"This woman was as beautiful as a flower, like a fairy descending to the mortal world. The moment I saw her, I was struck as though by a celestial being. After I asked carefully, I learned that she was a palace maid from Chonghua Palace. From then on, I took Yun Niang into the harem. I had originally intended to grant her a title, but unexpectedly Yun Niang soon became pregnant. I was overjoyed and planned to wait until Yun Niang gave birth to a royal son, then promote her rank together with him."
Reading this, Gu Chengyu guessed Yun Niang's identity; she must be Prince Jing's mother.
He had heard before that Prince Jing's mother was a palace maid; now it seemed that this Yun Niang was precisely that person.
