When Wu Yapin heard her daughter-in-law speak, she had felt quite smug just moments before, but now she had a bad feeling. Was her daughter-in-law going to do something strange again?

When Yinzhen heard this, he was somewhat surprised, but he knew his young wife's temperament and she would certainly not let him suffer a loss, so he went along with her.

"Since Mother and the Princess Consort have both said so, then let's take the person back."

After finishing their conversation, the two men got up to take their leave. They were going to the Cining Palace to pay their respects to the Empress Dowager and would come back for lunch.

Before the two left, Tong Cheng'er specifically asked Consort Wuya for Lanxing and took her with her to Cining Palace.

As Wuyapin watched them leave, she had a bad feeling about it.

Yinzhen and Tong Cheng'er took Lanxing to Cining Palace.

The Empress Dowager in Cining Palace had already received a message from Qianqing Palace that the two of them would arrive a little late today. The Empress Dowager was not exactly indifferent to fame and fortune, but as long as it did not involve Mongolia, she was relatively easy to talk to.

Whether the newlyweds arrive early or late makes no difference to her. In fact, if they arrive late, she can even make a few jokes, since her grandson Yinzhen is usually very proper and polite, and rarely indulges in such pleasures.

As soon as the two arrived at the palace gate, someone came to greet them, saying, "Greetings to the Fourth Prince and Fourth Princess Consort. We pay our respects to the Fourth Prince and Fourth Princess Consort."

Yinzhen quickly said, "Granny Qi, please don't stand on ceremony."

Granny Qi: "Thank you, Fourth Prince and Fourth Princess."

"How is Grandma?"

Granny Qi said with a smile, "Her Majesty the Empress Dowager is well and is waiting for you and the Fourth Prince's wife!"

Yinzhen: "Please lead the way, Granny."

They followed Granny Qi into the Cining Palace.

Upon entering the main hall, the Empress Dowager sat at the head of the table.

Yinzhen and Tong Cheng'er knelt down to pay their respects to the Empress Dowager.

The Empress Dowager said kindly, "Get up, get up quickly."

Yinzhen and Tong Cheng'er: "Thank you, Imperial Madam."

After the formalities, the Empress Dowager happily bestowed many rewards upon Tong Cheng'er.

After the two stood up, Tong Cheng'er realized that there were still many people in the hall, all of whom she did not recognize.

If a prince's consort is chosen according to the usual procedure, she will be summoned by all the concubines in the palace during the selection process.

But she only stayed in the palace for more than ten days, and to everyone's surprise, she was chosen to become the Fourth Prince's Consort. So today is truly her first time appearing in front of all the concubines in the harem!

Under Yinzhen's introduction, Tong Cheng'er met all of Kangxi's concubines and naturally received many gifts in return.

As she looked at those things, she thought to herself, "Kangxi's women are really generous; the things they give him are all quite nice."

Besides, these informal mothers-in-law were much better than her conventional mother-in-law; at least they were quite generous and even gave her a gift when they met.

Whether it was because Consort Wuya was too angry and forgot, or what, she didn't even see a trace of the greeting gift.

Tong Cheng'er was very happy to receive the gift, and her face was full of smiles.

The Empress Dowager found her very cheerful and was quite pleased with her, so she pulled her aside and asked her many questions.

Of course, there was also a round of teasing directed at the young couple, saying that their late arrival to pay their respects tonight was perfectly justified.

Although the concubines in the harem fought fiercely on a daily basis, they were also genuinely bored. In addition, Yinzhen got along quite well with the other princes, so the concubines were relatively friendly.

As they talked, the conversation turned to Consort Wuya.

Consort Yi smiled and asked, "Did you go to Consort Wuya's place and not find her?"

Tong Cheng'er smiled and said, "I just came back from my mother's place."

"Well, my sister doesn't usually leave the palace, so this is the first time she's seen you. She didn't say anything, did she?"

Did Consort Yi mean that she wasn't being made things difficult for her?

Tong Cheng'er understood, but still smiled and said, "Mother gave me a lot of instructions, and was worried that I wouldn't be able to serve the master well since I'm new here. So she specially gave me a quick and efficient palace maid to serve our master. Lanxing is here to greet all the ladies."

Lan Xing forced herself to come out and bow.

Tong Cheng'er continued, "In addition, my mother treats me like her own daughter. The maids and nannies in my mother's palace are very polite. As soon as I entered, they served me the best tea, exquisite snacks, and fruits."

"To be honest, I was too spoiled at home. I was clumsy when helping my mother dress at Yonghe Palace, but she didn't mind and said she wouldn't blame me. I really met a rare and wonderful mother-in-law."

"I will definitely burn incense and pray for my mother's well-being in the future, so that she may live in peace and safety every year."

As soon as she said this, the entire hall fell silent.

Looking at Tong Cheng'er, the newly appointed Fourth Princess Consort, everyone wondered if she was stupid. Putting aside everything else, her mother-in-law sent her husband a beautiful and charming palace maid on the very first day of their marriage. Was this a good mother-in-law?

Furthermore, even though Consort Wuya is currently out of favor, she still has plenty of servants to dress her. Why would she need her daughter-in-law to do such a servant's job?

Even though Consort Rong disliked her daughter-in-law for not being able to have children, she only made her serve the food.

As for tea, snacks, and fruits, these are essential items in every palace, so they're really not worth mentioning.

Consort Yi chuckled and then said to the Empress Dowager at the head of the table, "Your Majesty, listen to this! It seems the Fourth Prince has married a simple-minded wife! Doesn't he know what's good for him?"

Upon hearing this, the Empress Dowager's gaze towards Tong Cheng'er became somewhat strange.

Tong Cheng'er naturally understood why, but she didn't mind being seen as a simpleton.

Then she looked at everyone with a blank expression, and then looked at Yinzhen with a questioning look: "Your Highness, did I say something wrong?"

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