Rong Fei is not honored

In the Zhongcui Palace, Kangxi and Ji Nai looked at each other in silence, one not knowing how to start, the other waiting for the other to start. However, the young emperor had never had the experience of bowing his head and admitting his mistakes. Even though he was not valued by his father before, he was still a proud prince and one of the most honorable masters of the Qing Dynasty.

The atmosphere in the palace became more and more awkward. The servants around were afraid to make a sound and tried to reduce their presence. Finally, Ji Nai sighed, walked forward, hugged Kangxi, and leaned his head on his shoulder. Kangxi's nose was sore, and he hugged Ji Nai back tightly. At this moment, he felt mixed emotions, but his guilt towards Ji Nai reached its peak.

Even though neither of them spoke, they both understood each other's meaning. Kangxi felt guilty that Ji Nai had been wronged, guilty that he had not protected her well, and even more guilty that Ji Nai was tolerant and did not care.

In fact, if Kangxi had not made his promise before Empress Hesheli entered the palace, he might have pitied Ji Nai, but he would never blame himself or feel guilty. In addition, the weak emperor once again realized his powerlessness. This was the second time he had a strong desire to seize power. The last time was when his mother died.

For the sake of the court situation and the face of the Qing Dynasty, Kangxi had no choice but to compromise and make decisions for his "wronged" queen. Not severely punishing the concubines who made mistakes was already a lack of face for Sony, and he could no longer compensate Ji Nai openly.

If there were no such emotions, Kangxi would naturally stand on the side of the queen and feel pity for her. In the future, whenever a concubine was more outspoken, he would think of today and naturally think that the queen was the victim, and the other women were disrespectful and unruly people to the queen, and he would look at the conflicts between the queen and the concubines with a preconceived view.

If things continued to develop in this way, Kangxi's feelings for Empress Hesheli would grow deeper and deeper due to the guilt she felt for giving birth to his legitimate son. In the end, he would constantly beautify the image of Empress Hesheli in his heart, turning her into his white moonlight and the famous virtuous empress of the Qing Dynasty, just like in his previous life.

But this time, Ji Nai and Kangxi had a foundation of love, and an agreement and promise. When he was implicated, he responded properly and was punished without fault. It was Ji Nai who was pitied and felt guilty by Kangxi. Although the empress did not stand against Kangxi, she was separated from the emperor and the empress because of Hesheli's selfishness. Sometimes, a step away is a world away.

This hug made a great progress in the relationship between Ji Nai and Kangxi. Ji Nai's silence preserved the emperor's face, and the two of them just hugged and comforted each other tacitly. After a long time, Kangxi said: "I still have to go to Kunning Palace tonight. Staying for three days after the wedding is the respect I must give to the queen."

"Then Your Majesty, please accompany me for dinner before leaving." Ji Nai looked up at Kangxi, without a trace of resentment in his eyes. Kangxi left after dinner. If he had been late, they would have really fallen out.

"Why don't you keep him?" Although Yuan Xu didn't understand why this happened, the atmosphere between the two of them allowed her, a bystander, to clearly feel that Kangxi cared about Ji Nai, but in the end Ji Nai let Kangxi go to another woman.

"He can't, and neither can I, and the Empress Dowager is still alive. In fact, it's good this way. Emperor Shunzhi was devoted to Consort Dong E and ruthless to other concubines, while Kangxi seemed ruthless but was very good to everyone he cared about. I can't predict the future, so I'm even more fortunate to have met an emperor like Kangxi." Yuan Xu was still puzzled, but Ji Nai didn't explain any more. Time would prove everything.

In the same month that Empress Hesheli entered the palace, the destinations of the candidates selected in the Eight Banners' selection had been decided. The decrees for marrying those who were to be married to royal relatives were issued one after another, and those who remained in the palace entered the palace this month.

Nowadays, the positions in the harem still follow the system of Emperor Shunzhi, with Empress, Imperial Noble Consort, Consort, Wife, Junior Wife, and Princess. The hierarchy is not perfect, and Kangxi intends to improve and determine the hierarchy of the harem positions, so at this time, except for the Empress, all concubines are canonized as concubines.

The concubines who entered the palace through the selection of the Eight Banners were actually of the same rank as Ji Nai and other concubines who were born as bondservants and were promoted from palace maids. Naturally, they felt that their status was lowered. However, they did not dare to say anything bad about the Empress Dowager and Kangxi, so they specifically went to find bad luck with Ma Jia and Ji Nai. For a while, the palace was very lively. The Empress was happy to watch the show and naturally did not care. The Empress Dowager and the Emperor remembered the previous accounts and were unwilling to give them justice.

Only when they went too far or bullied Ma Jiajinai and Nara Zhizhu who were previously well behaved, would they stop them. After a few times, everyone understood the bottom line of Kangxi and the Empress Dowager, and naturally did not dare to act against the will of the superiors. But among this group of noble ladies, there was a relative of the Empress Dowager, who was also named a concubine, but enjoyed the status of a concubine, which was unique in the entire harem. She was already arrogant, so naturally she became even more arrogant.

Borjigit, a concubine, boasted that she was special in Kangxi's heart, but after entering the palace, she found that Kangxi was closer to and trusted Ma Jia than this blood relative, which made her angry. Seeing that even the queen had to avoid her, she advised herself to be tolerant of Ma Jia several times. She was disdainful of the queen's humble status as the main wife, and she was even more annoyed with Ma Jia, so she found fault several times.

Ji Nai did not suffer any injustice from Borjigit concubine, mainly because he was protected by Kangxi, and he had to give face to the empress, but Borjigit was nothing, it was no longer the era of the emperor's grandfather, and the harem was no longer the world of Khorchin women. Moreover, as long as he did not punish her too severely, it was Borjigit who deliberately made trouble, and the Empress Dowager would not say anything.

The Queen originally wanted to instigate a confrontation between Borjigit and Majia in order to arouse the dissatisfaction of the Grand Empress Dowager. Anyway, no matter whether Majia was wronged or not, the Emperor would be dissatisfied. In order to protect her family, the Grand Empress Dowager would naturally vent her anger on Majia.

But how could such thoughts be hidden from the Grand Empress Dowager? Compared with Ma Jiajinai, the Grand Empress Dowager was more angry with the Queen. She dared to use her niece and plot against her. Such a narrow-minded Queen who didn't care about the overall situation was really disappointing. However, for Sony's support, the Grand Empress Dowager was still as enthusiastic as ever towards the Queen, so the Queen didn't realize that she was deeply dissatisfied.

But now His Majesty and they are still young and have not been able to consummate their marriage, so they are just doing minor quarrels. Next year, when they can serve the emperor in the bedchamber, for the sake of favor and for the sake of offspring, they will no longer just compete with each other openly for jealousy, but will use all means, including many secret ones. Then the harem will be really lively.