Transmigrating into a book, seducing him to rise to power

Today was Su Jingyao's time for a medicinal bath. She sat leisurely in the tub, leaning back slightly against the tub wall.

Granny Li stood to the side, gently stretching out her hands to massage her body.

"Your Highness, there are spies from Yikun Palace in Zhaochun Palace," said Granny Li in a flat tone, clearly looking down on these spies.

"Oh? How did the Imperial Concubine get in here?"

Su Jingyao's lips curled up slightly, a faint smile appearing on her face, and a hint of curiosity flashed in her eyes.

The Imperial Concubine probably didn't cultivate any people in the Eastern Palace before. The kind and innocent female lead used to disdain doing such scheming things.

"Ping'er in our palace used to work in the East Palace. At first, I didn't know if Ping'er was the Consort's person, so the control over Ping'er's movements was not very strict."

As she spoke, Granny Li gently pressed on Su Jingyao's shoulders.

"Ping'er thought that no one saw her coming and going from Zhaochun Palace, but in fact, I had been secretly sending people to follow her."

"She and Qin'er, a first-class palace maid in the Imperial Concubine's palace, meet every five days. They are very careful, and the way they meet is different for each other," said Granny Li, lowering her voice slightly.

"Ping'er is just a second-class palace maid in Zhaochun Palace. She usually can't even enter the palace. How could she possibly know any news about me?"

Su Jingyao's eyes were filled with disdain, and her tone was slow and leisurely.

She distrusted everyone in Zhaochun Palace from the beginning, and almost only her closest confidants knew about her schemes and plans.

"Ping'er naturally doesn't know about Master's affairs, but this servant had someone give Ping'er some information, a mix of truth and falsehood, and that's why Ping'er went to see Qin'er just five days later." Granny Li continued speaking softly, her hands still moving.

"Last time, when His Majesty instructed Miaoyun to inform the Consort that His Majesty wanted to take you out of the palace on His Majesty's birthday, it was thanks to Ping'er that the Consort was informed."

"That's right, then it has absolutely nothing to do with me."

Su Jingyao closed her eyes, her face full of contentment, a smile playing on her lips.

"Your Highness, what if the Imperial Concubine does nothing?" Granny Li frowned slightly, a hint of worry flashing in her eyes.

"The Imperial Concubine didn't have much of a scheme when she was in the Eastern Palace. Even if she wanted to be a servant, we were worried she wouldn't be able to find a way."

Su Jingyao didn't speak immediately, but instead gave a meaningful smile.

If the Imperial Concubine really does nothing, then why is Qin'er so eager to find out about her Zhaochun Palace?

Moreover, on the first night of Jun Zechen's ascension to the throne, she pushed Jun Zechen into Yikun Palace so that Ling Yue would clearly know that Jun Zechen had not shared some of his love for her with others.

Instead, he directly fell in love with someone else.

The Imperial Concubine could not easily sever her feelings for Jun Zechen; she would only try to sense his favoritism towards her through certain actions.

A woman's jealousy can be quite terrifying.

Moreover, jealousy is not something Ling Yue can easily control.

Day two.

The sun was shining brightly, and warm rays of light poured down.

In the courtyard of Zhaochun Palace, many magnolia trees were in full bloom, some as white as snow, others as delicate and pretty as pink, complementing each other beautifully.

"Your Majesty, His Majesty sent you three sets of folk-style dresses yesterday. Please choose one to wear today?"

Miaoxia spoke softly, while pushing out a clothes rack with three dresses and placing it in front of Su Jingyao for her to choose from.

Su Jingyao slightly raised her eyes, her gaze slowly sweeping over the three dresses. The red one was as bright as fire, the white one as pure as snow, and the light blue one exuded a fresh and elegant feel.

After a moment's thought, she said softly, "Let's go with the white one."

Today I'm going to play the victim, and this white outfit will make it easy for her to get into character quickly.

"Yes, Master."

Miaoxia obediently agreed, and then began to carefully dress up Su Jingyao.

After a casual yet sophisticated makeover, Su Jingyao set off.

Because Jun Zechen didn't announce that he took her out of the palace, after all, the Empress Dowager was still alive. If the Empress Dowager knew about this, which was clearly against palace rules, she would definitely have a bad impression of Su Jingyao.

Jun Zechen had obviously taken this into account, so he deliberately did not publicize the matter.

Su Jingyao sat in the carriage, and a eunuch beside Jun Zechen led her to a secluded spot to wait.

