"Besides, they were both promoted to Noble Lady after giving birth to their children. Moreover, one was adopted by Aunt Su Ma and the other was adopted by me. I didn't mind that their birth mothers had low ranks!"
What else did Consort Jin want to say? She opened her mouth, but still couldn't utter a word.
Because the Imperial Noble Consort was right, she could hardly find any reason to elevate Consort Wuya's rank to that of a concubine.
There are plenty of people who have given birth to princes and hold the rank of Noble Lady, but most of them are bondservantes. She couldn't very well tell her cousin that she had made a deal with Consort Wuya!
Consort Jin tried her best to secure benefits for her business partners. "But my cousin, the Fourteenth Prince, was adopted by me at birth. I can't bear it. Consort Wuya..."
Before she could finish speaking, Wanwan interrupted her. "Since the Noble Consort is reluctant, why not raise the child with his birth mother? Oh, right, I forgot that those below the rank of Consort are not allowed to raise princes. It seems that His Majesty will have to find a new foster mother for the Fourteenth Prince."
Upon hearing this, Consort Jin immediately disagreed, "Your Highness is joking. His Majesty has already agreed to allow me to adopt the Fourteenth Prince. Moreover, what Your Highness said is true; those below the rank of Consort are indeed not allowed to raise princes. It's just that I feel a little guilty."
Wanwan scoffed, "What does Your Majesty think?"
Kangxi could easily see what Wanwan meant. That's right, Wanwan simply didn't want Wuya to become a concubine.
Kangxi thought for a moment and said, "The Imperial Noble Consort is right. There are many people who have given birth to princes and are now in the rank of Noble Lady."
We can't set a precedent just because of her. Let her be her consort. She's a bondservant, after all, and can't raise princes.
If she gives birth to a princess in the future, she can raise her, but she can forget about becoming a concubine. It's impossible without making great contributions. She also can't raise a prince in the future.
Seeing that Emperor Kangxi had made up his mind, Consort Jin didn't say anything more, knowing that saying more would only lead to more mistakes.
Anyway, she already had a prince and had tried her best. Since her cousin disagreed, what could Wuya do even if she made a fuss? After all, she was a Noble Consort, and Wuya could do nothing about it. She could only let Wuya do as she pleased.
Consort Jin, holding the child, said, "On behalf of Consort Wuya, I thank Your Majesty."
The fourteenth prince's adoptive mother was thus decided.
Upon hearing this, Yinzhen wondered what he was thinking. It seemed that Lady Wuya and Lady Tong were truly destined to be together, raising the eldest child and the youngest, and now they were inseparable.
It seems that the fourteenth brother's days are numbered, after all, he has a concubine as his foster mother.
After thinking for a moment, Yinzhen decided to keep an eye on his thirteenth brother first.
In recent years, the relationship between Emperor Kangxi and Wanwan has become increasingly better and more stable.
After Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang died, no one could overpower Wanwan, and Emperor Kangxi had no one to control her. In addition, no one in the harem could compare to Wanwan, whether in appearance or in character.
So the more time they spent together, the better their relationship became.
………………………………The Power of Time.
Three years later
After the Crown Princess's mourning period was finally over, the first thing Kangxi did was to have them get married immediately. After all, his precious son was already quite old, and there were four other princes waiting to get married!
The Crown Prince's marriage involved numerous and complicated rituals. Fortunately, the Ministry of Rites had begun preparing for the weddings of several princes three years prior, so the preparations were not too busy, though still quite troublesome.
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