"This woman cannot be allowed to live. Blame her for getting pregnant at this time. I do not want any threat to her." Consort Min clenched her fists and made a silent vow.
She is determined to overcome every obstacle on her path forward.
Consort Min summoned the person she trusted most—her personal maid, Amber.
"You will handle Consort Jia's matter for me. You've been by my side for so many years, and I trust you to be an honest person. Your parents must want to live a better life, right?" Her gaze towards Amber was filled with coldness.
There can be absolutely no mistakes in this matter.
Amber had followed Consort Min step by step to where she was now, and her hands weren't clean either; she had long since gotten used to this.
She immediately curtsied and said respectfully, "Of course, I will do my utmost to fulfill the Empress's orders. Rest assured, I will not leave any trace."
Immediately afterwards, the two began to plan how to cause Consort Jia's unborn child to miscarry without anyone noticing.
After much deliberation, Consort Min decided to sprinkle hair oil on Consort Jia's usual route.
"At that time, no one will be able to trace it back to us. It's just that the ground was slippery, and Consort Jia didn't walk steadily and fell off the imperial palace."
Then the maidservant tampered with the road.
At this moment, Consort Jia was unaware of what was happening. She walked by with a smile on her face, even chatting and laughing with the maid beside her.
"If I can give birth to a prince this time, our lives will be much easier from now on."
The maidservant chimed in, "Don't overthink it, Your Excellency. Whether it's a princess or a prince, it's a good thing for us!"
As soon as she finished speaking, Consort Jia felt her foot slip and then stumbled and fell to the ground.
She started groaning repeatedly. The maidservant beside her was terrified and quickly helped her up. The other maidservants were also in a flurry of activity.
Consort Jia panicked even more, as she felt a pain starting in her abdomen.
"What should I do? What should I do? Can my child still be saved?!"
The maid could only send the person back to the palace and notify the imperial physician at the same time, as the questioning continued relentlessly.
However, this time Consort Jia was far too careless. After examining her, the imperial physician could only shake his head helplessly: "Consort Jia's child cannot be saved. I am afraid I am powerless to help. She has lost too much blood."
Upon hearing this, Consort Jia clenched her fists so tightly she almost ground her teeth to powder: "Why would I suddenly fall down? Someone must be plotting against me!"
The imperial physician then wrote several prescriptions to nourish the body, while also advising Consort Jia: "Your Highness, there is no need to get angry now. Only by taking good care of your health can you have a long future ahead."
In this harem, whoever becomes pregnant is watched by countless eyes at the same time; one must be extremely careful.
Now, even if Consort Jia wanted to regret it, she had no chance left.
After finally becoming pregnant, it is extremely difficult to take good care of one's health and conceive another imperial heir.
Tears streamed down her face as she grieved deeply, murmuring, "My poor child, who hadn't even come into this world to experience warmth, left us so inexplicably. How pitiful!"
The maids beside her could only offer their best comfort; seeing Consort Jia like this, they too felt extremely distressed.
Ah Qi was quite leisurely. After resolving the matter with Consort Min, he arrived at Tianxiang Tower and put on a pitiful look as he approached Xu Yuehuai from behind.
Xu Yuehuai was busy when she suddenly noticed someone behind her. She quickly turned around and was startled by A Qi's small figure.
"Grandma..." his pitiful voice came out, even with a hint of crying.
Seeing his appearance, Xu Yuehua frowned but still asked, "What's wrong? Why did you suddenly come here?"
She craned her neck to look back, but saw no attendants, and couldn't help but feel uneasy.
"Could it be that you came out by yourself, without anyone following you?" Xu Yuehuai couldn't help but wonder. If that were the case, and if something happened to him at Tianxiang Tower, it might bring him to his death.
She can't afford another problem.
"The food there is really terrible. I really miss the food at Tianxianglou. Why don't you make some for me, Grandma? Look, I've lost weight these days..." His eyes held a hint of expectation.
If Xu Yuehuai hadn't overheard that conversation, she might have agreed and felt pity for Aqi, but right now, she felt none of that.
She thought for a moment and then calmly refused, saying, "Things are different now. If I were to receive you today, it might bring unnecessary trouble in the future."
Hearing this, Ah Qi didn't give up and continued to play the victim: "Grandma, I know you're the best. You wouldn't bear to see me not eating or sleeping well, would you?"
In the past, Ah Qi would never have acted this way.
Xu Yuehuai stared at his appearance, thought for a moment, and thought that perhaps she could get some information from him, so she sent him to the main hall: "You must keep a low profile here and not cause any trouble. I will have the people from Zhenxiufang make some pastries for you."
At this moment, Ah Qi was overjoyed and almost jumped up: "This is really great! You don't know, although the food made by those people in the Eastern Palace is all straightforward, the difference between it and yours is just too great."
After Xu Yuehuai served the pastries, she noticed that Aqi's expression was a bit off, and there was even a hint of grievance in it. Out of concern, she asked, "What's wrong? Is it because these dishes don't suit your taste?"
Deep down, she still harbored some affection for Ah Qi.
The next second, Ah Qi almost burst into tears and began to recount: "Do you know that the palace looks incredibly luxurious, a place that everyone in the world envies? But only those inside know that it's not as simple as it seems on the surface..."
"What do you mean?" The people at Tianxianglou asked curiously.
Who wouldn't want to live in such a magnificent palace?
Ah Qi sighed and slowly began to speak: "Since I was brought back to the palace, on the surface, I don't have to worry about wealth and honor anymore. Even the two high-ranking officials are my family. But what you don't know is that it's all just on the surface. Every day, I not only have to follow and learn all kinds of royal rules and etiquette, but that's not all. The key is that my mother, the Empress, actually has a faint sense of rejection towards me..."
His voice choked up as he said this.
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