Rong Fei is not honored

[You actually guessed that? That's truly impressive.]

"Haha, I'm not a fool. I've always been by your side and haven't been misled by the seemingly plausible news, so it's natural that I can see clearly.

I'm afraid that even the news from the Yanxi Palace was all calculated by you."

[Yeah, not only that, I also deliberately spread the news about how beautiful the Juechan clan members are.]

"What the hell? How come I don't know? When did you order someone to do it?"

"Do I need to send someone to do this? I'm in a high position, so naturally, many people are watching my every move. If Nanny Li suddenly went to the Qianqing Palace to inquire with her old friend about the news, would no one notice?"

Yuan Xu's eyes sparkled, and she asked excitedly, "So now we're going to enter palace fighting mode?"

To be honest, Ji Nai had been hiding before, and even when someone danced on his face, he didn't retaliate fiercely. It was really a bit frustrating.

【No, it’s not the time yet.】

"Ah? How long do we have to wait? Do we have to wait until Yinzhi is born?"

[When Yinzhi was born, the structure of the harem was basically determined, but it was too late.

Let's wait until Niuhulu and Tongjia enter the palace. By then, the palace will be very lively. Even if I take action then, I won't be noticed in the crowd.

Yuan Xu rubbed her hands eagerly, indicating that she was ready.

"Then again, why aren't you happy?"

Ji Nai sighed and said:

[Do you think Wu Yashi will be a strong rival? ]

"Of course, the Niuhulu clan, the Tonggiya clan, the Guoluo clan, the Uya clan, and the concubines who gave birth to princes are all very troublesome."

My original plan was to follow behind the Yanxi Palace and wait for Huipin to plant her own people in the palace where these people would live in the future.

"It's a good plan, so what went wrong?"

Among the group of people that entered the palace with Juechan and the others, there was no Uya clan, so Huipin did not focus on Yonghe Palace, but instead focused most of her attention on Kunning Palace and Chengqian Palace.

"Perhaps she felt that since Wu Yashi didn't enter the palace this year, there was no need to prepare so long in advance, and was worried that something might go wrong later?"

Yuan Xu looked at Ji Nai's expression and hesitated, "No way? Did Wu Ya enter the palace this year? But... did something go wrong again?"

Yuan Xu was just wondering if something had gone wrong that had changed the trajectory of the Uya family, when he heard Ji Nai explain:

[In her previous life, Wu Ya entered the palace at the end of this year.]

"End of the year? Isn't the election already over?"

[In addition to being selected or not being selected, there is another possibility in the draft, that is, a marriage ban election, which means:

The royal family values you, but has not yet figured out how to arrange for you. However, since you are already a member of the royal family, you cannot marry on your own and can only wait at home.

After all, the age limit for the Imperial Household Department's selection is between 13 and 15 years old. If something unexpected happens, the girl will be over the age limit. Therefore, there is the "recommended girl" system, which prohibits girls of marriage who are about to be over the age limit from waiting for selection.

Last year, Uya was exactly 15 years old.

Ji Nai's expression was meaningful.

"So, Wu Ya is on the list of recommended girls?"

[Yes, it’s just such a coincidence.]

When Uya was 13 or 14 years old, the palace was in chaos. Chengqing and Chenghu were dead, Yinzhi was sent out of the palace, and Hesheli was confined to the palace to recuperate. It seemed that my family was the only one in power.

The Baoyi forces had been restless, helping Hesheli to plot against Kangxi, and finally getting pregnant again. The disaster that happened on the day of Hesheli's death also proved that there had been undercurrents in the palace.

Last year, Hesheli died of complications during childbirth, and the biggest dark cloud in the harem finally dissipated. It was a pity that Kangxi cancelled the selection. If he had waited another year, Uya would have been over the age limit.

Therefore, Uya clan was included in the list. 】

"What happens after you're on the list? If you're chosen, do you enter the palace directly?"

[That's not the case. We still have to go through the process.]

"Xiao Xuan?"

【Um. 】

"I'm a little confused. Didn't this year's selection end? And you said that Wu Ya entered the palace this year."

[There is also one at the end of the year, but it is on a smaller scale and is a supplement to the February draft.

You forgot that the selection I participated in when I entered the palace was also in December. At that time, the Empress Dowager wanted to find someone to accompany Kangxi.

In her previous life, Uya participated in the minor selection in December of this year and entered the palace that same month.

(Historically, Defei Uya only participated in the selection in December of the 16th year of the Kangxi reign, and she was years old that year, which was over the age limit.)

"Then why didn't she participate in the February draft? Almost a year late, isn't she afraid of falling behind?"

"Have you forgotten the ones chosen by the Empress Dowager in this year's selection? Uya's appearance can only be considered pretty. If we appear together, won't she be outshone? What if she doesn't get selected?"

Even though Esen (the grandfather of Concubine Defei Uya) fell because of the Empress Dowager, he had already established deep roots in the palace after years of operation, so getting the news in advance was nothing.

Furthermore, it was precisely because of Wu Ya's connections within the palace that she didn't have to worry about falling behind in a year. It would be better to avoid the limelight.

"Even if Uya is determined to push her own daughter to the throne, at most she is just a little too ambitious. Why do I feel that you are so hostile towards Uya?"

If you met a woman who looked like you in every way except her looks, and she was younger than you, and she set her sights on your man after you fell out of favor, would you feel like you were like-minded soulmates, or would you feel uncomfortable?

"Are they really that similar? Is it a coincidence?"

Ji Nai didn't want to answer. After all, it was Uya who won in the previous life.

But in this life, her appearance had made a qualitative leap under the nourishment of the spiritual liquid, and she was no longer alienated from Kangxi because of the death of Chengrui and others.

She wanted to see, under such circumstances, how far Uya in this life could go even though her temperament was similar to hers.

......

Before Ji Nai gave birth, Kangxi began to visit Zhongcui Palace frequently again, but he said nothing, as if the beauties in Qianqing Palace did not exist.

Until this day, Kangxi really couldn't hold it in any longer.

Ji Nai felt uneasy under Kangxi's gaze, and she gently reminded him, "Your Majesty, I will give birth in a few days, so I can't do anything rash."

Kangxi glanced resentfully at the palace servants around him who were desperately lowering their heads, then pinched Ji Nai's cheek and said dissatisfiedly, "Who do you think I am? If at this moment, I am still thinking about that, what is the difference between me and an animal?"

Ji Nai curled his lips, speaking as if it was not him who had tortured her so much a few months ago that she had bleeding, summoned the imperial physician in the middle of the night, and almost alarmed the Empress Dowager.

Although, she herself couldn't help it at that time.