The Empress was taken aback.
The Empress Dowager, the previous mastermind behind palace intrigue, is indeed ruthless!
"Yes, Your Majesty, I am also worried that Consort Jin is using bewitching methods to seduce Your Majesty."
“Consort Jin is timid and fearful, so I think you are overthinking it. Although the Emperor stayed overnight at Chuxiu Palace, he did not neglect the affairs of state. I heard that Consort Jin advised the Emperor to treat everyone equally, but the Emperor was concerned about the child in Consort Jin’s womb and refused to leave.”
"If this is considered a seductive tactic, I wish everyone in the harem had the same mindset as Consort Jin, so that they wouldn't fight to the death for the emperor's favor!"
The Empress was furious!
She came here to complain!
Instead, the Empress Dowager praised Consort Jin!
Something's not right with this script!
“But, Your Majesty, Consort Jin is only carrying a princess. Your Majesty is being far too concerned.”
"So, according to the Empress's wishes, should Consort Jin be allowed to miscarry so that the Emperor will no longer care?"
"No, Your Majesty, that's not what I meant. I was just worried about His Majesty—"
"Alright, alright, I know what I'm doing. Since you have doubts, I'll summon Consort Jin here and see if she really is the vixen you're talking about."
The empress eventually left in a huff.
Consort Jin was soon invited to Shou Kang Palace.
"Your Majesty, I pay my respects. May Your Majesty enjoy boundless blessings and peace."
"Rise, please take a seat."
"Thank you, Empress Dowager."
The Empress Dowager glanced at Consort Jin's belly.
"Consort Jin's belly is getting bigger and bigger. Before the princess is born, let's skip the greeting ceremony."
"Thank you, Empress Dowager."
Thank you, Grandmother!
Um?
The Empress Dowager was taken aback when she heard the voice.
Who is speaking?
The Empress Dowager thought she was hallucinating.
"I heard that His Majesty has been staying in Chuxiu Palace for the past seven days. Consort Jin is pregnant and has to serve His Majesty. It must be very tiring for her."
Consort Jin understood the implied meaning.
It means that since the emperor is by your side every day, the other concubines may have some complaints. You can whisper in the emperor's ear and ask him to go and rest with another concubine first.
"Your Majesty, I understand. I will persuade you."
The Empress Dowager nodded.
From the moment she entered, Consort Jin's every word and action showed her to be sensible, completely unlike the arrogant vixen the Empress described.
This empress is far too jealous!
"I recently acquired a new batch of silk. Choose a few pieces to make some clothes. You'll be a mother soon, so your clothes shouldn't be too plain."
"Thank you, Empress Dowager."
Ruoqiu quickly came up carrying a batch of silk.
Consort Jin chose a piece of pink fabric.
"Your Majesty, I would like to use this pink fabric to make a few clothes for the princess."
The Empress Dowager was overjoyed.
Consort Jin didn't think about herself; instead, she was preoccupied with the little princess. She called her a vixen, but the Empress Dowager refused to believe it.
"Speaking of the gifts I prepared for the princess, I did have the craftsmen make two gold peace locks."
As she spoke, the Empress Dowager picked up two boxes beside her.
"Consort Jin, take a look."
"Thank you, Empress Dowager."
Consort Jin took it with both hands, opened it, and looked at it.
They are two very exquisite gold safety locks, each weighing about 10 taels.
"I have prepared another five hundred taels of gold, so that she will receive the same amount of favor as Hejing did when she was born. They are both my granddaughters, and I will not show favoritism to her."
[My great-grandmother, have you prepared a golden peace lock and gold ingots for me so early? What a wonderful grandmother you are! May your great-grandmother enjoy boundless happiness, longevity, and eternal youth! May everything go smoothly for you! May you live a thousand years! May my great-grandmother live a thousand years!]
The Empress Dowager was certain she wasn't hallucinating.
Could it be the bond between grandparents and grandchildren?
"Cough cough cough!"
The Empress Dowager suddenly started coughing.
[Grandmother! Are you alright? If you're sick, quickly summon the imperial physician! Grandmother, please take good care of yourself. Qianqian is waiting to be born so she can be by your side and enjoy the happiness of family life, surrounded by the joy of being with her grandchildren!]
The Empress Dowager was overjoyed!
As the previous champion of palace intrigue!
She was already tired of the power struggles in the imperial harem!
Few of the current imperial concubines are easy to deal with.
They're eyeing a mother's status because of her son!
She's plotting to use her seductive skills to bewitch the emperor!
There are countless people who want to cause pregnant concubines to miscarry!
The five princes grew up by the Empress's side.
Princess Hejing had once again inherited Lin Zhaoyi's cunning.
The Empress Dowager never experienced the happiness of having her grandson by her side.
The older I get, the more I envy the bond between grandparents and grandchildren in ordinary families.
Now, a little princess who hasn't even been born yet has suddenly given her this warm feeling, how could she not be happy!
"I'm fine, I just caught a slight cold, some medicine will do the trick!"
[Ah, my heart aches for my Grandmother! Grandmother, please take good care of yourself and watch Qianqian grow up! Qianqian will definitely stay by Grandmother's side and take good care of her!]
Oh my! What a sweet talker!
Even if the Empress Dowager had any illness, she would recover immediately!
After taking the medicine, the Empress Dowager said...
"I think that five hundred taels of gold is too little. Let's increase it to eight hundred taels."
Consort Jin was taken aback.
So quickly it's reached eight hundred taels of gold!
The Empress Dowager really values this little princess!
[Grandmother! Qianqian doesn't want the gold anymore! Qianqian is willing to give all this gold for Grandmother's health, peace, and longevity!]
Ah, this child—
The Empress Dowager felt incredibly warm-hearted!
Consort Jin sat for a while.
The Empress Dowager noticed that she looked tired.
Then he said.
"Consort Jin, go back and rest! I will come to see you tomorrow."
Consort Jin was taken aback.
It was always the imperial concubines who went to Shou Kang Palace to pay their respects.
However, the Empress Dowager never lowered herself to personally visit the concubines in their harems, unless they had just given birth to a prince or princess.
Consort Jin was only pregnant, and with a princess in tow, yet she received such treatment!
It is easy to imagine how much the Empress Dowager valued Consort Jin, or rather, the little princess!
"Thank you, Your Majesty. I shall take my leave."
[Grandmother, please take good care of yourself. Remember to take your medicine on time, drink plenty of hot water, and get plenty of sleep. Qianqian will be a good girl and wait for you to come to Chuxiu Palace.]
The Empress Dowager smiled warmly.
The Empress Dowager has noted it down.
When he learned that Consort Jin had not only not received any advice from the Empress Dowager, but had instead increased the birth gift of the little princess by three hundred taels of gold, and would personally visit her the next day, he was overjoyed.
The Empress was dumbfounded!
"I underestimated Consort Jin's methods! Her seductive arts are so profound and unpredictable! She has bewitched the Emperor, and now even the old fox Empress Dowager has been bewitched! No, I must do something, otherwise, all the favor in the harem will belong to Consort Jin, and I'm afraid I won't be able to keep my position as Empress one day!"
Consort Lin thought for a moment.
"Your Majesty, I do have a solution."
Tell me about it.
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