Chapter 81 The Legend of Zhen Huan, Nian Shilan 19
Ye was extremely favored and was soon promoted to the rank of Changzai and given the title Ning.
The affair between Zhen Huan and Prince Guo was brought before the Emperor. The reason was that the Emperor learned that Moge had sneaked into the capital and sent people to investigate his purpose, which led to the discovery of their affair.
Thus, Prince Guo's ship sank during his trip to Yunnan and Tibet, and the officials who were searching for him brought back his body. Afterwards, Zhen Huan and Imperial Physician Wen also met with accidents.
Because of Zhen Huan, Consort Hui lost the Emperor's favor. However, she was lucky and was favored by the Emperor once after the mourning period ended, and she became pregnant.
After the Emperor finished his mourning period, he began the imperial concubine selection, but it was only a small-scale selection to choose wives for the three princes of marriageable age.
The Third Prince chose Lady Dong'e as his primary consort, and also selected secondary consorts and several princesses. Qingying was not chosen and did not even become a princess.
Jiangxue Pavilion —
The exquisitely dressed young women stood quietly to one side, while the elegantly dressed imperial concubines sat at the head of the table, observing each young woman.
Looking at the young and beautiful young women, Consort Li touched her own well-maintained face and was heartbroken. "Looking at these young women, this is the first time I've felt old."
"No way, Consort Li is still as beautiful as ever." Consort Jing was amused. How could they compare to these sixteen or seventeen-year-old girls? But she still comforted Consort Li.
"Is everyone here?" Nian Shilan asked, glancing at Songzhi behind her.
"Only Princess Qingying didn't come." Songzhi suppressed her dissatisfaction, not letting it show.
"This Qingying Princess really doesn't know the rules. She made us elders wait for her. Originally, she wasn't on the list that the Fourth Prince wanted to choose. It was the Third Prince who was rejected, but the Empress forced her into the list."
Consort Li complained directly, expressing her dissatisfaction. Songzhi was a palace maid and it was inappropriate for her to speak ill of Princess Qingying, but Consort Li was a concubine and had no such scruples.
"That is indeed extremely rude. Even I was not this arrogant back then. Does having an aunt, the Empress, mean you don't take us seriously?"
Consort Tian was born into the Fuca clan. Although her father was only a fourth-rank official, her family background was better than that of the current Princess Qingying, except that she did not have an empress aunt.
Consort Min sneered, her tone full of sarcasm, "I guess so. After all, even if Princess Qingying fails to be selected this time, she still has the Fifth Prince."
The Fifth Prince had returned to the palace to choose a consort because he had reached the age required, and Consort Yu had also returned to the palace and was living in Yonghe Palace.
"But if she fails to be chosen a second time, not to mention whether the Fifth Prince will choose her, the Emperor might not even agree to the Empress's nonsense again. Is she so sure that she can be chosen?"
Consort Ying was puzzled. Was Princess Qingying confident that she would be chosen, or did she simply want to be rejected?
"So what if she wasn't chosen? The Empress can still have the Emperor issue a decree directly. After all, Princess Qingying is the Empress Chun Yuan's own niece."
Nian Shilan smiled and immediately began selecting a consort; Qingying didn't have the face to make them wait.
Hongli didn't wait for Qingying, after all, he didn't like Qingying, only felt annoyed by her pestering him.
He directly chose Fucha Langhua as his primary wife, Nian Jiashuran, Nian Shilan's niece, as his secondary wife, and Gao Xiyue as his concubine.
Although the Nian family is now a Manchu banner family, they are still no match for the major Manchu clans. They had long expected to be given the position of a concubine.
She can't become the primary consort, but she will definitely become the empress dowager in the future, since Hongli's sons will only come from her niece's womb, and any other child will only be a daughter.
Just in case, Hongli would only have one son, so that he wouldn't have to worry about this or that.
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