After a pause, Guagua continued:
[The emperor was stricken with grief. They had been just a little too late. If Chen Muli could have held on a little longer, he would not have died!
That remained a regret in the emperor's heart!
Chen Muli had no primary consort at the time, only a secondary consort. She was nine months pregnant and due to give birth any day.
When she heard that Chen Muli was gone, she went into premature labor. In the end, she gave her life to deliver a baby girl, named Chen Ke.
Before his death, Chen Muli had said that a girl should be called Chen Ke, and a boy Chen Xi.
Afterward, the secondary consort suffered a massive hemorrhage and died as well.
The emperor brought Chen Ke into the palace and bestowed on her the title of Princess Fu'an!
The empress raised her personally!]
Song Yaoyao: [So that's how it was!
No wonder she could pour out her grievances in tears in the Imperial Study.
Even the emperor's own princes and princesses probably don't receive that treatment!]
Guagua: [Exactly!
Only Princess Fu'an would dare cry to him like that!]
Song Yaoyao: [By the way, Guagua, what's wrong with Princess Fu'an's children?]
Guagua: [Princess Fu'an gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl, but they're conjoined twins!]
Song Yaoyao asked in surprise:
[Conjoined twins? What kind of conjoined twins?]
Guagua: [From their outward appearance, their condition doesn't look severe. You'll have to examine them yourself, Host, before we can know the details.]
Song Yaoyao: [Understood.]
As they talked, the group had already left the palace.
Princess Fu'an pointed at a carriage and said:
"Princess Jiahe, my carriage is over there. Would you like to ride with me?"
Song Yaoyao waved a hand and pointed at