Rong Fei is not honored

This is also the biggest difference between Ji Nai and Yuan Xu. Even if Yuan Xu hates someone, she will not easily kill him. But in Ji Nai's eyes, she thinks such an idea is too naive. For her, having blood on her hands is normal.

Even though Ji Nai embarked on a completely new path in this life, she still felt lonely during the journey, and she could only share this loneliness with Yuan Xu.

Ji Nai understood their differences, so he hid some things from Yuan Xu in order to prevent him from breaking up with her.

Xiao Anzi rushed in and said, "Master, something happened! The Queen pushed Concubine Hui down in the Imperial Garden."

Ji Nai felt that there seemed to be something wrong with his ears, otherwise how could he hear such a ridiculous thing. The queen pushed Nara, a pregnant woman with an heir to the throne, in the imperial garden?

Nanny Li breathed a sigh of relief. "That was a close call. Fortunately, the master postponed today's flower viewing banquet."

Ji Nai came to his senses. It seemed that this was Concubine Hui's plan. Rumors had just spread in the palace a while ago. This time, it just proved that the queen would harm the heir to the throne.

But, was Nara crazy? She actually risked her own belly. Wasn't she afraid that the queen would react and take advantage of the situation to force her to have a miscarriage?

Yes, Concubine Hui's belly was indeed three months full and the baby was firmly in place, but there was still room for accidents. If the Queen took advantage of the chaos to hit Concubine Hui's belly hard, or if Concubine Hui's fall turned into a real one, then there was no telling.

So, does Concubine Hui have anything to rely on?

"It was really the Queen who pushed Concubine Hui? Did anyone see it?"

"All the concubines present saw it, and they understood the whole process clearly."

Xiao Anzi meant that the queen did take action, and there was no illusion of misalignment or obstruction.

Ji Nai suddenly began to doubt whether he had guessed wrong. What happened today was not planned by Concubine Hui. It was really the Queen who pushed the man down in impulse.

This banquet was hosted by the Queen, but now such a thing happened at the flower-viewing party she hosted, and in full view of everyone. Everyone saw her action, and the Queen knew that she was being plotted against, and this matter would not let go easily.

The queen's face turned pale as she tried desperately to recall every detail about the flower-viewing banquet, hoping to find some clues to prove her innocence.

a few days ago

Since Concubine Hui became pregnant, she was not as quiet as Ji Nai in taking care of the baby. Instead, she became more active and interacted more frequently with the other concubines. She would drink tea with one today, embroider with another tomorrow, and hold parties from time to time.

The concubines were also very considerate, and whenever Concubine Hui invited them, they all accepted. There was also a subtle intention to prioritize Concubine Hui, whether it was sincere or deliberate, which made the queen feel resentful.

It is obvious that the queen is the master of the harem, but none of the concubines in the harem are willing to submit. Ma Jia and Nara are loyal to her, and the other concubines are only respectful on the surface.

Now they are directly surrounding Nara, as if she is the mistress recognized by them. Isn't this just poking at the queen's lungs?

Zhao Mama could see her master's unhappiness. As the person who had accompanied the queen the longest, she naturally knew what the queen was worried about. "Empress Hui is restless even when she is pregnant. Your Majesty, even if it's for the sake of the heir, you should give her a warning and don't let her really hurt the child."

The Queen sighed, "Mammy, I do want to remind Concubine Hui. But Concubine Hui is deeply loved by His Majesty. If I say anything, I'm afraid she will blame me and His Majesty will misunderstand my intentions."

"Your Majesty, you are worried about the heir to the throne and Consort Hui. Since you have a clear conscience, why worry?" It was Xue Yi who spoke, but not the original one. She was sent back by the Ministry of Internal Affairs after Xue Yi was sent to the Xinzheku, but she used Xue Yi's name.

Xue Po on the side looked at Xue Yi in surprise. The two of them came to Kunning Palace together from the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Although they were not particularly familiar with each other, they knew each other to some extent. Xue Yi was not someone who was willing to show up and talk too much.

"What do you know? With Concubine Hui's personality, she will make trouble even if it's unreasonable, and the Emperor has always spoiled her." Nanny Zhao scolded harshly.

Although these two people were selected by herself, and not promoted by her old rival like the previous two, Xue Po and Xue Yi, Zhao Ma would not allow anyone to surpass her and stand out in front of the Queen.

Zhao Ma knew that once the little tricks she had done were exposed, they would be fatal, so she would never give anyone a chance. Only by suppressing them so that they had no chance to get out of trouble, those things would not be revealed.

"Mammy." The Queen gave Mammy Zhao a warning look. Although what Mammy Zhao said just now was true, the Queen was still unhappy after hearing it. What did she mean by His Majesty spoiling Nara? Was she worthy of it? His Majesty was just bewitched by her.

"Go on." The queen was now wavering and feeling conflicted, so she wanted to hear other people's opinions.

"Your Highness, you are the head of the Central Palace and have the responsibility to take care of the heirs and concubines. If Concubine Hui had a miscarriage, the Yanxi Palace would probably make a scene and put all the blame on you, saying that you failed in your duty."

In the past, the queen would not care about these things. A few mistakes in managing the harem would not affect her status at all. But now it is different. The queen's reputation is flawed and she can't stand repeated troubles.

The most important thing is that the queen understood a truth from several confrontations with Nara: no matter what one's origin or status is, the most important thing in the deep palace is to win the emperor's favor.

Without the emperor's favor, even if the empress was born into a Manchu noble family, even if the empress was the emperor's legitimate wife and the mistress of the harem, she could only allow a lowly person of bannerman origin to act unbridled, at least on the surface.

The queen just wanted to go back to the beginning and wake up the self who had given up "pleasing" the emperor. But there is no if in this world, and the queen at that time could not have imagined that she and the emperor had such a good relationship, but it would almost be a case of husband and wife falling out.

She never thought that she would be infertile for a long time, so when everyone in the harem reported the good news, the queen felt great pressure. Coupled with the urging from her family, the queen was unable to back down from the situation. In a moment of anxiety, she took a risk and embarked on a path of no return.

How could a proud woman like Hesheli Fangyi have thought that she would fail miserably just by giving up on managing her relationship with her husband.

"As you said, it's not right for me to criticize her, nor is it right for me not to criticize her. No matter what I do, Concubine Hui will find fault with it." There was dissatisfaction in the Queen's voice.