"Your Majesty, I am unwell and unable to pay my respects. Please forgive me."
Consort Yi gazed at Emperor Kangxi with longing, admiration, and reluctance.
Emperor Kangxi stepped forward and took Consort Yi's hand. "You have suffered. The child is a princess, my eighteenth daughter. Although she is a little thin, she will grow up safely if we take good care of her."
"I will have someone take good care of her."
Consort Yi smiled brightly and glanced at Xu Lejin.
"Thank you, Your Majesty. I have a request, however imperfect. I wish Your Majesty would name the eighteenth princess and entrust her to the care of the Dowager Consorts."
"Please grant me permission, Your Majesty."
Xu Lejin glanced at Consort Yi, then lowered her head and remained silent. Consort Hui, standing behind her, had an unpleasant expression and clenched her teeth.
After a moment of contemplation, Kangxi said in a deep voice, "I agree."
"Liang Jiugong hereby proclaims to the six palaces that the eighteenth imperial daughter, born to Consort Yi of the Guo Luoluo clan, shall be named Ning Chuge and raised by the Dowager Consort Duanshun. Furthermore, the eighteenth imperial daughter shall be ordered according to her birth order..."
I hesitated for a moment.
Xu Lejin took over and said softly, "Your Majesty, my concubine Wuyoudai is the thirteenth princess of the Emperor, the twelfth princess in order of birth. After her, there is the fourteenth princess, Fuerguochun, who was raised by Consort Duan; my fifteenth princess, Wulingzhu; and the sixteenth princess, Niyang Qiqi, who was born to Consort Zhi."
"The seventeenth imperial daughter born to Consort Chun has not yet been named, and the eighteenth imperial daughter born to Consort Yi..."
Emperor Kangxi nodded slightly.
"The fourteenth, fifteenth, sixteenth, and seventeenth daughters of the Emperor are respectively the thirteenth, fourteenth, fifteenth, and sixteenth princesses. Ning Chuge, the daughter of Consort Yi, is the seventeenth princess."
"In addition, the sixteenth princess born to Consort Chun was named Ailanzhu."
Xu Lejin smiled gently and spoke respectfully.
"Your Majesty is wise."
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