"So, the little prince born to Consort Chun is going to benefit Consort Xian? Why should she?"
In the main hall of Chengqian Palace, Gao Hongshan was furious and refused to sit down, even though she was pacing around the hall.
Beside her was Suwen, the maid who served Gao Hongshan. She was a newly assigned maid from the Imperial Household Department, as the previous maid had already left Chengqian Palace after offending Gao Hongshan.
"Your Majesty, Consort Chun's status is too low. Even if the little prince is entrusted to Consort Xian to raise, it will not be enough."
Whether it's Consort Xian or Consort Chun, their influence on the young prince is negligible.
Furthermore, given Consort Chun's damaged health, her future childbirth is uncertain. If she can only have one prince in her lifetime, would Consort Chun be willing to hand him over to Consort Xian? She might even have to fight for him back.
"But I am still envious. My time and Consort Xian's time to be conferred the title of secondary consort were around the same time. After entering the palace, I was the one who surpassed Consort Xian."
Now that Consort Xian has given birth to a prince, isn't she going to gain the upper hand over me?
At times like this, Gao Hongshan is most concerned about her reputation.
After all, in every other aspect, they are far superior to their opponents.
Suwen quickly tried to persuade her mistress, thinking to herself that as long as the high-ranking official in the court was still around, Consort Xian would not be able to control the Empress.
Gao Hongshan softened her attitude after being persuaded, let out a sigh of relief, sat back down on the couch and slammed her hand on the table, "In the end, I also need to make some achievements in terms of offspring."
She couldn't just sit idly by and wait to get pregnant. Over the years, she had taken countless fertility drugs, but none of them had worked. It seemed that she was not destined to have children.
Since she couldn't have children herself, she had no choice but to take another path.
If Consort Xian could adopt Consort Chun's child, why can't I, a Noble Consort, adopt other concubines' children? I have more confidence than Consort Xian.
Gao Hongshan had made up her mind to follow the example of Consort Xian and adopt a child to raise on her own, and she was eager to do so.
Little did Gao Hongshan know that Consort Xian, who had seemingly benefited from the situation, was actually suffering terribly.
Originally, Consort Xian had no intention of raising other people's children. She was capable of having children herself, so why should she waste her energy on such a thing?
Putting aside how to handle the relationship between a non-biological mother and son, Consort Chun is no pushover either; even if she were stupid, she wouldn't make this choice.
Unfortunately, the Emperor made the final decision, leaving Consort Xian no choice but to accept whatever he wanted. In short, everything had to give way to imperial power.
Yonghe Palace Main Hall
After returning from Xianfu Palace, Consort Xian sat on the couch in deep thought without saying a word.
From the moment the Emperor announced that he would entrust the young prince born to Consort Chun to her for upbringing, Consort Xian had never felt so aggrieved.
Damn it! We've been tricked! This script is clearly different from what she designed.
It should be noted that when Consort Xian and Consort Chun met before, they did not discuss a win-win situation where Consort Xian would raise Consort Chun's child. Instead, Consort Chun offered to help Consort Xian keep the baby in exchange for her help in keeping the pregnancy and sending the child to be raised by the Empress.
Because Consort Chun confidently stated that the Empress was carrying a girl.
Consort Xian naturally didn't know where Consort Chun got the information, but Consort Chun firmly believed that the method for conceiving a child was indeed very effective. So, by cooperating with Consort Chun to achieve her wish, Consort Xian would also gain an opportunity to get pregnant herself, which would be a win-win situation for both parties.
The two of them had high hopes and made great plans, but who would have thought that things would go wrong in the end?
It's not so bad that the car overturned; what's terrible is that neither of them anticipated the Empress's actions, and instead, the Empress took advantage of the situation, burying them both in the process.
Why did Consort Xian end up raising Consort Chun's child? It was all thanks to their good Empress, who easily avoided trouble with a simple phrase like "avoiding suspicion," even though the person who pushed Consort Chun had an unclear and ambiguous relationship with Changchun Palace.
"Your Majesty, shouldn't we tidy up the inner palace first? Consort Chun's little prince is coming."
Cui Rui stood just a few meters away from Consort Xian, carefully lifting the little prince who was about to be sent over.
The main problem was that the empress's expression was too serious when she returned to the palace, which frightened Cui Rui.
Everything was very different from the plan. Not to mention that the master couldn't bear it, even she wanted to cry herself to death.
But since it has already happened, ignoring it will certainly not do any good.
Now that the child will be living in Yonghe Palace, their first priority is to ensure the child's safety.
This young prince was born into a life full of misfortune, and even had some health problems.
Cui Rui didn't even dare to imagine the public pressure she would face if her health problems worsened or she died prematurely due to an unhappy stay at Yonghe Palace.
"The side hall is too far away, so let's clean up the side hall that's right next to the main hall."
She reached out and pinched the tip of her nose, looking tired and not in high spirits.
Cui Rui didn't want to rub salt into the wound at this time, so she obediently nodded in agreement. Before turning to leave, she didn't forget to look back a few more times.
Unfortunately, Consort Xian had no time to deal with these matters; she was currently overwhelmed with worry.
There were some things that Consort Xian could not say to a servant, so she could only keep them to herself and let time resolve these issues.
...
The little prince born to Consort Chun was brought to Yonghe Palace by palace servants ten days after his birth.
As the birth mother of the young prince, Consort Chun was naturally unwilling, but she had no choice but to obey the emperor's orders.
Consort Xian even took the initiative to remove several of the young prince's wet nurses and replace them with people she had newly selected from the Imperial Household Department.
Upon learning this news, Consort Chun became even more agitated, and at the same time, she was convinced that Consort Xian had done it on purpose, wanting to compete with her for custody of the young prince.
In reality, Consort Xian didn't mean that at all. She didn't keep those people around because she had to consider her status as her adoptive mother.
If there are problems among these people, and her failure to manage them in time harms the young prince, she won't even be able to explain herself.
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