Before Duofu could recover from those strange feelings...
With a whoosh.
He was picked up by a pair of hands. Although the Fourth Prince Yinzhen was still young, he was as big as a small orange cat.
It's more than enough.
"Duoduo, these are the best words I've heard in a long time."
"I'm in a good mood today, so I'll have an extra treat for dinner."
Duofu looked at the Fourth Prince Yinzhen, who had regained some of his former spirit.
I was very happy.
"Woof woof woof." A little snack is great! I didn't have any snacks this morning, so I'm still hungry.
Duofu felt that the Fourth Prince, Yinzhen, really liked this kind of flattery.
Duofu's eyes were shining; he felt he had found a way out for the future.
From now on, no matter what mistakes you make, just give me a fancy way to flatter you.
The Fourth Prince, Yinzhen, will likely forgive him and give him a generous meal.
Thinking about this, Duofu felt that his future days of being a lazy bum had more hope.
I no longer have to worry about making mistakes.
If you don't make mistakes, you won't have any precious opportunities to express your love.
Anyway, judging from the current situation, the Fourth Prince Yinzhen seems to like it very much.
They live happily together, one master and one favorite.
Consort Tong, in the main hall of Chengqian Palace, lay sickly in bed.
Yesterday, Emperor Kangxi coaxed Consort Tong to sleep and then left Chengqian Palace, leaving a promise to dine there today.
Consort Tong glanced at the time and was somewhat disappointed; Emperor Kangxi would not be able to have lunch with her.
He ate a couple of bites and then told someone to take the food away.
She looked up at the time on the exquisite Western clock next to the dressing table and fell into a daze.
Tears welled up in her eyes and dripped down her cheeks. The old woman had just finished dealing with things in the outer room and entered the inner hall.
Seeing this scene immediately made my heart ache.
"Oh dear, Your Majesty, you mustn't shed tears now."
"You must take good care of yourself during your postpartum period so that you will have a chance to give birth to a prince in the future."
"You're still young, and His Majesty dotes on you. You'll definitely be able to conceive in the future. Right now, the most important thing is for you to take good care of your health."
"We cannot let those lowly and lowly women in the harem succeed."
The old woman leaning on Consort Tong had a sorrowful face and a choked voice.
"Granny, I'm so heartbroken."
"The child I've thought about for so many years is gone just like that."
"there is none left."
After finishing her words, Consort Tong burst into tears in the arms of her nanny.
The nanny hurriedly comforted the lady who had been nursed by her since childhood.
She was unfortunate in her life; none of her children survived, and her blood relatives passed away early. The empress she had raised since childhood occupied a 100% important place in her heart.
Seeing Consort Tong weeping bitterly, the old woman felt a deep hatred for those shameless people in the harem.
“Those wicked people in the harem will surely pay a terrible price for what they have done.”
"Heaven will take its revenge on them, my lord. Don't cry, your tears are breaking my heart."
Consort Tong raised her face, her eyes were crazed and her expression was distorted, but this did not damage her image in the eyes of the old nanny.
"Granny, I want their children to die too, to die together."
"Baby, she'll be lonely all by herself."
"We need to send the baby's older siblings down to keep her company."
The premature baby princess was not given a name by Emperor Kangxi, so Consort Tong kept calling her "Baby" for those few days.
I had planned to wait until the baby was a full moon and ask Emperor Kangxi to personally bestow a name with auspicious meaning.
I didn't expect that.
The little princess was unlucky; she didn't even live to be a month old.
At this moment, the old woman acted like a brainless villain, constantly expressing her agreement.
"Alright, alright, as long as Your Highness doesn't cry, this old servant will do whatever Your Highness says."
"When the time comes, send down a few of the concubines who have taken a liking to the princess."
"It will also save the princess from being lonely on the road."
"Your Majesty, you must not act rashly now. First, you should recover your health, and then we can make plans slowly."
"Your Highness's hands must not come into contact with anything unclean."
"When the time comes, this old servant will make all the arrangements so that no one will know what's going on."
Just as the master and servant were pouring out their hearts to each other, a young eunuch outside delivered an imperial edict.
Emperor Kangxi had anticipated that Consort Tong would be unwell, so he exempted her from the ceremony of receiving the imperial decree.
The general meaning of the imperial edict is:
Consort Tong was promoted to Imperial Noble Consort for her meritorious service in giving birth to a child. The ceremony will be held after Consort Tong has recovered.
This imperial edict caused a huge uproar in the harem, with many expressing their dissatisfaction, including the fact that one of their daughters had died young.
What right did Consort Tong have to be promoted to Imperial Noble Consort, a position practically equivalent to that of a secondary empress?
Just because she's Emperor Kangxi's cousin?
In the harem, everyone was dissatisfied.
Emperor Kangxi was extremely stingy when it came to official ranks. Those who had no favor or children were mostly given the rank of a concubine.
Those who are favored and want to climb the ranks have to either have their fathers or brothers make contributions, or they have to be fertile enough to give birth to a prince.
Only if Emperor Kangxi is pleased will a promotion be possible.
Most of the concubines in the imperial harem who gave birth to princesses had children who were concubines by rank.
This Consort Tong gave birth to a princess who died young. What face or merit does she have?
She even had the Emperor grant her a higher rank.
No matter how indignant the women in the harem were, the imperial edict had already been issued and there was no possibility of it being revoked.
Some of the more respectable concubines in the harem went to the Empress Dowager and the Grand Empress Dowager early on to complain.
However, they were all turned down.
The Empress Dowager and the Grand Empress Dowager did not meet with them, indicating that the outcome was already decided and there was no possibility of change.
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