Rong Fei is not honored

As for why he emphasized that Tong Jia was still his cousin and why his attitude was not very cold, it was because Kangxi wanted Tong Jia to see hope and see that he still had some friendship for her.

In this way, Tong Jia would not give up and would try again and again.

Then, all efforts were in vain.

Huipin looked at Tong Jia, whose spirit had mostly dissipated, and shrank her neck. She had never imagined that her words would have such great power.

No wonder Kangxi never set foot in Chengqian Palace. She thought the bastard had changed his nature and was taking out his anger on Concubine Rong. In the end, he was disgusted by himself and has not recovered from it to this day.

If I think about it this way, it seems that Tong Jia was not wrong to hate me.

While she was thinking, Huipin heard herself being called by Kangxi, and she knew that it was her turn.

"Nara, although Tonggiya was wrong, you are not innocent either."

"I know I was wrong, and I will change." Compared to Concubine Tong Jia's unrepentant attitude, Concubine Hui's attitude was much better.

Kangxi snorted coldly. Did he think he didn't know Nara's character? She always admitted her mistakes actively and refused to repent.

"Nara, if this kind of thing happens again, I don't mind replacing Yinzhen with a more stable and virtuous mother."

Huipin raised her head instantly, met Kangxi's eyes, and saw the seriousness in his eyes. Huipin couldn't help but curse in her heart: "Damn! This bastard is serious."

This time, Huipin was really panicked, because she knew that this time, unlike the previous times when Kangxi threatened her with Yinzhi or moved Yinzhi to the South Three Houses, he could really do something to force Yinzhi to change his mother.

By then, even if the child was old enough to remember who his biological mother was, Kangxi could erase the fact that she was Yinzhen's mother based on etiquette and laws, and from all records that could be found and could not be found.

I am afraid that unless Yinzhen sits in that position, Kangxi, or even the next emperor who succeeds to the throne, will not be able to correct the facts.

Faced with power, Huipin wanted to resist all unreasonable oppression, but the fact was that she quickly lowered her head and submitted.

Seeing this, Kangxi finally felt relieved.

After the two troublemakers were dealt with, Kangxi finally felt in the mood to tell the original purpose of his visit, "Grandmother, the ranks of the harem should be determined this year, so I thought I'd come and discuss it with you."

What was being discussed was naturally not the ranks of the concubines in the harem. Kangxi would discuss this matter with the Ministry of Rites and the Imperial Household Department. What he wanted to discuss with the Empress Dowager was actually what appropriate positions should be given to everyone in the harem.

The Empress Dowager really couldn't figure out what Kangxi was going to do. It was obvious that their relationship was becoming increasingly distant. Last time, he used Naren to slap her in the face, but then he turned around and discussed such an important matter as the position of concubines with her as if nothing had happened.

However, even if she had doubts in her heart, the Empress Dowager would not take the initiative to reject such a good thing that could affect the harem.

"In that case, let them go, and Concubine Niuhulu stay."

Since it concerns their own interests, everyone is naturally reluctant to leave, but seeing that neither His Majesty nor the Empress Dowager has any intention of changing their minds, they can only leave reluctantly.

After leaving the Cining Palace, everyone wanted to ask about their rank and status, but when they saw the faces of Concubine Hui and Concubine Tongjia, each uglier than the other, they could no longer stay there.

After returning to the Yanxi Palace, Nanny Wu saw that her master's expression had eased a little, and then she dared to speak out to comfort him:

"Master, although His Majesty... it was only a warning after all. Prince Yinzhen is still your son. At worst, we can just behave ourselves in the future."

"What? Madam, do you think I'm angry?"

Nanny Wu smiled awkwardly. His Majesty had publicly declared that if his master continued to make trouble, he would give the prince a new mother. How could the master not be angry? Shouldn't he be angry?

"Humph! I'm not angry at all. I'm clearly very happy!

Tong Jia is completely ruined. Even if she rises above me in the future, she's just a paper tiger, nothing to worry about. "Shouldn't I be happy that such a good thing has happened?"

"But... His Majesty..."

"So what? Just as Nanny said, Yinzhen is still my son. He was just warned by His Majesty, in front of so many people, and His Majesty's words were very rude.

