"My lord, as you instructed, I have sent people to keep an eye on everything that happens at Yongshou Palace."
Yongshou Palace is doing alright now, and Consort Ling is taking care of her pregnancy first.
However, some of the other concubines seemed to have a slight desire to reach out to Yongshou Palace, though it wasn't very obvious yet.
After all, those they targeted for defection were all low-level palace servants of Yongshou Palace. They were easy to recruit but lacked real skills. In the short term, they would not have a significant impact on the overall situation of Yongshou Palace.
"If it's not big, then there's no need to worry about it. What I care about is Consort Ling's pregnancy."
Or rather, as an Imperial Noble Consort, she had a certain responsibility to produce offspring for the royal family, even though it was no longer her place to do so.
"Even if Yongshou Palace is in chaos, as long as it doesn't affect Consort Ling's pregnancy."
We cannot remain silent and continue to observe.
Chen Yuwei only does what she should do; as for anything else, that's not her concern.
Living in the harem depends entirely on one's own abilities. Given Consort Ling's ambition, she must not be doing too badly.
With a nonchalant expression, Chen Yuwei clapped her hands and turned around, pondering how to give the concubines in the harem a little treat.
The Emperor stirred up such a massive bloodbath in the Imperial Household Department, which pleased him and brought him wealth, but the concubines were all terrified, like little quails.
Chen Yuwei couldn't bear to watch and felt she had to try her best to ease the atmosphere in the harem.
At least make the concubines behave normally, otherwise who will serve Hongli? It can't be that Chen Yuwei, as the Imperial Noble Consort, does it herself.
...
Taking advantage of the fact that the Imperial Household Department had been dealt with and had to behave itself for the time being, Chen Yuwei reviewed the department's accounts.
To be honest, at least I was able to read some of it, and the contents were all clearly organized.
As Chen Yuwei flipped through the pages, she raised an eyebrow, inwardly complaining to the system that the people in the Imperial Household Department were just asking for trouble.
Look at this, the Emperor only slightly intervened to rectify the situation, and the Imperial Household Department is behaving incredibly obediently.
"These, here, and those, all should be sorted into the corresponding quantities according to the number of concubines."
He first gave Xia He a brief instruction, then followed Chen Yuwei to the Hall of Mental Cultivation, and returned with some valuable items from Hongli.
The two parties were combined, and Xia He coordinated the distribution to all the concubines in the harem.
It includes usable items such as fabrics, jewelry, ornaments, and medicinal herbs.
In an instant, Chen Yuwei's reputation for kindness and benevolence reached its peak in the harem.
The lower-ranking concubines who benefited from the situation were the main force behind praising Chen Yuwei.
The other high-ranking concubines had mixed feelings, as their feelings towards Chen Yuwei could not be simply described as good or bad.
Who made them competitors with Chen Yuwei?
As long as one is unwilling to accept defeat and wants to climb higher, one will always run into Chen Yuwei, the Imperial Noble Consort who stands in the way.
Especially Consort Xian, who had been in the harem for many years, had dreamed of becoming the next empress of the Qing Dynasty.
But the existence of the Imperial Noble Consort is the Emperor's way of telling her that the path to becoming Empress is now blocked, unless the Imperial Noble Consort is no longer around.
Why isn't the Imperial Noble Consort here? Chen Yuwei doesn't have any major conflicts with her, so it seems a bit difficult to ask the Noble Consort Xian to take her down.
Moreover, Consort Xian is not alone now; she has a son and a daughter to support her as she struggles to move forward.
'Oh well, whatever, let nature take its course.'
If Yongjing were still alive, Consort Xian would have fought for him no matter what.
Once she becomes Empress, Yongjing will be a prince of the direct line, with a natural advantage in succession.
But Yongjing is gone, and Yongqi is the one who survived. Consort Xian always feels pain when the night is quiet.
If Yongqi and Yongjing could switch places, not only would her game be more successful, but the entire Huifa Nara clan could also benefit from it and achieve mutual success.
Judging from Yongqi's current performance, Consort Xian has already given up hope that Yongqi can replace Yongjing.
She only hoped that Yongqi could grow up safely, and that the Emperor would take pity on him and grant him the title of Prince or Prince of the First Rank, so that he could live out his life honestly.
I imagine that whichever new emperor ascends the throne in the future, he won't make things difficult for Yongqi. Why bother arguing with a fool?
Yes, as Yongqi's biological mother, Consort Xian knew about Yongqi's problems better than anyone else.
Yongqi has some intellectual disabilities, but fortunately, Consort Xian concealed it well and spent a lot of effort teaching him to make him seem more normal.
Even though Yongqi's occasional behavior still makes people uneasy, at least no one will openly say that Yongqi is an idiot, right?
Consort Xian was afraid. She was afraid that if she left, Yongqi's life would be in trouble, and she was also afraid that if Yongqi was exposed, the Emperor would not tolerate it.
Thankfully, everything is under control now.
Consort Xian sat in the courtyard of Yonghe Palace, her gaze calm yet resolute as she looked into the distance.
...
In the first month of the seventh month of the twenty-third year of Qianlong's reign, Consort Ling gave birth to a princess in Yongshou Palace, adding another imperial heir to the emperor's lineage.
However, the day after the princess was born, the emperor sent her to the Empress Dowager's palace on the grounds that Consort Ling was unwell and should focus on recuperating.
Not only was Consort Ling bewildered by the Emperor's move, but the Empress Dowager was also caught off guard.
Please, this is a princess! She's a princess who's going to be married off to the royal family after she grows up. What's the point of raising her?
The Empress Dowager immediately refused the Emperor's suggestion, citing her own health, and sent the princess back.
Consort Ling: ...
Consort Ling lay in bed resting during her pregnancy, with her crying daughter beside her, and in the distance, the Emperor and Empress Dowager and their son, who treated her daughter like a burden, tossing her around.
Who understands the thought of wanting to kill someone with a knife? She certainly couldn't bear it.
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