"Is Consort Miao also here for a stroll in the Imperial Garden?"
Miao Changzai's expression changed slightly, and she smiled as she spoke, "Your Highness, my Shufangzhai is quite close to the Imperial Garden. I felt stuffy inside, so I came to the Imperial Garden to get some fresh air."
"I have disturbed Consort Yu. Please forgive me."
Xu Lejin smiled faintly and remained silent, saying softly that it was nothing. Then, with the help of Ruhua and Ziwu, she sat a little further away from Miaochangzai, gazing at the flowers and plants in the Imperial Garden outside the pavilion, swaying left and right in the wind and rain.
After a cup of tea
Miao Changzai looked intently at Xu Lejin and said, "Your Highness, I have a question in my mind. I have no grudges or enemies with you in the past or present, so why did you mention in your words that I am of humble origin and unworthy to raise the prince in my womb?"
"..."
Xu Lejin looked puzzled. After pondering for a moment, she said softly, "Consort Miao has been in the palace for many years and is now a concubine. She should know the rules set by the Emperor."
"Those below the rank of concubine are not qualified to raise imperial heirs."
Miao Changzai's expression darkened, and a fierce glint flashed in her eyes.
Xu Lejin then spoke in a low voice, "In the palace, the third princess born to Consort Cui and the sixth princess born to Consort Bu are raised in the Princes' Residence because their birth mothers are only consorts."
"In contrast, the tenth princess, born to Consort Zhi, was raised by Consort Hui because the head of Yanxi Palace was Consort Hui, allowing Consort Zhi to see the tenth princess every day."
“Miaochang is a dragon fetus in the womb, if she were raised in the prince’s house.”
Xu Lejin hesitated, as if she wanted to say something but then stopped.
Miao Changzai was pale and swaying precariously. After a long while, the wind and rain outside the pavilion had stopped. Miao Changzai looked at Xu Lejin and said coldly, "Your Highness, how do you know that even if I give birth to the imperial child, there is no possibility of me being made a concubine or a royal consort?"
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