Rong Fei is not honored

Forget about the deep love between grandparents and granddaughter, but now he wants to interfere in the affairs of the harem. What is the princess thinking?

Isn't there a saying that goes "Distant relatives cannot separate close relatives"? Although it sounds unpleasant, the fact is that in the heart of the Emperor, Gege, his own maternal grandmother, is no match for Ma Jia, who gave birth to two sons for him.

In particular, Ma Jia's behavior was polite and well-behaved, and she did everything properly without any omissions, which made the princess look like a wicked mother-in-law who was unreasonable and unreasonable. People's hearts are deceitful, and the princess's behavior would only push the emperor further away.

As expected, Kangxi said in a cold voice: "Don't worry, Empress Dowager, Rongpin is different from Nara and will never do that."

"Does the Emperor trust her so much?"

"Of course! Besides, does the Grand Empress Dowager think that Rongpin has no reason to be arrogant now?"

The Empress Dowager was silent. She didn't know how long Kangxi would live, or how many princes he would have in the future, so she really couldn't understand Ji Nai's behavior. In her opinion, even the kindest and gentlest people would become more flamboyant with their current background.

But no, Ma Jia was still the same as before. The Empress Dowager did not think that she was acting. Ma Jia was still very young, and even if she was cunning, she could not escape her eyes.

But how could the Empress Dowager admit that she was wrong? "I was just worried. Ma Jia is just a bondservant girl. For her to be the head of a palace is already a favor from the Emperor."

Although Ji Nai's family background was not good, Kangxi felt uncomfortable when he heard the Empress Dowager say this. So what if they were baoyi? Didn't the Manchus also have several Mongolian queens?

Fortunately, Kangxi still had some sense and did not say this out loud.

"The reason why Concubine Rong became the head of a palace is that she deserves it. She served the monarch, gave birth to two princes, and is now pregnant. She is humble and respectful to her superiors, neither humble nor arrogant to her subordinates, never forms a clique, and is able to love other people's children. I think it is an insult to her to be a concubine."

"Your Majesty!" This was what the Empress Dowager was most worried about. "The rank of the harem has not yet been determined, and a group of Manchu noble ladies are still just concubines. You have elevated a bannerwoman so high, where do you put them?"

“That’s because they are incompetent.”

"you!"

"The harem has never been a place where status is determined by birth, and I am not the kind of incompetent person who relies on the women in the court officials' families to stabilize the country."

Seeing that things were not going well, Su Malagu hurried forward to smooth things over, "Your Majesty is right. Your Majesty is a wise ruler. Even if it was Oboi back then, Your Majesty has never been afraid of him."

Hearing what Su Malagu said, Kangxi's expression eased a lot. Besides, he was often taken care of by Su Malagu when he was a child, so Kangxi respected her.

"In fact, the Empress Dowager is not dissatisfied with Master Rongpin, she is just worried."

This time, Kangxi became the silent one. He naturally knew what the Empress Dowager was worried about. Kangxi closed his eyes and said apologetically: "My tone was not good just now, please forgive me, Grandmother."

Kangxi was the first to give in, and the Empress Dowager naturally would not take advantage of him, so she also admitted her fault:

"In fact, I also know that Rongpin is a good child, but the lesson your royal grandfather and your royal father taught me was too heavy, and I am really scared."

Speaking of this, the Empress Dowager's eyes became moist.

Seeing this, Kangxi felt uncomfortable because his father favored Dong Efei alone, and it was not only the Empress Dowager who suffered greatly from it, but he and his mother were also victims.

"Don't worry, Grandmother. I won't become like that, and Concubine Rong won't be like Concubine Dong E."

The Grand Empress Dowager sighed. It seemed that the Emperor really liked Rongpin. It would be better to go along with her at this time. "Since the Emperor said so, I am relieved. But the ranks of the concubines in the harem should be determined. Otherwise, it would be a bit embarrassing if only Rongpin was promoted."

Although the Empress Dowager spoke tactfully, Kangxi still could tell that she did not agree with Ji Nai's promotion again because of his son. But perhaps because of his attitude just now, she did not directly oppose it, but wanted all the concubines in the palace to be promoted. In this way, Ji Nai's promotion would not be noticeable.

Not only is it insignificant, it's also a bit ridiculous. Ji Nai was promoted because of his merits, but why did others get promoted based on their merits?

