

They had only been sleeping in the same bed for a few days when they started arguing again because Bai Yuan wanted to overturn the verdict against the former Marquis Qi.

Xiao Chengze asked her if she couldn't forget her childhood sweetheart, and Bai Yuan said that she had already given birth to his son, and that he was sick.

The main reason was that the two of them investigated the case and found that Lord Qi was not wronged at all; at most, he was just punished too severely.

Whether he was wronged or not didn't matter to Bai Yuan. What she wanted was An Weici's heart, so that he would honestly do things for her from now on.

The Qi family has returned to the capital. As a eunuch, he can only be Wei Ci from now on, and can no longer be Qi Hengxuan, the former heir of the Marquis's mansion.

Finally, Xiao Chengze brought back an iron-eating beast from the south for Bai Yuan, and the two reconciled.

But not long after, they started arguing again because of the Second Prince.

This time, Bai Yuan slapped Xiao Chengze twice and barred him from entering her palace for half a year.

The cause was that Bai Yuan directly killed the Second Prince on charges of treason.

Xiao Chengze knew, of course, that the Second Prince was innocent. He said that the Second Prince was the last son of the late Emperor and hoped that she would show mercy.

Bai Yuan had no reason to show any mercy. Her son was still young, and if she kept the youngest prince around, who knew if he would cause trouble? After all, the second prince and that Consort Shu hadn't been honest before.

She always believed in nipping unknown dangers in the bud, and when Xiao Chengze wasn't paying attention, she killed him directly.

Xiao Chengze confronted her, but Bai Yuan retorted confidently, "What nonsense are you spouting? The last son of the late emperor is behind bars in Fengyang. How could I have made him childless? You're quite the saint, almost childless yourself, yet you still worry about others."

If it weren't for keeping Xiao Chengze in check, she wouldn't even want to let the former crown prince go.

However, he was already a criminal and had been demoted to a commoner. Since he could no longer return to the royal family, he was allowed to stay.

Xiao Chengze was furious with her. "You can't just kill his princess too, she's pregnant."

"I don't know. Besides, how can you be so sure his princess is pregnant? Haven't you considered that someone might be deliberately spreading rumors to drive a wedge between us?"

Xiao Chengze pointed at her and said, "You're simply a poisonous woman."

Then Bai Yuan slapped him twice and kicked him out.

Later, Xiao Chengze comforted himself, explaining that the court was unstable and that leaving the Second Prince or his offspring behind might tempt someone to have other ideas.

At the very least, many people will die; at worst, it could cause turmoil in the imperial court.

He looked remorseful when he apologized to Bai Yuan.

Bai Yuan felt that, setting aside his character, Xiao Chengze was indeed inferior to the late emperor in handling state affairs.

In the days that followed, the two engaged in fierce competition in the imperial court, while Xiao Chengze would stay at Yufu Palace in private.

Bai Yuan has been carefully educating her son so that he won't become like Xiao Chengze.

Then, the two continued to argue about education, and Xiao Chengze would always end up blushing.

However, this time the Empress Dowager sided with Bai Yuan, and she also felt that as an emperor, one should be ruthless.

Xiao Chengze's feelings for the Empress Dowager were very complicated; how could he not understand her past indifference?

However, the Empress Dowager helped him with the Bai Yuan matter, and the relationship between mother and son improved considerably.

Faced with the lectures of two women, Xiao Chengze realized his shortcomings and went along with Bai Yuan's wishes.

Xiao Jingyu had been attending court since he was old enough to understand things, and Bai Yuan didn't let him study too hard. Whenever they had free time, she would have Xiao Chengze take him out for horseback riding and hunting.

By the age of 10, he was able to handle some state affairs on his own.

Bai Yuan also asked for his opinion, asking whether he wanted to take over the government immediately or play around for a few years first.

Hsiao Ching-yu understood his mother and didn't think he was testing her. He directly said that he wanted to take over the reins of government as soon as possible.

Bai Yuan was more than willing and handed the person in her hands over to him.

Xiao Chengze never really liked dealing with politics; he disliked intrigue and preferred fighting on the battlefield.

After Xiao Jingyu took over the power from Bai Yuan, he cooperated with her to purge a wave of corrupt officials in the court, and then readily handed over his own power.

Among those dealt with were even people from the General's Mansion.

He's a fool born to Bai Jin's concubine, who takes advantage of Bai Yuan's relationship to amass wealth outside.

The evidence was given to Xiao Jingyu by Bai Yuan, because she was worried that handling it herself would hurt her mother's feelings.

In fact, Bai Yuan was already ruling from behind the curtain, so she didn't object to her family using this power to make more money and improve the lives of the General's Mansion.

People strive to climb higher, isn't it all about wanting a better life?

But that illegitimate son was really too stupid. He didn't know how to restrain himself. After drinking some cat urine, he started bragging everywhere.

The claim that Bai Yuan was his aunt and that the entire court belonged to her drew considerable criticism.

Bai Yuan was furious. What did she need the imperial court for?

The imperial court belongs to her son. Anyone who dares to disrupt their mother-son relationship deserves to die.

She had never missed out on the benefits of the General's Mansion, but she also needed to be disciplined when necessary.

Xiao Jingyu completely took control of the court at the age of 14, and handled the situation with great ease.

Xiao Chengze continued to serve as his general, occasionally going on campaigns. Bai Yuan would feign illness and secretly accompany him to play, living a carefree life.

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