Dong Eshi remained defiant, refusing to budge, even though she was deathly pale when she left Jingren Palace.
The maid waiting at the door was so frightened by her master's expression that she could barely speak.
Dong Eshi waved her hand, "It's nothing, we just underestimated the other side."
As she spoke, she turned her head to look at the door behind her, her eyes hardening.
On what grounds?!
It was clearly her own son's fault for doing such a shameful thing, making her suffer ridicule and mockery along with him, and now he still has the nerve to shift the blame onto her, an outsider and his daughter-in-law.
Ah, the Tongjia clan! Consort Tong!
This is outrageous!
Dong Eshi was hurt by Tong Jia Rongyue's shamelessness. Before coming here, she had considered that Tong Jia Rongyue might resort to other tricks to make her compromise, but Dong Eshi was young, confident and stubborn. She thought that the other party would only waste some words, and she was not afraid of anything if she insisted on not agreeing.
So although she was trembling when she left Jingren Palace, once Dong Eshi returned to her residence outside the palace, she still acted according to the same standards as before.
Tong Jia Rongyue, who was in the palace, kept a close eye on the progress of Dong Eshi's side. Seeing that Dong Eshi didn't take it seriously, she immediately smashed another beautiful teacup in anger.
Then, without Dong E's knowledge, Tong Jia Rongyue pulled a fast one, simply revealing the situation in the palace to the Dong E clan.
Tsk, if personal grudges escalate directly into issues of ethnic interests, then it's no longer a family matter.
Although Dong Eshi came from the main branch of the family, there were many other direct descendants of the imperial concubines in the clan. Dong Eshi was just one of them, and could not be compared with the glory of the entire clan.
The Dong E clan simply abandoned the Dong E clan and quickly reached an agreement with Tong Jia Rongyue and the Tong Jia clan behind her, deciding to protect Yin Yu's reputation at this critical juncture, without considering the feelings of the Dong E clan at all.
Now, Tongjia Rongyue, Tongjia clan, and Dong'e clan are working together to put pressure on Dong'e clan. Dong'e clan, a mere woman, cannot withstand the pressure for long.
Sure enough, within just a few days, Dong Eshi's body rapidly became thin and haggard.
Taking advantage of the situation, Tong Jia Rongyue granted the Han woman in the south the title of a princess in a mansion under the name of Dong Eshi, and announced to the public that she had accompanied Yin Yu on his journey to serve him, and now that she was pregnant, she should be brought back.
Take them back?
"Was it really Yinyu's wife who said this when she entered the palace?"
In the main hall of Qixiang Palace, Xiuning is receiving Consort Rong and her son who have come to visit.
As the weather warmed up, Yinji played outside alone, while Consort Rong and Xiuning sat on the tatami mat that had been moved out and chatted casually.
The news that Chunyu brought was quite timely. The two of them often got together, and they had just been talking about Jingren Palace.
Consort Rong raised her beautiful eyes slightly, "The wife of Prince Yinyu is not someone who is easy to talk to."
These words actually came from Lady Dong'e's mouth, which really surprised her.
Xiuning waved Chunyu away, then turned around and took the pastries from the small square table and put them away.
"Even if Yinyu's wife was difficult to talk to, she couldn't go against the wishes of the whole family."
"Try it, these are some freshly made pastries from the little kitchen, they taste pretty good."
Xiuning has become increasingly low-key on the surface in the past two years, but she has stirred up quite a storm behind the scenes.
Consort Rong, sensing the hidden meaning in Xiu Ning's words, casually picked up a piece of porcelain-white pastry with inlaid flowers and put it in her mouth.
"Could it be that the family of Consort Yinyu has made a move?"
Upon closer examination, it seems that besides the Dong E clan, there is no one else who can control the Dong E clan.
Xiuning nodded, "It's the cooperation that the person from Jingren Palace discussed with the Dong'e clan."
Consort Yinyu, having no children of her own, had no choice but to concede defeat.
Of course, even if Dong Eshi had a legitimate son, she couldn't stop Tong Jia Rongyue from doing whatever she wanted.
It's just a bit troublesome, after all, Tong Jia Rongyue is a proper mother-in-law, and Dong Eshi is someone else's daughter-in-law, so how can she be relaxed?
Consort Rong accepted this readily, because she herself had been forced into the same situation by the Guarjia clan years ago.
Dong Eshi was powerless against her family, and because the other party was only a prince's wife, she was in a worse situation than herself, a concubine who had entered the palace.
"As expected, but they changed his identity. Do they intend to keep him here?"
Bringing it back from the south is different from bringing it back in advance.
Even though they were all Han women, a Han woman who joined the Manchu banner was of a higher status than an ordinary Han woman, because the Manchu bannermen were subjects of the Qing Dynasty (they were seen as one group, but in reality, each had their own ulterior motives).
Xiuning felt that Tong Jia Rongyue didn't have this plan, and it was more likely that the Dong E clan wanted to do it.
"Don't forget, Consort Yinyu has not yet conceived a child."
If you don't want to adopt or give your pet to someone else for adoption, then you'll have to let someone else raise it themselves.
Consort Rong took a sip of tea. "Yes, so many years have passed in the blink of an eye, and we've all grown old."
Once the younger generation has offspring, the ensuing struggles will only become more intense.
Consort Rong watched Yinji running around and thought to herself that she asked for nothing now, only hoping that she and her son could live out their old age peacefully in the palace.
Without those worldly desires, Consort Rong became much more open-minded.
"I don't want to be lying in bed in my old age, recalling nothing but unnecessary grudges and entanglements."
With a slight smile, Consort Rong smiled, her lips curving upwards like a cloud drifting in from the horizon.
Xiuning remarked, "It's good that you think this way."
How many women in the imperial harem couldn't let go of their pride, and how many, though able to let go, were forced to fight for power for various reasons?
Even though Xiuning was only here to complete a mission, she was still struggling due to being trapped in the harem for so long.
This difficulty isn't just about handling tasks; it extends to other aspects as well, but primarily stems from emotional issues.
The oppressive and hopeless life in the harem.
Just as a woman is born only able to move around in the small area of the backyard, even if she gets married, it is just moving from one place to another, constantly repeating the same boring and numb life.
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