Secrets of Yuqing Palace

"In addition to the three concubines, there are actually two more special concubines."

"Hmm?" Wanyu looked puzzled.

Nanny Sun said, "They are Consort Hesheli and Consort Borjigit from the palace."

In Kangxi's harem, Wanyu knew that there were two concubines of the Hesheli clan besides Empress Yuan.

Concubine Xi and Concubine Ping. Nanny Sun was talking about the title of concubine, so it should be Concubine Ping.

"But she wasn't given a title? Then where did the title of Concubine Ping come from?"

"And there are only two of them? And there seems to be another Tong Jia clan member, right?"

"That girl seems to be Empress Xiaoyi's concubine sister. After Empress Xiaoyi passed away, she was sent to the palace by the Tong family."

'Later, she directly surpassed the four concubines Hui, Yi, De and Rong to become a noble concubine, and took charge of the palace power.'

"Could it be that person hasn't entered the palace yet?"

Seeing Wanyu's confusion, Nanny Sun continued.

"This Hesheli Consort was the concubine sister of Empress Renxiao. She entered the palace to serve in the 19th year of Emperor Kangxi's reign and was treated as a noble. At that time, Hesheli Consort was only about ten years old."

"However, in the first month of the 23rd year of the Kangxi reign, she was promoted twice and granted the title of Consort, ranking among the Five Consorts."

"This Hesheli Consort didn't have a title, but because she lived in the main hall of Chuxiu Palace, she was also called Chuxiu Palace Consort or Chuxiu Palace Princess."

"Not only is Consort Chuxiu the least experienced of the Five Consorts, she is also the youngest and has the highest social status."

"Prince Yinzhen was born in the first month of this year, but unfortunately he only lived for a little over a month, so he was not included in the order of birth."

Wanyu was silent for a while. Almost all the concubines in the harem who raised children were bondservants. On the contrary, the children born to the legitimate daughters of the real noble families all died quietly.

I don't know if someone did it on purpose or if the emperor didn't want to...

Seeing that the princess was in a low mood, Nanny Sun continued to talk about the second concubine.

"As for the second special concubine, Consort Borjigit, she is the daughter of Prince Borjigit Heta of Khorchin Darhan."

"The niece of Emperor Taizu's Consort Dao, and also the cousin of our Emperor."

"She entered the palace in the 16th year of Kangxi's reign and was treated as a concubine. In the 26th year of Kangxi's reign, she was granted the title of Consort. Although there was no canonization ceremony, she was no different from the other four concubines."

"Princess Borjigit is somewhat similar to Concubine Hesheli, and they also don't have a title."

"Probably because she lived in Xianfu Palace, she was called Xianfu Palace Concubine or Xianfu Palace Princess."

"Furthermore, Xianfu Palace and Chuxiu Palace are adjacent to each other, both in the western six palaces near the Imperial Garden."

Wanyu secretly speculated: "Could this be the historical Concubine Xuan?"

"But it's very likely that neither of them is favored by the Emperor, so they were both sent far away."

Nanny Sun: "The rank below Concubine is Concubine. Only when you reach Concubine can you become the head of a palace, be called Empress, and be in charge of all the affairs of the palace."

"The concubines currently include Xipin Hesheli, Duanpin Dong, Anpin Li, Jingpin Wanyan, Liangpin Juechan, Minpin Zhangjia, and Depin Uya."

"Liangpin gave birth to the eighth prince Yinsi, but he was raised by Huifei."

"Concubine Min gave birth to the Thirteenth Prince Yinxiang, and the Eighth and Tenth Princesses."

"Concubine De Uya is currently raising the Fourth Prince Yinzhen, the Fifth Princess, the Seventh Princess, and the Fourteenth Prince Yinzhi."

"Although many concubines have children, the most prominent concubine right now is Depin, who was demoted from the rank of consort."

"This Concubine De..."

......

Wanlin listened quietly on the side. Except for Depin who had changed, everything else was the same as in her previous life.

What on earth is going on?

【Is there anyone like me? 】

But why is Depin being targeted? Is it because of the Fourth Prince?

[However, the Fourth Prince is not favored by Concubine De, so his demotion won't have a big impact on him, right?]

Wanlin was in a complicated mood and felt that she shouldn't just sit there and wait for death.

