Consort Hui lost her granddaughter, whom she had been longing for for a long time.

On the day Princess Gongjing got married, Consort Hui forced a smile, but there was not much joy on her face.

Compared to Princess Gongjing, who was not related to her by blood but whom she had raised for several years as her 'daughter,' Consort Hui naturally favored her granddaughter more.

With her brows furrowed, Consort Hui remained silent.

Xu Lejin shook her head helplessly, then winked at Consort Que. Consort Que stepped forward with a smile and softly said to Princess Gongjing, "Today is the princess's wedding day. The task of instructing the princess on how to maintain a loving and supportive marriage with her husband should ideally be undertaken by Consort Hui, but..."

"Consort Hui has just lost her long-awaited granddaughter."

After a moment's hesitation, Consort Que spoke in a low voice, "Today, I will take on the task of instructing the princess on the proper way to get along with her husband. I hope the princess will understand Consort Hui's understanding."

Princess Gongjing's face turned deathly pale. "..."

After hesitating for a long time, Princess Gongjing forced back the tears in her eyes and said respectfully, "Thank you, Your Highness. I thank Your Highness and Your Majesty for considering my needs."

"Um,"

Consort Que whispered to Princess Gongjing, whose face flushed with shyness.

15 minutes

The eunuch announcing the ceremony announced, "The auspicious hour has arrived. Princess, please leave the house!"

Consort Hui came to her senses and looked towards Princess Gongjing, only to see that Princess Gongjing had already covered her head with a red veil.

Consort Hui took two steps forward, but was pulled back by Consort Duan.

Consort Duan lowered her voice and said coldly, "Sister Consort Hui, you were just immersed in the grief of losing your granddaughter. The Imperial Noble Consort has already asked the Noble Consort Que to tell Princess Gongjing about the way of being a wife on your behalf."

Upon hearing this, Consort Hui's face immediately darkened.

Xu Lejin gave Consort Duan a wink, and Consort Duan instructed a maid to cover Consort Hui's mouth. Consort Hui could only watch helplessly as Princess Gongjing left her chambers.

Outside the house, the Second Prince, who was responsible for carrying Princess Gongjing, paused for a moment because he did not see Consort Hui.

At the eldest prince's signal, the second prince suppressed his doubts, stepped forward, and carried Princess Gongjing towards the courtyard gate. A red sedan chair was already waiting outside the courtyard.

The bridal sedan chair swayed and wobbled as it headed toward the palace gate. Inside, Princess Gongjing's mind was filled with the words Consort Que had spoken to her in her boudoir.

Suppressing the tears welling in her eyes, Princess Gongjing harbored resentment towards Consort Hui.

Palace Gate

Xu Lejin and the other concubines watched as Princess Gongjing's bridal sedan chair was taken away by Nalan Kuixing, then turned and returned to the palace.

Yikun Palace

Xu Lejin sat in the main seat, while Consort Que and the others had solemn expressions.

Consort Hui was brought into the palace in a disheveled state, her old face filled with grievance and indignation. She said, "Your Highness, Imperial Noble Consort, you must do me justice! Today is Princess Gongjing's wedding day. As someone who raised Princess Gongjing for several years, it is my duty to see her off. But Consort Duan..."

"Consort Duan actually ordered the palace servants to gag me, preventing me from saying goodbye to Princess Gongjing. Consort Duan's intentions are despicable; she is insubordinate and is trying to sow discord between me and Princess Gongjing, the mother and daughter!"

With tears streaming down her face, Consort Hui was both ashamed and angry.

Xu Lejin glared at Consort Hui and said in a deep voice, "Consort Hui, you know that you raised Princess Gongjing for several years, and you know that today is Princess Gongjing's wedding day, don't you?"

"Today is Princess Gongjing's joyous day, but you show no joy at all. You have a long face. Anyone who doesn't know better would think that Princess Gongjing is not the daughter you've raised for several years, but your enemy."

"At that time, I had already given you a few meaningful glances, but you were engrossed in your own world, so I had Consort Que do it for you."

Upon hearing this, Consort Hui blushed.

Hesitantly, Consort Hui said in a low voice, "Your Highness, I... I was just thinking about Yinti's daughter who died shortly after birth. She was a child I had longed for for so long."

"I only lost my composure for a moment."

With a glare, Xu Lejin spoke coldly, "Does your loss of composure mean that Princess Gongjing's auspicious wedding time should be delayed? A woman's marriage is a once-in-a-lifetime event. If it is delayed, can Consort Hui bear the responsibility?"

"Consort Hui, you are a veteran in the palace. You should be able to distinguish between important and unimportant people, and you should know the rules of the palace."

Consort Hui opened her mouth, but swallowed the words that were about to come out.

Three days later

Princess Gongjing returned to the palace. Since Princess Gongjing was married in the capital, on the third day after her marriage, her husband was required to accompany her back to the palace to express her gratitude and pay respects to Emperor Kangxi and Consort Xu Lejin.

If there is a birth mother, it is also necessary to visit her.

Of course, Princess Gongjing's birth mother, Consort Cui, had passed away. She had only been raised by Consort Hui for a few years. Consort Hui was not Princess Gongjing's adoptive mother. Princess Gongjing and her husband could choose to visit Consort Hui or not.

Xu Lejin smiled as she looked at Princess Gongjing and asked softly, "Princess, how well does your husband treat you?"

"Your Majesty, the Prince Consort treats me very well."

With her head bowed, Princess Gongjing revealed a shy expression.

Looking at Princess Gongjing's expression, Xu Lejin didn't think she was lying. Then she thought of Princess Gongjing and her husband Nalan Kuixing, who were childhood sweethearts.

In the future, even if we don't talk about being loving and harmonious as husband and wife, we can at least treat each other with respect.

After whispering a few words of advice to Princess Gongjing, Xu Lejin smiled and told Princess Gongjing to offer incense to Consort Cui and return to the princess's residence outside the palace as soon as possible.

Afternoon

Qingtan respectfully said, "Your Majesty, Princess Gongjing returned to the palace today but did not go to Consort Hui's palace. Princess Gongjing and her consort have already left the palace."

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