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Chapter 24 Kangxi's Harem Wins Everyday

After Concubine Yi's ridicule, she saw that Concubine De did not respond and felt it was meaningless so she stopped talking. She was always frank and knew her limits when it came to what she said. If she went any further, Concubine De would have a reason to pretend to be pitiful in front of the Emperor.

Concubine Yi: "Who is Concubine Shu?"

An Ning didn't expect that she would have a solo role. In fact, Concubine Yi had met her.

During the selection period, all of these beauties whose family backgrounds were qualified to become the prince's wives were summoned by the four concubines and two imperial concubines, the only difference was the number of times they were summoned.

An Ning stood up and said: "Greetings, Madam."

Concubine Yi looked at An Ning with a smile in her eyes: "I met you twice during the selection. You live in Changchun Palace, next to Yikun Palace. You can come and talk to me when you have time. I welcome you very much."

"With your Majesty's words, I will definitely visit you often."

Among the four concubines, only Concubine Yi lives in the West Six Palaces. It seems that Concubine Wen is not in good health. It is estimated that Concubine Yi will be in charge of all the affairs of the West Six Palaces in the future. An Ning will naturally not offend Concubine Yi and can make friends with her.

Of course, she wanted to befriend Concubine Yi because she knew that there was no possibility of her being on good terms with Concubine De.

Concubine Yi: "You seem to be straightforward, I like you very much. By the way, Concubine De, I remember that during the selection, you often called Shupin over to talk. I think you like Shupin very much. Why don't I see Concubine De talking to Shupin?"

peaceful:……

Concubine De: "Sister Yifei has a really good memory. I really like Shupin. It's not you, sister, who is talking to Shupin. I don't have a chance."

Concubine De resolved Concubine Yi's dilemma with just a few gentle words, and Concubine Yi didn't care.

I have become accustomed to arguing with Concubine De when paying my respects.

Concubine Hui suddenly spoke up at this time: "Shupin has just entered the palace, and I am in charge of some palace affairs. If there is anything wrong, send someone to tell me directly. I will not tolerate those who are lazy."

Concubine Hui is trying to make peace. Her son has grown up and needs help. An Ning Ama Feyanggu holds a high position in the court and is still a staunch royalist.

Even if we cannot win him over, we must make friends with him. At the very least, we must not let him join the prince's camp.

Rong Fei also followed Hui Fei and said a few nice words to An Ning. Her idea was similar to Hui Fei's. Rong Fei's third prince had grown up and would soon be able to serve in the court. She also didn't want to offend An Ning, whose family was very powerful.

An Ning thanked them one by one.

In this regard, An Ning couldn't help but thank her original body for giving her a good family background.

Many people looked at An Ning with envy. Even though her appearance was not the best in the harem, the confidence brought by her family background allowed her to live a decent life even if she was not favored, not to mention that she was still favored now.

It was at this time that Concubine Tong came out.

"I have met the imperial concubine."

"Sisters, please get up."

Everyone stood up and then sat down.

As per convention, Concubine Tong said she was aware of the palace affairs that the four concubines and Concubine Tong had been responsible for over the past half month. In fact, the palace affairs that the four concubines were in charge of were just routine reports, and Concubine Tong had no right to interfere with them.

Afterwards, Imperial Concubine Tong showed some concern for Concubine Wang, whose child was still young.

"Concubine Wang, the fifteenth prince was ill. Is he feeling better now?"

"Thank you, Madam, for your concern for the Fifteenth Prince. With the care of Madam Defei, the Fifteenth Prince is now well."

"That's good. The child is still young. Ask the wet nurse to pay more attention to the little prince's health. If there is anything wrong, please find the imperial physician immediately. Sister Defei, there are many children in Yonghe Palace. Please take care of them."

Concubine Wang: "Your Majesty's teachings are what I will keep in mind."

Concubine De: "Your Majesty is right."

