novelaction Chapter 251 Imperial Concubine
Chapter 251 Imperial Concubine
In the spring, the emperor issued another decree.
Consort Jinxian was the Imperial Noble Consort.
Who wouldn't be surprised when this decree came out?
The Imperial Noble Consort has the same rank as the Vice Empress, and this Imperial Noble Consort can rarely be appointed while the Empress is still alive.
You know, there was only one example in all the Qing Dynasty of appointing an Imperial Noble Consort when there was already a Queen. That was when Emperor Shunzhi appointed Dong E as the Imperial Noble Consort, but he was thinking of appointing the Queen instead.
The Imperial Noble Consort during the reign of Emperor Kangxi, Tong Jia, was the adoptive mother of the current emperor, Empress Xiaoyi Ren. When the previous empress passed away, Tong Jia led the harem for many years as the Imperial Noble Consort.
Now that the emperor has conferred the title of Imperial Noble Consort upon her, this is no small matter.
But this is both unexpected and reasonable.
Concubine Xian has two princes and her family is capable. She comes from a prominent Manchu military family. Her father, Ortai, is the emperor's true confidant and a favorite among the important ministers. If they want to establish an imperial concubine, she is indeed the most suitable person.
The current queen has long been in name only, and the emperor is planning to imprison her until her death.
Originally, the two Manchu and Han imperial concubines competed with each other, but Imperial Concubine Jing's family was not as strong as Imperial Concubine Xian's, and she had no biological prince, so her decline was gradually revealed.
Concubine Xian and the Emperor have been in love for many years.
Moreover, Prince Hongyao hunted a tiger during the Mulan Autumn Hunt and became famous.
Now that the Third Prince had been reprimanded by the Emperor, he had already been disliked, not to mention the Fourth Prince, who had already been demoted to a commoner.
The Fifth Prince was frail and sickly, and had seldom entered the palace after being raised in the Old Summer Palace for so many years.
The Fifth Prince has a very weak presence, and the Emperor acts as if he doesn't even have a son like him.
Among the remaining princes, the Sixth Prince had long lost the possibility of succeeding to the throne.
With the elimination of the Third Prince and the Fourth Prince.
Hongyao, who had originally received less attention from court officials because of his huge age gap with the older princes, now stood out.
Moreover, although the Seventh Prince is young now, he will grow up. By the time the Emperor considers the successor, the prince will surely have grown up.
Among these princes now, the Seventh Prince has the most advantages.
My maternal family, the Xilin Gioro clan, is also a large clan. My maternal grandfather, Ortai, was an important official in the imperial court and was deeply trusted and loved by the emperor.
The Seventh Prince is diligent and hardworking, and is outstanding in both civil and military affairs.
The age difference between the remaining princes is not that big.
Moreover, at this critical juncture, the Emperor actually appointed Concubine Xian as Imperial Concubine, and everyone who was interested saw it.
The son of the Imperial Noble Consort is honored by his mother. It has always been so.
By this calculation, this Seventh Prince is very likely...
For a time, the threshold of Chengqian Palace was almost broken down by people, and many people saw the opportunity to climb up to the high branch of Consort Xian.
Even Xia Dongchun and An Lingrong's places were crowded with people.
Everyone knows that these two have always been on good terms with the Imperial Noble Consort. The Imperial Noble Consort has too many people to please, so it would be a good idea to find another way and start with the people on good terms with the Imperial Noble Consort.
As long as you can win the favor of the Imperial Concubine, rapid success will be just around the corner.
The concubines of lower rank tried every possible way to show their courtesy, and the palace servants also tried their best to squeeze into Chengqian Palace.
Being able to work in Chengqian Palace was already a popular thing in the palace, and now it is even more amazing.
The seventh-rank official serving the prime minister and the servants serving the imperial concubine are also different from ordinary people.
Nowadays, even the lowest-ranking eunuch in Chengqian Palace is respected outside.
However, all the palace maids in Chengqian Palace still maintained their normal attitude towards those who were eager to please them.
There was nothing but joy in Chengqian Palace, and not a trace of arrogance or pride.
Huimin's two senior palace maids, Ruyi and Shunxin, were neither humble nor arrogant when they were outside, and were very graceful in dealing with people.
When the imperial edict came down, Huimin disciplined the palace servants, telling them not to bully the weak or use their own names to bully others, otherwise they would not be let off easily.
Now the palace maids in Chengqian Palace are afraid that they will lose their jobs because of small mistakes. Why are they not doing their best and being strict with themselves?
After all, only the mistress of Chengqian Palace treated these servants as human beings, was generous with her money, and satisfied them both materially and spiritually.
Not only were the palace maids in Chengqian Palace humble, but Huimin herself was even more so.
The higher you climb, the more people will stare at you, and the more people will want to pull you down.
Huimin also knew that the emperor must be staring at her at this time.
There can't be any mistakes.
Huimin closed the door and refused visitors. She only met the concubines who came to see her and had real matters to be resolved. She did not see those who came to curry favor with her.
Xia Dongchun and An Lingrong also knew what was going on. Anyone who came to them and tried to get in touch with Huimin in a roundabout way would be ignored by them. Anyone who wanted to seek protection would be politely sent away by An Lingrong, while Xia Dongchun would look at them coldly.
He set an example by not being arrogant or boastful, and treated concubines of lower rank with a gentle attitude.
For a time, everyone in the palace praised him.
The emperor was also satisfied with Huimin's actions during these days.
Lai Chengqian Palace also specially praised:
"Min'er is truly a rare woman in the world. I am lucky to have Min'er."
She is not the empress's hypocritical face, nor is she as arrogant and conceited as Nian Shilan in the past.
Looks like the same person, the emperor thought.
She has the style of Tong Jia'er Niang who led the harem back then. As expected, I was not wrong about her.
The more the emperor thought about it, the more confused he felt.
I and the virtuous imperial concubine are just like the late emperor and Tong Jia's mother.
Tong Jia's mother was deeply in love with the late emperor and was also a very good and virtuous wife. The two of them had a deep and loyal relationship.
As for himself, the emperor was stunned. He was… not as good as the emperor’s father to Tong Jia’s mother, but…
But I have been good to Consort Xian over the years.
Oh Father, the Emperor is lost in the memories of the past again.
When the emperor came to his senses, he thought of the person in front of him.
To be fair, the Xilin Gioro family is really good.
He entered the palace at a young age, and fell deeply in love with me at that age, and it has remained the same for many years.
She is a nice person, virtuous, gentle and considerate.
She never took advantage of her favor and was always aware of her limits. Although she was a little stubborn about the rules, it was also because she was polite. She never interfered in state affairs and never thought about getting anything from her mother's family. On the contrary, she always advised herself not to reward her too much. She also often felt that she was not worthy of her position and was always humble.
He has a good way of educating his children, with a proper balance between strictness and leniency, and is gentle but not overindulgent.
……
If you count them carefully, the Xilin Gioro family has so many advantages.
When the emperor chose her to enter the palace, it was because of Ortai and he was not very interested in Huimin herself.
All along, it seemed that she was not the one he loved the most.
But as they get along, the love between them becomes more and more subtle. Only Min'er is always by my side, waiting for me quietly.
She knows how to comfort herself and not to put pressure on herself.
More than ten years later, the emperor suddenly realized that now, Xilin Gioro Huimin had a place in his heart.
Huimin's method of boiling a frog in warm water still worked.
The emperor has believed in her character over the years and has even continued to add to it and fill in the blanks in his own imagination.