Rong Fei is not honored

The Empress Dowager originally wanted to deal with this audacious man without waiting for the Emperor to come, for fear that the Emperor would be soft-hearted and forgive Ma Jia.

But the heart-to-heart talk with Sumalagu a few days ago worked, and she thought about it and finally swallowed her words back.

All the concubines were a little confused. Wasn’t the Empress Dowager very angry just now?

Why is there no sound again?

Could it be that Ma Jia went too far and made the Empress Dowager so angry that she became seriously injured?

That's really, really great!

It’s not that no one noticed that Rongpin’s reaction was too unusual, but, so what?

If the Empress Dowager had dealt with Ma Jia directly in anger, even if the Emperor wanted to seek justice for his favorite concubine afterwards, it would be Irgen Jueluo's fault. What would it have to do with them?

As for whether Ma Jia is innocent or what the truth is, who cares?

Although Huipin considered herself an ally of Ma Jia and had received some harmless advice from the other party, she had never thought of helping. The friendship between them was just a formal one, and it was good enough that she didn't add insult to injury at this time.

However, Ma Jia's attitude made Huipin suspicious. Why didn't she react at all? Wasn't she worried that she would not be able to escape this plot?

Unless, this was what she expected.

Huipin secretly glanced at the palace maids around Ma Jia and found that the person following her today was not Yusheng, but Nanny Li.

Even the expressions of the master and servant were intriguing; they were not worried at all.

Various speculations turned around in Huipin's mind, and finally she chose to ask:

"Grand Empress Dowager, please calm down. Sister Ma Jia has always been kind and will definitely not harm the heir to the throne. Is there any misunderstanding here?

Besides, besides, my concubine Yinzhen is still outside the palace. If anything happens to Yinreng, the first person to be suspected will definitely be Sister Ma Jia. Why would she do such a thing? "

Huipin did not mention the princesses because the princesses were not a threat to Ma Jia, who had three sons and one daughter.

Hearing this, the mothers of several princesses all looked unhappy, but they had to admit that what Huipin said was indeed the truth.

So, what exactly happened?

I don't know what her mentality was, but the Empress Dowager, who had kept silent about what mistake Ma Jia had made, suddenly took action. She threw the note presented by Irgen Jueluo at Huipin's feet.

Huipin picked up the note and read it, then was stunned, and said to the Empress Dowager with a wry smile:

"Grand Empress Dowager, I, your concubine, cannot read."

Huipin was of course literate, but she only knew simplified Chinese characters, the font of the Qing Dynasty. Although she could guess the general idea, she suddenly realized that Nara, who came from a bondservant family, was illiterate.

The Empress Dowager was not surprised by Nara's reaction, and then asked, "Ma Jia, can you read?"

"I learned some of this after entering the palace."

All the concubines looked at Ma Jia in unison. She had learned it after entering the palace, so who else could she have learned it from? Ma Jia's favor was really enviable.

The Empress Dowager sneered and said, "Then I will see how well you have learned today. You should know all the words on the note."

When Ji Nai took the note from Huipin and saw the words "avoid having children", he thought to himself that his intuition during that period was correct. In addition to Kangxi's people, there was another force that was spying on him.

It was worth it that she and Nanny Li spent so much effort, investigating the palace servants in Zhongcui Palace and acting, and those people were fooled.

After Ma Jia received the note, the Empress Dowager kept staring at her, unwilling to miss any changes in Ma Jia's expression. What surprised her was that Ma Jia remained calm from beginning to end.

Why was she not panicked at all? You know, the duty of a concubine is to serve the emperor well and to have children for the royal family, but Ma Jia dared to use contraception. Even if it were placed in the homes of ordinary people, this would be an unforgivable sin.

This is trampling on the dignity of the heavenly family!

Suddenly, an absurd thought emerged in the Empress Dowager's mind. She looked at Ma Jia with eyes becoming colder and colder, and she no longer concealed her murderous intention towards Ma Jia.

Huipin, who was kneeling with Rongpin, was in trouble. The Empress Dowager's aura was too strong. She had not experienced as much as Rongpin, and at the moment she had no idea what was going on. She was completely unsure and almost fell down.

But seeing Ma Jia still kneeling calmly beside her, Huipin, who refused to admit defeat, gritted her teeth and persevered.

"Everyone, get out of the Ai family!"

Everyone was shocked, then crawled away, leaving behind only the silent Ji Nai and Huipin who didn't know whether she should leave or not.

The Empress Dowager's meaning was very clear. She didn't want others to know the contents of the note. But if she hadn't been "illiterate", she would have already known about this matter, and it was under the order of the Empress Dowager. So, should she leave or not?

God knows how much Huipin wanted the Empress Dowager to scold her and ask her to get out, but unfortunately, the opposite happened. The Empress Dowager seemed to be oblivious to her presence.

Outside the Cining Palace, the concubines pulled their handkerchiefs and covered their chests, looking as if they were still in shock.

"What is the Empress Dowager planning to do?" No one answered this question, but everyone knew that the Empress Dowager was going to deal with Ma Jia, and the punishment would definitely be severe.

Everyone seemed to be able to glimpse the scene after Ma Jia's downfall, when her favor was divided among everyone. No, not only the emperor's favor, but also her offspring.

Chengrui is in poor health and is just a useless chess piece. But if he can use this useless chess piece well and play his final role, then his life in this world will not be in vain.

Saiyin Chahun is the Empress Dowager’s favorite, and they cannot touch her, but isn’t there still a little prince?

He is a little prince who is still young and has an older brother who is loved by the Empress Dowager. It's really wonderful.

Concubine Irgen Juelu wanted to say something but hesitated. Finally, she shook her head and was unwilling to say it.

Seeing her like this, the people around her became anxious, "Could it be that Concubine Rong really did something to Prince Yinreng? This is a huge matter!"

"No, no, Sister Rongpin is a kind-hearted person. How could she hurt the heir to the throne?"

Yiergen Jueluo concubine hurriedly explained:

"She just, just... maybe it's because Sister Rongpin feels that having three sons and one daughter is enough, so she doesn't want to go through the pain of childbirth again."

Such a statement made all the concubines' faces twisted for a moment. They wanted to have children but couldn't, and yet Ma Jia actually complained that she had too many children?

Immediately, someone reacted first and exclaimed, "Giving birth to children for His Majesty is a blessing, but in order to avoid the pain of childbirth, Concubine Rong actually...avoids having children?" The last two words were almost uttered in a whisper.