Consort Hui returned to Yanxi Palace in a daze, her mind filled with thoughts of Consort De and the Fourteenth Prince.

"Your Majesty,"

Cunxin called out softly twice, but Consort Hui still did not respond.

With a slight frown, Cunxin pondered for a moment, then raised her voice a few decibels and said softly, "Your Majesty? I have already found out what you asked me to find out."

"ah,"

Consort Hui snapped out of her reverie.

Cunxin carefully chose her words and spoke in a low voice, "Your Majesty, I have learned that there are several palace maids in our Yanxi Palace who have many brothers and sisters in their families. I have secretly asked the imperial physician to examine their health, and they are all healthy and fertile."

"only,"

After a slight pause, Cunxin lowered her head, seemingly wanting to say something but holding back.

Her expression darkened, and Consort Hui asked, "But what?"

"Your Majesty, it's difficult to have both a high fertility rate and outstanding beauty. One of them has brothers and sisters who are also poets, but she is rather dark-skinned."

"The other one is quite beautiful, but she has a beauty mark under her eyebrow, which makes her look somewhat flirtatious and seductive."

Cunxin lowered her voice, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "This servant searched carefully and finally found someone who is fertile, good-looking, and of the right age, but..."

"Her parents died, and she was the eldest daughter with a long list of younger brothers and sisters."

Upon hearing this, Consort Hui's expression changed slightly.

Beauty and fertility have always been difficult to achieve simultaneously. Before, when she forbade her son from touching palace maids, the pretty girls around him were still pleasing to his eye. But now…

Yinti married a concubine from a respectable family, and also had beautiful princesses and concubines. Ordinary palace maids could no longer catch Yinti's eye!

Frowning, after pondering for a long time, Consort Hui spoke in a deep voice, "The one whose parents died, who has a string of younger brothers and sisters, and who has a beauty mark under her eyebrow."

"Have them tidy themselves up and come to see me. I will give them a thorough makeover."

Cunxin lowered his head and respectfully replied, "Yes."

The next day

In the afternoon, Consort Que, accompanied by the Thirteenth Prince, the Seventeenth Princess, and the Twenty-Second Princess, came to visit Yikun Palace. During their conversation, they mentioned matters concerning Consort Hui's palace.

Consort Que said softly, “Your Highness, yesterday evening, Consort Hui bestowed two palace maids upon the Second Prince. I heard from the head maid in charge of the Prince’s residence that the two palace maids are pretty, with slender waists and plump hips, and they look like they are good at bearing children.”

"Um,"

Xu Lejin responded softly, her lips curving slightly as she spoke, "The First Prince's wife is pregnant, but there's been no news from the Second Prince's concubines, princesses, or maids."

“The eldest prince and the second prince are about the same age, so it is understandable that Consort Hui is eager to have a grandson.”

After a pause, Xu Lejin continued, "In fact, no matter how anxious Consort Hui is, it's useless. The wife that the Emperor has chosen for the Second Prince, the daughter of Prince Darhan, is still too young to marry into the Qing Dynasty. And how can the children born to the Second Prince's concubines, princesses, and maids be compared to those born to the primary wife?"

Consort Que covered her mouth and softly replied, "Yes."

Two weeks later

In late February, Emperor Kangxi visited Yikun Palace.

With a grave expression, Kangxi said in a deep voice, "Imperial Noble Consort, my aunt Shuhui from the Balin tribe wrote a letter a few days ago, mentioning the marriage between Flana and Urgun. My aunt means that Flana is now sixteen, and it's time for her to get married."

Xu Lejin nodded slightly and looked up at Kangxi.

After a moment, she lowered her head and spoke in a voice as soft as a mosquito's buzz, "Your Majesty, I dare not speak of matters of the previous dynasty. The marriage between the Second Princess and the grandson of Princess Shuhui was arranged by Your Majesty many years ago."

"yes."

Emperor Kangxi frowned in thought, then said, "I have already announced to the world that both Flana and Urgun are safe and sound, and their marriage is only a matter of time. Aunt Shuhui..."

The words that were about to come out of his mouth made Kangxi frown.

After thinking for a moment, Xu Lejin spoke in a low voice, "Your Majesty, it is only natural that the eldest princess, Shuhui, is now of advanced age and is concerned about the marriage between the second princess and Wuergun."

The implication is that Princess Shuhui was not using her seniority to force the issue, but rather because she was old and didn't know how much longer she could live, so she wanted to see her grandson get married and have children as soon as possible.

Emperor Kangxi nodded slightly.

After a cup of tea

Kangxi spoke in a deep voice, "Besides Flanna, there's also Irm. Although Irm isn't my biological daughter, she was raised in the palace by Empress Xiaozhao. The order of seniority must be maintained; it cannot be disrupted."

Xu Lejin nodded.

"His Majesty has considered all this carefully. The marriage of the eldest princess to a first-class Taiji of Khorchin is a matter of diplomatic relations between the Qing Dynasty and Khorchin, and it must indeed be treated with great care."

"I vaguely remember that the mourning period for a first-class Taiji Bandi is still a year away?"

After a pause, Kangxi said, "Bandi's three-year mourning period will end next March."

After frowning and pondering for a moment, Kangxi suddenly understood.

"It is my blessing to have the Imperial Noble Consort by my side in this life. The Imperial Noble Consort is my strategist. After listening to the Imperial Noble Consort's words, I suddenly understood how to reply to the Balin tribe and Aunt Shuhui."

With her head slightly lowered, Xu Lejin gave a coquettish smile.

One month later

Emperor Kangxi decreed that the eldest princess, Irmu, be granted the title of Princess Gulun Chunxi, and that she would marry into the Khorchin tribe on the nineteenth day of the fourth month of the following year. On the same day, the second and third princesses of Prince Gong's mansion would also marry into the Khorchin tribe.

Princess Fulana, the second princess, was bestowed the title of Princess Rongxian of the First Rank. She will marry into the Balin tribe on the sixth day of the seventh month of the following year, becoming the granddaughter-in-law of Princess Shuhui.

April 2nd

Consort Hui sat upright in the lower seat, covering her mouth as she spoke softly, "Your Highness, the Emperor has set wedding dates for Princess Chunxi and Princess Rongxian."

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