Mu Qing secretly brought Princess Consort Zhao some food and daily necessities.
This way, Hua Manman and Qing Huan no longer had to worry about starving.
They managed to settle into the secret chamber for the time being.
Mu Qing also kept Princess Consort Zhao informed about what was happening in the outside world.
For instance, not long after obtaining the Jade Seal, Princess Consort Zhen had joined forces with the Empress Dowager and several senior ministers from the Central Secretariat to publicly announce the imperial edict appointing the Seventh Prince as the Crown Prince.
This made the Seventh Prince, Li Qiong, the legitimate heir to the throne.
However, Prince Wu Zhang—Li Ying—and Wu Wang denied the edict's contents, claiming it was a forgery by Princess Consort Zhen.
Naturally, Princess Consort Zhen refused to accept this.
The two sides became locked in a bitter dispute.
This, however, bought Prince Zhao precious time.
