Her own daughter, Lingyi, had been carefully taught by her since childhood. Apart from her slightly inferior background, she was excellent in every other way.
If it was a marriage arrangement, there was an Imperial Noble Consort who would betroth a son of the imperial clan.
Fifteen minutes later
Liu Ying bowed and entered the hall to report that the Emperor had arrived.
Xu Lejin paused for a moment, then quickly straightened her clothes to greet Kangxi. After Kangxi entered the hall and sat down, Yingchun and Xu Lingyi bowed to him and paid their respects.
Kangxi's gaze lingered on Yingchun's face for a moment.
"I heard that the Imperial Noble Consort summoned her sister-in-law and niece from her maternal family to the palace today. I thought I'd come and see them, but I didn't expect they were from the Imperial Noble Consort's palace. What are their names?"
Xu Lejin paused for a moment, then smiled and said, "Your Majesty, my cousin-in-law was Yingchun, who served in my palace."
Kangxi nodded and whispered a few words to Xu Lejin.
After a moment of hesitation, Xu Lejin called Liuying forward and whispered, "Take Princess Lingyi to the Princes' quarters and find the Seventh Princess, the Twelfth Princess, and the Fourteenth Princess."
"yes,"
Liu Ying respectfully responded.
Yingchun gave a wink to her daughter, who was standing beside her with her head bowed. Xu Lingyi then said in a low voice, "Lingyi takes her leave."
After Xu Lingyi left, Xu Lejin said in a deep voice that all the palace maids and eunuchs in the hall should leave, leaving only Ruhua and Nongying to serve.
Emperor Kangxi said in a deep voice, "Xu Xia, have you taught your daughter anything you learned in the palace?"
Yingchun's expression froze for a moment.
"、、"
After a quick moment's thought, Yingchun respectfully replied, "Your Majesty, I have strictly followed Your Majesty's orders and have not taught my daughter anything. I have only taught her some palace etiquette."
"Um."
Emperor Kangxi nodded.
After a long silence, Kangxi said in a deep voice, "I think your daughter is quite good. I have a good marriage arrangement for her. The first few years may be tough, but after that, she will be very wealthy and powerful."
“Xu Xia Shi, your daughter, you can teach her some of what you learned back then.”
Upon hearing this, Xu Lejin and Yingchun were both stunned.
After a pause, Xu Lejin spoke softly, "I wonder what kind of marriage His Majesty intends to arrange for Lingyi? Lingyi's future husband is the son of that minister in the court..."
Emperor Kangxi's affectionate gaze fell upon Xu Lejin.
"Aling'a, son of Ebilun, the regent appointed by the late emperor, was sent back to his hometown of Shengjing by Faka. He is still a commoner and unmarried at the age of twenty."
"Since she was a distant niece from the concubine's family, she was married to Aling'a as a princess of the imperial clan."
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