At the Empress's behest, Consort Yun and Consort Bu exchanged palaces.
This matter quickly reached the ears of Emperor Kangxi, the Grand Empress Dowager, and the Empress Dowager through the propaganda of certain individuals.
Emperor Kangxi chuckled and said, “The Empress’s move is really reminiscent of her father Ebilun’s style back then! Back then, of the four regents appointed by the late Emperor, Sony was old, Suksaha was wavering, and Oboi was powerful. Ebilun then had the Empress recognize Oboi as her godfather.”
"I remember when the Empress bestowed titles upon the concubines, she also subtly mentioned Consort Xi to me, implying that she was praising Consort Xi. Now that I think about it, the Empress and Consort Xi were already in cahoots at that time."
Liang Jiugong hunched over, wishing he could plug his ears.
Immediately afterward, Kangxi spoke again in a cold voice, "Consort Rong? She was such a good person before, how did she become so vulgar?"
"Not only is it vulgar, but it's also greedy and avaricious."
Liang Jiugong quickly looked up, glanced at Kangxi, and said softly, "Your Majesty, if I may be so bold as to say this, Consort Rong has one prince and four princesses, making her the woman with the most children in the palace."
"Consort Rong's maternal family, including her father, had several concubines, and Consort Rong had many brothers. They rarely sent money to Consort Rong through intermediaries."
Liang Jiugong stopped short of making a move.
Upon hearing this, Emperor Kangxi was taken aback. "In that case, it is understandable that Consort Rong has become greedy. Chengrui, Chenghu, and Chengqing died young, and Seyinchaze was my eldest son."
"Although Consort Rong has changed her temperament, I still remember that she is the birth mother of my eldest son."
With a deep sigh, Kangxi said in a low voice, "Enough, enough. Liang Jiugong, go back and personally fetch a thousand taels of silver notes and send them to Consort Rong, so that she will not be so greedy for money in the future."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
The following afternoon
When Emperor Kangxi went to Cining Palace to pay his respects to the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager, he mentioned the matter of ordering the princes and princesses in the palace according to their birth order. After pondering for a long time, the Empress Dowager felt that it was indeed time to make a decision.
After all, the princes in the palace are now about three or four years old and have established themselves.
The princes received nicknames after their one-month celebration, and now they only lack a formal name. But what about the princesses? Apart from the daughters of a few favored concubines, the rest of the princesses are simply called "Imperial Daughters" or "Imperial Daughters," and it's time they were given formal names too.
After some discussion, Emperor Kangxi officially decided on the order of seniority for the princes and princesses.
The fourth prince, Saiyinchaze, born to Consort Rong of the Ma Jia clan, was not the eldest prince. However, the first three princes had died young, so Emperor Kangxi bestowed upon Saiyinchaze the formal name Yinzhi, making him the eldest prince.
Consort Hui, nara clan, was the fifth son of the emperor, Baoqing, who was given the formal name Yinti and became the second prince.
Xu Lejin's sixth son, Bao Shou, was given the name Yinling and became the Third Prince.
The princes remained in the Princes' Residence, cared for and raised by wet nurses and palace servants. After they turned six, they entered the Imperial Study to study, learn to read and write, and learn riding and archery.
Dusk falls
Ru Hua ran into the palace, her face beaming with joy, and reported to Xu Lejin, "Your Majesty, the Emperor has bestowed upon our Prince Baoshou the name Yinling, and decreed that the palace shall refer to our Prince as the Third Prince."
"Yinling? The Third Prince?"
Xu Lejin looked puzzled, but quickly understood.
The Qing Dynasty she lived in was a parallel universe, so many things went awry. Empress Xiaocheng, of the Hesheli clan, gave birth to a princess instead of a son.
Consort Rong, of the Ma Jia clan, did not give birth to five sons and one daughter, but rather four daughters and two sons.
