"It seems that I have spoiled you too much, allowing you to talk about royal affairs so frankly at home. You better stay in the backyard. I don't want to see you.

Come, take the lady away. No one is allowed to visit her without my permission. I must teach her a lesson this time!"

"Master, how could you treat me like this? Everything I do is for the Tong family. Aren't you afraid that I'll be disappointed?"

Mrs. Tong was furious. She had been worrying about this family all her life, but just because of a small matter, could Tong Guowei take away her rights?

There are as many beautiful women in the backyard as in the palace. They wish she would fall out of favor completely. If the power of housekeeper falls into their hands, how can she still have a good life?

"Father, aren't you going too far? Although Mother made mistakes, her motivation was for the Empress and the Tong family. It's inappropriate to confine Mother like this."

Tong Ergege's words made Tong Guowei pay attention to her. To be honest, the root of all this came from her. If she had not entered the palace, these things would not have happened.

"If you hadn't said anything, I would have forgotten about you. If you hadn't followed her into the palace today, how could such a big mess have happened? You too, go under house arrest!"

Tong Ergege was bewildered. She had only spoken the truth, so why was she being put in solitary confinement? However, she was a junior, and Tong Guowei was furious, so she really didn't have the courage to argue with him.

"It's my daughter's fault. Don't worry, I promise I won't do it again. I'll go back and be grounded now."

After giving Mrs. Tong a helpless look, Miss Tong II took her people back to her own yard.

"What are you still standing there for? Hurry and bring the lady down to me!"

Mrs. Tong secretly resented that everything she did was for the sake of the Tong family, but Tong Guowei treated her like this. Wasn't he afraid that it would hurt her feelings?

But she couldn't say anything now. Tong Guowei didn't want to hear her, let alone see her.

"I'm going to the next door. If there's anything happening in the mansion, please go find me next door."

"yes."

Tong Guowei went to Tong Guogang in anger. The imperial concubine wanted him to arrange someone to enter the palace to consolidate her favor, so he had to get this done.

But my wife is unreliable. She will only make things worse. In this case, I will leave this matter to my eldest sister-in-law.

The eldest sister-in-law is of noble birth and is not comparable to his wife. Not only that, the imperial concubine is also willing to listen to her words. If she were to come forward, today's estrangement would definitely be eliminated.

Although the Imperial Noble Consort was his daughter, she did not have a deep relationship with the couple, which was one of the reasons why Madam Tong was closer to the Second Princess than her.

In the Duke's Mansion, Tong Guogang looked at him with a look of disappointment. If this brother was not his biological brother, he would really want to beat him up to vent his anger.

He already knew that the relationship between his wife and the Imperial Noble Consort was shallow, but he still tolerated her bringing her second daughter into the palace. Isn't this deliberately making things difficult for the Imperial Noble Consort?

"Brother, what do you think we should do about this? If I had known she would do that, I wouldn't have let her enter the palace. Now I'm afraid the Empress will resent us.

You also know that the relationship between my brother and his wife and the Empress is not harmonious. If the Empress resents this, the relationship between parent and child will probably be difficult to improve in the future."

"Since you knew that, why didn't you stop your sister-in-law from entering the palace? Never mind, it's all a debt. I will let your sister-in-law take responsibility for this matter. You can go back first."

"I knew you would help me, so I'll go back first. If there's anything I can do for you, just let me know. I'll go through fire and water for you."

Tong Guogang just rolled his eyes at him and ignored him. Instead of wasting time, he might as well ask his wife if there was anyone in the Tong family who was easy to handle and good-looking.

Since she is to be sent to the palace to secure the Empress's favor, good looks are essential, and of course, she also has to be well-managed.

"It seems that I will have to trouble Madam with this matter. Your Highness is now the Imperial Noble Consort. Although she is nominally the first person in the harem, the position of Empress is vacant. If she can make a further advancement, it will bring great benefits to our Tong family."

"Of course I know. I just feel a little disappointed with my second brother and his wife. You also know that I have no daughter, so I love you very much.

But I am your aunt from the next room after all, and if I am too nice to her, my younger brother and sister-in-law will easily resent me. Therefore, since the Empress entered the palace, we have gradually had less and less contact.

It would be better if I didn't treat Your Majesty coldly. Then when Your Majesty has problems, the first person she thinks of will definitely be me, and the incident that happened before with my sister-in-law would not have happened.

Look at what's wrong with me. I'm saying these things to you. I don't want to cause you any trouble. It's a little late today. I will go find someone for you when the sun rises tomorrow.

But our Tong family originally came from a small family. Although my aunt raised our status, the people below us didn’t grow up that quickly. I’m afraid we’ll have another Depin.”

After hearing what his wife said, Tong Guogang also frowned. They were surprised that Mu Sili suddenly gained Kangxi's exclusive favor, but they could understand it. After all, she was lucky. She was about to be promoted and gave birth to a prince.

To be honest, if the queen had not shown any ill will towards her, but instead showed her infinite kindness, she might have taken the initiative to give the child to the queen to raise.

Of course, it's too late to say anything now. She has already been made a concubine and is favored by the emperor. It is impossible for her to become the empress's person.

I just hope that the person chosen by the Madam this time is someone easy to handle as Your Majesty wishes, so that she will wholeheartedly assist Your Majesty in the palace.

Their demands were not high, as long as she could give birth to a prince for the Empress. Then, with the Empress and the Tong family protecting her, she would be able to rest easy.

"Otherwise, I need to ask Madam for help with this matter. Only Madam can make Master feel at ease."

Madam Tong looked at Tong Guowei helplessly. They were already an old couple, so there was no need to say such things. She would take care of this matter early tomorrow morning.

However, based on his understanding of Kangxi, this person would not necessarily be favored even if he entered the palace. After all, he was too goal-oriented, which he did not like.

The next morning, Madam Tong called the servants in the mansion over for detailed questioning. After repeated confirmation, she chose the second daughter of the collateral branch to enter the palace to consolidate the favor of the imperial concubine.

"Once you are in the palace, you must obey the Empress's orders. If you cause any trouble, you will lose your parents' lives."

"yes."

The girl from the Tong family who was chosen did not feel lucky, but felt that she was not far from death. However, she could not resist and could only choose to endure it.

When Madam Tong brought the person to Chengqian Palace, the Imperial Noble Concubine was satisfied.

"This matter really depends on my aunt. If I wasn't worried about people saying bad things, I wouldn't have summoned my mother to the palace, and I wouldn't have offended the emperor."

"It's not your fault, Your Majesty. You've already recommended a Depin. Are you sure you want to recommend another one?"