Rong Fei is not honored

Consort Tongjia slowly curtsied and said earnestly, "Your Majesty, I am willing to follow your arrangements, however..."

"However, I really dare not keep Wuya here."

I'm not afraid Your Majesty will laugh at me, but until the servants from Zhongcui Palace came to report, I had no idea that Lady Wuya was in trouble. During that time, no one informed me when she went out or why she was only accompanied by one palace maid.

Even... before you came, I always thought that it was Consort Rong's procession that startled Lady Wuya, causing her to have a miscarriage.

"I have no idea how a mere bondservant palace maid could possess such power; I simply cannot afford to support such a great figure."

"Slave..."

"Shut up! Do you have the right to interrupt when I'm speaking to His Majesty?"

Uya's heart sank to the bottom. She never expected that Consort Tongjia would so brazenly reveal her incompetence just to frame her.

Has Lady Tongjia gone mad? Hasn't she always harbored ambitions to become Empress? Doesn't she know that once His Majesty deems her incompetent, her chances will only become slimmer?

Or perhaps, since Empress Niohuru was still alive, and the Tongjia clan saw no hope, they gave up entirely.

If Consort Tongjia could hear what Uya was thinking, she would surely laugh at herself: "I wanted to play dumb to fool the enemy, but I never expected to actually be treated like a pig."

She covered up for Uya's family just to demonstrate her ability to manage her subordinates, even at the risk of being misunderstood by the Emperor as having been involved in the incident.

The examples of Empress Hesheli and Consort Hui are not enough for Consort Tongjia to learn from. Birth, rank, and offspring are all less important than the Emperor's will.

If she could, Consort Tongjia would like to go back to the time before she agreed to make a deal with Lady Wuya. Instead of scheming, she would rather try her best to please the Emperor.

As long as she has the Holy Heart, she will get everything she wants.

Unfortunately, there is no regret medicine in this world...

Kangxi knew that Tongjia had used Wuya as a scapegoat to clear himself of any involvement. However, if what she said was true, he did need to reassess Wuya, whom he considered no different from an ant.

"You don't want this child anymore?"

Kangxi's meaning was clear: if you want this child, then don't think of Uya as a hot potato.

On the one hand, the biggest troublemaker in the palace has now changed from the Nara clan to the Tongjia clan. If the Wuya clan is handed over to someone else to manage, who knows what kind of trouble they might cause.

After all, all Tongjia wanted was a child. As for Wuya, after what happened, she probably wished Wuya dead. Wouldn't it be better to kill two birds with one stone?

On the other hand, if what Tongjia said is true, then Wuya is clearly no pushover either. Rather than harming others, it would be better to tie these two down and let her cause trouble herself.

Seeing that His Majesty disagreed, Consort Tongjia had no choice but to compromise and said, "Then may I ask Consort Shen for help? I am really afraid that I cannot keep an eye on things by myself."

"can."

Seeing that Consort Tongjia treated her like a plague, and that His Majesty had no objection to it, Lady Wuya closed her eyes.

One wrong move, and the whole game is lost. I should never have provoked Consort Rong.

Meanwhile, Consort Shen, far away in Cining Palace, was telling the Empress Dowager about the troubles Consort Tongjia had encountered, her face full of schadenfreude, unaware that she had been dragged into the mess.

However, her backing was strong enough; with the Empress Dowager in charge, any evil spirits could be suppressed.

The news that Consort Tongjia had requested to be demoted spread throughout the capital with the imperial edict. The court and the harem were shocked and did not forget to inquire about the reason. As for the reason announced, no one believed it to be true.

As it turned out, the details they found out matched up! After going to the Imperial Hospital and seeing Rongfei's medical records, everyone who was initially skeptical fell silent.

When the news reached the previous court, the officials who had been harboring doubts about the Niohuru family's frequent targeting of the Hesheli family suddenly understood.

Yes, if it were just a personal grudge, would His Majesty have watched the Niohuru family cause so much trouble?

Although the princess from the Niohuru family became empress, many people knew that the matter of Ebilun was still a long way off in His Majesty's mind. If the Niohuru family was in the wrong, His Majesty, given his temperament, would not remain indifferent.

Considering the rumors that had circulated since the Empress fell seriously ill, most people had already made up their minds.

Compared to Consort Rong, who came from a bondservant background, being able to deceive the Emperor and the Empress Dowager and stir up trouble in the palace, it is more believable that the Hesheli family smeared Consort Rong.

Similarly, compared to Empress Hesheli, Consort Rong, who had a good reputation in the palace and had saved the imperial heirs several times, was more trustworthy.

In an instant, the rumors dissipated on their own, but the courtiers looked at the Hesheli family with a more intriguing gaze. After all, to commit such a heinous act and then brazenly find a scapegoat was truly despicable.

Of course, this is something.

Zhongcuigong

When Kangxi returned, he embraced Ji Nai, the atmosphere around him frighteningly tense.

Ji Nai blinked, not understanding what was wrong. Had he been stimulated outside?

He patted Kangxi with his good hand and asked softly, "Your Majesty is in a bad mood? Did something happen with the Empress Dowager?"

After asking the question, she immediately realized something was wrong. She was the one who was injured, so shouldn't Kangxi be the one comforting her? Why was it the other way around?

When Ji Nai heard Kangxi say that he was sad, he instinctively started to comfort him, still unable to figure out what was going on.

"I almost said the wrong thing today."

"Almost? But you haven't said it yet." Ji Nai meant to reassure Kangxi, but he didn't expect that after saying this, the other party's mood would become even more depressed.

"Alas, you don't understand." A faint sadness emanated from Kangxi.

He almost, almost, said what was on his mind in front of the Empress Dowager and Lady Tongjia: How could an unborn child be compared to his Ji Nai?

Unfortunately, not only the Empress Dowager and Lady Tongjia, but even his and Ji Nai's child subconsciously believed that Lady Uya was pregnant and that she was precious.

But it shouldn't be like this.

He is the emperor. Can't he let the world know his favoritism and make his intentions clear?

But in reality, it's impossible. The emperor's preferences need to be hidden, and his joys and sorrows cannot be easily revealed.

Emperor Kangxi wanted to publicize Ji Nai's special status to the world, but doing so would only satisfy his personal desires. What about Ji Nai? What about his situation?

As emperor, Kangxi could naturally be willful, and he had the right to be willful, but Ji Nai did not, so he had to consider Ji Nai's feelings.

Before all safeguards are in place, the emperor's favoritism is enough to unleash a relentless and ruthless malice from the shadows, devouring those like themselves.