In the Qianqing Palace, after a long silence, Kangxi said coldly, "Liang Jiugong, convey my decree: the empress's investiture ceremony will be postponed. On the 18th of next month, the investiture ceremonies for Consort Gong, Consort Yu, and Consort Xuan will be held first."
"In addition, I also plan to confer titles on several concubines. I will discuss it with my grandmother later and then decide on the details. The investiture ceremony will be held on the 18th of September."
Liang Jiugong respectfully agreed.
Upon exiting the main hall, Liang Jiugong glanced at the Empress kneeling outside the hall, a cold smile in his eyes, and respectfully said, "Your Majesty, the ground is cold and the wind is strong. Please take care of yourself."
"His Majesty just decreed that Your Majesty's investiture ceremony will be postponed until the 18th of next month. The investiture ceremonies for Consort Gong, Consort Yu, Consort Xuan, and several other consorts will be held first."
Upon hearing this, the Empress turned deathly pale and swayed precariously.
"Your Majesty, I am innocent! I am innocent! I have never said such a thing! I beg Your Majesty to investigate..."
The news that the Empress knelt outside the Qianqing Palace to beg for forgiveness quickly spread to the inner palace.
Inside Chengqian Palace, Consort Gong, who was under house arrest, laughed wildly, "Retribution, retribution! The Empress thought she had won, but without the investiture ceremony, her title is not legitimate."
"Although I am only a concubine, I will have a formal investiture ceremony. I will be the rightful Consort Gong. As for the Empress, her title is not legitimate. What good is being the Empress if she is not?"
When Xu Lejin learned of this in Yikun Palace, she simply smiled and let it go, but in her heart, she sighed at the twists and turns that led to her becoming Empress!
Upon learning of this matter in Xianfu Palace, Consort Xuan was filled with surprise. She immediately led her palace servants to Cining Palace to inquire with the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager about what had happened.
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