Transmigrating into a book, seducing him to rise to power

During these ten days or so, Su Jingyao had a very leisurely and comfortable time.

Because of her miscarriage, she was not required to serve the emperor, and since it was currently springtime with pleasant weather, she would leisurely stroll around the scenic spots of the palace every day.

If Jun Zechen came to Zhaochun Palace for a meal, she would accompany him. If it was lunch, she would also stay by Jun Zechen's side and take a nap together.

Today, Su Jingyao strolled leisurely to the south side of the Imperial Garden.

The royal palace of the Kingdom was truly enormous, and the imperial garden was also astonishingly large, with crabapple trees planted extensively in the south.

In this spring day, the sunlight is like a gentle and bright fairy, softly sprinkling down.

The crabapple blossoms in the Imperial Garden are in full bloom, their vibrant colors creating a dazzling sea of ​​flowers that resembles a delicate pink cloud gently enveloping the garden.

As one of the four imperial concubines, Su Jingyao was always followed by a large group of palace servants whenever she went out.

Miaoyun and Miaoxia stood obediently on either side of her.

"Your Majesty, does His Majesty favor Consort Lin?"

When Miaoyun accompanied Su Jingyao on a leisurely stroll, she was keen to discuss the latest news from the harem with her.

In the past ten days or so, Consort Lin was summoned by His Majesty twice, and was directly promoted from Ronghua to Jieyu. Her promotion speed was truly astonishing, and she has now become the highest-ranking among the newcomers.

Even Ye Ronghua, whose family background was more illustrious, had never been summoned by His Majesty again since her first summons.

Besides Consort Lin, His Majesty also began to summon other new concubines one after another, and basically he started with those of higher rank.

"How could I possibly know Your Majesty's thoughts?" Su Jingyao's voice was faint, like a feather fluttering in the wind.

Her gaze lingered on the colorful flowers in the Imperial Garden, her eyes revealing an inscrutable expression.

"Miaoyun, His Majesty only favored Consort Lin twice among the new concubines, right? His Majesty also comes to our Zhaochun Palace every day. How could Consort Lin (Lin Miaoyin) possibly compare to His Majesty?" Miaoxia hurriedly said from the side.

"Consort Lin is naturally no match for Your Majesty, but rumors are circulating in the palace that Consort Lin is His Majesty's new favorite, and most importantly..."

Miao Yun slightly raised her eyes and carefully glanced at her master. Seeing that her master's expression remained calm and composed, she continued to speak softly.

"People in the palace say that Consort Lin's personality and appearance are similar to the Empress's. His Majesty has always liked gentle and charming women. Recently, the Empress has been unable to serve him, so His Majesty will naturally favor Consort Lin even more."

Su Jingyao raised an eyebrow slightly. Perhaps what these people in the palace said was true; Jun Zechen did indeed like this type of woman.

Miao Yun had just asked her if she thought Jun Zechen liked Lin Jieyu, but Su Jingyao couldn't give a definite answer. She wasn't a mind reader, so how could she know?

In addition, Su Jingyao herself doesn't trust men.

In her view, any man, no matter how beautiful a woman is, will get tired of looking at her after a while; nothing beats the excitement of novelty.

Miaoxia had naturally heard the rumors that people in the palace thought Consort Lin resembled her mistress, as Miaoyun had mentioned.

However, the mistress's beauty far surpasses that of Consort Lin, and Consort Lin can only be said to be somewhat similar to the mistress in terms of type.

Therefore, I remain noncommittal on this matter.

Su Jingyao shook her head, not caring.

Continuing to stroll at a leisurely pace, we came to a pavilion surrounded by crabapple vines.

"This pavilion looks quite nice, let's go in and have a seat."

With that, Su Jingyao gracefully walked into the pavilion and sat down elegantly.

The dozen or so palace servants following behind quickly surrounded the pavilion.

Miaoyun even specially sent two palace maids back to Zhaochun Palace to fetch flower tea for her mistress.

After the palace maid brought the flower tea, Miaoyun carefully brewed it for her mistress and then stood quietly to the side.

Suddenly, a sedan chair appeared on the path outside the pavilion.

Su Jingyao was leisurely sipping her flower tea, looking quite relaxed, and genuinely didn't notice anything amiss.

Miaoyun's eyes were extremely sharp, and she spotted it immediately. However, to her surprise, the sedan chair showed no sign of stopping!

Miaoyun and Miaoxia exchanged a quick glance, then Miaoxia stepped out of the pavilion, her voice carrying a hint of sternness.

"How dare you! The Pure Consort is here! Why don't you dismount your carriage and come to pay your respects!"

Lin Jieyu sat gracefully in the sedan chair, and a smile appeared on her face when she saw Miaoxia.

Then Lin Jieyu's personal maid, Yuqi, spoke.

"Auntie, my mistress was ordered by His Majesty to accompany him to Qianqing Palace. She was worried that we would not make it in time, so she asked the eunuchs carrying the sedan chair to walk faster. We really didn't see Consort Chunshu."

Miaoxia didn't care what her reason was. Her mistress was one of the four concubines. If she were to let a mere Jieyu walk away from her so casually, where would her mistress's dignity be?

"Now that Consort Lin knows that Your Highness is here, why doesn't she hurry down and pay her respects?" Miaoxia asked sternly with a straight face.

Lin Jieyu's smile became somewhat forced before she slowly said, "Alight from the sedan chair."

