Early the next morning, while Liu was still having breakfast, Qinfang walked in with a mysterious look on her face.

"Where have you been? I haven't seen you for most of the day."

Qinfang approached Liu and said in a low voice, "Master, I was just on my way to the Shangshenfang (Shangshenfang) and passed by the Chaohui Palace. I saw Kongming mysteriously leaving the palace with a gift. I felt strange, so I asked Deqian to investigate. Kongming went straight into a medicine shop after leaving the palace. Deqian waited until the man left and went in to investigate. Only then did he find out that Gao had secretly asked for a folk remedy for conceiving a child."

Liu narrowed her eyes and asked, "A folk remedy for having a child?"

"Yes, Deqian asked, and he said that Doctor Fang in Renshan Hall has a secret recipe that can cure female pregnancy. Gao has been favored for many years but has no children. I guess they heard this rumor and sent Kongming."

Liu put down her chopsticks, and as her thoughts raced, a plan came to her mind. "God is really helping me."

"Master, what do you mean?"

Liu looked out the window, a cold light flashing in her eyes, "Since she wants to have a child so much, why don't I help her?"

The Liu family has been in business for generations. In order to change the fate of the Liu family, she did not hesitate to abandon her lover just to get rid of the Liu family's business status.

Zhao Yuancheng's heir must come from her belly.

Crown Princess, Gao, Fu!

She will not let go of anyone who stands in her way.

Liu beckoned Qinfang forward and whispered something in her ear, "Do you understand?"

Qinfang nodded, with a sinister cold light in her eyes, "Master, don't worry, I know what to do."

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On this side, after Kong Ming got the prescription, he immediately took it to the Imperial Hospital to see a familiar imperial physician for examination.

After the imperial physician confirmed that it was a good prescription for pregnancy, it was presented to Gao.

"I have already consulted Imperial Physician Lin. The prescription he recommended is indeed a good one. As long as you take it on time, you will definitely be able to conceive a little grandson within six months."

Gao took the prescription, full of joy, "Shuqing, you will prepare the medicine according to this prescription later. Remember, don't let anyone know."

"I've made note of this."

As the days passed, the favor between Zhaohui Palace and Yunyan Pavilion was truly evenly divided.

On the tenth day of the Lunar New Year, news came from Mei Lanxuan that Qi had died suddenly the previous night.

People did not react much to her death because it was New Year and her funeral was just a hasty one. However, Zhao Yuancheng showed her special mercy and allowed her body to be sent back to her mother's home.

On the eve of the Lantern Festival, news came from the Purple Palace that His Majesty had fainted again.

But this time was different from the last time. The imperial physician diagnosed that the emperor had a last breath on New Year's Eve, and this time the emperor was already on his deathbed.

The Crown Prince and the Crown Princess entered the palace before dawn, and everyone in the palace was in panic.

It was not until the evening of three days later, when Fu Qianyu was about to have dinner, that she heard the dull sound of bells coming from the palace.

Forty-five sounds in total!

Fu Qianyu stood in the corridor with a solemn expression. She knew that the old emperor had passed away.

Not long after, Xiao Dezi hurried in dressed in plain clothes, holding a pile of mourning clothes in his hands. "This servant pays his respects to Fu Liangyuan. The late emperor has passed away. On the orders of the Crown Princess, I ask Fu Liangyuan and everyone in the Yunyan Pavilion to change into mourning clothes and enter the palace immediately to observe mourning for the late emperor."

On the day the late emperor fell into a coma, the Shanggong Bureau had already prepared the funeral supplies overnight as a way to bring good luck, but they didn't expect that this day would come so soon.

Haining stepped forward to take the mourning clothes, and Fu Qianyu said in a deep voice, "As ordered by the Crown Princess."

"I'll take my leave."

The message had been delivered, and Xiao Dezi did not stop, but turned and walked towards Funing Palace again.

All the colorful satins in the East Palace were removed and replaced with pure white. Fu Qianyu did not dare to delay, so after changing into mourning clothes, she hurried to the Zichen Palace.

When I arrived at the door, I happened to meet Gao and Liu.

Gao's eyes were red as she cried sadly, and Liu was also listless. In order to avoid giving her a chance to talk, Fu Qianyu lowered her head and pinched her thigh hard when no one was paying attention.

Because she used too much force, the pain made her burst into tears.

At this time, the imperial palace was all white. When they arrived at the Purple Palace, the concubines of the late emperor were all kneeling in front of the golden coffin and crying.

But these people were not crying for the person lying in the golden coffin, but for themselves.

With the death of the emperor, their only hope in life also vanished.

Those who have children can leave the palace and go to their fiefdoms with their sons to live out their remaining years. However, those concubines who have no children will all be sent to Shoukang Palace after Zhao Yuancheng ascends the throne and will not be allowed to go out for the rest of their lives.

There is nothing else to do but wait for death.

Fu Qianyu knelt behind the crowd with Liu, looking at the group of women in front of her, she was a little dazed.

Many years later, will her fate be the same as these women?

Thinking of this, Fu Qianyu couldn't help but shiver.

No.

She must never become such a person!

Fu Qianyu's fate has always been in her own hands.

Even if I cannot reach the highest position in the future, I cannot be a prey to others and be slaughtered!

The 36th year of the Qiyuan era came to an end amidst plain clothes and mournful cries.

The Ministry of Rites drafted the two characters "Ming Sheng" as the posthumous title for the late emperor. After 27 days of mourning, Zhao Yuancheng officially ascended the throne and changed the reign title to Chongli.

February 17th of the first year.

Except for those concubines who followed their sons to their fiefdoms, all other concubines of the late emperor moved to Shoukang Palace. As for the empress dowager, she moved into Ci'an Palace and was given the title Zhaoci by the Ministry of Rites.

When Zhao Yuancheng ascended the throne, Su became the official queen. After the ceremony of conferring the queen, she moved into Fengqi Palace. Fu Qianyu and others had not yet been canonized, so they could only temporarily stay in their original residences.

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