Rong Fei is not honored

The Empress Dowager softened her tone and said to Kangxi, "It will be fine. After all, without the leader, the other concubines will never have the courage to act recklessly. The bad atmosphere in the harem will be gradually eliminated."

"I just feel that I haven't been good enough to Rongpin, and I feel that I have let her down a little."

"The positions of the concubines in the harem have not been decided yet, but Ma Jia is already the head of a palace and has two sons. This is already a great favor from the emperor, so how can we be sorry for her?"

"Let alone the previous dynasty, even when the Queen and Huipin were in favor, how could they compare to Rongpin?"

"this......"

The Empress Dowager hesitated. Indeed, not to mention that her treatment of the Empress and Concubine Hui was not as good as that of the Emperor's Mafa and Father, even the Emperor himself was far less indulgent than him.

But the Empress Dowager always felt that something was wrong. No matter how the process went, Ma Jia finally got the advantage and became the head of the palace with two sons...

"Alas!" Kangxi's sigh interrupted the Empress Dowager's thoughts, "In fact, I also understand, it's simply because her appearance is too outstanding, so if I grant her the slightest honor and favor, it will attract the attention of the whole palace."

"Rongpin's appearance is indeed too gorgeous." Whenever the Empress Dowager thought of Ma Jia's face, she would frown unconsciously.

"Rongpin's appearance makes everyone in the harem wary. I am the same. Even in the emperor's harem, which is used to seeing beauties, her appearance is rare. It is precisely because of this that I am afraid that I will be fascinated by beauty, so I have always restrained myself from Rongpin."

When the Empress Dowager heard what Kangxi said, she was very surprised. She didn't expect that the Emperor's idea coincided with hers. Wasn't the reason why she was dissatisfied with Ma Jia because she was worried about this?

However, when the Empress Dowager heard the emperor talk about restraint, she thought it was true. No matter how beautiful Ma Jia was, the emperor stayed in Zhongcui Palace no more than half a month, and was not as good as Nara when she was in favor.

The reason why Concubine Rong was promoted to concubine was because she gave birth to the emperor's eldest son Chengrui. It was also a decree of the emperor, and there was no grand ceremony of enthronement to honor her.

(Edict of conferment usually refers to the emperor directly issuing an order to confer a title, while canonization focuses more on the form of ceremony. Below the rank of concubine, there is no canonization ceremony for noble ladies, maids, and concubines. Above the rank of concubine, two procedures of edict of conferment and canonization are required. It is equivalent to having only a title, but it has not been implemented yet, which is somewhat unreasonable.)

The title of Rong was bestowed in advance. Because of this, even though Ma Jia gave birth to Saiyin Chahun, she did not receive any reward, not to mention that the child was taken away by Wuyunna after one month.

The several disturbances in the palace were not caused by her. Even if Ma Jia was involved, she was just a victim, such as Chengrui being poisoned and being disfigured by the queen.

Therefore, although Ma Jia seems to be glorious now, every step she took was taken with real hard work, and she has not received even a little bit of favoritism.

The Empress Dowager suddenly felt a little embarrassed. If this was true, then her previous fear and dissatisfaction with Ma Jia's appearance now seemed a little funny.

Kangxi looked at the Empress Dowager's expression and knew what she was thinking. This was exactly what he expected.

Ever since he witnessed the tragedy caused by his father falling in love with a woman, a deep shadow was left in his heart. Even though he was still young at the time, Kangxi already had a concept: if the emperor has true love, it will only harm others and himself.

Therefore, when Kangxi realized his feelings for Ji Nai, he used the queen and the harem as an excuse to slowly distance himself from Ji Nai.

Although Kangxi failed in the end, it was impossible for him to completely ignore Ji Nai. He could not live without her, and the longer they were together, the deeper the traces Ji Nai left in his heart. The current situation was the result of his repeated restraint.

Kangxi could only be thankful that he had previously indulged the empress and that there was still a Nara clan to stand in front of him. Otherwise, he could not imagine what kind of danger Ji Nai would fall into, just like Dong Efei, who was hostile to all the concubines in the palace.

Kangxi really wanted to praise Ji Nai to the sky, but reason told him that now was not a good time and he was not yet strong enough to ignore all the voices.

