"Look, this is really interesting. If you want His Highness to favor you, don't you know to go find His Highness yourself?
I have sent someone to tell Your Highness, but you are afraid. What can I say?"
"The maidservants and concubines just want a child. If the Crown Princess doesn't want to say it directly, why bother making up so many excuses?
Besides, His Highness is not yours alone, you cannot stop Him from going to the sisters' house.
You already have three sons and one daughter, and the first pair of twins, a boy and a girl, in the Qing Dynasty. Even if you fall out of favor, His Highness will respect you because of these children.
But the maids and concubines are different. They are not favored by His Highness, and their lives in Yuqing Palace are not as good as those of servants who have the honor in front of their master.
You are the Crown Princess, the mistress of Yuqing Palace. I beg you to give me a chance to live."
"Please, Her Majesty, grant me a chance to live."
"What are you doing? How come I didn't know that my Crown Princess has a difficult side?"
"Your Highness, I pay my respects to you."
"I have seen it now. I just found out today that the rules of Yuqing Palace do not allow me, the Crown Princess, to be the only one favored!
It seems that Your Highness can no longer come to my courtyard in the future, otherwise I will be frightened every day."
"Don't talk nonsense. If I don't go to your courtyard, where else can I go? Except for you, the daughters of Yuqing Palace are all vulgar and I look down on them."
"Your Highness? How could you call us maids and concubines vulgar just to please the Crown Princess? You used to love us sisters the most."
"It seems that I valued you too much in the past, which is why you dared to provoke the Crown Princess in her courtyard!
He Zhu, the courtyard to the north of Yuqing Palace is very nice. Let's move them there. They have a good relationship and living together will make them feel even better."
"yes."
"Your Highness, how could you treat me like this? They say a husband and wife, once married, are bound by a hundred days of grace. We've been married for several years, and you really don't care about the slightest bit of our affection?"
"Your Highness, there are more than just the Crown Princess in this palace who can give birth to your children. I can do it too. Please don't imprison me. I was wrong."
No matter how they cried and begged for mercy, He Zhu still took them away.
There are many concubines and ladies in Yuqing Palace, but few are as ignorant of the current situation as them. It just so happens that they were all favored by the Crown Princess before she entered the palace, so it's just right for them to get together.
Today they can gather together to embarrass the Crown Princess and force her to give His Highness to them, but they can also turn against each other in the future.
When that day comes, he will definitely bring people to watch their internal fight.
"Ali, if you were wronged, why didn't you send someone to tell me earlier? You made me come so late. Did they hurt you?"
"No, Your Highness is busy, isn't he? I didn't want to disturb you, so I didn't let anyone know right away, fearing that I might miss your important event."
"What big deal could it be? You and the children are more important. I'm back now, so let's go and spend some time with Hongmin and Unashi.
I've spent less time with them since you got pregnant. Don't let them suspect that I, their father, prefer my brothers to them. If that happens, I'll be left with no words to express my suffering."
Mu Sili just looked at the prince and smiled, making him feel a little embarrassed.
"Why are you looking at me like this? What's wrong with me?"
"No, let's go."
Three months later, Mu Sili was coaxing Hongxuan and Hongnuan, Hongmin and Unashi were playing nearby, and the prince walked into the yard with a heavy face.
Seeing that the children were all there, he quickly asked someone to take them away. The two younger ones were fine, but Hongmin and Unashi were already old enough to remember things and loved to imitate people's speech, so it was better for them not to be present.
"A-Li, the Imperial Concubine is seriously ill and may not have much time left. Xiao Si is a bit emotionally unstable, so I want to go to the prince's place to keep him company."
"Is it that serious? I will go to Chengqian Palace to guard it. Please comfort my fourth brother.
Birth, aging, sickness and death are common to all human beings. Tell him not to take it too seriously. The Imperial Noble Concubine certainly doesn't want him to be so sad.
If possible, let Fourth Brother go to Chengqian Palace to accompany the Imperial Noble Consort more often. I think the Imperial Noble Consort hopes to see Fourth Brother more before leaving."
The prince nodded. He thought so too. He had just been born when the Empress Dowager passed away, which had caused him regret for so many years.
If the Imperial Noble Consort had passed away without Yinzhen by her side, I'm afraid not only would the Imperial Noble Consort feel regretful, but Yinzhen would also have to spend the rest of his life in regret.
"I understand. You don't need to worry. However, you are the Crown Princess. If the Imperial Concubine passes away suddenly, I'm afraid you will have to personally take care of the Imperial Concubine's funeral affairs."
"I understand. As the Crown Princess, I have the obligation to take care of my mother's funeral affairs. You don't need to worry.
But according to the rules, concubines are honored after their death. If the Imperial Noble Consort is promoted to the next level, she will become the Queen. Is it appropriate for me, the daughter-in-law, to take care of the Queen's funeral?"
In history, the Crown Princess entered the palace five years after the death of the Imperial Noble Consort. At that time, the funeral of the Imperial Noble Consort was jointly handled by the four concubines.
Yinzhen was unable to see the Imperial Noble Consort for the last time because of Defei's deliberate making things difficult for him. One of them died with regret, and the other was left with regret for the rest of his life.
This is also one of the reasons why Yinzhen had a bad relationship with Concubine De after returning to Yonghe Palace.
"Why wouldn't it be suitable? You are the Crown Princess, the future Empress of the Qing Dynasty. No one is more suitable than you. Besides, I can see that the Emperor is eager for you to take over the affairs of the harem."
"Why do you say that? I remember that the affairs of the six palaces are all handled by the four concubines. Wouldn't it be inappropriate for me to interfere with the affairs of Chengqian Palace without their permission?"
"It's just that the Central Palace has no master, and the Imperial Noble Consort is unwell, so they found an excuse to assist in managing the six palaces. You don't need to worry.
Remember, you, like me and my father, are the masters of the Qing Imperial Palace. I will go to the prince's residence to see my fourth brother first. You should pack up and go to Chengqian Palace."
"Okay, I'll be right there."
In Chengqian Palace, the imperial physician repeatedly checked the imperial concubine's pulse, then shook his head and walked out, with a very heavy expression on his face.
"How is the Imperial Concubine?"
"My Royal Highness, it's not good. The Imperial Concubine has always been in poor health and has been taking medicine for years. She has been overworked and overly worried lately, and her body simply can't take it. I'm afraid she will only live for a few days."
"I understand. Shuqing, send the imperial physician."
"I'll take my leave."
Looking at the Imperial Noble Consort lying on the bed, whose breath was getting weaker and weaker, Mu Sili sighed. Although she held the high position of Imperial Noble Consort, she was a truly pitiful person.
At the age of 28, she was favored by Emperor Kangxi and Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang and entered the palace as a concubine. She thought that since she and Kangxi were childhood sweethearts, it was only a matter of time before she became the empress. However, the first empress and the second empress had passed away for many years and it was not her turn to become the empress.
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