Consort Hui suddenly spoke.

The hall fell silent. Everyone stared at Consort Hui, wondering what she was up to.

On this Mid-Autumn Festival, the Imperial Noble Consort is pregnant with twins, and her younger brother, De Mu Huang En,

The home team was treated like an imperial concubine.

At this moment, Consort Hui ran out and said that there was double happiness. What did this mean?

Was Consort Hui deliberately trying to steal the spotlight from the Imperial Noble Consort, or did she have other plans?

Emperor Kangxi frowned and stared at Consort Hui without saying a word.

Consort Hui paused, then said respectfully, "Your Majesty, my family is of the Ulanara clan. My uncle, Fei Yanggu, is the third son of Fu Cun, a talented young man. Some time ago, Fei Yanggu sent someone to convey a message to me, wishing to ask for a princess for Fu Cun."

"Your Majesty, I believe that the twelfth princess born to the Imperial Noble Consort is a perfect match for her, a man of talent and beauty, a match made in heaven."

Kangxi was stunned by her words, Xu Lejin was almost speechless, and the other concubines and members of the royal family looked at Consort Hui in astonishment.

Consort Hui...

How much benefit did Grand Minister Fei Yanggu offer Consort Hui that made her dare to openly speak out against the wrath of the world?

The twelfth princess, born to the Imperial Noble Consort, was born in the sixteenth year of the Kangxi Emperor's reign and is now twelve years old. She is the Grand Minister Fei Yanggu.

Although Feiyanggu is now the son-in-law of Beizi Murhu and enjoys considerable prestige in the court,

The son of Fei Yanggu mentioned by Consort Hui, Fu Cun, was born to Fei Yanggu's first wife, not to his current wife, the daughter of Murhu.

After a cup of tea

Emperor Kangxi's face darkened, and he said coldly, "Consort Hui, is this what you call double happiness? Wuyoudai is only twelve years old, and she has several older sisters who are not yet betrothed. You—"

"The Ulanara family has actually set their sights on Uyudai."

Consort Hui's face turned deathly pale instantly. Her reason returned, and she knelt down in fear and trepidation, stammering softly, "Your Majesty, I was only thinking of the Twelfth Princess... I..."

With a determined look, Consort Hui raised her head and said, forcing a smile, "Your Majesty, I have received reliable information that the Dzungars wish to marry a princess of our Great Qing Dynasty, specifically requesting the daughter of the Imperial Noble Consort, the twelfth princess who was raised by the Empress Dowager. Your Majesty…"

"What I am doing now is also to protect the Twelfth Princess."

All the concubines were stunned.

Even the princes, Kangxi's brothers, suddenly widened their eyes.

Prince Chun rose from his seat, walked to the center of the hall, knelt down, and said in a deep voice, “Your Majesty, if what Consort Hui said is true, the Dzungars are wolves in sheep’s clothing. They have just attacked the Tushetu Khanate and now they are asking for the marriage of a princess of our Great Qing. Your Majesty, I am willing to lead troops to fight against the Dzungars.”

Prince Yu and Prince Gong exchanged a glance.

"Your Majesty, I am also willing to lead troops to conquer the Dzungars."

Emperor Kangxi frowned, deep in thought.

Xu Lejin spoke in a low voice, "Your Majesty, if the Dzungars truly wish to marry Wuyoudai, she is only twelve years old. How can she marry into the Dzungars? Moreover, I have heard that the Dzungar Khan is over forty years old."

Consort Que, Consort Duan, and others were about to speak when Xu Lejin shook her head almost imperceptibly.

After a long time

Kangxi said coldly, "The Dzungars have always been arrogant, and I will never marry my princess to one of them."

"emperor,"

Consort Hui was about to speak, but a sharp look from Emperor Kangxi made her swallow her words and lower her head in embarrassment, quickly pondering in her mind.

After the Mid-Autumn Festival, August passed quickly.

In early September, the Dzungars indeed submitted a petition to marry a Qing princess, specifically requesting Wuyoudai, the daughter of Xu Lejin. Xu Lejin was so angry that she almost miscarried.

In the imperial court, Emperor Kangxi was furious and ordered Prince Yu, Prince Gong, and Prince Chun to lead troops to conquer the Dzungars.

