The matter was thus settled. Though Bai Wutong could not move into the main quarters of the Hall of Mental Cultivation, she was granted residence in the Tishun Hall behind it.
Tishun Hall was originally intended for the inner court, but it had remained shuttered ever since the late emperor passed away. According to protocol, only an Empress was qualified to reside there. Yet, no one dared to mention this now. The current Empress was merely a figurehead in name only.
Noble Consort Zhao, however, was no ordinary consort. As the birth mother of the Crown Prince and currently pregnant once more, should she successfully give birth to two more intelligent imperial princes, her status in the inner court would likely far surpass that of the Empress. Those who had once stood with the Duke Protecting the Country, attempting to support the Empress, now held their tongues in fearful silence. With the fall of the Duke Protecting the Country, his influence had scattered like leaves in the wind.
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