Quick Transmigration: Don't Let an Honest Man Become a Villainous Supporting Female Character

The fourth prince's tutor suddenly developed a rash all over his body, which then multiplied and his skin began to ulcerate.

The fourth prince was terrified and asked the imperial physician to examine him every day, fearing that he might be infected.

When the emperor heard about this, his face turned even uglier, and he immediately ordered the tutor to be executed.

Recently, everything has been going wrong, and the Emperor is in a bad mood. Just then, Consort Ling suddenly sent a message saying that the Emperor is pregnant.

For several years, no concubine in the palace had given birth to a prince. As soon as the news of Consort Ling's pregnancy spread, it immediately attracted the attention of everyone in the palace.

The ice basin inside the palace had long since melted. The Imperial Concubine sat on the soft couch with her hair disheveled. As she listened to the news brought by Xiao He, her face grew paler and paler.

"Pregnant? What makes her think she could be pregnant?"

Her eyes were brimming with tears, which streamed down her face. "It's fake, it must be fake!"

Xiao He hugged the hysterical Consort tightly, crying out, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, please calm down! What if it's not a prince?"

The Imperial Concubine laughed and cried at the same time: "What if it is? The Emperor already has a grudge against me, and he is becoming more and more distant from Hao'er. What if Consort Ling gives birth to a prince? How can I maintain my position in the harem?"

Her eyes began to glaze over, and she gripped Xiao He's hand tightly, her face contorted with madness: "Xiao He, if that child is born, the Emperor will definitely abandon Hao'er... Xiao He, the Emperor will definitely despise me then..."

She was sobbing uncontrollably, her face covered in tears, and she looked nothing like her previous arrogant self.

Xiao He combed through the Consort's dry hair and said softly.

"Your Majesty need not be afraid. This servant will help you. Ling Changzai will certainly not be a threat to Your Majesty."

The imperial concubine nestled tightly in her arms, her voice hoarse: "Xiao He, you're all I have left..."

Her father has lost power, her elder brother is still on the front lines and hasn't returned yet, the palace is full of threats, and the emperor is utterly disgusted with her. She doesn't know what to do...

The red walls of the palace were scorching hot under the blazing sun, the cicadas chirped incessantly in the trees, and the guards on duty had sweat dripping from their foreheads.

Ji Chaoxi ran into Ruhui Palace carrying a large bucket of ice. As soon as she opened the door, she saw a man in black trying to climb up the roof beam.

Both of them were startled, and they stared at each other in disbelief.

"Who are you, and why are you in my house?" Ji Chaoxi accused.

Seventeen remained silent; he had spent more time at her house than she had.

"My home is here," Seventeen said, pointing to the roof beam.

"Oh, okay." Ji Chaoxi nodded.

After hesitating for a moment, Seventeen climbed onto the roof beam under Ji Chaoxi's watchful eye.

Xiao Yanchen rushed in excitedly a moment later.

"Little Xizi, I have lots of lychees!"

He put the lychees on the table and the next second he snuggled into Ji Chaoxi's arms. Ji Chaoxi's eyes lit up when she saw the lychees, and Xiao Yanchen kept burying his head in Ji Chaoxi's hands.

"Xiao Xizi, do you think lychees are more important than me?" Xiao Yanchen asked, his eyes red.

From the moment he walked in, she kept staring at the lychee!

Ji Chaoxi retorted guiltily, "I didn't!"

Looking at Xiao Yanchen's accusing face, Ji Chaoxi cleared her throat awkwardly and rubbed his head.

Xiao Yanchen was finally satisfied. He looked at Ji Chaoxi and said, "Little Xizi, if you touch me every day from now on, I'll bring you lychees every day."

Ji Chaoxi retorted matter-of-factly, "You won't give me the gift if I don't touch you?"

In the past, Xiao Yanchen would have panicked, but now, he looked at Ji Chaoxi pitifully: "Xiao Xizi, don't you want to get closer to me? I only have you as a friend, while you have so many friends."

"Xiao Xizi..." Xiao Yanchen's voice was tinged with tears as he held her and rested his arms on her shoulder.

