Pleading
The death of Pure Consort Lin was quietly ignored, and no one dared to suggest that her death was not natural. The official word was that she died of illness, but privately, people whispered that there may have been foul play involved. Some speculated that Pure Consort Lin may have intentionally died on the day of the second prince's full month celebration as a bad omen. Others wondered if perhaps she had been ordered to take her own life to preserve her dignity and avoid a worse fate.
The news of Lin's family's downfall had already spread throughout the palace, and many suspected that Pure Consort Lin might be afraid of facing a similar fate. Some even suggested that she would never have left her own daughter behind if she had truly intended to end her own life.