Concubine Tong said this in a joking tone, but anyone with a discerning eye could see that she was dissatisfied with the prince's behavior, and the scene fell silent for a moment.
"This brother is indeed not as fragrant as the sister. After all, the sister is soft and tender and can call her brother sweetly, but the brother is not like that. It is normal for His Highness to prefer Kejing."
The prince was a little at a loss at first, but after hearing what Mu Sili said, he suddenly felt that it made sense. What's wrong with him liking Ke Jing? Is Concubine Tong trying to sow discord just because he didn't prepare a gift for his fourth brother?
"When Fourth Brother was born, I sent him a gift. It was your mother who said Fourth Brother was still young and unsuitable for gifts, so I took the gift back. Why did your mother say I didn't prepare a gift for Fourth Brother?"
Concubine Tong was just saying something sour, but she didn't expect the prince to take it seriously. He looked at Kan Zehui with a serious expression, as if he really wanted an explanation.
"Is there such a thing? I guess I was too busy to think about it. Please don't mind it, Your Highness."
Concubine Tong tightly grasped the embroidered handkerchief. Her original intention was to provoke a dispute between Mu Sili and him, so why did the spearhead now point to her?
The prince is still young and can be easily misunderstood. It seems that more people should be sent to speak ill of Mu Sili in front of him. Otherwise, if he sides with her, her position as the imperial concubine will be unstable.
By the way, the queen has been dead for so long, it’s time for someone else to take the throne.
As long as she sits on the throne of queen, it doesn't matter even if Yinzhen doesn't remember her name. At that time, the status of the queen's adopted son will be extremely high. As long as something happens to the prince, he will be the most likely to become the prince.
Concubine Tong simply ignored Yinzhi and Yinzhi. To her, they posed no threat at all, or she simply did not take them seriously.
Even if Yinzhi is the eldest prince, so what? Huipin is just a concubine, how can she compare to her? It's time to bring this up with my family. It's not good for the Central Palace to be without a master.
Kangxi and Xiaozhuang didn't say anything about Concubine Tong's little thoughts, but they decided to have a good talk with the prince in private. Concubine Tong had bad intentions, and they were worried that she would take action against him.
After the full moon banquet, Kangxi stayed overnight in Yonghe Palace. In the days that followed, he doted on Mu Sili as before. The concubines in the harem had known this would happen, so they were all very well-behaved.
Even Huipin and Rongpin, the two concubines who had sons, accepted this fact calmly. At least they had sons, which was much better than those concubines who were not favored and had no children. They should not ask for too much.
As expected, there were talks of establishing a queen in the previous dynasty. After much deliberation, Kangxi decided not to do so. It was not that Concubine Tong was unworthy of the position of queen, but she was now a concubine with a son, so he had to treat her with caution.
"Xuanye, I know that Concubine Tong has always wanted to be the queen, but she really can't sit on this position. You also know that I was given a weakening drug before, and it must be her who did it.
She has ulterior motives. She wants to be the queen and raise the prince. Her ambition is too obvious. If she becomes the queen, the prince will be in danger.
Not only that, she appears to be dignified and generous, but is actually very jealous. You also witnessed what happened on the day of the full moon banquet. She actually wanted to stir up a dispute between the prince and Concubine Zhao just over a jade pendant.
The crown prince is the legitimate son and was made the crown prince at birth. If he is dissatisfied with Concubine Zhao and attacks her and her daughter, his position as crown prince will be in jeopardy. I suspect that she did this to depose the crown prince.
Once the Crown Prince is deposed and she becomes the Queen, she will definitely find ways to make Xiao Si the Crown Prince. Xiao Si is still your son, and I don't want him to be plotted against his whole life."
Perhaps he did not expect that Xiaozhuang would say such words to him, and she also clearly stated that she did not want Concubine Tong to become the queen. Kangxi nodded solemnly to indicate that he would not let her become the queen.
"My dear Queen, I have seen everything you have said. However, it is not a big deal for the Queen position to remain vacant. The Tong family is still useful. I am planning to make her an Imperial Noble Consort. What do you think?"
"Imperial Consort? Never mind, Imperial Consort is Imperial Consort. As long as she's not the Empress, anything else is fine. What about the others?"
"I am planning to confer titles on all six palaces, and Concubine Tong is no exception."
Xiaozhuang understood that not only would he not allow Concubine Tong to become the queen, he would also confer titles on the six palaces. This was a covert and overt warning against the Tong family and Concubine Tong. It was a good idea.
"That's great."
The news that Kangxi was going to establish a queen became more and more intense. Everyone thought that Concubine Tong would become the queen, and even she thought so. Therefore, when the news that Kangxi was going to confer titles on the six palaces came out, she had no dissatisfaction.
In her opinion, she was going to be the queen, so she had to be magnanimous on the surface. After all, even if they were given the title of imperial concubine, they were still concubines. She was different, she was a wife.
As long as she becomes the queen, her plan can be put on the agenda. The prince is still young and easy to deal with. As long as the position of prince is vacant, she can use her position as queen to secure the position of prince for Yinzhen.
A month later, Kangxi officially issued an edict to confer titles on the six palaces. Concubine Tong was promoted to Imperial Noble Concubine, Concubine Hui, Concubine Rong and Mu Sili were promoted to Concubines, and several concubines and noble ladies were also promoted.
When the news reached Chengqian Palace, Concubine Tong was stunned. Wasn't it agreed that she would be the queen? How did she become the imperial concubine?
Although the Imperial Noble Consort's rank is higher than that of the Vice Queen, she is still a concubine and will never become the Queen.
"What is going on? Didn't the Emperor say he wanted to make me his empress? Why did the imperial decree say it was for the Imperial Consort?
In what way am I inferior to Hesheli and Niuhulu? Why can they become empress but I can't?
Or did someone say something behind the scenes that made the Emperor change his mind? Otherwise, how could my position as Empress fall to someone else?"
"Your Majesty, I've sent someone to inquire, and the Emperor has no intention of appointing a queen. Imperial Noble Consort is not bad either, at least she has the title of Emperor, right?
Perhaps the Emperor did this because he felt he was unlucky with his wife. You are still the head of the harem, the highest-ranking person in the harem, and you still have the Fourth Prince. Even for the Fourth Prince, you must be strong.
"Yes, I am going to be the Empress Dowager, so I will be the Imperial Noble Consort, as long as it does not affect my future as the Empress Dowager."
The imperial edict had been issued and she had no choice. However, it was obvious that Kangxi did not take her seriously. In this case, she had to officially make plans for Yinzhen and herself.
"I never thought the Emperor would only confer the title of Imperial Noble Consort upon her. I feel like laughing when I think of how she acted like a queen before."
"That's right. I thought the emperor would really make her the queen, but I didn't expect her to be just an imperial concubine. But even if she is an imperial concubine, we still have to respect her, otherwise we will be in trouble."
"That's right. Concubine Zhao is favored by the Emperor. She was promoted from concubine to concubine in just one year. This favor is really enviable."
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