Mu Sili originally thought that Imperial Noble Concubine Tong would teach her a lesson to suppress her, but she didn't expect that it would be over with just one sentence. She was still a little uncomfortable.
"I thank the Imperial Noble Consort for your advice. I will serve the Emperor well in the future and...will continue to expand the royal family."
Her deliberate pause made the Imperial Noble Consort, Consort Hui and others want to laugh. She was just being thin-skinned and shy.
"Alright, today isn't the first or fifteenth day of the lunar month, so there's no need to go and pay respects to the Grand Empress Dowager and the Queen Mother. I don't have much to do here either, so you can all go back and rest."
"Yes, I will take my leave."
After everyone had left Chengqian Palace, the imperial concubine's nanny asked her with some confusion why she didn't make things difficult for Mu Sili today.
"Your Majesty, Consort Min was initially conferred the title of Consort, and she's a Consort with a title. She's not much different from those Consorts without titles. Why don't you care?"
"Intervene? How can I intervene? This is an order from the Emperor himself. If I express my dissatisfaction, I'm afraid he won't come to Chengqian Palace anymore.
At first glance, this Concubine Min seems to be a good person, so let's wait and see. If she turns out to be scheming, we can find a way to take away her favor later.
The Emperor is currently interested in her, so there's no need for me to offend him. There are always those in the harem who don't know how to handle things, and if someone takes the initiative to make things difficult for me, I won't be able to stop them."
The nanny didn't quite understand, but she knew that the imperial concubine was a smart person and knew what was good for her and what was not, so she didn't say anything more.
"Mother, my son is back."
Just at this time, Yinzhen came back.
Ever since Yinzhen learned that his biological mother was Concubine De, the Imperial Noble Concubine clearly felt that he was not as close to her as before.
Especially during the time when she was pregnant with the eighth princess, Yinzhen was always worried and anxious, and was almost seduced by Defei's people.
She was somewhat dissatisfied with Yinzhen in her heart, but Yinzhen was the son she raised. No matter how dissatisfied she was, she still had him in her heart.
"You came back early today. Have you done the homework assigned by the teacher in the study?"
"It's done, Empress Dowager. I want to go to Yonghe Palace to see my sixth brother. I heard he's ill, and I'm a little worried."
The Imperial Noble Consort sighed. After all, Yinzuo was her biological brother from the same mother. Since he already knew the truth, there was no need for her to stop him.
"Go if you want to. Come back early. The Empress Dowager will be waiting for you for dinner."
"Yes, son, I understand."
Yinzhen happily agreed and ran away, which made the nanny very dissatisfied.
"Your Majesty, you are spoiling the Fourth Prince too much. If this continues, Concubine De will probably win over the Fourth Prince.
This is the prince you raised, the prince of Chengqian Palace, not the prince raised by Concubine De."
"Don't worry, Ma'am. I'm not really a fool. If Concubine De wants to win over Yinzhen, it depends on whether I'm willing or not."
It is now the 24th year of the Kangxi reign. Yinzhen is only six years old and has just started studying in the upper study room. Since he learned that Yinzuo is his biological brother, he has paid great attention to him.
Because he had a biological brother from the same mother, Yinzuo became much more pretentious and especially liked to act like a spoiled child in front of Yinzhen.
In Yonghe Palace, Concubine De looked at Yinzuo with tenderness on her face. This was the son she raised by her side, and his status in her heart was much higher than that of Yinzhen.
"Little Six, be good. Your fourth brother will be here soon. Drink the medicine first, or your mother will be worried."
"My son, wait for my fourth brother to come and feed him."
Defei had no choice but to ask her maid to go out and see if Yinzhen had arrived.
"Go and see if the Fourth Prince has arrived. Yonghe Palace and Chengqian Palace are right across from each other. It doesn't make sense for him to take so long to come here, right?"
"Yes, I will go and check it out right away."
"Mother De, your son is here to see your sixth brother."
Just as the palace maid was about to stand up, Yinzhen arrived, and she also retreated and stood behind Defei.
"Fourth brother!"
"Sixth brother!"
The two brothers had countless things to talk about when they met, and Concubine De was happy to see it happen.
Yinzhen was raised by the Imperial Noble Consort, and since the Imperial Noble Consort had no children, wouldn't the Tong family belong to Yinzhen in the future? In that case, of course she had to treat Yinzhen well.
As long as he can be won over, if Yinzuo has ideas about that position in the future, given their brotherly relationship, there is no reason for Yinzhen not to support Yinzuo.
Mu Sili also returned to Qixiang Palace. Anyway, Kangxi did not specify whether she should live in the main hall or the side hall. In this case, there was no need for her to compromise herself.
"Molan, clean up the main hall. This young lady will live in the main hall of Qixiang Palace from now on."
Molan didn't think there was anything wrong, but took the order and went to clean up the main hall.
After Kangxi finished his work, he went directly to Qixiang Palace to find Mu Sili. As soon as he entered, he saw Mu Sili lying lazily in the yard taking a nap.
"Were you tired yesterday, or were you given a hard time when you went to pay your respects today? Why do you look so listless?"
"Your Highness, I pay my respects to you. Why are you here at this hour? Qixiang Palace hasn't been cleaned up yet. How about you sit here for a while?"
"After I finished my work, I thought I'd come over to see how you're doing here. It seems you've adapted quite well."
"Since the Emperor has granted Qixiang Palace to me, it will be my residence from now on. If I can't adapt to my own place, I'm afraid I'll have nowhere else to go."
Liang Jiugong lowered his head and laughed behind Kangxi. This new noble lady Min is quite interesting. She actually dared to joke with Kangxi!
Kangxi was also choked. He was just saying it casually, so why was he criticized?
"Alright, let them clean up, and you and I will go to the Qing Palace for dinner."
"Okay, Molan, follow me."
"yes."
As the concubines in the harem had expected, after Mu Sili had been favored for more than half a month, they could no longer sit still.
It happened to be the fifteenth day of the lunar month, and they were going to pay their respects to Empress Xiaozhuang and the Empress Dowager, so the four concubines began to discuss how to divide their favors.
Inside Chengqian Palace, Mu Sili looked at Concubine De and the others who were looking at her with an expression of accusation. She was still a little confused. She hadn't done anything against the law recently, right?
"Why does Consort De look at me like that?"
"Min Guiren, being too outstanding in this harem is not a good thing. This palace also wants to remind you that the harem should be shared equally, rather than letting you be the only one to enjoy the emperor's favor."
"I understand. It turns out that it is Consort De who wants to see the Emperor. I will go to the Palace of Heavenly Purity to see the Emperor after I pay my respects. Don't worry, the Emperor will definitely go to the Yonghe Palace tonight.
I'm just curious, do you not see the Emperor on weekdays? If you really can't, I can persuade the Emperor to visit Yonghe Palace more often."
Concubine Yi and the others were originally somewhat dissatisfied with her favor. There were so many concubines in the palace, and she alone took up more than half a month's time. How could they have enough time for the rest of the time?
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