However, when the young Hesheli was sent to the palace this time, Suo'etu also mentioned this matter to Yinreng.
Moreover, he originally did not want to send people into the palace, but now all the major families are sending girls in, including the younger sister of the Niohuru clan, the Little Niohuru Clan.
If it weren't for the fact that Lady Tongjia had just passed away and her younger sister wasn't quite old enough, they might have had to send their daughter in as well.
Even if the Hesheli family now wants to respect the Crown Prince's wishes and not interfere too much in his affairs.
However, if they didn't send their daughters into the palace, they would lose an opportunity to curry favor with the emperor. In fact, sending their daughters of marriageable age to the palace for the imperial concubine selection was not only to expand their own power, but also a way to curry favor with the emperor.
Moreover, the Emperor had actually hinted at this matter, since the palace lost a concubine, which meant the loss of a link between the concubine and the Emperor…
As key ministers in the current court, the Hesheli family had no choice but to do the same.
When Sorotu spoke to the Crown Prince about this matter, he didn't explain it very clearly, but Yinreng understood that this was a matter between Empress Heseri and his father, and he couldn't interfere. Moreover, in the end, this matter had little to do with him, except that the person was his mother's sister.
So, Lady Hesheli entered the palace. Although it was said she was there for the imperial concubine selection, everyone knew her rank was already predetermined. She might be made a Noble Lady upon entering, and within two years, a Consort, and who knows, she might even become an Empress.
This was a highly anticipated talent show, and a battle of the titans.
Not only were there members of the prominent Hesheli and Niohuru clans—whose elder sisters had both been empresses and had deep roots in the palace.
Now that they've entered the palace, even if they can't access the same connections they had before, the older palace staff will still take extra care of them out of consideration for past relationships.
Even the concubines in the palace had to treat them kindly, because they were already the emperor's chosen people in the palace, and might even surpass them in rank within a few years.
There are also quite a few beautiful women from other families.
After all, two or three years have passed, and there aren't many concubines in the Emperor's palace yet, so it's the perfect time to fill the vacancies.
In any case, according to Consort Yi's speculation, this year's imperial concubine selection was probably the one in which the few court officials who petitioned the emperor to exempt their daughters from the selection had received the least amount of imperial permission.
However, these things have little to do with these little ones, as the princesses are not yet of age to choose their husbands.
In fact, princesses were very popular among the Manchu and Mongol families, and one important reason was that the emperor did not restrict the princesses' husbands from holding official positions in the court.
After all, dynasties like the Song Dynasty had many restrictions on such matters. It could be said that marrying a princess could elevate one to great heights, but it would also ruin one's future. Considering this, the attitudes of past dynasties towards marrying princesses were quite inconsistent.
What caught the attention of the children was that Consort Hui wanted to ask the Emperor for permission from among the palace maids to choose a concubine or secondary consort for the eldest prince, which shocked everyone.
When Consort Hui's attendants came to tell the eldest prince about this, the group of children were playing together.
Because the Empress Dowager's energy is limited, and the selection of concubines is a matter that cannot be handled by the Empress Dowager alone, but there are relatively few concubines with high ranks in the palace now, so this selection of concubines has mobilized almost all the concubines with the rank of concubine or above.
The princesses, including Minghui, were quite relaxed at this time because they were no longer under their mother's supervision, and their lives became more carefree.
In addition, it happened to be a day of rest for the pastors, a wonderful time. Although they couldn't leave the palace, they could still find some enjoyment on their own.
Right now, they were discussing going to the Imperial Garden to admire the flowers together, and Mingxuan and the others were also preparing to take out the zithers they had learned and practice a little, just to show off their refined taste.
While everyone in the palace was busy, these few people were quite relaxed.
Although they were young, they were of high status. After the arrangements were made, the Imperial Garden quickly set them up. By the time someone came looking for them, they had already been playing around for quite a while.
The one who came was a very clever little eunuch. When Yinzhi saw him, he felt that he looked very familiar. Upon closer inspection, he realized that he was someone from his mother's side. As soon as he walked over, he said excitedly that his mother wanted to see him.
Wenying was in high spirits today, chatting and laughing with the people around her. Yinzhi's gaze frequently fell on her, and he was very happy to see her like this.
Just then, someone from his mother's side asked him to come over, and he was a little reluctant. They were so oblivious; didn't they see that he was busy right now?
He felt that his mother didn't have anything important to tell him.
In the past, if Mother heard anything praising the Crown Prince in the palace, she would definitely call him over, offer him some words of comfort, and then encourage him to surpass the Crown Prince.
Yinzhi was already very familiar with this story, and he could almost imagine why his mother wanted him to go back.
Moreover, Mother is usually quite busy, and the only opportunity to see him is when Mother can spare the time, so she often has people invite him from the Prince's residence.
He was already very familiar with this process, so he didn't think that his mother was looking for him because of anything important.
So Yinzhi opened his mouth, ready to decline. He could go receive his mother's education anytime, but he couldn't lose face in front of his friends right now.
The young eunuch was a little anxious. Now that Consort Hui had summoned the eldest prince, it was a good thing!
Because choosing a concubine or secondary consort would mean that the eldest prince has grown up!
Perhaps Consort Hui will be the first grandmother in the entire palace!
The Emperor is about to have a grandson! This is a momentous occasion, so he came over in a great hurry!
Although this matter is still unconfirmed, those eunuchs and palace maids have been secretly happy for some time now!
"Your Highness, you should go and take a look. Consort Hui has found several portraits of the young ladies-in-waiting. They're waiting for you in the palace!" The little eunuch winked. He was hinting to Yinzhi, and although his voice wasn't loud, everyone around Yinzhi could hear him.
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