Rong Fei is not honored

[You haven't thought about what Liang Jiugong did. Yes, he apologized right away, but the person he apologized to was still the Empress Dowager.]

Also, didn’t you notice what Liang Jiugong called you just now?

Borjigit Gege, that is to say, before Liang Jiugong read the edict, even the palace maids in the Qianqing Palace did not recognize her identity.

If Liang Jiugong really came to make amends for this matter, wouldn't it be better for him to first call him "young master" or "master" and then explain his mistake?

So, Liang Jiugong was here to stir up trouble. So the question is, what was Kangxi trying to do by making such a fuss? Don't forget, this matter was originally provoked by Huipin's words.

If not for this, Borjigit would still be sitting peacefully among the concubines, and even if someone thought there was something fishy about her, they would not dare to bring it up.

Then, Ji Nai heard the imperial edict read out by Liang Jiugong.

Ji Nai: "?"

The other concubines: “?”

What did they hear? Even the Empress Dowager could barely keep her composure.

However, no matter how many doubts there were in their hearts, no one dared to say, "Liang Jiugong, did you remember the instructions incorrectly?"

Ignoring the murderous look of the Empress Dowager, Liang Jiugong smiled and congratulated the newly appointed Borjigit concubine, then his eyes passed over Rong Fei and he left, leaving a group of people looking at each other in bewilderment.

Huipin almost laughed out loud, but she managed to hold it back for the sake of her life. She thought Kangxi just wanted to use Borjigit to pressure the Empress Dowager.

I didn’t expect it, I didn’t expect it, he actually slapped Korchin directly in the face.

Borjigit was granted the title of concubine and was allowed to live in Chengqian Palace. This was nothing. After all, although Huifei was a concubine at the time, she was not even allowed into the six palaces in the east and west, and she never served the emperor in bed until her death.

Now, Kangxi allowed Borjigit to live in Chengqian Palace, which was the most important of the six eastern palaces. Doesn’t this mean that Kangxi was willing to touch the noble lady of Khorchin?

This was great news. Even the Empress Dowager's expression changed noticeably, and she couldn't hide the smile on her lips.

But unfortunately, Borjigit's concubine enjoyed the same status as a concubine.

The treatment of a concubine? That's not good enough.

Think about the former Concubine Hui, who enjoyed the title of a concubine; think about Concubine Nianhulu who had just entered the palace, who enjoyed the title of a concubine; including Concubine Tongjia, who also enjoyed the title of a concubine.

As for those who enjoyed the status of a concubine, everyone's eyes turned to Concubine Yi, the only one.

Doesn't that mean that in the heart of His Majesty, this noble lady of Khorchin, Borjigit, is the same as Guoluolu, who came from a bannerman family.

Even this "same" may be because Korchin and the Empress Dowager raised the value of the Borjigit family.

After realizing this, everyone fell silent. They didn't dare to look at the gloomy-faced Empress Dowager, nor did they dare to sneak a peek at the newly appointed concubine Borjigit, who was so angry that she was crying.

Even someone as bold as Concubine Hui breathed softly and tried to reduce her presence as much as possible, fearing that the Empress Dowager's anger would not be directed at Liang Jiugong, so she would take advantage of him.

Everyone's attention was focused on Borjigit, but Jinai's eyes swept over Tong Jia's distorted face. In his previous life, no matter what happened in private, at least in public, only Tong Jia lived in Chengqian Palace.

On the other hand, Huipin, who appeared to be a quail, was already screaming like a groundhog in her heart.

Huipin never thought that Kangxi would do this. Obviously, Kangxi and the Empress Dowager had a good relationship. Why would it come to this?

From today onwards, she, who helped Kangxi build the ladder, will probably be on the assassination list of the Cining Palace.

However, even if she had known this would happen, Huipin would not have dared to refuse the task assigned by Kangxi. She was doomed to die either way, and if she wanted to live, she could only... could only cling tightly to Rongfei's thighs.

The Empress Dowager knew that the Empress Dowager had reached the breaking point, so she took the initiative to step forward and ordered, "The Grand Empress Dowager is tired. You should go back first."

