In truth, she had been forcing herself to hold on for a long time in this life. It's a pity that she couldn't hold on in the end.
Mingxiu waited for a while and then saw Kangxi come out. Kangxi's expression was not good, after all, she was his cousin.
Mingxiu walked to Kangxi's side and squeezed his hand. Kangxi squeezed Mingxiu's hand in return and smiled slightly when he saw Mingxiu's worried expression.
Then, turning around, he directly announced that the Imperial Noble Consort had been promoted to Empress, and the Consort Jia had been promoted to Imperial Noble Consort.
Everyone listened calmly as Kangxi delivered the imperial edict.
Mingxiu was somewhat surprised. She knew in advance that the Imperial Noble Consort would become Empress. Besides, what use would it be if she became Empress when she was about to die?
But nobody mentioned that she became an Imperial Noble Consort. How did she suddenly become one?
Kangxi did not speak, but stood quietly. Not long after he came out, the people around the Imperial Noble Consort invited Mingxiu in, and Yinzhen followed her in.
Mingxiu went in and saw a pale-faced person lying on the bed, and didn't know what to say.
The Imperial Noble Consort smiled when she saw her come in.
"You've arrived, come and sit down." The Imperial Noble Consort gestured for Mingxiu to sit down.
Yinzhen followed, looking at the Imperial Noble Consort with teary eyes.
The Imperial Noble Consort smiled and patted Yinzhen's head, then looked at Mingxiu: "I'll leave the matter I mentioned before to you."
Mingxiu nodded: "Don't worry, I will take good care of Yinzhen from now on and I won't let him suffer any grievances."
Yinzhen listened with tears streaming down his face, but he dared not let his mother be sad for him.
He never expected that his mother would still be thinking of him even at this point.
"Thank you, but I won't treat you unfairly. I know you don't care about these things at all, but I still hope you can become an Imperial Noble Consort, so that you can naturally keep an eye on the harem."
Mingxiu then realized that it was the Imperial Noble Consort who had pleaded for her favor; no wonder it happened at this time.
"Why bother?" Mingxiu was at a loss for words.
The Imperial Noble Consort smiled. Looking at Yinzhen beside her, her eyes were full of reluctance: "I have lived my whole life for my family. The happiest thing for me is having Yinzhen as my child. But now I really don't have time. I entrust Yinzhen to you. I am going to heaven."
"I hope that in my next life I will not have to enter the palace again, and I also want someone who is devoted to me and has only me in their heart."
After the Imperial Noble Consort finished speaking, she closed her eyes.
"Mother, Mother!" Yinzhen burst into tears upon seeing the Imperial Noble Consort.
Hearing the commotion, Kangxi rushed in and saw the Imperial Noble Consort smiling with her eyes closed, while Yinzhen was weeping beside her.
Kangxi looked at the person on the bed with red eyes. His cousin, who had grown up with him since childhood, was also gone.
Mingxiu sighed, her eyes red, and put her hands under the blanket.
She's gone outside; it's not appropriate for her to be here right now.
Mingxiu looked up at the sky, feeling somewhat sad.
She clearly didn't have a very good relationship with the Imperial Noble Consort, so why is she so sad about her passing?
With a sniffle, Mingxiu led her people back. Empress Xiaoyiren, of the Tongjia clan, had passed away, and the palace was quiet and desolate during the New Year this year.
Seeing the quiet state of the palace, Mingxiu thought for a moment and then called Yinreng over.
"What does Your Majesty want with me?" Yinreng asked as he heard Mingxiu calling him.
Mingxiu looked at Yinreng, who had grown into a grown man, and told him everything about why she had called him over today, mainly about Empress Xiaoyiren asking her to help take care of Yinzhen.
Mingxiu was mainly worried that if she didn't say anything now, and if she took good care of Yinzhen later, Yinreng would feel uncomfortable, so she decided to say it sooner rather than later.
Furthermore, Yinzhen is now practically a legitimate son. Mingxiu was afraid that Yinreng would be upset.
She had previously seen some parents sacrifice their own children for the sake of other people's children, and then feel that their own children were immature and inconsiderate of adults.
Mingxiu absolutely cannot let this happen.
She liked Yinreng the most.
Seeing Mingxiu's worried look, Yinreng chuckled.
Mingxiu stared blankly at Yinreng.
"Mother Consort, please rest assured, I will not be jealous because you care about my fourth brother. I am a big boy now."
Mingxiu glared at her: "What nonsense are you talking about? Whether it's a big child or a little child, they all need the love of their relatives. Anyway, I'm making this clear today: I will never stop loving you just because of Yinzhen. You will always be my most beloved child, even Chenghuan can't compare to you."
Yinreng's eyes stung with tears, and he nodded vigorously as he looked at Mingxiu.
Actually, he was scared, but he was too embarrassed to say it.
I never expected that Consort Ming would say it like that.
However, Yinreng couldn't help but laugh: "It's just something we two are saying. We can't let Chenghuan hear it, or she'll come to me crying and making a scene."
Mingxiu couldn't help but laugh after hearing this, and the two of them burst into laughter.
When Chenghuan was still young, she especially liked to stick to Yinreng, and Yinreng also liked this little sister very much. Then one time, Chenghuan was jealous when she saw Yinreng giving a gift to Mingxiu.
Then she questioned Yinreng about whether he preferred Mingxiu or her.
Yinreng mischievously teased her, saying he preferred Mingxiu, and then she couldn't take it anymore, crying and making a scene, saying no, she wanted to be the most important person in her brother's heart.
The crying was the kind that couldn't be soothed. Helpless, Yinreng glanced at Mingxiu, who was laughing happily beside him, and could only change his mind and say that he liked Chenghuan the most.
This finally stopped her from crying, but afterwards she would ask every day who was the most important person in Yinreng's heart. Even if Yinreng didn't come to Yonghe Palace, she would still go to Yuqing Palace to ask him.
Yinreng was so pestered that he could only keep repeating that she was the most important person in his heart.
After hearing this, Chenghuan wanted to brag to Mingxiu, but Mingxiu just rolled her eyes at her. Then she said that the most important person in her heart was Yinreng. Chenghuan was stunned for a few seconds, then burst into tears, saying that no, the most important person in Mingxiu's heart should also be her.
When Yinreng and Kangxi came over for dinner, they heard Chenghuan crying. They quickly came over to ask what had happened, and after learning the whole story, Kangxi laughed heartily.
Yinreng was also left speechless, both amused and exasperated by Chenghuan's actions.
However, afterwards, in front of Cheng Huan, one must always say that Cheng Huan is the most important person in one's heart.
Otherwise, she could just keep crying and crying.
In any case, Yinreng knew his place in Mingxiu's heart, so he didn't feel very disappointed.
Moreover, he himself is usually very good to his younger brothers, such as Jane.
After all, he doesn't have many younger brothers, and each of them is a future source of labor, especially the third, fourth, and fifth brothers, who are already able to share the burden with him.
How could Yinreng possibly treat them badly?
Yinreng even went out of his way to check on Yinzhen. As for the fact that Yinzhen had become half a legitimate son, Yinreng didn't care; a younger brother is still a younger brother.
As long as he remains in this position, it belongs to him, even though he himself doesn't really want it, but unfortunately, his father, the Emperor, is unwilling.
Yinreng was afraid when he thought about how he was beaten by his father, the Emperor, when he was a child because he didn't want to be the Crown Prince.
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