Later, the Shen family's power rose again.

Why?

Because of her, Shen Peiqing became Chongzhen's concubine and the queen in the harem.

Under what circumstances could the Shen family suddenly lose power?

She lost her status as a concubine!

To put it simply, it means being deposed or banished to the cold palace!

No wonder he favored her for three consecutive months. It turned out that he felt guilty and wanted to compensate her in advance.

Shen Peiqing looked into Chongzhen's eyes in the darkness, feeling mixed emotions.

Now she finally understood the true meaning of that sentence: The most ruthless are the royal families!

"Your Majesty," Shen Peiqing suddenly shed tears of grievance, "I...I don't want to be deposed."

Chongzhen patted Shen Peiqing on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry, my beloved concubine. I will not abolish your status as a concubine. I will just have to wrong you for a while."

"Your Majesty..." Shen Peiqing became even more frightened and began to tremble with fear.

Since she was not deposed, then she was banished to the cold palace.

She may not know what happened to concubines in other dynasties who were banished to the cold palace, but the fate of concubines in the Ming Dynasty who were banished to the cold palace was very miserable.

The most famous one is Concubine Zhang Yu, the concubine of Emperor Tianqi Zhu Youxiao.

Concubine Zhang Yu was pregnant but did not give birth when the due date came. Therefore, Ke Shi (Zhu Youxiao's adoptive mother) deposed her as a concubine and sent her to the cold palace for deceiving the emperor.

However, Ke Shi did not intend to let her go, but directly cut off her food supply.

Concubine Zhang Yu was starved for fourteen days while pregnant and eventually starved to death.

Feeling Shen Peiqing's trembling body, Chongzhen once again took her into his arms and comforted her: "You are my beloved concubine, how could I let you suffer? First of all, your daily life in the cold palace will continue as usual, but it must be kept secret from the outside world."

With Chongzhen's assurance, Shen Peiqing's mood eased a lot.

After a while, Shen Peiqing's emotions finally calmed down.

Shen Peiqing knew very well in her heart that she had no choice.

His fate was completely in the hands of Chongzhen.

Now Chongzhen discusses with her as a sign of respect and love for her.

After being PUA'd by her own thoughts, Shen Peiqing said firmly: "I am willing to cooperate with Your Majesty in using the strategy of self-torture!"

"Haha," Chongzhen smiled and said, "Don't worry, my beloved concubine. I will find time to accompany you."

"Your Majesty, please don't do that. If I become pregnant, things will become unclear."

"It shouldn't be," Chongzhen said with a hint of helplessness in his firm tone, "I have asked you to sleep with me for three consecutive months, and you haven't gotten pregnant. It's highly likely that you won't get pregnant in the future..."