The following evening

Xu Lejin stood outside Yikun Palace, eagerly awaiting the arrival of Emperor Kangxi.

Half an hour later, Kangxi still hadn't arrived. Xu Lejin frowned slightly, wondering if something had happened on the way, which was why Kangxi was delayed.

At this time

Li Dequan, who was serving the Emperor, jogged to Yikun Palace, bowed respectfully to Xu Lejin, and said, "Reporting to Consort Yu, His Majesty will not be able to come today."

"、、"

Upon hearing this, Xu Lejin paused for a moment.

He winked at Ru Hua beside him, who smiled and handed a purse to Li Dequan, asking in a low voice, "Eunuch Li, was His Majesty delayed by some business at court?"

Li Dequan slightly raised his eyes and quickly glanced at Xu Lejin.

"Sister Ruhua, His Majesty encountered Consort Suochuoluo dancing in the Imperial Garden. He has already taken her back to the Qianqing Palace. Tonight..."

"It seems the Emperor will not be able to come to Consort Yu's palace."

Ru Hua paused for a moment, then subconsciously looked at Xu Lejin. Xu Lejin remained calm and nodded gently.

Back in the main hall of Yikun Palace, Xu Lejin calmly sat on the soft couch.

Ruhua and Nongying exchanged a glance and whispered, "Your Majesty, Consort Suochuoluo is so ill-mannered. His Majesty sent word this afternoon that she would come to our palace tonight, but Consort Suochuoluo deliberately danced in the Imperial Garden to seduce His Majesty."

"Your Highness, in my humble opinion, Consort Suochuoluo has not yet mastered the proper etiquette."

Xu Lejin shook her head almost imperceptibly and tapped the table lightly.

After a moment, Yingying smiled and said, "Noble Lady Suochuoluo has been in the palace for half a year and has not yet been favored. It is normal for her to be anxious now. I am a Noble Consort and she is a Noble Lady. Why should I bother with her?"

"If she is to serve me tonight, then let her serve me. I have both a son and a daughter, so one more night of serving me won't make a difference, and one less night won't cause any harm either."

Ru Hua respectfully replied "Yes," and lowered his head.

Side Hall of Qianqing Palace

After bringing Consort Suochuoluo back, Emperor Kangxi ignored her and sat down, looking at the rare book in his hand.

Half an hour passed, and Noble Lady Sochoro began to panic.

With her eyes darting around, Consort Suochuoluo swayed her serpentine waist and stepped forward with a charming smile, "Your Majesty, it's getting late. Shall I serve you to retire for the night?"

"Um,"

Kangxi looked sharply at Consort Suochuoluo and said in a cold voice, "Are you so eager to serve me? I find you to be very bold and unrestrained."

A playful look in his eyes, blatant contempt and disdain.

Consort Suochuoluo's face was pale and humiliated. She murmured her lips and looked at Emperor Kangxi with tears in her eyes. She was thinking quickly in her mind where she had made a mistake, and why the Emperor disliked her so much.

Tonight, I've finally managed to get the Emperor's attention. Should I return the jade intact?

No, absolutely not.

Consort Suochuoluo pondered quickly, and after a moment, her cheeks flushed, she said in a coquettish voice, "This concubine is His Majesty's person, and serving His Majesty is this concubine's duty, this concubine..."

"This humble servant only wishes to make Your Majesty happy and joyful."

Emperor Kangxi glanced at Consort Suochuoluo with a look of disgust in his eyes.

"Oh, really?"

Reaching out, Kangxi lifted Consort Suochuoluo's chin and sneered, "Is this the kind of daughter Suochuoluo Guiduo raised? A daughter of a noble family, yet so dissolute."

"emperor……"

Lady Sochoro opened her eyes wide in shock, her gaze filled with disbelief and astonishment.

After a moment, Consort Suochuoluo, steeling herself, spoke with a delicate breath, "Your Majesty, if I am wanton and Your Majesty likes it, then I am willing."