Ji Nai was undoubtedly calmer than Kangxi, which made Kangxi more sober-minded while frustrated. He would not let his beloved become the public enemy of the harem because of the obsession of the beauty or the heat of passion.

What he had to do now was to eliminate the most dangerous existence in the harem—the Empress Dowager's hostility towards Ji Nai.

"If the wound on Rongpin's face doesn't heal, it won't sound good if it gets out. After all, it was the Queen who hurt her. At that time, I just wanted Rongpin to recover as soon as possible so that this matter would be over. I didn't expect that this would actually cause dissatisfaction among the concubines.

After learning about this, I realized that I really owed Rongpin a lot. "

From what Kangxi said, it seemed that he wanted to compensate Ma Jia. The Empress Dowager, who originally felt that Ma Jia was indeed not favored, became a little anxious. She was about to speak, but was interrupted by the Empress Dowager who had not spoken a word.

"That's true. When Rongpin was injured, we sent her some medicine, but we forgot to reward her because we were sad about Chenghu's death. She was injured to protect the heir to the throne. It's hard not to be disappointed."

The Queen Mother did not expect that Wu Yunna, who had always been unwilling to take part in affairs, would suddenly speak up. However, the other party had already expressed her thoughts, and she was embarrassed to refute Wu Yunna, so she had to swallow the refusal that was about to come out of her mouth.

But she was still worried, so the Grand Empress Dowager asked tentatively, "Could it be that the Emperor wants to promote Rongpin?"

"That's not necessary. Rongpin's position is already high enough. Besides, it would not sound good if she was promoted just by protecting Yinzhen. After all, this matter concerns the queen."

The Empress Dowager was puzzled, "What does the Emperor want?"

For the Empress Dowager, the biggest compensation in the harem, besides offspring, is position. Offspring depends on fate. What was the Emperor thinking of compensating Rongpin but not wanting to promote her?

"I cannot give Rongpin too much honor and favor, so I can only ask the Imperial Grandmother for help."

"It turns out that the Emperor said so much just to ask me to be nicer to Rongpin in a roundabout way. Why be so roundabout?" The Empress Dowager looked at Kangxi meaningfully.

"I think that the Empress Dowager is the most important person in the palace now. With your attitude, the other concubines will not dare to act rashly. This can be regarded as compensation for Rongpin."

“It’s just that simple.”

"Of course, I know what the Imperial Grandmother is worried about, but Imperial Grandmother, I am not the Imperial Father, and I will never become the Imperial Father."

When their eyes met, the Empress Dowager saw the affirmation in Kangxi's eyes. Although she was still a little hesitant and worried, Fulin's lesson told her that it would be better to trust the other party. Otherwise, if she really aroused the emperor's rebellious psychology, it would be counterproductive.

In the end, the Empress Dowager agreed. She looked at Kangxi's departing back, feeling a little uneasy and not knowing whether her decision was right.

"Don't worry, Empress Dowager. The Emperor is a good child and a good Emperor."

Hearing the Empress Dowager's voice, the Grand Empress Dowager finally withdrew her gaze. "I haven't said anything to you yet. You usually don't say a word, but why are you speaking for Ma Jia today?"

Without Kangxi present, the Empress Dowager spoke more casually to the Grand Empress Dowager, "I have received favors from Rongpin, so I must return some of my gratitude, right?"

"You have already been rewarded for raising Saiyinchahun well."

"How can you count it like that? Even if it's not Ma Jia, since Saiyin Chahun has arrived at Shoukang Palace, I should take good care of this child."

"So you knew what I meant, but still spoke for Ma Jia?" The Grand Empress Dowager frowned and looked at the Empress Dowager seriously.

The Empress Dowager was not afraid of such a Grand Empress Dowager, and explained with a smile: "Your son knows your concerns, but you see, the Emperor himself is also aware of this, and he has done a good job."

The Empress Dowager sighed and said, "I am only taking precautions."

"But in the eyes of the emperor, you have been staring at him and not trusting him even before he made any mistakes."

"It will be too late if we wait until then."

"The other day, the Empress Dowager got a sore throat from eating cheese. She should not eat it in the future."

"Isn't this just throwing the baby out with the bathwater? Besides, I'm not seriously injured." After saying that, the Empress Dowager reacted, "You are..."