Transmigrating into a book, seducing him to rise to power

The next day, Su Jingyao woke up slowly at Chenshi (7-9 AM).

She slowly opened her eyes, her gaze still heavy with sleepiness and drowsiness.

When he woke up, Jun Zechen had already gone to court.

She went to bed so late last night, and at most she only slept for less than three hours.

Jun Zechen slept even less, but what could he do when he was so busy? Running back and forth between Zhaochun Palace and Yikun Palace, haha.

If it weren't for the concubines from the harem coming to pay their respects to her this morning, Su Jingyao would have loved to stay in bed and sleep until noon.

"Your Highness, let me help you get dressed. The concubines should all arrive in half an hour." Miaoxia gently helped her up, her voice soft.

Su Jingyao walked to the dressing table and sat down.

Miaoxia first carefully combed all of her hair neatly, then put it up in a bun, which soon formed a plump bun that surrounded her small face.

They carefully added red makeup to her, and the makeup was just right, making her look even more noble, elegant, dignified and poised.

This morning, Su Jingyao changed into a bright yellow imperial concubine's dress with Miaoxia's help.

After she put on this outfit, coupled with her indifferent and aloof gaze, she resembled the Queen Mother of the West descending to earth, possessing both the ethereal serenity of a goddess and the noble and graceful temperament of the Queen Mother.

When Miaoyue walked in, her eyes lit up immediately, filled with admiration.

"Your Majesty, not only is your beauty unparalleled in the harem, but your temperament and demeanor are also the best among the women!"

Miao Yun, who was standing nearby, quickly chimed in, "Of course, all the concubines in the harem should kneel at their master's feet!"

Su Jingyao's lips curled up slightly, revealing a faint smile, and then she walked gracefully to Miaoyun.

She extended her index finger and gently tapped Miaoyun's forehead, her voice tinged with amusement.

"What Miaoyun said is quite right."

Su Jingyao thoroughly enjoyed this feeling of being high above others. Not only did she require the women of the harem to pay their respects to her every day, but she also demanded the homage of the ministers and the worship of the people of the world.

She became a renowned and virtuous empress, her name etched in history.

This feeling made Su Jingyao feel that everything she had worked so hard for was worthwhile.

"My lady, I have already spread the news of His Majesty's visit to Yikun Palace last night to a small circle," Miaoyun said softly.

The "small scope" that Miaoyun mentioned naturally refers to the fact that those who need to know already know.

Su Jingyao nodded slightly and didn't say anything more.

But Miaoyue, standing to the side, looked puzzled and frowned.

"Your Majesty, last night was your joyous occasion of promotion. If you hadn't pretended to be asleep, His Majesty certainly wouldn't have gone to Yikun Palace. Why did Your Majesty make His Majesty go to Yikun Palace?"

Su Jingyao tilted her head slightly, a nonchalant expression on her face, and a slight twitch at the corner of her mouth.

"Didn't he come back in the end?" The tone was extremely flat.

Su Jingyao has a pretty good grasp of some modern knowledge.

It's currently the transition from spring to summer, and the weather changed extremely quickly last night, with strong winds.

Looking up at the sky, the clouds appeared to be dense cumulus clouds and were positioned quite low, clearly indicating severe convective weather.

Such weather conditions greatly increase the risk of lightning.

Such a good opportunity naturally warrants careful probing, especially since she has other plans in mind.

Last night, Ling Yue summoned Jun Zechen, which means she must have perfected her self-inflicted injury scheme during her confinement.

However, even so, Jun Zechen still obediently returned to Zhaochun Palace after hearing the thunder.

Ling Yue no longer poses any threat to her.

However, this did not stop Su Jingyao from using Ling Yue to shield herself from harm. Since she had decided to use him, she would use him thoroughly.

A hint of ruthlessness flickered in Su Jingyao's eyes.

With so many concubines in the harem, it's only natural to try to make the situation even more chaotic, sit back and watch the tigers fight, and she will ascend to the position of Empress with a clean conscience.

"Your Majesty, most of the concubines have arrived. Consort Shangguan arrived the earliest today."

Miao Yun wore a faint smile, a smile that subtly revealed her satisfaction with Shangguan Jieyu, and spoke in a calm and unhurried manner.

"Who hasn't arrived yet?" Su Jingyao slightly raised her eyes.

"Consort Shen (An Jinyan) has not arrived yet."

Miaoyun responded softly, her expression remaining calm, showing no surprise at Consort Shen's lateness.

After all, this was the master's order, and the master and Consort Shen were irreconcilable enemies.

When His Majesty first ascended the throne, Consort Shen came to seek refuge with him. However, His Majesty had not yet fully established himself in the harem, and Consort Shen was extremely disliked by His Majesty at the time.

The master would naturally not have any direct contact with Consort Shen on the surface.

However, there will naturally be some subtle connections behind the scenes.

At that time, the master's palace dress was stained with the juice of amaryllis, which is poisonous. The master only told Ye Jieyu (Ye Yaqin) and Chu Meiren (Chu Yinxue).

Consort Chu had just entered the palace, and since her father, the Minister of Personnel, was still the master's subordinate, she naturally dared not lay a hand on her master.

But Ye Jieyu's father was the Grand Commander, the head of the military, so naturally he came to the palace to compete for the highest position.

This is also why the master set a trap for Consort Ye, but Consort Ye was extremely clever and did not let him make a move.

Yan Meiren (Yan Xiaofei) is also a fool. The person her father, Guanglu Dafu, left for her in the harem happens to be one of the embroiderers who makes the main palace dress, named Jinglin.

Jinglin not only followed Consort Yan's orders to add cinnabar juice to his palace attire, but also cruelly killed the embroiderer Jingxin to clear his name and prevent himself from being exposed.

