Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
The Emperor’s motivation for addressing the Empress Dowager in this manner stemd from the counsel of a Daoist priest. The priest had cautioned him that harming his savior would incur karmic consequences, a fate he wished to avoid not only for himself but for the entire royal family.
Qin Zhenzhen had not only rescued him but also safeguarded the lives of both the Empress Dowager and the Crown Prince. The Emperor recognized that if any harm befell him, it would likely set in motion a chain of tragic events. He foresaw the Eighth Imperial Uncle orchestrating the assassination of the
Crown Prince, given their unusually close relationship, which left the Crown Prince vulnerable to manipulation.
The Empress Dowager, too, harbored deep-seated resentnt toward Imperial
Concubine Jiang. Were it not for the late Emperor’s decree to treat Imperial Concubine Jiang kindly, the Empress might have already eliminated her. While she refrained from murder, Imperial Concubine Jiang had endured the Empress Dowager’s vindictiveness. With the Eighth Imperial Uncle poised to seize power, it seed highly likely that the first person Imperial Concubine Jiang would target would be the Empress Dowager herself.
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