Quick Transmigration: Vicious Female Side Character Role-play Plan

“A few days ago, the Empress summoned five divine doctors from among the people to treat the Second Prince. A few days before that, she sent the divine doctors out of the palace again.

The subordinates investigated and discovered that five people came, but only four left the palace.”

The captain of the guards practically spelled it out, desperately hinting.

Your Majesty! Do you understand? It was the Empress who did it! It’s absolutely not the negligence of the palace guards! If you’re angry, go find the Empress!

The Emperor looked at the evidence laid out on the table, his face extremely gloomy, his chest heaving violently. He wished he could kill that poisonous woman! That stupid woman!

Previously, she was always using poisoning tactics, and he endured it all for the sake of the Second Prince, turning a blind eye. But now she had made progress!

She actually hired an assassin to come into this palace!

The Empress did indeed invite several divine doctors, and the assassin did indeed mix in with them. The Empress did indeed want to get rid of Consort Jiang. The evidence was conclusive.

He was so angry that he leaned on the desk, panting heavily. Suddenly, he thought of something and hurriedly said to Li De, “Quickly go and seal off the news. Don’t let the officials know!”

If that group of officials learned of this matter, they would definitely clamor to depose the Empress and have him establish a new one. Would the new Empress take good care of his Second Prince? Would she mistreat the Second Prince?

Therefore, the Empress could not be deposed!

Li De acknowledged the order and immediately ran towards the door of the Imperial Study. He had just opened the door when he froze, his expression changing indescribably, finally settling into a bitter smile. He knelt back in a trembling voice:

“Your Majesty, Prime Minister Zhuang and a group of officials are outside the Imperial Study, requesting an audience.”

What! Zhuang He Ming also came? Wasn’t he someone who never interfered in the Emperor’s harem affairs?

The Emperor put on a brave face and said, “Quickly invite them in.”

The group entered the Imperial Study and bowed one after another. Compared to the other officials who had angry expressions, Zhuang He Ming appeared expressionless.

“Your Majesty, we heard that an assassin entered the palace last night.”

The Emperor forced a smile, “It’s not a big deal. There’s no need for you to worry.”

“Forgive me, Your Majesty, but this matter has already spread like wildfire in the palace. We stood outside the Imperial Study for a moment and already know the whole story.”

“…”

“Your Majesty! The Empress is the mother of the nation and should be a role model for all women in the world. She should be magnanimous and dignified, managing the harem and leading the concubines! But now, she has hired an assassin to harm a concubine. Her virtue does not match her position. We implore Your Majesty to depose the Empress to set the harem straight!”

“Your Majesty!–“

This… With the officials kneeling before him, requesting the Empress’ deposition, the Emperor had never seen such a scene. He looked helplessly at the only person standing.

“Jing Mu, what do you think?”

Zhuang He Ming said, “The Empress has lost her virtue more than once or twice. This time, it’s even more heinous. This humble official believes she should be sentenced to death.”

The officials who were still wailing were stunned. No, Prime Minister Zhuang, you’re making a shocking statement after being silent for so long? You’re talking about a death sentence right off the bat?

But they still cooperated and changed their words, “Please sentence the Empress to death, Your Majesty!”

What, how did it turn into sentencing the Empress to death?!

The Emperor was unwilling in his heart. Deposing the Empress was one thing, but sentencing her to death? Would his Second Prince be able to withstand the shock?

The Second Prince’s body was already weak. What if he couldn’t handle the shock?

In the Imperial Study, the two sides were at a stalemate. The Emperor wavered, considering the prince. Zhuang He Ming looked at Rong Shun, who was standing in the corner.

Rong Shun received the master’s signal, quietly left the Imperial Study, and called over a young eunuch when he saw no one around.

“Quickly go to the Kunning Palace and tell the Empress that the Prime Minister and a group of officials already know and are in the Imperial Study, requesting His Majesty to sentence the Empress to death. Hurry!”

Watching the young eunuch’s figure running away, Rong Shun chuckled.

Yesterday’s and today’s events were all done by the master and Mistress Jiang, going with the flow and adding fuel to the fire.

They framed the Empress, making her act of sending a eunuch to harm a concubine escalate into disregarding the palace rules and hiring an assassin.

Disregarding the rules and treating human lives as grass.

If the officials found out about this, they would definitely clamor to depose the Empress.

But what use was there in deposing the Empress? With the Second Prince around, who knew if the Emperor would reinstate her one day, rendering all efforts in vain.

It was better to obtain some more substantial benefits.

In the Kunning Palace.

