"Your Majesty, you mustn't disobey the Emperor because of this!"
Consort De was so angry that she felt like she was about to explode.
She went to great lengths to beg the Emperor and used various means to keep the Fourteenth Prince in the capital to assist in governing, but what was the result?
Less than a month later, the entire family of the Fourteenth Prince was packed up and sent to the Chengde Mountain Resort.
Although the Chengde Mountain Resort has a pleasant climate, it doesn't offer any special privileges!
A few days later
The Second Prince, the Fifth Prince, and the Fourteenth Prince arrived at Chengde Mountain Villa reluctantly.
Upon seeing the lively and energetic Consort Hui and Consort De, the three immediately understood that their father had deliberately brought them to Chengde, where they would be of no use whatsoever.
In the capital, the fourth brother (or fourth elder brother) held absolute power.
The eighth, tenth, twelfth, and thirteenth brothers who assisted him all supported the fourth prince...
That afternoon
Consort De looked at Emperor Kangxi with a gentle expression, "Your Majesty, seeing Yinzhen, my grandson, and my granddaughter has made me feel much better. The Fourth Prince has been working hard overseeing the country in the capital."
"Although Yinzhen is not very old, he can still help the Fourth Prince run errands."
Raising her eyes slightly, Consort De glanced quickly at Emperor Kangxi and spoke in a sweet, coquettish voice, "Your Majesty, why don't you send Yinzhen back to the capital? The Summer Palace is fine with Lady Wanyan and Lady Shushu Gioro."
Upon hearing this, Emperor Kangxi glared angrily.
"How dare you! In your eyes, am I a tyrannical ruler who changes his mind at will? I just summoned Yinzhen to the Chengde Mountain Resort, and now I want him to return to the capital?"
"emperor,"
Consort De immediately knelt down, trembling with fear.
Emperor Kangxi squinted at the trembling Consort De kneeling and said coldly, "Liang Jiugong, convey my decree: Consort De, née Chen, has become arrogant and disobedient to me due to my favor. She is hereby demoted to the rank of Consort, stripped of her title, and sent back to the palace immediately, where she will be confined to Yongshou Palace for six months."
Consort De, Consort De, um, now it's Consort Chen.
Consort Chen stared at Emperor Kangxi in disbelief, her eyes wide with shock, her body swaying precariously...
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