She brought a lot of food today, and even took out a book to pass the time.

Qianqing Palace.

An Shun looked anxious and hurriedly stepped into the hall.

At this moment, Jun Zechen had changed into folk clothes, which made him look even taller and more handsome, with a posture as upright as a pine tree.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty," An Shun said, his voice filled with panic.

Jun Zechen frowned, his tone slightly impatient, "What's wrong?"

"The Imperial Concubine is currently unconscious!" Anshun's voice trembled.

Upon hearing this, Jun Zechen was stunned for a moment, then immediately lifted his leg and strode quickly toward Yikun Palace.

His face was clouded with gloom, and his eyes radiated endless coldness.

Anshun followed closely behind, his face also filled with anxiety.

His Majesty was supposed to accompany Consort Chunshu out of the palace today, so why did the Imperial Concubine get into trouble again?

When Jun Zechen arrived at Yikun Palace, he immediately saw Ling Yue lying on the bed, pale and bloodless. His voice was filled with anger.

He shouted, "What's going on?!"

After ascending the throne, he had always felt guilty for not making Ling Yue his empress for various reasons.

Now, less than a month later, she is lying in bed, unconscious, because of these shady dealings in the harem.

"Where is the imperial physician?" Jun Zechen asked immediately.

"Your Majesty, the imperial physician will be here shortly."

Jun Zechen stood firmly by the bed, his gaze fixed on Ling Yue, his expression extremely serious.

His deep eyes seemed to hold a thousand thoughts, and his heart was churning with a turbulent mix of emotions: worry, anger, and self-reproach...

Before long, Physician Hu and Physician Li arrived in a hurry.

"Your Majesty, we pay our respects," the two imperial physicians said in unison, their voices filled with reverence.

"Why aren't you coming over here to take a look at the Imperial Concubine?" Jun Zechen said with a stern face, his voice filled with anxiety.

Imperial Physician Li hurriedly stepped forward, knelt directly beside the bed, and then began to carefully examine the Imperial Concubine.

He frowned deeply, his face grave, then turned to ask Meixiang, who looked worried, a question.

"What symptoms did the Imperial Concubine exhibit before she fainted?"

"My master had symptoms of nausea and vomiting before he fainted," Meixiang replied anxiously.

Based on the pulse diagnosis, Imperial Physician Li roughly understood the reason for the Consort's coma. His expression was grave, and he said in a deep voice, "Your Majesty, the Consort has been poisoned."

Jun Zechen's eyes flashed with a cold, icy light, and he asked in a low, chilling voice, "Is there a solution?"

"Judging from the Consort's symptoms and pulse, she must have accidentally ingested aconite. Fortunately, she didn't eat much, and the poisoning is relatively mild. I will immediately prescribe an antidote," Physician Li hurriedly replied.

"Go ahead." Jun Zechen waved his hand.

Then Jun Zechen turned to Physician Hu and instructed him, "You should also come and examine the Imperial Concubine."

For these high-ranking officials, apart from routine consultations every few days that only require one imperial physician, they are usually seen by at least two imperial physicians.

This was partly to avoid misdiagnosis and partly to prevent the imperial physicians from being bribed.

Physician Hu quickly stepped forward and carefully took the Imperial Concubine's pulse. After a while, he said, "Your Majesty, my results are the same as Physician Li's. The Imperial Concubine has indeed mistakenly ingested aconite."

"How could he have accidentally eaten aconite?" Jun Zechen frowned.

"Anshun, go down and investigate thoroughly," Jun Zechen coldly ordered.

Then, Jun Zechen slowly sat down on the edge of the bed and quietly looked at Ling Yue lying on the bed.

She sighed deeply; she had suffered.

Suddenly, Jun Zechen remembered something: Yao Yao was still waiting for him.

But Ling Yue is poisoned and unconscious today. Under these circumstances, how can he possibly accompany her out of the palace?

Jun Zechen slowly walked out of the bedchamber, his face gloomy, and then lowered his voice to give instructions to Fuquan.

"Go tell Consort Chunshu that the Imperial Concubine was poisoned today, and I really cannot accompany her out of the palace. Tell her to go back to Zhaochun Palace first, and I will go see her later."

Then, he paused slightly before continuing, "Take from my private treasury the set of purple jeweled headdress that was previously presented as tribute from foreign countries, and the full-length glass mirror, and send them to Zhaochun Palace."

