The Noble Consort ordered her servants to cut open my belly, cruelly remove my unborn child, and cook it for her to eat.
She gripped my chin, her smile icy. “They say the unborn children of women born with fertile bodies are the most nourishing. It's your good fortune to be of use to me!”
I bled to death, but she still wasn't satisfied.
She used the blood of my other two children as medicine every day. As soon as she became pregnant, she casually threw their tiny corpses into a mass grave for the dogs to eat.
The emperor had long been without an heir. Relying on the child in her womb, the Noble Consort was named empress, and her family enjoyed endless favor and glory.
My children and I died with our eyes open, forgotten by everyone.
When I opened my eyes again, I was back at Brother Lian's one-month celebration.
Looking at Su, the Noble Consort, smiling warmly before me, though she would kill us nine months later, I clenched my fists.
I was the one born with a fertile body, and I can bear imperial heirs too. She's the useless one who deserves to die!
This time, the glory will be ours.
