"And I can't have children anymore. I can tell her some things I know in the future. But she... Ling'er, do you think she really has no will to fight?"
"Xiaoyi, you yourself said she can't have children. Without a prince, what's the point of the struggle?"
"Alright, let's go."
On the other side, Yan Nangui walked back.
Jiang Xiang said, "Ye Xiaoyi is now willing to kneel down in order to get back on her feet."
"It's not hard to understand. She really suffered an undeserved misfortune, so it's understandable that she's resentful. But it's useless for her to come to me. I'm not crazy enough to help her regain favor. Besides, I'm from the Ye family. On the surface, I'm a member of the Empress's lineage."
Even that day, she was the first to say something unpleasant about the Empress.
"Yes, Her Majesty the Empress must be very touched. After all, you are the only one she openly visits while she is recuperating," Jiangxiang said with a smile.
"The Empress has only made a slight miscalculation. She's far from truly losing power. With her health, she might get pregnant again any day now," Yan Nangui said.
“Ye Xiaoyi’s suspicions are reasonable. If there really are spies in Fengxiang Palace, then she won’t be able to keep the pregnancy even if she gets pregnant again,” Jiangxiang said.
"Let's see if Su Zhen, whom we sent away, is truly suspicious, or if she's just a scapegoat pushed out by the Empress in her haste," Yan Nangui said.
“If you ignore Ye Xiaoyi, who knows who she’ll go to next,” Jiangxiang said.
Yan Nangui thought for a moment and said, "I don't know, but if Consort Ye doesn't have any children, the Ye family's position in the harem will remain unstable."
When they returned to Zhaochun Palace, they saw that more rewards had arrived.
"Greetings to Consort Chen." The eunuch from the Imperial Household Department greeted her with a beaming smile, his gesture of greeting being exceptionally precise.
"What has been delivered?" Yan Nangui asked, looking at the things being carried by the eunuchs in the courtyard.
"Your Highness, it's tea. This year's new tea. The Jade Leaf Tea bestowed by His Majesty is one of your favorites. We felt that bringing only Jade Leaf Tea wasn't enough, so we chose some other teas. There's also the finest Silver Pine Tea and the finest black tea. The new black tea from the south has an extremely mellow flavor."
"Steward Liu is capable, and it's also thanks to the good arrangements made by Prefect Song," Yan Nangui said with a smile.
Of all the green teas, she naturally preferred the Biye tea. That's why His Majesty bestowed this upon her.
But she also likes black tea most of the time, and in recent years, the Imperial Household Department has often sent some.
As for the Silver Pine Tea, that is His Majesty's favorite.
The imperial harem is not a place like any other.
Although Yan Nangui didn't really care, it was still good that His Majesty was here and he was served his favorite tea.
It must be said that the Ministry of the Interior has put a lot of thought into this.
"We are all happy to please Your Highness." This Steward Liu was, of course, a eunuch.
But this Prefect Song is a dignified third-rank official, and he really knows how to do things and how to get along with people.
"Now that you've brought the gifts, keep them safe. You'll be drinking quite a bit of tea this year," Yan Nangui said with a smile.
"Thank you for your generosity, Your Highness. This green tea won't keep for long; once it's finished, new tea will be available. I'll naturally bring it to you then," Steward Liu said happily.
Having received the reward, Steward Liu left happily.
After tidying up Jiangxiang and the others, I brewed her a pot of black tea, which indeed had a very mellow flavor.
"His Majesty has arrived," Chanyi said, and hurriedly went out to pay her respects.
Shu Chengfeng walked over and waved his hand: "Having some tea? Do you have any for me?"
"Will Your Majesty drink mine?"
Shu Chengfeng glanced at her and then took it.
"Did you go to the Imperial Garden today?"
"Yes, I met my mother, Consort Zhang, and Consort Ye." Yan Nangui grinned mischievously. "Your Majesty, did you hear that Consort Ye knelt before me?"
Shu Chengfeng raised an eyebrow: "What did you agree to her for?"
"Hmph, are you here to interrogate me?" Yan Nangui turned around and snatched the teacup back.
"Tsk." Shu Chengfeng tapped the table.
Jiangxiang quickly poured him another cup.
"I've heard about it, can't I even ask?"
"I don't like the way you ask! You clearly know the answer, yet you still ask. Are you teasing me? Or testing me? If you're testing me, you don't need to! I have no ambition to be an empress." Yan Nangui frowned and said unhappily.
"You have quite the temper. Why am I testing you?" Shu Chengfeng laughed.
“Then I won’t tell you either. Go ask Ye Xiaoyi,” Yan Nangui said.
"Then I won't ask. What's so important that you need to ask her?" Shu Chengfeng shook his head again.
"With your temper, I have to be careful when I talk to you now, or I'll get yelled at," Shu Chengfeng said.
Yan Nangui's expression changed again. He put down his teacup and sat on the other person's lap: "Then you'd better be careful. There's only one Consort Chen. If she's gone, she's gone."
"Nonsense." Shu Chengfeng pinched the flesh on her waist: "You get thinner as soon as summer arrives."
"That's just my constitution, I'll take it slow and recover. I'm feeling much better now." Yan Nangui pinched his own chest.
It seems there's less meat than in winter.
"Let's have some soup tonight. I don't think I've been eating less these past few days," Yan Nangui said.
"You won't feel it yourself because it's a little less." Shu Chengfeng hugged her again: "Take good care of yourself, and make sure you pay attention to it."
"Alright." Yan Nangui also put her arms around the emperor's neck: "Your Majesty, are you still leaving?"
Shu Chengfeng smiled at her: "What do you want to do now? I will take a bath here later. If you want to touch my hair, you can wait until tonight."
"Hmph. I'm not washing you." Yan Nangui retreated.
"We don't need you, there are so many people here." Shu Chengfeng pinched her cheek: "You'd be better off just being lazy and eating too much."
"Pfft, am I being really mean?"
The two chatted and laughed until dinner arrived. After they had eaten, a eunuch from the front came to deliver a message.
"It is said that Consort Zhen in Yingfu Palace is seriously ill, and the Empress Dowager has ordered the imperial physician to see her. However, the Eighth Princess knelt outside the Empress Dowager's palace, begging the Empress Dowager to have mercy and allow a different imperial physician to be chosen."
"Which imperial physician is treating you now?" Shu Chengfeng asked.
"Your Majesty, it's just those young physicians in the Imperial Medical Bureau. They may not be very experienced, but they are all quite capable." As for the fact that she couldn't be cured, that was simply because the Empress Dowager wouldn't allow her to get better.
"Speaking of which, shouldn't the Eighth Princess be betrothed by now?" Yan Nangui asked.
"I'm about the right age," Shu Chengfeng said nonchalantly.
"It's good that Consort Zhen can have a royal physician to see her now. She complains that the young physicians are incompetent, but she thinks that changing to another one will solve the problem? It's clear that her illness is quite serious now." Otherwise, a child as intelligent as the Eighth Princess wouldn't be acting like this.
But no matter what, she should understand that the Empress Dowager would not give up.
Unless Consort Jane is dead.
If she dared to commit suicide, not only would the Eighth Princess and the Twelfth Prince be doomed, but even the Cao family would be in danger.
Imperial concubines were not allowed to commit suicide.
If he commits suicide, it all depends on whether His Majesty pursues the matter or not.
Others might not pursue the matter, but the Cao family? Need I say more?
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