Draft End
The concubines in the harem, such as Consort Hui and Consort Wan, were naturally overjoyed to learn that Emperor Kangxi had only selected two women to enter the palace for this selection of concubines, and that they were from the Han Banner Army.
Consort Wan smiled, her slender fingers stroking her cheek, and said, "It's a good thing that the daughter of the county magistrate and the daughter of a Manchu have entered the palace. Regardless of their background, their rank in the palace won't be high, and they won't pose any threat to me."
"I am currently in the prime of my life, and His Majesty often visits my palace. Given time, I am sure I will conceive."
After a pause, Consort Wan's tone turned cold.
“That vile Consort Ning is from the same Khorchin people as me. She has forgotten her origins after being adopted by the Sixth Prince. She will definitely regret it after I give birth to the prince.”
The palace maid serving Consort Wan lowered her head slightly and remained silent.
Half an hour later, Consort Wan said again, "I heard that during the recent selection of consorts, Consort Hui sent palace servants to contact several princesses from the Manchu Banners. Among them, the Emperor kept some of them and made them available for future use."
The palace maid nodded.
"Your Majesty, that is indeed the case. Peixin, from Consort Hui's palace, has had contact with princesses from the Dong'e family, the Suochuoluo family, and the Wanyan family. Among them..."
"Among them, the princesses from the Dong'e family and the Wanyan family were selected and kept on record, while the princess from the Suochuoluo family was not selected."
Consort Wan nodded slightly, pondered for a moment, and then spoke softly, "Dong'e clan, Wanyan clan? Although not a major clan of the Eight Banners, they are still old Manchu clans, Suochuoluo clan..."
"The Suochuoluo clan has a family spread throughout the Eight Banners and the Three Banners of Bondservants. Which banner did this Consort Hui's maid come into contact with?"
After a quick moment's thought, the palace maid whispered, "Your Majesty, it's the Manchu Bordered Blue Banner, and Amaso Choloken is the Deputy Commander of the Bordered Blue Banner. However..."
"However, this Sochoro Gege is Lord Kern's illegitimate daughter. Lord Kern has no legitimate daughters, only this one daughter."
Consort Wan nodded in agreement.
"I understand. Consort Hui's move is probably to make Dong E and Wanyan clans the second prince's secondary consorts, and Suochuoluo clan the second prince's princess."
With a soft laugh, Consort Wan covered her mouth and said, "It's just a pity that Lady Suochuoluo wasn't selected."
Five days later
All the women selected through the imperial examinations were betrothed. Those from high-ranking families were betrothed to members of the imperial clan as primary consorts, those from average-ranking families as principal wives of members of the imperial clan, and those from ordinary families as princesses. However, the most beautiful women were betrothed to several princes and dukes of the imperial clan as princesses.
Among them, Niohuru Zhuoliqi of the Plain Yellow Banner had two daughters. The eldest daughter was betrothed to a prince of the imperial clan as his primary consort, and the second daughter, Niohuru Linghui, was betrothed to the eldest prince, Yinzhi, as his secondary consort.
Niohuru Linghui is young, so he is scheduled to enter the Prince's residence in June of the following year.
The daughter of Minister of Works Yi Asang, Shi Shuyao of the Irgen Gioro clan; and the daughter of Deputy Commander Dong E Qishi, Dong E Wanyu, were betrothed to the Second Prince Yinti as his secondary consorts, and were scheduled to enter the mansion in March of the following year.
Two women selected for the imperial concubine selection, surnamed Wang and Yuan, were both granted the title of "Daying" and given residence in Yongshou Palace.
Lady Wang and Lady Yuan learned etiquette outside the palace and entered the palace on the fifteenth of October.
Yanxi Palace
When Consort Hui learned that the daughter of Minister of Works Yiasang, of the Irgen Gioro clan, and the daughter of Deputy Commander-in-Chief Dong Eqishi, had been betrothed to the Second Prince as a secondary consort, she was taken aback.
The Minister of Works, Yi Asang, was born into a family that made her a perfect candidate to become a concubine of a prince.
But is she Dong E's seventy-year-old daughter?
If she remembers correctly, Dong E will become the commander of the Plain Blue Banner in seventy years, and his daughter will be betrothed to the son of Consort Yi from her previous life, with the Ninth Beauty as his primary consort.
