After Emperor Jingning ascended the throne, he honored Emperor Kangxi as the Retired Emperor and the Empress Dowager as the Grand Empress Dowager.

As for Xingchi, he has already left the palace and is traveling around.

As for the concubines in Kangxi's harem, whether or not they needed to be promoted depended on Kangxi's own wishes.

He Xue was promoted from Crown Princess to Empress, while Li Jia and Cheng Jia were completely ignored by the Crown Prince.

Emperor Jingning also bestowed titles upon his other brothers.

The eldest prince was granted the title of Grand General Prince, the third prince the title of Prince Cheng, the fourth prince the title of Prince Yong, the fifth prince the title of Prince Heng, the seventh prince the title of Prince Chun, and the ninth, tenth, eleventh, and twelfth princes were all granted the title of Prince of the Second Rank. The other princes were still young, but they were all granted the titles of Beile or Beizi. There was no bias.

As for the Eighth Prince, who was far away in Shengjing, Emperor Jingning selectively forgot about him, and no one spoke up for the Eighth Prince to avoid offending Emperor Jingning.

Among Kangxi's consorts, Consort Yi was the happiest, having three sons: one prince and two dukes.

"Oh dear, my three sons are truly remarkable! It's quite a change to have three sons who have been granted the title of prince!" Consort Yi boasted proudly.

"My son is a Grand General, so why should I be proud of him? You're just showing off all day long!" Consort Hui said, unable to stand Consort Yi's smug attitude.

"Alright, let's get down to business!" the Imperial Noble Consort said. "The Emperor Emeritus is planning to go to Changchun Garden. What are your thoughts?"

"Imperial Noble Consort, are all the ladies in the harem going to Changchun Garden? Is Changchun Garden really that big?" Consort Yi had no intention of going to Changchun Garden at all. Her three sons could take turns staying there, how wonderful!

In fact, the Imperial Noble Consort didn't need to ask; all the concubines in the harem with children were willing to live with their children.

As for those without children, they had no other choice but to either stay in the palace or go to Changchun Garden with Emperor Kangxi.

"Imperial Noble Consort, please discuss this matter with the Emperor Emeritus. Let those young people who are willing to stay by the Emperor Emeritus's side remain. We old and faded people should not be an eyesore to the Emperor Emeritus!" Consort Hui looked at the Imperial Noble Consort expectantly.

The Imperial Noble Consort was also unwilling to go to Changchun Garden. The Fourth Prince had already prepared her courtyard and was just waiting for her to leave the palace. Moreover, the residences of the Fourth Prince and the First Prince were next to each other, so she could visit them whenever she wanted.

"Alright, I will go find the Emperor Emeritus!" the Imperial Noble Consort said firmly.

When the Imperial Noble Consort came before Emperor Kangxi, she first expressed her reluctance to part with him, then worried that Changchun Garden was too small to accommodate so many people. Finally, she suggested that the concubines with children should leave the palace with their children. However, because everyone was reluctant to part with Emperor Kangxi, they went to Changchun Garden every three days to pay their respects to him.

After careful consideration, Emperor Kangxi found the Imperial Noble Consort's suggestion to be good and agreed to it.

However, at first, the Imperial Noble Consort and others would visit Changchun Garden every three days, then every five days, and later even more frequently.

The Empress Dowager said she wanted to stay in the palace, but Xue sensed that the Empress Dowager seemed to have other ideas.

So when Xue paid her respects, she specifically asked about it. The Empress Dowager said that she was very reluctant to part with the Fifth Prince, after all, she had raised him.

He Xue then understood what was going on: the Empress Dowager wanted to leave the palace with the Fifth Prince.

Xue couldn't make the decision on this matter herself; she still needed to ask Consort Yi and the Fifth Prince for their opinions.

Consort Yi was indeed somewhat reluctant. Over the years, she had felt indebted to the Fifth Prince and wanted to take this opportunity to make it up to him. If the Empress Dowager went to the Fifth Prince's residence, it would be inappropriate for her to go as well.