Seeing his aggrieved look, Ji Chaoxi felt incredibly guilty and said dryly, "Alright then."

Xiao Yanchen responded sullenly, as if he had suffered a great blow.

Feeling Ji Chaoxi gently pat his head, Xiao Yanchen nestled even deeper into her arms.

So, as long as he acted pitiful, Xiao Xizi would grant him all his requests...

Inside the palace, the smell of medicine and blood mingled together, and the mournful cries from behind the curtains never ceased. The emperor sat in the main seat, his face frighteningly gloomy.

The ground was covered in blood, and large basins of blood were being poured out. The crying gradually subsided, and only heavy breathing could be heard.

Xiao He was held tightly to the ground by the guards. Her face was very pale, but there was no remorse in her eyes.

She was saved by the Empress, and she had lived such a good life by the Empress's side for so long. Now, she could say that she had returned her life to the Empress.

"Drag him out and beat him to death with sticks." The emperor closed his eyes, his voice colder than ice shards.

Just as the guards were about to drag Xiao He away, the Imperial Concubine stumbled in, and the eunuch beside her looked troubled.

She was no longer presentable; her skirt was covered in dust, her hair was a mess, and her face was streaked with tears.

"Your Majesty! Please have mercy! It was I who ordered Xiao He to do it, Your Majesty!"

The Imperial Concubine cried her heart out. The guards beside her tried to take Xiao He away, but the Imperial Concubine held on tightly. The sound of her kowtowing was extremely jarring in the hall.

Xiao He choked back tears and shook her head, tears streaming down her face. She wanted to say something, but her mouth was tightly covered by the guards. Seeing the concubine's disheveled appearance, she struggled incessantly, trying to get her to go back.

The second prince stood pale-faced beside the emperor, feeling cold all over. He dared not imagine what his future would be like in the palace.

The Emperor gritted his teeth and said, "Lin, I have favored you for over a decade, and this is how you repay me? You truly are my good concubine!"

He knew she was jealous, but as long as she didn't step on his head, he wouldn't say anything.

But she dared to kill the prince he had been waiting for for so long; she was so vicious!

"Drag him away!" the Emperor said coldly.

The Imperial Concubine frantically threw herself on Xiao He's back. Her voice was hoarse from crying, her eyes were swollen, and blood was streaming from her forehead. Her voice was shrill and desperate: "Your Majesty! I beg you! I will never dare to do it again. Please, for the sake of the more than ten years I have served you, spare Xiao He..."

Xiao He lowered her head, her body trembling uncontrollably. She tried to push the concubine away, but the concubine only hugged her tighter.

The palace was filled with the sound of the Imperial Concubine's weeping, and the eunuch beside the Emperor turned his head away, unable to bear it.

Previously, the Imperial Concubine's favor with the emperor was unprecedented, and no one would have imagined that she would end up like this.

A weak voice suddenly came from behind the curtain. The Emperor frowned deeply and went inside.

The imperial concubine sobbed incessantly, holding Xiao He in her arms, her eyes fixed on the curtain.

Finally, the Emperor's voice came from inside.

"By imperial decree, Consort Lin is guilty of moral depravity and has harmed the imperial heir. Effective immediately, she is stripped of her title and banished to the Cold Palace, never to be released again."

Upon hearing this, the Imperial Concubine finally breathed a sigh of relief and slumped against Xiao He.

Because of this incident, the atmosphere within the palace has been particularly oppressive lately.

The second prince was handed over to other concubines for care, the Imperial Concubine and Xiao He were sent to the Cold Palace, and Ling Chang moved into the Imperial Concubine's former palace.

The situation within the palace changed drastically in an instant.

When the Master learned that the Imperial Concubine had been banished to the Cold Palace, he was shocked. He never imagined that the Imperial Concubine would come to this.

He definitely couldn't get too close to the Second Prince anymore, but there weren't many reliable other princes, so in his panic he could only send Xiao Yanchen to the Imperial Study to proofread calligraphy.

The scholar thought that although the emperor did not like the empress, the empress was no longer alive, and the seventh prince had no backing, so choosing him was the safest option.

