Emperor Qianlong treated Consort Ling differently after all. In addition, Consort Ling was indeed a confidante, and she had not caused any trouble in the past two years. Therefore, Consort Ling was still promoted to the rank of Consort Ling.

Now, the positions of Imperial Noble Consort, two Noble Consorts, and four Consorts are all filled.

Ji Huan felt that she should get pregnant; her body was mature, and her eggs were mature too.

In the same year, Ji Huan also became pregnant, two months later than Consort Ling.

The following year, Consort Ling gave birth to a princess safely, and two months later, Consort Ji gave birth to a prince safely, the twelfth prince.

In that year, Emperor Qianlong conferred the title of Empress upon the Imperial Noble Consort.

Not long after the Empress's investiture ceremony, the Empress became pregnant.

With one Manchu banner concubine after another becoming pregnant, Qianlong's impression that the bondservant concubines controlled his offspring became more and more ingrained, and he increasingly believed it.

Ji Huan then discovered that her son had specially trained personnel by Emperor Qianlong to take care of his safety.

Therefore, she secretly investigated and found that Consort Shu's tenth prince also received this treatment, but Consort Jia's eleventh prince did not.

Ji Huan smiled. Her years of hard work had not been in vain. Thanks to her tireless efforts, Emperor Qianlong finally began to protect the Manchu concubines.

In fact, if Qianlong really didn't care at all and did nothing, her next step would have been to spread the news that the bondservant intended to control the imperial heirs among the Manchu people.

The unique nature of the Qing Dynasty's rule means that it still relies on the Manchus.

In the seventeenth year of the Qianlong Emperor's reign, the Empress gave birth to the thirteenth prince.

Emperor Qianlong also protected the legitimate sons born to his second empress.

At this point, the power structure of the imperial harem was temporarily stabilized.

Although Emperor Qianlong still favored his high-ranking concubines, the number of lower-ranking concubines, including "Daying" and "Changzai," was constantly increasing, and they were all newcomers.