Getting Rich from Legend of Zhen Huan

After Imperial Concubine Wenxi left, people in the palace began to get restless again.

After all, according to Kangxi's habit, he would definitely support another imperial concubine to take charge of the palace affairs.

It is impossible to have four concubines. After all, if they could be promoted any higher, Kangxi would have promoted them long ago. After so many years, unless his sons could make further progress, the four concubines Hui, Yi, De and Rong would probably stay in the position of concubines until they died of old age.

So there were two voices in the palace.

Some people say that Empress Shufei was appointed as a concubine when she first entered the palace and was deeply favored by Emperor Kangxi. Everything she had was unique. How come she had no chance to compete for the position of noble concubine?

Some people think that if the rank is based on favor, Concubine Yi, Concubine De and other old ladies should have been promoted to Imperial Concubine long ago. Why did Concubine Wenxi become the later one? I think it depends on the status. There are a few noble ladies in the palace now.

The concubine sister of Empress Hesheli was granted the title of imperial concubine at the age of 23, and thus enjoyed the status of a noble concubine. Although the prince she gave birth to at the age of 30 died young, this was still considered as her contribution to childbearing. She had status and had given birth to children, so her status as a noble concubine should have been fulfilled, right?

Empress Xiaoyi Ren also had a younger sister who entered the palace. She was also a concubine. She entered the palace in the 30th year, not long after Empress Xiaoyi Ren's death. She also enjoyed the treatment of a concubine, but she was not formally canonized.

There was a lot of discussion in the harem, and the previous dynasty was no exception. Wasn't it to send daughters to the palace to help the family? The Niuhulu clan had a queen and a double-character imperial concubine, so the Hesheli clan/Tong Jia clan couldn't fall behind! And if you can't be a queen during your lifetime, who knows if you will be posthumously named a queen? Isn't this how the Tong Jia clan produced two queens?

So Hesheli and Tongjia would fight each other every day during the court session. Hesheli sent a message to the crown prince, asking him to show his support.

But the prince remained silent. When he was young, he envied Concubine Hui and the eldest prince for getting along with each other, so the Hesheli family sent a girl to the palace, nominally to take care of the prince. However, Concubine Hesheli did not concentrate on taking care of the prince. Instead, she quietly seduced Kangxi during their time together.

The prince was a child and did not understand, but Kangxi was experienced, so Concubine Hesheli was placed under semi-house arrest in Xianfu Palace, and the prince no longer had any expectations for his so-called aunt.

What made the prince even more alert was that thirty years later, Concubine Hesheli gave birth to a child. At that time, the prince was no longer a child who knew nothing. He still remembered vividly the hesitation and defensiveness of Hesheli's family.

Fortunately, the child born by Concubine Hesheli did not survive. But now Hesheli is restless again. After becoming a noble concubine, she wants the position of imperial concubine. After becoming imperial concubine, she wants the position of empress. After becoming empress, does that mean she has to give birth to a legitimate son?

So the prince remained silent in the dispute.

This made the Tonggiya clan even more arrogant. Even the crown prince is unwilling to help you, and you, the Hesheli clan, still want to compete with us?

Concubine Tong's father, Tong Guowei, went straight to Emperor Kangxi to review the past. "My eldest sister was just like her aunt. They were both unlucky and passed away at a young age. A few years ago, even my eldest brother passed away. Now I am the only one left. I feel so sad!"

Only Tong Guowei could speak to Kangxi like this. He was the younger brother of Empress Xiaokangzhang and the biological father of Empress Xiaoyiren.

Kangxi recalled his biological mother, whom he had no memory of, and said sadly: "Uncle, please take care of yourself. You are my only uncle."

Tong Guowei and Kangxi almost hugged each other and cried. After talking for a while, Tong Guowei left with red eyes. He returned to the mansion and raised a proud smile to the younger generations, "Send a message to my sister, just wait!"

------------In Shufei's Palace-------------------------

Shu Fei was playing the piano for her own amusement when the sound of Kangxi's procession was heard outside the door.

Shu Fei paused while playing the zither. Why is the Emperor here now?

Kangxi was obviously in a bad mood and came to Shufei to vent his feelings, but before venting his feelings, he wanted to test it out first.

So he listened to Shu Fei playing the piano and asked, "Does Shu Fei want to be a noble concubine?"

Shu Fei was so frightened that she broke the string. She knelt down in fear and said, "I have only been in the palace for a short time, I have no merit of giving birth, and my family background is low. How can I be the imperial concubine?"

Kangxi's eyes were sharp, but his words were gentle, "Yanran and I are in love, so why can't I become a concubine?"

Shu Fei's back was wet with cold sweat, and she trembled as she defended herself: "Since I entered the palace, the emperor's love for me is evident to all. In that case, how could I upset you? There have been constant disputes in the harem these days, and I know that I am not worthy of my position. I only hope to be able to stay by your side forever."

Kangxi then helped Shu Fei up and consoled her, saying, "How could I not know how Yan'er feels about me?"

Shu Fei smiled in response and said affectionately: "Above the lilac, at the tip of cardamom, the emperor knows Yan'er."

After testing Shu Fei and finding out that she really had no intention of competing for the position of Imperial Concubine, Kangxi began to express his worries: "Yan'er, power really can corrupt people's hearts. The flesh and blood relatives who supported each other in the past are now calculating against each other for their own interests."

How could Kangxi not see Tong Guowei's little thoughts and the Tong family's calculations?

When the cousin entered the palace, it was because Kangxi wanted to compensate the Tong family and promote the Tong family. When there was not even a concubine in the palace, the cousin was a concubine as soon as she entered the palace. At the same time, Tong Jia always addressed Kangxi as cousin, not emperor. She was concerned about the situation during her lifetime, and was posthumously named queen after her death. Aren't two queens, aunt and niece, enough?

Shu Fei was thoughtful and understood that it was the Tong family who was making efforts, but she couldn't act so smart, so she asked in confusion: "Whose business is the emperor talking about? Why does it bother you?"

Kangxi selectively said: "There is a family in the capital. The male owner married his cousin. After a few years, the cousin died. The uncle's family wanted to force another cousin to be his successor, but the male owner did not want to marry again. However, due to the pleading of his own uncle, he could not refuse. This is really a dilemma."

Shu Fei suggested: "Is this new cousin born of a legitimate wife? If she is born of a concubine, why not take her into the mansion as a concubine? I think the uncle just doesn't want the two blood relatives to drift apart."

Kangxi was even more helpless: "She is a concubine's cousin, but her uncle's family hopes that she can give birth to a son to support her as a stepmother! But the male owner of this family already has a legitimate son who has reached adulthood and is learning the family business."

Shu Fei was helpless, "This is really hard to deal with. No wonder the emperor is so troubled after hearing this. I can't think of any good solution either."

Kangxi told Shufei all this not for her to come up with ideas. If she could come up with ideas, Kangxi would not have told her.

It's just that seeing that Shu Fei doesn't understand the interpersonal relationships of the previous dynasty and is not sensitive, she can only say a few words to relieve the boredom in her heart.

Kangxi came to divert his attention, so he ordered Shu Fei: "Yanran, please fetch the Chang Xiang Shou flute and play a song for me!"

Shu Fei smiled gently, picked up the flute, and played "A Journey to Suzhou". Accompanied by the melodious and moving flute sound, Kangxi seemed to have arrived in the south of the Yangtze River in March, closing his eyes and following the beat.