"At that time, the Empress had passed away, and the harem was in chaos, so there may have been some oversights."

Song Xibai twitched the corner of her mouth and flicked the letter with her finger.

"When the Seventh Prince died, was the Imperial Concubine pregnant at the time?"

Granny Fangqi calculated the time, and it really was!

"How did you know, Master?"

"And at that time she was already quite far along in her pregnancy, almost due to give birth, which means that the sex of the fetus could already be determined."

Song Xibai spoke in a low voice, as if talking to herself.

Fangqi suddenly felt a chill run down her spine.

"You mean...you mean...that's impossible!"

Granny Fangqi was utterly shocked; this was simply unbelievable!

Song Xibai closed her eyes.

"To be able to kill her own child, Consort Shu's nature is far more ruthless than I expected!"

Upon learning that the child in her womb was also a prince, she did not hesitate to sacrifice her first son.

What could have made her so cruel?

Granny Fangqi couldn't understand it.

"How could that be? It doesn't make sense! If the Seventh Prince hadn't died, she would have had two princes, making her unique in the harem and far above Consort Shu and Consort De in status. How could she have been suppressed by those two consorts for so many years before finally being promoted to Noble Consort?"

Just because she had two sons, she could have been directly promoted to the rank of Consort, or even Imperial Noble Consort!

"Yes! So, Granny, think about it, what could possibly make her willingly sacrifice a son and give up the readily attainable positions of Noble Consort and Imperial Noble Consort?"

Song Xibai opened her eyes and looked into the distance.