Soon after, news spread throughout the imperial court and the inner palace that Consort Shu had been bestowed the title of Noble Consort Shu.

Few of the people in the previous dynasty were fools!

Emperor Yongzheng had not previously conferred the title of Noble Consort on Consort Shu, but now that the imperial edict of conferment has been issued.

Everyone quickly realized Emperor Yongzheng's bias.

Of course, some people had already guessed some clues from Emperor Yongzheng's previous arrangements for the marriages of Consort Shu's three sons.

...

In the palace of Consort Yu.

"You mean Consort Shu has been promoted to Imperial Noble Consort Shu??"

Consort Yu stood up in shock and asked again.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

The eunuch replied with his head bowed.

After a moment of stunned silence, Consort Yu ordered, "You may leave now."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Next, Consort Yu fell into deep thought.

Although the Emperor's intention was that Consort Shu's three sons had now all married, so he promoted her to the rank of Imperial Noble Consort Shu.

However, as the saying goes, a child's status rises with the mother's!

In this way, the five princes born to Consort Shu would have a higher status than the two Beile born to Consort Shu and Consort Xi.

Well, his own son, Sixth Prince Hongzhou, had no such intentions.

However, it was different for Consort Xi's son, the Fifth Prince Hongli.

After all, when the emperor first ascended the throne, he valued him quite a bit.

Moreover, Consort Shu's sons were still young, while the Emperor was already quite old.

Therefore, the chances for the Fifth Prince Hongli are still very high.

But no one expected that the emperor would live for so many years.

She lived to see all three of Consort Shu's sons marry their wives!

It now seems that the Emperor's preferred candidate may not be the Fifth Prince Hongli, but rather the Seventh Prince Hongzhao.

...

In the palace of Consort Xi.

Upon hearing this news from the eunuch.

The teacup in Consort Xi's hand fell to the ground with a thud.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Your Majesty."

"Grandma Tao called out softly with a worried expression."

Consort Xi snapped out of her daze and, with a stern face, ordered the eunuch in front of her, "You may leave now."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

The eunuch quickly agreed, then carefully bowed and withdrew.

"Granny, please tidy up."

"I'll go to my inner chamber to rest for a while."

Consort Xi frowned again and gave the order.

At this moment, Granny Tao dared not say anything more and immediately replied, "Yes, Your Highness."

Afterwards, Consort Xi returned to her inner chamber.

She leaned weakly against the soft couch, her expression extremely unpleasant.

Consort Shu gave birth to five sons more than ten years ago.

She knew that at that time the emperor had no intention of promoting her to the rank of Imperial Concubine.

After all, above Consort Shu were Consort Qi, Consort Yu, and herself, three other consorts with adult sons.

In fact, she had always hoped that the emperor would promote her to the rank of Imperial Concubine.

Because if the emperor were to promote him to the rank of Imperial Concubine, it would mean that the Fifth Prince Hongli would have the highest status among all the princes.

This also means that he was the prince closest to that position.

But I kept hoping! I kept hoping!

She never received the Emperor's promotion to the rank of Imperial Concubine.

Later, when the emperor arranged a marriage for the seventh prince...

She suddenly woke up and stopped hoping that the emperor would promote her to the rank of Imperial Concubine.

We're just waiting for the Emperor to pass away!

But I never expected the emperor to be so resilient; he's still alive and well to this day.

Today, an imperial edict was actually issued to bestow the title of Noble Consort Shu upon that woman, Consort Shu!

The Empress Dowager Xi felt an intense hatred for Consort Shu whenever she thought of her!

Over the years, he had considered taking action against Consort Shu and her child.

However, Consort Shu may not have any other skills, but she is first-rate at avoiding trouble.

Over the years, she has never gotten close to any of the concubines in the harem.

He couldn't find any opportunity to secretly make a move against her.

Trying to get close to Chunqi Xiuse or the people around her is simply courting death.

How could a concubine who had been with the Emperor since his time as a prince not know what kind of person he was?

Moreover, I eventually heard some rumors about it.

It seems that Consort Yun acted this way because she harbored ill intentions towards Consort Shu…

However, he guessed that those so-called rumors were probably deliberately spread by the Emperor to warn the other concubines.

The Emperor protected Consort Shu, who had given birth to and raised five princes, with utmost care.

Unfortunately, Consort Shu was an obedient woman who never left the Emperor's protection.

The more Consort Xi thought about Consort Shu, that woman with such a good life, the more she hated her!

Why was Consort Shu so lucky?

She gave birth to five sons, and the emperor always protected her.

Furthermore, if the Emperor had lived a few years less, her son, Prince Hongzhao, would have had no chance.

But she was lucky; the emperor just happened to live a few more years!

He lived to the age of seven and married his primary wife, and had two sons and a daughter.

He lived long enough for Consort Shu's other two sons to marry their primary wives.

Niohuru, Balin, and Hesheli clans!

...

In the palace of Consort Yu.

Since Princess Heshuo Anke, Fu'na, got married, Consort Ning has often visited Consort Yu's palace to keep her company.

At this moment, Consort Ning whispered, "Sister, now that Consort Shu has been promoted to Imperial Noble Consort Shu, it seems that things are really about to change."

Consort Yu nodded solemnly and whispered, "This time, His Majesty bypassed Consort Xi and Consort Yu, the two birth mothers of Prince Bei."

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