I wonder how Consort Xi got so angry. If Yun Yi knew what she was thinking, she would just laugh it off.
When Hongli ascended the throne, she was not just a concubine, but the first Imperial Noble Consort of the Qianlong era.
And now that the matter is settled, she is Prince Bao's concubine, and no matter how angry Niohuru is, she can do nothing about it.
After Yunyi became a concubine, her life improved significantly in terms of food, clothing, housing, and transportation.
Moreover, compared to the primary consort, Lady Fucha, her life was much easier. She didn't have to be busy with this or that; she could just stay in her own courtyard and raise her children.
In contrast to her leisurely life, Consort Xi of the Niohuru clan in the palace appeared unusually busy.
This year is the year of the imperial concubine selection. Last year, her son was granted the title of Prince, so Lady Niohuru was determined to choose a talented and beautiful concubine for her son during this year's selection.
As a result, Lady Gao suddenly beat her to it and made her a secondary consort. Lady Niohuru will have to carefully consider who will be the secondary consort for her son.
After reviewing numerous records of potential candidates, Niohuru could not find a suitable candidate.
Either their family background was too low, or their personalities were unsuitable; Niohuru was getting annoyed by them all and couldn't find anyone she liked.
"Forget it, we can't tell anything just by looking at the information now. Let the matrons observe them when these young ladies enter the palace to learn the rules, and then choose a good one."
With this in mind, Niohuru put down the documents and went to arrange for the matrons in charge of teaching etiquette at Chuxiu Palace to make sure they kept a close eye on things and selected a suitable person for her.
After the preliminary and final selections, the young women entered the palace. Empress Niohuru gave instructions, and the palace maids became more strict.
The palace maids are all shrewd and adept at figuring out what their superiors mean.
Consort Xi is about to become the future Empress Dowager, and the concubine they are choosing for Prince Bao will also become a concubine in the future, so they are naturally doing their best.
Since the selection is for a secondary consort, it differs from the dignified and elegant primary consort. A secondary consort is a concubine, and with the beauty of the primary consort preceding her, this secondary consort cannot be too ordinary-looking.
However, they were working for Consort Xi. Although Consort Gao was beautiful, she was disliked by the Consort, so they couldn't choose someone too beautiful to displease the Consort.
This task was not easy. The matrons of Chuxiu Palace discussed it privately for a long time and kept a close eye on the candidates every day before finally selecting three candidates that they thought were good and submitting them to the palace.
It must be said that history is powerful. Among the list handed over by the nanny of Chuxiu Palace was Nara, who would become the future Empress Dowager of the Qianlong Emperor.
After seeing it, Niohuru was quite satisfied with Nara.
Her status was appropriate; she came from the Manchu Banner, specifically the Bordered Blue Banner, one of the lower five banners. However, with the primary consort, Lady Fucha, from the Bordered Yellow Banner preceding her, it was better for her to be a secondary consort of lower rank.
However, compared to others, Nara's status was relatively high, enough to overshadow another concubine, Gao, and the other princesses.
In terms of appearance, Nara was a typical Manchu girl, with a more heroic look, which pleased Niohuru more than Gao's delicate and gentle appearance.
As for her personality, although Nara was young, the nannies all said that she was calm and composed, and very particular about rules, which was a personality that the elders liked.
She was said to have a calm and steady personality, but in reality, she was just rigid and rule-bound. It's hard to understand how someone as young as Nara could be so rigid, just like a nanny in the palace who taught her manners.
In conclusion, all of Nara's conditions were met, and Niohuru chose the person she was satisfied with, so she went to mention it to the Emperor.
Emperor Yongzheng neither explicitly objected nor immediately agreed. He dismissed Consort Xi and pondered for a moment, considering all the circumstances, before finally agreeing to Niohuru's idea.
After the imperial selection was completed, the palace issued an imperial decree to bestow a marriage upon Nara, the daughter of Nerbu, the commander of the Bordered Blue Banner, to Prince Hongli as his secondary consort.
The princesses in the manor were all somewhat disappointed. First there was the favored Consort Gao, and then there was Consort Nara, who came from the Manchu Banner.
With both of the prince's concubine positions already filled, their hopes of promotion were dashed, so how could they not feel disappointed?
With the imperial decree granting the marriage, the Imperial Household Department busily prepared for the wedding. Although Yunyi was the first concubine of Prince Bao's mansion, she was promoted from a concubine and did not have a wedding ceremony.
Nara, however, was different. She was a secondary consort bestowed by the emperor, and was entitled to hold a wedding ceremony so that Hongli could bring her into his household.
That night, feeling sorry for Lady Gao, Hongli specially came to rest in the courtyard where Yunyi was.
After the meal, the couple took their child for a walk in the yard.
Anning was a very lively child, running and jumping around in front of him, while Yongxuan, held in Hongli's arms, giggled and laughed.
Yongjie had been studying in the Imperial Study in the palace, and today, being his day off, he was able to go home to reunite with his parents. He stood obediently next to his mother.
With her eldest son beside her, her youngest son next to her, and her only daughter playing lively in front of her, Yunyi truly wished that time could stop at this moment and not continue to move forward.
But that's impossible. Hongli is still just Prince Bao and hasn't ascended the throne as Emperor Qianlong. To him, Yongjie is just his beloved eldest son.
But when he was the Qianlong Emperor, Yongjie was a rebellious son who coveted the throne.
Hongli's lifespan is too long; Yunyi cannot wait that long, nor can she allow the future Qianlong Emperor to suppress her son.
Therefore, as early as when she had just transmigrated and when Consort Fucha married into the family, Yunyi had already taken action.
Seeing that Gao seemed to be lost in thought, Hongli changed to holding his son in one arm and patted Yunyi's hand with his other hand.
Because the child was present, Hongli spoke very softly, so softly that only Yunyi could hear him.
When his father wanted to speak to his mother, Yongjie very tactfully stepped back.
Hongli spoke words of comfort, telling Yunyi not to worry, and that even if Nala entered the mansion, she would not pose a threat to her.
Yunyi believed this. Perhaps Lady Gao was truly Hongli's love. She became a secondary consort even without children, and was initially granted the title of Imperial Concubine.
Now that Yunyi has two sons and a daughter, there's no way that Nala can surpass her.
Even if Empress Fucha passes away by then, Nara will not be able to ascend to the throne, because Yunyi has other plans.
As the wedding date drew closer, the atmosphere in the mansion became somewhat strange. Hongli had no expectations for the wedding and therefore did not take it seriously.
Meanwhile, the princesses in the inner courtyard were both wary of Nara, the new concubine, and anxious.
Without the position of concubine, they had no hope of promotion, so they hoped even more to have children to rely on.
Therefore, Jin, Su, and others have been trying hard to conceive as soon as possible so that their lives will be better in the future.
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