Ever since the imperial edict from the palace was announced, Tong Guowei sat silently in the main hall of the Tong family with a gloomy face, looking deep in thought.
Hesheli lowered her head and sat cautiously to the side.
At this moment, Hesheli was truly panicked!
Empress Hesheli never imagined that her daughter, born to a lowly foot-washing maid, would rise to the rank of Imperial Concubine and even have a princess.
Although this princess was not his biological daughter, the imperial genealogy had been altered and was recognized by Emperor Kangxi, the Empress Dowager, the imperial family, and the people of the land.
Every second, every cup of tea.
Half an hour, a quarter of an hour later
Hesheli weakly raised her head, looked at Tong Guowei, and said softly, "Master, Consort Que is now pregnant with the twenty-second princess. What should we do?"
"Consort Que"
Feeling lingering fear, Empress Hesheli regretted that she should not have mistreated and humiliated Consort Que and her daughter.
A concubine's daughter born to a foot masseuse, raising her at home would only mean having an extra bowl of rice. Why couldn't I see the light back then and tolerate her?
Now, who would have thought that a lowly concubine's daughter would become a noble consort in the palace and even have a princess?
Tong Guowei frowned, his face grim and silent.
After a long silence, Tong Guowei said coldly, "Consort Que has completely estranged herself from us. She didn't even send a message about such an important matter. If it weren't for the Emperor's decree announcing it to the world, we would probably have remained completely in the dark."
"Actually, I should have realized long ago that Consort Que had no regard for family honor. Otherwise, why would she have schemed to marry off the Tongjia women you sent to the palace to palace eunuchs?"
With a dark cloud hanging over his face, Tong Guowei let out a cold snort.
"Little Four and Little Five are already seven or eight years old; in a few years they'll be young ladies. Madam, from now on, you'll need to put in extra effort to strictly educate them."
"I have many daughters, and I don't necessarily need her. Since she is so ungrateful..."
Tong Guowei glanced indifferently in the direction of the palace and said coldly:
"Give up!"
Tong Guowei's wife, Hesheli, raised her head in surprise and looked at Tong Guowei with astonishment.
Hershey family
In name, the head of the Hesheli family was the mother of Empress Xiaocheng and Consort He in the palace, Gabula.
However, because Gabula's official rank was not as high as Soetu's, Soetu interfered in many matters concerning the Hesheli family.
Soetu's face was grim as he said coldly, "Brother, the Emperor has decreed that the Twenty-Second Princess be raised by Consort Que and that her imperial genealogy be altered. Although our Hesheli family has the Fifth Princess, born to Empress Xiaocheng,..."
"Consort He is too young to be favored and cannot bear a prince for our Hesheli family."
Looking up at Gabula, Soetu said in a deep voice, "Brother, for the sake of the rise and fall of the Hesheli family, we must find another way to have a prince of our Hesheli family as soon as possible."
Gabula nodded thoughtfully.
After a cup of tea
Gabula looked at Soetu, pondered for a moment, and said, "Third brother, a few days ago, Nalan Mingzhu contacted me privately, seemingly wanting to form a marriage alliance with our family."
"Nalan Mingzhu is Consort Hui's cousin, and he wants to form a marriage alliance with our family. I remember, Consort Hui's second son is twelve years old now, and in a few years he will be marrying his wife. What do you think, third brother?"
He hesitated, wanting to speak but holding back, while Gabula quickly made a plan in his mind.
Soetu paused for a moment, then spoke in a deep voice, “The Second Prince is indeed twelve years old, and the Eldest Prince is thirteen. Aside from Consort Yun, who passed away in the palace, I have no daughters. My eldest brother has many daughters.”
"Although she is born out of wedlock, with some maneuvering, she can become the primary consort of the eldest prince or the second prince. Even if she cannot become the primary consort, with the family background of our Hesheli family, she is more than qualified to be a secondary consort."
Gabula and Soetu exchanged a glance, both understanding the situation perfectly.
With a fist and palm salute, Suo'etu said loudly, "For the sake of the rise and fall of our Hesheli family, I will have to trouble my elder brother and sister-in-law to put more effort into the education of our niece in the future."
"No problem, no problem."
Outside the palace, the Tong and Hesheli families, and even the Nalan Mingzhu and Niohuru families, were each making plans for their own families.
Inside the palace, Consort Jing, Consort Ma, and Consort Suochuoluo, who had been in the palace for half a year, had finally learned the rules, and the Empress Dowager reluctantly agreed to have their green nameplates hung up by the Imperial Household Department.
It is worth mentioning that this occurred during the period when Consort Jing, Consort Ma, and Consort Suochuoluo were learning the rules.
Outside the palace, in the household of Suochuoluo Guiduo, Guiduo's legitimate daughter, Suochuoluo Guiren's half-sister, was given a good marriage. Emperor Kangxi personally bestowed upon Suochuoluo the title of primary consort of a prince of the imperial clan.
Time flies, and it's already mid-August.
Consort Jing and Consort Ma, having successively gained the Emperor's favor and served him in bed, became legitimate concubines in the harem. Next should have been Consort Suochuoluo, but it seemed as if Emperor Kangxi had forgotten about her.
It's August 25th.
Consort Suochuoluo still hadn't been summoned to the emperor's bedchamber, becoming a laughing stock in the palace.
Consort Hui smiled and took a sip of tea. She covered her mouth and looked at Noble Lady Suochuoluo, saying in a deep voice, "Sister Suochuoluo, I don't know what happened. How could His Majesty have forgotten about you?"
"Logically speaking, my younger sister is young and beautiful, like a flower bud, she shouldn't have been forgotten by the Emperor."
Consort Suochuoluo's expression changed slightly. She thought that she had been in the palace for half a year but had not been favored, while her younger sister outside the palace had gotten a good marriage and married a prince of the imperial clan as his primary consort.
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