The mother consort Temujin spoke of was Sorghaghtani Beki, Tolui's principal consort and the birth mother of Möngke Khan, Kublai Khan, Hulagu Khan, Ariq Böke, and the others.
After Tolui died unexpectedly, she was left with orphaned children and widowhood. Not only did she preserve her family's estate, but she also maintained good relations with the other Mongol princes. In the end, after Ögedei and Guyuk Khan died in succession, she successfully secured the position of heir apparent for her own branch of the family.
Of course, there were also rumors that she had a hand in the sudden deaths of Ögedei and Guyuk Khan. But no one had any evidence. Later, Temujin publicly ordered that the matter was never to be discussed again, so everyone kept silent.
Kublai Khan knelt to receive the decree. "Yes, Great Khan!" This punishment was by no means light. Two thousand households of subjects were an enormous fortune. In an empire as vast as the Mongol Empire, there were only ninety-five nobles who actually possessed fiefs with more than a thousand households.
Of course, the punishment was not truly crippling. It was barely within what he could bear.
But Kublai Khan could not feel the slightest bit happy. If he had truly slept with his sister-in-law Yalun last night, then even losing two thousand households would have been worth it. But he had clearly done nothing last night, yet he had to bear such infamy. Even jumping into the Yellow River would not wash him clean.
Temujin paused upon the khan's throne, then continued, "Naya'a, take him over there later. Be sure to tell Sorghaghtani Beki in person to discipline him properly."
"Yes~" Naya'a clasped his hands and accepted the order.
The group discussed several more matters before Temujin waved a hand to signal