Inside the palace, Yinsi made a special trip to see Consort Liang. The mother and son sat in the hall. Yinsi loved his birth mother very much. Previously, when Yinsi was being harassed by Uya, Yinsi insisted on going to her side. His mother never made things difficult for him.
"Eighth Prince, there's not much more your mother can do for you. If this matter can be accomplished, that would be wonderful!" Consort Liang was most concerned about Yin Si's selfishness. Unfortunately, Yin Si had never been very selfish.
"Mother, why did you do this?" Yinsi felt sorry for Consort Liang.
From a young age, Consort Liang had been working hard to give Yinsi a better education and background. In order to do so, she had no choice but to send Yinsi to Consort Hui's side.
"Eighth Prince, your mother always feels that if you didn't have this background, your path would be smoother. Look at Fourth Prince, if he weren't under Consort Tong's patronage, he definitely wouldn't have been able to catch His Majesty's eye with just his Uya clan background." Consort Liang felt that what she did was definitely right, so the ones who were wrong were the ones who were wrong.
Yinsi looked at Consort Liang with a sorrowful expression. When he was young, he did not have a good life with Consort Hui. Although he had no worries about food and clothing, Consort Hui had Yinsi and did not care about him as much.
Consort Tong was different from Yin. Consort Tong had never had a child, so she took extra care of Yin.
Now, Consort Tong has always treated Yin as her own son. Therefore, many people say that if it weren't for Consort Tong's kind heart, how could Yin have achieved what he has today?
“Mother, you can’t say that. At least you didn’t abandon me. Although Fourth Brother has a very high social status, Uya has never given him a second glance.” Yinsi always felt that he was much luckier than Yin.
Now, Yin has changed the jade tablet and has finally become the son of Consort Tong, which Wuya has always resented.
"Your mother wants these girls to be princesses." Consort Liang took out a list with four or five girls of marriageable age on it.
Yin Si glanced at the list; all the girls on the list were legitimate daughters of their families.
“Mother, these are all ministers who hold real power. Father will absolutely not agree to this!” Yinsi said directly.
Consort Liang knew that sending them all to Yin Si's residence would not work, so she had to use unconventional methods. Yin Si had too few children, so this method was still feasible.
"You don't need to worry about any of this, I will handle it. Just tell me if you want it or not!" Consort Liang hoped that her son could be happy and relaxed.
Yin Si always had to go to great lengths to gain the approval of others, but Consort Liang felt that her son was the best.
"Mother, don't worry about it. I've already thought it through. If things go well in the future, I'll let you take a seat in the palace. If not, I'll still take you away!" Yin Si was heartbroken. His younger brothers who used to be by his side had all gone to his fourth brother's side, so all his previous efforts had been in vain.
Consort Liang looked at Yin Si's appearance and felt very sad. She just hoped that her son could always be happy.
"Eighth Brother, when you go to the garden for the autumn harvest, your mother has a way to get your father to agree!"
"Mother, what do you want to do?" Yin Si looked at Consort Liang's resolute expression and was very worried. What if his mother did something foolish?
"Just wait, your mother said she will definitely make your dream come true," Consort Liang said. "Alright, you've been in the palace for too long, people will start gossiping about you!"
Yin Si didn't understand his mother's actions, and a worried look appeared in his heart. Previously, Yin Si knew that Consort Liang had always valued him highly and was willing to sacrifice for him. However, Consort Liang valued her family from back then even more.
If Consort Liang's family had not been convicted, she might have been the highest-ranking concubine in Emperor Kangxi's harem.
"Mother, please don't do anything foolish. With your son here, you'll be fine!" Yinsi said to Consort Liang before kneeling to pay his respects.
Kangxi and his princes soon learned of everything that was happening in Consort Liang's palace.
Yin sat in the study, with the other princes in attendance.
"Fourth Brother, do you know Consort Liang's identity?" Yin had been hearing rumors that Consort Liang was once a noblewoman from Mongolia, but her family had committed a crime and she had been demoted to the Xin Zhe Ku (a place for convicts).
Yin looked at Yin, he wasn't quite clear about what had happened before either.
"This," Yin remembered, when he was young, he and Yin went to investigate together, and in the end, they were punished by their father.
"Brother, whether it's difficult or not, there's no need to say!" Yin was just curious; every time Consort Yi mentioned Consort Liang, she had a look of disdain on her face.
“Father Emperor once told us to keep quiet, but the person we’re doing today is someone I trust, so you don’t have that taboo anymore. When the Crown Prince and I first entered the Imperial Study, it was right when Consort Liang was favored by the Emperor, and there were many rumors circulating in the palace. We were curious, so we took advantage of our time off to go to the Imperial Laundry and ask the head steward. Consort Liang was the eldest daughter of Abu Nai. Later, because of Abu Nai’s crimes, his entire family was demoted to the Imperial Laundry, and Consort Liang was his youngest daughter,” Yin said in a low voice.
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone understood why Kangxi had such a plan regarding Yinsi's birth, since none of the Mongolian concubines in the palace had borne any children.
"It was because Consort Liang had schemed against Father Emperor that, while she was favored, he thought she was just an ordinary servant. Later, the Dragon Guards discovered that Consort Liang had secretly contacted Abu Nai's former subordinates, which led to the discovery of everything." Yin's brief introduction stunned everyone. This man had really gone too far, actually scheming against Father Emperor.
The concubines in the Mongol palace were all arrogant and haughty, quite different from Consort Liang.
"Brother, something's not right. This temperament is nothing like that of a noblewoman from Mongolia. You can't be mistaken, can you?" Yin was still a little puzzled.
"It is said that Consort Liang was only 7 years old when she was sent to the Xin Zhe Ku (a place for palace maids to serve in the imperial kitchen). Therefore, the stewards there all thought that Consort Liang might rise to prominence, which is why she was able to live peacefully for the past ten years or so," Yin explained to everyone.
Inside the side hall, the women were also talking about Consort Liang's actions. Qingyan, on the other hand, could understand Consort Liang's thoughts. For her son, Consort Liang was willing to sacrifice herself. Perhaps, before having children, Consort Liang's only thought was to first exonerate her family.
"Fourth Sister-in-law, how should we guard against this? If Eighth Master makes contact with the Mongols, just this one bloodline alone will cause a huge uproar in Niucheng." Tenth Princess Consort said helplessly, "Although my mother won't be involved, what about others?"
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