[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-i-transmigrated-to-the-northern-song-with-them":3,"chapter-i-transmigrated-to-the-northern-song-with-them-i-transmigrated-to-the-northern-song-with-them-chapter-17":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","I Transmigrated to the Northern Song with Them",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2318907,4535,"Chapter 17: Perfect Script","i-transmigrated-to-the-northern-song-with-them-chapter-17",17,"\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because Empress Dowager Xiang and Zhao Yu had secret matters to discuss, Yang Jian dismissed all six palace maids, including Ma Xiao Jiao and Yuan Qing Cheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as they left the front hall, Ma Xiao Jiao and Yuan Qing Cheng deliberately lagged behind the other four maids, whispered a few words, and finally decided: Yuan Qing Cheng would go to Zhang Chun to discuss how to handle this sudden event, while Ma Xiao Jiao would stay behind to cover for Yuan Qing Cheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Do not mention how Ma Xiao Jiao covered for Yuan Qing Cheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All that matters is Yuan Qing Cheng hurried straight to the Cide Palace gate and found Zhang Chun sweeping the courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Yuan Qing Cheng come to her, Zhang Chun was startled: “Why are you here?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuan Qing Cheng glanced around and, seeing no one nearby, did not answer but asked instead: “Have you made contact with Zhao Yu?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If I act, can I possibly fail?” Zhang Chun said with no little pride.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So it was you who got Zhao Yu to marry Zheng Yaban and Wang Yaban?” Yuan Qing Cheng asked again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Zhao Yu is to marry Empress Xiansu and Imperial Consort Yisu?!!! How is that possible?!!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Chun first could not believe it, then could not accept it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Chun’s plan was to seize an opportunity to seduce Zhao Yu, become pregnant first, then have Li Lin and the other three women orchestrate some “heavenly omens” to claim she carried the true dragon heir, forcing Zhao Yu to make her his princess; once Zhao Yu became emperor, she would naturally rise with him to become empress.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If by misfortune I give birth to a daughter, find a way to swap her for a son.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmm… a son born to another man is unreliable. I must bewitch Li Lin and the other three to each bear Zhao Yu a child—how could we five not produce a single son?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then wait until Zhao Yu dies of old age—or kill him—and let my son ascend the throne. Then I will become empress dowager and fulfill my political ambitions.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Chun had even worked out exactly how to kill Zhao Yu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I cannot hire assassins to kill Zhao Yu. That’s the foolish act of someone without political sense. Besides, it would easily implicate me, leave me with a reputation as vile as Pan Jinlian, and possibly force me to die with him—making me serve someone else’s interests. Far too costly.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My method is far more ingenious.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In short, Zhang Chun planned to inherit the Song palace tradition of “Yue Jin Shunü”—find Zhao Yu more women, and when he grew too worn out, subtly suggest others recommend Daoists to him, drawing him deeper into lust and alchemy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This way: first, she would gain Zhao Yu’s favor, making him grow fonder of her, and through his affection, she could enter politics early; second, by appearing neither jealous nor resentful, she would earn a reputation for virtue, accumulating enough political prestige to lay a solid foundation for her future control of the Zhao Song dynasty; third, she could use this method to cultivate a large network of loyalists, dominate the harem, and prevent rivals from emerging; fourth—and most importantly—when Zhao Yu’s body was worn thin as a needle and his heart poisoned by elixirs, he would die young, and then her chance to seize control of the Zhao Song dynasty would arrive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What a perfect script.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Chun even clapped her hands in admiration of her own perfect script.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who knew that before she could enact this perfect script, Zhao Yu was about to marry someone else, dooming her perfect script to stillbirth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Worse still, Zhao Yu was about to marry Zheng Xiansu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This woman had, in history, truly inherited the Song palace tradition of “Yue Jin Shunü,” and she was skilled at reading the emperor’s mind and possessed considerable cunning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qiao and Wei had both originally been her maids.