Kangxi suppressed his anger and told him what he had planned to do earlier, "Even before, Rongpin was not promoted because of giving birth to a son, and I have no intention of promoting her this time."

With one sentence, she blocked all the words of the Empress Dowager. She never thought that the Emperor had no intention of mentioning Ma Jia's position at this time. It was obvious that the Emperor was really interested in Ma Jia.

Finally, he could only say awkwardly: "It's good that the emperor knows what's going on."

Kangxi showed no dissatisfaction on his face, but continued to discuss with the Grand Empress Dowager: "I came here today, and there is indeed one thing I want to discuss with the Grand Empress Dowager."

When the Empress Dowager heard that the "Imperial Grandmother" mentioned by Kangxi had become the Grand Empress Dowager, she paused, while Su Malagu sighed secretly.

"I have discussed the fate of the eldest princess with the Empress Dowager before, but none of the candidates we considered are suitable."

At first, the Empress Dowager chose Irgen Jueluo, but the other party was caught up in a rumor storm. Later, the Empress Dowager wanted to put the eldest princess into Zhongcui Palace, but Ji Nai was pregnant at this time.

Seeing that the atmosphere was not good, Su Malagu took the opportunity to joke: "Our eldest princess and Rongpin are really destined to be together."

After Kangxi and the Empress Dowager looked over, Su Malagu continued with a smile, "The last time the masters selected a foster mother for the eldest princess, they thought Rongpin was the most suitable, and they had already decided on her. Unexpectedly, Rongpin became pregnant with Prince Saiyinchahun. This time, when they were selecting a foster mother for the eldest princess, Rongpin was pregnant again."

Hearing Su Malagu say this, the Empress Dowager also smiled, "It is indeed fate."

If it was some other reason, the Grand Empress Dowager would definitely suspect that the other party disliked the eldest princess and was unwilling to accept this hot potato, which caused the accident. But now this would only surprise the Grand Empress Dowager.

Other speculations even arose, "Could it be that this eldest princess is a lucky star who can give birth to a child?" Although the term "lucky star" sounds good, for an underage girl, the title of "childbearing" is really not a good name, so the Empress Dowager only thought about it in her mind and never said it out loud.

But just because the Empress Dowager didn't say it doesn't mean that others can't guess it.

The news that the Empress Dowager and the Emperor wanted to find a new adoptive mother for the eldest princess was no secret and had spread a long time ago. The concubines were originally worried, fearing that this difficult task would fall on them.

But ever since the news of Concubine Rong's pregnancy came out, the eldest princess has become a hot commodity. She only hopes that she can raise the eldest princess and bring her a prince.

But Kangxi and the Empress Dowager didn’t know this at the moment. They were racking their brains thinking about the candidate, but still couldn’t come to a conclusion.

After leaving the Cining Palace, Kangxi ran to the Zhongcui Palace.

The eunuch who was peeking out from behind didn't dare to follow her. Seeing that the direction Wan Suya left was indeed the location of Zhongcui Palace, he went back to report.

The Empress Dowager sighed deeply, "Su Ma, I am really worried about Ma Jiashi."

"Gege..."

The Empress Dowager raised her hand and told Su Malagu to stop talking.

"I know you want to persuade me and don't want the emperor and I to have too much unhappiness, but Ma Jia is far more terrifying than Hai Lanzhu and Dong E before. If she and the emperor are doing well, it's fine, but if... the Qing Dynasty cannot have another monarch who is crazy about love."

"Gege, even if what you said is true, who would believe it before it happens?

Just like Dong E in the past, you saw through her false talent and determined that she was a liar. You believed that her appearance by the prince's side was a huge conspiracy, so you tried to stop her in every way, but what was the result?

Before Dong E's conspiracy was exposed, she was already dead, and when she died, she took the prince's anger with her.

Even at the last moment of his life, my brother was still unwilling to forgive you, thinking that it was your hardship that killed Dong E and that it was you who broke up the lovers.

Not to mention the speculations about you from inside and outside the court, saying that you hated Hai Lanzhu, so you couldn't bear to see Dong E win the emperor's heart. But the prince died in his prime, do you really have no regrets at all?

Who is Dong E? You clearly have a thousand ways to make the prince dislike her, but you used the most hurtful way."