Then Concubine Tong turned her attention to An Ning: "I'm sure everyone knows Shupin. You are all elders who serve the emperor. Shupin is young, so you should take better care of her in the future."

Concubine Yi smiled and continued, "Your Majesty is right. I just told Sister Shupin to come to my Yikun Palace more often to talk in the future!"

Concubine Tong smiled as if to say "You did a great job": "Shupin is in the West Six Palaces. I feel relieved that you are taking care of her."

An Ning: "Thank you both ladies for your concern. I am deeply grateful."

Then he talked about some trivial things, which were not a big deal.

There was not as much swordplay as imagined. The most excessive thing was the verbal ripping between Concubine Yi and Concubine De, but that wasn't very intense.

An Ning felt the attitudes of the people around her. The Imperial Concubine and the Four Concubines seemed to treat her very well, but she also knew that she had not touched their interests at the moment. Their interests were the palace power and their son's future.

As for Kangxi's favor, in fact, they were old and their children were grown up. Kangxi would at most go to their palaces to sit and talk. In the evening, he would summon the concubines and noble ladies in their palaces to sleep with him.

An Ning is favored, and few people care about her except the concubines who have entered the palace in recent years.

Seeing An Ning's attitude, the young concubine did not dare to offend her easily.

Concubine Tong put down her teacup and said, "It's getting late. My sisters, please follow me to Shoukang Palace to pay respects to the Empress Dowager."

Everyone stood up and followed Concubine Tong to Shoukang Palace.

When they arrived at Shoukang Palace, under the leadership of Concubine Tong, the ladies of the rank of imperial concubine or above followed the imperial concubine into the palace. The other concubines could only pay their respects to the empress dowager at the entrance of the palace and were not even qualified to see her.

Even so, there were still quite a few people who could enter the Empress Dowager's Palace to pay their respects, more than a dozen of them.

Once again, I can’t help but sigh, Kangxi is so lucky!

The Forbidden City is not small, but the living quarters for the concubines in the harem are not that big, and there are so many people. To be honest, An Ning feels that these beauties might not be as comfortable living in their own homes as Kangxi's wives!

She was lucky. The feng shui of Changchun Palace was bad and there were not many people there. Kangxi was still gracious and she had eight rooms at her disposal. There were many concubines and regular maids in the Four Concubines Palace. Those with better positions could get three rooms, while those with worse positions could only get one room each.

It was only a moment of distraction before An Ning's thoughts returned to the main hall. After paying her respects to the Empress Dowager, she spoke to Concubine Yi with a cheerful look on her face, occasionally asking Concubine De a few questions.

Concubine Yi's fifth prince was raised by the Empress Dowager, and Concubine De's ninth princess was raised by the Empress Dowager.

Only these two people can gain some face in front of the Queen Mother.

What's more, they spoke Mongolian, which An Ning couldn't understand. Even her original self had never learned Mongolian.

The room was filled with concubines, the only exception being the first wife standing next to Concubine Hui. She had given birth to four children in a row, all daughters, and her face was extremely pale.

Concubine Hui has always been silent in front of the Empress Dowager, and the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law act as if they don't exist. An Ning was amazed and decided to go back and ask if there was any explanation.

I had heard before that the Empress Dowager didn't care about anything. Her attitude towards the younger generations was almost the same except for her and the first two. It was only because of Kangxi's relationship that she showed more preferential treatment to the Crown Prince.

It seems that Concubine Hui and her daughter-in-law are not welcomed by the Empress Dowager!

After coming out of Shoukang Palace, An Ning immediately returned to Changchun Palace.

"Why isn't your majesty out for a stroll?"

After paying their respects to the emperor, the concubines in the palace liked to go for a stroll in the garden together.

"I'm hungry, I don't have the time."

Normally people in the palace eat twice a day, but snacks can be eaten at any time. She has a small kitchen and gets hungry quickly, so people around her have gradually become accustomed to her not-so-small appetite.

When the nanny heard this, she immediately lost interest and said, "Breakfast is ready in the kitchen. Go get it."

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