Noble Concubine Shih desired a child, yearning to eliminate the mother and keep the son.
Yet, the Empress insisted on protecting Lady Shih.
As long as Lady Shih is alive, she remains the birth mother. Even if the child is a prince, with a birth mother of low status, the Emperor won't be fond of him, and he won't have much of a future...
The Empress was confident in her strategy.
One only had to look at Empress Dowager Zhen to understand the outcome. What use was the Emperor's favor? Once the Late Emperor passed, she was nothing! Thus, as the true Empress, she was the one who held the power of life and death!
The more the Empress thought about it, the more content she felt.
Before the Mid-Autumn Festival, she found an opportunity to discuss matters with the Emperor.
"Shouldn't we consider elevating Lady Shih's rank? After all... the child is innocent!"