After hearing Miaoxia's words, Su Jingyao slowly raised her eyes and glanced at Lin Jieyu, who was said to be Jun Zechen's new favorite.

She wore a nonchalant smile, not at all worried that Lin Jieyu would make things difficult for Miaoxia and simply walked past her.

If Lin Jieyu really dares to leave, she will definitely let her know why the flowers are so red.

However, Su Jingyao's eyes flashed with a hint of fierceness as she looked at Lin Jieyu's sedan chair.

Jun Zechen really dotes on this Consort Lin, even bestowing upon her a sedan chair to fetch her, since a Consort's rank does not allow for her own sedan chair.

Now, the sedan chair that Lin Jieyu rides in can only be bestowed by Jun Zechen; he really spoils her in a high-profile way.

Oh.

Lin Jieyu stepped down from the sedan chair and walked lightly into the pavilion.

"This humble concubine greets Your Majesty. May Your Majesty be well," she said respectfully.

At this moment, Su Jingyao took a sip of tea, her expression seemingly oblivious to her greeting.

Lin Jieyu bent her knees, leaned slightly forward, and lowered her head as time passed by.

Her legs began to tremble slightly, and fine beads of sweat gradually appeared on her forehead.

With a hint of grievance in her eyes, she slightly raised her head and weakly called out, "Your Majesty?"

Su Jingyao had a smile on her lips. Hearing the voice, she turned her gaze to Lin Jieyu.

"I'm drinking my flower tea and haven't seen Consort Lin."

"But did Consort Lin not learn the palace rules well?" Su Jingyao asked with a smile.

Lin Jieyu frowned slightly, and tears began to well up in her eyes.

"This concubine does not understand Your Majesty's meaning. Please enlighten me."

As soon as she finished speaking, Lin Jieyu felt that she could no longer hold on, her body went limp, and she collapsed to the ground.

Seeing this, Miaoyun calmly said, "Consort Lin, the mistress is one of the four consorts and now holds power in the palace. Consort Lin should kneel and pay her respects."

Lin Jieyu's face instantly showed a hint of humiliation. Normally, concubines would only kneel and bow to high-ranking concubines on important occasions.

Consort Chunshu's actions today are clearly intended to make things difficult for her.

Lin Jieyu bit her lip, lowered her head, then straightened her body and knelt on the ground, performing a very standard kneeling bow.

A clear, melodious voice said, "This concubine greets Your Highness, the Pure and Virtuous Consort. May Your Highness enjoy boundless blessings and peace."

When Consort Lin alighted from her sedan chair, she secretly sent a palace maid to the Qianqing Palace.

She knew that Consort Chunshu was taking a walk here today, and when His Majesty sent someone to summon her to accompany him, she deliberately took this route.

As the emperor's favorite concubine, Consort Chunshu's understanding of her personality came entirely from the descriptions given by the palace servants.

The palace servants all spoke highly of Consort Chunshu, praising her for being generous, kind, tolerant, and benevolent.

Lin Jieyu couldn't make a judgment based on these facts alone, so she had to test it herself.

As expected, Consort Chunshu was not as tolerant and magnanimous as she appeared. Now that she was deeply favored by the Emperor, Consort Chunshu had begun to make things difficult for her.

When His Majesty arrives and sees Consort Chunshu looking so different from before, he will surely be disappointed in her and feel even more pity for her.

Su Jingyao narrowed her eyes slightly, her gaze falling on Lin Jieyu's face, taking in the unwillingness, grievance, and humiliation on her face.

He couldn't help but chuckle inwardly.

That's really good acting.

If she hadn't known that this wasn't the shortest route from Liushuang Pavilion to Qianqing Palace, she would have almost believed that Consort Lin had truly suffered humiliation.

Since Lin Jieyu had come all this way to provoke her, Su Jingyao naturally gave in to her wishes.

"Miaoyun, go and teach Consort Lin how to bow."

Su Jingyao spoke calmly and in a neutral tone.

"Yes, Master."

Miaoyun responded, then walked behind Lin Jieyu, reached out and gently pressed against Lin Jieyu's back, using a little force to lower her back a bit.

"Consort Lin, when you see the master, you must bow even lower, so that the master can only see the top of your head."

Miaoyun's voice rang out unhurriedly, and then she continued.

"Consort Lin, you should at least try to hide your aggrieved expression. Our mistress is in charge of the Palace Affairs Department and is the most impartial and selfless person in the palace. Consort Lin, do you think our mistress is making things difficult for you?"

Under Miao Yun's pressure, Lin Jieyu had no choice but to lower herself even further, and her body was extremely uncomfortable at this moment.

She gritted her teeth and said with difficulty, "This concubine dares not."

Miao Yun then released her. Lin Jieyu knelt on the ground and, after a while, straightened up.

Her face looked even more pitiful.

Until she caught a glimpse of a bright yellow figure out of the corner of her eye.

Lin Jieyu could no longer hold back her tears, which finally streamed down her face.

"Your Majesty, I was summoned by His Majesty today to accompany him at Qianqing Palace, which has already taken up quite a bit of time. If Your Majesty dislikes me, how about I kneel at Zhaochun Palace tomorrow?"

"Your Majesty, please allow me to proceed to the Qianqing Palace today."

After saying this, Consort Lin kowtowed heavily again, her voice trembling slightly, and said, "This concubine begs Your Majesty."