A Crossover of Film and Television: Miao Miao's Life Transmigration

That day, Su Yunyi was taking her three children for a walk when she heard that Consort Shen was pregnant and had been bestowed the title "Hui" by the Emperor. The Empress Dowager was also very happy and rewarded her with a gold hairpin. This gold hairpin was a gift from the late Emperor when the Empress Dowager was Consort De and pregnant with the Fourteenth Prince.

Upon hearing the news, Su Yunyi immediately understood that Nian Shilan had come up with another new trick. This situation was similar to that in the drama, since the emperor in the drama was getting old and, without Su Yunyi's help, it was basically impossible for him to conceive.

Su Yunyi thought for a moment, then asked meaningfully, "Was it diagnosed by a fellow townsman of Consort Hui, a physician?"

Banlan: "Yes, Your Majesty, I heard it was a man named Liu Ben who diagnosed Consort Hui's pregnancy, and the Emperor even ordered Liu Ben to take care of Consort Hui's pregnancy."

Then, Su Yunyi had the system check and found that Consort Hui was indeed not pregnant.

Not long after Consort Hui announced her pregnancy, news broke that Shen Meizhuang had brought An Lingrong to the Yuanmingyuan Garden, supposedly to keep Consort Hui company. The women in the harem were all very perceptive, and everyone knew Shen Meizhuang's intentions.

But none of this concerned Su Yunyi. Ever since the Emperor had Zhen Huan, he hadn't summoned Su Yunyi to his bedchamber much. After all, Su Yunyi's health wasn't very good, and she only visited Hongyan and the others five or six times a month during the day and once a month at night.

However, she is still better off than others. Currently, the most favored in the harem are Zhen Huan and Nian Shilan, followed by Shen Meizhuang, Consort Fucha, and Consort Xia, and then the older women like Su Yunyi.

Consort Jing took the eldest princess Jingyue out for a stroll in the garden and happened to run into Su Yunyi, who was resting in the pavilion.

Consort Jing: "Greetings to the Noble Consort Yi."

Jingyue looked at Su Yunyi quietly and said obediently, "Greetings to Empress Yi."

Su Yunyi smiled and said, "No need for formalities. It's been a long time since I've seen Jingyue. How have you been these days?"

Consort Jing helped Jingyue up and sat down next to Su Yunyi, saying, "She's much better now. It was too hot a few days ago, so we used a lot of ice. Jingyue is much better now. The weather is nice today, with a slight breeze, so I took Jingyue out for a walk. I didn't expect to run into Consort Yi."

Then, looking at the Seventh Prince, the Eighth Prince, and the Fifth Princess, Consort Jing said, "I didn't expect the Seventh Prince, the Eighth Prince, and the Fifth Princess to have grown up so much."

Su Yunyi: "Yes, when it was first born, it was so tiny. Now it's only a few months old and it wants to come out and see new scenery every day. Otherwise, Fifth Princess will cry tears of joy."

Consort Jing sighed, "Yes, thinking back to those days, Jingyue was just a tiny baby, and now she's almost eight years old."

Jingyue looked at the little prince and little princess with curiosity: "Mother is a younger brother and sister, they are so small!"

Consort Jing touched Jingyue: "Jingyue was this small before."

Jingyue: "What? Was Jingyue like this before? How can I grow up to be as big as Jingyue?"

Consort Jing: "Then you need to eat well and sleep well."

Looking at Consort Jing and Jingyue interacting, Su Yunyi realized that giving Consort Jing a child was the right choice.

After exchanging a few more words with Consort Jing about parenting experiences, they returned to their respective courtyards.

On this day, Su Yunyi attended Wenyi's first birthday banquet dressed in the auspicious attire of a noble consort. The Emperor held the banquet at Jiuzhou Qingyan.

Nian Shilan didn't care much about a mere princess's banquet, so she naturally planned to cause trouble at the banquet. As expected, she would make Zhen Huan perform the "Dance of the Startled Swan".

At the banquet, the musicians played their instruments with a loud clatter like a torrential rain, accompanied by soft whispers like whispers on the treble strings. The dancers danced gracefully. However, it was similar to an ordinary banquet. Su Yunyi was a little bored, but when she saw Zhen Huan leave, she immediately perked up and asked Banlan to lean over and whisper a few words to her.

After a while, Consort Li got up and left.

Not long after Consort Li left, Noble Lady Cao got up and said that everyone should perform.

First, the Empress wrote the character "寿" (longevity), and then Su Yunyi created a lotus-themed painting.

While Su Yunyi was painting, Zhen Huan hurriedly returned to her seat. With Zhen Huan's arrival, the main event began.