Upon hearing this, Fuquan was shocked. The headdress was one thing, but the glass mirror was something that only the Empress Dowager possessed when the late Emperor was alive. Even when Consort Shu pleaded with the late Emperor, he refused to give it to her.

And now His Majesty actually wants to bestow the only glass mirror in the entire palace upon Consort Chunshu.

Fuquan quickly replied, "Yes, Your Majesty, this servant will arrange it immediately."

After Fu Quan left, Jun Zechen finally breathed a sigh of relief.

But I was still a little worried about her and didn't want her to have an unhappy birthday.

However, Yao Yao already cares about the Imperial Concubine, so if she knew that the Imperial Concubine was poisoned, she would probably understand him.

Meanwhile, Su Jingyao, who had been waiting for Jun Zechen in the carriage, was leisurely eating flower cakes, drinking flower tea, and reading a book with a relaxed air.

"Master, Eunuch Fuquan has arrived," Miaoyun announced softly.

Su Jingyao raised her eyebrows slightly, then reluctantly put everything away.

His expression gradually became somewhat melancholy.

"This servant greets Your Majesty." Fuquan bowed respectfully.

"Get up, where is His Majesty?" Su Jingyao's voice was tinged with urgency.

"Your Majesty, the Noble Consort of Yikun Palace has been poisoned. His Majesty has rushed to Yikun Palace and is afraid he will not be able to accompany you out of the palace today. His Majesty has asked Your Majesty to return to Zhaochun Palace first and will come to see you later," Fuquan said cautiously.

Su Jingyao's expression froze for a moment, then a look of dejection appeared on her face.

But still, with concern, she asked, "Is there anything wrong with Consort Gui's health?"

"The imperial physician is already preparing an antidote for the Consort, so there shouldn't be any problems," Fuquan quickly replied.

"That's good. I'll head back to Zhaochun Palace now."

Su Jingyao forced a smile, but it was full of bitterness.

Upon returning to Zhaochun Palace, her exquisite face remained calm.

She parted her red lips slightly and gave instructions to Miaoyun beside her.

"Miaoyun, go and close the door to the sleeping quarters. If it stays closed, all the palace servants outside will think that His Majesty has gone to Yikun Palace, while I am here in this sleeping quarters, feeling melancholy."

"Yes, Master."

Miaoyun obediently replied, and then walked over to close the bedroom door.

When she returned, she saw her mistress sitting elegantly on the couch, her jade-like hand holding a pen, focused on writing a proposal.

Su Jingyao raised her head slightly and began to give instructions again.

"Two days later, summon the six female officials, including the Shanggong, Shangqin, and Shanggong, as well as the female officials of the twelve departments under the three palaces and the female official of the Palace Administration Department. I want to have a good talk with them."

"Yes, Master."

At this moment, Su Jingyao slightly raised her eyes and asked calmly, "What kind of poison did the Imperial Concubine suffer from?"

"I heard it was because they accidentally ate aconite."

Upon hearing this, Su Jingyao abruptly stopped writing, her beautiful eyebrows furrowing slightly.

Aconite?

Aconite is quite toxic, but why aconite?

If she remembers correctly, aconite can cause a stinging sensation when it touches human skin.

It seems that Tang Ronghua used this to coat her Buddhist prayer beads.

Su Jingyao knew this because the aconite was given to Tang Ronghua by Consort An, and the spies she had placed with Consort An had previously discovered the aconite.

The Imperial Concubine was poisoned by aconite today. Was it Consort An who poisoned her, or was it a self-inflicted injury plot by her?

However, Su Jingyao was more inclined to believe that this was a ploy by the imperial concubine to suffer injustice.

If Consort An really wanted to poison the Imperial Concubine without considering the consequences, the Imperial Concubine would probably be dead by now.

This time, the Imperial Concubine was quite clever. Not only did she want to use this to keep His Majesty from taking her out of the palace, but she also wanted to drag Consort An into the mess.

Su Jingyao narrowed her eyes slightly; this was a plan to kill two birds with one stone.

However, Consort An was not stupid; the aconite in her palace should have been dealt with long ago.

I just don't know how the Imperial Concubine plans to deal with Consort An. Could it be that she intends to frame her?

Su Jingyao turned her head to look out the window, her eyes somewhat unfocused.

Consort An was right; once the Imperial Concubine gained power, the first person she would want to get rid of would definitely be her.

After all, when she was in the Eastern Palace, Consort An had harmed the Imperial Concubine many times, and this time the Imperial Concubine finally couldn't bear it anymore.