However, since the master's target in this palace attire incident was Consort Ling, he naturally wouldn't let the matter escalate too much.

Although Consort Yan was the illegitimate daughter of the Grand Master of Ceremonies, the Grand Master of Ceremonies was also an important official in the court.

The master would certainly not allow the Grand Master's daughter to be punished because of him so soon after entering the palace, otherwise it would very likely damage the relationship between the Grand Master and the master.

Moreover, if Yan Meiren is punished, it is very easy for Ye Jieyu to be implicated, and the matter will only escalate.

Later, the master had Consort Shen reveal the information about the red cinnabar to Consort Lin. Consort Lin's (Lin Miaoyin) family was not in the capital. Originally, the master intended to make Consort Lin take the blame, but unexpectedly, Consort Lin was able to escape unscathed.

Consort Lin told her close friend from Jincheng, Shen Biwan, who is now Consort Shen, about this matter. It is unknown what deal the two made, but Consort Shen actually risked poisoning the palace maid of the mistress.

In other words, the master's palace attire was actually poisoned by two groups of people. However, this is only known to the master. Who else could know that there were others taking advantage of the situation?

Shen Cainu was the one who ultimately took the blame.

Having investigated this far, the master naturally didn't want His Majesty to continue the investigation; any further investigation would only bring trouble to everyone.

Thinking of this, Miaoyue only hoped that Consort Shen would know that everything she had now depended on her master, and that she wouldn't have any other ideas.

Su Jingyao didn't want to form factions in the harem. After all, she was an Imperial Noble Consort, equivalent to a vice empress. In the absence of an empress, she was the mistress of the harem.

These concubines should be treated equally, and there should be no obvious favoritism towards either Consort Shen or Lady Shangguan.

Lady Shangguan is alright, after all, her family background is average, she is not favored by Jun Zechen, and her rank is not high.

But Consort Shen is a hidden dagger in her hands; this dagger must remain concealed in the shadows, and the time is not yet right to reveal it.

As she pondered this, Su Jingyao walked towards the main hall.

By this time, all the concubines had arrived, but Consort Shen was the last to arrive.

After Su Jingyao sat steadily on the magnificent phoenix throne, all the concubines stood up in unison.

Apart from Consort Ling and Consort Chu, all the other concubines were in the palace at this time.

"Your humble servants/concubines greet Imperial Noble Consort Jiayi. May Imperial Noble Consort enjoy boundless blessings and peace," the concubines said in unison, their voices echoing throughout the hall.

Su Jingyao straightened her back, sat upright on the phoenix throne, slightly raised her chin, her expression indifferent, yet carrying a hint of majesty and nobility.

Get up.

"Imperial Noble Consort Xie Jiayi," the concubines responded, and then took their seats in turn.

Consort Shen sat in the first seat to Su Jingyao's left, a hint of pride on her face. She was now the most powerful of the imperial concubines.

Consort Lin sat in the first seat to Su Jingyao's right, still as delicate and charming as ever.

Consort Ye sat quietly below Consort Shen, a serene smile on her face.

Consort Bai (Bai Mengli, the old lady of the Eastern Palace) sat below Consort Lin with a gentle expression, while Consort Shangguan sat below Consort Bai with a hint of flattery towards the Imperial Noble Consort.

"Is Consort Shen a little late today? We sisters have been waiting at Zhaochun Palace for a long time to congratulate the Imperial Noble Consort."

The speaker was Consort Bai. She tilted her head slightly, the corners of her mouth turned up, and her eyes held a hint of provocation as she spoke slowly and deliberately.

Upon hearing this, Su Jingyao slowly turned her gaze to her, a hint of reminiscence in her eyes.

When Consort Bai first entered the Eastern Palace, she was just as quick-witted and eloquent during her first greeting.

Su Jingyao raised her eyebrows slightly. Although Consort Bai had never been favored by Jun Zechen, her father was the Vice Minister of the Chancellery, which gave her enough confidence.

As long as Consort Bai doesn't do anything serious, even if she's sometimes a bit sharp-tongued, no one will easily do anything to her, and her rank will naturally rise.

Consort Shen was slightly taken aback by Consort Bai's words, then chuckled lightly, her laughter carrying a hint of indifference.

"Consort Bai, I simply didn't sleep well last night because of the heavy rain, and that's why I got up a little late."

As he spoke, a hint of arrogance flashed in his eyes.

Then Consort Shen turned her gaze to Su Jingyao, a smile on her face.

"The Imperial Noble Consort is magnanimous and forgiving; she probably won't mind."

Upon hearing this, Shangguan Jieyu couldn't help but sneer, and then spoke sarcastically.

"Consort Shen, the Imperial Noble Consort is magnanimous and tolerant, but as a concubine, one must be respectful and observe etiquette. The title 'Shen' was specially bestowed upon you by the Imperial Noble Consort. Consort Shen, you must be careful with your words and actions."

As Shangguan Jieyu spoke, a sharp glint appeared in her eyes, and the corners of her mouth curled up slightly, even emphasizing the word "deliberately."

Upon hearing this, Consort Shen immediately dropped the smile she had been maintaining. Regardless of the meaning of the word "Shen," she was now the only consort in the entire palace with a title, second only to the Imperial Noble Consort.

The former Crown Princess, now Consort Ling, has to call her "elder sister" when she sees her, haha.

Consort Shen glared at Consort Shangguan and said through gritted teeth, "I used to think Consort Shangguan was a quiet person, but now that she has a powerful backer, she's become bolder."

When Consort Shen mentioned the word "backer," she glanced at Su Jingyao with a meaningful look in her eyes.