After saying this, Yinzhen left Jingren Palace.

Not long after, the rewards from Yangxin Hall were delivered to Yikun Palace and Jingren Palace respectively.

Leaving aside Yikun Palace, let's talk about Jingren Palace. When the Empress saw the pile of rewards, she was furious and laughed, "What is this? Is this a thank-you gift for agreeing not to let the Consort pay her respects?"

"Your Majesty, please calm down. No matter how much the Emperor favors the Consort, she still needs to give birth to the child. Otherwise, no matter how much imperial favor she receives, she will not live to enjoy it!"

"You're right. If Consort Nian wants to have more children, then let her have as many as she wants."

Everyone knew that Consort Nian was physically weak, but to be honest, she herself might not have been fully aware of the exact extent of her weakness, either because she had never found a suitable imperial physician or because she had never been able to find one.

Furthermore, some imperial physicians would only say half of what they meant, and under normal circumstances, no one would dare to expose them.

If she doesn't have children and takes good care of her health, it's not impossible for her to live to a ripe old age, let alone reach the age of fifty.

After leaving Jingren Palace, Yinzhen arranged for someone to deliver the rewards, but instead of returning directly to Yangxin Hall, he went to Shoukang Palace.

"Your son greets Your Majesty the Empress Dowager. May Your Majesty be blessed with ten thousand years of happiness and peace."

"The emperor has arrived. Stand up and speak."

"yes."

After Yinzhen sat down, the Empress Dowager spoke: "You came for the Imperial Concubine, didn't you?"

Yinzhen nodded: "I can't hide it from the Empress Dowager. It was indeed for the sake of Consort Jing. Consort Jing was protected by the Empress Dowager and gave birth to her child safely. My son Hongzhao is a very pleasing child, and I hope that Consort Jing can also have such good fortune."

The Empress Dowager couldn't help but sigh: "Of course I hope my children and grandchildren will be well. The Consort's child is also my grandchildren. But good fortune depends on the person. How do you expect me to protect the Consort?"

"I'm thinking of having Your Majesty send a nanny over to take care of the Consort. What do you think, Your Majesty?"

The Empress Dowager was silent for a while, then nodded: "That's fine, but the Consort has no shortage of capable nannies. She probably has her own nannies for health care, so the ones I sent might not be to her liking."

Although she agreed, she had to make it clear beforehand that her relationship with the Imperial Concubine wasn't particularly good, and the Imperial Concubine might not trust the person she sent.

Yinzhen, however, was oblivious to the subtle scheming between his mother and daughter-in-law, and said with gratitude, "How could the Consort not be pleased with someone sent by the Empress Dowager?"

The Empress Dowager smiled and said, "I will have someone select a nanny to send to the Noble Consort later."

"Thank you for your trouble, Your Majesty. It's all my fault. I always see Your Majesty worrying about me."

"You are my son, and the Consort is carrying my grandson. Why bother? I am happy to protect my children and grandchildren and ensure their safety and well-being."

"Having an elder like the Empress Dowager is a blessing for your son and fourteenth brother."

The Empress Dowager smiled and said, "Having a son like you is a blessing for me. If the Fourteenth Prince is disobedient, you, as his older brother, don't have to indulge him because of my feelings. Discipline him as you should."

Yinzhen smiled: "Fourteenth Brother has become much more sensible than before. He has done a good job with the tasks I recently assigned him."

Upon hearing this, the Empress Dowager said nothing more.

Although Yinzhen's relationship with the Fourteenth Prince was not as close as his relationship with the Thirteenth Prince, it was definitely not as tense as it was in history.

The Empress Dowager used to be biased, but she changed a few years ago. The Empress Dowager played an indispensable role in Yinzhen's ascension to the throne, and Yinzhen has come to terms with the past.

The mother-son relationship improved considerably, and she naturally became much more at ease with Fourteen, leading to a much better outcome.

Two days later, Consort Nian received the nanny sent by the Empress Dowager. To be honest, this caught her somewhat off guard, as Yinzhen had not mentioned it beforehand.

On the surface, Consort Nian happily accepted this "concern" from the Empress Dowager.

This nanny was also surnamed Chen, but she wasn't related to the nanny Chen who was with Jia Yue.

Consort Nian casually asked Chen Mama a few questions, then arranged for someone to settle her down. After Chen Mama left, Consort Nian closed the door and said to her confidante, "Tell me, what does the Empress Dowager mean by sending a nanny over?"

"Perhaps it's just concern for the Empress?"

The Imperial Concubine frowned: "I have a feeling that something is wrong. Back when we were still in the Prince's residence, when I was still Consort De, the Empress Dowager was always cold to me and didn't like me much. Why would the Empress Dowager suddenly care about my child?"

The confidant immediately said, "No matter how the Empress Dowager views the Empress, the child in the Empress's belly is the Emperor's child, and also the Empress Dowager's grandson. The Empress Dowager may not care about the Empress, but rather about the grandson."

The imperial concubine thought about it and felt that it made sense.

"Perhaps! Have someone keep an eye on that Granny Chen. She's someone sent by the Empress Dowager, so I can't not use her. But I'm still not entirely at ease. The Empress Dowager may have meant well, but it's inevitable that someone might take advantage of her. This pregnancy of mine cannot afford any more mishaps."

She's already lost two children, and since becoming pregnant with this one, she's been plagued by paranoia.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Honestly, not everyone is as trusting as Jia Yue. Women from the inner palace and the inner quarters naturally lack a sense of security. They are born into struggle and enter the inner palace, which is the biggest center of interest for women in the world. Where there is interest, the struggle is fierce.

The Empress Dowager may not necessarily have malicious intentions, but it's hard to guarantee that someone won't use her to harm others.

People like Jia Yue are actually in the minority.

Of course, it was also because of her low rank and lack of talent that she was entrusted with important responsibilities when Granny Chen arrived.

This also illustrates that people with different identities think about problems in different ways.

The news that the Empress Dowager had given a nanny to the Imperial Concubine spread quickly.

Opinions on this matter differ from person to person.

The Empress understood perfectly: "His Majesty went to Shou Kang Palace before, otherwise the Empress Dowager would not have shown such affection for Consort Gui. His Majesty's feelings for Consort Gui are much better than his feelings for Lady Li in the past."

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