Chapter 340 Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace, Gao Xiyue 30
Yongshou Palace —
Consort Zhe sat on the couch, eating roasted chestnuts and drinking goat milk. "Consort Chun's maternal heart has finally been put to rest. Now she probably won't dare to have her child become the Empress's adopted son again."
Gao Xiyue smiled and replied, "Not only Consort Chun, but I'm afraid that even the concubines who secretly harbor the idea of having their future children become the Empress's adopted sons would not dare to even consider this idea."
At the end of the year, Consort Chun gave birth to the Sixth Prince Yongrong. The Emperor bestowed upon her the same allowance as a Noble Consort. Afterwards, the Empress suggested to the Emperor that they adopt the child.
Consort Chun was willing, so the Emperor agreed. After all, the Empress was his legal wife, so it was natural for her to adopt a child.
As a result, after the Sixth Prince was brought to Changchun Palace, he started crying and had a fever, and no matter how the imperial physicians tried to treat him, it was no use.
Consort Chun felt sorry for the Sixth Prince and asked the Emperor to take him back to Zhongcui Palace. Miraculously, as soon as he returned to Zhongcui Palace, the Sixth Prince's fever subsided.
A few days later, the Empress took the Sixth Prince back, but he developed a high fever again. The Emperor quickly had Consort Chun take him back, and the fever subsided.
This matter was truly strange. The Emperor privately inquired with the Imperial Observatory, and the Director of the Imperial Observatory gave a tactful reply, saying it was best not to let the Empress raise the imperial heir.
Although it wasn't explicitly stated, the Emperor knew perfectly well that the Empress was incompatible with his child. The fact that this hadn't happened before was probably because they were far apart and the Emperor had the protection of the dragon's aura.
Therefore, the Emperor secretly decided to keep the Empress away from his children, and even imagined that the reason why the Empress had not given birth to a legitimate son or daughter was because she was incompatible with the imperial heirs.
"Yes, but this is too strange. Do you think this was deliberate, or..." Consort Zhe leaned closer to Gao Xiyue and whispered, "Is the Empress really incompatible with the Sixth Prince?"
"If it was truly deliberate, who could bribe so many imperial physicians?" After all, the Empress had summoned almost every physician in the Imperial Hospital. If it were deliberate, it was impossible for so many physicians not to notice.
“Your Majesty?” Consort Zhe shook her head. “Even tigers don’t eat their cubs. Your Majesty would never poison your own child just to prevent the Empress from raising the prince. Besides, Your Majesty has always wanted a legitimate son.”
If the emperor did not want the empress to raise imperial heirs, it is very likely that he was behind the empress's many years of childlessness.
However, the emperor always wanted a legitimate son. In the past, when the concubines served him, the empress's days were second only to Gao Xiyue's.
However, in recent years, it seems that the emperor has lost much of his expectations.
Gao Xiyue looked up at Consort Zhe and said, "Then there's only the second possibility."
Consort Zhe understood Gao Xiyue's meaning, "It's true..."
"The news from the Imperial Observatory is not about the Sixth Prince, but about the Crown Prince."
It's not that it's incompatible with the Sixth Prince, but rather with the imperial heirs.
Consort Zhe straightened her back, her face wary. "Then I'd better make sure Yonghuang and the others stay away from the Empress!"
Gao Xiyue reassured her, "Don't worry, the Emperor is here."
"The Emperor knows? That's good. After all, she is the Empress, so there are many things we can't do." That's right, how could the Imperial Observatory not tell the Emperor about something so important?
Relieved, Consort Zhe started talking about other things, "The Noble Lady Ling in Yonghe Palace is pregnant. Do you think she will raise this child herself, or let Consort Mei raise it?"
Consort Ling is greatly favored by the Emperor. She entered the palace a little over a year ago and became Consort Ling. Now she is pregnant again. After giving birth to the imperial heir, she will surely be promoted to the rank of Imperial Concubine.
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