Consort Rong was unwilling to leave the palace, as her biggest worry was her son, followed by her daughter.

She had long been concerned about her daughter's marriage, but given her current status, it wasn't appropriate for her to interfere too much. However, since the Third Prince had sent a letter, Consort Rong could no longer remain indifferent.

Then Consort Rong went to find Consort Bu, who was the mother of the Third Princess.

Consort Bu also heard about her daughter's upcoming marriage. Compared to Consort Rong, Consort Bu actually doted on her daughter more, since Consort Rong had a son before her daughter, while Consort Bu only had one daughter.

Consort Bu was somewhat surprised by Consort Rong's arrival.

When Consort Rong was still in the palace, she never paid any attention to these insignificant little minions. Back then, because the Third Princess was born the year after the Second Princess, and the two princesses were close in age, the Third Princess couldn't compare to the Second Princess in terms of food, clothing, and daily necessities. Consort Bu had her own grudges about this.

Later, when the two princesses grew a little older, the second princess always tried to outdo the third princess. Did Consort Bu remember this?

"I wonder why you've come to my place, elder sister."

Now everyone is a concubine who has voluntarily left the palace, and has lost her status and rank. When Consort Rong came, Noble Lady Bu did not even get up, and dismissed her with a simple "sister".

Consort Rong was naturally displeased with Consort Bu's attitude, but considering her purpose, she did not leave in a huff.

"Doesn't your sister welcome you?"

"No, I just didn't expect my sister to come."

Once the conversation was out in the open, Consort Rong began to explain her purpose.

"You know that the Empress Dowager is planning to choose husbands for the Second Princess and the Third Princess, right?"

Lady Bu nodded: "I know, is this what you came here to talk about, sister?"

Consort Rong then put on a worried look: "My daughter is a piece of my flesh. She is about to reach the age of marriage, but I, as her own mother, can't see her at all, and can't even ask her a question. How can I not be worried?"

Consort Rong's words resonated deeply with Consort Bu. She loved her daughter even more than Consort Rong, so how could she not want to personally choose a suitable husband for her daughter? How could she not want to witness her daughter's marriage?

But she simply couldn't.

Consort Bu sighed, "Who can argue with that! But with the Empress Dowager around, she'll be watching."

Consort Bu knew her own limitations and also knew Consort Rong's intentions in coming here—to drag her into trouble, or perhaps to use her as a shield.

She did care about her daughter, but she had no intention of getting involved with Consort Rong.

So Consort Bu cleverly brought up the Empress Dowager. After she arrived, she received some information from her daughter and knew that the Empress Dowager treated her very well, even better than she had treated herself. Before that, the Second Princess dared not "bully" her as before.

With the Empress Dowager watching over her, the Empress has no need to deal with her daughter. She was not favored in the past, and her daughter has no power behind her. To put it bluntly, she has no value to be used. With the Empress Dowager watching over her, the husband she finds will definitely be better than the one she has to jump around to find.

Being sold off with Consort Rong without even knowing it was happening, Consort Bu was naturally unwilling.

Consort Rong quickly said, "It's true that the Empress Dowager will be watching, but this matter still has to go through the Empress. His Majesty dotes on the Empress, and the two have a good relationship. She also has a daughter. If she can't tolerate our daughter and does something bad, we might not even know. Are you really at ease about this, sister?"

Consort Bu naturally took Rongfei's words to heart. She was naturally worried, but she was even more worried about Rongfei.

Consort Bu didn't know much about Empress Youqing, but from what she knew, she was much better than Consort Rong.

“Sister, what you’re saying is unfounded. The Empress was personally chosen by His Majesty, so her character and virtue are naturally excellent. What you’re saying is baseless and won’t be good for you if it gets out. Besides, with His Majesty here, how could you not trust him? I believe that the Empress Dowager, the Empress, and His Majesty will not mistreat their daughter. What do you say, sister?”

Consort Bu was clearly unyielding, and Consort Rong left her residence with a cold face.

I was so angry that I didn't eat dinner.

Unable to win over Consort Bu, Consort Rong had no choice but to come in person.

That evening, Consort Rong, with her empty belly, wrote a letter to Emperor Kangxi.

The letter was mostly a recollection of the past, mentioning the children she had lost, expressing her feelings for her daughter, the second princess, and her fear and anxiety about not being able to choose a husband for the princess herself and not knowing who she would marry in the future.

With such a gesture, even Emperor Kangxi would give Consort Rong this face.

That is indeed the case.

Emperor Kangxi devoted all his affections to Youqing, but Consort Rong, the woman who had borne him children, was now deeply worried about her own daughter choosing a husband, which Emperor Kangxi could understand.

However, while he understood the situation, Emperor Kangxi had no intention of involving Consort Rong.

Consort Rong's mind wasn't bad, but Kangxi was certain that the person she wanted was probably no different from those chosen by the Empress Dowager.

So Kangxi replied with a letter, his words sincere, showing that he fully understood Consort Rong's feelings and that he would carefully consider his daughter's marriage.

Consort Rong was furious about this.

She always felt that Empress Youqing wouldn't genuinely want her daughter to marry well, and would definitely try to sabotage the marriage.

Consort Rong was naturally unhappy about this.

However, Kangxi's letter arrived, and its meaning was clear: if Consort Rong continued to make trouble, it would be a disregard for the emperor's authority, a point that Consort Rong was well aware of.

Therefore, Consort Rong did not intend to follow the same path as Emperor Kangxi.

"Granny, come here, I have something for you to do."

Consort Rong then gave some instructions to her trusted confidant, who nodded with a slightly pale face.

The old nanny beside Consort Rong was an old woman who had served her in the palace before. She had done many shady things for Consort Rong. In the past, in the palace, where there was bloodshed and danger, those things were nothing.

Now that she's out of the palace, the things Consort Rong ordered her to do were practically defying the law. The old nanny was terrified just listening to them, but she had no choice but to do them.

So I had no choice but to nod, even though I was reluctant.

Just as Emperor Kangxi had made his decision on the husbands of the two princesses, some rumors suddenly began to circulate in a small circle in the capital.

The rumors were that the families of the two princesses' husbands must not be good, and that the Empress would certainly not choose good husbands for the two princesses.

These words naturally reached the ears of the Empress Dowager, Youqing, and Emperor Kangxi.

Kangxi looked at the people he had chosen. If word got out, it would confirm the rumors.

Emperor Kangxi was furious about this.

"Liang Jiugong, go and investigate for me. I want to see who has the audacity to interfere in the marriage of the royal princess."

This couldn't have spread out of nowhere; someone must have done it on purpose.

“Zha”

Liang Jiugong used elite figures secretly cultivated by Emperor Kangxi to investigate this matter, and the truth of the matter came out in less than two days.