Among them, the ones that Yongzheng wanted to advance the most were Concubine Jing and Concubine Yu.

Not to mention what happened after they entered the palace, the two of them had always been very law-abiding when they were in the palace.

Moreover, when the Queen was incompetent and Concubine Hua was harsh on the palace concubines, the two of them stepped up in time and handled the palace affairs very fairly.

Moreover, both of them have princes by their side, so it would not be an exaggeration for either of them to be promoted to a noble concubine.

It was just that having two imperial concubines in the harem at once was a bit too much, which made Yongzheng a little conflicted. However, if he had to choose one, he privately preferred to promote Concubine Yu to be the imperial concubine.

After all, Hong Zhou is about to reach the age to get married, and Concubine Yu does have more seniority than Concubine Jing.

When thinking of Hongzhou, Yongzheng couldn't help but think of his eldest son Hongshi, who was already 19 years old, and Hongli, who was the same age as Hongzhou.

All three of them are now of marriageable age, and the prince will have to enter the officialdom after marriage, and once he does, he will inevitably be given a title.

Especially Hongshi, he has performed mediocrely over the years. After the incident with Concubine Li, Yongzheng has not seen his son for a long time, which also resulted in him having reached the age to get married but has delayed it until now.

Thinking of this, Yongzheng couldn't help but feel a little resentful towards the Queen and Concubine Li. One of them was the mistress of the harem and the other was Hongshi's biological mother. Hongshi had not married until now and these two people didn't care. I really don't know what dirty things they were thinking about every day.

Yongzheng, who only blamed the Queen and Concubine Li, never thought that it was indeed because of some small thoughts that the two of them delayed Hongshi, but was he not wrong as a father?

Didn't he also fail to meet the requirements because he ignored Hong Zhou's marriage?

In the final analysis, it's just that they are unwilling to admit their own mistakes and put the blame on others.

After some consideration, Yongzheng finally decided to promote Concubine Yu to the rank of Noble Concubine. At the same time, he also thought about how to compensate Concubine Jing.

However, this resulted in three vacancies in the position of concubine. Thinking about the current concubines, Concubine Fang was gentle and sensible, and had pleased him very much over the years, so she could be promoted.

Xinpin gave him a son and a daughter. Although she was outspoken and outspoken, she had been very honest over the years and it was only right that she be promoted according to her seniority.

In this way, three concubine positions were occupied, and the remaining one was specially reserved by Yongzheng for Concubine Hua. No matter what Nian Shilan was like, she had an important position in Yongzheng's heart.

As for the remaining concubines, Shunpin and Jipin had just been promoted and there was no need to move them. Not to mention Lipin, she could only hold this position in her lifetime.

Among the rest of the people below the rank of concubine, most are newcomers and do not need to be considered. Among them, only Cao Qinmo can move up and be promoted to the rank of concubine.

But when he thought that she would be on equal footing with Nian Shilan after she was promoted, the image of Nian Shilan's cute and innocent look flashed through Yongzheng's mind, and he instantly gave up the idea.

However, Ying promised An that she had been quite gentle and considerate over the past few years. Yongzheng turned the beads and thought for a moment, and finally moved them upwards for her.

After a while, Yongzheng stood up and walked towards the dragon table, calling Li Dequan who was on duty at the door.

"Li Dequan"

"Minions are here"

"Decree that Concubine Yu has been promoted to Noble Concubine for her meritorious service in managing the harem, Concubine Jing has been promoted to Noble Concubine for her meritorious service in assisting the harem, and Concubine Fang and Concubine Xin have been promoted to Concubine for their meritorious service in giving birth, and Ying Ying will be promoted to Noble Lady Ying. The canonization ceremony will be held in early June."

Upon hearing Yongzheng's sudden reward to the harem, if Su Peisheng was standing below, he would definitely try to find out what Yongzheng meant.

But the cleverness of Li Dequan lies in that he knows when to speak and when he is needed to do things. So no matter how curious he was, he did not hesitate at all. After making sure that Yongzheng had no instructions, he went out to do his work.

After Li Dequan left, Yongzheng began to write something in front of the dragon desk. It was not until Li Dequan came back to report that he put down his pen with satisfaction, stood up and walked out of the hall.

“Go to Zhongcui Palace”

When the pager sounded, Concubine Yu was embroidering boots for her beloved eldest son.

Hong Zhou is already fifteen years old this year and is in the period of rapid growth, so his clothes and boots are particularly large, and she only has this one child.

Now that she is old, it is impossible for her to have another child in this life, so she puts all her thoughts on Hong Zhou.

"The Emperor has arrived"

The sudden sound coming from outside the door startled Concubine Yu. She was stunned for a moment holding the unfinished shoe blank in her hand, wondering why the emperor came at this time?

Logically, the whole palace was in an uproar because of Concubine Hua's incident these past two days. The way Yongzheng left angrily that day made everyone in the harem think that he would not enter the harem recently, but they didn't expect that he would come to her.

However, Concubine Yu reacted quickly, sighed silently in her heart, but immediately put down the things in her hands, put on a smile and went out to greet him.

If her current smile was to please Yongzheng, then the smile on her face would be considered a real smile only after Yongzheng told her the reason why he came to her this time.

Before Concubine Yu could even walk out of the palace gate, Yongzheng had already strode into the hall, stretched out his hand to stop Concubine Yu who was bowing to him, and took her hand to sit down inside the room. Yongzheng immediately saw the unfinished shoes that were hastily placed on the couch.

“This is for Hirohiro.”

When mentioning Hong Zhou, Concubine Yu's eyes were filled with maternal love.

"Yes, Hong Zhou is older now, and his clothes are a bit worn out. I am not good at embroidery, so I can only make him some more shoes."

Seeing the other party's loving expression, Yongzheng, who had never enjoyed such a feeling since Empress Xiaoyi Ren passed away, felt softened in his heart and his tone of voice unconsciously became gentler.

"Yes, Hong Zhou is already fifteen years old. The other day I went to watch him riding and shooting. He is improving very quickly and his accuracy is almost catching up with his uncle, Prince Zhi."

Patting his hands, Yongzheng thought of the heroic Hongzhou he saw the day before, and suddenly felt a sense of satisfaction in his heart.

Concubine Yu, who had not been so close to Yongzheng for a long time, felt uncomfortable, but she looked up at him with a hint of shyness on her face. Her mind was frantically thinking about the meaning of Yongzheng's words, and her eyes were also looking at his expression.

After confirming that Yongzheng was sincerely praising Hongzhou today, Concubine Yu felt relieved, but she complained against her will.

"Your Majesty, you love your son so much that you think everything is good. I heard a few days ago that Hong Zhou almost made the tutors so angry that they left in anger in the Shangshufang. It gives me a headache just thinking about it."

As she spoke, Concubine Yu patted her chest as if she was afraid.

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