Jia Hui felt dizzy listening to this. Now the emperor only favored the empress, so what about her son, the late empress? The emperor had promised her before his death that he would take good care of their child, so what about her child?

Seeing that her mistress was not feeling well, Hong'er quickly asked, "Mistress, are you feeling unwell? Should I call a doctor to come and take a look?"

Jia Hui snapped out of her daze: "No need. I didn't know much about things in the palace before. My uncle was in the palace for so many years, I don't know if he left any people behind. If he did, I wouldn't be all alone without anyone I can trust."

Hong'er: "Your Majesty's concerns are valid. However, the late Empress passed away suddenly, and I don't know the specifics of what happened. As for whether she left any people behind, Your Majesty may know something about that."

Jia Hui then asked, "Besides the Empress's child, are there no other women in the palace who have conceived?"

Hong'er: "This servant has never heard of any noble lady being able to conceive the emperor's child. There used to be many rumors that the Empress was the reincarnation of Daji, and that the emperor was distracted by beauty. But those rumors were suppressed. Since the late Empress passed away, the manor has also become more low-key."

Jia Hui said listlessly, "I see!"

Now Jia Hui just wants to find out the whole story, how exactly her son died.

Jia Hui instructed, "Hong'er, since your mother has given you to me, and I don't have anyone capable by my side, go and do something. If you do it well, I, this princess, will not treat you unfairly."

Hong'er smiled and said, "Serving my master is my duty. Please give me your orders."

Jia Hui: "I'm going to enter the palace to participate in the selection, but I'm not sure about it. Go and find out everything about the harem since the late Empress entered the palace. Even if you already know something, find out it again."

Although Hong'er didn't know the reason, she knew that she would be rewarded for doing a good job, so she was very willing to try her best to find out.

Two days later, Hong'er compiled what she had found out. As a servant trained by the Fujin for her daughter, Hong'er was also literate.

Jia Hui received the results, dismissed the person, and went to the study to read them alone. After reading them, she burst into tears.

Where did her son go?

She doubted whether her memory was faulty. If there was no problem with the memories in her mind, then what was the point of her starting over?

Jia Hui felt somewhat dejected. What should she do now?

Upon seeing the investigation, she knew that the Emperor was now infatuated with that woman from the Fucha family, and her chances of entering the palace were slim, but she felt unwilling to give up.

She was unwilling to accept that her son, who should have existed, had not been born, and she was unwilling to kneel and bow to people. She had become accustomed to the worship of noblewomen, and there was something she could not do when asked to worship another woman.

Another point is that she has some inexplicable feelings for the Emperor. It is common for young people to have feelings of love, especially since she and the Emperor went through the most difficult days together, and it was the Emperor who taught her many lessons.

She harbored a mixture of admiration and reverence for the Emperor; in other words, she couldn't forget him.

In the end, Jia Hui decided to take a gamble. She was unwilling to be mediocre. She had never thought that the emperor would favor only one person and treat the harem as decoration. She believed that she could not be worse than the one from the Fucha family and was confident that she could take his place.

As long as the emperor focuses his attention on her, they will eventually have more children.

Jia Hui was indeed quite shrewd, and coupled with her familiarity with the Forbidden City, she quickly devised a series of plans to "take her place."

This former empress was also a capable person. She planned to stage a "beauty saves the hero" scene, preferably in public. The day of the re-election would be good. In the chaos, it was very possible that the Fucha family member would be accidentally injured, maimed, or killed, wouldn't it?

Jia Hui's skills were indeed honed during her years in the palace. After all, having spent so many years there, she was able to find some old hands, and as long as she could seize their fatal weaknesses, it would be easy to create chaos.

She had a wonderful plan, and she certainly had the drive to take action, but whether things would actually go as smoothly as she hoped was another matter entirely.