At the same time, Emperor Kangxi issued an edict ordering the forty-nine Mongol tribes to fully cooperate with the imperial army in the campaign against the Dzungars.

In addition, the Khoshut tribe, which had been defeated by Galdan, the Khan of the Dzungar Khanate, a few years ago,

The wife of the Khoshut prince fled to the Qing Dynasty with her two young children, and Emperor Kangxi never properly settled her there.

Because the Dzungar Khanate was ambitious and sought to marry the twelfth princess, Emperor Kangxi issued an edict granting the eighteen-year-old eldest son of the Khoshut tribe the title of Khoshut Prince, and the sixteen-year-old second son the title of Beile, and betrothed him to the ninth princess. The marriage would take place after the ninth princess came of age, and she would remain in the capital.

The news reached the harem

Xu Lejin, Consort Que, and others were happy. The eldest prince, the second princess, the fourth princess, and others in the princes' quarters were also happy for their own sister, the ninth princess.

Although it was a marriage alliance with the Khoshut Mongols, the couple lived in the capital for an extended period after the marriage.

Yonghe Palace

Consort Wan, who was recuperating in bed, immediately turned grim and spoke coldly, "The daughter of the Imperial Noble Consort has escaped another calamity. My years of painstaking planning have all come to naught."

"Cough cough cough, His Majesty really favors the Imperial Noble Consort. He loves her so much that he even launched a large-scale campaign against the Dzungars for the sake of the Twelfth Princess."

The palace maid serving Consort Wan rolled her eyes.

Lowering her voice, the palace maid whispered, "Your Highness, this servant doesn't understand. Why did you have the Prince leak information to Galdan Khan of the Dzungar Khanate, saying that the Twelfth Princess was born with the destiny of a phoenix?"

"Galdan Khan is over forty years old, has long since married his principal wife, and his sons are already adults."

Consort Wan gave a sinister smile.

"The Twelfth Princess is the eldest of the Imperial Noble Consort's children, besides the Seventh Princess. The Seventh Princess was betrothed to a member of the Guarjia clan at a young age, so I had no choice but to settle for second best and scheme against the Twelfth Princess."

“It just so happens that the Twelfth Princess was raised by the Empress Dowager. She has a cinnabar mole between her eyebrows, just like the late Emperor’s deposed Empress, Consort Jing.”

After a pause, Consort Wan continued coldly, "The Dzungars have a custom of fathers succeeding sons, with sons marrying their stepmothers. If the twelfth princess, born to the Imperial Noble Consort, were to marry a Dzungar, she would first marry Galdan, and after Galdan's death, she would marry his son. If the twelfth princess were to live longer, she would even have to marry her grandson."

"I have always been looking forward to seeing the daughter of the Imperial Noble Consort, serving two or three husbands."

With a 'smack', Wanfei slammed her hand on the table, her face as cold as ice.

"Now, despite all our careful planning, we've made a fatal mistake. Consort Hui is utterly useless; I even informed her of the Dzungar Khanate's request to marry the Twelfth Princess, yet she still couldn't make it happen."

"And what is this Grand Minister Fei Yanggu? He actually wanted his son to marry the Twelfth Princess? He almost ruined my grand plan. He is truly despicable."

The palace maid lowered her head slightly, thinking to herself, "What a brilliant move to kill someone by destroying their spirit!"

The Imperial Noble Consort is currently pregnant. If the Emperor, under pressure from the Dzungars, were to marry the Twelfth Princess to them, the Imperial Noble Consort would surely be enraged, and the imperial heir would be in danger.

It could even result in the death of both mother and unborn child.

A few days later

Xu Lejin learned from her informant planted in Yonghe Palace that everything was meticulously planned by Consort Wan, and that some members of the Khorchin Mongols were secretly colluding with the Dzungars.

With her face still contorted with anger, Xu Lejin said coldly, "Consort Wan has such deep scheming. My Wuyoudai almost had to be married off to the Dzungars and become a political sacrifice."

"Ru Hua and Nong Ying revealed to the concubines in the harem that Consort Wan had schemed against the princess's marriage, spreading the news far and wide."