Ever since Gao Xiyue found out that the Empress Dowager was trying to kill her, she has been keeping a close eye on what's going on in the Cining Palace. Although her father killed Zhen Yuandao to vent her anger, she was soon retaliated against by tending to the Empress Dowager when she was ill, so she kept a closer eye on the situation.

Zhen Huan did not hide the matter of choosing a prince consort for He Jing. After all, everyone knew that He Jing was not her biological daughter, so there was nothing to target her.

Gao Xiyue was the only one who didn't think so. She felt that the Queen Mother's biological daughter was raised in the palace outside the palace, but the adopted daughter was raised by her side. Now the selection of the prince consort was also based on the adopted daughter. There must be something wrong. But she couldn't figure it out, so she ran to ask the Queen first.

"Jinghe?" Yixiu smiled slightly. "Although Jinghe has been raised by the Queen Mother since she was a child, Hengti is the Queen Mother's biological daughter after all. It is normal for the Queen Mother to want to keep Hengti for a few more years."

Gao Xiyue pouted and said, "The Queen Mother is so partial. Princess Jinghe will be so sad if she knew." She thought there might be some hidden secret.

Yixiu shook her head and said calmly: "If Jinghe is smart, she won't be sad. A girl will become an enemy when she grows up, and the princess of our dynasty must be nurtured."

"Fu Meng!"

Gao Xiyue shouted excitedly, scaring Yixiu so much that he almost lost his grip on the teacup. Yixiu stroked the faintly bulging veins on his forehead, suppressed his anger, and said unhappily, "What's the big deal?"

Gao Xiyue pressed her chest and then said, "I was just too happy for a moment. The Queen Mother probably didn't think about this for a moment, hehe."

Yixiu: “…” There’s no need to speak your true feelings.

For some reason, Gao Xiyue just thought of the palace banquet held when the previous emperor was in power. The Empress, who was still the wife of Concubine Jin at that time, fed poisoned porridge to Hongzhou, the only son of Concubine Xi, and Hongzhou died of the poison on the spot.

That day, they and the then Guojun Wang family stayed in the palace to wait for the result. She still remembers the feeling of being in big trouble. Although it was finally found out that it was Jingren Palace that did it, but was the Queen really unaware of it?

Since entering the palace, the Queen Mother seemed kind but secretly murderous, and the Queen Mother seemed respectful to the Queen Mother, but in fact she had some tit-for-tat intentions. For example, this time, the Queen Mother dared to offend the Queen Mother and reminded her to protect her many times.

Gao Xiyue knew very well that she and the Queen had formed an alliance because Ruyi was too favored and arrogant, and there was no deep affection between them.

Over the years, she has been loyal to the Queen Mother, but can the Queen Mother really fight against the Queen Mother for her? Or did the Queen Mother have this intention from the beginning, and saving her was just a matter of course?

Jinghe's husband was finally chosen to be a son of the Fucha family, Fucha Langya's cousin. Yixiu was actually reluctant to know about it. After all, Jinghe was Shen Meizhuang's flesh and blood, Zhen Huan's adopted daughter. Shen Meizhuang helped Zhen Huan and disgusted her a lot, so she naturally didn't like Jinghe.

But Zhen Huan bypassed her, consulted with Lady Fucha and the husband's mother, and then asked Hongli to grant the marriage. The matter was done, and Yixiu was too lazy to care about it. As for helping Jinghe to promote her relationship with the husband, it was impossible.

Princesses of this dynasty were not allowed to leave the princess's mansion easily after getting married, and the prince consort usually lived in his own home. If the two wanted to meet, they had to bribe the nanny. It was really a ridiculous rule.

If the two have a good relationship, it's fine, it's just a matter of spending some extra money. But if the relationship is not good, it will be very sad. Some princesses can only see their husbands a few times a year.

Jinghe's biological mother passed away, her adoptive mother had two daughters of her own, and she was not close to the current emperor Hongli. It seemed that no one would support her. How she lived her life depended on her own ability. Yixiu would not waste her time and effort to be a good person.

After the wedding date was set, Concubine Chun and Concubine Jia gave birth to their children one after another. It was fortunate that they were not destined to die. They were both sick when they were pregnant, and although there were some twists and turns during delivery, they both gave birth safely in the end.

Jia Chang gave birth to a son prematurely, named Yongsheng, and promoted to Jia Guiren. Yixiu looked at Yongsheng in the cradle. Because of the premature birth, his body was a little weak, and his cry was smaller than that of other biological babies. It seemed that the musk beads were still effective.

Seeing this, Hongli really didn't like this so-called "noble son". He took a look at him and left. Yixiu smiled secretly in her heart. Whether he was noble or not was just a matter of the emperor's thoughts.

Yixiu looked at the imperial concubine who had been waiting in the delivery room since early morning. The imperial concubine's pretty little face was wrinkled at the moment. She looked at Yongsheng in the cradle with disdain and shook her head at Yixiu.

Gao Xiyue: What if I can’t support him? Wouldn’t it be all my fault then?

Yixiu sighed and thought to herself, "You are quite picky. I guess it's because you think Hongli is young and lustful, and there will always be no shortage of children in the harem."

Finally, because Yongcheng was weak, Yixiu let Concubine Jia raise him and send him to the West Third House after he turned one year old. She was also afraid that if the child was weak, she would be blamed if something happened.

Zhenshu, who was beside Concubine Jia, looked unhappy after hearing this. She probably didn't know how to tell Concubine Jia. Yixiu didn't bother to care.

Concubine Chun then gave birth to a daughter, named Jingyan. The child looked stronger than Yongsheng when he was born, and Hongli was very happy. Yixiu proposed to promote Concubine Chun to Concubine Chun on the grounds that she had both a son and a daughter. Hongli thought about it and agreed.

Concubine Chun was overjoyed and thanked Yixiu and Hongli profusely. Hongli smiled and said a few words to her, asking her to take care of her health, and then left.

In fact, he had not originally thought of promoting Concubine Chun. He treated Concubine Chun in a similar way. She was the daughter of a princess, and he already had two beloved daughters, Cheng Huan and Wu You. In addition, Yi Xiu strictly controlled the position of the head of the first palace. If Yi Xiu did not take the initiative to ask, he would not risk upsetting Yi Xiu by asking for a promotion.

Now that Yixiu took the initiative to ask for Concubine Chun's help, Hongli became much more satisfied with Yixiu as the Queen. Although she was strict, it was only for the better management of the harem, not to deliberately suppress the concubines.

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