Rong Fei is not honored

"What's wrong?" The Empress Dowager looked at Huipin, her eyes full of threats. But how could Huipin be afraid? She came here to pay her respects today with a purpose, to stir up trouble, and to do so under the emperor's order.

"My elder sisters, Concubine Rong and Concubine Niuhulu, were both concubines, so they should naturally sit in the first position on the left and right. I am a concubine, which puts me above the other concubines, so I can sit below Concubine Rong.

As for the others, the Tongjia concubines enjoyed the same rank as the concubines, and the Yi concubines enjoyed the same rank as the imperial concubines. So even if the Yi concubines had titles, they should indeed be ranked after the Tongjia concubines. After them came the concubines who had given birth to royal heirs, and then the others.

Everyone followed Huipin's thoughts and it seemed to be correct. Only Concubine Tongjia looked ashen. Why did Nara mention her for no reason?

Even if she won, Tong Jia concubine wouldn't be happy. Is being compared to a lowly bond servant worth bragging about?

"But, it seems that Princess Borjigit should not sit below the concubines, right?" In fact, what Huipin wanted to say was that Princess Borjigit's status as a concubine was unclear, so she should not sit among the concubines.

But she didn't dare, for fear that the Empress Dowager would kill her directly. After all, the task assigned to her by Kangxi could not be announced publicly. Although Kangxi said that he would protect her, she was afraid that she would die before Kangxi arrived.

Concubine Yi sat below Concubine Tongjia, looking across at the Borjigit clan and saying sarcastically, "After all, she is a noble lady of Khorchin, so she is naturally more noble than me."

But since she is a noble lady of Khorchin, why doesn't she stay on the grassland and come to the Qing Dynasty to show off?

Borjigit wasn't even a concubine, so why should she be ranked ahead of her? From the moment Concubine Yi sat down, she was already very dissatisfied.

Although she is now a concubine, she has a title and enjoys the status of a concubine. Even Nara, who gave birth to a prince, and those concubines who gave birth to princesses have to sit behind her. What is she, Borjigit?

Once you enter the palace, you are the Emperor's woman. If we only talk about the previous nobility, then Rong Fei, who is now sitting in the first seat, should be huddled in the corner like her and Huipin.

The Nianhulu clan, who also came from a prominent family, never relied on their family background to claim that they were superior to others. How could a Mongolian woman dare to be so arrogant in the Manchu harem? Wasn't it just because she relied on the power of the Empress Dowager?

"You, you guys!" Borjigitnaren was furious. When she wanted to sit here? If it wasn't arranged by her great-aunt, she would have jumped up long ago.

In Naren's eyes, except for Concubine Rong, Concubine Niuhulu and Concubine Hui, whose ranks had already been determined and forced her to bow her head, she was not even satisfied with the fact that Tong Jia was ranked ahead of her.

Borjigit's out-of-control behavior made everyone feel relieved. If she was a well-behaved person, they would not mind praising and respecting her, even for the sake of the Empress Dowager.

After all, the Emperor's attitude was clear. It was impossible for a woman of Khorchin origin to gain favor and give birth to an heir to the throne. So the Borjigit family was not their competitor.

But the other party was just trying to make trouble, looking at them as if they were looking at something dirty. Who could tolerate this? Now someone had taken the lead, disregarding the pressure from the Empress Dowager and bringing shame to the Borjigit family. They couldn't wait to watch the show.

In the eyes of the Empress Dowager, letting Tong Jia be ranked ahead of Naren was already an injustice to Naren, but she had to give the emperor face and support his mother's family, Tong Jia.

However, the Empress Dowager did not expect that even so, these people still felt that Naren was not worthy of sitting in her current position. This not only slapped Naren in the face, but also trampled on the pride of the Borjigit family.

The Empress Dowager wanted to restore the glory of Khorchin women in the harem, but she hit a wall with her son and grandson one after another. This matter had already become a knot in her heart, and now it was hit in the lungs by Nara, how could she bear it anymore.

"How dare you! Nara, kneel down!" Huipin's actions were decisive. Since the Empress Dowager wanted her to kneel down, she did so. Her knees made a loud noise when she knelt down.

Seeing the situation was out of control, Concubine Niuhulu quickly knelt down and said, "Grand Empress Dowager, please calm down. Concubine Hui had no other intentions. She simply..."

