Consort Cheng: "Sister Shu is right. This palace maid is not honest and does need to relearn the rules."

If they need to relearn the rules, they can only be sent back to the Imperial Household Department.

Qiu Hong, standing to the side, looked terrified, but seeing Consort Cheng and Consort Shu, she dared not make a sound, fearing that she would anger them and suffer even harsher punishment.

Youqing felt that was enough: "Since Consort Cheng is sincere, I will accept this apology. I hope that Consort Cheng will manage her servants better in the future."

Consort Cheng lowered her head, looking utterly ashamed: "Sister Shu is so generous, thank you for not holding it against me."

Finally, Consort Cheng left Jiangxue Pavilion with a cold face.

Sangzhu was somewhat worried: "My lady, aren't you going to offend Noble Cheng too much?"

As the mother of a prince, she was very clear-headed. Her mistress was favored, but who knew how long that favor would last? The palace was a place of sycophancy and backstabbing; she was afraid…

Youqing said, "I know what I'm doing. You're my person. If I bully you, I can't just let it go unpunished. I didn't have any ability before, but now I've finally gained some power. Although it's thanks to His Majesty's influence, I'll settle my scores. Don't overthink it. We'll talk about the future later."

Sangzhu was moved: "My lady, what virtue or ability do I possess to deserve this..."

Youqing quickly stopped her from continuing, saying, "I'm thirsty."

Sangzhu said nothing more and went to pour water.

September arrived in the blink of an eye, and the weather in the capital was finally not so hot. Emperor Kangxi would come to stay overnight every three days, and he would also occasionally summon her to the Qianqing Palace to accompany him.

Consort Ding is now a thing of the past, and Emperor Kangxi has never summoned her again, as if that month of exclusive favor had never happened.

With Consort Ding ahead of her, everyone was waiting to see Consort Youqing, the new Consort Shu, follow in her footsteps.

But after waiting and waiting, a month had passed, and Kangxi still favored Consort Shu. However, he would occasionally visit the palaces of concubines of the rank of Consort or above, and sometimes stay overnight, but he never called for water at night.

Consort Hui and Consort Rong entered the palace early, and although they were not old and faded, they were already grateful that Emperor Kangxi would come to them to give them face. However, Consort De and Consort Yi were in the prime of their beauty, but Emperor Kangxi did not want to touch them when he came, which made them wonder if they were not charming enough.