Upon hearing this, Ji Nai and Consort Niuhulu both stood up and saluted, saying, "Since that's the case, we, the concubines, will not disturb the Grand Empress Dowager's rest."

The Empress Dowager didn't even have the patience to wave everyone away, she just closed her eyes.

Seeing this, Ji Nai and Concubine Niuhulu looked at each other and took their people away from the Cining Palace.

After leaving the Cining Palace, the concubines seemed to come to their senses and breathed in the fresh air in big gulps. Just now in there, they almost held their breath.

Just as Ji Nai and Concubine Niuhulu were about to leave, Concubine Tong Jia suddenly asked, "What did the Empress Dowager say just now? Why did we come out?"

This was no nonsense. If they hadn't been told to leave, how could Rong Fei and Niu Hulu have dared to make such a decision on their own? Everyone looked at Tong Jia, not understanding what she was up to.

After Tong Jia Concubine felt that everyone's eyes were on her, she continued:

"After all, the Empress Dowager was speaking Mongolian, so it's normal for me not to understand. But my two sisters' reactions are really surprising. Especially Sister Rongfei. I remember that palace maids were not allowed to read, let alone Mongolian."

Although what Concubine Tongjia said was impolite, it was the truth. Everyone in the palace knew that Concubine Rong was of bondservant origin.

After the women from the banner family passed the minor selection and entered the palace, they became palace maids. Only a very few of them would be favored by the Emperor, and even fewer of them would be given a title in the end.

Therefore, even though Rong Fei now holds a high position, it cannot change her background, so she should be illiterate.

When Concubine Tong Jia said this, on the one hand she was belittling Ji Nai, and on the other hand she was questioning the fact that she could speak Mongolian. To put it more deeply, she was suspecting that Concubine Rong was specially trained by Ma Jia to climb up the social ladder.

This breaks the rules. After the selection of the Manchu and Mongolian Eight Banners, the concubines will naturally be trained to be concubines. However, after the selection of the bannermen, they will become slaves. What does Ma Jia want to do by training her to be a master?

If this precedent is set, and all the bondservants want to curry favor with the powerful, the whole country will be in chaos.

Huipin suddenly felt that this scene was somewhat familiar, as if the Empress Dowager had tested her in the same way.

Huipin closed her eyes and cold sweat broke out on her back. Fortunately, she had vaguely sensed that something was wrong and did not want to say the words "contraceptive soup" out of her mouth, so she just said that she could not read.

Huipin felt like cursing. Did the Empress Dowager want to kill her so long ago?

If Nanny Wu heard her master's inner thoughts, she would be very surprised. Is her master so ignorant? Everyone knows that Concubine Hui was a disaster. Whoever encountered her would be unlucky.

Isn't it normal that the Empress Dowager doesn't want to keep such a person in her sight?

Huipin sneered, "I was wondering what it was, but it turns out to be this. So what's the problem? I never went to school at home, and I only learned to read after entering the palace. Otherwise, how could I understand the account books?"

Concubine Tongjia felt deeply hurt. Now she was in charge of palace affairs together with Nianhulu and Nara. After being confined to her house, Majia's power in the palace was divided. She should have had more power, but because of Zhongcui Palace, her cousin cut her power again and again.

Nara said this just to make her angry.

"How can learning to read and learning Mongolian be the same thing?"

Huipin was about to say something, but Rongfei spoke first, "Of course it's because I have a good teacher. If Concubine Tongjia is envious, you can ask His Majesty to teach you."

Concubine Tong Jia's face froze. Now... her cousin didn't even want to see her, let alone teach her personally.

As for the others, the expressions on their faces were even uglier. Originally, they thought they would see Rong Fei making fun of her, and maybe even find something to hold against her, but in the end, they could only watch Rong Fei showing off the favor that His Majesty had shown her.

Teaching literacy and Mongolian, if Rong Fei hadn't said it, they couldn't even imagine that this was something the Emperor would do.

Rong Fei was a concubine, not the Emperor's offspring. The fact that she was personally taught by him was not just a kind of boudoir interest, but also showed that Rong Fei had a special position in the Emperor's heart, and was definitely not someone who used her beauty to please others.