As long as I don't feel embarrassed, it won't affect me at all."

Although Huipin appeared calm on the surface, she had actually cursed Kangxi countless times in her heart.

On the other side, the Empress Dowager was still asking Kangxi, "What are your plans regarding the harem ranks?"

"I have discussed with the Ministry of Rites and the Imperial Household Department and have decided that below the Empress, there will be an Imperial Noble Consort, with the same rank as the Vice Empress."

"Imperial Noble Consort? The title of Imperial Noble Consort originated with the Sun family of the previous dynasty. Shortly thereafter, Empress Hu was deposed, and the Sun family ascended to the throne, replacing the legitimate wife with a concubine, which led to many of the subsequent events.

When the Queen was alive, if there was an Imperial Noble Consort, it would not only be a slap in the face of the Queen and the relatives of the Queen Mother, but also make everyone feel uneasy, the harem would be unstable, and you, the Emperor, would not be able to rest easy in the previous dynasty.

I feel that the title of "Imperial Noble Consort" is an usurpation and an offense to the Empress Dowager, and should not be used.

Or does the Emperor also want to follow the example of the previous dynasty and do something as absurd as the two queens who died and died?"

The Empress Dowager looked at Kangxi with suspicion, fearing that her grandson would be provoked by Concubine Rong because of his bad love life, and go to the other extreme, no longer caring about rules and etiquette, and only want to indulge himself.

"Grandmother, you misunderstood. I didn't mean to unsettle the Empress. The rules I set down stipulate that there is one Empress and one Imperial Noble Consort, but they cannot coexist."

Kangxi was the emperor, so he naturally knew the existence of deputies. Most of the time, they would not only not be helpers, but would threaten his own position and take away his power.

The queen is uneasy and naturally wants to eliminate all threats. The position of the empress is unstable, and the concubines under her will not remain indifferent. In the end, many things happen out of nowhere.

What he wanted was stability in the harem, not the various forces fighting each other like in the previous dynasty.

Kangxi actually understood that with so many women sharing one husband, and being divided into different levels of hierarchy, they could only and must compete. The so-called harmony between wives and concubines, and love and affection between them, were all dreams.

However, even if this could not be done, Kangxi did not want to see them become mortal enemies. Of course, the most important point was that this would easily hurt his own offspring.

Kangxi really didn't want the harem to become the world of one person, or the world of one family.

However, he was also confident that he could handle the affairs of the harem well and would never let such a situation occur, so there was no need to deliberately balance the forces of all parties and provoke them to fight all the time in order to prevent them from deciding the winner too early.

Kangxi neither wanted to nor knew how to use his imperial tactics on a group of women.

"If that's the case, why establish the title of 'Imperial Noble Consort'?"

The Grand Empress Dowager still disagreed. In her eyes, since the Imperial Noble Consort was supposed to act as the Empress in her absence, why bother establishing an Imperial Noble Consort?

What's more, the title of "Imperial Noble Consort" was originally a position established by the previous emperor in order to elevate the status of his favorite concubine. It was no different from the titles of "Chen Consort" and "Yuan Consort". The Empress Dowager did not like it when she heard it.

"The Queen is the mother of a nation. To rashly depose or enthronize her might shake the foundation of the nation. Moreover, in previous dynasties, the selection and dethronement of the Queen always led to long arguments.

If the harem is left without a leader, trouble will ensue, and it will become a mess in the long run. But the Imperial Noble Consort is different. Even if she is the Vice Empress, she is not the Empress, and is still considered a concubine after all."

The Empress Dowager understood what Kangxi meant. Enthroning a queen was not as simple as choosing a suitable candidate. It was also a competition among various forces. Even the emperor could not act according to his own wishes.

However, the emperor himself can decide on the selection of the imperial concubine.

In addition, there can be a probation period for the appointment of an imperial concubine. If she is satisfied, she can be appointed as the queen. If anything inappropriate is exposed during this period, the loss can be stopped in time. After all, it is much easier to depose an imperial concubine than to depose a queen.

Realizing that Kangxi's original intention was not to seek personal gain for his "true love" but was truly concerned about the stability of the harem, the Empress Dowager no longer had any ill feelings towards the "Imperial Noble Consort".