How was she inferior to her? The palace maids didn't know either. They were all ladies from aristocratic families. Concubine Tong's family was Kangxi's maternal family. Logically, she should have become the queen.

But the reality is cruel. Hesheli became the queen, Niuhulu became the queen, and only she was just a concubine.

However, the position of concubine is already a high position. You should know that there are not many people with proper positions nowadays. Even Kangxi's favorites, Mu Sili and Ma Jia, were only concubines.

Sometimes I really don't know how to persuade the Empress. The Empress is a proud person. She entered the palace with great ambitions, but failed to achieve her wish. It is normal for her to feel disappointed.

But as her maid, she had to tell her about the dangers in the palace, otherwise if she accidentally got into danger, she would be the only one to suffer.

"My Lady, you are the Emperor's cousin. I think it makes sense that the Emperor did not make you Empress. I have heard that the Emperor feels that he is unlucky in marriage."

A little palace maid nearby suddenly said this, which immediately attracted Concubine Tong's voice.

"You were the one who spoke just now? You just said yes. Say it again. I couldn't hear you clearly."

The palace maid was startled, but after seeing that Concubine Tong did not look furious, she nervously repeated what she had just said.

"I was just speaking casually. Please forgive me, Your Majesty. I didn't mean to gossip about Concubine Niuhulu."

"Come here, reward me. Regardless of whether what you just said is true or false, I feel comforted. Since I feel comforted, I will naturally reward you.

Listen carefully, since the emperor suspects that I am unlucky in marriage, I will prove this rumor true."

Didn't Nianhulu want the position of empress? Just give it to her. I just hope she can sit on the position of empress safely, otherwise Kangxi will definitely bear the rumor that she is a wife-killer.

He is unlucky in marriage, unlucky in marriage. This is really good news. Whether it is true or not, she should tell her family about it.

The Tong family was somewhat dissatisfied with the fact that Kangxi gave the position of empress to Consort Nianhulu.

They sent their daughter to the palace in the hope that she would become queen and bring benefits to the family.

Now that the throne of Queen has fallen into someone else's hands again, even though the imperial edict has not yet been issued, they know that their daughter has no chance.

"If only we had stood firmly before the Emperor, he would have remembered our good deeds and would have taken advantage of us. Even if we made mistakes, it wouldn't have mattered. He would have protected us."

"That's true, but who could have imagined that the most insignificant Third Prince would eventually become the new emperor? We're lucky he's willing to put us aside and use us. Why think so much?"

"However, the Empress sent someone to say that the Emperor is unlucky with his wife. Is this true? I heard that the Emperor himself said this. Could it be true?

If that's true, then if the Emperor doesn't make you the Empress, it's not only a good thing for you, but it's also a good thing for us."

"That's what I say, but who can guarantee it's true? After all, this is what Her Majesty heard from the palace servants, and it hasn't been verified."

Yes, what if this is the Queen's own guess? If they follow her thinking, they will fall into a passive position.

The Tong family finally stood up because of Kangxi, and they can't just disappear so easily. If that happens, it would be a great disgrace to their ancestors.

You should be bringing honor to your family and should never put yourself in danger because of uncertainties.

"Let's leave it at that for now. Without definitive evidence, we'll just pretend we haven't received any news from the Empress. If the Emperor is truly unlucky with his wife, then the new Empress won't be able to hold the throne for long.

Now we will just wait and see what happens. After all, Your Majesty is already a noble concubine, and she is above everyone else. As long as Your Majesty can give birth to a prince, the status of our Tong family will not change."

Everyone present suddenly felt that this made sense. Wasn't that the truth? What they lacked now was not status, but to once again have a prince with Tong family blood.

Once Concubine Tong gives birth to a prince, they will support him wholeheartedly. No matter who the crown prince is now, one day they will overthrow him and support a prince with Tong family blood to take the throne.

Only if the nephew of the Tong family sits in that position will their status be more stable, instead of living in fear every day, thinking that they will be liquidated by Kangxi one day.

Even though Kangxi was their nephew, they were always afraid to bring up old grudges with him.

"I understand. Now that I've made the decision, I should inform Her Majesty. Waiting and seeing what happens is the most correct approach right now."

On that day, after receiving the news from home, Concubine Tong became much calmer.

As they said, she really shouldn't be so excited, and even wanted to spread the reputation of Kangxi's wife-killing.

Although she planned that the imperial concubine would feel resentment towards Kangxi after the reputation was spread, she never thought of sacrificing her own family.

She was about to become a noble concubine, relying not only on her status as Kangxi's cousin, but also on the support of her family.

If a person living in the harem does not have the support of a family, then he or she will soon be lost in the harem for various reasons, and may fall out of favor or disappear completely.

Tong Jia was never a fool and knew what she wanted. Unfortunately, her health had been poor since childhood, otherwise she would have given birth to a prince for Kangxi long ago.

If he had children and no queen, how could there be a concubine?

"From now on, any news from Kunning Palace must be reported to me immediately. Since my family has made a decision, I still have to listen to it."

"yes."

The next morning, Mu Sili followed the large group to the Yongshou Palace to pay respects.

Because Kangxi stayed in Xianfu Palace yesterday and she was favored, there were always a few people who were jealous of her without any reason.

"Isn't this Sister Nara? Why are you here so early? The Emperor stayed overnight at Xianfu Palace yesterday. I thought you would be late, but I didn't expect you to be so punctual."

Mu Sili looked back and saw Concubine Ma Jia standing with Concubine Nara.

She could understand what Concubine Ma Jia meant. Kangxi favored the two of them the most, and Kangxi had originally planned to go to Chuxiu Palace to see her yesterday.

She is now a prominent figure in the palace. As soon as Changsheng passed away, she became pregnant and is recognized as a fertile woman.

Now her belly is four or five months old, so she naturally hopes that Kangxi will visit her more often. In addition, when Kangxi issued the decree to confer titles on the six palaces, she felt that she must have a place.

But in her eyes, Mu Sili, her old rival, was different. Even though she was also given the title of concubine, she was ranked behind her, so she spoke in such a sarcastic tone.

But Mu Sili just glanced at her and then concentrated on waiting for the imperial concubine to come out.