Quick Transmigration: The Supporting Character Just Wants to Die a Natural Death

"When the late emperor bestowed this marriage, no one knew that Yao Yan had asked for it himself. Everyone thought that the late emperor had forced him to marry you, an old maid."

"What old maid? Yao Yan is older than me!" Yao Feiran looked at Chen Zhaoche with a wicked smile, her face darkening. Back then, she was not even thirty years old, and was very young.

After beating up Chen Zhaoche, Yao Feiran dusted off her clothes and left the palace.

Chen Zhaoche rubbed his back, wincing in pain. He summoned the head eunuch and said, "From today onwards, Zhao will be banished to the Cold Palace and never to return."

The head eunuch was startled. Could Zhao Shi be Consort Zhao? The emperor had favored her not long ago, so why was she suddenly being banished to the Cold Palace? The Princess had just left, could it be that she said something?

The head eunuch elevated Yao Feiran's status considerably, placing her in a position where she was not to be trifled with.

When Lady Zhao received the imperial edict, she was utterly shocked. She cried out in panic, "How could His Majesty have banished me to the Cold Palace? You must be spreading false edicts! I demand to see His Majesty!"

The eunuch who read the imperial edict said leisurely, "Your Majesty has offended someone you shouldn't have. Rest in peace."

Zhao's heart sank. She quickly remembered something. A maid had told her that Yao Yan had been betrothed to Princess Shang by the emperor. In fact, Yao Yan had long been dissatisfied. Moreover, he now held military power and was the only person after General Zhao who could repel the Wen Kingdom's army.

Although the emperor's sons-in-law in this dynasty tacitly agree that they cannot take concubines, even if they do, the princess probably wouldn't dare to say anything.

She discovered that although Yao Yan had no parents, he came from Pingcheng Township and had an unknown fiancée. It was said that the engagement was arranged by their parents, but after Yao Yan's parents passed away, the matter was never mentioned again, and Yao Yan was unaware of it.

Seeing that Jiang Rong was beautiful, Zhao instructed Jiang Rong to get close to Yao Yan and sow discord between the two, hoping to turn Yao Yan and her into enemies. If that happened, would His Majesty still value Yao Feiran so much?

As a result, her attempt to steal a chicken backfired, and she ended up in the cold palace.

A wave of regret washed over her. She knew she shouldn't have listened to that maid, but unfortunately, the maid was transferred away soon after.

All that is known is that the maid's name before she entered the palace was Song Zhiyue.

Suddenly, the Fate Reverser spoke up: "The fortune of a key figure has changed, most likely because he has awakened memories of his past life."

"Who? Lu Yunshu, Chen Hanche, or Chen Zhaoche?"

"Neither."

She had already considered the male and female leads and the male supporting character, but it still wasn't her. She frowned, thought for a long time, and finally remembered that there was another character similar to the female supporting character.

Song Zhiyue.

Whether in her past life or the original storyline, she completely bewitched Chen Zhaoche, causing him to do many absurd things.

A few days later, Yao Feiran received news that the palace had bestowed the title of "Talented Lady" upon her. The name of the Talented Lady was still unknown; all that was known was that she was called Song.

Yao Feiran: "......."

It's definitely that guy.

Chen Zhaoche was indeed a shrew. She ran over to find him, and Chen Zhaoche seemed to know what she wanted to do. He fled to a separate palace overnight to escape the summer heat, leaving only a message that Yao Feiran would be in charge of the affairs of state.

"......"

Yao Feiran was too lazy to say anything, but she just told Shen Ningwei to keep an eye on her. Now that she was the Empress, she had almost lost interest in Chen Zhaoche. Part of the reason she was willing to marry into the family was because of Chen Zhaoche's face. Her youthful infatuation had gradually faded with time, especially since Chen Zhaoche was lustful and muddle-headed.

Now all she wants is to secure her position as empress and have her eldest son inherit the throne.

A few years later, the State of Wen surrendered and voluntarily became a vassal state of the State of Qi. Yao Yan was stationed in the State of Wen for several years. Later, he trained someone to replace him in the garrison in the State of Wen, and only then was Yao Yan able to return to his country. Yao Feiran gave birth to a daughter, and Yao Yan also handed over his military power to accompany his wife and daughter.

Song Zhiyue has become a legend in the harem. She was originally the daughter of a disgraced official and a second-marriage woman. It is said that she deceived the people in the palace and secretly entered the palace as a maid while not a virgin. She was able to win the emperor's favor and is now a concubine.

When Chen Zhaoche was still the crown prince, his desire to marry the daughter of a disgraced official would likely have been met with fierce opposition. But now that he is the emperor, people can only marvel at Song Zhiyue's good fortune.

Here, Song Zhiyue leaned contentedly in Chen Zhaoche's arms. Although she was unable to enter the manor with Chen Zhaoche after her rebirth due to Yao Feiran's obstruction, it was not too late now. She knew Chen Zhaoche's preferences and, by catering to them, she quickly gained favor and was made a concubine.

The Lu family fell in this lifetime, and the Wen Kingdom was also overthrown. After that, Chen Zhaoche's path to becoming emperor was incredibly smooth.

Now the only goal is to make her son the emperor.

At this moment, Chen Zhaoche suddenly spoke up: "I intend to appoint the Empress's son as Crown Prince."

Song Zhiyue's face stiffened: "Your Majesty is still young, why are you thinking of appointing a crown prince?"

"The eldest prince is my eldest son by his principal wife. Back then, I had a falling out with the empress and, out of spite, I did not appoint him as crown prince. Now that he has grown up, it is the perfect time."

"Your Majesty was just thinking that when Your Majesty was making the Crown Prince, you lived in fear and became a thorn in the side of your brothers. If you make the Crown Prince so early, I'm afraid your other adult brothers will feel resentful."

Chen Zhaoche's eyes were half-closed, almost dozing off.

"It's alright. The crown prince needs to be tempered; otherwise, it will be difficult for him to stand on his own."

Before Song Zhiyue could say anything more, Chen Zhaoche had already fallen asleep.

Her eyes were unusually gloomy.

More than a decade later, Chen Zhaoche suddenly wanted to abdicate and pass the throne to the Crown Prince. The Crown Prince was someone Yao Feiran had watched grow up, and he was quite capable in handling state affairs, much more stable and reliable than his father. Moreover, Chen Zhaoche was mostly too lazy to handle state affairs, so Yao Feiran did the work overtime, so she naturally wouldn't object.

On the night before Chen Zhaoche abdicated, his palace was surrounded, and Song Zhiyue stood in front of him with a gloomy face.

"Song, do you want to seize power? I have never mistreated you."

"Since you love me so much, why are you unwilling to give the throne to Rui'er? Once the Crown Prince ascends the throne, Rui'er and I will have nowhere to live."

"I have already made arrangements for your future, mother and son. You will come with me to a separate palace to live out your retirement."

"I don't want to go with you to take care of some old age. Now that I've become an imperial concubine, why can't I seize the most prestigious position?"

Chen Zhaoche looked disappointed: "Back then, when Fourth Sister wanted your life, I promised that my position as Empress and Crown Prince would not be shaken. It seems that you really didn't like me, but only cared about this position."

"How ridiculous! What right does a princess have to punish palace concubines? It's all because you indulged her. Back then, I was just a courtesan, and my fate was not in my own hands. Now I am a concubine, and in the future, I will be the Empress Dowager. Sooner or later, I will take that arrogant woman's life."