readsfreenovel Chapter 301 The female protagonist ascends to the position of Empress Dowager through her son.
Chapter 301 The female protagonist ascends to the position of Empress Dowager through her son.
This was a huge blow to the Queen.
The Empress fell seriously ill after the death of the eldest prince, and her health deteriorated completely.
She couldn't accept this fact.
For a long time, the queen locked herself in the palace and refused to see anyone.
The Empress Dowager visited the Empress several times, offering her various words of comfort and advice.
Tell her that this is the cruelty of palace intrigue.
If she cannot stand up, not only will the eldest prince die, but she herself will also be killed.
The Empress is not just herself; she also has the Jiang family behind her.
Is she really going to give up like this?
Are you going to just stand by and watch the child born to the woman who killed her child get that position in the future?
Shouldn't she avenge her child?
Although those children also called the Empress Dowager Grandmother.
However, only one person can ascend to that position, and the Empress Dowager only hopes that person is a member of the Jiang family.
Only in this way can the Jiang family prosper.
The Empress Dowager was the ultimate winner in the late emperor's harem.
She knew that some things were bound to happen.
It's just a few children who died.
As a child of an imperial family, one must be aware of this.
If even the late emperor could harm his own children, what reason would they have not to harm children who are not their own?
The Empress emerged; she was determined to avenge the eldest prince and to fight for him.
However, the Empress's health was still fundamentally damaged.
Having children is quite difficult.
It was very difficult for the empress to conceive.
Even if she gets pregnant, it will be difficult to keep the pregnancy.
Moreover, even if the child is saved and born, the child will likely be weak and sickly.
Growing up safely and healthily is not easy.
If the empress herself could not bear children but wanted them, she could only have lower-ranking concubines give birth to the children and then adopt them into her own name.
Alternatively, a woman from the Jiang family could be sent to the palace to bear children for the Empress.
However, the Jiang family does not currently have any daughters of marriageable age.
They will have to wait several more years before they can be sent to the palace.
Jiang's daughter was the one who entered the palace with Xu Ruyi this time.
Unfortunately, because Xu Ruyi was there this time, everyone else who entered the palace with her became mere background figures.
Moreover, the Jiang family girl sent to the palace this time seems to be a bit of a foolish beauty.
She's good-looking, but not very smart.
The purpose of the selection was to bring people into the palace to help the Empress have children, not to have them share power with the Empress.
People who are too smart are prone to having unwarranted ambitions.
Jiang's daughter knew she wasn't clever, and after entering the palace, she always followed the Empress's arrangements.
Unfortunately, Xu Ruyi has an unfair advantage, so naturally, no one else can compete with her.
Since Xu Ruyi entered the palace, many concubines have not had the opportunity to see the emperor.
Because the original owner of this body had a poor constitution and could not handle strenuous work, and because the emperor favored Consort Wang, he allowed her to assist in managing palace affairs.
Consort Wang used a feather duster as a command, while the original owner of this body only allowed everyone to come and pay their respects on the first and fifteenth of the month, Consort Wang, however, would make everyone come every few days.
She used the pretext of handling palace affairs to get everyone to pay their respects to her.
Nowadays, the imperial harem is mainly divided into two camps: the Empress and the Noble Consort Wang.
In addition, there are third-party factions such as Consort Jing and Consort Yun.
Consort Wang was the daughter of Prime Minister Wang.
The court sided with Prime Minister Wang, and the harem naturally sided with Consort Wang as well.
Several people also defected to the Empress's side.
After all, the Empress and the Empress Dowager are from the same family.
Moreover, the Empress had no children and wanted to adopt a child.
Therefore, the Empress was willing to let them conceive.
Unfortunately, Consort Wang also had a high rate of abortions.
The blame for the child that Consort Wang lost in the accident was placed on the Empress.
Therefore, Consort Wang hated the Empress from the bottom of her heart.
They wished they could take his place.
Therefore, Xu Ruyi often used Consort Wang to complete her tasks.
Consort Wang thought that Xu Ruyi was a seductive concubine who had the Emperor completely bewitched.
However, on the one hand, she felt that since Xu Ruyi had come to rely on her, it meant that she was the most honored woman in the harem.
Of course, the Empress's side was equally impressive.
Anyway, up to now, the harem is in a state of childlessness.
Xu Ruyi's biggest advantage is having children.
After all, this is a story about having a child.
Having children is the most important thing.
Everything can be resolved by saying that the female lead has a prince, while the others do not.
The fact that only the female protagonist gave birth to a prince is already unusual.
It's like the emperor has no children yet, just waiting for the arrival of the female lead.
Only in this way can the importance and uniqueness of the female lead be demonstrated.
In reality, the number of children lost due to accidents in the imperial harem far exceeds the number of children who were actually aborted through malicious means.
For example, the eldest prince caught a cold, had a high fever for a long time, and then died.
For example, when Consort Wang became pregnant, she announced the news herself when she came to pay her respects to the Empress.
Then they insisted on pretending to be tired and saying they wanted to take a sedan chair back.
On the way back, the sedan chair bearer slipped and caused Consort Wang to fall.
That child just died from the fall.
Many other unexpected things happened.
I was bumped by a cat, had a pollen allergy, was scared by a reflection, and all sorts of strange reasons and coincidences.
The next day was the first day of the month, and all the concubines in the harem came to Kunning Palace to pay their respects to the Empress.
Looking down at the crowd of people, Jiang He thought, "The Emperor is truly blessed with all sorts of beauties."
I wonder how beautiful Xu Ruyi must be to outshine so many beauties.
The concubines chirped and chattered like sparrows, their words indistinct, but their calls were clearly audible.
As soon as Jiang He spoke, everyone fell silent.
"Consort Wang, I've been feeling tired lately, so I'll leave the selection of concubines to you."
In addition, Consort Xian, Consort Yun, and Consort Liang assisted in the process.
"This selection of concubines for the Emperor is a major event; thank you for your hard work, sisters."
Consort Wang was surprised that the Empress would relinquish power, but she was happy to see it happen.
Although Consort Xian was the Empress's person, Consort Liang was on her side, while Consort Yun remained neutral.
With a score of two to one, she ultimately had the final say on the matter.
"Yes, Your Majesty, I am willing to share your burdens."
The group accepted the task.
The greeting was just a formality; after a few casual words, everyone dispersed.
Consort Wang also left with her entourage.
The queen's people all stayed behind.
Today, the Empress entrusted the selection of concubines to Consort Wang; perhaps the Empress has some plans in mind.
They had to heed the Empress's teachings.
Moreover, the selection of candidates is a rather sensitive matter for those in the imperial harem.
After all, another group of people will be coming to compete with them.