Ru Hua looked up, quickly glanced at Xu Lejin, then lowered her head and said respectfully, "Besides the Third Prince, there are several princesses. Princess Wuxiha is the seventh princess in order of rank."
"Princess Unashi, ranked as the eighth princess in terms of birth order."
"Princess Wuyoudai, who was raised in the Empress Dowager's palace, is the twelfth princess in terms of birth order. The Emperor also decreed that the seventh and eighth princesses be moved back to our Yikun Palace so that Your Majesty can raise them personally."
"The twelfth princess will remain in Cining Palace and be raised by the Empress Dowager."
Ru Hua finished speaking in one breath, and Xu Lejin couldn't hide her joy when she heard that she could finally raise her two daughters, Wuxiha and Unaxi, herself.
Although it was regrettable that her youngest daughter, Wuyoudai, would remain in Cining Palace and be raised by the Empress Dowager, Xu Lejin was still happy.
After her initial excitement, Xu Lejin looked at Ruhua and asked the other princesses in the palace how Kangxi had arranged things. Ruhua then proceeded to recount everything she knew in detail.
Empress Niohuru, the adopted daughter she recently took in, is actually Princess Yiermu, the eldest daughter of Prince Gong's mansion. Her official title is Princess Yiermu, and she will be given a different title after she comes of age.
The three daughters born to Consort Rong, of the Ma Jia clan, were named Fulana, Ihana, Yartan, and Yierha respectively, and were ranked as the second princess, the fourth princess, the ninth princess, and the eleventh princess.
The princesses were moved back to Zhongcui Palace, where they were personally raised and educated by Consort Rong, their biological mother.
However, because Consort Rong was illiterate and now had a reputation for being vulgar, the Empress Dowager specially bestowed four nannies upon her to be responsible for teaching the princesses manners and etiquette.
The fourth daughter of Consort Cui, née Zhang, was named Yaliqi and ranked as the third princess. Because Consort Cui's rank was not high enough, she was kept in the princes' quarters and raised by wet nurses and nannies.
Consort Cui was permitted to reunite with the Third Princess for one day every two months.
The sixth daughter of Empress Xiaocheng, of the Hesheli clan, was named the fifth princess in order of birth, and was still raised and personally educated by the Empress Dowager.
The seventh daughter of Consort Bu was named Moyaqi and ranked as the sixth princess. She stayed in the princes' quarters and was raised by wet nurses and nannies. Consort Bu could reunite with the sixth princess for one day every two months.
The eleventh princess born to Consort Zhi was named Shadali and was ranked as the tenth princess. Her birth mother on the imperial genealogy was still Consort Zhi, but she was raised by Consort Hui, the principal consort of Yanxi Palace.
Xu Lejin nodded slightly after hearing Ru Hua's words.
"The princesses under His Majesty's knees, namely Consort Cui's third princess and Consort Bu's sixth princess, will continue to stay in the Princes' Residence. Although Consort Zhi cannot personally raise the tenth princess, she can see the tenth princess every day."
Lianzhi smiled and replied, "Your Majesty is absolutely right."
With a slight frown, Xu Lejin looked up at the dark night sky outside and said softly, "The night is much darker tonight. I'm afraid Consort Cui and Consort Bu in Changchun Palace and Yonghe Palace are not in a good mood either."
"In fact, Consort An and Consort Duan have served the Emperor for a long time, but they have no children. If Consort Cui and Consort Bu were concubines in Qixiang Palace and Jingyang Palace, perhaps the Third Princess and the Sixth Princess would not have continued to be raised in the Princes' Residence, but would have been raised by the Empress Dowager."
Lianzhi and Ruhua nodded gently.
A moment later, Xu Lejin smiled and said, "Wuxiha and Unaxi will soon be moved back to our palace. Lianzhi and Ruhua, you must carefully prepare accommodations for the two princesses. Make sure the arrangements are meticulous and careful."
"Yes, Your Highness, this servant will obey your orders."
Lianzhi and Ruhua smiled and agreed.
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