Imperial Edict: I, in compliance with the Empress Dowager's benevolent order, have specially conferred upon Consort Zhuang, as she is pregnant with the Emperor's heir, the title of Imperial Consort, and shall retain it. I decree this.
When the news that Concubine Zhuang was pregnant with the emperor's heir and was named a noble concubine spread, everyone inside and outside the palace was shocked.
Everyone in the capital knows who Concubine Zhuang is.
She was originally an unknown woman in the harem. Because she came from a merchant family, she was not liked by the wife of the Earl of Yong'an, so she was not brought out to mix in the circle of noble ladies.
I don’t know many people.
However, because she had no children for seven years, she was divorced. When she was sent out of the Yong'an Earl's Mansion, she took the opportunity to make a big fuss in the Yong'an Earl's Mansion and revealed the secrets of the Yong'an Earl's Mansion, which made her famous for a while.
Although the reputation of the Yong'an Marquis's Mansion was greatly affected, Concubine Zhuang's reputation also became extremely bad and no one sympathized with her.
Every family has some privacy, and the most taboo thing is to have it revealed.
Concubine Zhuang's action resulted in the casualties of 1,800 enemies and 1,000 of her own men.
In the eyes of many people, Concubine Zhuang had no way out, and even her family was doomed.
However, no one expected that Concubine Zhuang would get lucky and enter the palace because of her contribution in saving the emperor.
Just enter the palace, it’s just a concubine position.
Besides, a concubine without children has little value in the harem.
However, on the second day after entering the palace and being appointed as a concubine, Concubine Zhuang generously donated all the dowry that was withheld by the Yong'an Earl's Mansion and the money that the Bei family had given to the Yong'an Earl's Mansion over the years to the national treasury, and was promoted two levels to become a fourth-rank concubine.
Now, a month later, Concubine Zhuang was pregnant with the royal heir, and she jumped six levels to be promoted to the first-rank imperial concubine.
It can be said to be a step to success.
After everyone was shocked, they reacted.
Wasn’t he divorced after being childless for seven years?
Now that Concubine Zhuang is pregnant with the royal heir, the reason for being childless for seven years is no longer valid.
It’s not that Concubine Zhuang is not good enough, but that Lin San from the Yong’an Earl’s Mansion is not good enough.
For a time, there was a lot of discussion in the capital.
"Noble Concubine Zhuang is not jealous. Third Young Master Lin has a concubine. Now that Noble Concubine Zhuang is pregnant with the royal heir, it must be Third Young Master Lin who is not capable."
Then someone else reacted, "Isn't Mr. Lin San in Nanfeng Pavilion? It must be the good Nanfeng."
"Didn't Third Master Lin often have secret meetings with Lady Shi in teahouses? It must be because of Lady Shi that Concubine Zhuang was prevented from getting pregnant."
"That must be the case. Young Master Lin III wanted to marry Lady Shi, but neither the Yong'an Marquis's Mansion nor the Shi family agreed. Have you noticed? The Yong'an Marquis's son was in good health before, but after marrying the eldest daughter of the Shi family, he became seriously ill.
As soon as the Yong'an Earl's son died, the Third Master Lin divorced Concubine Zhuang, presumably intending to marry Concubine Shi. However, her background was exposed, and Concubine Shi entered the palace instead. The Third Master Lin was heartbroken and disappointed with women, so he turned to Nanfeng Pavilion.
"Do you think it's possible that Third Master Lin killed the Yong'an Earl's son in order to obtain the title of Crown Prince and marry Lady Shi?"
"If that's the case, then Third Master Lin must have known about my life story a long time ago. How could that humble concubine not have contact with her own son for so many years?"
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Everyone was shocked!
It's not impossible.
After all, Lady Shi never got married until she was eighteen or nineteen. She must have been waiting for the Third Master Lin.
Later, it was revealed that the third son of the Lin family was a bastard, so the Shi family sent Concubine Shi into the palace through the Yang family in the name of raising a good child.