She didn't even know about such a big thing as Depin's demotion in the palace.

If I let things develop like this, I don’t know if it will turn out as I imagined.

She glanced at Nanny Li Jia not far behind her.

Looking at Nanny Sun who was seriously explaining the palace situation to her sister, Wanlin had an idea.

Nanny Sun spoke for more than an hour and only stopped when it was almost lunchtime.

Wanlin said to Matron Li Jia beside her, "Matron, please go back to Jinglan Courtyard and check the things prepared for the Golden Festival."

"If there's anything inappropriate, you can just take charge and deal with it."

"Just ask Chuntao to come and serve me later."

Nanny Li Jia knelt down and bowed, "Yes, I will go back now and ask Chun Tao to come and serve the princess."

After sending Nanny Li Jia away, Wanlin looked a little more relaxed.

"Madame Sun explained it in such detail, I should listen carefully to see if there are any differences from my previous life."

She noticed it in the morning.

Because Nanny Li Jia was there, Nanny Sun only talked about general things.

She glossed over many of the private matters in the palace.

In the afternoon, Aunt Sun will probably talk in more depth.

Wanlin was looking forward to what palace secrets this Nanny Sun would tell her in the afternoon.

At noon, under Xia He's arrangement, the two sisters had lunch at Qiyunyuan, and Wanlin took a nap at Wanyu's place.

After getting up, the two of them simply washed up and chatted for a while in the main room before Nanny Sun came in and continued to talk about things in the harem.

However, Nanny Sun did not talk about the concubines anymore, but instead talked about the princes.

Nanny Sun only thought that the general election was imminent next year, and as a legitimate daughter of the Guwalja clan, the third princess might also enter the prince's harem.

It is better to know it now than to rush into marriage after the wedding.

Wanlin suddenly felt a little worried.

If I can't become the Crown Princess in this life, with the power of my family now, my third sister might actually be betrothed to a prince.

With Nanny Sun's persuasion and Wanlin's approval, Wanyu couldn't help but feel touched.

Although Wanyu felt that the possibility of her entering the prince's harem was very small, after listening to the nanny's words, she felt that there was some truth in it.

And knowing more information always makes you feel more at ease.

Nanny Sun said solemnly, "The Emperor currently has fourteen princes whose age has been determined."

"However, the Sixth Prince born to Concubine De died in the 25th year of the Kangxi Emperor's reign. Now, there are only thirteen of them alive."

"Big Brother, I have already explained this when I mentioned Concubine Hui just now."

"Shall I begin with the Crown Prince now?"

Wanyu nodded.

"His Royal Highness's first wife, Empress Renxiao, was born in May of the thirteenth year of the Kangxi reign."

"Now that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has reached the age of eighteen, the imperial court and the harem are all waiting for His Majesty to arrange a marriage for him."

"But the prince doesn't seem to care about his marriage."

Wanyu asked in confusion: "Why is this?"

Nanny Sun said, "Since his Royal Highness recovered from smallpox in the 17th year of the Kangxi reign, he seems to have become fascinated by Buddhism."

"Every ten days, he would leave the palace to visit the Huguo Temple to discuss Buddhism with the abbot. Even His Majesty never interfered."

"And I don't know if it's because of the influence of Buddhism, but His Royal Highness the Crown Prince doesn't care about women. Instead, he is very self-disciplined."

"how do I say this?"

In Wanlin's memory, although the prince was not a lustful man, he was not someone who did not care about women and kept himself chaste.

She remembered that when she married into Yuqing Palace, there were quite a few women in the prince's harem, including several illegitimate sons and daughters!

This caused her to suffer a lot after she married into Yuqing Palace.

So Wanlin didn't believe at all that the prince would be a man who kept himself clean!

Even if the Crown Prince was willing, the Emperor couldn't bear to part with his beloved Prince, a crown prince who was not interested in women.

Just when Wanlin was lost in thought, she didn't expect that Nanny Sun's next words would pour a bucket of cold water on her!

Nanny Sun sat upright and said, "Although His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is already eighteen years old, he doesn't even have a concubine or a princess in the backyard."

Wanlin suddenly stood up from her seat.

"impossible!"

Noticing that everyone was looking at her in surprise, Wanyu was also shocked by the news revealed by Nanny Sun, but her expression did not change as drastically as Wanlin's.