Consort Yi nodded; that was the reason she had come today.
"I asked His Majesty beforehand what he thought, and he said that just granting her the title of Lady-in-Waiting would suffice."
Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang originally wanted to recall some of Wanliuhashi's behavior, but after thinking for a long time, she still had no recollection of it.
"She discovered she was pregnant on the way to Mongolia. After all that trouble, she managed to keep the pregnancy going, which is quite an achievement. So, I bestow upon her the title of Fu. Fu, please accept."
Consort Yi accepted the imperial decree.
Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang looked over again and said, "I think Consort Fu's pregnancy is very healthy, so I will settle her in your Yikun Palace. I hope that the birth of her child will bring some good fortune to the Eleventh Prince."
Consort Yi immediately accepted the imperial decree and expressed her gratitude.
The Crown Princess looked at Consort Yi and saw how adeptly she handled palace affairs, and couldn't help but smile, "Your Highness handles other people's investiture ceremonies so efficiently, I wonder if you will be just as calm when it comes to your own?"
Consort Yi knew that the Crown Princess was teasing her, but she wasn't angry. She just smiled and looked at Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang, saying, "I never dreamed that I could become a Consort in this lifetime. How can I put it? It's like a pie fell from the sky and landed on my head."
Everyone in the room burst into laughter at her words, and Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang, while laughing, pointed at her and said that she was a grown-up.
The Cining Palace was filled with laughter and chatter for a while. Seeing that Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang was a little tired, they all took their leave.
After leaving Cining Palace, the Crown Princess led her three children slowly toward Yuqing Palace. Consort Yi quickened her pace and caught up with her. "I only heard about Niohuru Yuhe's affair later. What an arrogant fellow. Fortunately, the Ancestor intervened, at least preventing you from being criticized."
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