The only useful items were the ornaments and fabrics. There were too many ornaments, and Jiangxuexuan was not big enough to use them all. She kept some of the fabric for herself to make clothes, and gave some to Chengying and Sangzhu.
Before noon, news of Consort Shu's promotion to the rank of Consort Shu had already spread throughout the palace.
Consort Ding was starting to get nervous, as Emperor Kangxi hadn't summoned her to his bedchamber for quite some time.
"Do you think His Majesty has forgotten about me?"
Full Moon quickly comforted her, "Your Highness, what are you saying! His Majesty treats you very well!"
Consort Ding sensed something was amiss, but couldn't quite put her finger on what it was: "Have someone keep an eye on Jiangxue Pavilion."
"Yes, my lord."
Consort Tong was quite open-minded about the promotion of Youqing's rank. Emperor Kangxi would favor someone every now and then, and if their rank was low, he would readily grant them a higher rank, so it was not surprising.
What surprised her was that Kangxi took the initiative to stay overnight at Jiangxue Pavilion. Apart from the deceased Empress Hesheli, ordinary concubines were usually carried to Qianqing Palace for their first time serving the emperor.
She was like that back then, as was the late Empress Niohuru, and now all the concubines in the palace are like that, without exception.
What surprised her even more was that Jiangxuexuan hadn't asked for water last night, which meant that Consort Shu hadn't actually slept with her.
He didn't actually sleep with the emperor, yet he was promoted in rank.
These two exceptional cases forced Consort Tong to pay more attention to Youqing.
Not only did Consort Tong notice Kangxi's special "preferential treatment," but all the other ladies-in-waiting in the palace with some shrewdness also noticed it. They were all very surprised and wanted to know what kind of person Consort Shu was that Kangxi treated her so "preferentially." However, none of them were the first to step forward.
"Granny, why does His Majesty seem to treat Consort Shu differently?"
The old nanny standing nearby said, "Your Majesty, if you ask me, His Majesty is just looking for something new. Back when His Majesty favored Consort De, everyone thought it was the best treatment he could receive. But what happened? In the end, Consort Yi shared the favor with him. The recent Consort Ding was also considered special, but it only lasted a month. His Majesty only made her a Changzai, which is even less than Consort Ding! So how long can something be new?"
Consort Tong thought about it and realized that it made sense.
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