Three days later
When Consort Chang's daughter, the little princess, was celebrating her third birthday, Emperor Kangxi issued an edict bestowing upon Consort Chang the title of "Ying," granting her one hundred taels of gold, and allowing Consort Ying to raise the twenty-seventh princess until she turned one year old.
After Liu Ying respectfully reported, Xu Lejin sighed and said slowly, "It's no wonder that the concubines in the palace go to great lengths to climb to a high position. Once they reach a high position, they can raise their own children instead of only raising them for a year or six months before transferring them to the princes' quarters."
"、、"
Ruhua and Nongying looked at each other in bewilderment.
After a moment, Xu Lejin continued, "His Majesty's offspring are growing more and more numerous. There are more than twenty princesses and more than ten princes. In addition to palace affairs, Consort Que also has to manage the trivial matters of the princes' quarters. It must be difficult for Consort Que."
After a pause, Xu Lejin changed the subject.
"Things have been unusually quiet at the Princes' residence lately. Since the First Prince and the Sixth Princess recovered from their illnesses, nothing much has happened. The Fifth Princess was betrothed to the Hesheli family; she caused quite a stir at first, but now she's much more well-behaved and obedient."
“Since the betrothal, Ushiha has been learning from the nannies and hasn’t come to my place much.”
Ruhua and Nongying exchanged a glance.
Carefully choosing her words, Ru Hua spoke softly, "If Your Majesty misses the Seventh Princess, the Twelfth Princess, and the Fourteenth Princess, this servant will go to the Prince's residence to invite the Seventh Princess and the others."
"Um."
Xu Lejin nodded slightly and said, "That is exactly what I was thinking."
In the afternoon, the three sisters, the Seventh Princess, the Twelfth Princess, and the Fourteenth Princess, came to Yikun Palace together.
Xu Lejin smiled as she looked at her three graceful daughters and spoke softly, "Why haven't you come to Mother's palace lately, Ushiha? Have the teachers assigned you too much homework?"
Ushiha, Uyudai, and Ulingzhu were stunned for a moment.
After a moment, Ushiha whispered, "Mother, that's indeed the case. Now that I'm engaged, I'm very busy learning music, chess, calligraphy, painting, and how to manage a household."
"It is my fault for not being able to come and pay my respects to Mother more often. Please punish me, Mother."
Xu Lejin paused for a moment, then looked at the slightly younger Wuyoudai and Wulingzhu, thinking that Wuxiha was getting old and needed to learn how to manage the family, so what about Wuyoudai and Wulingzhu?
Uyudai pursed her lips and remained silent.
Wu Lingzhu hesitated for a moment, then said in a low voice, "Mother, that's not how it is. It was the nanny who served us who told us that Mother is now an Imperial Noble Consort and that it is hard work to manage the six palaces. She told us to stop bothering Mother."
Upon hearing this, Xu Lejin was furious.
That damned nanny actually taught her daughter to be separate from her mother. Even if she was busy with palace affairs, she still made time to spend with her daughter.
Moreover, the palace affairs were also handled by Consort Que, Consort Hui, Consort Duan, and Consort Wan.
Suppressing her anger, Xu Lejin beckoned Wu Lingzhu forward, hugged her, and said with a smile, "Wu Lingzhu, tell your mother, what else did the nannies teach you?"
"Mother, the nanny said..."
Wu Lingzhu's clear voice rang out in Yikun Palace.
Ushiha and Uyudai lowered their heads slightly, while Xu Lejin's expression grew increasingly unpleasant as she listened. The nannies assigned by the Imperial Household Department to serve the princesses were actually instructing them in this way.
It's fine if the princesses are too young; the only requirement is that the princesses be well-behaved and sensible.
The princesses were getting older and already betrothed, like her daughter Ushiha. Their nannies were actually teaching the princesses that their husbands were servants, servants of the Aisin Gioro family, saying…
After the princess got married, she had to abide by the rules when she was with her husband. Each time they were alone together, they could not spend more than fifteen minutes together.
Suppressing her anger, Xu Lejin smiled and inquired about the lives of Wuxiha and the others in the princes' quarters. She also had the palace servants bring Yuludai, the infant Yinshi, and Yinshi over to play with the three Wuxiha sisters.
As for Yin Chu, he went to the Imperial Study to study, and was kept by Emperor Kangxi every day to learn the ways of governing the country. Xu Lejin could only see him once every ten days or half a month.
evening
Xu Lejin had Ruhua escort Wuxiha, Wuyoudai, and Wulingzhu back to the princes' quarters, and then had the wet nurse take Yuludai, Yinshi, and Yinshi away.
With a gloomy face, Xu Lejin said coldly, "The nanny who taught the princesses by the prince is incredibly audacious, actually instructing the princesses not to get close to their birth mothers."
"Nongying, go to the Prince's residence tomorrow and ask around."
Nongying respectfully agreed.
A few days later
Xu Lejin angrily lashed out at the Prince's quarters, replacing the nannies who were instructing the princess. Before sending these replacement nannies to the Prince's quarters, Xu Lejin summoned Yikun Palace and gave them a stern lecture.
Yanxi Palace
Consort Hui learned of this from a palace maid and chuckled, "That's how the rules in the palace are. After a princess gets married, she and her husband must abide by the rules."
"A royal princess, of noble birth, cannot be treated like an ordinary woman."
After a slight pause, Consort Hui said coldly, "Cunxin, go to the Prince's quarters and give the Third Princess's nanny a talking-to. Make sure she teaches the Third Princess to act according to the rules."
Cunxin bowed her head and replied "Yes," but did not leave.
After a moment's hesitation, Cunxin carefully chose her words and spoke softly, "Your Highness, this servant believes that the Imperial Noble Consort's intention was for the princesses' sake. Even though the princesses are of noble birth and privilege, they are still husband and wife with their husbands."
"If husband and wife treat each other with respect and follow the rules in everything..."
Upon hearing this, Consort Hui glared at her fiercely.
"Isn't it good to treat each other with respect and follow the rules? There is a distinction between superiors and inferiors. Without rules, there can be no order. If there were no rules, wouldn't it be chaos? A royal princess marrying into the family of a high-ranking official is an immense blessing."
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