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

Yao Feiran also learned that Zheng Qingrui was bedridden, but she found out from outside. Wan Yushu ran over, her face full of worry.

"Mother, is my husband injured? Is the house on fire? I want to go back and check."

"Don't worry."

Seeing that Yao Feiran's expression was calm and she showed no signs of anxiety, she gradually relaxed and understood what was going on.

Wan Yushu dismissed the servants and said softly, "Is my husband using this as a ruse?"

"More or less. Qingrui is favored by the Emperor, but the Emperor's days are numbered, and he will inevitably be wary of Qingrui. Moreover, the Sixth Prince is still young. If he were to ascend the throne, he would have to remove obstacles. If the Emperor wants to remove Qingrui as an obstacle, then he will surely die. It would be better for him to retire gracefully."

"Is Lord Xiao of the Imperial Observatory also my husband's man? I heard he has a bad temper, but he's a loyal subject and won't be used by anyone."

Yao Feiran: "Xiao Chong had a son back then. When he was six years old, he had a fight with Zhao Qinyan at school and was pushed to the ground, hitting his head. He was seriously injured after that. It's been a long time since this happened, and I guess the Zhao family doesn't even remember it, but Xiao Chong hasn't forgotten it."

It seems like they are helping the Zhao family, but in reality they are harming them. The more they do this, the more likely it is to backfire. When a wall falls, everyone pushes it down. The emperor will only hate and fear the person who pushes the wall down.

Some time later, Eunuch Wei arrived at the Empress's palace.

"Greetings, Your Majesty the Empress."

Upon seeing Eunuch Wei, the Empress asked in surprise, "What brings you here, Eunuch Wei?"

"From this day forward, His Highness the Sixth Prince will move to the Eastern Palace and be taught by the ministers."

The Empress was overjoyed, but then felt a pang of reluctance. Then she thought of something: "I wonder which ministers are instructing Cheng'er?"

"His Majesty has appointed Minister Zheng as the Crown Prince's tutor, to teach the Crown Prince about governance, morality, and etiquette."

"What? Wasn't he suspended from duty?" The Empress's heart tightened, then she roared angrily, "I'm going to see His Majesty!"

Eunuch Wei did not move, and the Empress also saw the person behind him.

"What does 'Eunuch Wei' mean?"

"His Majesty said that Her Majesty the Empress has been unwell recently, so he specially bestowed some tonics upon her and instructed me to watch her drink them before I could leave."

The Empress was startled, her expression filled with fear: "What does Your Majesty intend to do? Is someone instigating this?"

With an indifferent expression, Eunuch Wei said in a low voice, "Hongwei has confessed everything. The last time Your Highness was poisoned, it was not by the Imperial Concubine, but by your birth mother. His Majesty has long been extremely disappointed in you. In the past few days, the Zhao family, under the guise of being relatives of the emperor, has been eliminating dissidents in the court, abusing their power for personal gain, and disrupting the order of the court."

"I...I just hate Consort Wang. Once she gained power, she stopped taking me seriously. I had no choice but to resort to this tactic."

"Even tigers don't eat their cubs, yet Your Highness, for your own selfish reasons, almost put His Highness's life in danger. His Majesty cannot tolerate His Highness having such a mother."

"But Cheng'er has lost his birth mother, so who will protect him in the future?"

"Whether you protect him or the Zhao family, I will make my own decision. Wei Zhao, force-feed the medicine."

A furious voice rang out from behind, and everyone knelt down. Then, Eunuch Wei ordered the palace servants to force-feed the medicine.

This medicine will only weaken the Empress's body and eventually lead to her early death. The Emperor looked at her with disgust. When the Sixth Prince was poisoned, he initially thought it was the Consort, since he didn't believe the Empress would harm his son. If the Consort hadn't said she had found evidence, he would have remained in the dark.

The Empress soon fell seriously ill and could not get out of the palace. Zheng Qingrui was invited to leave the palace several times. He reported everything to the Emperor in great detail. He seemed to have become much less timid. The Zhao family quieted down a bit, but the rumors about Zheng Qingrui outside did not stop.

Yao Feiran has not returned to the capital, and her family members don't go out much either. After all, Qinyuan City is close to the capital, and it would be bad if anyone thought of Zheng Qingrui's family.

She woke up in the middle of the night to the sound of biubiu. She yawned and went outside. The courtyard was full of corpses, surrounded by several men in black.

"Master, did I wake you up?"

"It's alright, just deal with these people and make sure no one finds out."

"Yes."

Conditions were poor in ancient times, and there was a lack of materials for silencers, so only a weakened version could be used, which is why the sound was still relatively loud.

Soon, everyone else came out.

Zheng Xiaotao glanced at the corpse on the ground, her expression changing slightly: "Mother, has someone come?"

"It's alright, there are always people guarding the manor, so you can rest easy and get some sleep."

Wan Yushu noticed that each of the men in black was dressed strangely, held strange iron rods in their hands, and had a kind of menacing aura around them. They must have been trained by her mother-in-law.

Yao Feiran quickly went back to sleep, and the next day she received the news that the emperor had died and a new emperor had ascended the throne.

Wan Yushu thought the matter was settled and was waiting for her husband to take them back.

On the third day, the young emperor wrote an edict of abdication, and Zheng Qingrui became emperor directly. Some veteran officials angrily denounced Zheng Qingrui in court for his wolfish ambition and failure to live up to the expectations of the late emperor.

Unfortunately, most of the people in the court were Zheng Qingrui's men, and even the general who held military power had long since sided with Zheng Qingrui, so this change of dynasty went very smoothly.

Some people secretly speculated that Zheng Qingrui's legal wife was the daughter of the eldest princess, which, to some extent, also meant...

Yao Feiran thought to herself that this was the speedrun version.

Before long, the whole family was taken there.

Yao Feiran also saw Zheng Qingrui. He looked much more haggard, as if he had been worrying a lot lately.

"Son, you're moving way too fast. Aren't you afraid of being condemned by the world?"

"Whether we hurry or not, we'll be branded as traitors anyway, so we might as well take action sooner rather than later."

"By the way, your wife said she'd spare her sister's life."

"I know, but Xu Yuche must die."

Yao Feiran nodded: "By the way, I won't be staying in the palace. You need to keep an eye on Xiao Tao and make sure she doesn't suffer any grievances."

Zheng Qingrui smiled helplessly. This mother was really different from ordinary people. She longed for freedom and basically didn't care about his affairs, but the resources she provided did make his path much easier.