Moreover, the Lian family was wiped out completely by the combined efforts of this eunuch and Li Xiao, leaving not a trace. That was too tragic. Lian Nian harbored deep resentment.
Her wish was that the emperor would not be deceived by Chu Susu any longer and that the fate of the Lian family being exterminated would be changed.
The emperor was the mastermind behind Chu Shu's death, so the Chu Susu he transmigrated into always harbored a desire for revenge and to manipulate the emperor. She constantly exploited the emperor's feelings for her and successfully used them to eliminate him, thus supporting Li Xiao to ascend the throne.
In the short time it took Chu Nian to glance at everyone around her, she had also finished sorting through the original owner's memories and quickly identified the person in the carriage. The person on the carriage was naturally the book's number one villain, the seemingly weak but actually ambitious emperor Ying Yuan, whom Li Xiao called a wolf in sheep's clothing.
Hmm, a mere subject actually accuses the emperor of having wolfish ambitions; he's definitely got the male lead vibe!
The woman in the phoenix coronet and wedding gown standing relatively close to Chu Nian is undoubtedly the female lead, Chu Susu.
Chu Nian transmigrated to the present moment after the original owner jumped into the lake. The original owner didn't have Chu Nian's abilities; when he was pulled out, he had already inhaled too much water and was immediately dead.
Chu Nian possesses spiritual power, which is what keeps this body alive.
"You dare to read this aloud... cough cough... don't you know your crime... cough cough... kneel... kneel down cough cough..." In Chu Nian's eyes, Emperor Ying Yuan, who considered himself shrewd but was actually a fool at heart, was reprimanding Chu Nian while coughing.
Although Chu Nian possessed spiritual power, she couldn't use it to dry her soaking wet clothes in front of so many people, so she remained wet.
She pretended to be shivering from the cold, hugging her shoulders and chattering, saying, "It's too cold, kneeling down is even colder. Among so many of you, not one of you has any humanity and offered to lend me a dry coat to wear?"
Upon hearing this, Chu Susu immediately took off her cloak and said, "Consort Lian, I wouldn't mind lending you my cloak, but I am the Empress, and this cloak is embroidered with a golden phoenix, which symbolizes the Empress. If you wear it, it would be tantamount to treason, so..." Then she put the cloak back on, "I won't lend it to you."
Upon hearing this, one of the palace maids beside her lowered her head and smirked, occasionally glancing at Chu Nian with a mocking look.
Chu Nian was also taken aback by the eunuch's actions. Realizing that the woman's body actually housed a male soul, she quickly offered a bright, sunny smile and leaned forward, saying, "Your Majesty the Empress is right. However, as a concubine, I should respect Your Majesty's good intentions. To achieve two goals at once, we can do this..." As she spoke, she rushed into Chu Susu's cloak, grabbed Chu Susu's arm, and placed it on her shoulder.
She immediately felt much warmer, so she simply reached out and hugged Chu Susu tightly.
Putting aside how impolite Chu Nian's behavior was in an ancient feudal society, the fact that Chu Susu could already feel Chu Nian's wet clothes soaking her own and bringing her waves of chills was enough to make Chu Susu depressed and upset.
Her face instantly turned as black as the bottom of a pot.
However, before her rebirth, she had lived in the deep palace as a eunuch for decades, rising from the lowest level of slave to the high-ranking slave of the Grand Eunuch. She had long since learned to be patient and forbearing.
Her face darkened for a moment, then brightened again. She said, "Consort Lian, as long as you live, and don't keep threatening suicide, I'll help you keep warm."
These words, however, are extremely innocent and naive.
Upon hearing this, the emperor on his palanquin turned pale and roared, "Consort Lian, how dare you! As my consort, you dare to seek death? Are you accusing me of neglecting you? Such deceitful behavior is unforgivable! I will not tolerate it! Today, I hereby strip you of your consort rank and demote you to the rank of concubine, and confine you to your own palace for ten days! Guards, immediately escort Consort Lian back to her Yikun Palace and have her guarded. Until the day of her confinement is over, she is not allowed to leave the palace even a step!"
Two palace maids immediately responded, "Yes!" and then came before Chu Nian, bowing and saying, "Consort Lian, please!"
Chu Nian said to Chu Susu, "Your Majesty, I'm so cold. Could you please send me back to the palace?"
Chu Susu's face darkened for a long time before she finally managed to force a smile. She turned to the emperor, who was feigning illness, and asked with a questioning look, "Your Majesty..."
Chu Nian quickly interrupted her, saying, "Your Majesty knows how kind the Empress is. She couldn't bear to see me suffer from the cold after just returning from the brink of death, so she wanted to send me back to Xukun Palace in this way. Your Majesty and the Empress are a harmonious couple, so you certainly wouldn't be able to refuse her kindness towards me."
The emperor had long since been captivated by Chu Susu, since Chu Susu was a eunuch who had transmigrated, and she differed from real women in many ways. In the eyes of many, these differences made her unique.
So when the emperor heard Chu Nian's words "harmonious marriage," he was immediately delighted and said, "Empress, you are just too kind. Very well, since you pity this Consort Lian, then I will allow you to send her back to the palace."
The Empress's lips twitched as she listened; this was not her idea at all! But since the Emperor had already spoken, she couldn't refuse, so she could only bow and smile, saying, "Thank you, Your Majesty!"
She wanted to push Chu Nian away while she was bowing, but Chu Nian followed her and clung to her like a rice cake. Her wet clothes had soaked through her clothes, and the chill was even stronger than before.
But she didn't want to ruin the good image she had just built up, so she could only endure it and let Chu Nian stick close to her body for warmth. In this somewhat comical way, she went to Xukun Palace with Chu Nian.
When they arrived at Xukun Palace, Chu Susu tried to push Chu Nian away, but she couldn't manage it no matter how hard she tried. Chu Susu was secretly alarmed.
Chu Nian looked at the deep palace where the original owner lived. The palace was already as deep as the sea, but why was it also...?
She now understood why, even though the original owner had several loyal maids who had served her since childhood when she entered the palace, not a single person from Xukun Palace came out to check on her after she jumped into the lake!
She stared at the imposing soldiers standing in rows at the palace gate—who immediately knelt upon seeing the Empress's arrival—and exclaimed in surprise, "Oh my, why are there suddenly so many gate gods at the entrance of my Xukun Palace?"
Just as Chu Susu gestured to the soldiers to "rise," she heard Chu Nian's words, her lips twitched, and she stared at Chu Nian speechlessly for a moment before saying, "These are the guards His Majesty sent to protect Xukun Palace, Consort Lian. During your confinement, these guards will certainly protect you very diligently." As she spoke, she pushed Chu Nian hard again.
She thought she still wouldn't be able to push him away this time, but to her surprise, the moment she exerted any force, the person in her arms shot out like a horse that had broken free of its reins.
Chu Susu's hand, which was pushing so hard, suddenly had nowhere to grip, and her body staggered forward uncontrollably, her waist twitching—she almost strained her back!
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