Rong Fei is not honored

In the previous dynasty, when the ministers saw that Kangxi really wanted to make Tong Jia the empress, they began to have second thoughts again. His Majesty did not seem to care about the empress's family background. For a time, officials of all ranks felt that their own princesses had a chance, and anyway, with Oboi's opposition, His Majesty could not get what he wanted.

As a result, the court and the people were in chaos. Originally, Kangxi's Qianqing Palace was almost deserted except for the teaching tutor. But now, after the court session, the court officials came to pay respects one after another. Not only that, even the Empress Dowager's Cining Palace and the Empress Dowager's Ci'an Palace were bustling with people these days, with wives from various families visiting frequently and sparing no effort to recommend their daughters.

Oboi was determined to support Niu Hulu and make her the queen. Seeing that the court officials had also made up their minds, he was so angry that he even threatened them not to make any more moves. But when it comes to profit, who can stop? His dissatisfaction with Oboi increased.

The Grand Empress Dowager and Emperor Kangxi looked at the list of princesses from various families, and after searching over and over again, they could not find a princess who could compare to the Niuhuru clan. The Grand Empress Dowager sighed. Apart from other involvements, the Niuhuru clan was indeed the best in all aspects. The Grand Empress Dowager actually admired women like the Niuhuru clan, but unfortunately, she was involved with Oboi, and was isolated from the position of empress.

Su Malagu suddenly walked in and said, "News came from the previous dynasty that the princess of Ebilun's family recognized Aobai as her adoptive father."

"This is to increase the bargaining chips for the Nianhulu family. With two regents as their backers, there is no one in the entire Qing Dynasty with a more noble status than her." Kangxi sneered.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty. Sony will take action soon," the Empress Dowager asserted.

Sure enough, a few days later, rumors suddenly spread among the people that a perfect girl was born in Hesheli's family.

The Siquan girl is said to be a princess of the Hesheli family who is virtuous, gentle, kind, and kind. People quite agree with this reputation, and it spreads quickly.

"While expressing his views to me, this old fox Sony also did not forget to create a good reputation for his own princess."

After hearing the rumors about Siquan, Oboi was so angry that he cursed Sony at home and urged Kangxi to decide on the queen as soon as possible. But Kangxi just kept dragging his feet, using the excuse that it was almost the end of the year and he was busy with other things. He couldn't just neglect other government affairs for the sake of choosing a queen, which was putting the cart before the horse.

Besides, "I am only 11 now, so I am not in a hurry to get married. The Empress Dowager and I need to take a good look at it. After all, this is a matter of great importance to the country. After we have decided on the choice of the queen, we will inform you."

Kangxi used what Oboi had said before to stop him.

Oboi was speechless. It was indeed the end of the year and things were busy. Kangxi also brought up the Empress Dowager. He had no reason to push her too far, so he had to back down.

But anyone with a discerning eye could see that the Empress Dowager was clearly more inclined towards Hesheli, but she did not decide directly. It seemed that she was hesitant about something. Who else could it be? It was naturally Oboi. It was the Empress Dowager's behavior that made Oboi feel relieved, so he did not force Kangxi to decide on the empress before the New Year.

After the New Year's Eve palace banquet, Ji Nai was summoned by Kangxi. As soon as Ji Nai entered the back hall, he saw Kangxi sitting alone on the bed waiting for him. There was no one else in the bedroom. Ji Nai knelt down and saluted, then asked, "Your Majesty, did you summon me here? Is there anything you want to tell me?"

But Kangxi did not say anything, just stared at Ji Nai quietly. Ji Nai did not know what Kangxi was doing, and felt very uncomfortable being stared at, and his face turned red.

Kangxi was very satisfied to see Ji Nai blushing, and finally spoke: "I had a very bad New Year's Eve last year. At that time, my mother was sick, very sick. I was really afraid of losing her, but in the end, God still did not have mercy on me, and my nightmare came true. At that time, you were always with me. I still remember that you sat with me on the steps, and you wanted to pray for my mother. You were so stupid that you hurt your hands. Although I chatted with you a few days ago and knew that you wanted to leave the palace and get married."

Kangxi paused, averted his eyes with a guilty look, and stopped looking at Ji Nai. "But there may be no other way. The Grand Empress Dowager wants to select a few concubines for me to fill the harem. She still remembers you and said that you are blessed, so she wants to keep you in the palace. When I found out, it was too late. The list had already been drawn up, and I couldn't offend the Grand Empress Dowager. You can't leave, so you can only stay and accompany me."

After saying this, Kangxi stared at Ji Nai closely, not missing any expression on her face. Ji Nai was stunned for a few seconds, then asked: "The Empress Dowager still remembers me? Does she like me, so she asked me to stay?"

"Yeah." Kangxi shamelessly pushed all the blame onto the Empress Dowager.

"Okay then." Ji Nai seemed a little lonely.

"You don't want to?" Kangxi's face darkened.

"Of course not. It is my honor to stay by His Majesty's side. But if this is the case, the dowry that His Majesty originally promised me will be gone."

Kangxi was so angry that he almost laughed. He had been so nervous for so long, but this man only thought about these mundane things. Kangxi gritted his teeth and said, "Give it to you. Not only the gold and silver, but also the shops and land. Just treat it as your private property."

"Your Majesty, a promise is worth a thousand gold. I thank Your Majesty for the reward." Ji Nai was really happy. Kangxi had always been generous. The land he gave must be a lot. These would be the foundation of his life in the future.

Before the end of the first month of the year, the Empress Dowager issued an imperial decree to accept several new concubines into Kangxi's harem. Hearing the names in the decree being announced one by one by the eunuchs, among them were Di Nara, Zhang, Zhaojia, and Nara. These were all old acquaintances of his, and they were indeed chosen just like in his previous life.

After the decree came down, Ji Nai was no longer a maid. She carried her small bag and followed the people sent by the Ministry of Internal Affairs to the Zhongcui Palace. Ji Nai still had a lot of money left from the money she brought into the palace, so she gave a few silver coins to the eunuch who led the way. The young eunuch was so happy that his mouth was wide open. He really didn't expect that Concubine Ma Jia would be so generous.

Ji Nai entered the Zhongcui Palace, walked to the main hall without stopping, and turned to the left hall. With his current status, he was not qualified to live in the main hall, but he could live in the left hall, right hall, and back hall. The left was more noble than the right. Anyway, he lived alone in the Zhongcui Palace, so it was not against the rules to choose the better left hall. As for the back hall, the light was a bit poor, so he simply did not consider it.

This was the first time that someone entered the harem during the reign of Emperor Kangxi. Because there were few concubines and the palaces were empty, each of them lived alone in a palace. Ji Nai felt that it was good that they didn't have to live with others and could be seen no matter what they did. On the other hand, living farther away would reduce friction. It was estimated that the Empress Dowager had this consideration in her arrangement. She hoped that the current harem, at least before the Queen entered the palace this year, could be more peaceful.