So, besides practicing swordsmanship in the courtyard, Xiao Yanchen and Ji Chaoxi would go to the Imperial Study to proofread calligraphy.

There was an ice basin in the side room, and the two of them often stayed there and didn't want to leave.

People in the palace also noticed that Xiao Yanchen kept going to the Imperial Study, and their attitude towards him improved a lot.

In the afternoon, the heat wave in the Imperial Garden had not yet subsided, and the air was extremely stuffy. The guards nearby all looked utterly dejected.

The Fourth Prince was strolling in the Imperial Garden with several attendants when he spotted Ji Chaoxi hurrying towards the Wenyuan Pavilion with a rare book in her arms.

The fourth prince narrowed his eyes. Wasn't this the little eunuch who had stolen his thunder before?

Several eunuchs suddenly blocked Ji Chaoxi's path.

Exhausted and panting, Ji Chaoxi: ?

"Hey, isn't that the dog next to Seventh Brother?"

A mocking voice suddenly rang out behind Ji Chaoxi.

Ji Chaoxi understood instantly upon hearing the voice.

Ji Chaoxi instinctively wanted to retort, but a group of people surrounded her, their eyes full of hostility, and Ji Chaoxi immediately became obedient...

She looked at the fourth prince and gave him a polite smile.

Fourth Prince: ?

Ji Chaoxi's eyes were sincere: "Fourth Prince, only a dog would see everyone as a dog."

"Insolence!" the eunuch beside her shouted sternly, "Little Xizi, how dare you offend the Fourth Prince?!"

Ji Chaoxi stared at the eunuch until he felt uncomfortable, then she politely said, "You have food in your teeth."

The eunuch froze for a moment, his face turning bright red: "Nonsense!"

He glanced at the eunuch beside him, who shook his head speechlessly.

The fourth prince laughed in exasperation: "As expected of the seventh brother's study companion, you are indeed quick-witted."

"Thank you for the compliment, Fourth Prince."

The Fourth Prince didn't want to say anything more to her. He sneered and pointed to the ground: "You splattered mud on my silk boots. Clean them for me and I will forgive your offense."

"If you don't wipe it off, you'll have to kneel here in the Imperial Garden and apologize to me."

He finally managed to catch this eunuch alone, and today he'll settle all those scores from before!

"Xiao Yanzhao, who do you think you are, to make Xiao Xizi kneel?"

A cold voice suddenly rang out.

The Fourth Prince was stunned when he heard this, and Ji Chaoxi was also stunned. She had never heard Xiao Yanchen speak in such a tone before.

The Fourth Prince was furious when he saw that it was Xiao Yanchen. How dare a discarded pawn address him by his name?

"Xiao Yanchen, you discarded pawn, how dare you challenge me?!"

Xiao Yanchen frowned deeply, took the rare book from Ji Chaoxi's hand, and looked at her worriedly: "Xiao Xizi, are you alright?"

Ji Chaoxi suddenly felt that Xiao Yanchen in front of her was a little unfamiliar, so she shook her head.

"You're all sweaty." Xiao Yanchen said, wiping her sweat with concern.

On the other side, the fourth prince was furious: ...

Seeing this, he sneered, "So that's why Seventh Brother is protecting this little eunuch so much. Turns out he has homosexual tendencies."

"Do you think going to the Imperial Study every day will make Father Emperor like you? Seventh Brother, don't even dream about it. The late Empress was banished to the Cold Palace because of the Consort, and the Consort, in turn, harmed Consort Ling..."

"I never knew that the fourth prince was so interested in the affairs of my harem."

A cold voice suddenly rang out.

The fourth prince froze upon seeing the person opposite him, and hurriedly knelt down, saying, "Father, please calm your anger. Your son... Your son only misspoke..."

"A slip of the tongue?" The Emperor looked down at him. "Which book of sages did you read that taught you to talk about your stepmother and humiliate your stepmother?"

The fourth prince trembled with fear, kowtowing repeatedly, his voice choked with sobs: "Father, please calm your anger... Father, please calm your anger..."

The emperor's eyes were full of disgust as he turned and left.

None of the princes nowadays are capable of shouldering great responsibilities.