Rong Fei is not honored

Ji Nai looked at Kangxi, who looked like a desperate little beast, and felt distressed. It was because of this that Kangxi became so close to Xiaozhuang later, right? He even ignored the doubts about the cause of his mother's death and continued to have a deep affection for Xiaozhuang.

Because at this moment, Kangxi really needed a relative to accompany him and save him from loneliness, and that person was destined to be regarded as the last straw. Kangxi's character has always been to love those who want them to live and hate those who want them to die. So after he regarded Xiaozhuang as his closest mama and the last relative, he was unwilling to find out the truth.

Thinking of Kangxi later, his parents died when he was young, his children died one after another, none of his concubines knew him in his middle age, and in his later years, there was a fight for the throne among the nine sons, and his brothers killed each other. So many sons were eager for their own position and wanted him to die. Along the way, he was alone. And the only grandmother who supported and accompanied him was suspected of killing his mother. In the end, this old lion could only lick his wounds alone, and then use more violent and radical methods to hurt his sons who dared to covet his throne. They were no longer his children, but his enemies.

The more Ji Nai thought about it, the sadder he became. He could not help but take a step forward and hold Kangxi's trembling hand. Many servants present saw this unruly behavior, but the only two masters present, one lying unconscious on the bed and the other not saying anything, silently swallowed the reprimand that was about to come out of his mouth.

Kangxi accepted the body temperature from Ji Nai, as if he could draw strength from it. Kangxi felt a little ridiculous that he wanted to rely on a little palace maid, so he took the initiative to let go of Ji Nai's hand, walked to his mother's side, and talked to her, even though his mother couldn't hear him at all, let alone respond to him, but now he just wanted to be with her. Perhaps Kangxi felt the warmth from Ji Nai, so although he was still very sad, the loneliness and despair that lingered around him finally dissipated.

"Kangxi is so pitiful, how could this happen? Woo, I can't be pitiful, pity the man, pity the man is in big trouble, woo, woo, woo, I have to be rational, hold it in, woo, woo, I can't hold it in." Yuan Xu cried loudly: "Ji Nai, can you save the Queen Mother?"

Ji Nai shook his head, "You plan to use the spiritual liquid, but what is the pretext for taking it out? Once suspicion arises, he will surely die. Besides, the Queen Mother's body has long been exhausted. Are you sure he can withstand the power of the spiritual liquid? Don't forget what I looked like at the beginning. Maybe entering the palace earlier can save the Queen Mother, but this is simply impossible."

Ji Nai knew very well that Empress Dowager Cihe could not be saved. Even if he took out the spiritual fluid to heal the Empress Dowager's body, she would not survive. Because she had long given up the idea of survival. This woman was too weak. Her husband's indifference, the concubines' calculations, and the servants' poor treatment had all drained her of energy. Otherwise, she would not have been defeated by Xiaozhuang's few words and completely gave up resistance. She was killed by the deep palace, and she was also killed by herself.

Like Empress Dowager Cihe, who should have been carefully nurtured flowers, she was forgotten in a corner of the palace, and eventually withered and died. This is the sorrow of the women in the harem, but it is definitely not the sorrow of Ma Jiajinai. A truly weak woman would not live long in the harem, and Concubine Rong, who was able to climb to a high position alive, never complained about herself.

Ji Nai disagreed, but he still felt pity for a woman like Cihe and the Empress Dowager, and wanted to do something for her. Suddenly he thought of the decision he had made before, and a plan came to his mind.

Yuan Xu saw Ji Nai glance at him, then went out to find some wood and carving tools, and came back to do manual work with his head down. He felt a little strange, but seeing Ji Nai's focused look, he didn't dare to disturb him. He had to suppress his doubts in his heart and wait until Ji Nai finished his work before asking.

After the last incident, Liang Jiugong and Nanny Chen took turns to keep watch at night. Although it was tiring, they were still reluctant to hand over the night watch to others, so they had to do it themselves. Therefore, Ji Nai, who did not have to be on duty at night, took advantage of the night rest time to busy himself with the work at hand.

Kangxi could naturally notice that Ji Nai's condition was not right these days. Not only did she look like she hadn't slept well, but she also had frequent wounds on her hands. But he didn't ask her directly. The last time Ji Nai held his hand, Kangxi felt a little awkward afterwards. He didn't talk to Ji Nai for several days, but asked Liang Jiugong privately if Ji Nai had been bullied.

Of course not. Ji Nai made great contributions last time, and anyone with a discerning eye can see that she is now highly valued by the Emperor. Who would rush to die?

After receiving Liang Jiugong's negative answer, Kangxi became even more confused. He endured it for several days, but finally couldn't bear it anymore. He called Ji Nai over, pointed at her hand and asked: "What's wrong with you? Why did you get yourself into this state? Is there something wrong? Tell me and I will take care of it for you."

"No, Your Majesty, this is..." Ji Nai hesitated to speak.

Seeing Ji Nai like this, Kangxi became even more curious and insisted that she tell him the truth. As a result, he heard Ji Nai saying that she was praying for her mother.

"You prayed for blessings and got yourself into this state?" Kangxi couldn't believe it. He had seen how his mother and the concubines in his father's harem prayed for blessings. They just knelt down to chant scriptures, pick up Buddha beans or copy Buddhist scriptures. How could they hurt themselves? This was too stupid.

Looking at the clear words "Why are you so stupid" in Kangxi's eyes, Ji Nai was almost angry to death. He had thought of all kinds of reactions that Kangxi would have, but he had never thought that he would actually despise him for being stupid.

When Kangxi found that Ji Nai was furious, he realized that his emotions were too obvious and touched his nose awkwardly. After coaxing Ji Nai to calm down, he asked about the origin of the injury. He was still curious about the reason.

Ji Nai knew that Kangxi still hadn't changed his mind, so he could only swallow his anger and said, "I can't read, and I can't find precious things like pens, inkstones, and paper. I can't copy Buddhist scriptures, so I can only find a piece of wood to carve a Guanyin statue. Although it's not as precious as gold and jade, it's a token of my love. But I don't know how to do carpentry, so I got hurt."

After hearing this, Kangxi was silent for a moment and asked Liang Jiugong to bring the things.

Liang Jiugong really admired Ji Nai, whether it was sincere or false, but there was no doubt that Ji Nai's actions touched Kangxi. As long as he didn't do anything stupid, his future would be fine.

Liang Jiugong came back very quickly. He looked at the wood carving in his hand, which he couldn't see clearly. He said "It's so ugly", but his voice was clearly trembling. Kangxi's nose was sour, and he tried hard not to cry. He really didn't want to lose his mother.

But things did not always go as planned, and Empress Dowager Cihe did not survive until March.

In February of the second year of the Kangxi reign, Empress Dowager Cihe, Tonggiya, passed away.