"So, you're saying this to deliberately make fun of me?"
Was I just teasing her? I piqued her curiosity, and then, not forgetting to throw in a stab in the back by saying I couldn't use it!
Gao Hongshan was furious, thinking that Keliye Teshuying was really not a good person, how could she do things like that?
Cursing and swearing at Suwen in her heart, Gao Hongshan once again felt that all the advice Suwen gave her was terrible. If Keliyete Shuying could give birth to a child and be raised by her, she would not be surnamed Gao.
"Your Highness, please calm your anger. I only said these things because I did not want to deceive you."
Furthermore, for the sake of Your Highness's health, Your Highness cannot use this fertility remedy, but the concubines may use it.
I am willing to become pregnant and give birth for Your Majesty, but I also hope that Your Majesty can protect me and my child.
Life in the harem is difficult. I, a concubine, am without the emperor's favor. If I were to accidentally bear a child…” Keliyete Shuying paused, a bitter smile creeping across her face. “Your Majesty knows I am timid and weak, and I do not wish to follow in others' footsteps.”
Every year, there are all sorts of deaths in the palace.
To take a recent example, how did Consort Jin of Jingren Palace die? Even giving birth to a child meant being subjected to all sorts of schemes and plots. No matter how intelligent one is, one cannot withstand the open and hidden attacks from within the palace.
Gao Hongshan: ...Huh? Now, I'm not really going to have to change my name, am I?
"You, what you're saying is all true? You're willing to adopt my child?"
Why is that? Everyone else wants to keep their children close to them.
Unless one is greedy for more, who would be willing to separate mother and child and sow the seeds of disaster?
The strained mother-son relationship between the late emperor and empress dowager was precisely because of the interference of a foster mother. Neither mother nor son could ignore it, which led to the problem being infinitely amplified, causing them to be estranged from birth to death.
Although Gao Hongshan was not intelligent, she was not stupid. She could tell from the fact that Chunpin and Jiapin had chosen adoptive mothers for their sons that her noble status was not so outstanding in the eyes of the other concubines in the harem.
Why would Keliyete Shuying, a concubine from a Mongol banner, seek out a Han Chinese banner concubine instead of those high-ranking Mongol banner concubines?
He thought to himself that Gao Hongshan was a typical person who was all bark and no bite.
She's the kind of person who seems very capable, but is actually more cowardly than anyone else. Otherwise, Chen Yuwei wouldn't have said that Gao Hongshan likes to talk a big game, and yet she still often gets taken advantage of by others.
Keliyete Shuying nodded and said sincerely, "Your Highness is kind and gentle. Besides, I am of lowly status and cannot support my children."
"In that case, why don't you make plans sooner rather than later, so that my son and I can have a better future?"
Gao Hongshan: ...Wow, that's a really nice thing to say.
However, "How do you know that you will definitely get pregnant and give birth?"
Gao Hongshan felt that no matter how miraculous the remedy for conceiving a child was, it couldn't guarantee pregnancy just by using it.
Furthermore, passed down through generations, every household has several different recipes for having children.
Even the Gao family had sent her a lot of supplies, but after using them for years, she hadn't seen any effect whatsoever.
Keliyete Shuying said confidently, "This recipe of mine was obtained from Consort Chun."
Consort Chun?!
Gao Hongshan suddenly realized that the Xianfu Palace where Consort Chun resided was next to the Chuxiu Palace where Keliyete Shuying resided.
Consort Chun has not been favored by the emperor in recent years, but she has been able to give birth to two princes in a row, so there must be some secrets behind her.
If the method for producing a child originated from Consort Chun, then its accuracy and authenticity would be greatly enhanced.
"Consort Chun's health is not good now, perhaps because of this fertility formula."
"Consort Keliye, if you follow in Consort Chun's footsteps, will you not regret it?"
Despite risking her life to have children, the children ultimately ended up in Gao Hongshan's hands.
Anyone else would think it's not worth it, so why is Keliye Teshuying willing?
Keliyete Shuying lowered her head and looked down, explaining with a hint of melancholy and resentment, "This concubine does not want to continue living alone."
He would sacrifice his health to produce an imperial heir in order to ensure a smooth life for his concubines in their later years.
"Your Highness, you have always been a Noble Consort, and you have never experienced the daily hardships of the lower-ranking concubines. You do not understand what I would be willing to sacrifice to escape this situation."
Gao Hongshan: ...I really can't understand. It's because my biological father is more capable. Even when I was a princess in the mansion, Gao Hongshan lived a very good life.
After listening to Keliye Teshuying's reasonable and well-founded explanation, Gao Hongshan accepted this explanation.
Besides, she was originally a concubine, so it was normal for her to have concubines of lower status approaching her.
Since the other party was so desperate to get her protection, she reluctantly agreed.
The two quickly finalized the relevant cooperation matters, mainly because this matter would not cause Gao Hongshan any loss, since all the suffering would be Keliyete Shuying's responsibility.
At most, Gao Hongshan would lend a hand and escort the Emperor to Keliyete Shuying's palace twice.
But things are all about human effort, and it's the other party who needs to work hard too. So she sat to the side, waiting for the results.
Not bad, not bad. Suwen does have a good eye for people.
Keliyete Shuying is more reliable than others.
Before Suwen knew anything, her reputation had already been repeatedly spurred on by her master, highlighting a stark reversal.
...
"Oh dear, I'm getting old, my body can't take it anymore, I can't be this crazy in the future," I felt like all the bones in my body were about to fall apart.
Sure enough, after not riding a horse for a long time, most people can't handle suddenly running around in a carriage a few times.
Hongli held Chen Yuwei's hand as they walked, reminiscing about the crazy time they had just had at the horse farm.
The children, exhausted, sat on the sedan chair and stopped talking, instead slumping together in a disarray.
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