"Now, Santana is not close to her birth mother, Consort Ying, which is Consort Wan's fault. Consort Ying, please try your best to persuade her."
Xu Lejin looked up and glanced quickly at Kangxi, then nodded with her lips pursed.
After a moment, Xu Lejin spoke softly again, "I heard that after Consort Ying returned to Chuxiu Palace from the Prince's residence and the Twenty-Third Princess's residence, she fell ill."
"It's said to be due to pent-up emotions."
Kangxi nodded, pondered for a moment, and then said in a deep voice, "As for Consort Ying, have the imperial physician treat her. Also, Liang Jiugong, convey my decree that Consort Ying shall enjoy the rank and benefits of a concubine from this day forward."
After a pause, Xu Lejin looked up, as if she wanted to say something.
Kangxi stopped Xu Lejin, his eyes full of affection, and said gently, "Consort Ying is not of high birth. Even if Santana had not been given to Consort Wan to raise, she would have been raised in the Prince's Residence."
"Consort Ying is not qualified to raise Santana, and it is normal for them to be distant from each other. In the harem, the princesses born to Consort Chun and Consort Shun are treated the same as Consort Chun and Consort Shun."
Xu Lejin swallowed the words that were on the tip of her tongue and remained silent, pursing her lips.
Kangxi then said, "My dear consort, the most important thing now is to calmly await the investiture ceremony in a few days and be a good Imperial Noble Consort to me."
"There is no Empress in the palace. The Imperial Noble Consort holds a position equivalent to a secondary Empress. After your investiture ceremony, all my princes and princesses will have to address you as Imperial Mother."
Xu Lejin paused for a moment, then gave Kangxi a coquettish look.
"As Your Majesty knows, I don't care about these empty titles. Being able to stay by Your Majesty's side and bear children for you is the blessing I have accumulated over many lifetimes."
"Um,"
Emperor Kangxi embraced Xu Lejin, saying, "My beloved consort doesn't care, but I cannot deny her this dignity. In a few years, I will then make her empress, and she will be the mother of the nation..."
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