Rong Fei is not honored

After just a few times, Ji Nai felt that his hands had become rough and his chest was repeatedly broken.

"Then Madam, why do you think I can't go one step further?"

“This is… difficult.”

"I was previously made a concubine because of my care for Yinreng, and later gave birth to two sons in succession. Even so, Madam, do you still think that I can't make any further progress?"

"Master, perhaps my words may not sound pleasant, but... the rank above the Concubine is the Noble Concubine. For ordinary concubines, the Noble Concubine is the end of the line.

Your background held you back. Even if you gave birth to five sons and one daughter, it wouldn't be easy for you to become a noble concubine...

In fact, precisely because you have a prince, they will do their best to stop you. Anyone in the imperial court or the harem who has their eyes on the crown prince position will not watch you get any closer to the Empress position."

Nanny Li glanced at her mistress and found she wasn't angry. She breathed a sigh of relief before continuing, "Besides that, it's also because of that person in Chengqian Palace."

"Whether I'm promoted or not, what does it have to do with her?"

"After all, Concubine Tong Jia of Chengqian Palace is a member of the Tong family. For the sake of Empress Dowager Cihe, His Majesty will not let her lose face."

"So, this time when the six palaces are being ennobled, Tong Jia will at least be the head of one palace?"

"As the niece of Empress Dowager Cihe, the title of concubine is probably not enough."

"That means the position of concubine, or even noble concubine?" Ji Nai closed his eyes.

"I dare to guess that it will probably be the position of concubine. After all, it is true that Concubine Tong Jia murdered the royal heir and almost caused you to die in childbirth. Each of these things has left a mark on His Majesty's heart.

Even for the sake of Empress Dowager Cihe, His Majesty will not treat Concubine Tongjia badly, but she has lost the emperor's favor, so a concubine position is enough."

"Even if they are both concubines, there are differences in status." Ji Nai rubbed his forehead, his tone a little lonely.

"When I was favored, Tong Jia had just entered the palace, but she dared to attack me, intending to target Cheng Rui and the others. Now, I have lost the protection of the Emperor, and with new and old hatreds added together, Tong Jia will not let me go."

Nanny Li suddenly realized, "So, the master is worried about Tong Jia?"

“If I could be made a noble concubine, I could at least suppress the Tonggiya clan a little.

But... I'm afraid that she will rely on Empress Dowager Cihe to make a desperate move and want to kill me.

At that time, His Majesty will not take Tong Jia's life for the sake of Empress Dowager Cihe. As long as she survives, what other punishments will matter?"

"Shouldn't it be?"

"Of course not. She's destined to be out of favor anyway, and she's already lost her position as Queen. Even if His Majesty dislikes her, what difference does it make?"

"Then shall we go and ask His Majesty for help?"

"Madam, you are confused. Everything we have now is just our speculation. Even if Tong Jia is not a good person, she is still the emperor's cousin. Going to beg the emperor before anything happens is no different from slandering him."

Ji Nai sighed and said, "His Majesty is so cold to me now. If I anger him again, I'm afraid that even for the sake of Chengrui and the others, His Majesty will not show me any mercy. It may even affect the relationship between His Majesty and Chengrui and the others."

Nanny Li had already had some guesses, and now after hearing what her master said, she was even more certain that her guesses were all true - the Emperor was really willing to lower himself and condescend to act in front of the young masters to maintain superficial harmony with the masters for the sake of the princes and princesses.

"But, Concubine Tongjia doesn't seem to be a generous person. We can't just sit there and wait for death, right? Otherwise...or else, should we go and ask the Grand Empress Dowager for help?"

"Grand Empress Dowager?"

"Yes, Master, the Grand Empress Dowager has always shown goodwill towards Zhongcui Palace over the years. It was she who lifted the confinement last time.

Even if it’s just for Prince Saiyinchahun, the Empress Dowager will not ignore us.”

"But, because of Qiqige's matter, there was a grudge between me and the Grand Empress Dowager. Later, she prevented me from raising Saiyinchahun personally..."

