Chapter 908 - 902 Who Becomes the Master of the World
The Empress and the Elder Princess were obviously not convinced.
However, the fact that the Empress had stood in the Imperial Palace for so many years without faltering wasn’t solely because she had the Ducal Residence backing her.
Aside from being driven to distraction by Jin Fengzhao, she was rather sensible under normal circumstances. She knew clearly what should be done and what should not.
At this point, when the Empress Dowager scolded them both, she instinctively shut her mouth and stepped aside.
For Jin Fengzhao, not having children was her lifelong regret, one could criticize her for anything else, but not about her childlessness.
Had it been anyone else, she might have attacked the person on the spot; it was only because it was the Empress Dowager who spoke these words that she managed to restrain herself.
She was foolish, and instantly rebutted.
"How could it be my fault for not bearing children? What can I do about it, I also wish to have a child, but I just can’t conceive. The Imperial Physician said that my poor health since childhood is the reason I can’t bear children. And why was my health poor from childhood? Wasn’t that because my mother suffered hardships while she was pregnant with me, and who caused this?"
Bringing up the deceased Xiao Qinqin was always her strong suit, and a weapon that could immediately soften the hearts of the Empress Dowager and the Emperor.
"Still, you shouldn’t harm your Prince Consort’s other concubines’ children, you should at least leave some lineage for others. What would people say about you, and how would they speak of your father, the Emperor? All those stories from the previous dynasty, they’ve reached this old woman’s ears."
Jin Fengzhao felt incredibly wronged by this; it was all because she couldn’t bear children.