Well, this is a classic example of digging your own hole and burying yourself in it.

Chen Yuwei: ...Honey, your imagination is running wild!

The sudden loss of more than half of the people in the palace was still a bit unusual for Chen Yuwei.

The main problem is that there are far fewer gossip channels available. In the past, Xia He could always tell Chen Yuwei some interesting stories to help her pass the time and relieve boredom.

Right now, Xia He talks most about that familiar Errenzhuan (a type of folk opera), either about Yonghe Palace or Yongshou Palace.

"Why does Consort Hui always have a grudge against Consort Xian? They don't have any major conflicts, do they?"

Even during the period when Consort Hui was favored, the person she offended the most was Consort Gao, Gao Hongshan, while Consort Xian was basically an outsider and invisible person.

Now that Consort Hui is out of favor, she is raising Consort Jin's little princess and has no connection with Consort Xian.

But strangely enough, the most lively place in the palace this time was the palace where the two of them were located.

These two are quite funny. They argue whenever they meet, and even when they don't meet, they still exchange veiled insults (specifically referring to Consort Hui's cheeky and sarcastic remarks in front of Chen Yuwei).

Xia He shook her head hesitantly, "This servant hasn't noticed any conflict between these two masters."

At least before they suddenly came together, they were two parallel lines that never intersected.

Chen Yuwei raised her eyebrows and said, "I feel that anything can happen if I stay in the palace for too long."

It's not hard to understand why people suddenly become enemies and can't stand each other, even if you don't try to figure out the reasons.

"Forget about those two for now, let's just do our own thing."

Remember to take this opportunity to clean up the prince's quarters and the princess's quarters again.

Sigh, the fact that Consort Jia was able to contact Yonghuang through someone else was a reminder to me.

From now on, Yonghu and his men will need several servants accompanying them wherever they go.

Otherwise, what if she foolishly gets tricked? This time, Consort Jia followed the main group out of the palace, perhaps because she wanted to continue her efforts to find the Empress.

Given the current special circumstances of Changchun Palace, it cannot be ruled out that the Empress will adopt Yongcheng as a temporary measure.

After all, the imperial physicians in the Imperial Hospital privately said that given the Empress's current physical condition, she would need to rest for at least a year and a half before she could conceive again.

This kind of news is not something the Empress can hide even if she wants to.

a year and a half

Even if the Empress throws Yonghuang, who serves as a burden, to the Empress Dowager, how long can she stop the Empress Dowager?

She had to find a way out, at least the Empress still had two daughters to take care of.

Xia He nodded in agreement and turned around to lead her people to busy themselves at the princess's residence and the prince's residence.

Now, the princes and princesses living in the palace are all from the Yikun Palace lineage; all the other imperial heirs have left the palace with Hongli.

Speaking of which, the masters of the Yikun Palace lineage are all quite pitiful.

Apart from the summer palace and the Old Summer Palace, which are close to Beijing, I haven't traveled far from home much.

Chen Yuwei was worried about not having Yonghu and the others with her, while Hezhuo and Fuling were too young.

In addition, Chen Yuwei also had a baby named Yongwei who was a few months old with her.

Tsk

I reckon that if Yongwei wants to travel far away, he'll have to wait until he can run and jump again, which means it's unlikely to happen for at least the next two years.

Chen Yuwei slapped her forehead as she reflected on how she must control the number of children she had.

From now on, we should enjoy life with the children.

Having children? What's the point of having children? I've already perfectly met my KPIs; the rest should be left to the other women in my harem.

Hmm, I'm rubbing my hands together in anticipation of what surprises Hongli will bring me upon his return to the palace.

In the days that followed, Chen Yuwei spent most of her time rebuilding the Prince's Residence and the Princess's Residence, except for occasionally taking Hezhuo and Fuling'a to Yongshou Palace to pass the time.

There's nothing we can do about it; this is the burden of having many children. I imagine other people don't have this problem.

...

In late April and early May, Hongli and his entourage, who had been traveling around for a long time, returned to the palace in a great hurry.

Upon returning to the palace, Hongli indeed brought several pieces of "good news" to those of them who remained in the Forbidden City.

Not only did Chen Yuwei gain several half-sisters of relatively low status, but even the Empress gained a son.

Oh, everyone can guess who this son is, it's Consort Jia's Yongcheng.

It is said that Yongcheng suddenly developed a high fever outside the palace. Consort Jia couldn't calm him down on her own, but the Empress was able to magically calm him down.

Once such supernatural events occur, what does that prove? Doesn't it mean that Yongcheng and the Empress have a mother-son bond and should help each other?

It is said that when the Empress saw this, she not only burst into tears on the spot, but also earnestly begged the Emperor to allow her to raise Yongcheng.

"When I see Yongcheng so well-behaved and sensible, I can't help but think of Yonglian when he was still alive. It was my bad luck that I couldn't keep Yonglian. Now that I have met Yongcheng, it is because God has taken pity on me and given me a chance to make up for my regrets."

Good heavens, the Empress even dragged Yonglian, who had been offline for almost two years, into the discussion.

Following the Empress's train of thought, the Emperor also felt that it was indeed not good for the Empress to be all alone (subconsciously ignoring the Ha Yi Hu sisters), and then with a wave of his hand, he sent Yong Cheng to the Empress's side.

Of course, both the Emperor and Empress subconsciously avoided the topic of altering the jade tablet.

Consort Jia was not so crazy as to completely hand over her son to the Empress.

Being adopted by the Empress was enough; now it was a good time for the mother and son to accumulate power.

Consort Jia's plan was excellent; she even considered the Ha Yi-ho sisters as potential allies for Yong-cheng when he grew up.

Little did she know that the Empress spoke up because Consort Jia was pressuring her too much, and because her body couldn't take it anymore, she wanted to use Yongcheng to give herself a break.

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