Rong Fei is not honored

As for the source, Concubine Zhang had already hidden in the corner with a pale face. She believed the Queen's words and wanted to send the little princess away, but she didn't expect it to turn out like this.

Even though it was Ma Jia and Nara who angered the Queen, and it was the Queen who insisted on using torture, but now that things had gotten out of hand, how could she escape? Concubine Zhang felt desperate, and she was afraid that the Emperor would not spare her.

Seeing the situation like this, the concubines, led by Concubine Nara, knew that if they did not express their opinions, they would definitely be punished. So they all knelt down and begged the Queen to calm down.

The queen also regretted it. She never thought that the servants in her palace were so useless. If she had just held him down and beat him, even if the emperor held her accountable later, she would at most be scolded.

On the contrary, Ma Jia and Nara were slapped in the face in public, losing their reputation and face. Moreover, his vigorous and resolute style could also establish his authority in the palace.

In the future, anyone who wants to commit a crime must recall today's scene and think carefully.

But things have come to this point and things have gotten so ugly. If I take back my words and do things half-heartedly, I, as the queen, will become a laughing stock.

Just when the Queen was in a state of panic, Kangxi arrived.

With the announcement of "The Emperor has arrived!", Kangxi hurried in. Seeing that Ji Nai was unharmed and protected by Nanny Li and the other two, with even his hair not messed up, he slowed down his pace.

Ji Nai smiled broadly at the Queen, which made her heart skip a beat. Yes, she did it on purpose. After she found out last night that Concubine Zhang was causing trouble and it was the Queen who instigated it, she had made preparations in advance.

Ji Nai had planned to fall out with the Queen and anger her today. Of course, he had also agreed with Kangxi about his arrival.

But he didn't expect that Concubine Hui would be so reckless and directly provoke the Queen to take action. Ji Nai could only try his best to delay time, otherwise, if he was really beaten, even if he retaliated later, Ji Nai would feel that he had lost.

Fortunately, Nanny Li and Yusheng were both loyal to their master, and the servants in Kunning Palace were really useless. I frightened them with just two words. Most importantly, Kangxi arrived at the right time.

"It's lively here with the Queen, but what are they doing? They are all kneeling on the ground in unison, and some servants dare to attack concubines." Kangxi's voice was calm and there was a smile on his face, but no one present felt at ease.

The servants who had attacked Ji Nai and Concubine Hui all knelt down. Concubine Hui, who was no longer under control, threw herself at Kangxi's feet and cried out in tears, "Your Majesty, please help me."

Kangxi called out hesitantly, "Zhizhu?"

"It's me. Your Majesty, if you had come a little later, the Empress would have beaten me to death!"

At that time, Concubine Hui was struggling desperately to avoid being beaten. Her hair was disheveled, her clothes were messy, and she looked extremely miserable.

Kangxi helped the man up and looked at the queen, "Queen, shouldn't you give me an explanation?"

The queen bowed to Kangxi first, then said calmly, "Ma Jia and Nara were disrespectful to me, so I asked the palace maids to punish them slightly. But these two sisters have been disobeying my order, so it has become like this."

"Your Majesty, that's not the case..."

"How dare you! I'm talking to the Emperor, who allowed you to interrupt?" The Queen reprimanded Nara first, then looked at her, "Your Majesty has also seen that Nara is so unruly in front of you. I am the mistress of the harem, I should have the power to reward or punish the concubines."

"Of course the Queen has this power. I believe what you said about Zhizhu being disrespectful to you. I have spoiled her temper. But Ji Nai has always been very kind. I don't believe she would be disrespectful to you."

"Your Majesty, what I said is true. If you don't believe me, you can ask other people."

"Do I need to ask? When I came in, I saw all the concubines kneeling, and the palace servants from Kunning Palace surrounded my concubines and wanted to attack them. Queen, you are so powerful."

"Your Majesty, don't you trust me?" The Queen's eyes were slightly red.

"Queen, ask yourself, are you worthy of my trust?"

The queen's expression changed drastically, and her tone was no longer calm, "Your Majesty, what do you mean by this?"

"After Chengrui was poisoned, the most outrageous thing Ji Nai did was to beg me not to come to Kunning Palace to pay my respects for three months. Other than that, she has never been disrespectful to you. But now, you tell me that she was disrespectful to you?"

"What does today's incident have to do with previous performances, and what does it have to do with Chengrui's poisoning?"

"You are the queen. The heir to the throne was poisoned in the palace. You have failed in your duty, but Ji Nai has never been dissatisfied with you. If that is the case, why is he so inexplicably disrespectful to you today?"

The queen was speechless. His Majesty had already given her face by saying that it was a crime of dereliction of duty, but the queen knew who the murderer was. So His Majesty would not believe what she said.

Kangxi was right. Soon after Chengrui was poisoned, he had been on guard against Ma Jiashi's attack. But no, Ma Jiashi behaved very calmly from beginning to end.

The queen even wondered if the emperor had not told Ma Jia that she was the one who harmed Chengrui. So the usually gentle Ma Jia suddenly turned hostile. Could it be that she had discovered some clues and traced it back to her?

But even so, His Majesty would not think about it in this way. He would not believe that Ma Jia was really disrespectful to him. Compared with Ma Jia's usual style of behavior, the Queen had to admit that Ma Jia was indeed more trustworthy than herself.

The queen suddenly felt a little tired. She didn't know how to prove her innocence to the emperor. Perhaps, the queen was wrong when she allowed herself and Kangxi to go their separate ways.

If His Majesty still had any hope for me, he would not have made a direct judgment without investigation and concluded that I was making trouble just to punish his beloved concubine.

"Your Majesty, perhaps the Queen misunderstood what I and Concubine Hui said." No one expected that just after the Queen was defeated, Ma Jia would actually jump out to defend the Queen.

The other people's eyes were more obscure, but Concubine Hui looked at Ji Nai with disdain, almost saying directly, "Are you sane?"

Of course there is nothing wrong with Ji Nai's brain.

"At that time, Concubine Zhang knelt down and begged me to raise the little princess. The Empress might have felt sorry for Concubine Zhang and kept speaking for her. But I am also the mother, how could I watch Concubine Zhang despise the little princess as a burden? I was unhappy and spoke without any sense. The Empress was probably unhappy because of this and thought that I was disrespectful."

Yuan Xu gave Ji Nai a thumbs up, saying, "Well done!"