The next day, Qingyin woke up to learn from A'an about the passing of Consort An.
"That Consort An deserved to die. She bullied the Empress before," Song An said with a smile. She hadn't forgotten that the Empress was banished to the Cold Palace because of Consort An.
Fortunately, His Majesty later discovered the truth and demoted the person.
"Hmph, heaven is watching what people do, and that wicked woman has finally gotten her comeuppance!" Song An continued to mutter.
Qingyin found it somewhat amusing: "Didn't we hear before that the Emperor punished her and seemed quite satisfied? Why are you bringing her up again now?"
"Of course it's different. If it weren't for the little princess, the Emperor wouldn't be able to see the Empress, and she would still be suffering in the Cold Palace..."
"Alright, alright, you little rascal, come help me pick out an outfit." Qingyin smiled at Song An, who was still angry.
Song An was interrupted by Qingyin's smile and stopped thinking about what had happened earlier.
Inside the palace, the palace maids noticed that the relationship between the Empress and the head maid Song An was different. Before the Empress went to the Cold Palace, only Song An was willing to follow her. They had a close relationship. On the surface, they were master and servant, but the Empress's feelings for Song An were clearly those of sisters. They could see this, and naturally, their attitude towards Song An also subtly changed to that of a half-mistress.
Not long after Fu Lin found evidence to convict Li Anjia of exile, Qingyin's due date was approaching.
As spring approached, Qingyin successfully gave birth to twins, a boy named Rongxuan and a girl named Chang'an.
The moment the two siblings were born, Qingyin was promoted to the only imperial concubine.
Two years have passed in the blink of an eye. Rongxuan and Chang'an are now little bundles of joy who can follow people everywhere. Rongxuan is aloof and mature for his age, while Chang'an is a sweet little girl who loves to act cute.
Her favorite thing was to follow Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang around. The reason was that the Empress Dowager was old and loved to dote on the younger generation. The little girl could get the candies that she couldn't get from her mother and father. She keenly noticed this, so she spent more time in Cining Palace.
The two siblings were twins and loved to stick together, so coming to Cining Palace was basically a buy-one-get-one-free deal. If you really count it, the two siblings could be considered as being personally raised by Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang.
The saying "whoever raises the child loves the child" couldn't be more fitting for Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang.
In the Cining Palace, Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang looked kindly at Chang'an, who was happily munching on milk cake on the table, and said to her in an extremely gentle voice, "Chang'an, eat slowly, your grandmother has more."
The pretty and delicate little Chang'an sat on a small stool, waving her two short legs happily. While her little mouth was busy stuffing a pastry the size of her little finger, she smiled and showed her cute dimples, saying in her childish voice, "Thank you, Grandmother. The pastry is so delicious. Grandmother, you should eat some too. Chang'an is feeding Grandmother."
Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang laughed so hard her wrinkles appeared: "Oh, good, good, good!"
"Silly little sister, Grandmother's teeth aren't good, she can't eat such hard pastries." Rongxuan, the little figure sitting on the other side peeling an orange, said seriously. He glanced at his silly little sister who was standing there dumbfounded, and handed the orange in his hand to Grandmother.
"Grandmother, please try this. I tried a slice, and it's sweet, not sour."
Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang: "Okay!"
Seeing that Xiao Chang'an seemed unable to eat and was standing there blankly, Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang said to the doll-like Xiao Chang'an with heartache, "It's alright, Grandmother will try a little, eat slowly."
Sure enough, Xiao Chang'an cheered up after hearing Xiaozhuang's comforting words.
While sitting to one side chatting with the Empress, Qingyin occasionally cast a glance at the close grandmother and grandson. Seeing the Empress Dowager completely controlled by the child, her eyes twitched slightly, but she quickly looked away.
The two children were intelligent and exceptionally beautiful. Ever since they discovered the Empress Dowager's favor towards them, they have been even more eager to climb the social ladder. Countless times, the Empress Dowager has been manipulated by them.
Meng Guqing saw Qingyin's eyes and understood that her attention had been drawn to the two clever little devils. She raised an eyebrow and smiled, "Rongxuan and Chang'an are both smart. They've been following the Empress Dowager around and have made her love them more and more. You can hardly see the Empress Dowager's former majesty anymore. I never thought my aunt would be like this one day!"
"Yes, those two naughty kids are just relying on the Empress Dowager's support. They don't watch what they eat. Even though I limited their sugar intake when they were in the palace, their faces are still half-round." Qingyin glanced at the two chubby little dumplings in the distance with annoyance.
Seeing that Qingyin was a little angry, Meng Guqing, one of the culprits, felt a little guilty. Meng Guqing, who often secretly fed the two children candy, comforted them, "It's okay, the two children are still young and are growing. They will lose weight as they grow taller."
"Well, I hope so."
Qingyin sighed, resting her chin on her hand.
The good news is that the two children grew rapidly at the age of seven and lost a lot of weight. Ten years later, the two children have grown into young and promising teenagers.
With the personal instruction of the Empress Dowager and Emperor Fulin, Rongxuan learned the knowledge of emperors very well. When Emperor Fulin realized that his health was not good, he had already made him the crown prince.
Emperor Fulin was not a long-lived emperor; he passed away a year after the Empress Dowager. (This is just the author's speculation.)
Rongxuan had no time to grieve the loss of his two loved ones. He had to take over his father's duties while trying to comfort his mother. He was so busy that he was dizzy.
Fortunately, he wasn't alone. Chang'an got married to a top scholar she had her eye on, and brought her child to the palace to comfort her mother.
In fact, Qingyin wasn't that sad. As a mission taker in the Quick Transmigration Department, she was used to facing death. It's just that she looked different to outsiders. Meng Guqing comforted Qingyin every day, afraid that if she wasn't careful, the beautiful Qingyin would commit suicide with the emperor.
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