That's why they say that being careful and cautious is essential for living in the imperial harem.
Who would have thought that the remedy the Huang family found for Consort Yi to conceive, upon closer inspection, actually had problems?
Consort Chun used Consort Yi to obtain the prescription and then used it on herself to give birth to Yongzhang. The process was so simple that Consort Chun assumed the prescription had no flaws, which also gave Jin Xiangling, who had investigated the matter, a false impression.
After Jin Xiangling used Consort Yi to extract the prescription from Consort Chun, she wanted to try it on herself.
Unfortunately, it happened during the mourning period for the late emperor, so Hongli could not allow Jin Xiangling to become pregnant and give birth.
After that, Consort Yi suddenly awakened and caused chaos inside and outside the palace, which destroyed Consort Chun's son Yongzhang and also made Jin Xiangling inexplicably realize the danger.
He instructed Wen Yu to send the prescription to her maternal family and the Imperial Hospital for investigation. In the end, they found that the prescription was good, but it would be detrimental to the offspring born after use.
Why did Yongzhang become mentally disabled due to an epidemic? Was it a problem he was born with?
After all, Yonglian, who was weaker than Yongzhang, was just more of a sickly person.
However, this problem is easy to solve. As long as the mother nourishes herself during pregnancy and replenishes the fetal energy, it can be avoided.
"It's good that it can be resolved. Then have the people from the Imperial Medical Academy carefully prepare the medicine according to the prescription."
While the Emperor is away from the palace, let's get started on our preparations.
"Once the Emperor returns, the selection of concubines will follow. Since I will be pregnant then, no one else will pay special attention."
Although this neglect made her a little unhappy, it was better than miscarriage.
The child is important, but they must be born safely and raised smoothly; otherwise, all the effort is wasted.
Jin Xiangling glanced at the beautiful nails, a beautiful smile appearing on her lips. "Wen Yu, you must remember to keep in touch with your friends in the Imperial Household Department."
The arrival of these new concubines in the palace presents them with an opportunity. If they seize it, they can rise to great heights; if they fail, they can only continue to endure their days in the Imperial Household Department.
I believe they probably didn't want to live in the Imperial Household Department.
What a great opportunity! By using the Imperial Household Department as a front, we can smoothly place our people into the various palaces of the inner palace.
With so many positions in the palace, this selection of concubines will likely result in even more high-ranking women entering the palace. No one knows how far these women will rise in the future. Jin Xiangling's advance planning and arrangements for herself may yield significant benefits.
After hearing his master's words, Wen Yu felt a pang of bitterness in his heart. It wasn't that he didn't want to do it, but could this arrangement really work?
Whatever you're worried about, you'll ask about it.
Wen Yu's interactions with Jin Xiangling these days aren't very subtle, mainly because they're not very effective. If you speak too tactfully to Jin Xiangling, she'll get impatient.
“Why can’t it work, Wen Yu? You should know that those newly promoted concubines, due to their status, can only bring a few maids from outside the palace.”
Most of them had to be transferred from the Imperial Household Department. As long as they could serve their masters, even if it was just a minor master, it was better than living a miserable life in the Imperial Household Department.
"You personally inquired about life in the Imperial Household Department when you entered the palace; don't you know best what it's like?"
So, there's nothing that can't be accomplished. As long as you're not aiming to become a concubine or imperial consort, arranging things is a piece of cake.
It's a pity we don't know the palace arrangements for these people; at this point, smoothing things over can only rely on luck.
If you're lucky, you might get to serve Lady Niohuru; if you're unlucky, you'll end up as a lowly concubine or a lowly maid, and your life will definitely not be as good as the former.
Jin Xiangling didn't say these words, but Wen Yu could definitely guess them.
The imperial concubine selection hasn't even started yet, and it's not even certain who will be chosen to enter the palace.
But we can't delay any longer. The longer we drag it out, the more it comes down to who has the better skills.
If my sisters in the Imperial Household Department were truly capable, they wouldn't have toiled there for so many years without ever leaving.
Before anything is finalized, let's use this opportunity to make a quick trip.
Although the master's actions are driven by personal motives, there's a saying that's true: no matter how hard it is to serve the master, it's not as hard as staying in the Imperial Household Department. It's still good to be able to leave.
Having figured this out, Wen Yu nodded to Jin Xiangling, "Your Majesty, rest assured, this servant understands."
Jin Xiangling smiled, looking relaxed, without any of the impatience she had shown when she was dealing with Yu Yueran and He Tiantian earlier. "Go and make the arrangements quickly. We don't have much time. Those who are ambitious and want to work hard should take advantage of this opportunity to help them out." Otherwise, where would she find connections to use?
Mutual help and support—Jin Xiangling thought she was a genius.
Rather than spending money to bribe them, it's more troublesome and time-consuming, and you still have to worry about the other party betraying you and stabbing you in the back.
It's still best to use friends like Wen Yu who have suffered in the Imperial Household Department.
Although it took her a lot of effort and money to have Wen Yu make the contact, it was still much easier than other methods.
Wen Yu nodded in agreement and turned to make arrangements without hesitation.
And so, people inside the palace were busy, and people outside the palace were busy, without disturbing each other, until July had passed and August had arrived.
Hongli finally returned to the palace from the temporary palace with Chen Yuwei and several children.
The children have completely let loose. Yong-hong and Yong-kun even discussed with Chen Yu-wei in advance to move their move to the Prince's Residence from September to August.
The reason was that they wanted to go to the study with their older brother as soon as possible.
Well, the reason they gave sounded very good. Regardless of Chen Yuwei's reaction, Hongli was deeply moved by his sons' thoughtfulness.
Sure enough, as soon as he returned to the palace, before he could even sit down properly, Hongli sent Wu Shulai to deliver some things, all for Yonghong and Yongkun, demonstrating Hongli's deep and loving fatherly heart.
Chen Yuwei: ...That's enough.
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