jdhmnovel Chapter 211 The Truth About Infertility
Chapter 211 The Truth About Infertility
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Upon hearing this, Consort Zhang chuckled softly.
"Your Majesty!" she stared coldly at the emperor. "Do you really think that all these years you've shown me any favor?"
"Isn't that right?" The Empress's face turned cold at this moment. "Aside from the position of Empress, His Majesty has given you all the favor he can."
"Where is the child?" Consort Zhang shouted these four words with all her might.
Her eyes were bloodshot, and she had lost all the composure she had been trying to maintain. She stared intently at the two people above her: "Will Your Majesty grant me the child I want?"
"Over the years, the incense in my bedchamber and the palace dresses that the Imperial Wardrobe has sewn for me stitch by stitch..." she chuckled softly, "all of them bear witness to His Majesty's affection for me!"
"If it weren't for someone pointing it out, I wouldn't have known that the pear-shaped incense, which shows His Majesty's unique favor towards me, actually contains musk! A tiny amount of musk, the size of a fingernail, can cause a woman to become infertile, let alone the large amount of pear-shaped incense I burn every day!"
"Those palace dresses, sewn stitch by stitch, were soaked in musk for months!" Consort Zhang said through gritted teeth. "Isn't His Majesty's elaborate scheme to ensure that I will never be able to give birth to a prince?"
"But in this palace, being a prince is the foundation of one's position!" She glared at the emperor resentfully. "What good is His Majesty's favor? When His Majesty passes away, a concubine like me without children will only be buried with him!"
“Even if His Majesty is kind enough to spare my life, I will only be able to live out my life in loneliness and hardship in the palace, just like those concubines!” She said this, then calmed down. “In order to find a way to survive, I have no choice but to resort to this desperate measure.”
"But the good thing is that the Second Prince is young and handsome, much better than an old man like you." Consort Zhang fiddled with her bright red fingernails, having already given up all hope.
She knew that since the emperor had exposed her affair with the second prince, he must have known about their plans.
She was left alone in the Taiji Hall today, and I'm afraid she won't survive.
If that's the case, why not just express all the indignation in your heart?
The person is about to die, are you just going to endure it?
Consort Zhang's words left the emperor speechless.
The emperor tapped his fingers lightly on the table, pondering how to refute the emperor's words, but the empress interrupted, saying, "You went to great lengths to enter the palace; don't you know His Majesty's temperament?"
"His Majesty is a wise ruler. He has bestowed upon you the greatest favor in the harem, and he will not allow you to have any more children," the Empress said calmly. "Looking at all the concubines in the harem who have children, none of them have received His Majesty's favor."
"This is a matter of weighing the pros and cons." The Empress glanced at Consort Zhang. "You have both favor and offspring, so I'm afraid the Great Li will be surnamed Zhang."
The emperor was not one to be blinded by lust; he would never ruin all the years of hard work he had put in for the sake of a mere Consort Zhang.
Upon hearing this, Consort Zhang chuckled softly: "So what?"
Her eyes were filled with ambition and desire: "If it weren't for power, I wouldn't have entered the palace!"
"Since he can't give me what I want, I'll fight for it myself! I'll snatch it myself!" she shouted fiercely. "I'll trample all those who look down on me under my feet! By whatever means necessary!"
As Consort Zhang spoke, her fair face turned completely red.
The Empress caught a glimpse of her frenzied state and sighed inwardly, "But you've chosen the wrong person too."
"Do you really think the Second Prince is a good man?" The Empress shook her head. "If he were truly a good man, he wouldn't be mingling with you in the palace. Do you know that what happened between you two has already..."
“We were just getting what we needed.” Consort Zhang was quite calm about this. “I was just getting what I wanted from him. There was no real affection involved.”
“My mistake was…” she stared coldly at the emperor, “not realizing sooner the hidden agenda beneath this favor!”
If she had discovered it earlier, she could have made preparations sooner.
In this way, she might succeed before the emperor even discovers her affair.
The Empress sighed; she didn't feel particularly averse to Consort Zhang.
It's just a pity that such a beautiful woman is about to pass away.
Consort Zhang dismissed the Empress's sympathy: "You're just luckier than me. You were born into a good family and have a loyal Prince Jing, which is why you've been able to keep your position as Empress."
She scoffed dismissively, "If I were you, I would never be so incompetent as to let the favored concubine bully me."
Over the years, Consort Zhang has often used her favor with the Empress to provoke her, but the Empress has always turned a blind eye and never cared.
How can someone with such a good temper be so lucky? To have so many things that others can only dream of? God is so unfair!
Despite her fierce competition and scrambling, what she obtained was less than a tenth of what the Empress was born with.
Consort Zhang was filled with jealousy and hatred, and the emperor was furious.
"Drag her away!" the emperor said, pointing at Consort Zhang. "I never want to see her again!"
"Once we catch that wicked patricide and treason, we'll send both of them on their way."
No man can tolerate being cuckolded, even if it's his own son.
The emperor was furious, and the empress quickly tried to calm him down in a low voice.
Knowing that all was lost, Consort Zhang no longer feared the emperor and burst into laughter: "What a pity! You won't live to see tomorrow! Did you think there was only one person who wanted to assassinate the emperor and rebel?"
Prince Xin! Prince Yan! They're both waiting!
Consort Zhang believed she possessed information the emperor was unaware of, and her gaze towards him was filled with contempt.
The Empress sighed and said sympathetically, "Prince Xin and Prince Yan are nothing to fear."
"Your plan," she said sympathetically, looking at Consort Zhang's suddenly changed expression, "is already known to His Majesty."
Consort Zhang looked shocked. Before she could speak, Li Dehai covered her mouth tightly, and she could only let out a weak sob.
The emperor rubbed his furrowed brow, no longer paying attention to Consort Zhang's whereabouts.
At the same time, Yingyi stepped forward quickly and said, "The Prince of Yan brought a lot of tung oil. Judging from his posture... it looks like he's going to burn down the capital!"
It is autumn now, a dry and humid time of year.
Once the tung oil catches fire, it will probably fill your eyes immediately.
In this way...
A look of worry appeared in Shadow One's eyes.
The emperor frowned as well: "Has he gone mad?"
This is the capital city. If the Prince of Yan wants to rebel, he wouldn't want to destroy the entire capital.
However, Yingyi said, "The Prince of Yan also sent a letter."
He looked troubled, clearly indicating that the contents of the letter were not friendly.
The emperor's face darkened. He took the letter and slammed it on the table.
"He's gone mad! He's truly gone mad!"