Rong Fei is not honored

"Is there any reward you want?" Kangxi knew that what Ji Nai said a few days ago was actually to comfort himself, so he even exposed his own scars and talked about his sad stories.

Ji Nai looked at Kangxi in surprise, then said dejectedly, "I don't want to embarrass Your Majesty."

Kangxi felt that he was being looked down upon, and said directly: "You said it, I am the master of the Qing Dynasty." If Yuan Xu had not been absent-minded for the past two days and had not paid any attention to what was happening in the outside world, he would have shouted: "Wow, really wow, what a domineering president's words."

"I want to mourn my good friend openly."

"Just mourning?" Kangxi asked, "Don't you want me to seek justice for her?"

Ji Nai shook his head. "This matter is difficult to handle, and I don't want my friend to be criticized by the world after this matter is exposed, and become the topic of conversation after dinner."

"So how do you want to mourn?"

"I originally wanted to ask His Majesty to give me a human-shaped doll so that she could always accompany me, but I know that such things are taboo in the palace."

"That's all? I thought it was a huge problem."

"Your Majesty, don't you think this is unlucky? Moreover, if someone reveals this, they will accuse me of practicing witchcraft."

"What are you afraid of? I am here. Who dares to say anything about the things bestowed by the Emperor? Besides, you are not going to set up a spirit tablet in the palace to perform sacrifices."

Ji Nai knew that Kangxi's words were both a promise to himself and a reminder to himself not to overstep the boundaries. "Don't worry, Your Majesty. I will not do anything that violates the palace rules, and I will not embarrass Your Majesty."

Kangxi knew that this was just to coax him, but he still felt that Ji Nai really kept him in mind.

Yuan Xu was so moved that her eyes turned red. She didn't know that Ji Nai's painstaking plan was just to make his existence known to everyone, to let everyone know that he really existed, to leave his mark in the Qing Dynasty, and even to pass the exam in front of Kangxi.

"Ji Nai~" Yuan Xu cried and wanted to hug Ji Nai, calling Ji Nai's name in a coquettish manner.

[Get out of my way.] Seeing the big face suddenly appearing in front of him, Ji Nai was almost scared to death and almost lost his composure in front of Kangxi, but fortunately he lowered his head in time. Kangxi thought Ji Nai was touched, and he was more and more impressed by Ji Nai's care for him. No one would not be happy that the other party values their feelings.

Before going to bed at night, Yuan Xu kept acting coquettishly towards Ji Nai. Ji Nai had no idea that the silent and gloomy girl before would become so clingy.

In order to stop Yuan Xu's behavior and have a good sleep, he also explained to Yuan Xu seriously: "I didn't do it entirely for you. Carving the Guanyin statue is not only for the reward, but also for the purpose of calculating Tong Jia. I have established a persona in Kangxi's mind who sincerely prays for Empress Dowager Cihe. The better I do, the more certain people's behavior will be. There is no harm without comparison. I dug a big pit for Tong Jia in advance, and no one would think that I was calculating intentionally. After all, I planted the seeds of this game since the second year of Kangxi."

However, Yuan Xu's explanation was completely different from Ji Nai's. She was like, "Wow, I'm so happy, Ji Nai is so nice." After Ji Nai explained many times without success, he said he was very tired and could only let her go.

In the blink of an eye, it was the third year of Kangxi's reign. This year, Oboi's actions became more and more reckless. Kangxi watched coldly. Oboi no longer suppressed his ambitions, and the attitudes of the other three regents were ambiguous. Fortunately, Suksaha had a tendency to move closer to him.

But he had not yet taken power, and could not do many things. Even when he proposed to control Oboi's arrogance, he was blocked. The reply was even more ridiculous. What about the three-year system of not changing the patriarchal system? Oboi was the regent carefully selected by the late emperor for himself, and he could be fully trusted. Those who said that Oboi was disloyal were worthy of death. But the emperor did not see that Oboi was actually a treacherous minister with wolfish ambitions, and he was loyal. Oboi's behavior was obvious to everyone, and he thought he was a fool.

Kangxi would get angry every day after returning from court. He was so angry that he almost exploded. But the Empress Dowager seemed to see that her grandson was dissatisfied with her meddling in court affairs, so she withdrew her hand, retreated to the harem, and concentrated on enjoying her old age. She would only speak occasionally when Kangxi took the initiative to ask for advice on political affairs.

Under normal circumstances, Kangxi would be very satisfied with the Empress Dowager's actions, grateful for her initiative to give up power, and thus get closer to his grandmother. But now is clearly the time when he needs the support of the court officials the most. As long as the Empress Dowager's connections in the court can be in his hands, he will be able to compete with Oboi. But now he needs to train new people, and under the nose of Oboi who does not want him to rule the country, he can only watch Oboi grow bigger and develop his own power in secret.

The Empress Dowager, who had a keen political sense, could not have been unaware of this, but she still did it. Kangxi closed his eyes, unwilling to make malicious assumptions about his grandmother. Perhaps this was a test from her.

Ji Nai did what she hoped, weakening Xiaozhuang's position in Kangxi's heart. Her timely appearance beside Kangxi gave Kangxi a place to rest his emotions. He no longer felt that the world was vast and he was walking alone, and regarded Xiaozhuang as his last straw, so that he would no longer be alone and have someone to accompany him? Xiaozhuang's natural status was easily accepted and recognized by Kangxi.

But as the saying goes, there is no harm without comparison. At this time, Kangxi already had Ji Nai by his side, who always kept him in mind. In his previous life, Kangxi might not care about some of Xiaozhuang's behaviors because he needed Xiaozhuang so much. But now that he had a substitute, he would magnify his dissatisfaction and think that his grandmother was selfish and not wholeheartedly for his own good.

Although in Kangxi's heart, Ji Nai is still a little palace maid, she is no longer dispensable and can be replaced at any time. He did not realize that he was willing to share his joys and sorrows with such a little palace maid. Because she can understand him, and she also sincerely puts him in a very important position. No matter what happens, the first thing she thinks of is to protect herself. This meets Kangxi's needs, so he did not choose Xiaozhuang again.

But at the same time, she poses no threat, has never been to school, is illiterate, and is young. She does not understand many things, and knows nothing about the things in the court that she has talked about. So no matter what she says now, she can be assured. But this situation is limited to now. When the two are older, Kangxi will become more mature and more suspicious, and the grown-up Ji Nai will not be fully trusted by Kangxi like he is now.

Ji Nai was very satisfied with this, and that was enough. After all, in his previous life, apart from Xiaozhuang, even Hesheli had never received such trust from Kangxi.