It can be said that if it were not for Concubine Zhuang, Young Master Lin would have become the crown prince of the Yong'an Earl's Mansion and married Concubine Shi into the mansion.
In the end, Young Master Lin San underestimated Concubine Zhuang and underestimated women.
But some people also think that the Yong'an Marquis's Mansion and the Third Master Lin are not cruel enough, otherwise Concubine Zhuang would not have had the opportunity to make trouble.
Then someone else revealed that Young Master Lin's divorce was just a way of demoting his wife to a concubine. After marrying Concubine Shi, he would find an opportunity to take Concubine Zhuang back as a concubine.
As soon as this statement came out, everyone understood why the Yong'an Marquis' Mansion suffered a setback. It was just because they were too confident and thought they had Concubine Zhuang under control, but they missed Concubine Zhuang's counterattack.
So don’t bully honest people, honest people also have minions.
"Your Majesty, outside the palace..."
Shi Liu came in hurriedly. She had taken people out of the palace to help the Bei family clean up the yard today. When she heard the rumors outside the palace, she hurried back.
"Don't worry."
Bei Lingyao smiled slightly. It was she who asked Zhang De to leak these rumors.
Naturally, he could not hide it from Emperor Jiahe. Without Emperor Jiahe's approval, Zhang De did not dare to follow the orders of the concubines at will, otherwise his position as the eunuch chief would be over.
The Great Xia Kingdom encouraged widows to remarry.
Anyway, her identity is not a secret and is particularly well-known. Instead of hiding it and causing people to speculate and slander, it is better to say it publicly.
It’s a good opportunity to expose the affairs of the Yong’an Marquis’ Mansion.
Rumor, no evidence.
But it was enough to drive Lady Yong'an crazy.
The eldest son is the backbone and face of the Yong'an Marquis's wife.
Although Yong'an Bofu used to favor his youngest son, he was very proud of his outstanding son, the crown prince.
When Lady Yong'an thought about her most promising son being killed by Lin San, the son of a lowly concubine, she was filled with hatred.
She took out a dagger from under the bed and was about to stab the bastard to death, but was stopped by her confidant.
"Madam, please don't be impulsive. This is just speculation and rumors. There is no evidence. Even if you want revenge, you don't have to do it yourself."
Lady Yong'an couldn't calm down. She wanted to chop off that bitch's son with her own hands.
"What evidence do you need? Isn't it obvious? He must have known about my life experience a long time ago. That humble concubine must have had contact with him a long time ago."
The wife of the Earl of Yong'an kept hitting her head, "I am so stupid! I have been hurt so badly by this bitch mother and son..."
Lady Yong'an was really devastated this time.
She became a laughing stock when her child was swapped, and the fact that she had killed her own child was also revealed.
Now the son of the concubine whom she raised has harmed her eldest son.
The wife of the Earl of Yong'an, who had been enjoying a happy and prosperous life for more than 20 years, had become a huge joke.
What a ridiculous life.
"Look at you now, like a crazy woman."
When Earl Yong'an came over, he saw his wife sitting on the ground like crazy, with a look of disgust on her face.
I deeply regret how blind I was to fall in love with such a person and even go against my parents' wishes to marry him at all costs.
The entire Yong'an Earl's Mansion was destroyed.
"I'm crazy, how could I not be crazy? That son of a lowly concubine killed our..."
"Shut up! What nonsense are you talking about when there's no evidence? There's even a rumor out there that you killed your own child. You vicious woman, why don't you end your own life and pay for your child's life?"
Earl Yong'an said unhappily.
Compared to the evil son Lin San, the Earl of Yong'an hated the Lady of Yong'an even more. After all, the evil son Lin San was also spoiled by the Lady of Yong'an.
"I'm warning you, no matter what you think, you better behave yourself for the time being. If you cause trouble again, don't blame me for disregarding our past friendship."
Earl Yong'an left after saying this, without noticing the crazy and hateful look in his wife's eyes.
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