Rong Fei is not honored

The main reason was that Kangxi's heart had never been on Empress Hesheli. The reason why he "favored" her before was because no one else was allowed to sleep with her or stay overnight. But even if the empress did not do anything, she had to go to the palace on the first and fifteenth days of the lunar month according to the rules. Staying overnight in Kunning Palace would not cause gossip and speculation that he, the emperor, was impatient.

At that time, Kangxi was aware of his feelings for Ji Nai. The emperor's keenness made him realize the danger. If he continued like this, he would lose control and have a weak spot. Kangxi didn't want to become like that, so he simply made it clear to Ji Nai.

After that, she stayed in the Queen's Palace, which was to avoid Ji Nai, fearing that she would be soft-hearted, and to force Ji Nai to give up. At the same time, because of the Queen's unqualifiedness, some unpleasant things were spread in the harem, and doing so could also consolidate the Queen's position. The former dynasty and the harem are closely related, at least so far, Hesheli's position as Queen cannot be wrong.

He only rushed here today after hearing that the Queen had come to the Cining Palace. Otherwise, if he was worried that the Empress Dowager would be dissatisfied with the Queen, he should have arrived as soon as he heard that Eunuch Liu had come to the Cining Palace.

In his opinion, everything he did was out of political considerations, not for the queen. But in the eyes of the Queen Mother, it was not the case at all.

When the queen first entered the palace, the emperor treated her indifferently. He did not defend her because of her status when she caused trouble the day after paying respects to him. But a few months later, he began to pay attention to the queen. Apart from the queen, he rarely visited other concubines during the day. He never visited Ma Jia, who was quite favored before, and she fell out of favor.

That was naturally because he had feelings for the Queen, which led to such a big change.

Kangxi and Xiaozhuang were no longer as close as they were in history. Kangxi would not tell Xiaozhuang some of his true feelings, and would even subconsciously hide his emotions in front of her sometimes, which led to Xiaozhuang's misjudgment.

Kangxi thought that the Grand Empress Dowager was angry with the Queen and that he was here to plead for mercy, so she acted like that. He said hastily, "I really came to pay my respects to the Imperial Grandmother. The Imperial Grandmother can make the decision herself."

"Are you serious?" "Of course." The Empress Dowager was very satisfied with Kangxi's attitude, thinking that this at least showed that the Queen was not that important in his heart. She directly stated her own decision.

Kangxi nodded, and said nothing more as the Empress Dowager had handled the matter very appropriately.

Seeing Kangxi like this, the Empress Dowager struck while the iron was hot and said, "Your Majesty should also consider the issue of offspring. It just so happens that the chief steward of the Jingshifang has something to report, and he is in the Cining Palace. Your Majesty might as well summon him to turn over the card, so that he doesn't have to make a trip."

Kangxi was silent for a while. He couldn't tell the Empress Dowager that he had promised to go to Zhongcui Palace yesterday. Seeing him like this, the Empress couldn't help but look expectant. She restrained her expression after being reminded by Nanny Yan. But the Empress Dowager still saw this scene. She deliberately said, "What did the Empress say?"

The Queen naturally understood her duty, but she was unwilling to push her husband to another woman. She could choose not to stop him, but she could never persuade His Majesty to favor another woman. So the Queen bowed her head and said nothing, in order to make her intention clear to the Grand Empress Dowager.

The Empress Dowager was so disappointed with this Siquan girl that she didn't want to care about the Empress' dignity anymore and started to scold her. Fortunately, Kangxi noticed the Empress Dowager's dissatisfaction in time before she said anything, and hurriedly said that he would go to Zhongcui Palace today.

Only then did the Empress Dowager give up the idea of scolding the Queen.

But in the eyes of the queen, this was the emperor trying to help her out, and when she heard that Kangxi would favor Ma Jia, her heart ached. She was a young woman who had just begun to fall in love, and she thought that her lover shared the same feelings as her, and other women were just forced to do so, so they fell deeper.

After Kangxi left the Cining Palace, he went directly to the Zhongcui Palace. However, the Empress Dowager was worried that something might happen if the emperor and empress went out together, so she urged the emperor to leave first.

After Kangxi left, the queen was completely in a state of despair, relying on Nanny Yan to support her. The Empress Dowager didn't want to see the queen like this anymore, so she drove them away. When the queen returned to Kunning Palace, she couldn't stand up anymore and fell to the ground. The palace maids in Kunning Palace were shocked, and they all surrounded her and helped the queen to the bed.

Nanny Zhao was still anxious to call the imperial physician, but was stopped by Nanny Yan in a stern voice, "If you go find the imperial physician now, will everyone know that the Queen is jealous and dissatisfied with the Queen Dowager's decision?" Although Nanny Zhao felt sorry for her master, she also knew that this would be bad for the Queen, so she wiped her tears and went to see the Queen.

After Nanny Yan had appeased all the palace servants, she went in to comfort the Queen. Given the Queen's current condition, something bad would happen sooner or later, so it would be better to let her face the facts as soon as possible.

She actually didn't understand why the princess, who was quite smart at home, became like a demented princess after entering the palace. She just thought that the girl had fallen in love with the emperor, so she couldn't suppress her jealousy and possessiveness.

If she had stayed a few more days, she would have discovered that the princess, who had only been in the palace for half a year, had already fallen deeply in love with the emperor, and she would have been able to take action in time. However, things happened too quickly, and Nanny Yan missed the truth, which also laid hidden dangers for the future.

Outside the Zhongcui Palace, Kangxi's pace slowed down, and he even felt a little homesick. When he entered the palace gate, he saw a familiar figure standing outside the left hall, looking at him with a smile, and his uneasy heart finally settled down.

Kangxi did not hesitate any longer and walked towards Ji Nai with big strides. When he got to her, he took Ji Nai's hand and stopped her from bowing. "Why are your hands so cold? How long have you been waiting?"

"Not long after, Xiao Anzi, who was running fast, saw you turning onto this road, and came to report." The two of them entered the hall together while talking.

It was still early, not yet time for dinner, so the two of them sat on the couch, leaning against each other and talking.

"Your Majesty said before that I would be assessed every month to see if I was studying hard, but you see how long it has been since you came? I thought about what Your Majesty said that day, and I accepted it, and I did not disobey Your Majesty. But if I really angered you, what about those rewards?"

Kangxi knew that Ji Nai was saying that what happened that day was in the past, and she didn't hold a grudge against him. But for some reason, even though this was what he was expecting, he felt a little uncomfortable. But Ji Nai's heart and eyes were clearly full of him, and he didn't seem to care about him at all.

"Your Majesty, can you promise me one thing? Even if you are angry with me in the future, please don't stay away from me for too long."

"Okay. One month at most."

In fact, Ji Nai knew that this was just empty talk, and Kangxi would not remember this promise when the time really came. But at this time, Kangxi made the promise sincerely.