Noble Princess Consort Rong has fallen ill, and the illness is very severe. This matter has caused quite a stir both in the previous dynasty and the harem.
There's widespread speculation among the populace about whether her illness is real or feigned.
Many people suspect that Noble Princess Consort Rong is pretending to be ill because she fell ill right after Marquis Xuanping was demoted to a commoner. This illness appeared too coincidentally, making it hard not to suspect that it is feigned.
Pretending to be ill is a ploy commonly used in the harem. Most concubines have faked illness at some point. A concubine who has never pretended to be ill to gain favor is not a good concubine. Moreover, Noble Princess Consort Rong has faked illness more than once or twice. When the other concubines in the harem heard she was ill, their first reaction was that she was pretending again to gain the Emperor's pity and affection.
