Rong Fei is not honored

The Empress Dowager was really angry. She hated to see the emperor favoring only one person, and the reason was because of two people: Hai Lanzhu and Dong Efei.

The Empress Dowager's husband and son were all considered to be great and capable people in the past, but after they found true love, they no longer acted like emperors, and their relationship with the Empress Dowager became distant, and they eventually passed away early.

Perhaps there are other reasons involved, but it is obvious that the Empress Dowager attributed the source of all this to the so-called true love.

For the Grand Empress Dowager, this was a nightmare and a demon in her heart. As the Grand Empress Dowager of the Qing Dynasty, she no longer needed to suppress her dissatisfaction because of any concerns. She even wanted to convey her thoughts to Kangxi.

The emperor cannot have "true love" and can only pamper the concubines in the harem but not love them.

But it was different for the Empress. The deep love between the Emperor and the Empress was a legend. As long as the Emperor did not abolish the harem for the Empress or only favored the Empress, it was not impossible for the Empress Dowager to turn a blind eye.

But Hesheli was a vicious woman. She attacked the royal heirs time and again. This was definitely crossing the bottom line of the Empress Dowager.

It can be said that if it were not for the situation of the previous dynasty, the Empress Dowager would never have included Hesheli in the list of candidates for queen after careful investigation.

The Empress Dowager thought that Kangxi should have the same idea as her, but she did not expect that although the Queen was not favored exclusively, she had a special position in the Emperor's heart.

She originally thought that Kangxi's tolerance of the queen came from the Hesheli family and Sony, and it would be fine if it was for political considerations. But Oboi was dead, and the emperor gradually monopolized power. At this time, it was not impossible to severely punish the queen.

But no, the emperor still let the queen go again and again. The Empress Dowager didn't understand whether the emperor loved the queen or not.

If he loved her, why did he treat the queen coldly and not let her stay in Kunning Palace except on the first and fifteenth day of the lunar month? If he didn't love her, why didn't he punish the queen? This was a serious crime of murdering the heir to the throne.

The Empress Dowager could never have imagined that Kangxi had no intention of punishing the Queen because he only wanted to kill her. But in the eyes of the Empress Dowager, this was a sign that Kangxi had fallen in love with the Queen.

For her, he was so foolish that he even ignored his own flesh and blood. If before, the Empress Dowager was just dissatisfied with the Queen and thought she was not fit to be the mother of the country, now she had the intention to kill her.

"Grandmother!" Kangxi was somewhat helpless. He really didn't understand why the Grand Empress Dowager always thought that he loved the Queen so much. When he had just gotten married, the Grand Empress Dowager had repeatedly warned him not to dote on the Queen too much.

It was clear that he only gave the queen the respect she deserved as his wife, and everything that happened afterwards was just out of consideration for the situation of the previous dynasty and the royal reputation.

If Kangxi told the Empress how much he favored her, people in the palace would probably sneer at him. But no matter how Kangxi communicated with the Empress Dowager, he could not change the old lady's mind.

Sometimes, Kangxi even wondered how foolish he was in the eyes of his grandmother, who was so determined that she would allow the empress to harm her own offspring.

Kangxi repeated the Queen's words and then explained: "I just want the Queen and Concubine Hui to confront each other. It's not because I am partial to you that I want to cover up this matter. It's just..."

Kangxi paused, and looked towards the inner room with an obscure expression. "If what the Queen said is true, I will never allow anyone to deliberately use the royal heir to frame others. The royal heir is noble and cannot be harmed. This trend must not be allowed to continue."

As the queen of palace fighting, the Empress Dowager could naturally hear the trick. If the Queen did not lie, then this matter was a deliberate frame-up by Nara. She even dared to use herself and the Emperor. It was simply abominable.

The emperor is right. This trend should not be allowed to continue. If everyone follows suit in the future, there will be no peace in the harem. Moreover, if something goes wrong and hurts the heir to the throne, the Empress Dowager narrowed her eyes and hid her murderous intent.

Concubine Hui was lying weakly on the bed. When she heard Kangxi's words, she showed an expression of disbelief, "Your Majesty, what are you talking about? Do you think that I have framed the Queen?"

Kangxi remained silent. He was unable to refute Nara's words, because by confronting the two of them, he had already made his attitude clear: he was suspicious of Nara.

Seeing that Kangxi acquiesced, Concubine Hui burst into tears, her face full of sorrow and pain, "Your Majesty, I did not, I did not slander the Queen. How could I use my own child to frame the Queen?"

The queen finally got the opportunity to defend herself, so she naturally would not let it go. She cried to Kangxi with all her heart:

"How is it impossible? Your Majesty, it is not uncommon to use a child to gain a position. In order to fight in the harem, what means can't be used? Back then, Empress Wu killed her son and framed a queen and a concubine. Now the scene has reappeared. I am really wronged."

Concubine Hui forced herself to stand up and glared at the queen, "Don't you feel guilty for saying this, Queen? If you are wronged, then what about my first child? What about those concubines who had innocent miscarriages? And what about Prince Chengrui who is obviously in good health?"

The queen was speechless. Normally, she could deny the matter categorically, because His Majesty and the Empress Dowager would not want such things to be brought to light. But now, Nara used this matter to prove her suspicion. How could the queen refute it?

Even if His Majesty had not punished her severely at that time, the Queen knew that His Majesty must be aware of what she had done. Making excuses in front of His Majesty would only make Him hate her even more.

"I can swear that today, I have never harmed Concubine Hui. I have neither thought of doing so nor put it into action."

"Just now, the Queen mentioned Empress Wu. Do you think you are Empress Wang and I am Wu Zetian? Your Majesty, you think too highly of me. I do not have Wu Zetian's ambition, nor her intelligence. Your Highness is not Li Zhi either.

Furthermore, even if I follow Wu Zetian's example and pull you down from the throne, then what will happen? Will Your Majesty appoint a new empress in return?"

The queen forgot that even if Nara defeated her, it would be impossible for her to live in the palace with her family background. Of course, Concubine Hui only said this, but did not admit this reality from the bottom of her heart.

She came from the later generations, so she naturally knew that Kangxi's Consort Wu Ya gave birth to a good son and eventually became the Empress Dowager, and Qianlong's Empress Xiao Yi Chun Wei Jia even sat on the position of Imperial Noble Consort during her lifetime. And they were all born as bondservants.

Concubine Hui boasted that she was the protagonist, so she naturally didn't think she would do worse than them. But she also knew that if she told them about her ambitions now, she would not only be laughed at, but would also make Kangxi wary.