Chapter 131 Power Sharing Among Harem Leaders
"That reason is valid, isn't it?" Fanghua smiled. She didn't intend to cause trouble; a month was indeed a reasonable amount of time.
If it lasts two or three months, it's probably not because of any special health condition, but rather because of ulterior motives.
"So, this Lady Zhang is doing something big without making a sound, but I wonder if she has any ulterior motives." The Imperial Concubine naturally knew about the matter of the bondservant.
Fanghua specifically told her about this, warning her to be careful.
After all, people from their backgrounds need to be careful not to let others take advantage of them.
Think about the Uya clan in the previous life, wasn't she just a bondservant who climbed into the bedchamber and became the ruler?
In the end, she became the big winner.
That's infuriating!
Were all the noble ladies of the Qing Dynasty dead?
They let this thing take over.
"So what if she has ambitions? There will be no shortage of such people in the Emperor's harem in the future. Do you think Zhang Jia can turn the world upside down?" The bondservant grew up with the help of the Imperial Household Department.
To shatter their dreams, the only option was to target the Imperial Household Department. Unfortunately, the department was not in charge of her, but rather the Emperor.
So if you want to cause trouble, you have to do it secretly.
"I'm afraid the benefits offered by the Zhang family are too great. If she really gives birth to a son, then who knows?"
Fanghua naturally understood this, but she already had a plan.
He wants to have a son, but it depends on whether she agrees.
The princess didn't mind if they had children.
Son, let fate decide.
May you be as lucky as Yehenara and conceive twins.
It's possible that some of the girls selected for the palace this year might conceive sons, but those who entered the palace before that shouldn't even dream about it; she already had Xiao Feng give her a pill to produce a girl.
The reason she didn't give him these things was simply because she gave Kangxi more time; once that time was up, no child could be born in the harem.
In Kowloon, apart from her son, none of them will be allowed to land.
Uya wanted to have three sons and two daughters, hoping that her dream would come true soon.
"What's there to be afraid of? Let's talk about it after the prince is born. And what if he's born? We'll talk about it after he's grown up," Fanghua said calmly.
Seeing her like this, the Imperial Concubine understood that the Empress knew what was going on.
"It's good that you can handle it, but I heard some news that might interest you." Thinking of the letter from home, Niohuru found it amusing.
"What is it?" There aren't many things that could interest her, and if she brings it up now, it's probably related to herself.
"Tongjia clan," the Imperial Concubine uttered, revealing a surname.
Fanghua laughed, "If I remember correctly, that person is only thirteen years old. What, do you want to enter the palace?" Tongjia's eating manners are getting rather unsightly.
"Although the Emperor observes the mourning period in months instead of years, there will be no grand election for three years. Will the Emperor agree to this person who wants to enter the palace?"
The Emperor cared deeply for this cousin; how could he allow her to enter the palace in such a shabby state?
One cannot enter the palace without going through a general election, unless one is in a high position.
Fanghua couldn't help but laugh when she thought about how Lady Tongjia had entered Kangxi's harem at the advanced age of twenty. It was a scheme that anyone with eyes could see through, and only Kangxi was willing to give face to his maternal clan to indulge her so much.
"It's only three years. Do you think she won't be able to enter the palace after the grand election in three years?" The Imperial Concubine rolled her eyes.
Upon hearing this, Fanghua immediately thought of something.
That was her. In her previous life, she died when she gave birth to Yinreng in the thirteenth year of the Kangxi Emperor's reign.
Although the emperor was not required to observe mourning for her, it was still a period of national mourning, and no imperial concubine selections were held for three years. Considering all that, it was reasonable for this woman, who was twenty years old, to enter the palace.
After all, after her death, the woman before her became empress, while she herself died just over a year after being made empress.
They're twenty years old combined.
Wow, they can really wait.
"I miscalculated, but so what?" Fanghua said nonchalantly, "Even if she enters the palace, can she still be above you and me?"
No matter how she was treated, she couldn't compare to those two.
"Indeed, she is different in the Emperor's eyes. She is definitely going to become a Noble Consort. I just don't know who will be more respected between me and her in the future," Niohuru said with a wry smile.
Fanghua really couldn't give her an answer to this.
Given Emperor Kangxi's temperament, it was only natural that if Lady Tongjia truly won his heart, she would surpass Lady Niohuru.
"You were promoted to Imperial Concubine before her, so no matter what, she still has to call you 'elder sister'."
She really couldn't comfort her about this.
"Alright, this hasn't even happened yet, and we're already thinking way ahead. I just don't know if she's that carefree." Women, once they have ambition, they can become terrifying.
"Anyone who wants to enter the palace is ambitious. Alright, let's talk about that later. Now, let me tell you something important." Fanghua thought that she would soon be pregnant with Yinreng, and some things should be arranged.
"What is it?" Niohuru asked, puzzled. What important matter could she possibly have to tell her?
"I would like you to take over some palace affairs." While it is convenient to have all the palace affairs under your control, they can also be quite time-consuming at times.
Niohuru was essentially on the same boat as him, so it wouldn't hurt for her to help him manage some palace affairs.
"Heh, Your Majesty the Empress is truly generous." Niohuru glared at her irritably, as if she thought she was some ignorant little girl. Palace power was indeed tempting, but for her, it wasn't really that tempting.
"Does Your Majesty intend to slack off?"
This is a refusal.
Fanghua frowned slightly. "What, you're not happy?" That shouldn't be the case; the Imperial Concubine doesn't seem like someone who doesn't covet power.
"Come on, stop wasting your time on me. I don't intend to tire myself out. I'm busy raising Xizhu right now, and I don't have time to help Your Majesty manage palace affairs."
Fanghua was genuinely surprised to hear her say that. "I thought you were interested in palace power. I never imagined that I would be the bad guy in vain." She didn't want to, but she had no choice.
"But Consort, you should also think about Xizhu. Our Qing Dynasty has always had the precedent of princesses being tutored in their early education. You don't want the princess to be manipulated by those tutoring nannies after she begins her education, do you?"
Empress Niohuru disliked the Empress using the child to blackmail her, so she snorted and said, "Is Your Majesty planning to threaten me?"
"It's not that bad, I just want the Imperial Concubine to help me out."
These two are hilarious. Everyone else is eyeing the palace power covetously, but they're pushing it back and forth like this.
"Can't you speak properly?" This empress is as annoying as ever.
"However, if you beg me, I wouldn't mind helping you." The Imperial Concubine raised her noble head, a mocking smile playing on her lips.
Fanghua naturally wanted to have her way, so she said, "Then I'll beg the Imperial Concubine."
The Empress's admission of weakness was unexpected by the Consort, who looked surprised and said, "You're actually begging?"
"Isn't this what you wanted?"
"Forget it, you're crazy. But don't give me anything too troublesome. I want to spend more time with Xizhu," the Consort said with a smile that didn't reflect her true feelings.
Seeing that she agreed, Fanghua was very happy. "Then I will trouble you, Your Highness. I will definitely repay you well in the future."
Just as the two were finishing their conversation, Princess Xizhu, who had fallen asleep earlier, woke up.
The princess is young and always sleeps short during the day; half an hour is considered a long time.
Upon hearing the familiar crying sound from the bedchamber, the Imperial Concubine dropped her teacup and went inside.
Upon entering, the Consort saw Chenghu personally coaxing Xizhu, who had just woken up, and a relieved smile appeared on her face.
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