The Empress was Consort Li's cousin.
Consort Li had previously begged to stay by the Empress's side to repay the Empress's kindness.
Unexpectedly, she took the initiative to seduce the emperor and became pregnant with his child.
The Empress was kind and pitiful. Instead of blaming her, she pleaded for a rank and reward for her before the Emperor.
The Empress thought to herself, "The Emperor has three thousand beauties in his harem. It's better to have one more of his own concubine than to bestow a title upon an outsider."
However, Consort Li's ambitions gradually grew; she wanted more than just to be a concubine.
Consort Li was proud and arrogant, but the sixth prince she gave birth to was unambitious and only wanted to get along well with the other princes in the palace.
The sixth prince was halfway through his meal when he suddenly felt a bit unwell in his stomach, so he got up and went out.
Chiu Chiu was eating earnestly when she looked up and realized that the Sixth Prince was nowhere to be seen.
She started to panic.
Where is the Sixth Prince? I was just eating a little something with my head down. How could he have disappeared so quickly?
Chiu Chiu wanted to ask her older brother for help, but when she turned around, her older brother was nowhere to be seen.
The eldest brother is missing, what about the second brother? The second brother will do too.
Qi Junxian heard Qiuqiu's call and came to her side.
Chiu Chiu opened her arms and said, "Second Brother, hug me! Chiu Chiu wants to go out and play!"
Qi Junxian said to his mother, "Mother, I'm going to take Qiuqiu out for a walk."
Xu Ruyun: "Alright. Go ahead! Be careful."
Qi Junxian: "Yes!"
Qi Junxian carried Qiuqiu and ran outside.
[Second Brother, run! It might be too late if we're any later.]
Qi Junxian carried Qiuqiu and the others, working together seamlessly, and ran outside.
A young eunuch led the way, with the second prince hurrying behind.
Second Prince: "With so many people here, what exactly does she want?!"
It was clear that the Second Prince was very angry.
The young eunuch said tremblingly, "Your Highness, I don't know either. We'll be there soon, we'll be there soon."
Upon reaching a secluded spot, the young eunuch pointed inside and said, "Your Highness, it's just ahead. We're too small to go any further."
The second prince didn't even glance at the eunuch, and walked straight in the direction he pointed.
Consort Chen saw the Second Prince walking towards her from afar and waved to him excitedly.
The second prince stormed up to her.
Second Prince: "Are you crazy? This is the imperial palace!"
Consort Chen said coquettishly, "It's your fault for ignoring me! I've written you so many letters, but you haven't responded at all. Your Highness, I miss you so much!"
As Consort Chen spoke, she threw herself into the Second Prince's arms.
Suddenly, a sound came from not far away.
The second prince turned around: "Who?"
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