Nongying quickly raised her eyes and glanced at Xu Lejin, pondering.
"Your Highness, the concubine's surname is Wanliuha, and His Majesty has not issued an edict to grant her a palace residence."
Wanlih Hashi?
Xu Lejin sat up abruptly, her brows furrowing slightly.
After a cup of tea
Another second-class palace maid, Qingtan, bowed and entered the hall. "Your Majesty," she said, "Eunuch Li, who serves before the Emperor, has come to convey a message, requesting that Your Majesty arrange a palace for Consort Wan."
"、、"
Xu Lejin paused for a moment, then said in a deep voice, "I understand."
His ten fingers tapped rhythmically on the table.
After a short while, Xu Lejin said, "Of the six palaces in the east and west, Jingren Palace was the residence of Empress Xiaokangzhang before her death and has never been inhabited. The other palaces..."
"As for the Western Six Palaces, I remember that only Consort Fu currently resides in Yongshou Palace. So, let Consort Wan go to Yongshou Palace to keep Consort Fu company!"
"yes."
Qingtan respectfully agreed and withdrew.
Consort Duan frowned and spoke in a deep voice, "Your Highness, Consort Yu, most of the palace maids who are promoted are ladies-in-waiting, but Consort Wan..."
Xu Lejin smiled.
"If the Emperor likes her, she can be made a concubine, or even a high-ranking lady. Consort Duan, there's no need to worry. We'll be able to meet this Consort Wan soon."
Consort Duan looked embarrassed and lowered her head awkwardly.
At this moment, Xu Lejin couldn't help but recall the story of Consort Ding, née Wanliuha, the mother of Yin Tao, the twelfth prince of the Kangxi Emperor, who lived to the age of ninety-six, from the official history of the Qing Dynasty.
Consort Ding, of the Wanliuha clan, was the longest-lived consort in the Qing Dynasty. Although she was not particularly favored and had only one son, she lived through the reigns of Emperors Kangxi, Yongzheng, and Qianlong, eventually rising to the rank of Consort Ding.
Is this newly appointed Consort Wan the same Consort Ding, Wan Liuha, from history?
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