This is the first person to be promoted after entering the palace.
It was merely to comfort her after she lost her child, and because this time, it was impossible to bring the mastermind out.
Naturally, that's what everyone thought.
After calming down, Shu Chengfeng still ordered a thorough investigation.
Unfortunately, the key to the whole matter was Ruxin, and there were almost no clues after her death.
Shu Chengfeng ordered gifts to be given to Luo Wanyi and Jiang Guiyi, but he did not see either of them. He then returned to Beichen Palace.
Jiang Guiyi was extremely surprised to find herself pregnant.
He was happy to receive the reward.
Her maid, fearing she might be upset about not being able to see His Majesty, said, "Your Highness, please don't overthink it. His Majesty was furious yesterday, and he's probably still investigating those matters today. He'll come to see you in a while."
“You don’t need to persuade me, I know. Now… things may involve Ruining Palace, and I am the Empress Dowager’s niece. I have a child at this juncture, so naturally I cannot come.”
We can't come here and then suppress the Ye family; wouldn't that make us a laughingstock in the harem?
Therefore, she knew she wouldn't be able to see anyone for a short time.
"I'm just...very surprised that His Majesty allowed me to have a child, and I'm...very grateful." Consort Jiang touched her belly.
“Your Highness has served His Majesty for so many years. Although His Majesty has not seen you often since you entered the palace, he knows your character well and naturally knows how to treat you,” Bi Rou said.
"No matter what, I will give birth to this child properly. It's fine if it's a daughter. She's still my bloodline," Jiang Guiyi said.
"We will, we will be very careful and will never let anything happen to you."
"Don't worry, no one is trying to harm me right now. I'm not favored by the emperor, and I belong to the Jiang family. After what happened yesterday, even the Empress Dowager, who is most likely to harm me, wouldn't dare to act rashly. I'm sure I'll be able to give birth," Consort Jiang said with a smile.
For three consecutive days, His Majesty did not enter the inner palace.
He also did not see the Empress Dowager, who sent someone to invite him once a day.
Shu Chengfeng was not unaware that this would arouse suspicion in the harem, but he simply did not want to go.
“Your Majesty, I have investigated, and this matter should have nothing to do with Changshou Palace. Furthermore, Changshou Palace was unaware that Consort Jiang was pregnant. Since Consort Jiang entered the palace, they have had almost no private contact,” Yun Ji said.
"Hmm." Shu Chengfeng had also thought of that.
Although he couldn't touch the Empress Dowager, he could still reduce her number of followers.
The current Empress Dowager may still have some followers, but she is far less powerful than she was during the reign of the late Emperor.
It's not easy to do something.
Besides, she didn't need to deal with several pregnant concubines.
It would be more accurate to say she poisoned herself.
The more people sent out, the more suspicious the Empress Dowager would become.
Shu Chengfeng couldn't believe it.
"To outsiders, my subordinates said it was because of the herbal tea," Yun Ji said.
Shu Chengfeng hummed in agreement.
That's all nonsense; people outside aren't stupid.
However, the matter of the two young concubines did not cause too much of a problem; to be precise, no one dared to ask.
"How is Ye Xiaoyi?"
"That day, I had persistent abdominal pain and bleeding. I called the imperial physician, and he said I was fine, but... I will not be able to have children in the future," Yun Ji said.
"Okay, let's go. To Qingqiu Pavilion." Shu Chengfeng stood up.
"Yes." Yun Ji thought to himself, "The Empress Dowager is going to be furious."
Zhi Shuang Pavilion.
"It's like trying to hold down a gourd only to have another one pop up. Consort Ning, I'm just a Consort myself. Consort Qu, on the other hand, has a good life." Consort Ning said calmly.
"Jieyu, you've taken a risk this time. Why bother? There are still the Second Prince and the Third Prince down there." Hongdou handed her a cup of hot tea.
"You think I did this for that?" Ning Jieyu smiled.
“This servant does not understand,” Hongdou said.
Ning Jieyu remained silent.
Hongdou didn't dare to ask any more questions.
Such a big thing is beyond what a mere concubine like her could accomplish.
The person behind it all wanted the Empress Dowager to take the blame, and it was she who orchestrated Ruxin's downfall.
And she simply went with the flow.
If Lo Yuen-yee has another child, she may indeed be promoted again.
Qu Meiren, well, she was unconvinced. Of course, it was also to get rid of her.
This collaboration is merely a trial run. In the future, there will always be a time when I truly make my mark.
In this imperial harem, having a child is everything. But what about her? Despite giving birth to the eldest prince, she could only be a concubine.
They can't even raise them themselves.
That person is right. For those women born out of wedlock who enter the palace to serve as regents, their fate is not their fate at all.
It would be good if it could cause the Empress Dowager and His Majesty to become increasingly estranged. The women of the Ye family are incredibly foolish.
They shouldn't be above themselves.
Whether it's Luo Wanyi or Qu Meiren.
How could you possibly miscarry just by smelling medicine?
It all started with that bowl of tea laced with medicine.
However, one drank more and the other drank less.
But no one would have guessed that the tea wasn't served in Qianqiu Tower at all, but rather... in Fengxiang Palace.
No one suspected the Empress, so naturally no one investigated.
The evidence no longer exists.
Unless Ruxin comes back to life, the Empress Dowager will have to continue to bear the blame.
In Wanchun Palace, Consort Xiangxian drank a bowl of porridge with a feeling of nausea.
"How is the Empress?"
Consort Xiang waved her hand.
"Your Highness has had a tough time; she's only been a month and she's already started vomiting," Fu'er said with concern.
"It's a matter of her constitution. The imperial physician will check her pulse the day after tomorrow, and then it won't be able to be hidden anymore." In the palace, a woman's pregnancy is impossible to conceal unless you go to great lengths to hide it.
“You mean Luo Wanyi didn’t miscarry? Tsk, the person behind this was so ruthless, yet she managed to escape,” Fu’er said.
"Whether she escapes or not is none of my business. As for Consort Qu, she was born after the imperial fetus rolled around in my womb," said Consort Xiangxian.
“Yes, it’s true that having children is rare, but getting promoted isn’t easy either. Now that she has the rank of Jieyu, if she’s still favored in the future, she can always get pregnant again.” Fu’er pouted.
"If the Empress knew I was pregnant too, I'm afraid she would be furious," said Consort Xiangxian.
Fu'er laughed: "She herself can't get pregnant, how can she stop someone else from having a child? You are now the most honorable first-rank imperial concubine, if you give birth to another prince, you will be incomparably noble." Fu'er said.
Consort Xiang touched her belly and smiled.
Better late than never. There's no need to rush.
The meeting between the Empress Dowager and His Majesty ended unhappily.
The Empress Dowager was furious, scolding the Emperor for not trusting her and for harming Consort Ye.
After listening, Shu Chengfeng simply asked her, "Is it cruel for me to make my concubines drink medicine? I have the right to choose which concubine I want to be unable to have children forever. How could Mother Empress use the word 'cruel' to describe it?"
The Empress Dowager knew she had gone too far, but she had never bowed her head before, and she was unwilling to do so.
"The Emperor has grown too powerful now, and naturally he doesn't take me seriously. You can talk back to anything I say. You've watched me being wronged all these years, putting on airs and refusing to come see me. Now that you've finally come, this is how you treat your birth mother."
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