Rong Fei is not honored

Chapter 159 Raising a Little Princess

Later, Ji Nai thought that according to the original trajectory, Concubine Zhang should have two daughters. However, because of his participation, he not only saved the eldest daughter of the emperor who was supposed to die in January this year, but also saved the fourth daughter of the emperor who was born in the 13th year of Kangxi.

It is not known whether this is a good thing or a bad thing. After all, for the sake of his own honor, Ji Nai felt that the more princesses Kangxi had, the better.

Fortunately, neither of Concubine Zhang's two princesses lived to adulthood, so it should not have much impact on their future.

After dealing with Concubine Zhang, Kangxi began to seriously consider the fate of the little princess. Except for Ji Nai, all the concubines in the palace were concubines, so the selection did not need to consider status.

In fact, Kangxi felt that the most suitable people were the concubines who had given birth to children, because they had experience. Kangxi was also afraid that the concubines who had not given birth would not know the importance of the matter, and since they were not his own children, he did not pay much attention to the little princess.

However, the royal heirs in the palace are all young now, and Kangxi is afraid that they will be too busy to raise two young children at the same time, or they will neglect the little princess.

After much deliberation, Kangxi chose the empress. First, after the incident with Concubine Zhang, he was worried that the little princess would be looked down upon, and becoming the empress's legitimate daughter could make up for some of the negative effects of her biological mother's dislike.

Secondly, the biggest danger in the harem was the queen. If the child was given to Ji Nai, he was afraid that the queen would use this as an excuse to cause trouble. But if the queen raised the little princess, she couldn't ignore her own reputation and "raise to death" a child who was not her own.

"The Queen sympathized with Zhang and always spoke on her side. I believe that if you raise the little princess, you will definitely treat my daughter well."

Kangxi specifically emphasized that the little princess was his daughter, and Zhang, who had previously disliked her, was the child's biological mother, yet she still ended up like that. Even if the queen wanted to refuse, she had to consider whether it would anger Kangxi.

The queen had a glimmer of hope because Kangxi had not punished her before, so she naturally did not want to anger Kangxi. However, bringing the little princess to Kunning Palace would mean endless trouble.

When the little princess was just born, Nara wanted to use her to cause trouble, but Zhang stood on her side and did not let her succeed.

At present, her position is already unstable. If Nara takes action, something might happen to the little princess, or Chenghu might be implicated, or she might be too busy to deal with the endless plots. These are not what the queen wants to see.

The queen hesitated and said, "Your Majesty, Chenghu is still young, and I have to take care of the six palaces. I am really too busy to take care of the little princess."

"In addition to commanding the harem and managing the concubines, it is also your responsibility to educate all the children in the palace. Didn't the Queen just say something about the ancestral rules? Why are you unwilling to take responsibility when you need to contribute this time?"

There was irony in this statement. The queen knew that if she admitted it, she would be denying her legitimacy as the queen, and her management of the harem would be hindered in the future.

"It is my duty to take care of the little princess, but I really can't spare the time." The queen gritted her teeth and dragged Ji Nai into the water first. "Chengrui is older after all, so why not let sister Ma Jia take care of the little princess first? When Chenghu is older, I will bring the little princess to Kunning Palace."

The Queen had a good plan. The little princess was older than Chenghu. When Chenghu grew up, the little princess would naturally be old enough to go to the Nansanso and would no longer need the Queen's care.

By then, the Queen can still pick the peaches that Ma Jia has worked so hard to cultivate based on what she said today. She doesn't have to work hard, but can still get benefits. After the little princess becomes a nun, her husband's family can also become a helper for the prince born by the Queen, which can be regarded as accumulating political capital.

Kangxi naturally understood the Queen's plan and warned her immediately: "Queen!"

"Your Majesty, this is indeed a helpless move. If there is really no better candidate, I will definitely not refuse. But I think that sister Ma Jia has always been kind and loving, and this reputation has spread throughout the six palaces. She should not be unkind to the little princess."

Ji Nai sneered, thinking that the queen was deliberately setting a trap for him. If he agreed, he would be making things easier for the queen; if he disagreed, his reputation would be damaged. In short, no matter how he reacted, he would end up in trouble.

The queen did it on purpose. She and Kangxi almost broke up because of Chengrui. Now Ma Jia dared to plot against her. Even if Kangxi was the mastermind, she could not forgive him. With all the new and old hatreds, the queen naturally wanted to find someone to settle the score.

Kangxi frowned and was about to refuse this matter on behalf of Ji Nai, when he heard Ji Nai agree: "Okay! I love the child, but I don't want to spoil Concubine Zhang, so I didn't agree. This is good, Chengrui can have a sister to accompany him every day."

The Queen had never expected that Ma Jia would agree so readily. Could it be that because it was difficult to refuse, she simply showed a very positive attitude to satisfy the Emperor?

But the Queen always felt that there was something fishy going on and warned, "Since Sister Ma Jia is so good at raising children, she will definitely be able to take good care of Little Princess and Cheng Rui and won't let them suffer every other day."

"Of course I will." Ji Nai smiled meaningfully. Haha, I'll lose if you can catch me.

The Queen was warning Ji Nai not to cause trouble with the health of the Crown Prince. She used the fact that she could not take care of two children at the same time, which was why she neglected the children and caused them to get sick, as an excuse to make Kangxi change his mind and think that Ji Nai was not able to take good care of the little princess.

Finally, the matter reached the Cining Palace, and the Empress Dowager complained to Su Malagu: "I really regret choosing such a queen for the emperor."

Su Malagu comforted him, "How can you be blamed for this? You were deceived by the Hesheli family. It's all their fault for spreading the rumors about Miss Siquan. Look, isn't Ma Jia, the one you chose, a good one?"

The Empress Dowager's expression softened a bit, "Ma Jia is indeed a good child."

"So, old ancestor, please rest assured. Ma Jia loves children. With her around, your great-granddaughter will definitely live a good life."

"Alas, it is precisely because of the comparison with Ma Jia that the Queen seems even more petty. When the actions of these two people are put together, the difference is obvious. As the Empress, she is not as good as a concubine who was born as a bondservant. It's really..."

Su Malagu knew that the Empress Dowager's dissatisfaction with the Queen had been going on for a long time, and what she had done was indeed not nice.

Su Malagu knew that she could not persuade the Grand Empress Dowager, and was worried that she would really get angry, so she quickly changed the subject. Together with the Empress Dowager, she made the Grand Empress Dowager happy.

But the matter is not over yet.

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