This fully satisfied Consort Hui's pride in her son, preventing her from feeling that her son was being controlled by his daughter-in-law.
Afterwards, when Kangxi went on a northern tour to the border regions, Khoja wisely did not go with her husband, saying that she wanted to accompany her mother. She then sent her youngest son, Xiao Ba, to Consort Hui's place for a short stay at Chuxiu Palace.
With her grandson by her side, Consort Hui was very happy, and the matter was put behind her.
Consort Hui lived in the inner palace. When princes turned six, they had to go to the Princes' Residence, let alone the grandsons. Little Six was given to Consort Hui to raise when he was just a month old, bringing Consort Hui the joy of being surrounded by her children and grandchildren.
However, children always have to grow up. Once they turn six, they can no longer live with Consort Hui, nor can they live in the Princes' Residence without Emperor Kangxi's imperial decree. They can only return to their own fathers and mothers, which Consort Hui found very difficult to adjust to.
Although there were quite a few concubines in Chuxiu Palace, none of them had children. After the birth of the Eighth Prince, these concubines didn't even lay an egg, and Consort Hui had long given up on them.
After Xiao Liu left, a concubine finally gave birth to a princess, which made Consort Hui quite happy. Unfortunately, she was unlucky and died after only a few months.
The deep palace is so lonely.
Therefore, Consort Hui was pleased with He Zhuo's practice of leaving his children in Chuxiu Palace whenever he went out. In addition to relieving Consort Hui's loneliness, it also allowed her to enjoy the joy of being surrounded by her children and grandchildren, just like an ordinary old lady.
However, He Zhuo's children are all grown up. Xiao Ba is already 6 years old this year, so it's considered a borderline case. This is probably the last time, and they won't be able to stay here anymore.
He Zhuo also understood Consort Hui's desire to be surrounded by her children and grandchildren, so he allowed Xiao Ba to stay in the palace for a while longer, until Kangxi returned and he was finally allowed to return to the Prince Zhi's residence.
During Kangxi's northern tour, the princes who had primary wives brought their primary wives along, and the Crown Prince also brought his Crown Princess. He Zhuo did not go because of Consort Hui, and Yin Zhi brought Consort Nalan, which was something Consort Hui was pleased with.
It is unknown whether it was because Consort Hui gave birth to the eldest son of the emperor that Emperor Kangxi never took her out. Among the four consorts, only Consort Hui received this treatment.
However, if Emperor Kangxi sent a letter back to the palace from his travels, Consort Hui would always receive one.
Consort Yi accompanied Emperor Kangxi on his most frequent trips. She went on three of Emperor Kangxi's six trips to the south of the Yangtze River.
Consort Rong had made several northern tours to see her princess because she had given birth to Kangxi's eldest daughter. Consort De had fallen out of favor because of her involvement in framing Prince Chenghu, her family's embezzlement, her possession of ornaments of the rank of Noble Consort and Imperial Noble Consort, her framing of other concubines, and her harming of imperial heirs.
However, Consort De had many children. The fifth princess, Princess Wenxian, died two or three years after marrying into the Tong family. She died on the way to accompany the Empress Dowager to escape the summer heat.
This wave of grief, which Kangxi and Consort De experienced together in losing their daughter, has brought them back to life. Consort De is like an unkillable cockroach in the harem, but Kangxi's treatment of her is not as good as before.
This year's southern tour included Consort De, Consort Guarjia, and some ladies-in-waiting and concubines.
Consort Wenxi entered the palace to replace her sister, Empress Xiaozhaoren, in order to solidify the marriage alliance between the Niohuru clan and the imperial family. Therefore, Emperor Kangxi never took a liking to her. However, Consort Wenxi was the concubine who went on the northern tour the most, and also went on the southern tour once.
Regardless of whether it's for political reasons or not, people are still allowed to go out and travel.
Not all high-ranking concubines could be taken out by Emperor Kangxi. For example, Consort Tong, the younger sister of Empress Tong, and Consort Ping, the younger sister of Empress Yuan, never went out.
However, Emperor Kangxi usually took Consort Hui's son, Yinzhi, with him when he went out, so Consort Hui didn't mind.
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