Quick Transmigration: The Mad Beauty Refuses to Be the Scapegoat!-Chapter 516 - 29: The Cannon Fodder Vase in the Scheming Novel (Part 29)

Chapter 516: Chapter 29: The Cannon Fodder Vase in the Scheming Novel (Part 29)

After offering a few words of comfort and leaving behind numerous gifts, Chu Yunxuan returned to his study.

Right now, he had no mind to contemplate anything else. That old traitor Taishi had actually been enlisted by Chu Yunci, and the two of them were joining forces against him.

Currently, the Emperor trusted Taishi and paid great attention to what he said. If he allowed Taishi to continue to take action at this critical juncture, then the throne would truly be out of his reach.

Looking at the strategies proposed by his advisors, each one more ridiculous than the last, Chu Yunxuan, feeling agitated, tore them all up.

At this moment, the door of the study was pushed open—strictly speaking, it was slammed open—followed by hurried and chaotic footsteps.

Chu Yunxuan could guess who was coming, so before the guard could speak, he waved him off.

"Everyone else, leave."

In the room, only he and Zhao Ziyuan remained.

Busy with affairs at court, he hadn’t seen her in half a month. That wasn’t too much or too little time, but upon seeing Zhao Ziyuan again, a hint of surprise flashed in Chu Yunxuan’s eyes.

The person standing before him wasn’t a young girl—it was clearly a walking corpse.

Her clothes, which were so loose on her skeletal frame, matched with her gaunt, meatless face, and her two dark, hollow eyes looked at him, leaving Chu Yunxuan momentarily speechless.

Zhao Ziyuan thought the man before her was speechless from guilt.

So she stubbornly bit her lip, trembling all over, and approached him, her voice hoarse and despairing.

"Chu Yunxuan, is this how you treat me?"

Chu Yunxuan calmed down and immediately frowned.

"How did you end up like this?"

"Is this the first thing you have to say to me?!! Chu Yunxuan!! Do you think this is fair to me?!!"

She had endured the most difficult times with him in the Cold Palace, yet when he rose to power again, he utterly forgot his initial promises.

Zhao Ziyuan’s appearance, coupled with her angry and hysterical expression, wiped out any lingering guilt Chu Yunxuan had.

He was a man; why couldn’t he find a woman to bear him an heir?!

Moreover, he wasn’t an ordinary man—he was a Prince! A man destined to rule the world in the future!

Chu Yunxuan couldn’t understand why, after pouring all his love into her, this woman in front of him still wasn’t satisfied and had the audacity to question him.

A surge of anger welled up within him.

"I’ve come this far for you, how have I wronged you? Who in the entire manor doesn’t eat, wear, and use better than you?

I’ve fulfilled all your requests. You liked the chef that Jiang Lai brought, so I bribed her heavily to have her serve only you.

You liked flowers and plants, so I searched the world to plant the whole garden in greenery for you.

Look around, is there any woman in the world living better than you? You are still not satisfied, so greedy!!"

Zhao Ziyuan widened her eyes, her mouth agape, staring at Chu Yunxuan as if she were a fish out of water.

She never expected such words to come out of his mouth.

She thought her entire journey across this world was meant to meet him.

She believed that one day she would rule the world alongside him, enjoying the splendor of the Human World.

Just when she thought everything was developing in her most anticipated direction, suddenly, the man before her had changed.

Chu Yunxuan was also angered.

He was almost overwhelmed by the mire he was in, yet now he had to waste time dealing with her.

But seeing her expression, Chu Yunxuan only felt irritated.

So in a fit of rage, he shouted again.

"You can’t bear a child, and you forbid someone else to bear one for me?"

This one line utterly shattered Zhao Ziyuan’s hope.

"Chu Yunxuan, you are truly the most selfish and self-serving person in the world! I misjudged you before!"

Chu Yunxuan couldn’t help but laugh out loud.

"I’m selfish?

Whose idea was it to marry Jiang Lai?

Whose idea was it to use Jiang Lai’s dowry?

Whose idea was it to let these women fight among themselves in the backyard?

Who’s the one hiding behind Jiang Lai, enjoying the treatment of a main wife, yet leaving her to deal with the mess?

And who was it that schemed to send Jiang Lai to Chu Yunci’s bed at the end?!

Zhao Ziyuan, did you really think I couldn’t see through any of this?

You want to be the Empress, yet you don’t want to pay any price. Did you truly believe fortunes would just fall into your lap?"

With each word, he ruthlessly tore away all of Zhao Ziyuan’s pretenses.

At this moment, Chu Yunxuan couldn’t be bothered to pretend anymore.

As for Zhao Ziyuan, she kept retreating, her expression so complex it was laughable—shocked, angry, sad, and scared.

It was the first time she saw this side of Chu Yunxuan and the first time she felt the powerlessness and despair of being in ancient times.

Finally, Chu Yunxuan shouted.

"Guards! Take her away."

Two guards, one on each side, grabbed Zhao Ziyuan, forcing her out.

Only at the door did Zhao Ziyuan seem to snap out of it, her eyes red, glaring hatefully at Chu Yunxuan, and shouted hoarsely.

"I will make you regret it!"

Yet Chu Yunxuan didn’t even want to cast a glance at her.

Ultimately, it was his fault for spoiling her too much.

The best way now was to let her calm down and think things through. Then she would realize how important this child was to him.

——

As the days passed, Jiang Lai kept her distance from the affairs of the court, gauging the progress of the power struggle from her father’s expressions alone.

Chu Yunxuan was no match for Chu Yunci at all.

Thus, every day when Taishi returned from court, his face was relaxed and carefree.

Now it seemed that the second task was nearly complete. Currently, at court, the Emperor was number one, and Chu Yunci was number two. Taishi ranked within the top five, easily considered a person of utmost influence.

With the task completed, Jiang Lai’s daily life consisted of eating, sleeping, and taking leisurely walks. When bored, she would venture out to explore the mountains and rivers, and when tired from playing, she would return to rest.

Until one day, when Jiang Lai had packed her bags and was ready to set off again, her carriage suddenly veered off course and was directly brought into the Imperial Palace.

Looking at Chu Yunci before her, Jiang Lai tried her best to figure out why this extremely busy person suddenly remembered a nobody like her.

"Have you been busy lately?"

Chu Yunci’s question sounded inexplicable.

Whether she was busy or not had nothing to do with him.

But since her father was still working under him, Jiang Lai respectfully saluted.

"Replying to Your Highness, with nothing to trouble me, I’m not busy."

"Not busy? Then why haven’t I seen you coming to butter me up?"

"..."

Jiang Lai looked up, meeting Chu Yunci’s dark eyes, and in some sense, understood why this man was an invincible presence in the novel.

His mind, so perceptive.

Jiang Lai smiled, not feeling awkward at all.

"As someone with high status and authority, Your Highness has people lining up to flatter you. Considering your busy schedule, I wouldn’t dare disturb you without reason."