Rong Fei is not honored

Chapter 70: Dividing the Palace Power

The queen was extremely displeased, but she could do nothing about it as Kangxi had already made up his mind, so she had to agree. After the matter was settled, the queen wanted to cheer up and invite the emperor to have dinner.

Unexpectedly, Kangxi directly refused, saying that he had something to do in the previous court, and left, leaving only the angry queen behind.

After Kangxi left, the Queen angrily walked to the seat at the top, then swept all the teacups on the table to the ground.

The crisp sound of porcelain falling and breaking startled the palace servants outside the room. What on earth happened in the palace? Zhao Ma came over and angrily scolded these stunned servants, asking them to get back to work.

When Kangxi arrived just now, the Queen specifically asked Nanny Zhao to leave, but asked Nanny Yan to stay.

Nanny Zhao also heard the noise inside, but she didn't know what happened. But thinking about the secret conversation between the Queen and Nanny Yan some time ago, it was probably related to this. Could it be that something happened?

But no matter what, I know nothing. As long as the master doesn't call me in, I will pretend that nothing happened. Zhao Ma looked at the main hall of Kunning Palace with hatred, turned around and left.

"Mammy, did you hear that? His Majesty is trying to take away my power, and he actually wants to give it to two lowly people from bannermen families. Why?"

"You calm down?"

"Calm down? I can't calm down. This is the power of the palace, it should be in the hands of the queen, how can it be handed over to a concubine! Isn't this a slap in my face?"

"My lady, I feel that His Majesty's move is quite meaningful."

"What's the deep meaning? It's just to flatter those two bitches, Ma Jia and Nara."

"But has your Majesty ever thought about why there are so many concubines in the harem, but only these two?"

The queen finally calmed down and guessed that although Ma Jiajinai was only a concubine, she had a prince by her side, and her status stood out among the concubines.

"If Ma Jia has a son and gains power in the palace, he will be even more threatening."

"Your Majesty shouldn't just focus on Ma Jia. It's clear that the other one is more dangerous."

"Nara is just a childless concubine. Even if His Majesty dotes on her during this period, how can you keep serving someone with your beauty for long?"

"Yes, a concubine without a child can get the power to rule the palace."

The queen also felt that something was wrong. How could a mere concubine have the qualifications to touch the palace power?

Nanny Yan reminded her again, "Your Majesty, you forgot that His Majesty went to the Yanxi Palace last night."

Could it be that Concubine Nara did something? Yes, when the emperor first came, his face was not very good, but if the Empress Dowager said something to the emperor, she should have come yesterday. Why did she wait until today? Besides, after I explained a few words, His Majesty let the matter go and did not pursue it further.

Perhaps, the emperor actually had no intention of punishing himself, and perhaps he did all this for the purpose of maintaining power in the palace.

Nanny Yan guessed, "Several concubines in the palace have had miscarriages. If Concubine Nara uses this to evoke the emperor's memories and win his sympathy, and then takes the opportunity to ask for some support, it will be difficult for the emperor not to be tempted."

Is it really because of her? But does Concubine Nara have such great ability?

"When Ma Jia and Nara are put together, people will only focus on Ma Jia, who has a son, and think she is a big threat, but ignore that Nara is the most obtrusive one. Maybe the emperor is protecting her."

"You're right."

"Also, His Majesty just mentioned that a concubine who lost her son would be unwilling to give up. This statement cannot be referring to Ma Jiashi."

Concubine Nara was not favored at all. It was only during the period when Chengrui was just born that His Majesty went to Zhongcui Palace more frequently, but it was only for those few months. However, it was really strange that Concubine Nara, who had completely lost favor since her miscarriage, suddenly regained favor and was favored.

Although it was just a guess, the Queen had already determined in her heart that it was done by Concubine Nara.

In Zhongcui Palace, Ji Nai was listening to the news that Xiao Anzi had gathered. This time the Queen was confined to her house but it was different from the last time. At least the Grand Empress Dowager had found a pretext for praying for the country. Although everyone knew what was going on, it would not sound good if it was spread out.

But this time, the Queen's face was completely lost. Ji Nai was very happy. It seemed that Kangxi was getting more and more impatient with Hesheli. Chengrui, Saiyin Chahun, wait a moment, don't be too impatient.

Ji Nai thought so in her heart, and at the same time reminded herself to be careful and not to make any mistakes. In this life, she still had to live well with her children, and she couldn't sacrifice herself for the queen and her son.

After Ji Nai dismissed the people, she was lost in her own emotions. Yuan Xu didn't want her to suffer like this, so he changed the subject and reminded her deliberately: "You only heard the news that the queen was under house arrest? Didn't you pay attention to the palace power?"

[So what if they noticed it? This is nothing more than an imperial method to balance the power of the harem. Kangxi trusted the queen and would naturally entrust the affairs of the harem to her. Even if the concubines said something, they would only regard it as slander. But once Kangxi became suspicious, he would definitely not let the queen dominate the harem alone, and it was inevitable that he would promote others to share power and check and balance. ]

"This is the heart of an emperor. He can praise you to the sky, but he can also smash you to pieces."

[So, I didn't do anything. As long as you do something, it will leave traces. Even if Kangxi doesn't find evidence, he will be suspicious. From then on, your words and deeds will have a deeper meaning in his eyes, unless you never make mistakes again and don't cross the line.]

"No one can do that. Besides, as long as you are determined, you can find faults in eggs. Fortunately, you didn't listen to me and didn't do anything, otherwise you would definitely miss the clues."

In fact, when Borjigit concubine caught a cold, Jinai felt something was wrong. The concubine grew up on the grassland and was in good health. After coming to the capital, she never had any problems with acclimatization.

In the past, she would be depressed and might even fall ill because of it, but since the two of them got to know each other, Concubine Borjigit's mood has been getting better day by day.

Moreover, Ji Nai always liked to add some spiritual liquid into the snacks in Zhongcui Palace, which would make the food taste better. It could also be considered as Ji Nai's little trick to win favor.

During that period, Concubine Borjigit ate a lot of snacks and drank a lot of tea when she came to Zhongcui Palace, so her illness seemed a little strange.

Borjigit concubine had the support of Khorchin and was protected by the Grand Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager. How many people in the harem of the previous dynasty dared to attack her? On the other hand, the concubine had no favor and no children, so there was nothing worth calculating.

So if they did something to her, they must have some big plan. During that time, only I and the concubine were close, so it was very likely that they were targeting me.

However, Ji Nai did not realize at that time that this was actually a chain of schemes. The Queen's ultimate target was actually those pregnant concubines, and he was just a by-product.

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