Consort Cao looked at Zhen Huan and said loudly, "Please, Consort Wan, perform the Dance of the Startled Swan!"

Then, with the Empress and Nian Shilan adding fuel to the fire, and Prince Dun fanning the flames from the sidelines, the Emperor had no choice but to make Zhen Huan perform the Dance of the Startled Swan.

Shen Meizhuang was worried about Zhen Huan, so she volunteered to play the zither, and An Lingrong sang to keep Zhen Huan company.

When Zhen Huan went to change her clothes, Consort Li also returned. Her maidservant came to Nian Shilan's side, leaned down and whispered a few words.

Zhen Huan's "Dance of the Startling Swan" was unremarkable, just like the original performance of Empress Chun Yuan, lacking any originality.

Prince Guo suddenly appeared, and a flute melody sparked Zhen Huan's inspiration. Her "Dance of the Startled Swan" was no longer so stiff, and the Emperor's eyes were immediately captivated.

After Zhen Huan finished dancing, the Emperor exclaimed, "What other surprises do you have that I don't know about?"

Zhen Huan smiled gently and looked at the Emperor with deep affection.

The Emperor was moved by Zhen Huan's gaze and immediately announced that Jin Wan had been granted the title of Consort Wan.

Nian Shilan remained silent. Of course, she knew about Zhen Huan and Prince Guo's affair, but she couldn't embarrass the Emperor in front of so many ministers and princes. She would wait for an opportunity to speak to the Emperor about it.

This time, because Consort Li did not reveal the truth about Lady Yu, and Nian Shilan did not fall out of favor, there was naturally no tearful performance. However, at Wenyi's first birthday banquet, Zhen Huan stole the show, which probably made Consort Cao feel bad.

After the first birthday banquet, Zhen Huan's favor reached its peak, and she spent most of her time serving the emperor.

That day, Su Yunyi was learning Go from her female teacher in the inner room when Banqing suddenly came over and said that An had agreed to see her.

Su Yunyi raised an eyebrow, already understanding what it was about, but still asked, "What does Consort An wish to see me about?"

Banqing replied respectfully, "I suppose An Yinglu's father is trying to plead with the Empress for leniency?"

Su Yunyi put down the black pieces: "Go tell Consort An that the empress dowager is not allowed to interfere in politics. Tell her to ask someone else for help."

Su Yunyi certainly wouldn't care about such trivial matters. The Sixth Prince is almost eight years old now, and he's doing well in his studies. The Emperor has praised him a lot, and she doesn't want to give the Emperor the impression that she's interfering in politics. Right now, she just needs to sit back and relax.

Banqing asked in confusion, "Isn't Consort Wan the most favored right now? Why doesn't Consort An go to Consort Wan to plead for her? Moreover, Consort Hui is pregnant and even more favored. Why does Consort An always go to them? Why would she come to the Empress?"

Su Yunyi smiled but didn't say anything. She guessed that neither of them wanted to get involved in this matter, since it seemed that Nian Shilan was trying to make things difficult for Zhen Huan and the other two.

An Lingrong stood outside the open space, and Ban Qing came out to convey the imperial decree of Consort Yi.

An Lingrong was extremely anxious. She lowered her head, tightly clutching the handkerchief in her hand, and muttered to herself, "What should I do? The Imperial Concubine won't see me. Who else can help me?"

Baojuan, who was standing nearby, immediately felt that her chance had come when she heard An Lingrong's words: "My lady, why don't we go and beg the Empress? The Empress is kind and benevolent, she will definitely help you."

Didn't An Lingrong think of this? Of course she did. She first went to ask Consort Hui and Consort Wan for help. Unexpectedly, they said they would give it a try. But the Emperor was not seeing the concubines in the harem at the moment, so she thought of asking Consort Yi for help. After all, Consort Yi had the most children, and the Emperor would visit the princes and princesses during the day, whether he had something to do or not.

Since Consort Yi refused to see her, she had no choice but to plead with the Empress.

When Yixiu met An Lingrong, she told her that she would have the Emperor thoroughly investigate the matter. She also comforted An Lingrong and hinted that An Lingrong should seek refuge with the Empress so that she would not have to worry about her father.

Unfortunately, An Lingrong did not express her opinion, since she and Zhen Huan had not yet broken ties.

A few days later, when the news spread that An Lingrong's father had been released, Yixiu sent Jianqiu to tell An Lingrong. Of course, Yixiu did not plead for An Lingrong, after all, an empress should not interfere in politics.

It was Zhen Huan who pleaded for mercy, but Yi Xiu took over. Bao Juan would occasionally say a few ambiguous things about Zhen Huan.

An Lingrong's sensitive and fragile nature caused the rift between her and Zhen Huan to widen further.