"This humble servant is willing to do anything for Your Majesty."

As she spoke, Consort Suochuoluo, like a vixen, pressed her curvaceous body against Kangxi, hoping to ignite his desire in this way.

Suddenly standing up, Kangxi looked down at Consort Suochuoluo with undisguised disgust in his eyes and said in a deep voice, "Insolence! Who gave you such audacity?"

"Get down and kneel down!"

Her beautiful eyes widened in surprise, and Suochuoluo exclaimed, "Your Majesty?"

Consort Suochuoluo served in the side hall of the Qianqing Palace all night long, until the next morning, after Emperor Kangxi went to court, when she was finally sent back to the Yanxi Palace.

Furthermore, Emperor Kangxi issued a special decree granting Consort Suochuoluo the privilege of not having to pay her respects to the high-ranking concubines in the palace.

Yanxi Palace

Consort Hui sat on the veranda, her face grim as she watched Consort Suochuoluo, supported by a palace maid, limp back to the East Side Hall. Her expression was ferocious, and the handkerchief in her hand was almost deformed from being squeezed.

How dare that vile woman, Suochuoluo!

She served the Emperor all night in the Qianqing Palace last night, and this morning she was walking with a limp and needed the help of the palace servants. This shows how intense Suochuoluo's service to the Emperor last night was.

After a moment of quick consideration, Cunxin spoke in a low voice, "Your Majesty need not be angry. Although Consort Suochuoluo received special treatment from the Emperor after serving him, she did not receive any reward."

"Perhaps His Majesty's interest in Consort Suochuoluo is merely a passing fancy. Her Majesty has a second prince and a third princess; Consort Suochuoluo can never surpass Her Majesty."

Consort Hui nodded with a gloomy face.

Yikun Palace

Upon hearing the palace servants' report, Xu Lejin smiled faintly and remained silent about Consort Suochuoluo receiving special treatment from Emperor Kangxi.

Consort Suochuoluo was a rare beauty. Although born out of wedlock, she was gentle, considerate, and warm-hearted. It was understandable that Emperor Kangxi liked her, after all...

In her eyes, emperors all think with their lower bodies.

Of course, there was another reason why Xu Lejin was so calm. Early this morning, as soon as she got up, Liu Ying bowed and entered the palace to report that Consort Wen of Changchun Palace was going into labor.

She was preoccupied with the matter of Consort Wen's childbirth, but after Consort Suochuoluo gained favor with the Emperor and received special treatment from him, she no longer thought about it.

Afternoon (5-7 PM)

Liu Ying strode into the hall, her eyes grave. "Your Majesty," she said, "Consort Wen...Consort Wen has safely given birth to a healthy prince, but..."

With a hesitant look on her face, Liu Ying hesitated.

Xu Lejin looked up at Liu Ying and asked, "What's wrong with Consort Wen's little prince? Why is he stammering?"

Liu Ying gritted her teeth and forced herself to speak.

"Your Majesty, the little prince was born with skin as white as jade, and his features were exceptionally delicate, with cherry lips, willow-leaf eyebrows, and phoenix eyes, unlike other newborn princes..."

"Oh, really?"

Xu Lejin put down the ledger in her hand and started thinking quickly.

She remembered that in the history of the Qing Dynasty, the ninth prince of the Kangxi Emperor, born to Consort Yi of the Guo Luoluo clan, was known as the "Ninth Prince of Beauty" and the "Ninth Prince of Poisonous Snake." It was said that he was a boy with feminine features, even more beautiful and pretty than ordinary women.

As a result, the Ninth Prince Yin Tang was disliked and disfavored by Emperor Kangxi, which led to his gloomy personality.

Could it be that the little prince born to Consort Wen was actually the historical Beauty Ninth Prince?

History repeats itself in an astonishing way, except that the beautiful Ninth Prince in history had a different mother and was no longer the Ninth Prince.

Instead, it was the Sixth Prince.