"A thousand-eyed bodhi bead string?"
Consort Jing looked at the string of Buddhist prayer beads placed to the side and said in surprise, "Isn't this the one that the Empress Dowager just bestowed upon Consort Cheng a few days ago?"
"How could...this happen?"
Consort Hua said, "I remember this string of prayer beads was given to the Empress Dowager by the late Emperor when the Fourteenth Prince went on his first expedition. The Empress Dowager would hold this string of thousand-eyed Bodhi beads every day to pray for the Fourteenth Prince."
"I bestowed this string of Buddhist beads upon my sister-in-law in the hope that she would give birth to a prince safely for the Emperor, but I never expected such a thing to happen."
"The Empress Dowager didn't want this accident either. If she knew that her good intentions had harmed Granddaughter Sun and the Emperor's child, how heartbroken she would be."
Upon hearing this, the chubby orange cat tilted its head slightly, and the look in its eyes as it gazed at the string of Buddhist beads startled Shen Meizhuang.
Consort Hua felt particularly relieved and, for once, looked at Consort Jing properly, only to find that Consort Jing's eyes were exactly the same as hers, only more deeply hidden.
But no matter how well she hid it, she couldn't be fooled, because the two of them were kindred spirits.
The chubby orange cat was oblivious to the fact that the lawsuits in front of it were causing it grief, having lost another child.
Although he was saddened by the loss of Consort Fang and Consort Xin's child, his grief was minimal.
At that time, he had just ascended the throne and had to guard against his brothers' desperate attempts to destroy him, as well as manage the court and place his confidants in important positions. He simply couldn't spare much attention for the harem.
But Sun Miaoqing's pregnancy was different; he had high hopes for this child. Ever since he learned that Sun Miaoqing was pregnant, he had hoped it would be a son, not only because he didn't have many sons, but also because having a child would allow him to realize his dreams.
For this reason, he has put up with Sun Miaoqing's constant tantrums and whims over the past few months. He also makes time to play the piano and read to her, saying that this will help their child become intelligent.
All the effort and energy I've put in has now vanished.
Or perhaps it's because of this string of beads that shouldn't exist anymore...
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