"But the Empress Dowager has always been very kind to Prince Saiyinchahun, and our Second Prince is almost becoming the little tyrant of Shoukang Palace."

Ji Nai was amused, but after a moment he looked lonely again.

"After all, there are regrets. Even if the Queen Mother treats Saiyin Chahun well, I still...

I have no ambition to become the Empress Dowager, nor do I expect my children to have a bright future. Being born into the royal family has destined them to have a rough life. How can I bear to push them down a path of no return for my own selfish reasons?

I only hope that each of them can be safe and sound, and please, please don't die before me."

"Since the master is doing this for the princes and princesses, and is unwilling to ask the Empress Dowager for help, then...what about His Majesty? You were so favored in the past, as long as you are willing to bow your head and ask His Majesty for help, I think it may not be impossible..."

Ji Nai interrupted Li Ma's words and said with a wry smile:

"Madam, you don't know that it was because His Majesty loved me so deeply that he would rather give up Yinzhi and hold me in his arms.

But I was so focused on protecting the child at the time that I lost my mind and said something I shouldn't have said. I thought that if I angered His Majesty and lost his heart, he would not insist on hurting the child for me.

"You! What did you say at that time?" Nanny Li knew that the master and the emperor had a big quarrel that day, but she never knew that it was the master who did it on purpose.

"Does it matter what I said? Ultimately, my goal was to destroy the friendship between me and His Majesty, and the facts have proven that I succeeded.

Afterwards, I was only confined to my room and separated from Rongxian and the others for several months, rather than... I was very lucky, but His Majesty's forgiveness only went so far. How can I now have the nerve to turn around and seek His Majesty's forgiveness?

"But after all, you are doing this for Prince Yinzhi and the royal heir." Nanny Li was shocked. She seemed to know a terrible truth.

"Even if the intention was good, once the words are spoken, they are like spilled water, which cannot be taken back. The damage has been done, and the friendship has been destroyed by my own hands.

Your Majesty is the Emperor, how could he possibly turn back for someone who hurt and offended him?"

As Ji Nai expected, her conversation with Li Ma soon reached the Cining Palace and reached the ears of the Empress Dowager.

"So, the reason Rong Fei quarreled with the Emperor that day was not because of the punishment of Tong Jia, but because she wanted to save her own child?" Why did the Empress Dowager just not believe it?

"Gege thinks it's fake?"

"Why, do you believe this is true? Rong Fei, is she so stupid?"

"It does seem foolish, but for Concubine Rong, her goal has indeed been achieved, hasn't it?"

Without exception, these women in the palace began their lifelong struggle from the moment they stepped into the palace.

But the difference is that some people are trying hard to climb up for power and wealth, some are fighting for their families and children, some are just trying to protect themselves and have to fight back, and some are trying to monopolize the emperor's heart and love.

What was Rong Fei Ma Jia doing? If she had been consistent in her appearance and heart over the years, then she really wasn't interested in anything else and only cared about her children.

But she is a little special.

Because the way many people love their children is to put what they think is the best in front of their children, even if it does not belong to them, they will get it even if they have to snatch it.

It doesn’t matter whether they kill people or not, and it doesn’t matter whether the children want it or not, because they are doing it for the good of the children.

But Rong Fei was not like that. As she said, she just wanted to protect her children.

If all this were true, then even the Grand Empress Dowager would have to admire her motherly love for her child. However, all of this was based on the premise that "Rong Fei was truly consistent in her appearance and inner self."

"Hasn't Gege always suspected that the 'break' between His Majesty and Concubine Rong that day was fake?

A wise person shouldn't lose control of his emotions and ruin the emperor's heart for a mere Tong Jia. But if Rong Fei was just trying to offend the emperor, it's no wonder she did this.

When Su Malagu saw that the Empress Dowager remained silent, she knew that she did not believe that Concubine Rong would do this for the child.

Where does the deep love between mother and child come from in heaven?

"Whether it's true or not, it's Concubine Rong who's in a precarious situation and anxious. We can only wait and see how far she can go for her child."