After drinking the sweet tea, Tongjia's complexion improved considerably. She looked at the head palace maid, Xiuqin, and said, "What nonsense are you talking about? Her Majesty the Empress is the mother of the nation. She is the most noble person in the palace besides the Grand Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager."
"Although I am the Emperor's cousin, I only enjoy the privileges of a concubine and have not yet been formally conferred the title of concubine..."
Tong Jia's lips curled up, revealing a mocking and disdainful sneer.
Xiuqin asked cautiously, "Your Majesty, Consort Xu is the Empress's person, should we take her?"
"No need, she's just a concubine who rose from the ranks of a palace maid."
Lady Tongjia tapped rhythmically on the table. After a long while, she spoke with a faint smile, "The Empress is pregnant, and Lady Xu is favored. The one in the palace most worried should be the one in the Chuxiu Palace. After all..."
"After all, the one in Chuxiu Palace was the one who competed with the Empress for the position of Empress back then."
Taking a deep breath, Lady Tongjia smiled and said, "Let the Empress and that one in the Chuxiu Palace fight like the snipe and the clam, while I watch from the sidelines and the fisherman reaps the benefits in the end!"
Xiuqin respectfully replied, "Yes."
In the side hall of Qianqing Palace, Xu Lejin waited anxiously for a day and a night, and finally received the imperial edict from Emperor Kangxi that she was conferred the title of Consort and granted residence in the west side hall of Yikun Palace.
Xu Lejin's tense heart finally relaxed temporarily.
In the original owner's memories, there were many palace maids who had served Emperor Kangxi, but they were still nameless and without status. She did not want to become one of the many nameless and without status palace maids.
"Congratulations, Concubine Consort!"
The young palace maid serving Xu Lejin congratulated her with a joyful expression.
Xu Lejin smiled faintly.
Liang Jiugong had been secretly observing Xu Lejin. Seeing that Xu Lejin's expression was indifferent and she did not show the same joy as the other palace maids who were favored and made concubines, he thought more highly of Xu Lejin.
"Your Highness, the Emperor has instructed that you be moved to the west wing of Yikun Palace today, and then go to Kunning Palace to pay your respects to the Empress tomorrow morning."
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