"Snapped!"

The Grand Empress Dowager slammed the table, and Concubine Nianhulu instantly fell silent. The Grand Empress Dowager's expression showed that she was not listening to anyone's advice. It seemed that today's matter would not end amicably.

Yes, Huipin did nothing wrong on the surface, but she could not withstand the pressure of power. The Empress Dowager could find any reason to punish Huipin. Although she would not lose her life, she would suffer.

Ji Nai touched her frightened little heart with her hand. She had been suffering from heart disease, and now her health was getting worse, and the disease was becoming more serious.

However, although the Empress Dowager made quite a commotion, in the past, she would not have had any reaction at all, let alone been frightened to the point of having a heart ache.

After a pause, Ji Nai smiled and said, "Actually, this can't be blamed on Huipin. After all, Princess Borjigit has been in the palace for several days and there's no decree to confer her title. We can only call her Princess. It's no wonder Huipin is so concerned about the seating arrangement."

Everyone looked at Rong Fei in horror, thinking that she was crazy. Didn't she see that the Empress Dowager was angry, and yet she dared to say such things in public? Wasn't she just adding fuel to the fire?

Before the Empress Dowager could explode, Ji Nai continued, "If I were to say so, this is all His Majesty's fault."

As soon as these words were spoken, not only the concubines, but even the kneeling Concubine Nianhulu and Concubine Hui were stunned, and the expression on the Empress Dowager's face was even more wonderful.

"His Majesty is only concerned with state affairs, but pays no attention to the harem. Not only did he fail to confer the title of Borjigit Princess, but the ranks of the harem have not yet been determined.

However, the sisters in the harem are not so ignorant and they can understand the hard work of His Majesty, so let her rank be undecided, but the matter of Borjigit Gege cannot be delayed.

Even though His Majesty is very busy, Liang Jiugong and Wei Zhu who are beside him should remember to remind him that it is the servants who are useless and that is why the princess is wronged.

The Empress Dowager softened her expression. It was true that the Emperor had forgotten about Naren for a moment because he was too busy, not because he was deliberately embarrassing her.

Looking at Nara kneeling below, the Empress Dowager naturally knew that the other party was mocking Naren, but Rong Fei had already made a conclusion on the matter, so she didn't pursue it any further. As for today's incident, she would settle it later.

"Alright, everyone, get up. Nara, you are a mother now, so you should be more careful about your actions and words in the future."

The Empress Dowager specifically emphasized the words "the person who is my mother", and Huipin felt a tightness in her heart when she heard it.

This old witch actually used Yinzhen to threaten me. Yes, it is true that Yinzhen is her son, but doesn’t that mean he is also the great-grandson of the Empress Dowager?

Using his own bloodline as a bargaining chip just to threaten his mother is really despicable. No wonder Concubine Rong hates the Empress Dowager so much.

Huipin had noticed long ago that Rongfei's attitude towards the Grand Empress Dowager was abnormal. It seemed that in her eyes, the Grand Empress Dowager was more hateful than Hesheli. At that time, Huipin thought it was her illusion, because Rongfei was obviously very respectful to the Grand Empress Dowager.

But today, Huipin was absolutely sure that her feeling was not wrong.

Since the Empress Dowager could threaten herself with Yinzhen, couldn't she use Chengrui and the others to threaten Rong Fei? When the Empress Dowager used Yinzhen as a bargaining chip, her attitude was so casual. How could this be the first time she did such a thing?

Isn’t there a saying that goes: When you find a cockroach in your home, there are already thousands of cockroaches in the dark corners.

It is possible that Rong Fei's unusual decision to send Saiyin Chahun to Shoukang Palace was due to the threat from the Empress Dowager.

In the past, Huipin would have thought that Rongfei did this to please the Empress Dowager, but after observing her over the years, even Huipin had to admit that for Rongfei, children were indeed more important than anything else.

Who would Rong Fei want to please by giving her own child away? Huipin guessed that it was very likely that Rong Fei had to do so in order to save Saiyin Chahun's life.

At this time, Huipin was like a tiger whose territory was offended. She speculated about the Empress Dowager with the deepest malice, but she didn't know that she had guessed the truth by accident.