Therefore, among these concubines, Concubine Nara had a higher status, as did Concubine Ma Jia, after all, she gave birth to Princess Rongxian, and before that, she had given birth to four sons. Although none of them survived, having given birth was still better than not having given birth at all.
Wanwan sat down in her seat, not speaking with them, and sat quietly, waiting for the Empress to come out.
How boring! She hasn't had enough sleep yet. Every day it's 6 AM, who can stand that?
Even among modern working people, who goes to work at six in the morning?
Although Consort Tong wanted to say something more, seeing that Consort Ming didn't want to say anything, she knew that if she spoke, and Consort Ming remained silent, she would be like punching cotton, losing face for nothing. She decided to let her off this time.
There will be plenty of opportunities in the future; I'm sure I'll find something to criticize her for.
Although Wanwan didn't look up, she knew that the person who was most hostile to her in this palace, besides Consort Tong, was probably the Empress. It wasn't that she didn't care about the other concubines, but rather that their status was not high.
If two people are of equal status but one is doing better than the other, they will definitely feel jealous. However, if their statuses are vastly different, the one with the lower status will not feel jealous, but rather envious.
When the Empress heard that there was no more noise outside, she knew that Consort Ming was not going to respond to them, so the conversation could not continue and she went out.
When the Empress sat on the phoenix throne.
The concubines then rose to pay their respects to the Empress, saying, "Your Majesty, we/your humble servants greet you. May Your Majesty enjoy boundless blessings and peace."
Empress Hesheli said, "No need for formalities, please rise and sit down."
Every time the Empress looked at Consort Ming's face, she felt an urge to scratch it to pieces.
It's not necessarily true that the Empress loved Emperor Kangxi that much, but she controlled his offspring and the entire harem.
She naturally disliked Wanyan because he was such a special person. Allowing Lady Tongjia into the palace was a preferential treatment, given that she was from Kangxi's maternal clan. But she couldn't find a reason for Lady Wanyan to enter the palace.
In the past two years, due to the suppression of the Three Feudatories, Emperor Kangxi has not held any imperial concubine selections. If he gets tired of them, he will select a palace maid to serve him during the preliminary selections. Some of them are given official titles, while others are not.
So she didn't care at all, but Wanyan was different; she was brought into the palace by special decree of Emperor Kangxi. When she saw Wanwan's face, she understood why, which is why he disliked Wanwan so much.
The Empress said, “The weather is getting warmer, and I think my sisters must be tired from their journey to Kunning Palace. So I thought it would be fine to come and pay your respects on the 5th and 10th of each month, as usual. If there is nothing else, you don’t need to come to pay your respects.”
"Your Majesty, I/your humble servant thank you for your kindness."
Wanwan never expected such a surprise!
This is really good news.
The Empress was always very good at putting on a show; otherwise, she wouldn't have earned a reputation for being virtuous.
But the rest...
Wanwan couldn't guarantee that, after all, she had smelled musk and safflower, which were harmful to the body, on many of the concubines.
It seems that we still need to investigate in detail for the sake of Gyeongin Palace.
Everyone practiced Tai Chi, and the morning passed just like that.
"Alright, that's all for today's good morning greetings. You can come to greet me every five or ten minutes from now on."
However, Wanwan discovered something else: the Empress was pregnant.
Perhaps the reason the Empress didn't allow everyone to come and pay their respects was because she needed to rest during her pregnancy.
The Empress seems to have passed away in the thirteenth year of the Kangxi Emperor's reign, and the current timeline matches up to the twelfth year.
It seems that the Empress is carrying the Crown Prince whom Kangxi both loved and hated. He had a glorious first half of his life, but fell into the mud in the second half.
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