That day, the Fourth Prince was in the Imperial Study reviewing the memorials sent by officials from all over the country to express their condolences to Emperor Kangxi. He was concentrating on reading and reviewing them one by one. Su Peisheng cautiously approached, calling out "Your Majesty!" twice without receiving a response. Su Peisheng had no choice but to move closer to the Fourth Prince's desk and raise his voice, saying, "Your Majesty, the Minister of Rites, Sun Jiacheng, has something to report and has been waiting outside for the time it takes for an incense stick to burn..."

Fourth Master then raised his head, stretched his neck and shoulders, and asked, "What is it that you want to discuss with Thirteenth Master, or come back later! I have so many memorials here that I can't finish reading them all. Although most of them are just polite words, there is still some meaning in them. I can't get away right now, so just let him go back..."

The Fourth Prince was preoccupied with matters concerning memorials to the throne and had no time to attend to the miscellaneous affairs of the Ministry of Rites.

Su Peisheng hesitated for a moment, but dared not persuade him further. After thinking for a while, he said, "What Your Majesty says is true. This servant will let him go back now. However, these are just arrangements for the palaces of the various concubines in the harem. There is really no need to rush!" As Su Peisheng spoke, he bowed and prepared to leave, his eyes still glancing at the Fourth Prince's expression.

Sure enough, Su Peisheng hadn't gone far when the Fourth Prince put down the memorial in his hand, breathed a sigh of relief, and beckoned Su Peisheng back: "Wait...you said Sun Jiacheng is arranging the palaces for the harem?"

Su Peisheng smiled and quickly approached, nodding and saying, "Yes, the Emperor is about to ascend the throne, and the Prince's residence will be moved to the inner palace after the enthronement ceremony. The Ministry of Rites is currently making preparations for these matters. Lord Sun is unsure what to do and is waiting for the Emperor's decision before proceeding with the implementation..."

The Fourth Prince coughed twice to clear his throat, picked up his teacup and took a sip of water, then instructed Su Peisheng to invite Sun Jiacheng in. Having waited outside for what seemed like forever, Sun Jiacheng, finally granted the Fourth Prince's permission, hurriedly entered and kowtowed. Perhaps having come many times without success, he was eager to seize the opportunity. Seeing the Fourth Prince pause his work and prepare to listen to his report, Sun Jiacheng went straight to the point, taking out the register of the harem, afraid of missing this chance and not knowing when the Fourth Prince would have a moment to spare. His words came quickly: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty previously instructed me to arrange the late Emperor's consorts, and I have already done so. Your Majesty, where would you like to place these consorts?"

The Fourth Prince pondered for a moment, then gestured in the air with his hand: "Move everything to Shou'an Palace, and then clean up all the previous palace rooms again..."

As Sun Jiacheng took notes, he asked uncertainly, "Does it need to be renovated? Although the palaces are not old, they were still decorated by the late emperor. Your Majesty, what do you think..."

Without hesitation, the Fourth Prince waved his hand and said, "There's no need for such trouble. Just have someone clean it up and change the decorations inside. Firstly, the late emperor has just passed away, so rebuilding the palace is not reasonable. Secondly, it would be a waste of money and resources, and not worth it. Besides, Lanqin has always been frugal, so she probably wouldn't like such a big fuss."

Sun Jiacheng didn't immediately realize who Lanqin was, and glanced at Su Peisheng beside him in confusion.

Su Peisheng explained, "The concubine dislikes extravagance and waste, or perhaps His Majesty is just being considerate..."

Su Peisheng deliberately said this for Sun Jiacheng to hear, and Sun Jiacheng suddenly understood, grasping the situation. After noting it down, he looked at the register again and asked, "Your Majesty, after the palaces have been cleared, there are three main palaces: Changchun Palace, Yongshou Palace, and Yanxi Palace. Except for Changchun Palace, which is the Empress's residence, the others..."

Sun Jiacheng was engrossed in his conversation when the Fourth Prince suddenly interrupted him, saying, "Changchun Palace is to be left to Lanqin; you can decide on the allocation of the other palaces yourself!"