Chapter Twenty-Eight: The Legend of Zhen Huan - Fang Jiachunyi 28

“I saw Consort Qi rush into Jingren Palace yesterday.”

Consort Jing pondered deeply, thinking it couldn't be such a coincidence. Not long after leaving Jingren Palace, she hanged herself.

"The Third Prince is now being raised by the Empress. Our Empress is very domineering and probably wants to be the only Empress Dowager."

Fang Jiachun smiled and lowered her eyes. The Third Prince was kind and honest, but also foolish.

It's unclear how the Empress could be so certain that the Third Prince would ultimately ascend the throne.

"What would the Third Prince do if he knew that the Empress had harmed Consort Qi?"

Consort Xin's eyes were deep and unfathomable; she had always wanted to avenge the child she had miscarried.

"The Empress Dowager is still here."

Consort Jing gently shook her head. With the Empress Dowager present, the Empress's matter would surely be resolved peacefully.

"It's alright, I can wait." Consort Xin smiled faintly. She had already waited for several years and didn't mind waiting a little longer.

"Before long, news came from the Imperial Hospital that the Empress Dowager's health was deteriorating."

According to the original plot, the Empress Dowager only had a little over a year left.

"That's great!"

The Fourth Prince and the Fifth Prince are getting old and it's time for them to marry.

It wouldn't be good for them to stay outside the palace indefinitely, so the Emperor issued an edict to bring the two princes back to the palace.

Consort Yu was in poor health and did not come back with them.

During the selection of imperial concubines, no consort was bestowed upon the Third Prince because he was observing mourning for his parents.

The Fourth Prince and the Fifth Prince were chosen by the Empress because the Third Prince, their elder brother, did not marry a Fujin (wife).

They suppressed the excuse that it was inappropriate for the younger brother to marry first.

In this selection, only one woman was admitted to the harem, a member of the Han Banner, surnamed Kang.

Because of her surname, Lady Borjigit was promoted to Consort Zhen before Consort Kang entered the palace.

Hongxu and Jingshu are five years old, and there is only one year left before they enter the Prince's Residence.

Fang Jiachun stopped using contraception and became pregnant again.

Too many children make a lot of noise. If all the children went to the Prince's Residence, Yongshou Palace would be too quiet.

After that, Consort Hui and Consort Tian became pregnant one after another.

Fang Jiachunyi gave birth to twins, the Eighth Prince Hongzhao and the Ninth Prince Hongxi, and was granted the privileges of an Imperial Noble Consort.

Consort Hui gave birth to the sixth princess, Jinghe, and Consort Tian gave birth to the tenth prince, Hongyi.

Consort Hui was granted the privileges of a consort, while Consort Tian was promoted to Consort Tian.

Perhaps because she couldn't bring herself to harm Consort Tian, ​​the Empress simply kept the prince born to Consort Tian.

They probably wanted to incite them to fight, since they were both wearing Manchu banners.

Shou Kang Palace —

The concubines knelt before the bed, some sobbing softly, others feigning sobs, while the emperor sat on the bed, his expression sorrowful.

"You... betrayed me... you promised..." The Empress Dowager spoke intermittently while unconscious.

"Empress Mother..." the Emperor called softly.

"Once the draft is over..."

Upon hearing this, the Emperor knew who the Empress Dowager was referring to. He lost patience and looked at the kneeling, weeping concubines.

"Why are you crying? Your mother is still here."

"The Empress Dowager and the Emperor must still have something to say, so let's sisters wait outside the palace."

The queen wept bitterly, but she was happy that the heavy stone weighing on her head was about to be removed.

The Empress Dowager was probably aware of what happened to Empress Chun Yuan and Hong Hui back then, and she also harbored resentment towards them.

But she also knew that most of the things she did were cleaned up by the Empress Dowager.

Without the Empress Dowager, if those things were exposed, her position as Empress would be in jeopardy.

The Empress rose, and the concubines followed her out of the palace.

Yongshou Palace —

Fang Jiachun sat on the tatami mat, teasing her chubby son in her arms.

He glanced at the bright yellow imperial edict in the system space and smiled.