"Alright, let's do this! Normally, one is conferred the title of a low-ranking concubine. You suffered an undeserved calamity and ended up in this state, so I will make an exception and confer upon you the title of Changzai! To compensate you, I will bestow upon you the title of Liang!" I hope you will be as beautiful and kind as your face.
"This servant thanks Your Majesty for your great kindness!" Liang Changzai Wei Shi Wendang kowtowed to Kangxi without any sadness or joy.
"Why don't you, Your Majesty, grant her a good place to go?" the Empress Dowager said casually, so that the Imperial Noble Consort wouldn't send her to a remote palace.
"Hmm... why don't we stay at Ning'an Palace? It's closest to the Empress Dowager's Shou Kang Palace!" It's also not far from Yangxin Hall.
"The Emperor's decision is final!" The Empress Dowager was quite satisfied with this. Yongshou Palace was right next to Ning'an Palace. If she had to hear the Emperor favoring other women every night, she would be furious!
"Congratulations, Your Majesty, on the arrival of your beautiful consort! Congratulations to Consort Liang!"
It took the Imperial Noble Consort a long time to find her voice. Because of Consort An's incident and Consort Liang's head-banging incident, they dared not speak. This allowed her to smoothly become a concubine. They could only wish they could tear that vixen's face off.
"Congratulations, Your Majesty..." Then they all offered their congratulations to Kangxi one by one.
"Go back, all of you! As for Consort De, demote her to a lower-ranking concubine and confine her to her quarters for six months!" After dismissing them, Kangxi went to Wanyi's bedroom to check on her, but found that she was still unconscious, so he left shortly afterward.
"Go, stop Consort Chen on the road back to Yongshou Palace!" The Empress Dowager instructed her maid Qiu as soon as she returned to Shou Kang Palace.
"Didn't Consort Chen have a miscarriage? This time it was so serious, how could she have moved so easily?"
Granny Qiu was puzzled. In the harem, what is most important? First, the emperor's favor; second, offspring. But for the concubines, offspring are the most important.
"Jiangxue Pavilion is not Yongshou Palace after all. There is no place like home. Yongshou Palace is surrounded like an iron barrel, but Jiangxue Pavilion is different. Anyone who comes here can find out information."
The Empress Dowager also put herself in the shoes of Consort Chen, saying that if it were her, she would return to Yongshou Palace as quickly as possible.
"Indeed, Consort Chen has always been clever, thinking three steps ahead for every one step she takes!" Granny Qiu exclaimed. She had thought Consort Chen was somewhat intelligent before, but she never expected her to be this clever.
"He's not clever at all; he's just calculating and good at disguising himself!" In her opinion, this kind of person deserves to die a thousand deaths!
Evening
"Liang Changzai?" Not Consort Wei? If she could be reborn and Wuya Shi was dead, how could everything be the same as in her previous life? It's only natural that things would change.
"Yes, she was assigned to Ning'an Palace and will be staying in the East Annex!" Ning'an Palace had never been used by concubines before, and Consort Liang was the first to do so.
"She's lucky. Go and prepare, let's go back to the palace!" Wanyi sat halfway, thinking about what happened today. There was really no escaping it. Fortunately, she had secretly carried some spring water in the sedan chair.
"My lady, the imperial physician said that your pregnancy is very unstable this time, and he wants you to rest in bed more. It is not advisable to move now!" Furong explained softly, standing still.
"I'm fine. Take me back in a sedan chair! This isn't Yongshou Palace after all. I'm not comfortable here!" Besides, there aren't many people here who belong to her. It would be easy for her to do whatever she wanted.
"Yes, this servant will go prepare right away!" Furong thought, if she moved quickly and made as little noise as possible, then no one would be able to intervene when she returned.
Meanwhile, the Imperial Noble Consort was also discussing Wanyi, after all, she had suffered such a big tumble, which would make people laugh for a long time!
"Ha! It's quite pleasing to see her lying on the bed, so lifeless! She can't withstand the slightest storm right now!" the Imperial Noble Consort said in a good mood.
"That's right! I wonder who had the foresight to push her!" Ning Dong didn't believe that the little lady had slipped and was just a scapegoat.
"I don't care who it is. As long as Consort Chen is not having a good time, I will be fine!" Suddenly, the Imperial Noble Consort seemed to think of something and stopped smiling.
"Is Your Highness thinking about how to get rid of Consort Chen's unborn child? We have people in Jiangxue Pavilion. They will be at your service as long as you give the order."
Ningdong thought that the Imperial Noble Consort was thinking about how Consort Chen's pregnancy had ultimately been saved.
"No, I don't need to lift a finger. There are plenty of people who would do it to her, so I won't get my hands dirty," the Imperial Noble Consort said nonchalantly.
"Then why is Your Highness unhappy?" Ningdong asked, voicing her doubts. Then, realizing something, she glanced at the Imperial Noble Consort's face and breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that she wasn't angry.
"I was just wondering why I couldn't conceive His Majesty's child. Before, I thought that if His Majesty had a legitimate son, then to become Empress, I would have to be like Empress Xiaozhaoren, without the ability to have children. But now it's different!" The Imperial Noble Consort only understood this after Empress Xiaozhaoren died.
"Your Majesty, there will be one eventually. Consort Guo is just a consort; even if she gives birth to a prince, he will have to be born to Consort Yi."
There is an unwritten rule in the harem: when two sisters are in the palace, one of them must be of a lower rank.
"She also gave birth to a princess. If it were a prince now, she would have both a son and a daughter. But I can't even conceive one!" The Imperial Noble Consort thought of her child who was not meant to be hers.
"It's all because of that vile woman, Wuya, that I suffered the pain of losing my daughter for no reason. Go and take revenge on her family to vent my hatred!"
After the death of Lady Uya, the Imperial Noble Consort, like Consort Wanyi, suppressed the bondservants of the Uya clan, and other bondservant families naturally divided up the Uya clan as well.
"Yes, this servant will have my men teach them a lesson!" This wasn't the first time Ning Dong had done this. When Wuya had just died, the Imperial Noble Consort felt unsatisfied and had people teach the Wuya clan a lesson for a long time.
Wanyi also set off to return to Yongshou Palace. For safety's sake, Wanyi sent someone to scout the way, which allowed her to evade the danger twice.
"They really are everywhere. If I had stayed in Jiangxue Pavilion, I don't know what would have become of me!" Wanyi breathed a sigh of relief when she returned to the main hall of Yongshou Palace.
"Luckily, our master had the foresight. If we had waited a while, it would have been too late to regret it." Furong was also filled with lingering fear.
"Let those who fell down rest for a few days before they come back to work! They've worked hard, so they should be rewarded accordingly." Although Wanyi often gave them gifts, her principle was to reward those who had done good and punish those who had done wrong.
"Yes, this servant thanks you on their behalf!" They remembered how well their master treated them and served him much better.
"Your Majesty!" At this moment, Granny Kong led Yinzhen in.
"Yinzhen is here too. It's quite late. Why isn't he asleep yet?" Wanyi asked in confusion. Logically, Yinzhen should be asleep by now.
"The Fourth Prince heard from somewhere that the Empress had an accident, and he was worried, so he came to check on her!" Before Yinzhen could finish speaking, Granny Kong explained on his behalf.
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