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She noticed Zhao Ji favored Qiao, so she feigned illness and had Qiao serve Zhao Ji in her place; afterward, she adopted Qiao as her daughter and gradually elevated her to imperial consort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Gou’s biological mother, Wei, was first recommended by Qiao, but later adopted by her; she petitioned for Wei’s promotion, so though Wei had no favor, she rose from a lowly maid to a fifth-rank cairen while seven months pregnant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the senior Liu imperial consort died, she voluntarily petitioned to adopt her, generously supported Zhao Ji’s posthumous elevation of her to Mingda Empress, pleasing Zhao Ji with her understanding while preserving the dignity of the empress.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Later, even when the junior Liu imperial consort entered the palace and monopolized Zhao Ji’s favor, being hailed as a celestial fairy and receiving sacrifices while still alive—outshining even the empress—she remained calm and uncompetitive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the junior Liu’s death, Zhao Ji was heartbroken, boasting she had been a celestial being who cared for the nation; he posthumously elevated her to Mingjie Empress. She adopted her as a daughter, and with meticulous care, led the palace consorts to pay respects, then voluntarily requested to raise the junior Liu’s child—only then did Zhao Ji become pleased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All her actions made Zhao Ji believe his flourishing lineage was entirely her doing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was dignified and reverent, refusing to have new empress robes made, insisting on remaking her consort’s robes instead; she abolished part of her ceremonial retinue and actively suppressed maternal relatives from interfering in politics.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All of this ensured she remained firmly seated on Zhao Ji’s empress throne despite his fickle, emotional nature; even her father, Zheng Shen—a petty official with neither ability nor virtue—was eventually granted the title Grand Preceptor and Prince of Leiping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, Zheng Xiansu had become an extraordinarily successful and invincible empress.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most crucially, Zhang Chun’s perfect script was largely copied from Zheng Xiansu’s historical record.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Put simply, though Zheng Xiansu was merely a native, she was still regarded by the time-traveler Zhang Chun as her greatest rival.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why marry anyone but this utterly formidable woman?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And how did this woman escape being given to Zhao Ji by Empress Dowager Xiang, only to become your princess?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Yu’s plan to marry Zheng Xiansu and Wang Yisu as his princesses caught Zhang Chun completely off guard, leaving her momentarily at a loss for how to respond to this sudden event.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over there, Yuan Qing Cheng had no idea of the psychological turmoil Zhang Chun had endured; seeing Zhang Chun’s face dark and uncertain, she asked: “Wasn’t this your brilliant idea for Zhao Yu?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Brilliant idea?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a moment’s reflection, Zhang Chun realized the immense political gains of Zhao Yu marrying Zheng Xiansu and Wang Yisu:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This instantly resolves the problem of Zhao Yu having no one to speak well of him before Empress Dowager Xiang; it binds Zhao Yu tightly to Empress Dowager Xiang, forging a solid political alliance; crucially, by stealing these women from Zhao Ji, Zhao Yu fractures the relationship between Empress Dowager Xiang and Zhao Ji—shifting the balance of power, giving Zhao Yu, who had no chance of becoming emperor, a real opportunity.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“From our perspective—those who know the course of history—this is indeed a brilliant move, one stone striking multiple birds, perhaps the only way to break the deadlock.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Chun looked at Yuan Qing Cheng: “Just from hearing a little history from me, you’ve already seen the brilliance of Zhao Yu marrying Empress Xiansu and Imperial Consort Yisu. Yuan Qing Cheng, you’re incredibly sharp.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Chun thought further: “The other four were all successful women who never yielded to me—how could they not be intelligent? Especially Ye Shi Yun—she was a genius who won the Brain King title. In intellect, I can’t even catch up to her.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Chun weighed this in her mind: “My greatest advantage is that I alone know history—no one can match me here. Hmm… from now on, I must use this advantage wisely. Also, I must stop casually revealing history to them—otherwise, my advantage vanishes…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1344,"2026-06-20T15:06:47.302Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","8c1f0e324f02f4c3773091c9157aea5a6b43bfa3f6507c0f75c70e4c6916c353","i-transmigrated-to-the-northern-song-with-them-chapter-18","i-transmigrated-to-the-northern-song-with-them-chapter-16",348,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-transmigrated-to-the-northern-song-with-them-cover.jpg"]