On the day the imperial edict was proclaimed to the world, the Fourth Prince and Zhi Qiu shared this good news together.
Although Zhi Qiu harbored feelings for the Fourth Prince, she felt that watching him love the one he loved and silently accompanying him was also the best thing...
Many years later
Emperor Kangxi abdicated, and the fourth prince became the new emperor, known as the Yonghe Emperor.
When the Fourth Prince ascended the throne, he originally intended to bestow the title of Consort upon Zhi Qiu, but she refused because she didn't want her sister to be alone as a Noble Lady. Therefore, Zhi Qiu was also granted the title of Noble Lady and moved into the Chuxiu Palace.
The twin sisters, Tanxia and Zhiqiu, lived in Xianfu Palace and Chuxiu Palace, respectively, which were very close to each other.
More than ten years later, the emperor bestowed titles upon the six palaces, and Zhi Qiu and her sister were both granted the rank of concubine. Zhi Qiu was named Concubine Su, and her twin sister was named Concubine Zhi.
The old concubines from the Prince's residence were also among the few remaining concubines in the palace. Apart from Consort Guo, who died young, the rest held the ranks of Consort or Concubine.
Later, Emperor Yonghe abdicated, became the retired emperor, and moved to the Yuanmingyuan.
Ten years after the Yuanmingyuan Palace, the Empress Dowager and the Emperor Emeritus passed away one after another.
When news of the Emperor Emeritus's death reached Zhi Qiu's residence, she was heartbroken. Soon after, she followed him in death, meeting him and his wife in the afterlife.
The retired emperor and empress dowager wanted to stay in the underworld as a pair of carefree hermits, and Zhi Qiu volunteered to stay as their maid.
The Empress Dowager, moved by Zhi Qiu's deep affection over the years, agreed.
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Yao Xing'er
Well, to be precise, she should be Emperor Yonghe's old favorite, also known as Consort Yao.
Why is he an old nobleman?
Because Yao Xing'er was once Empress Xiaojingxian's maid.
Empress Xiaojingxian was a woman from the Ulanara clan, whose maiden name was Mingwei, who was recorded in historical records as having a harmonious relationship with Emperor Yonghe and giving birth to ten sons and four daughters.
Yao Xing'er grew up alongside Empress Xiaojingxian from a young age, and never married, dedicating her life to serving her.
On her deathbed, Empress Xiaojingxian pleaded with Emperor Yonghe to bestow the title of Noble Lady upon Yao Xing'er, who was over sixty years old.
She never served the emperor in bed, hence she was known to later generations as the "Old Noble Lady."
Yao Xing'er followed Empress Xiaojingxian to the afterlife, but for some unknown reason, she missed Empress Xiaojingxian on the road to the underworld and had to be reincarnated according to the rules of the underworld.
According to the Records of the Underworld, Volume 3798, a woman from the Qing Dynasty was searching for her former master through several lifetimes.
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