Inside the Cining Palace, the Empress Dowager kept all the female relatives who had come to pay their respects for the first time, and a slight smile appeared on her face.
Su Mo'er had already prepared lunch and was waiting for the women to arrive.
Emperor Kangxi had made it clear beforehand that this was the last time he would allow the Mongol wives to cause trouble. If there was a next time, Kangxi would not hesitate to use his own methods to shut these women up.
The Empress Dowager was in a difficult position, so she took this opportunity to warn the Mongol wives not to act rashly.
Otherwise, the women they selected for marriage would probably have vanished into thin air.
Or they were given to members of collateral branches or the royal family. These Mongolian princesses were all carefully selected and are considered the most outstanding princesses in the Mongolian tribes in recent years.
"Your Majesty, just now in Chengqian Palace, I asked Ninth Prince Consort if she needed someone to help her out, and Ninth Prince Consort was actually being polite to me!" The Mongolian prince consort sneered, "If you didn't know your place and just lived with your own husbands, I wouldn't say anything. But you all claim to be the primary consorts of the royal family, so you can't be so ignorant of these basic rules, can you?"
None of the princes' wives responded, leaving the Mongol wives feeling quite embarrassed, as if they were performing a solo act in the Cining Palace.
The Mongolian wives were quite embarrassed, and some of them felt compelled to ask the Empress Dowager and Consort Tong for an explanation.
"Alright, it's no use for you to pressure them here. It's better to let your master persuade those princes. Those princes are all very opinionated, and their wives can't possibly convince them," the Empress Dowager said, offering a few fair words.
The wives all fell silent, secretly plotting how to go back and tell their husbands to personally visit the princes' villas.
To avoid this situation, the princes all went to live in separate residences.
"Empress Dowager, how is your health? I noticed that the princes' wives have given me hints to come and pay their respects, but they haven't really come to keep you company at all!" The Mongolian concubines, seeing that they couldn't send someone away, began to sow discord.
The Empress Dowager didn't care. After all, she knew what she was doing. Those people thought she should speak on behalf of the Mongol princess.
"They all have to take care of their own families. I'm in the palace, and I have the concubines to take care of me. What would I need them for?" the Empress Dowager retorted directly.
The Fujin, speechless at the Empress Dowager's words, immediately changed her expression. She thought to herself, "No wonder the late Emperor didn't like this Empress. She doesn't know how to take care of people at all."
The reason why the Empress Dowager has been able to live so peacefully over the years is because of the efforts of these people, who made Kangxi understand that the Empress Dowager is not only a relative of the Grand Empress Dowager, but also has these people supporting her.
"Third Princess Consort, this one is the best in Chinese studies and mathematics. If she can add fragrance to the Third Master and the Palace Maid, it would be a great loss."
"Alright, stop arguing here. We all know that you brought a few people from the south. They are barbarians after all. If your mansion has more of these people, the master probably won't even enter the main wife's courtyard anymore!" The Mongolian wives had a lot of complaints about the women from the south.
Each time the Mongol princes accompanied Emperor Kangxi on his southern tours, they would bring back some of their female relatives, which made these primary wives very unhappy.
In front of outsiders, they must be dignified and, more importantly, poised.
If it were the Mongol tribes, they could easily have beaten those women to death. However, now that they are in the capital, they are somewhat constrained in their actions.
"Fourth Prince's wife, where is your residence?" The Mongolian princesses, having targeted the princes' wives, began to launch their attacks.
“Other mansions have concubines, but your mansion doesn’t even have a single female member!” Some of the officials’ wives, who had been bribed by the Mongol wives, expressed their agreement.
Qingyan sat down in the armchair and began to look at them. Every election has this kind of thing. Aren't they tired?
"Isn't it a bit much that you always do this? Father and Mother can arrange marriages, do you think your power is greater than Father and Mother's?" Qingyan retorted sarcastically.
Soon, the wives kowtowed one after another, indicating that they had no such intention and that Qingyan was talking nonsense.
Qingyan laughed heartily. These people were bullies who preyed on the weak and feared the strong. As long as he was firm a few times, the wives would not dare to speak up.
The Ingenjueluo clan is the best example. Back then, these Mongolian princesses all took a fancy to Prince Zhi, which gave Ingenjueluo a big headache. After those Mongolian wives arrived in the capital, the first thing they did was to go to Prince Zhi's mansion to place their gifts.
As time passed, the princes grew up, each with their own priorities, choosing only the prince who would be most beneficial to them.
Sometimes, in order to maintain balance in the court, Emperor Kangxi would make his princes suffer some injustices by marrying Mongolian wives. Yinzhi is a prime example of this.
“Fourth Princess Consort, what you’re saying isn’t quite right. Fourth Prince is a man of integrity, how can he only spend his life with you?” the Mongolian wives said.
Pfft
The princes and their wives all laughed. What the Mongolian wives said made sense. These people didn't care about any advantages or disadvantages. As long as they could get the princes involved, they would definitely know some killer moves.
"Qingyan, you answer directly!" Consort Tong did not want to get involved in matters concerning Mongolia.
The Empress Dowager completely sided with Qingyan. As soon as the Mongol wives started their troubles, the Empress Dowager came to their rescue.
“What you’re saying is somewhat incorrect. Qingyan has three children. Two of them are a bit older, but they’re not old enough to attend the study yet. The other one can’t even speak yet. If female relatives come in, even if they’re simply carried in, Qingyan will have to be even more distracted in preparing.” Consort Tong was about to use the twins as a pretext.
As Emperor Kangxi said, Qingyan has twins, a boy and a girl, so it is only right that the royal family should show her their power.
"My little darling, what Your Majesty says is absolutely right." Consort Tong was very happy to find that the Empress Dowager was speaking to Qingyan.
"Your Majesty, you're absolutely right. I spend a lot of time taking care of the children. As the saying goes, children can only grow up with peace of mind when both parents are taking care of them together!" Qingyan said proudly.
In front of outsiders, Qingyan listened to Yin very much, which made the women feel embarrassed to say too much.
"Fourth Princess Consort, you must also persuade the Fourth Prince." The Mongolian princess consorts were unwilling to give up.
"My lady, you all know me. I always get nagged by the master. I wouldn't dare to cause trouble for him!" Qingyan said, trying to appear very timid.
Looking at the Fourth Prince's wife, everyone felt that she had become more obedient under Prince Yin's discipline.
"Alright, all of you, stop talking. Xiao Guai knows what she's doing." The Empress Dowager immediately stepped in to protect her.
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