Overjoyed to receive the bestowed name, Yinzhen went straight to Yonghe Palace after paying his respects to Emperor Kangxi.

Consort De was naturally delighted upon hearing the news. She instructed her maid to fetch a number of children's items as a reward and also brought Fucha a set of fine sapphire jewelry, which was something she had received when she was made a consort.

Yinzhen accepted the rewards on behalf of Changning and the child, and the smile on his lips never stopped from the moment he entered the room.

Seeing her son's happy expression, Consort De didn't want to dampen his spirits, but she couldn't help herself.

"The matter of entering the palace to pay respects and announce good news should have been handled by you and your wife together. Where is your wife?"

Upon hearing this, Yinzhen's smile froze.

Before he could say anything, Consort De continued, "I know your wife has done something wrong and upset you, but you have already punished her. There has to be a time limit. We can't let your wife be unable to hold her head up for the rest of her life just because of Lady Fucha."

"When you go out to socialize or visit the palace to pay your respects, how can you do without your wife? How long has it been since your wife last showed her face? Do you think people outside won't gossip?"

Seeing Yinzhen's expression, Consort De sighed.

"Fourth son, your mother knows you have the nature to love someone to the point of wanting them to live or hate them to the point of wanting them to die, but you must understand the principle of slow and steady wins the race. A raging fire is not a sustainable thing. Just look at the fate of the late Emperor's Consort Dong'e and the current Empress Hesheli, what became of them?"

That's a very strong statement.

Consort De was actually quite envious of Changning. It was obvious that Changning had what all women dreamed of: power, children, and her husband's love.

She didn't want to cause trouble for Lady Fucha, but she was the fourth prince's biological mother, and she couldn't ignore his feelings.

Thinking of the fourth prince's stubborn nature, Consort De softened her tone.

"Your mother isn't telling you not to favor Consort Chun, nor is she telling you to favor other women. This is a matter between you and your mother, and it's none of your business. Look around, all these years, since Lady Fucha entered the household, when has your mother ever uttered a single word of objection? When has she ever added anyone to your household? Your mother just wants you to understand that a consort is ultimately a consort. She may not have your favor, but she cannot lack dignity and respect. Otherwise, trouble will arise sooner or later."

"You can choose not to favor her, but you can't completely deprive her of the rights she deserves. You also have to consider Honghui's feelings. This child is growing up, how are you going to expect him to think? How are you going to expect him to get along with his half-siblings? Injustice will inevitably breed resentment."

At this point, Consort De wanted to say, "Fourth Prince, look at your Imperial Father, he does this very well."

Among all the concubines in the palace, who didn't feel they had some dignity? Who didn't feel they held a special place in the Emperor's heart?

How could I, a mere palace maid, rise to the rank of fourth concubine without the emperor's favor?

Consort Yi was promoted to the rank of concubine without giving birth to a child. Could this have been achieved without the emperor's favor?

Consort Hui held power in the palace and gave birth to the eldest son, known as the Great Prince. Could she have achieved this without the Emperor's favoritism?

Consort Liang, who came from the Xin Zhe Ku (a low-ranking official household), was able to give birth to the Eighth Prince and be elevated to the rank of Consort. Could she have done that without the Emperor's favoritism?

That's just right. Everyone thinks they have some genuine affection for the Emperor, so why would they take risky measures to harm other favored concubines?

However, she didn't say everything, but only told Yinzhen: "Just wait and see how your father, the Emperor, acts."

After saying that, he dismissed Yinzhen.

These two sons were both troublesome. Thinking of the loud and boisterous fourteenth prince, Consort De's headache worsened.

Yinzhen understood Consort De's meaning; he was simply worried that now that his wife had power, she might continue to scheme against Yaoxian. But in fact, according to his observation, his wife seemed to have truly cultivated her character and temperament.

Last time, Yao Xian cut off Niohuru's tongue; that was a brilliant move.

Not only was the princess fearful of her, but all the women in the household kept their distance from her.

Yinzhen thought this was a good idea. Women's methods of vying for favor were endless and impossible to control. As long as they were made to fear and not dare to make a move at the source, everything would be much easier.

Honghui is also his child. He still has to consider Honghui's feelings.

Therefore, upon returning to the mansion this time, Yinzhen returned the power of managing the household to his wife, but she still had to report some important matters to him and was not allowed to act on her own. He also went to the main courtyard to give his wife a warning, telling her not to cause trouble.

The Fujin also heard the news that Changning had given birth to twins. She had no resentment and did not want to make any more mistakes.

She knew that her advantage was her status as a Fujin (a high-ranking official's wife), and that this status was the only thing she could bring to the Ulanara family and to Honghui.

Once she's sober, she won't do anything foolish again.

Not to mention, Niohuru's tongue left a deep impression on her, and she always felt that if she continued to do so, Fucha would cut off her tongue sooner or later.

Therefore, she was very respectful this time.

Fearing that Changning might overthink things, Yinzhen went to explain to her.

Changning didn't care. She had already given the Fujin a chance, so if she made another mistake, she couldn't be blamed.

Hongmin and Hongchen have bigger appetites than their older siblings. Each of them needs two or three wet nurses to be full. They are only a month old, but their two chubby arms are already like lotus root segments.

After Changning finished her postpartum confinement, she specially changed into the fragrant satin bestowed by the palace to welcome the guests at the full moon banquet.

This time, she was a pure consort, with a title bestowed by the emperor himself, so her status had long surpassed that of ordinary secondary consorts. Apart from the primary consorts who went to the main courtyard, everyone followed her lead.

She truly received a lot of praise this time. The concubine Tian in the Third Prince's residence never stopped talking about it.

"Sister Chun, the furnishings in this room are so elegant and precious. They must all have a special history, right? Look at this incense burner, it seems to be carved from a single piece of ivory."

"What kind of gauze is used to cover these windows? The sunlight filtering through is as soft as moonlight."

"Sister Chun, you have such a huge mercury mirror! It's taller than me!"

Listening to her flattery, Changning thought to herself, "This person is really good at sucking up!"

She brought all these people to the courtyard for a feast, and also summoned the Pingtan troupe that Fourth Master had specially purchased for her from Suzhou.

The soft, melodious sounds seemed to transport people back to the water towns of Jiangnan. None of the concubines had ever heard anything like it before, and they were immediately captivated.

Seeing this, Changning secretly slipped back.

Her family members from the Fucha family were also in the house!

When Changning entered, her mother, Suochuoluo, was holding Hongmin, whose dark eyes kept darting around. Hongchen, on the other hand, was being held by her sister-in-law, Dong'e.

Her second sister-in-law, Su Jia, was pregnant again and didn't come to visit this time, but her daughter, Mo Yaqi, did come along to play.

Third Sister-in-law Xitala was surrounded by a group of children. There were her own three, plus her eldest brother's sons Duoxihun and Alina, her second brother's son Moyaqi, and her third brother's son Gangan.

A group of little kids were gathered together, chattering away.