Consort Wan suddenly raised her head, her eyes filled with malice as she looked at Xu Lejin. Meeting Xu Lejin's cold and emotionless gaze, she swallowed the words that were on the tip of her tongue.
evening
Xu Lejin mentioned to Emperor Kangxi the dispute between Consort Wan and Consort Liang over the Fifth Prince, which enraged Emperor Kangxi.
"Consort Wan is becoming increasingly unruly! Yinzhi was ordained by Imperial Decree by me to be raised by Consort Liang, his birth mother. Consort Wan, relying on her position as the mistress of Yonghe Palace, is actually trying to forcefully take Yinzhi away!"
His face was so gloomy it seemed like it could drip water. After pondering for a moment, Kangxi raised his voice and asked, "Liang Jiugong?"
Liang Jiugong bowed as he entered the hall, awaiting Kangxi's orders.
"By imperial decree, Consort Wan is arrogant and domineering, disregarding palace rules and mistreating Consort Liang and the Fifth Prince Yinzhi. She is hereby deducted one year's salary, confined to Yonghe Palace for one year, and stripped of her power to assist in the management of the six palaces. Consort Liang, née Wei..."
"Consort Liang, née Wei, was the birth mother of the Fifth Prince. She and Consort Wan were involved in a dispute over the Fifth Prince. She is hereby punished by being confined to the rear palace of Yonghe Palace for one year. No one is allowed to visit her without my decree."
Liang Jiugong respectfully acknowledged and withdrew.
Xu Lejin quickly considered her options and looked at Kangxi before speaking, "Your Majesty, while Consort Wan and Consort Liang have certainly made mistakes, isn't confining them to their quarters for a year a bit too harsh?"
Kangxi glanced at Xu Lejin.
"Without rules, there can be no order. I have not demoted Consort Wan and Consort Liang, but only punished them by confining them to their quarters. This is already more than enough."
After a pause, Kangxi continued, "Although Consort Wan is from the Khorchin Mongols, she is now a concubine in the harem and should abide by the rules of the harem. Consort Liang is certainly not wrong, but she does not cherish Yinzhi and is competing with Consort Wan for him."
“If Consort Liang were a loving mother, she shouldn’t have been fighting with Consort Wan for Yinzhi. Yinzhi is so young, how could he withstand their torment?”
Xu Lejin nodded slightly, thinking to herself that this was indeed the case.
Kangxi then whispered, "I have not deprived Consort Liang of her right to raise Yinzhi. Allowing her to continue raising Yinzhi is already an act of mercy."
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