Rong Fei is not honored

People in the Tong family also said that my mother wanted to become the emperor's wife. This was different from the posthumous title she received after ascending the throne. That was my mother's regret and also her lifelong wish.

"Queen? It's not easy to be your father's queen." Thinking of her son who passed away early, the Empress Dowager became depressed.

"It was my grandson who made the Empress Dowager sad." Kangxi didn't want to mention the man who abandoned him and made his mother sad for a lifetime, but he also knew that this was a pain that the Empress Dowager could not get over.

The Empress Dowager was the Empress Dowager after all. She was only sad for a brief moment and quickly cheered up.

"Xuanye, Princess Tonggia is different from your mother. You are sad about your mother's suffering and want to make up for it through Princess Tonggia, but you have forgotten one very important thing."

Kangxi looked at the serious Empress Dowager and didn't understand what she meant.

"Gege Tongjia is your cousin. Even if there is no romantic relationship between you, based on this status alone, she will not be a pitiful concubine of Tongjia after entering the palace.

(The position of Empress Xiaokangzhang was that of a concubine)

Under your partiality and favor, don't you think she is more like Consort Dong E?"

Liang Jiugong, who was standing by, widened his eyes in shock. How could the Empress Dowager say such a thing? Didn't she know that the Emperor hated Concubine Dong E as much as she hated herself?

He even compared the princesses of the Tonggiya clan with Consort Dong E!

In fact, Kangxi unexpectedly did not reject the Empress Dowager's remarks, because he remembered that on the day he decided to let Tong Jia into the palace, he went to say hello to Ji Nai.

It is true that he feels guilty, but is there any intention behind this that he doesn't want Ji Nai and Tong Jia to clash?

Kangxi thought, there must be, because if something like that happened, he would definitely feel very embarrassed.

But why do you feel embarrassed?

You know Ji Nai's personality best, don't you?

She would never take the initiative to provoke Tong Jia. Once there was a conflict between the two, Ji Nai would most likely be the one who was right.

But even if Ji Nai is right, isn't his lover inferior to a cousin with whom he has no feelings?

Of course not, but he would definitely consider his mother's face, and might whitewash the situation or even wrong Ji Nai. This was something that Kangxi could not accept at the moment, but it was the most likely thing to happen.

Kangxi suddenly remembered what Nara said that day. Indeed, her words were very unpleasant to the ears and disgusted him, but she was not wrong.

How would the palace treat Tong Jia? Would it be treated as an ordinary concubine, with the added distinction of being Kangxi's cousin, or as the reincarnation of Empress Xiaokangzhang?

When the Empress Dowager saw Kangxi's expression, she knew that she had probably guessed some of his thoughts. Instead of feeling relieved, she became even more alert.

Tong Jia had already won the emperor's favor before she entered the palace. What would happen if she won the emperor's favor again after entering the palace?

The Grand Empress Dowager seemed to be backing down, but she only added fuel to the fire. "I've said so much because I'm worried that there will be no peace in the palace in the future. If that Tong Jia is a good person and the Emperor insists on doing so, I won't say anything more."

But after the Empress Dowager finished speaking, Kangxi not only did not show any joy, but his face turned green.

Doesn't he know what kind of personality his cousin has?

Kangxi disliked her very much when she was accompanying his mother in Jingren Palace. Although many years have passed and Tong Jia has grown into a big girl, he is afraid that her nature will be hard to change.

Even though Kangxi did not speak again, the Empress Dowager knew that the other party had heard what she said.

For the Empress Dowager, no one from the Tong family could live in Kunning Palace. And for Kangxi, if he couldn't get what he wanted, it wouldn't make much difference who sat on the throne.

In fact, compared with those big Manchu families, the Tong family, which became rich because of their ascension to the throne, had too weak a foundation and an unstable basis. Even if they sat on that position, they did not dare to stir up trouble.

But he forgot that although the Tong family was weak, they were not without support. In fact, the Tong family's support was stronger than anyone else's, because standing behind them was his deceased mother.

If one day, the Tonggiya clan imitates the Hesheli clan, in order to protect his mother's reputation, he will definitely be cautious and suppress and eliminate all reputations that are unfavorable to the Tonggiya clan.

Even if he completely despised Tong Jia and wanted her dead, he would only let her die of illness with a "clear conscience", instead of like Hesheli, where no one dared to say anything, but everyone tacitly acknowledged that the deceased queen was a vicious woman.

"Who does the Empress Dowager favor?"

Kangxi never expressed his opinion. On the one hand, he was really unwilling to do so, and on the other hand, he was also worried about choosing the queen.

So even though the decision to enthrone a successor had been made long ago, no action has been taken until now.

I had a few promising candidates before, but after checking them out, I felt that each of them had their own shortcomings.

If the Empress Dowager had not pointed out the Tong family's little actions outside the palace and Tong Jia's inappropriate behavior today, perhaps Kangxi would really think that making his cousin the queen was a good decision.

But now... Kangxi suddenly became interested in hearing who the Empress Dowager favored.

"The princess of the Niuhulu family."

Kangxi's face immediately darkened and he stood up and wanted to leave.

"Sit down." The Empress Dowager's voice was helpless, but she was not angry.

She didn't know since when, but she had been drifting away from her grandson. Even if the emperor had any emotions, he would not show them in front of her. She hadn't seen such childish behavior for a long time.

Kangxi sat down, but his furrowed brow still revealed his bad mood. "Grandmother, have you forgotten what Ebilun did back then?"

"I'm not old and confused yet, so I naturally remember everything."

Kangxi was still upset. He didn't understand why the Empress Dowager mentioned the princess of the Nianhulu family. Had she forgotten how miserable his life was under the suppression of Oboi because of Ebilun's defection?

Even though he had overthrown Oboi and completely eliminated his followers, whenever Kangxi thought of those days, he not only did not feel relieved, but felt embarrassed instead.

"Do you remember that Niuhulu had a sister? The one that Oboi wanted to nominate as the queen."

"Naturally remember."

In fact, Kangxi didn't know much about this Nianhulu. He only knew that there was such a person who was raised by Oboi to compete with him. However, the moment her father Obilun sided with Oboi, no matter how many people supported her, she had no chance of becoming the empress.

"At that time, Oboi praised Niuhuru to the sky, and I didn't want to be too perfunctory, so I sent people to investigate. If she is not the daughter of Ebilun..." Thinking of this, the Empress Dowager still felt regretful.