Rong Fei is not honored

Yuqin's heart stirred, and she looked at Yusheng hesitantly. Her hesitant expression made it clear to anyone that she had something to say.

"What? Do you think I'm too cold-hearted? My master treats me so well, yet I don't think about him at all?"

"Sister Yusheng, I didn't say that."

"But that's what you think." Yu Sheng was almost laughing in anger, and tapped Yu Qin's head hard with her finger.

"Are you the smartest person in Zhongcui Palace, and everyone else is a fool? Can't we all see how dangerous our master's current situation is?"

However, we all understand that His Majesty has already... Although it was for Prince Yinzhi's sake, what His Majesty said that day did indeed anger His Majesty.

That's His Majesty! The fact that His Majesty didn't punish the master for his offense, and even allowed him to occasionally stay at Zhongcui Palace—compared to the fate of Consort Hui of Yanxi Palace—is already an act of great mercy.

"But……"

"No buts, I know you want to say that we should try to win back His Majesty's heart."

But have you ever considered that the emperor's favor is not long-lasting? Even without this incident, with the entry of new concubines into the palace, the emperor would eventually fall out of favor.

But what about now? Our Zhongcui Palace has five princes, one princess, and the mistress is a titled concubine.

Nowadays, the only people in the palace who can overshadow our master are the Empress and Consort Tongjia. One is from the Niohuru family, and the other is His Majesty's cousin. It's normal that we can't compare to them.

As long as we keep an eye on the others and prevent them from overtaking us and suppressing our master, that's fine.

"We should just focus on raising the princes and princesses. With the princes backing us up in the future, why should we worry about our master's life?"

"So, has the mistress given up vying for favor? Then why is she doing this again today...?"

Yu Sheng remained silent for a while before softly uttering, "Perhaps it's because I'm still not reconciled."

Only after he and Kangxi, who had finished washing up, were left in the room did Ji Nai dare to completely relax. He looked at Kangxi with a mournful gaze and complained, "When will this kind of life end?"

Kangxi sat down next to Ji Nai, patted her hair, and said with a smile, "Weren't you having a lot of fun acting?"

"But it can't be that bad every day. Having someone else's spy next to you is fine before, but now that I know, I'm afraid that something will slip up. I even worry at night that I'll talk in my sleep."

Kangxi pinched Ji Nai's mouth shut, "Stop! You don't like having people keep watch at night, don't think I don't know that."

Ji Nai tried to struggle, but in the next second, he gave up.

"Do you think I don't know what you're thinking? Are you trying to say that whenever I come here, you have to be on your guard against the Empress Dowager's spies, and that it's too tiring, and then you're advising me to come to Zhongcui Palace less often?"

Ji Nai's eyes darted around, his guilty conscience clearly visible on his face.

"Heh." Kangxi released Ji Nai and lay down to rest on his own.

Ji Nai blinked, snuggled up next to Kangxi, and asked, "Your Majesty, are you angry?"

After not hearing Kangxi's voice for a while, Ji Nai leaned in and kissed him, then deliberately spoke in a coquettish voice:

"I'm just too attached to Your Majesty and want to stay by your side all the time. But now I have to put on an act in my own palace. I'm afraid that my instincts will overpower my reason. If that happens, all my previous efforts will be in vain, and I'll ruin your plans."

That's why I thought that by staying away from you, I could keep my mind calm and feel better.

Even though he knew that Ji Nai was saying these things on purpose to please him, Kangxi couldn't help but smile.

However, such mushy words are truly rare, so even though his gloom had dissipated, Kangxi still closed his eyes to rest and refused to pay any attention to Ji Nai.

Until the person beside him tried to push him into his arms, and the places where their skin touched felt like they were on fire, Kangxi couldn't resist any longer and rolled over to press down on him.

The next day, although her back was very sore, the Empress Dowager specially sent someone to tell her, as if afraid that Ji Nai would forget. She couldn't delay any longer, so she made a simple snack and a bowl of congee.

Just by looking at the other person's expression, Ji Nai knew that the other person was dissatisfied and was probably already mentally accusing her of being perfunctory with the Empress Dowager and the Grand Empress Dowager.

Ji Nai didn't care whether a servant was satisfied or not. Leaning back on his pillow, he instructed Cheng Rui and Saiyinchahun:

"The Empress Dowager is not feeling well. When you and Sainchahun are with the Ancestor, please be careful not to disturb the Empress Dowager's rest."

Perhaps it was the porridge with added spiritual liquid that was truly appetizing, or perhaps it was the presence of her two great-grandchildren in colorful clothes entertaining her, which put the Empress Dowager in a good mood. Today, she not only ate more than in previous days, but her complexion also became rosy.

When the Empress Dowager saw this, her heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally settled down.

As people get older, the biggest fear is a lack of energy. Over time, even those who aren't sick will develop health problems.

However, to her surprise, the person who came was Saiyinchahun, and Chengrui was also with him. Could this be Consort Rong's intention? To help the Empress Dowager recover as soon as possible?

That makes sense, that child has always been kind-hearted.

I heard that this time, not only did Consort Rong's palace receive food made by her own hands, but even Yinti's palace was not left out.

Although the food was sent to Yanxi Palace, the Empress Dowager still remembered the conversation between Saiyinchahun and Yinti that day, and she was well aware of who the food was for.

The former could be interpreted as Consort Rong trying to curry favor with the Empress Dowager, but what about the latter? It brought her no benefit other than unnecessary trouble.

Moreover, this is not the first time that Consort Rong, of the Ma Jia clan, has shown goodwill towards the imperial heirs.

These incidents, one by one, reveal Consort Rong's pure and kind nature.

The Empress Dowager admired such a person from the bottom of her heart—kind and willing to truly put her beliefs into action, unlike herself, who, although she felt sorry for those children, turned a blind eye to avoid getting involved in palace intrigues and only sought to remain untainted.

Consort Rong was braver than her.

Just when everyone was having a good time, someone curled their lip in disdain.

This woman was the nanny sent by the Empress Dowager today. In her heart, Consort Rong was clearly putting on an act, but her mistress and the Empress Dowager were actually deceived.

The more she thought about it, the angrier she became. When she saw the Empress Dowager taking out things from her private treasury and bestowing them upon the two princes, and her own master also showing signs of wanting to follow suit, she could no longer hold back.

She stepped forward, ready to expose the sinister intentions of Consort Rong and her son. However, before she could even speak, she fell silent under the sharp gaze of Granny An.

The commotion here did not seem to disturb the masters and servants inside the hall...