Rong Fei is not honored

No one spoke in the hall anymore, the atmosphere became increasingly cold, and the faces of the concubines kneeling below became paler, especially those concubines who spoke without restraint, their bodies were shaking with fear.

Kangxi was too angry for the moment. He had just heard from behind that the woman who used to be gentle and kind, or charming and bright in front of him, now had such a sharp and mean face in front of his queen. She was just relying on the fact that she entered the palace a few years earlier and was just bullying the queen's young age, so she dared to commit treason. She was so ignorant.

This reminded Kangxi of himself. Because he ascended the throne at a young age, the old ministers of the previous dynasty were always bullying him and always looked down on him. The concubines who spoke rudely to the queen gradually overlapped with the domineering and arrogant Aobai and others of the previous dynasty, which made Kangxi so angry that he had to attack them all.

But after all these people knelt down, Kangxi calmed down and realized that these people in front of him were just women in the harem. Their behavior might be evil, but it was definitely not to the point where they must be killed. Besides, he couldn't punish all of them at once. It was really not good to punish them all and send them to the cold palace. Such a thing happened the day after his wedding.

Besides, most concubines did not speak, but just sat there without stopping. If they were guilty of the same crime, it would be too much. Then there was Ji Nai. Kangxi looked in Ji Nai's direction and saw that she looked a little ugly because she had been kneeling for a long time. And where he could not see, Yuan Xu's eyes were already red, glaring at him, and cursing him non-stop.

Kangxi felt a little regretful for a moment. He had just heard clearly that Ji Nai was innocently dragged into the water, and he immediately apologized to the queen, even though it was not her fault. From this, it can be seen that Ji Nai respected the queen. Thinking of what he said to her that day, he felt embarrassed. Ji Nai kept his duty, but he did not protect her as promised.

Kangxi knew that Ji Nai was the one who listened to him the most, otherwise she wouldn't have suffered this punishment, but she was stupid and couldn't think of any other way to excuse herself. The more he thought about it, the more he felt guilty towards Ji Nai, but it was not easy to ask her to get up at this time, otherwise it would not only slap the queen in the face, but also make enemies for Ji Nai.

Thinking of this, he began to blame the Queen. This matter was originally caused by the Queen. As long as she spoke, he would naturally be able to pick it up and put it down. Moreover, Kangxi grew up in the harem, so how could he not see the Queen's calculations, from delaying time at the beginning to let him leave later, to being ridiculed but not saying a word later, all of which were waiting for him to establish her authority.

It was clear that Ji Nai had done nothing, but because other people mentioned it, he knelt down to apologize. However, she did not respond and was only thinking about punishing Ji Nai together with those people.

Thinking of this, Kangxi no longer wanted to let the queen get what she wanted, nor did he want to maintain the queen's prestige. He knew: "The queen is kind, so she doesn't want to bother with you. Then remember it first. Next time, both crimes will be punished together."

Kangxi did not look at the empress whose face changed after he said this, and said, "Copy the palace rules a hundred times to improve your memory. It's getting late, I'm going to the front court." After saying this, he left.

After Kangxi left, the pale-faced concubines all breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Empress Hesheli with a sneer, but this time they concealed it very well and no longer showed it so blatantly. Does the queen think everyone is a fool? Who can't see through such a simple method? Wait and see who will have the last laugh in the future.

The queen, who had always looked gentle, could hardly hold her smile and looked a little uneasy and guilty. After all, she was young, and even though she was a little shrewd, she was still not so stable when things happened. Fortunately, Nanny Zhao supported her master in time. With the protection of her own wet nurse, Hesheli quickly calmed down and took a group of concubines to the Cining Palace to pay respects to the Empress Dowager.

In Cining Palace, the Empress Dowager acted as if nothing had happened in Kunning Palace before, and just talked to the Empress with a concerned look on her face. The Empress Dowager ignored the actions of the other concubines, which made Empress Hesheli feel relieved and confident again.

The Grand Empress Dowager seemed to like the Queen very much, but after everyone left, she sighed to Su Malagu, "The Queen is still too much. She tried to plot against all the concubines the second day she entered the palace. As the Queen, whether she was sincere or not, she should have spoken up to admonish the Emperor in that situation, but she only thought about her own selfish desires and made the Emperor lose face. It's no wonder that the Emperor didn't give her face."

"After all, she is still young. Grand Empress Dowager, please teach her more."

"You can teach how to behave in society, but once a person's character is set, it's hard to change it. You can talk about other things, but Ma Jia is a sensible child. Even if she doesn't want to pull people to her side, she shouldn't push people to the opposite side."

"What the Queen did was indeed inappropriate."

"Humph, who knows what she's thinking? She just thinks the emperor dotes on her, so she wants the emperor to think she's domineering so that he can suppress her limelight."

"The Empress Dowager has good vision. She took a liking to this girl at first sight. She is indeed a good one." Su Malagu was worthy of being Su Malagu. She made the Empress Dowager happy with just a few words.

But the Empress Dowager still had some dissatisfaction with Empress Hesheli. Su Malagu saw it but said nothing. The Empress Dowager preferred the princess from the Niuhulu family and thought she was more suitable for the position of empress. If it weren't for the previous dynasty, she wouldn't have picked a princess who was not worthy of the title. Alas, everyone has their own fate. Princess Niuhulu was just a little unlucky.

After Ji Nai returned to Zhongcui Palace, Yuan Xu exploded like an angry little beast. At first, I thought she was cute, but later I was afraid that she would get angry and hurt herself. I also really found her annoying, mainly because she kept nagging.

But this time, no matter what he did, he couldn't appease Yuan Xu. She had been too sincere before, and now she felt betrayed, which was a big blow to her. In the end, Ji Nai no longer said things like "I am a concubine, the queen is the legal wife, it is normal for Kangxi to protect his wife." "Even if it is not out of emotion, but just out of interest, Kangxi will protect the legitimacy of the queen."

Because this would only make Yuan Xu more uncomfortable, he had to comfort Yuan Xu and let her wait and see if Kangxi would come to Zhongcui Palace today and see what he would do. Until Yuan Xu looked like she was letting him know what he would do first, she finally calmed down after a sigh of relief.

Ji Nai really understood Kangxi. As soon as he finished his work in the afternoon, he came to Zhongcui Palace. When the news reached the harem, the queen's face was not good. Concubine Ma Jia was indeed a big enemy. The other concubines were laughing at the queen. Compared with their jealousy of Ji Nai, they hated the queen more now. If Kangxi did not go to the queen's palace on the second day of the wedding, it would really be a loss of dignity.