The eldest prince also learned from the eunuchs that Geng Youran had recently gained favor in Yanxi Palace. He then wanted to take this opportunity to have his wife enter the palace and request Consort Hui to bestow Geng Youran upon him.
Not long after Yinzhi came of age, Emperor Kangxi appointed Lady Irgen Gioro as his primary consort.
The eldest prince was skilled in both literature and martial arts, and his primary wife was also exceptionally beautiful and talented. In the early years of their marriage, they were quite loving. However, as a prince, he would not have only one woman by his side.
After that, concubines such as Guan, Qian, and Guo entered the mansion one after another, and children were born one after another.
As the primary consort, Lady Irgen Gioro knew the importance of the eldest son, so with the help of the nanny given to her by Consort Hui, she successfully gave birth to the first son of the eldest prince.
Coincidentally, that same year, the eldest prince accompanied Emperor Kangxi on a military expedition and returned victorious. Emperor Kangxi was very fond of this grandson and personally bestowed upon him the name 'Hongyu'.
However, after giving birth to his son, Yinzhi did not pay much attention to this wife. Instead, he favored the Han women sent to him by his subordinates.
At this moment, Yinzhi suddenly asked him to ask his mother for the person. The First Princess Consort thought this might be a good opportunity to "use someone else's knife to kill".
He intended to use Geng Youran as a tool to eliminate those little vixens in the manor.
After figuring this out, Lady Irgen Gioro sent a letter of invitation to enter the palace the next day and was granted permission to bring Hongyu into the palace to visit Consort Hui.
At this time, Hongyu was only a few months old. He was held in Consort Hui's arms. Instead of being shy, he stared at her with his big eyes.
"This child looks exactly like Yinzhi, so he will surely be good-looking in the future."
"Mother deserves the most credit. If Mother hadn't given birth to a handsome son, how could we have such a good-looking grandson?"
Consort Hui was delighted to hear this.
Now that she is nearing the end of her life, she cares more about her children than vying for favor. With the arrival of her eldest grandson, she feels her days have gained some hope.
Consort Hui had the child taken away to be breastfed, and then kept Lady Irgen Gioro in the inner room for a private conversation.
"Speak, why send me this invitation out of the ordinary day or festival? Is there something you want to tell me?"
Although it is a question, the tone is very certain.
Irgen Gioro smiled, knowing she couldn't hide it from the nanny, so she told Consort Hui the truth about the eldest prince's desire to marry Geng Youran as a princess.
Consort Hui pretended to be troubled and thought about it for a moment, then refused the request.
"To be honest, His Majesty issued an edict yesterday, transferring Geng Youran and Xinyi to the Hall of Mental Cultivation to serve him."
Yiergenjueluo looked up and stared wide-eyed, her surprise written all over her face.
Consort Hui smiled and said:
"What's wrong? You seem unhappy because there's one less competitor?"
Yiergenjueluo clan members quickly waved their hands.
"That's not what I meant. I'm just surprised by how lucky this girl is."
"Good fortune? I don't think so."
On the surface, being transferred to the Hall of Mental Cultivation to serve the Emperor was a great blessing, but for a woman, it was not necessarily a good thing.
To put it bluntly, in this palace, apart from the Empress Dowager and the Imperial Concubines, all the other women are the Emperor's women.
Whenever a new woman appears in the emperor's life, she will inevitably become the target of hatred for the other women.
This is also what Geng Youran is worried about now.
Although the imperial edict stated that her appointment would take place after the new year, Consort Hui never summoned her to serve her again after the edict was issued.
This is not a good sign.
In particular, the imperial edict specifically mentioned that she was allowed to take one person from Yanxi Palace to the Hall of Mental Cultivation.
She thought that rather than being thrown into the oil pan, she would rather bear the consequences herself.
Unexpectedly, Xin Yi took the initiative to find her and wanted to go with her.
"Xinyi, have you thought this through?"
Geng Youran was not unaware of Xinyi's thoughts; she simply wanted her mother to have a better life and had no other ulterior motives.
But after all, they were serving by the emperor's side, and if they offended the emperor, it wouldn't be enough to just get away with a beating.
“You Ran, we’ve worked together for almost a year now, you know me. Rather than staying by Her Majesty’s side until I’m old enough to be sent out of the palace to marry someone I don’t like, I might as well seize this opportunity. If I can be given a third-class guard in the future, then I’ll have done my best to save myself.”
Geng Youran felt that Xinyi's idea was indeed a bit naive.
Xinyi felt that the emperor valued her and that following him might bring her good fortune.
But she forgot the saying, "Serving a ruler is like serving a tiger."
"You Ran, if you really care about me, please help me this time. I will definitely repay you in the future."
And so, after the New Year, Geng Youran brought Xinyi into the side room where the palace maids lived in the Hall of Mental Cultivation, where they were directly managed by Li Dequan.
"This is where you will live from now on. I must add, this is indeed the closest place to the Emperor, but it's also the fastest place to die. You all need to be extremely vigilant here. Otherwise, you'll lose your heads!"
"Your servants thank you for your guidance, Eunuch!"
And so, Geng Youran and Xinyi successfully entered the Hall of Mental Cultivation.
Meanwhile, ever since the First Prince heard from his wife before the New Year that Geng Youran had been transferred to the Hall of Mental Cultivation, he had completely given up hope and never mentioned Geng Youran's name again.
Geng Youran and Xinyi continued to be in charge of the small kitchen and tea and snacks after arriving at the Hall of Mental Cultivation, and they did it with ease.
That day, Geng Youran was working with Xinyi to develop new dishes.
It's said that even emperors can't eat more than three bites of the same dish. Geng Youran absolutely hated this unspoken rule.
What's wrong with eating a few more bites of something delicious? It's making her think about new recipes all day long, and she's even pulled out all her hair.
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