It was a gift from Emperor Li Tianmin to Consort Zhen when she gave birth to his first princess. It was considered Consort Zhen's own private courtyard. In this peaceful garden, Consort Zhen kept quite a few dogs. Most of them were stray dogs from the streets that no one else cared about. Consort Zhen had a kind heart, so she kept them in the garden and would often visit to look after them herself. This was something many in the palace knew.
Strictly speaking, keeping dogs in the palace was against the rules. However, because Consort Zhen was one of Emperor Li Tianmin's most favored consorts and Empress Zhangsun was also quite fond of her, no one stopped her. As long as the dogs didn't cause any trouble, everyone just turned a blind eye.
But unexpectedly, Consort Zhen’s illness had everything to do with these dogs.
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