Quick Transmigration: Underdog Turns out to be Untouchable

Chapter 923: Chapter 834: Unwilling to Be a Slave 54

Jing Jieyu frowned, ”What’s different about the Empress Dowager? Could she possibly see through any flaws? Isn’t our setup flawless? Could the Empress Dowager detect the scent that lures bees from the flowers, or discover the tricks we’ve played on the railings?” Jing Jieyu was a bit worried.

Nangong Shuangshuang shook her head, ”It’s not like that, Empress. The Empress Dowager doesn’t need to see any flaws, because in front of her, our flawless setup is full of flaws.

First of all, Nanny Yun is the Empress Dowager’s person. To outsiders, Nanny Yun accidentally pulled the Empress Dowager down the tower, but to the Empress Dowager, this is not an accident.

Empress, you lost your child in order to save the Empress Dowager. Everyone says you are filial and made great sacrifices, but to the Empress Dowager, she knows your child was deformed and couldn’t be born because if you had given birth, it would have been disastrous.

Therefore, the Empress Dowager will think immediately that your actions were to use this opportunity to get rid of this future calamity of a child.

The Empress Dowager will not appreciate you for saving her; she will directly see through your intention to maximize the benefits of losing this child through these events!

Moreover, if the Empress Dowager investigates whether Nanny Yun’s family is still in the Capital City, your actions will be transparent to her, with nowhere to hide.”

With each sentence Nangong Shuangshuang said, Jing Jieyu’s face turned more and more pale, until it was completely ashen. Nangong Shuangshuang didn’t continue to speak but waited to see Jing Jieyu’s reaction. If Jing Jieyu couldn’t withstand such pressure, she would have to consider her future path.

Jing Jieyu remained silent for a long time. Before implementing the plan, she hadn’t thought much, as she had no choice. If she didn’t do it, she had no way to handle the child, whether deliberately losing the child secretly or in palace intrigues, she lacked caution and risked falling out of favor.

Only if her child was lost in the act of saving the Empress Dowager, the world’s most noble woman, would she gain admiration from everyone, earn the Emperor’s sympathy instead of blame for failing to protect the child, and receive rewards instead of indifference.

Jing Jieyu had been holding her breath and maintaining her composure; having a deformed child in her belly was like a sharp sword hanging over her entire family’s and clan’s necks, a sword that could fall at any moment.

At that time, Jing Jieyu had no choice. She was worried and scared; she had to quickly remove the sword hanging over her and her clan’s necks, so she wholeheartedly executed Nangong Shuangshuang’s plan.

Now that the plan was completed, Jing Jieyu thought she and her father were safe, but realized the sword was gone, yet the tight noose around her neck remained, ready to strangle her again at any time.

The Empress Dowager, who held the noose around her and her father’s necks, was highly powerful; with a mere gesture, neither she nor her father could withstand the grip of the Empress Dowager and her family.

This threw Jing Jieyu into a whirl of chaotic thoughts; there is nothing more overwhelming than thinking you’ve escaped a life-and-death situation, only to find you truly haven’t.

Nangong Shuangshuang watched Jing Jieyu struggle silently, merely observing her expressions and reactions. She hoped Jing Jieyu would understand: she and the Empress Dowager were on opposing sides from the start. In fact, every woman in the harem who might become pregnant was an enemy to the Empress Dowager.

Nangong Shuangshuang also wanted to see if Jing Jieyu would redirect her fear of the Empress Dowager’s power onto her, who devised the plan. If Jing Jieyu would, she’d have to find a path forward for herself and her mother.

Luckily, after a period of silence, Jing Jieyu took a deep breath, exhaled slowly, and looked at Nangong Shuangshuang with a bitter smile, ”I’ve always been the Empress Dowager’s enemy, as long as I wish to have children.

If this hadn’t happened, perhaps knowing everything, out of fear of the Empress Dowager potentially harming my father, I might have retreated and given up having children. After all, living childless is merely spending the rest of my life in a temple; at least my father and I would both survive.

But now there’s no turning back; my child is gone. He could’ve been born healthy into this world, but because of the Empress Dowager’s selfishness, I had to kill him with my own hands. The vengeance of killing a son cannot be shared under the same sky!

Moreover, even if I am willing to feign ignorance to get past this, the Empress Dowager won’t let go of this concubine who harmed her so badly and can still have children.

However, now I am the Empress Dowager’s savior. With this identity and accomplishment, no matter how much she hates me, she won’t dare openly punish me. If the Empress Dowager wants to act against me, she must do it secretly like this time. Shuangshuang, my safety henceforth rests with you.”

Nangong Shuangshuang looked carefully into Jing Jieyu’s eyes, confirming that truly there was no resentment or blame towards herself in Jing Jieyu’s eyes. So, Nangong Shuangshuang was reassured and smiled, after all, Jing Jieyu did not disappoint her.

Nangong Shuangshuang found the results of this test satisfying; it wasn’t her overthinking. Although fundamentally, this matter had nothing to do with her, in a previous life, Jing Jieyu lost her child due to competing for favor with Lady Xuan after becoming pregnant.

Back then, Jing Jieyu’s child was less than three months old, and it wasn’t clear whether the child was deformed. But the Emperor angrily blamed Jing Jieyu’s recklessness in vying for favor, which led to the miscarriage, and downgraded her status, cooling towards her.

Because of this incident in her past life, Jing Jieyu was downcast for a long time before recovering. But in this life, thanks to Nangong Shuangshuang’s influence, Jing Jieyu was able to detect the abnormality early and avoided the risk of having a deformed child, while inadvertently avenging Lady Xuan’s humiliation.

Nangong Shuangshuang held Jing Jieyu’s hand, ”Don’t worry, Empress. As long as I’m here, I promise not to let the Empress Dowager harm you. Moreover, I’ll protect you to give birth to a little prince, then safeguard the prince as he grows up safely.”

Jing Jieyu also grasped Nangong Shuangshuang’s hand, ”I believe in you. From the moment I brought you from the Violence Room to my side, I’ve always trusted you. I’ll continue to trust you. You needn’t worry I’ll blame you for this, because I know without you, I couldn’t have overcome this crisis.”

It turned out Jing Jieyu understood what Nangong Shuangshuang was concerned about. After all, Jing Jieyu was a clever woman and naturally understood Nangong Shuangshuang’s thoughts. Jing Jieyu’s assurance indeed made Nangong Shuangshuang feel more at ease.