Quick Transmigration: The Mad Beauty Refuses to Be the Scapegoat!-Chapter 488 - 1: Cannon Fodder Vase in a Power Struggle Novel (Part 1)
"Jiang Lai? Jiang Lai! Wake up!"
The annoying voice made Jiang Lai frown, and when she opened her eyes, she saw a fuzzy blur wavering in front of her.
She threw a punch, and the blur dispersed like a cloud, quickly gathering together again a short distance away.
"You’ve been sleeping for a long time. I thought you planned on sleeping forever."
Judging by the voice, it was the ever-annoying Little Buding.
"What’s wrong with me sleeping for a bit more? Damn it, I needed to catch up on the sleep I missed in the last world."
It felt like she had slept for a century; her whole body was limp, her mind groggy, not at all refreshed.
Little Buding looked a bit worried.
"Do you know how long you’ve been asleep? I kept calling you, calling you, you only woke up after three days, I was almost scared enough to call the police."
"Which hospital could handle my situation? Alright, don’t waste words, your babbling is annoying."
She’s back.
Jiang Lai was back to being that cheeky little brat who wouldn’t spare a word.
Little Buding was overjoyed, even being scolded didn’t bother him, he even felt a sense of comfort and emotion at reuniting with an old friend.
"So, how are you feeling now?"
"Let’s continue."
"Won’t you reminisce a bit more? I thought you were pretty happy in the last world."
She lived to old age with Shen Weizhou, while Jiang Lai left first as usual, but by then she was already grey-haired with little regret, Shen Weizhou passed away the following year.
Their story became wildly popular once the world found out.
Of course, Little Buding knew better than anyone how much effort Shen Weizhou put into maintaining such a long-lasting romance.
After all, Jiang Lai was a scoundrel, never intending to take responsibility from start to finish. If it weren’t for Shen Weizhou’s willing persistence without any official status, Jiang Lai would have ended up alone.
Out of sympathy for Shen Weizhou, Little Buding secretly altered that world’s timeline, letting Jiang Lai stay there for over fifty years.
Something that was impossible in the past.
Fifty long years, Jiang Lai should have needed time to process.
But she just shook her head.
"No need, how long has my accumulated life span become?"
"Extended by another two years on top of the previous total."
"Hmm, continue then."
Not enough, still a bit short.
"Alright, then get ready."
When she closed her eyes, Jiang Lai suddenly asked.
"What exactly are you?"
Little Buding chuckled.
"I’m very gratified that after hundreds of years together, you’ve finally shown interest in understanding me."
"No, in the last world, I ran into a mangy dog during a holiday, getting kicked around, looking pitiful—just like you."
"To tell you the truth, Jiang Lai, I’m actually your dad."
"No wonder, my dad isn’t even as good as a dog."
"Hmm, then from now on, I’m your new dad, get ready, dad is taking his kid on an adventure!"
That line left Jiang Lai speechless before she passed out again.
Upon opening her eyes, the world was still pitch black.
Jiang Lai felt a bit puzzled, just then Little Buding’s voice came through.
"Wondering why you can’t see anything? Call me daddy, and I’ll tell you."
"You little shit, I’ll off myself if you keep messing around."
"..."
Little Buding fully believed Jiang Lai’s words, so he explained honestly.
"Because your current situation is very dangerous. If I don’t tell you the plot in advance, you might be crippled as soon as you enter the stage."
So Jiang Lai was interrupted before entering the world.
"I’ll transmit the plot first, hang on for now."
Jiang Lai said nothing, closing her eyes patiently to accept the plot.
"Tyrant’s Palm," a very old-fashioned romance novel.
The female protagonist, Zhao Ziyuan, is a doctor who time-traveled from modern times to ancient days, immediately becoming a lowly palace maid by the future tyrant male lead’s side.
The male lead, Chu Yunxuan, the current Crown Prince, is framed and loses his position, imprisoned in the Imperial Mausoleum, accompanied only by a few palace maids and eunuchs.
Since the Crown Prince has fallen and has no hope of rising again, the palace maids and eunuchs sent with him only resentfully beat and scold Chu Yunxuan.
After the female protagonist time-travels into one of these maids, she actively helps the male lead heal and remove the troublesome people around him, never abandoning him, restoring the male lead’s fighting spirit, successfully gaining the Emperor’s favor. After leaving the mausoleum, they regain power and eligibility to vie for the throne.
Even after restoration, Chu Yunxuan’s position remains precarious in court, with strong rival the Sixth Prince ahead, emerging talent the Ninth Prince behind, and the Emperor’s favorite, the Second Prince. He is still far from the throne.
With the Emperor aging, court officials begin to take sides.
Many ministers express their willingness to marry their daughters to Chu Yunxuan.
By now, Chu Yunxuan has long fallen for the female protagonist who has stood by him. However, given the court’s ever-changing dynamics, Zhao Ziyuan knows her status is no help to Chu Yunxuan, so she suggests securing power through a strategic marriage.
With Zhao Ziyuan’s persuasion, to seize the throne, Chu Yunxuan agrees to marry, reassuring the female lead he won’t touch any other woman.
Their relationship is deep, and Zhao Ziyuan believes him.
So among the various ministers, Zhao Ziyuan chooses the Daughter of the Imperial Historian, Jiang Lai, the biggest pawn in this story as a stepping stone for the male lead’s pursuit of the throne.
The pawn Jiang Lai, from a prestigious family but with an ordinary appearance, somewhat plump from being pampered at home as the legitimate daughter, simple and naive in thoughts, this kind of person is currently most suitable for Chu Yunxuan. After some deliberation, Chu Yunxuan asks for her hand in marriage and orchestrates an encounter with her.
A cloistered maiden has never met such an ethereal being before and quickly falls for him.
After marrying into Chu Yunxuan’s household, Jiang Lai seeks favor but never earns Chu Yunxuan’s affection, leading to lonely days in the household and eventual despondency.
With the Taishi’s support, Chu Yunxuan gains more strength, successfully defeating the Sixth Prince and the Ninth Prince, becoming unrivaled.
Unimpeded, the first thing Chu Yunxuan wants to do is divorce Jiang Lai, but doing so wouldn’t quit rumors, so Zhao Ziyuan suggests that Jiang Lai initiate the divorce herself. 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞
The method is to make her commit a mistake, losing her reputation, leaving her ashamed to remain by Chu Yunxuan’s side.
Coincidentally, the Second Prince’s birthday banquet was nearing, and though favored by the Emperor, the Second Prince, Chu Yunci, is incapacitated since birth and unable to walk, never threatening the throne.
Such a person poses no threat, so after rounds of drinks, Jiang Lai is drugged and delivered to the also drugged Second Prince’s sleeping quarters.
"Now go, it’s happening at this critical moment."
