Rong Fei is not honored

New Year's Eve is only half a month away, and the Queen has been busy preparing for the night banquet these days. Ever since the Queen figured it out, she has been concentrating on taking care of the palace affairs.

Furthermore, last year the Queen only thought about getting rid of Concubine Nara's pregnancy, but forgot that something went wrong at the palace banquet, which was a slap in the face of the royal family and a dereliction of duty for her as the Queen. So this time, she would never allow anything to go wrong at the New Year's Eve banquet. She couldn't leave the impression of an incompetent Queen to His Majesty and the ministers of the previous dynasty.

Ji Nai changed his previous attitude of being at loggerheads with the Queen and became respectful to her in every way, making everyone almost think that the Ma Jia who had dared to mock the Queen for being childless was just an illusion. Now, he was cautious and humble, which was Ma Jia's original character.

A concubine said sarcastically, "Why is Sister Ma Jia so sensible today? Could it be that she is impressed by the Queen's elegance and grace?" Ji Nai looked carefully at the concubine who spoke. She was not someone he was familiar with. He thought that she must not have made it to the end in her previous life.

However, when paying respects to the queen these past few days, this concubine always praised the queen highly, complimenting her on her dedication and diligence. Today, she is making trouble for the queen again. Could it be that she wants to act as a pawn and use this as a token of her allegiance to the queen?

What a pity, it's a waste of effort. Given the queen's personality, she will only be interested in people who are valuable. Without favor and without children, she can only be considered a useless chess piece.

In order to let the queen see her sincerity, this concubine did not hide her attitude at all. Naturally, some smart people could see it clearly.

Concubine Nara covered her sneer with a handkerchief and said, "My sister remembered it wrongly. Sister Nara has always been like this. Even the Empress Dowager praised Sister Nara for knowing the rules." After saying this, she paused for a while, glanced at the Queen at the top of the table, and then said, "It's just that a mother is strong."

"Oh, look at me, what I'm saying today is incoherent. Perhaps it's because I've been bedridden for too long and my mind hasn't cleared up yet. I hope the Queen won't blame me." As she said this, she stood up, bent her knees and saluted the Queen.

The Queen spoke gently, "Why does Concubine Nara have to be like this? It's just nonsense. I don't mind it." However, she didn't show it on her face, but her hands hidden in her sleeves were clenched tightly.

Concubine Nara was really damnable. She was reminding everyone that the reason why Ma Jia was so confrontational with her was because she was worried about the child. And Concubine Nara, it was because of her that she had a miscarriage and was bedridden.

Nonsense? Queen, don't think that you can cover up everything you did in the past by pretending to be a dignified and virtuous queen. I want to tear off his fake face and let everyone remember what the queen really looks like.

"Concubine Nara has been ill for so long and has not recovered, but the imperial physician has not been attentive enough. His Majesty is too busy with state affairs to visit you often. If you have been neglected in any way, please feel free to tell me." The Queen meant that Concubine Nara had fallen out of favor with Emperor Kangxi since her miscarriage.

"However, Concubine Nara should also take good care of her health and not worry too much." These words were almost said explicitly. The reason why Concubine Nara's health had not improved was because she was too worried and thought too much, which delayed her rest.

"How can I not be worried? If the child is still good, he will probably be as cute as Prince Chengrui."

Ji Nai knew that this was Concubine Nara's reminder that the Queen had also attacked her. But Ji Nai didn't want to respond to Concubine Nara's words, so he just smiled and said nothing.

Concubine Nara felt that Ma Jia was still as timid and cowardly as before, and it would be useless even if she gave birth to a prince.

"Your Majesty is unwilling to come and see me. He may be afraid that seeing me will remind me of the child who was never meant to be with him, and it will bring back sadness." She wanted to remind everyone all the time that even though the Queen's position seemed stable now, in the heart of His Majesty, she was still the murderer of his child.

"Okay, it's almost the end of the year, Concubine Nara keeps bringing up these unhappy things, and she doesn't think it's unlucky."

"You!" Concubine Nara couldn't believe it. The queen actually said that her child was unlucky.

The queen sneered. She didn't want to waste her time on a useless person. She really thought she was afraid. "Nara, where did you learn the rules?"

The queen was furious, and all the concubines knelt down hurriedly, even Ji Nai was no exception. In the hall, only the queen who was sitting upright and the concubine Nara who stood stubbornly with her head held high were left.

Ji Nai sighed. It was unwise to confront the Queen now. But as a mother, she could understand Concubine Nara's feelings. She stepped forward and begged for mercy: "Please forgive Concubine Nara's love for her son. Besides, if this matter gets out of hand and gets to His Majesty's ears, His Majesty will definitely bring up sad things."

This was an implicit reminder to the Queen that no matter what, the child was still the Emperor's son, and the word "unlucky" was really too much.

The Queen looked a little uncomfortable. Her words just now were indeed a bit harsh, and she didn't want to make a big fuss. "Forget it. I pity you, so I'll forgive you this time. If it happens again, no matter who comes to plead for mercy, I will never forgive you."

Having said that, she asked the concubines to disperse. Fortunately, today was not the fifth of the lunar calendar, so there was no need to pay respects to the Grand Empress Dowager. Otherwise, with her wisdom, she would definitely be able to see that something was wrong.

After everyone left, the queen thought about what had happened today and felt extremely regretful. She was too impulsive before. Even if Ma Jia and Nara had given birth to a child, what would it matter?

As long as she takes good care of herself and gives birth to a prince for the Emperor, he will be the legitimate son of the Qing Dynasty. So what if she has many illegitimate sons?

Moreover, I only thought that Concubine Nara was scheming and that it would be a big trouble if she had a prince. But I forgot that Nara was born in a banner family, and even if the prince grew up, he would have no family support. Really, why did I get so obsessed with her?

The queen never thought that although she decided to take action against Concubine Nara's child for various reasons, in essence she was just jealous that Kangxi had another woman.

After all these things happened, the queen gradually compromised and got used to the emperor's three palaces and six courtyards, which forced her to suppress her jealousy as a woman, so that she could look at the women in Kangxi's harem rationally.

Perhaps even the queen herself did not notice that after Concubine Nara's miscarriage that day, Kangxi's eyes were too cold, leaving a deep mark in her heart, which made her feel a little chilled. This affected her feelings for Kangxi, and the love was no longer pure, but mixed with many interests.