In this life, things went slightly wrong. Dong Eqi's daughter, or perhaps another daughter of Dong Eqi, actually became her son's concubine.
After a moment's hesitation, Consort Hui said in a deep voice, "Besides Lady Irgen Gioro and Lady Dong'e, has His Majesty designated any other concubines for Yinti? Although Lady Irgen Gioro and Lady Dong'e are secondary consorts, they will not enter Yinti's inner quarters until March of next year."
Cunxin lowered her head and replied softly.
"Your Majesty, His Majesty has not appointed a concubine for the Second Prince. I think it's probably because the Second Prince already has about ten concubines and maids in his harem, which is why His Majesty hasn't appointed a concubine for him."
Consort Hui's expression faltered slightly upon hearing this.
After drinking half a cup of tea, she spoke softly, "Yes, in Yinti's backyard, two years ago, I personally selected the illegitimate daughters of Korkun and Dong'e Pengchun as princesses."
“He bestowed upon palace maids Jia Jia and Li, and Yinti himself also took a fancy to Tian, Miao, Bai, and others.”
After a pause, Consort Hui continued, "Yinti has many concubines and maids in his harem, but why is it that none of them are pregnant? If the child of that pregnant maid who was by Yinti's side back then had been kept, it would be running and jumping by now."
"Cunxin, did I make a mistake back then?"
Her thoughts drifted away, and Consort Hui murmured softly to herself.
The palace maid Cunxin was stunned for a moment, then quickly looked up at Consort Hui and said respectfully, "Your Highness, our Second Prince is still young, and he will definitely have children in the future."
"Next year, Consort Irgen and Consort Dong'e will enter the palace, and Your Highness will soon be able to hold your grandson."
Consort Hui frowned and nodded slightly.
Yikun Palace
When Xu Lejin learned about the selection of the imperial concubines chosen by Emperor Kangxi, she remained calm and said softly, "The daughter of Prince Darhan has passed away, and the Second Prince's wife has been replaced by Prince Darhan's younger daughter. In the end, the Emperor still feels that he has wronged the Second Prince."
"The Minister of Works, Yiasang, has a wife, Lady Hesheli, who is the daughter of Songgotu. The maternal grandfather of the Second Prince's concubine is Songgotu, a high-ranking official in the court. Furthermore…"
"Dong E Qi Shi's daughter. Dong E Qi Shi was the cousin of the late Emperor's Empress Xiaoxian, Dong E. The Second Prince already has a princess, who is the daughter of Dong E Peng Chun."
Ru Hua and Nong Ying lowered their heads slightly.
After a moment, Xu Lejin continued, "The Second Prince's wife is from the Khorchin tribe and is the daughter of Prince Darhan. His secondary wives are from the Irgen Gioro clan and the Dong E clan, as well as the princesses from the Irgen Gioro clan and the Dong E clan."
"Heh, once the Second Prince leaves the palace and establishes his own residence, things will probably get quite lively there."
A few days later, on the first day of the tenth month...
Early in the morning, someone came to Consort He's palace to report that Consort Zhang was about to give birth.
Xu Lejin paused for a moment, then instructed Consort He to take full responsibility for Consort Zhang's childbirth. In addition, since Consort He was young, Xu Lejin also sent Liu Ying to Xianfu Palace to ask Consort Ji, who had experience in childbirth, to assist her.
at first
Xu Lejin's original intention was to invite the older Consort Duan or Consort Hui to sit in Changchun Palace, but then she thought that Consort Hui and Consort Duan were in the Eastern Six Palaces, while Changchun Palace belonged to the Western Six Palaces.
Liu Ying respectfully withdrew, her brows slightly furrowed. Xu Lejin said, "I only realized today that among the six western palaces, the only high-ranking concubines are myself, Consort He, and Consort Ji."
"Consort He is young, and Consort Ji has been out of favor since the birth of the Emperor's twenty-sixth daughter."
He paused for a moment.
Xu Lejin whispered, "The high-ranking concubines in the harem, Consort Que, Consort Hui, Consort Duan, and Consort Wan, are all in the Eastern Six Palaces..."
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