A few days later
The eldest prince's residence, Gan Dong Tou.
Princess Rongxian, the Fourth Princess, and others gathered in the hall. The First Prince and Lady Guarjia Shi greeted them with smiles. Lady Guarjia Shi looked at her four beautiful sisters-in-law and quickly pondered in her heart.
Although the Guarjia clan of Suwan had her as their primary consort, ...
Guarjia Shi knew in her heart that her husband had no mother to plan for him, and he had always been obsessed with poetry and books. Moreover, he was not favored by his father, the Emperor, so he was probably destined to never have the throne.
Since she has no chance of becoming the top official, all she can do is try her best to increase her leverage.
After a moment's hesitation, Guarjia Shi spoke first, "My sisters, has something important come of it? My lord was just mentioning you to me yesterday."
“Sister Rongxian is about to marry into the Balin tribe. Sisters Fourth and Ninth are also betrothed. Now there is only Sister Eleven left.”
The eldest prince looked up at Guarjia Shi and frowned slightly.
Princess Rongxian's expression changed slightly, and she said in a low voice, "Rongxian and my sister have come today for the sake of Eleventh Sister's marriage. Eleventh Sister is thirteen years old now, and it's time for her to be engaged."
"Although before Eleventh Sister there is Tenth Sister, who is not yet betrothed, but..."
Changing the subject, Princess Rongxian looked at the eldest prince in a deep voice and said, "Elder brother, an elder sister is like a mother. I am the eldest sister in my mother's family besides you. Today I would like to ask you what your plans are for the marriage of our eleventh sister?"
The eldest prince was stunned for a moment.
What could he possibly plan? Being in the royal family, one has no choice but to follow the emperor's decisions. Whether it's the marriages of the princes or the princesses, it's all decided by the emperor.
Is Rong Xian out of his mind, still thinking he can make decisions on his own?
The eldest prince pondered for a moment, while Lady Guarjia Shi covered her mouth and said, "Sister Rongxian, actually, the eldest prince and I have discussed it and want the eleventh sister to marry into my family."
"My maternal family is the Guarjia clan, belonging to the Guarjia clan of Jiangsu and Anhui."
Princess Rongxian and the others were all stunned. The Eleventh Princess lowered her head, her face flushed with embarrassment, and nervously twisted the hem of her clothes.
Guarjia Shi then added, “The seventh princess born to the Imperial Noble Consort is betrothed to the Ula Guarjia clan. However, the Ula Guarjia clan is not as powerful in the court as the Guarjia Shi clan of Suwan behind me.”
"If the eleventh princess marries into the Guarjia clan of Suwan, she will surely be happy and fulfilled."
Guarjia Shi Shi's words became increasingly outrageous, until finally even the usually mild-tempered eldest prince couldn't help but glare at her fiercely and coldly rebuke her.
"What nonsense! Who Eleventh Sister will marry is up to Father Emperor. The Guarjia clan of Suwan already has you as a consort; Father Emperor will not marry off another princess."
"、、"
Guarjia Shi was dumbfounded.
The events that occurred in the prince's quarters were subtly spread throughout the inner palace a few days later. When Xu Lejin heard about it, she smiled faintly and didn't take it to heart.
Consort Rong, of the Ma Jia clan, had one son and four daughters.
Although the eldest prince was devoted to poetry and books, he was the emperor's eldest son, and his primary consort, Lady Guarjia Shi, had given birth to the emperor's eldest grandson.
Princess Rongxian and the Ninth Princess were sent to the Bairin and Khoshut tribes, the Fourth Princess was betrothed to the Niohuru clan, and the remaining eleventh princess...
If she wasn't mistaken, given Emperor Kangxi's masterful art of maintaining balance among emperors, he wouldn't have allowed the eleventh princess to marry into Mongolia again.
Since she wouldn't marry into a Mongolian family, her fate would be entirely up to destiny.
May and June passed in a flash.
As July approached, the day Princess Rongxian was to marry into the Balin tribe drew near, and the palace was filled with a festive atmosphere.
Consort Que, Consort Hui, and Consort Duan were all extremely busy, and Consort Ning was also assigned some palace duties under Xu Lejin's arrangement.
Although Xu Lejin was an Imperial Noble Consort, palace affairs were delegated to the Noble Consort Que and the Three Consorts below her, so she was happy to have a leisurely life.
July 2nd
Consort Hui glanced at Consort He, who was sitting diagonally opposite her with a smug look on her face, and said in a sarcastic tone, "I heard that Consort He served the Emperor the other day. I have been busy with Princess Rongxian's wedding and have not had time to congratulate Consort He on her happy occasion. Please forgive me, Consort He."
Consort He's face flushed slightly.
"Sister Huifei, you flatter me. I have been in the palace for many years but have never served the Emperor. Now that I am serving the Emperor, my heart, which has been hanging in suspense, can finally be put at ease."
"My younger sister is still young, and I hope that Consort Hui will guide her in the future."
Consort Hui nearly ground her teeth to powder, clutching her handkerchief tightly. "Sister He is too modest. You are young, in the prime of your life, and I believe His Majesty will be very fond of you."
"Practice makes perfect. Sister Hefei will understand once she serves the Emperor a few more times."
Consort He nodded shyly.
Xu Lejin paused slightly and said, "Consort He has served the Emperor, which is a joyous occasion. This year should have been the year for the imperial concubine selection, but the Emperor thought that holding a large-scale selection was too extravagant and wasteful. Therefore, he only instructed me to summon eligible women from the families of ministers to the palace, hold a banquet, and select those who are both talented and beautiful to be married to members of the imperial family."
"Consort He is of good age now and has been serving His Majesty, so I am at ease."
The implication was that Consort He should take advantage of her youth and serve Emperor Kangxi well. No new concubines would be entering the palace this year, giving Consort He three years to capture Kangxi's heart.
Consort Que and Consort Duan had indifferent expressions, while Consort Ning kept her head down and remained silent.
Consort Hui remained silent with a gloomy face, while Consort He was overjoyed, thinking to herself that in just three years, she was the youngest concubine in the harem, and even the heavens seemed to be on her side.
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