On the eighth day of the tenth month of the same year, Consort Nara gave birth to a son named Wanfu.
Sherry neither stopped them nor intervened.
Shirley couldn't escape the pressure at the Golden Festival; she was almost brought to tears. (ˉ―ˉ?)
Sherry: I truly admire every empress! And I admire the emperors even more!
In the 15th year of the Kangxi Emperor's reign (1676), Consort Tong entered the palace!
He was immediately favored upon entering the palace!
Even during every greeting, he would always be the last to appear!
Because the Empress Dowager instructed her to pay respects every ten days, Shirley immediately followed suit.
She wants it to happen once a month!
Even so, Consort Tong was always late.
Shirley looked at her speechlessly, and before she arrived, she gave her a few instructions and then led her people to Cining Palace!
When Consort Tong strolled leisurely to Yongshou Palace, everyone was dumbfounded and hurriedly rushed to Cining Palace!
Then, Consort Tong's late arrival inevitably resulted in a reprimand from the Empress Dowager!
"Your Majesty, please forgive me. I did not mean it. It's just that today, when I went to pay my respects to the Empress, she did not wait for me!" Consort Tong's pretty face turned pale.
Sherry: He's not that much smarter than me~ (′⊙ω⊙`)
Sherry wasn't guilty at all: "After all, Cousin Tong—no, Sister Tong—is always late. Are you saying I have to wait for you, Consort Tong, to pay your respects?!"
"No, Your Majesty, please forgive me. I am late. I am willing to accept the punishment!" Consort Tong looked at Xue Li's sarcastic smile and her expression was extremely embarrassed.
"It's good that Consort Tong knows her place! If she doesn't, Su Ma, arrange for a nanny to teach her manners!" The Empress Dowager made the final decision.
Putting aside the fact that she disliked the women of the Tong family, the fact that she managed to anger the Empress shows whose fault it was.
Fortunately, Shirley didn't know that the Empress Dowager had a very strong bias towards her.
Consort Tong was arrogant for two months, but she's quiet now!
Being taught manners by the nanny was secondary; the main thing was that it was embarrassing!
Sherry expressed her filial piety to the Empress Dowager and paid her respects before leaving with everyone.
Sherry had originally planned to share half of the palace duties with her, but with this smug attitude, wouldn't she look down on everyone once she had palace power?
News came from their maternal family that Shirley only told them to behave themselves, not to bully men or women, not to buy or sell official positions, not to accept bribes, and to obey the emperor.
If they try to do something in her name, she'll betray them without hesitation!
After all, Kangxi now holds absolute power; whether he punishes someone or promotes someone is entirely up to him!
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