Rong Fei is not honored
Chapter 46: An Incident at the Night Banquet
On New Year's Eve, Kangxi held a banquet for his ministers. At the top sat Kangxi, the Grand Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager and Empress Hesheli, and at the bottom sat the concubines. Majiajinai was the first, followed by Concubine Nara, and third was Concubine Borjigit.
The other concubines were not without envy and jealousy, but Concubine Borjigit was from the family of the Empress Dowager, and her status was noble, while Majia and Nara were not pregnant. They were full of resentment in their hearts, but they still looked happy on the surface. Today was New Year's Eve, and if they made a fool of themselves in front of the court officials, they would definitely be severely punished.
But not everyone understands this principle, or even if they do, they don't care. After all, people gather together in such occasions. When there are too many people, it is easy to cause trouble. They take the opportunity to do something to confuse people and make it easier to frame them.
Before coming, Ji Nai told Yuan Xu that something would definitely go wrong at the New Year's Eve banquet. He was afraid that he would not be able to handle it, so he asked Yuan Xu to be alert at all times, especially to pay attention to Concubine Nara beside him. A pregnant woman is a bomb wherever she goes, and you don't know when it will explode. During this period of time, Concubine Nara always openly or secretly claimed to be the mother of the eldest son. This high-profile style has attracted the attention of many people.
Ji Nai would never step out of Zhongcui Palace unless he was paying respects. It was the most dangerous to be in the harem when you were pregnant, especially now that there were only two pregnant women in the palace and Kangxi had no children, so it was not necessarily safe to stay in your own palace.
Ji Nai only found out about this when several concubines compared her with Concubine Nara and used this to ridicule her during the greeting ceremony. This made Ji Nai even more certain that this Concubine Nara was not Concubine Hui in her previous life. Concubine Hui would never be arrogant when she was in power. She always looked gentle and dignified, hiding all her malicious thoughts under a smile.
Not long after the dinner started, Yuan Xu noticed that Concubine Nara's face looked a little strange. He floated in front of her and observed carefully. He saw that Concubine Nara's face was sweating and one hand was tightly covering her stomach. Yuan Xu's eyes widened. Damn it, something happened.
"Jinai, Concubine Nara has a stomachache!"
Ji Nai almost couldn't hold back the smile on her face. She didn't expect that Concubine Nara was the one who fell into the trap before, and she was thinking that it would be best if she could help her block it. Otherwise, she would be the only one with a child in the palace, which would be too conspicuous. Moreover, Concubine Nara was in trouble, and she was fine, so she was the one with the greatest suspicion.
Fortunately, when Yuan Xu was doing a mission before, the system gave him some pills that could disrupt the pulse. Yuan Xu used these pills to frame the wife of a target. At that time, everyone thought that the wife was going to have a miscarriage, but nothing happened after the effect of the pills wore off. The target thought that his wife had staged it herself. In order to frame Yuan Xu, his wife also suspected that she had been poisoned by some drug, but she invited many doctors, but none of them could find out, and finally she had no way to defend herself.
This pill was among the pile of things left by the system. Ji Nai originally wanted to use it after she gave birth to Yinzhi. By then, she would have five princes, and she would only feel at ease if she was bedridden and died soon.
But now he really couldn't think of any other way. Once something happened to Concubine Nara, the people behind the scenes would definitely throw the dirty water on others. And since Ji Nai wanted his child to be the only one, he was the best candidate.
After Concubine Nara loses her child, she will most likely bite herself to death. Only in this way can a favored concubine be brought down and a child whose mother is guilty be ruined. As for the revenge for the child, she can take revenge later.
Ji Nai took the opportunity to drink the water and put the pill into his mouth. After swallowing the pill, his pounding heart finally calmed down a bit. After putting down the cup, Ji Nai accidentally met Kangxi's eyes and subconsciously smiled back.
Kangxi had already looked at Ji Nai several times and just now he noticed that she seemed a little absent-minded. After seeing Ji Nai's smile, he knew that she was fine, so he put his worry at ease and his eyes unconsciously softened a little.
Kangxi's gaze quickly slid away. His pause was so short that no one noticed it. However, everyone noticed that Kangxi's mood had improved a lot, and he remained calm even if Oboi provoked him again.
Ji Nai saw from the corner of her eye that Concubine Nara's face was livid and her body was shaking a little, and she knew that the time was almost up. She signaled Yuan Xu with her eyes to continue observing the expressions of the crowd, then she closed her eyes and fell towards Yu Sheng.
Kangxi had been paying attention to this side. When Ji Nai fell, he immediately noticed it and stood up. The others didn't know what happened yet. Following Kangxi's gaze, they found that the pregnant concubine Ma Jia had fainted. Suddenly, exclamations rang out in the hall.
Nara Zhizhu felt uncomfortable as soon as she sat down today. She wanted to endure it, but the pain became more and more severe. If she hadn't considered the occasion, she would have fallen down long ago. Now that Concubine Ma Jia fainted, she no longer endured it and fell down.
The screams in the hall were even louder. No one could have imagined that on New Year's Eve, something would happen to the two pregnant concubines of His Majesty. Many people cast suspicious eyes towards Oboi.
Oboi was so angry that he jumped up and down. What did these people mean? Did they suspect that he was the one who did it? Humph, who do they think they are? He is the first Baturu of the Qing Dynasty. How could he attack a woman or a child with such despicable tricks?
The New Year's Eve banquet could not be held. The court officials and their families left the palace one after another, discussing what had happened in private. Only Oboi and the royal family stayed behind. Oboi wanted to see who the murderer was, so that those who did not know what was going on would know that he was innocent. The royal family headed by Fuquan was concerned about the heirs of the emperor. These were the first two children, and it was because of them that the court officials were reassured, and more and more officials turned to the third brother.
The queen's eyelids twitched. She had never thought that the matter would become so serious. She just wanted to get rid of Concubine Nara's child, so that Ma Jia would become the target of public criticism. But what was the situation now? Could it be that Xuemei acted on her own and the two of them acted together?
Xuemei didn't know what her master was thinking. She was really scared. She was clearly thinking of putting the blame on Ma Jia. She had also arranged everything. As long as Concubine Nara had a miscarriage, she could then find out who was around Concubine Ma Jia. But now that Concubine Ma Jia was in trouble, no one would believe the evidence and would only think that someone had framed her.
When the imperial physician came out, he knelt down and apologized, "I am incompetent. I failed to save Concubine Nara's child."
Kangxi closed his eyes and asked hurriedly: "What about Concubine Ma Jia? How is she?" Kangxi's voice trembled a little. The Empress Dowager thought that the Emperor was worried about the children. She did not expect that something had happened to Ma Jia. If both children were gone, it would be hard to tell how turbulent the previous dynasty would be.
"Replying to Your Majesty, fortunately Concubine Ma Jia has a good foundation, and the baby in her belly is fine. However, she cannot withstand any more harm in the future, otherwise the baby may not be saved."
Kangxi breathed a sigh of relief. He almost choked when he saw Ji Nai fall. Fortunately, Ji Nai was fine. Then he was furious. Someone actually hurt Ji Nai under his nose, even though he had already sent people to guard Zhongcui Palace. This person was really capable.
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