Chapter 217 The Legend of Zhen Huan, Guarjia Wenyuan 16
She was on good terms with Empress Chun Yuan when she was still a prince, and she was also skilled at playing the pipa, which was personally taught to her by Chun Yuan.
Unfortunately, my skills have become rusty after not practicing for so many years; it seems I'll have to pick them up again.
Actually, she wanted to change Longyue's imperial genealogy to her name, but she could only do so much by continuing to raise Longyue herself. The Emperor would not allow the change of the imperial genealogy.
"If Princess Longyue wants to come to Chuxiu Palace to see Hongxi, please come. I will definitely welcome her with open arms. Hongxi is young and full of energy."
“He wants to go out and play every day, but I’m afraid he’ll catch a cold when the seasons change, so I keep him from going out. He’s always making a fuss with me. If Longyue comes, I can relax a bit.”
Guarjia Wenyuan looked quite annoyed by the commotion, and spoke in a reproachful tone.
Consort Xin smiled and continued, "I can testify to this: the Sixth Prince causes a scene every few days in Chuxiu Palace, to the point that even Consort Jin wanted to get her hands on him."
"But she was soft-hearted. When the Sixth Prince looked at her pitifully, she had no choice but to take people out for a stroll at noon."
Consort Jing: "Actually, the Sixth Prince is in very good health. It's just that Consort Jin, as his mother, is always a bit too anxious."
Empress: "The Sixth Prince is of noble status, and Consort Jin is becoming a mother for the first time, so it's understandable that she's a little nervous."
Consort Wan looked at the seat where Consort Qi had been and asked in confusion, "Why haven't I seen Consort Qi today?"
"Since Consort Qi has fallen ill, I have exempted her from paying her respects and allowed her to recuperate," the Empress explained dignifiedly.
Consort An asked with concern, "Your Majesty, what did the imperial physician say? Consort Qi fell ill last winter, and she has fallen ill again these past few days."
"It's probably because of my age. I'm the same way. I get headaches several times a year. When Consort Qi gave birth to the Third Prince, she injured her body, and this was part of the reason."
The real reason was that the Empress had drugged Consort Qi, who was destined to become the only Empress Dowager.
However, given the example of Consort Xiang, the dosage she used each time was very small, making it seem as if she was gradually weakening and would die within two years.
"Alright, that's enough for today. You can all leave now."
"Your Majesty, I/Your Concubine, take your leave."
Afterwards, Prince Guo returned to the capital alive, but Consort Wan was already a concubine in the harem, so she could only temporarily meet Prince Guo from afar by going to the Hall of Mental Cultivation.
Six months later, Guarjia Wenyuan discovered that she was pregnant with twins, and everyone in the palace knew about it. Wanpin was a month younger than her, but their bellies were about the same size, which caused some rumors to spread in the palace.
Consort Wan had no choice but to stop hiding the truth and told the Emperor and Empress about the twins. She even began to intentionally reduce her food intake and bind her abdomen.
Wen Shichu had told Consort Wan that the child born this way might be premature and weak, but Consort Wan had no other choice.
She feared that if the emperor found out the child in her womb was not his, then she, the child, Prince Guo, and the Zhen family would all be doomed.
Because the cause was Guarjia Wenyuan, she couldn't help but feel resentful and angry towards her, after all, if it weren't for the fact that her pregnancy was not much different from her actual pregnancy.
Even if she were carrying twins, she wouldn't go so far as to harm her own children.
Zhen Yuandao was indeed guilty, not falsely accused, so he could only become a commoner and could no longer hold office. Therefore, Zhen Huan would only ever be a commoner.
Although the daughters of commoners were of low status, they were still better off than the daughters of disgraced officials, since they were still Manchus.
The first person to suspect the matter of the month was Consort Duan. Consort Duan was perceptive and, because Princess Longyue often met with her, she naturally noticed that Princess Longyue harbored resentment and hatred towards the Emperor.
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