Chapter 82 The Legend of Zhen Huan, Nian Shilan 20
One should never be afraid of a son, but rather cherish him, for fear that the throne will fall into the hands of one's brother's son. No matter how close the brothers are, they are not as close as one's son.
When Princess Qingying arrived at Jiangxue Pavilion, the much-anticipated entrance did not take place; the other young ladies had already dispersed.
She believed that she and Hongli had a childhood sweetheart relationship, and that Hongli must like her and wait for her.
In the end, they didn't wait at all; Hongli didn't even ask her. She ruined everything.
Even though Princess Qingying was not chosen, the Empress still made her Hongli's princess.
Because Hongshi's faction and private dealings with the late Emperor's Eighth Prince were exposed, Hongshi was stripped of his yellow sash and adopted by Yinzhi.
Consort Qi was also implicated by the enraged Emperor for pleading for her son and was demoted to Consort Qi.
Hongli became Prince Bao, and according to ancestral rules, he could have two secondary consorts. She asked the emperor for an imperial decree regarding the secondary consorts.
As a result, the Emperor was particularly angry about Princess Qingying's late arrival at Jiangxue Pavilion, which made the concubines, including Nian Shilan, wait, and refused to issue an imperial decree.
It was only after she mentioned Empress Chun Yuan that the Emperor reluctantly agreed, but he was only willing to grant her the title of Princess, otherwise she could marry on her own.
She had no choice but to accept the title of princess. After all, there were three adult princes in the palace. Hongshi was adopted, Hongzhou was weak, and Hongli was the only option.
After Hongzhou finished choosing his consort, Nian Shilan began to plot to bring down the Empress. She couldn't wait to become the Empress Dowager, but she didn't want the Empress to still be superior to her.
The Empress targeted Consort Hui, who was pregnant, on multiple occasions, and even bribed the midwife during her childbirth.
With Nian Shilan's help, Consort Hui caught the midwife and safely gave birth to Princess Jinghe. The midwife was interrogated by the Shenxing Division and revealed a palace maid.
Following this lead, the Emperor investigated further and, without the Empress Dowager's intervention, successfully traced the matter to Jingren Palace.
Meanwhile, before Zhen Huan left the palace, she asked Consort Hui to help her find out about her first child, and news also came in.
It was the Empress who took action against Zhen Huan, while Consort Hui went directly to the Emperor with the evidence.
Although the Emperor now despises Zhen Huan, the Empress has harmed his children, and he is reminded of the children he lost during his time as a prince and after entering the palace.
As a result, the Empress was confined to her quarters, and the palace maids and eunuchs of Jingren Palace were interrogated. Jiang Fuhai confessed to all of the Empress's crimes, including the matter of Empress Chun Yuan.
In the end, the empress was demoted to a commoner and placed in the cold palace.
Afterwards, the Emperor promoted Nian Shilan to Imperial Noble Consort, and at the same time bestowed titles upon the six palaces, promoting Consort Jing to Imperial Noble Consort Jing and Consort Li to Imperial Noble Consort Li.
Consort Yu was promoted to Imperial Concubine Yu, Consort Tian was promoted to Imperial Concubine Tian, Consort Min was promoted to Imperial Concubine Min, Consort Ying was promoted to Imperial Concubine Ying, and Noble Lady Xin was promoted to Consort Xin.
Borjigit Noble Lady was promoted to Consort Zhen, Consort Ning was promoted to Noble Lady Ning, and Consort Kang was promoted to Noble Lady Shun...
After dealing with the Empress, a person claiming to be a spy for Consort Shu approached Consort Ning.
After being told the truth about Prince Guo's death, Consort Ning embarked on her journey to slay the dragon.
In the days leading up to his death, the emperor was extremely weak and had a premonition that his life was coming to an end.
So he made Nian Shilan his empress. He remembered that Nian Shilan had repeatedly refused his suggestion to register Hongli under her name, so he did not go against Nian Shilan's wishes.
Ignoring the advice of his court officials, the emperor bestowed the name Hongxu upon the child he had personally killed and granted him the title of Prince Mu.
He then instructed Hongli to choose one of his or Hongzhou's children to be adopted by Hongxu.
On the day she received the imperial edict, perhaps because her body still retained some consciousness, Nian Shilan couldn't suppress her emotions and burst into tears.
Consort Ning, now known as Ning Pin, committed suicide after spending more than a year completing her grand plan to slay the dragon.
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