A short while later, led by Consort Hui, Consort Yi, Consort Rong, and Consort De entered the gate of Qianqing Palace.
The women had no idea that Harigana was there beforehand, and seeing the servants attending to her now filled them with resentment.
They were just vying for the Emperor's attention, wondering if he would summon them to his bedchamber tonight, but they never expected such an unexpected turn of events.
"Greetings to all the ladies!"
"Get up! Is Your Majesty available now?"
The one who spoke was Consort Hui. After all, she was an elder and the first of the four to be granted the rank of consort, so she should take the lead.
"Please wait a moment, Your Highness, this servant will inform you immediately!"
Normally, he would be very confident, and although he wouldn't say anything definite, he would know in his heart that the Emperor would definitely see them.
But things are different now. Although expressing gratitude today is a must, with that ancestor still around, who knows if his good emperor will change his mind!
"Thank you for your trouble, Eunuch Li!"
The two people in the imperial study had already heard the noise outside. Harigana glared at Kangxi secretly, then stood up and tried to put the picture book he was looking at back.
"Jiaojiao! I'll do it! You sit down!"
Kangxi felt a little guilty, so he quickly stood up, took the book from her hand, and dared not say another word!
Harigana pouted and didn't say anything else, but Kangxi still noticed the look of disgust on his face!
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"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to the Imperial Concubine!"
This was actually the first time Harigana had seen them so closely, especially Uya. She had only seen them from afar when she paid her respects before, but now, looking at the people kneeling on the ground, she was very curious.
Many books describe Uya as gentle and kind, and very beautiful, but secretly she is ruthless.
Looking at this Uya clan now, I don't see any gentleness or tenderness in her, but she is indeed very beautiful!
And then there's Consort Yi, who has a rather heroic air about her, and she even secretly glared at me when she came in!
Consort Rong is a rare character, and it's difficult to find books based on her. However, she seems to be a very honest person.
As for Consort Hui, she was beautiful and had a good life, but she lacked brains! If she had any sense at all, she wouldn't have allowed Yinzhi to be born, and she wouldn't have occupied the position of the eldest prince's birth mother, always being suppressed by the others.
"Get up!"
Kangxi's voice was cold and clear. He glanced at Harigana as he spoke, but the latter was observing the four people below and didn't see his action at all.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
With the help of the maids, the group stood up and saw Harigana, heavily pregnant, leaning lazily against a soft pillow, while the Emperor sat beside her.
Uya's eyes darkened. Even when she was favored, she had never been so carefree and unrestrained in front of the Emperor.
Moreover, when she was pregnant, she didn't dare to appear in front of the Emperor at all, not only because her pregnancy was not going well and she would often vomit, but she also had pimples on her face, which almost made her collapse.
But now...
Kangxi gave two admonitions, which made Harigana quite curious, since she hadn't experienced this part of the story.
What intrigued her even more was the way Kangxi looked at the four of them without changing his expression!
Although it was normal for men to have multiple wives and concubines in ancient times, wouldn't he feel embarrassed to have several wives gathered together?
However, she only thought about it and wouldn't be foolish enough to actually ask the question; that would be too idiotic!
Just then, Granny Hu entered with several maids, each carrying a tray with the tea they were to serve to Harigana!
The four concubines were also surprised; they hadn't expected to be served tea here.
However, they quickly changed their minds, took the teacups handed to them by the palace maids, and knelt down to offer tea to Harigana.
"From now on, you must properly educate the princes and princesses and strictly abide by the palace rules! Hu Mama, reward her!"
Harigana didn't have much to say, but first he took the teacup from Consort Rong, then Consort Hui, then Consort De, and finally Consort Yi!
Although Emperor Kangxi did not know why she was acting this way, he did not say anything, as long as she was happy.
Consort Hui and Consort Yi both turned green. Consort Hui considered herself the first among the four, while Consort Yi was ranked last!
"Yes! Your Highness, I thank you for your teachings and will certainly follow them in the future!"
"Get up!"
After speaking, Harigana huddled to one side and stopped talking. She didn't know what to do or say next.
Emperor Kangxi looked at her with affection, then said, "All of you, step down!"
When Consort Hui and the others went out, they didn't react much. However, after leaving the Qianqing Palace, their expressions were not very good. Only Uya Shi, having been warned, didn't show any extra expression.
Back in their palace, the women really wanted to smash things to vent their anger, but remembering the imperial edict issued by Emperor Kangxi, they could only slam their fists on the table.
"Jiaojiao!"
After the four of them left, Kangxi held Harigana in his arms.
"Hmm! What's wrong?"
A soft voice sounded from his chest.
"Nothing, I just wanted to call your name!"
Harigana felt a little sleepy, nodded, then found a comfortable position in his arms and fell into a deep sleep.
Her previous biological clock completely disappeared after she became pregnant. Now she never feels like she has enough sleep and wishes she could spend all twelve hours of the day in bed!
Tong Mansion.
"Sir, I wonder how Longkodo is doing?"
Tongjia's mother found Tong Guowei, her face full of worry.
Longkodo was the son she had risked her life to give birth to, and he had always been her pride. But she never expected that the emperor would send him to join the army!
During this period, Tong Guowei also had a difficult time. The Hesheli clan targeted them openly and secretly, and coupled with the Longkodo incident, his prestige in the court was severely damaged.
Now, hearing his wife come to talk to him about Longkodo again, he no longer felt the initial worry, but rather anger and disgust!
"What can we do? No news is the best news!"
Longkodo is used to acting recklessly, so it's a good thing he's now in the army! Whether there's a war now or not, he can get an official position after returning to the capital in a few years! I have other matters to attend to, you should go back now!
Tong Guowei has been trying to find a solution lately; there must be someone presentable in both the imperial court and the harem!
Previously, the Tongjia clan at least had Yinzhen, but now not only has Yinzhen returned the Uya clan to its former status, but she herself has also lost the Emperor's favor. If no solution is found, the honor of the Tongjia clan will be lost!
Madam Tong wanted to say something more, but seeing Tong Guowei's gloomy face, she swallowed her words in the end!
After Madam Tong left, Tong Guowei sat alone in his study, deep in thought.
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