Consort Rong dismissed everyone from the room, saying she was tired and wanted to rest in peace.
She is a person who is very good at keeping things to herself.
There was something I kept to myself for half a year without letting anyone find out.
From the moment she entered the palace, she knew that because of the Empress Dowager, she would not be favored.
As expected, once she entered the manor, everything was just as she had imagined.
She had nothing to complain about; it was the grudges of the previous generation, and as the next generation, she could only endure it. The Crown Prince was the Crown Prince; what could she do?
She then entered the palace, never expecting that she would have the opportunity to conceive a royal heir.
She was plotted against as soon as she became pregnant. Even though she was taken to the palace, she experienced the scheming and tactics of the inner palace. How could she not be afraid?
She set aside everything else, not pleading with the Empress Dowager, but with His Majesty, to preserve her pregnancy.
At that time, the Empress Dowager would not see her at all.
Perhaps it was to protect her, or perhaps it was simply because he didn't care.
With the birth of the fourth prince, her life improved considerably, and her status rose somewhat.
She still wouldn't gain favor; His Majesty rarely visited, and when he did, she was basically not required to serve him. A meal was enough.
Perhaps such treatment is something many people outside would still crave.
But she was just an ordinary woman who wanted her husband's pity.
But no, His Majesty's heart has never been with her.
Jiang Shiyan admitted that she was a person with no real ability and that she couldn't afford to offend anyone.
When the Empress Dowager was alive, she kept a low profile and no one dared to provoke her.
This was especially true after the death of the Empress Dowager.
Year after year, the fourth prince grew up, but she remained indifferent. She dared not contend, nor even dream of it.
I just want to live a peaceful life like this. I don't know when it will end.
However, to say that life was extremely difficult would be a lie; it wasn't actually that difficult.
There's just not much hope.
From my teenage years to this age, I have never received His Majesty's favor.
Perhaps I didn't realize it when I was young, but as I get older, I feel sad for a very long time every time I see His Majesty.
Perhaps this is loneliness.
But this loneliness has nowhere to be spoken; who will listen? Who can truly understand?
There are too many lonely women in the harem, and they are not as fortunate as her. At least she has the Fourth Prince.
Only she herself knew that since entering the manor, the number of times she had served the emperor could be counted on one hand.
As the fourth prince grew older, he became more calculating. Although she didn't ask, it wasn't that she didn't know. She simply admitted that she was powerless to stop him or help him.
So I stopped asking about it.
She heard those words during the first month of the lunar calendar this year.
She knew in her heart that this was true. She had thought about it when the accident happened.
She had suspected it before, and even tried to subtly probe it. Back then, the fourth prince was easier to get information out of than he is now.
Perhaps she didn't care about her birth mother. Therefore, Consort Rong already knew.
Now that someone is using this as leverage to threaten her, how can she not be afraid?
She could remain hidden her whole life, she could endure it, but her only son couldn't. What would happen to the Fourth Prince if His Majesty found out about these things? To plot against one's own brother is a grave taboo.
What does Your Majesty think of him?
If the fourth prince wants to become the crown prince, then he must fight for it.
Why didn't she, as the birth mother, grant her wish? She could have just died.
If her death could grant Consort Jin's wish, she would help the Fourth Prince.
It would also make His Majesty feel sorry for the Fourth Prince, wouldn't that be great?
But she couldn't bring herself to die right away.
But she was incredibly patient; from January to May, she didn't let anyone around her notice anything amiss.
Over time, she put pressure on herself and realized she couldn't handle it anymore.
I finally made up my mind.
Two days before she left, she summoned the Fourth Prince.
The mother and daughter dined together. Actually, she really wanted to dine with His Majesty as well, but His Majesty took the Empress to the Lotus Garden.
That's fine, that's fine too.
As usual, she instructed the fourth prince to pay attention to his diet and clothing.
As for what would happen next, she didn't say a word; there was no need to.
He is a prince; someone will take good care of him.
All she needs to do is die, that's all.
If her death was all good for her son.
So, she eventually watched her son walk away.
Two days later, he drove the people out and chose to commit suicide.
Before leaving, she thought back to the year she first entered the palace, when the Empress Dowager met her.
The Empress Dowager did not summon her; rather, she kept her for a short while when she paid her respects at Changshou Palace.
So many years, yet it's just a short while.
The Empress Dowager looked at her and said, "Life in the harem can be easy if you want it to be. Just rely on your man as you are now. Don't think about anything else. But life in the harem, relying solely on a man, can also be difficult."
At the time, she didn't understand what he meant and felt that his words were contradictory.
As death approached, she suddenly understood.
To rely solely on His Majesty requires complete trust, and the gamble is on His Majesty's mercy.
They have no initiative.
But relying solely on His Majesty will eventually lead to vain support.
Unless, of course, one possesses the abilities of an empress.
However, she accomplished nothing.
She also relied on His Majesty. When she first became pregnant, she would not have been able to give birth if it weren't for His Majesty's care.
But now, in this matter, she has chosen her son. She can no longer rely on His Majesty.
Jiang Shiyan was ultimately too naive.
When she was a child, the Jiang family was at its peak, and she had a very easy life.
Although I have learned a lot, I am still innocent by nature.
She forgot that how many people in the harem were truly simple?
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