A tense atmosphere permeated Chonghua Palace.
On this joyous day, everyone seemed a little nervous.
In particular, the Gao and Jin families were anxiously waiting in their respective palaces. Since Hongli had just ascended the throne, their assigned titles had not yet been announced, so they were all secretly guessing what their titles would be.
Mingyu, who was in the front hall, was the calmest. She knew that, given her position in Hongli's heart, the position of Empress was definitely hers.
After all, Mingyu was the principal wife and had given birth to Yonglian, the legitimate son. Therefore, Mingyu's status was unshakeable, and even Xueying in the East Side Hall could not shake Mingyu's position.
Madam Gao and Madam Jin waited in the palace for a long time, but no news came. So they stopped waiting in the bedroom and came to Mingyu to inquire.
"Greetings, Your Majesty the Empress! May Your Majesty enjoy boundless blessings and peace." After arriving at Mingyu's place, Madam Gao and Madam Jin quickly bowed deeply to Mingyu.
Although Mingyu had anticipated this, it would be against the rules to agree at this time. So, sitting in the first seat, Mingyu quickly said, "The Emperor's decree has not yet been issued. It is too early to address him like this."
Lady Gao quickly smiled and said, "The Empress's position is definitely yours, elder sister."
Seeing Gao's obsequious manner, Mingyu was quite pleased, so she said nothing more, but slowly said, "We still need to pay more attention to the rules of the palace."
"I will definitely be more careful in the future," Madam Gao said, nodding in agreement.
Then Mingyu waved her hand to signal Gao and Jin to sit down, and had the palace maids serving them serve tea.
Mingyu picked up the cup on the table, gently smoothed the few tea leaves floating on the rim, and waited for Gao Shi and Mingyu to speak first.
Mingyu naturally knew why the Gao and Jin families had come. Apart from the matter of the division of positions, there was nothing else that could make the two of them so anxious.
Jin glanced at Mingyu, who was at the head of the table and remained calm, then, after a quick glance at Gao, couldn't help but ask Mingyu, "What are the titles of us sisters?"
Upon hearing Jin's words, Mingyu gently shook her head and sighed softly, saying, "I don't know either. The Emperor hasn't returned for several days; he must be busy with matters of the court."
Upon hearing Mingyu's words, a hint of disappointment flashed in the hopeful eyes of Madam Gao and Madam Jin. However, they did not want to show it so obviously. Seeing that they could not get anything out of Mingyu, the two stopped dwelling on the matter and changed the subject. After staying in Mingyu's palace for a while, they returned home disappointed and continued to wait for news.
Meanwhile, Lady Keteli, who lived with Xueying in the East Side Hall, also went to see Xueying and brought up the matter of rank, saying, "Everyone in Chonghua Palace is speculating about their respective ranks. I wonder what rank you will have, sister?"
"It all depends on His Majesty's wishes." Xueying didn't value rank very much, so when Keliyete talked about rank, Xueying wasn't very enthusiastic.
However, Lady Keliye did not see through Xueying's thoughts and said with a slight smile, "A secondary consort should at least be a concubine."
Upon hearing these words from Lady Keliye, Xueying was not particularly pleased. What Xueying wanted now was not this position, but simply a child.
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