"Of course, I'm telling you this not out of pity, but simply to let you know. Today you've been tricked and dragged me into this mess. I should have killed you. But I don't like being tricked. Those who plotted against us today, I will definitely take revenge on them one day."

"Now that you've become a court attendant, someone is bound to want you dead. Unless His Majesty orchestrated this whole affair himself. But I doubt His Majesty is that bored."

“So, when you go back, be careful and don’t die easily,” Yan Nangui said.

“I…” Attendant Jin was silent for a moment before saying, “I beg Your Majesty to help me.”

Even if she's full of scheming, once she enters the Suning Palace, how could she survive if someone truly wanted her dead?

"I will help you. As long as you live, the person behind you will never have peace. Don't worry, but you should also show some backbone." Yan Nangui sneered, "You probably didn't expect this, did you? One day when you're in trouble, it will be me who has to protect your life."

Attendant Jin took a deep breath: "Thank you, Your Majesty."

The wild geese flew south and then turned to leave.

“Your Majesty! If… if it is possible, you may bring the Second Prince to your residence,” said Attendant Jin.

"Desperate times call for desperate measures. If I had raised your son, I wouldn't have let you live. Are you sure?" Yan Nangui sneered.

“…No…I…” Jin Shiyu was indeed in a state of confusion at this moment.

"Don't worry, I have absolutely no interest in raising someone else's son. Take care."

He came out after saying that.

Less than fifteen minutes.

Yun Ji and the others did not approach her, still showing her basic respect.

"Your Highness, shall I see you off?" Yun Ji asked ingratiatingly.

"No need, Yunji. I won't ask whether there's anything suspicious about what happened to Attendant Jin today. But if we send her back to the palace, someone will definitely have a plan to take her life. After all, she is the Second Prince's birth mother. Whether she acknowledges him or not is one thing, but dying under mysterious circumstances is another."

"Yes, I understand," Yun Ji replied solemnly.

Yan Nangui nodded and left with Chanyi.

After they had walked a distance, one of the guards scratched his head and asked, "Didn't His Majesty say that we mustn't mention that Lady Jin is... is our birth mother?"

"Huh! You go and tell them? I wouldn't dare." Yun Ji shook his head.

The guard scratched his head: "I wouldn't dare either, hahaha."

"Your Majesty, let's board the carriage," Chanyi said.

Outside the Lotus Fragrance Pavilion, someone was waiting.

Once on the carriage, Shuanzi shouted "Get up!" and the carriage began to sway and move forward.

"Your Majesty, please don't be angry. It's not worth it," Chanyi advised.

"Hmm." Yan Nangui's anger naturally stemmed from feeling tricked, but for the moment, she didn't know who had tricked her.

"Tell me, who did it?" Yan Nangui asked.

"This servant is dull-witted..."

"In recent years, Lady Jin has spoiled the Second Prince too much. She has no one to rely on but this one child, and she cherishes him like the apple of her eye. She raises him like a flower in a greenhouse. His Majesty didn't care at first, but problems have arisen time and time again."

"Today, Your Majesty went with the flow, and the Second Prince, having lost his birth mother, has actually benefited from it."

"Did the person behind this predict that His Majesty would do this?" Shuanzi asked.

"Actually, from my perspective, His Majesty has disliked Consort Jin ever since she got pregnant and acted recklessly. She has never served the Emperor again since she gave birth to the child. If it weren't for the birth of the Second Prince, she probably wouldn't have had a proper title even if she entered the palace."

Shu Chengfeng is a very proud person.

He was young when he slept with Lady Jin, and the situation was also bad at the time, with several spies under his command.

Unexpectedly, Ms. Kim became pregnant.

When you're pregnant, it's always your own child.

But Kim, relying on her uniqueness, still dared to court disaster.

Shu Chengfeng disliked her and then loathed her.

Those who have served His Majesty for a long time can see this.

Therefore, with this situation being orchestrated today, it's inevitable that Kim will lose her child.

As for who gets the child.

The Empress has just lost her eldest son. If the throne were to be given to someone else, bypassing the Empress, then who else could it be given to? Only Consort Jing, Consort Xiangxian, and Consort Chen are qualified enough. Giving it to any of them would be a troublesome matter.

She can only be an empress.

We can't just skip over these people and give it to someone else, can we?

“If that’s really the case…then Her Majesty the Empress has really benefited. Her Majesty the Empress has no children of her own, and now that Jin Shi can no longer acknowledge the Second Prince, raising him will make him Her Majesty’s child. This is different from Ning Wanrong’s child,” Shuanzi said.

“If that’s what you think, then I’m sure everyone else thinks the same way.” Yan Nangui laughed. “It seems that the Empress is more likely to win this round.”

“Yes, Her Majesty the Empress is a shrewd person,” Chanyi said.

"But they should never have used us as a raft," Chanyi said.

"Your Majesty, what do you intend to do?" Chanyi asked.

"Not really." Yan Nangui smiled faintly. "She is the Empress, and I am a concubine. Shouldn't I also be patient when necessary?"

However, Shuanzi and Chanyi did not believe these words.

Otherwise, why would the Empress tell Lady Jin to live well and even help her?

"There is only one consequence for the Empress's actions," Yan Nangui sneered.

"What is it?" Chanyi asked, puzzled.

"Since she is happy to raise someone else's child, especially the Jin family's child, she will lose the opportunity to have her own child. This child is being raised by her and is only considered an adopted son. He is not a legitimate son in name only. His status is more noble than when the Jin family raised him themselves, but it is not noble enough to warrant the establishment of a crown prince."

"She wants to raise her adopted son to be a legitimate son, haha, I wonder if she has that opportunity."

“But she’s still young, so why…” Chanyi still didn’t quite understand.

"Think about it. Although His Majesty dislikes Jin's background and character, the Second Prince is His Majesty's own son. There aren't many children in the palace these days. Would His Majesty not care? If it really was the Empress who did it, using so much pollen to plot against him, it's not impossible that the child would suffer a serious problem and even die. The Empress treats the Second Prince like this; who knows if she won't poison him later because of her own child?"

"His Majesty does hope for a legitimate son, but... it won't matter if there isn't one."

Anyway, when the time comes, whichever concubine gives birth to a son who becomes the crown prince, she will eventually be posthumously honored as empress.

At that time, even if he wasn't the eldest son, he would still be considered the eldest son.

"Your Majesty is wise; we never expected this," Chanyi said.

"This is just one possibility, the closest to the truth. Perhaps it wasn't the Empress who did it? But regardless, this scheme was definitely not a spur-of-the-moment decision. I'm afraid we won't find anything out." Yan Nangui said calmly.

"His Majesty will definitely investigate, and may find some clues, but I'm afraid His Majesty won't reveal them."

Chanyi and the others could only nod.

Before long, they arrived at Xichun Xie.

When they arrived, because the time had to be considered, His Majesty, the Empress, and the others were naturally slow to arrive.

They could send a guilty concubine back; it would only take a little over an hour.

Soon, everyone in the inner palace knew about His Majesty's decree.