"The Imperial Noble Consort is truly enjoying great power and prestige now. It seems the harem is practically hers alone." —A noblewoman from a prominent clan.

"Yes, yes, it looks very imposing, but I'm afraid that won't be the case later. You know, no matter how noble the Imperial Noble Consort is, she is still a concubine. After the Crown Princess enters the harem, she will be the rightful one. After that, I'm afraid the harem will be quite interesting." Another noblewoman from the clan said.

"Is that so? But that's not necessarily true. Isn't it said that His Highness the Crown Prince and this Imperial Noble Consort have a very good relationship? They might get along quite well."

Mingxiu was leisurely greeting people as she turned around when she heard a voice from behind her, and rolled her eyes.

If it weren't for the fact that today was a peaceful day and it was really inappropriate to cause any trouble, Mingxiu would have gone back and loudly told them that she didn't care about any palace power, and that if the Crown Princess really liked it, she could have it.

However, Mingxiu didn't want to cause trouble today, as this was Yinreng's special day, so she pretended not to hear it.

I don't know if these two are out of their minds, discussing this kind of thing in public, aren't they afraid of being overheard and then getting revenge?

You have to understand that there are no secrets in the palace. They might say something and it would be passed on to Emperor Kangxi the moment they did.

Mingxiu was speechless at this brainless person. When she saw Yinreng and the others holding their marriage ceremony, she turned around and left. Anyway, Yinreng was going to visit her tomorrow.

Mingxiu herself didn't care at all, so she didn't care what others said. No one would be so stubborn as to say anything in this situation. Mingxiu was walking in the crowd when she saw someone in front of her who looked very familiar and was smiling at her.

Mingxiu stood there looking over, and it took her a long time to realize, oh, I remember now, isn't this her stepmother Yehenara? So she's here too.

If I remember correctly, today's occasion was supposed to be reserved for high-ranking officials of the third rank and their families, as well as imperial relatives. How did she get in?

Mingxiu squinted and looked for a while before deciding to walk over.

"Greetings, Imperial Noble Consort." Yehenara clansmen saw Mingxiu approaching but still quickly bowed, not wanting to forget the main reason for their visit.

"Get up. I wonder why this stepmother has come here." Mingxiu's words were full of sarcasm.

When Yehenara heard Mingxiu's address, her expression twisted for a moment, but she quickly recovered and looked at Mingxiu kindly: "It's because your father misses his daughter, but he is not able to come in himself, so he asked me to come in and see how Your Majesty is doing after all these years."

"Thank you for your concern, I'm fine. But you should go back quickly, lest you offend someone you shouldn't. Don't blame me for not helping you then," Mingxiu said indifferently.

"Thank you for reminding me, Your Majesty. I came to the palace today to see Your Majesty. Now that I see that Your Majesty is well, I can go back with peace of mind. I will return home after His Highness the Crown Prince's wedding. However, my husband misses you very much. I hope you can visit him more often if you have the chance, since your home is quite large now."

Mingxiu nodded slightly, then turned and left, clearly not wanting to bother with her.

Seeing Mingxiu turn and leave, Yehenara's face immediately darkened, her expression dark and unreadable as she looked at Mingxiu's retreating figure.

"How was the conversation? Can you try to win her over?" A lady dressed in a dark crimson palace gown walked over from the other side. She looked quite old, with deep wrinkles around her eyes, and exuded a powerful aura.

Hearing the voice behind her, Yehenara froze, closed her eyes, turned around, and shook her head slightly.

The woman's face instantly changed: "Fool! You can't even win over your own daughter. What use are you? If you had treated her better back in the manor, things wouldn't have turned out this way."

Yehenara's face turned pale, her body trembled slightly, and she looked at the newcomer with a rather unpleasant expression.

"Mother, I've already told you that you definitely can't win her over, why won't you give up?"

"Hmph, do you think I want to come out and about at my age? If it weren't for the fact that there are so few capable people in the family these past few years, and all they think about is eating, drinking and having fun, and they've even reprimanded the Emperor several times, would I be out here to help you get along with the Imperial Noble Consort?" The person dressed in a crimson palace gown was Yehenara's mother, but now she had a worried look on her face.

"It can't be that bad, Mother. Isn't my eldest brother very capable? And his children are also very capable." Yehenara found it somewhat unbelievable; she felt that the family's development was quite good.

"What do you know? Your brain is only good for your own little courtyard. It looks good on the surface, but it's already broken inside. The capital has developed rapidly in recent years, but our family hasn't actually benefited from it. We've only had some minor squabbles. Most importantly, you know that your fourth brother caused trouble recently and offended the royal family. Now the family is helpless, and they refuse to release him. If we don't pull some strings, your fourth brother might be gone."

The old woman of the Yehenara clan felt heartbroken whenever she thought of her fourth son, whom she cherished like a precious treasure.

Yehenara felt annoyed when she thought of her fourth brother, who had been causing trouble since childhood. He had always been a womanizer, and as he grew older, he would rebel against his family whenever anything went wrong.

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