Consort Hui mentioned to Emperor Kangxi that she wanted to betroth her niece to her son, but unexpectedly, Emperor Kangxi tricked her and directly gave her the title of concubine.
The position of the concubine was reserved by Consort Hui to win over powerful families. Why would she give it to her niece? The Nalan family was already on the same side as her son.
Besides, although she is my niece, she is plain-looking and dull-witted. Her father is also useless, and he is still only a sixth-rank official with no real power. I guess he will be like this for the rest of his life. People like her can only become princesses.
It's obvious she's trying to suppress her own son. Look at the kind of people the Crown Prince's concubines are—no wonder she can't feel at ease.
Well, I heard that Consort Yi's son married the daughter of a fifth-rank official.
Consort Hui felt at peace with herself. People aren't afraid of comparisons; if someone is more unlucky than her, she doesn't feel anything special.
However, the emperor's favoritism towards the crown prince made it even clearer to everyone in the court and the harem.
Consort Hui, your standards are too high. Your niece is actually quite good-looking, with delicate features, but compared to the Grand Consort, she is mediocre. Although she is the daughter of a sixth-rank official, she has the backing of the Nalan family.
Princes without a title cannot have secondary consorts. Beile can have one secondary consort, Junwang can have two secondary consorts, and Qinwang can have four secondary consorts.
Princes can have concubines, but these concubines are not officially recognized. To put it bluntly, they are just called concubines in their own residences, and are not officially acknowledged.
Of course, if the emperor gives his word, or if it's an imperial edict from the empress dowager, you can certainly access the jade tablet.
Therefore, Lady Nalan became a concubine of Prince Yinzhi.
Yinzhi's residence is already under renovation. It used to be the residence of a high-ranking official in the Ming Dynasty, but there was no room for it in the palace.
Consort Hui obtained an imperial decree allowing her to marry a secondary consort after leaving the palace the following year, and Emperor Kangxi agreed.
Since things have come to this, Consort Hui naturally wants to maximize her benefits. After all, it's her maternal family, so marrying a concubine outside the palace should be done in a grand and respectable manner, and it's also the first happy event after she leaves the palace to establish her own residence.
Double happiness!
When Nalan Gege heard the imperial decree that she had become the master's concubine, she was stunned by this surprise. When her aunt had mentioned that she was going to be part of the master's household, she was referring to her status as a princess.
Becoming a concubine all of a sudden was a pleasant surprise.
The Nalan family was very happy. The clan gave her a dowry of 10,000 taels, Mingzhu gave another 10,000 taels, and Consort Hui from the palace also gave her a dowry of 60,000 taels. The dowry was quite beautiful.
Consort Hui's beautiful arrangement was a great honor for her maternal family, and Mingzhu and her clan were very satisfied with it.
Emperor Kangxi would not mistreat his sons. After the selection of concubines, apart from the Fifth Prince who was to marry the primary consort, each household had one or two concubines.
Yinzhi was no exception; a small package was given to him because he already had a concubine, so he was only given a princess named Xitala.
Although the Hitara clan is not one of the eight major Manchu clans, it still had a certain influence in the military. The true peak of the Hitara clan was during the late Qianlong period and the Jiaqing period.
Emperor Qianlong then bestowed a marriage upon his son, a woman from the Hitara clan, as his primary consort. This son became the Jiaqing Emperor, and they also had a son who was the Daoguang Emperor.
Today is the second day since Lady Hitara arrived at the mansion. According to custom, she should pay her respects to the First Lady.
He Zhuo was still getting ready in the morning when Dong Hui came in to report that everyone had arrived.
He Zhuo checked the time; it was more than half an hour earlier than the usual day for paying respects. It seemed everyone was very curious about this new princess!
He Zhuo curled the corners of his lips: "It's not time yet, let them wait." Then he slowly washed up and ate his meal.
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