Chapter Twenty-Six: The Legend of Zhen Huan - Fang Jiachunyi 26
But not receiving a denial always made me feel uneasy, after all, it had been from entering Prince Yong's mansion to entering the palace.
She had never harmed anyone, and Consort Duanshun had no grudge against her.
"It was loyalty, but it was also because Consort Dunsu was generous to her subordinates."
Even though everyone was dead and the Nian family had fallen, they were still willing to listen to Songzhi and do one last thing for Consort Dunsu.
Consort Dunsu vented all her bad temper on those who competed for her favor, but she treated her palace servants quite well.
"really."
The most generous palace in the palace, the one that bestowed the most rewards, and the one that the palace servants most wanted to visit, was the Yikun Palace during the reign of Consort Dunsu.
Consort Xian and Consort Wan became pregnant one after the other. Consort Xian was promoted to Consort Xian and moved to the main position in Jingyang Palace, while Consort Wan enjoyed the privileges of a Noble Consort.
Imperial Garden —
"The fact that Lord Zhen is hiding Qian Mingshi's books doesn't seem to bother Consort Wan at all. If it were me, I would probably be panicking by now."
Consort Xin admired Consort Wan quite a bit, and she certainly didn't think that Consort Wan didn't care about her maternal family; she must have a way to resolve the situation.
“Consort Wan has a seventh prince. The Emperor will never allow the prince’s maternal family to become criminals.”
Moreover, Consort Wan is not currently imprisoned and can send messages to her maternal family.
With Consort Wan's persuasion, Zhen Yuandao will surely abandon his useless scholarly pride and bow his head to the Emperor.
However, he can no longer hold office; demotion is inevitable, and the extent of the demotion depends on the emperor's dissatisfaction.
"That's right. That's why everyone in the palace wants to have a prince to raise under their wing, to be a concubine or imperial consort in the palace. It's not as fun as leaving the palace and living happily in your own son's house."
Even if his maternal family made a mistake, the Emperor would forgive them somewhat because of his sons; but the same might not be true for princesses.
Consort Xin thought about Shuhe and her own family.
Well, her maternal family doesn't require her to worry about anything. They live far from the capital and are unlikely to get involved in anything like corruption. Her maternal family is worry-free and certainly not as stubborn as Zhen Yuandao.
Muttering to herself, Consort Xin's panic subsided.
“Indeed.” Fang Jiachun nodded.
In the original storyline, even after Zhen Huan gave birth to Princess Longyue, the Zhen family still ended up as slaves.
But if Zhen Huan had given birth to a prince, the Zhen family would at most have become commoners without official positions.
Zhen Huan's decision to abandon Princess Longyue was heartless, but keeping her might not have been better than Consort Jing raising her.
If the daughter of a guilty official is her birth mother, even if the emperor favors her greatly, it will still drag Princess Longyue down with her.
Furthermore, when Zhen Huan learned that she was a substitute, her pride was shattered.
Leaving the palace is the best option, for both Zhen Huan and Princess Longyue.
Just as Fang Jiachun had expected, Zhen Yuandao was demoted and returned to his post as Minister of the Court of Judicial Review.
After years of hard work, he returned to square one; even the emperor had a touch of morbid humor.
Consort Xian and Consort Wan gave birth smoothly, producing the fourth princess, Sijia, and the fifth princess, Longyue.
This was also because they secretly spread the word when the imperial physician determined the gender.
The method of identifying the gender by pulse is quite accurate. Upon hearing that both were princesses, the Empress dismissed Imperial Physician Wen and found an opportunity to have Zhang Mi take their pulses.
After confirming that everything was correct, the methods became less stringent. During the delivery, the Empress directly ordered that Consort Wan's ability to have children be nullified.
One son and one daughter are enough; she absolutely cannot tolerate Consort Wan having another healthy prince.
The medicine was provided by the Empress Dowager as a favor; it was a secret remedy, and even the imperial physicians could only diagnose that the damage to her body occurred during childbirth.
The Empress originally intended to frame Fang Jiachunyi, but since she could not bribe the palace servants of Yongshou Palace, she resorted to using a secret medicine.
The Empress Dowager knew about the Empress's love and hatred for Rouze, and she learned that the Empress wanted to sterilize Consort Wan.
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