After yesterday’s incident, Jiang Xin Ren was severely injured and on the verge of death.

The Empress was originally overjoyed, but she didn’t expect the matter to escalate. This morning, it had spread throughout the entire palace that the Empress had hired an assassin!

She instantly panicked. She knew that previously, instigating her subordinates to harm concubines was just minor mischief, but buying off an assassin to sneak into the palace and make an attempt was serious!

This was disregarding the palace rules! It was defying the imperial law!

The Empress waited in the Kunning Palace with extreme unease. She wanted to rush to the Imperial Study several times to explain: she had only sent a eunuch to kill Jiang Xin Ren and had never done anything like hiring an assassin!

Until a young eunuch brought the news: the officials found out about this matter and were now pressuring His Majesty in the Imperial Study, requesting to sentence the Empress to death!

It was like a thunderbolt from a clear sky. The Empress collapsed to the ground, unable to speak, in a complete panic. “Sentence to death, sentence to death…”

“Your Highness! Your Highness! Calm down!” Qin Mei cried out. “For the sake of the Second Prince, His Majesty won’t be so heartless!”

These words instantly enlightened her. She laughed and cried at the same time:

“Yes, yes! Zhao’er is still here! Quickly go! Let Zhao’er go to the Imperial Study and beg His Majesty!”

In the Imperial Study, the officials were forcibly helped up. The Emperor tried to reason with them in a gentle tone.

“The Empress has given birth to my only prince. Even if she has no merits, she has worked hard.”

“So she can harm the concubines?”

Immediately the ministers knelt down.

And were helped them up again.

“The Second Prince still can’t be separated from his mother. This matter needs to be taken slowly.”

“So we should pretend nothing happened?”

Kneeling again.

These officials were impervious to reason. The Emperor was so angry that he wanted to chop off their heads, but if he dared to do so, he would “go down in history”!

Just as they were at an impasse, there was a commotion outside the Imperial Study, along with a child’s crying.

“Imperial Father! Imperial Father! Please don’t kill Mother!”

The Emperor’s expression changed. He hurriedly let the Second Prince in.

The Second Prince immediately threw himself at the Emperor, crying and begging, “Please, Imperial Father! Don’t kill my mother!”

“This…” I don’t want to either, but now it’s not a matter of what I want.

He glanced awkwardly at the officials below who were glaring at him.

“Imperial Father! Please! Please! Zhao’er can’t lose Mother! Please!”

“This…” The Emperor frowned and tentatively said, “Then I won’t pursue…”

“Your Majesty,” Zhuang He Ming spoke up.

“I heard that Consort Jiang was severely injured because of this and is in critical condition. If Your Majesty doesn’t handle it properly, I’m afraid it will dishearten Consort Jiang.”

I don’t care if she’s disheartened or not! I just want to quickly resolve this matter now!

But the elder officials in the Imperial Study all had daughters in the harem. If it couldn’t be properly handled, I’m afraid it would dishearten these elder officials!

The Second Prince knew it was this clean-faced man who wanted his mother dead. He was angry and struggled to jump down to hit him.

He shouted, “Don’t kill my mother! I’ll beat you to death!”

It was with this kind of voice, this kind of force, this kind of attitude that he threw tantrums at her.

Zhuang He Ming grabbed his shoulders to restrain him, his gaze sharp and unrestrained, piercing straight at the Second Prince:

“Prince, at such a young age, you are already biased towards those close to you, unable to distinguish right from wrong, and skilled in throwing tantrums and being unreasonable. I admire you.”

The other officials: … The one most admirable is you, Prime Minister. You actually said it straight to the Emperor’s face! Indeed, only you are worthy of being the Prime Minister.

The Emperor saw that the Second Prince was so scared that he didn’t even dare to cry. He walked over and hugged him, his tone unusually resolute:

“Enough! Li De, send down the decree. Consort Jiang was frightened this time, so promote her to the rank of High ranking Consort and bestow her with jewels. The Empress has lost her virtue, so temporarily strip her of the phoenix seal and confine her for half a year. This matter is resolved!”

“Your Majesty!” Some officials tried to argue.

The Emperor had never been so adamant, “This is an imperial decree. Do you want to defy it?!”

It was actually such a slap on the wrist punishment!

The officials were deeply grieved but didn’t dare to further disobey the imperial order.

After the Emperor left, they sighed deeply, “The Second Prince is His Majesty’s only son. Seeing him today, he has already been spoiled by the Empress.”

“Who knows when there will be another prince born in this palace to resolve this predicament.”