Rong Fei is not honored

Kangxi was also very happy, but after several setbacks, he no longer dared to have any expectations for this unborn child.

Compared to the Empress Dowager's happiness, he was more worried about whether the child could be born smoothly. Fortunately, he already knew about the existence of the child and would definitely protect him.

In fact, when Ji Nai and Nara became pregnant, Kangxi sent people to protect them secretly. But at that time they were both concubines only, and the regulations on their service were full. It was difficult to replace the two palace maids and a young eunuch, so Kangxi's people had no way to protect them nearby.

However, the nanny that the Grand Empress Dowager wanted to appoint was blocked by the Empress. The Imperial Household Department had not yet been completely controlled by Kangxi. The nanny Zhou sent to Ji Nai was not suitable, and the nanny sent to Concubine Nara was not necessarily very attentive.

Otherwise, even if Xuemei and Qingdai offered crab roe paste, how could the experienced maid trained by the Ministry of Internal Affairs not have noticed it and just kept silent?

After that farce, which killed so many heirs, Kangxi was angry and sad, but he had no pity. Who should he pity? The concubines who lost their children? But why should he, a victim, comfort and pity another victim?

He didn't even know anything, and when he found out about the child's existence, he was gone. And the other party was not only a victim, Kangxi also hated them for not protecting the child.

He could understand that the concubines were afraid that someone would harm them, so they concealed the news. Facts had proved that the palace was not safe, but what about him? Would he, as a father, really kill his own child?

So why did they hide it from themselves? Did they not trust him? Since they, as the biological mothers of the children, decided to refuse the protection of the children's father, why didn't they protect the children?

It was impossible to show pity for them. Kangxi was already magnanimous by not resenting them for this.

"Aunt Suma, go to Kunning Palace and tell her that the Empress Dowager and I only trust the Empress, and that Zhang's pregnancy is in her care. Also, tell Zhang not to disobey the Empress and that she must obey the Empress in everything."

After hearing what Kangxi said, the Empress Dowager's mouth twitched a little. The Emperor's method was really cruel, but when you think about it carefully, it is indeed very effective.

Since the emperor has clearly stated that Zhang's fetus will be handed over to the queen to take care of, then if anything happens, it will be the queen's responsibility. Even if there are other excuses, the queen cannot escape the blame.

Moreover, the queen has failed in her duties time and time again. If she makes a mistake again this time, it means that she is unable to shoulder the responsibilities of the queen. Oboi and Nianhulu of the previous dynasty are eyeing her covetously, so how could they let such a big mistake of the queen go? By then, all court officials will petition to depose the queen, and a mere Hesheli will not be able to suppress all the voices.

The queen naturally understood this truth. In fact, she had never intended to do anything with this baby. She took action last time because she could eliminate several threats at once. She would not be so stupid as to let no more children be born in this palace.

If no one was pregnant, it would be fine. But if someone was pregnant but couldn't give birth, everyone would know that there was something fishy going on. As the head of the harem, she would naturally be the first to be suspected. Moreover, Chengrui was the only child left in the palace. Wouldn't this help maintain his special status?

How could the queen not have thought of taking action against Chengrui? But even though the royal heir was precious, the palace attached different importance to the fetus and the already born princes and princesses.

The Queen's men were near Zhongcui Palace and noticed that there were people guarding secretly, so their men could not get close at all.

After learning the news, Nanny Yan stopped the Queen from continuing to attack Chengrui. Those people included not only the Empress Dowager's people, but also His Majesty's people. Her master didn't even have a prince, so how could she lose the Emperor's favor now?

After a long time, Liang Jiugong finally came back. Not only Ji Nai couldn't sit still, but even the Grand Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager looked exhausted.

Liang Jiugong greeted several masters, and Kangxi coldly rebuked: "Why don't you speak quickly? Why are you dilly-dallying?" Kangxi was getting impatient. As the chief eunuch of the Qianqing Palace, he actually took so long to find out the truth. It was hard not for Kangxi to doubt Liang Jiugong's ability.

"My Lord, I have investigated the matter. It was the servants below who deducted the unfavored concubine's food. The food was left over from the previous night and was not fresh. But that day, a new eunuch mixed up the food, and the concubine's food was mixed into the Grand Empress Dowager's meal."

This is just a lie, but since Liang Jiugong said so, there must be something wrong with Esen, so he found such an excuse.

"The Imperial Kitchen is in such a mess, so Esen, as the chief steward, is naturally to blame. Since he has failed the grace of Heaven, then give him fifty strokes of the cane, take away his position as chief steward, and send him out of the palace. What do you think, Your Majesty?"

"Because of him, the phoenix body of the Royal Grandmother was damaged. Naturally, he should be severely punished, even beating her to death would not be too much."

"After all, he is an old man, and there is a happy event in the palace. Just think of it as praying for the child."

"Then I'll listen to the Imperial Grandmother."

Kangxi and the Empress Dowager decided the fate of a slave in just a few words. Only Ji Nai and Yuan Xu knew that this would inevitably affect the promotion of Concubine De, the future Empress Xiaogongren.

"Wait." Yuan Xu suddenly thought, "Will this affect the Fourth Prince Yinzhen?" She actually quite liked this emperor who would say "I am such a man," design small clothes for his beloved dog, and eventually die of exhaustion on the dragon throne.

Yuan Xu did not judge his merits and demerits as an emperor, but simply liked his personality charm. Although Ji Nai had said before that she only wanted the children to be well and did not necessarily want that position, Yuan Xu was ambitious, but this ambition did not conflict with her love for Yinzhen.

Anyway, she didn't think that someone who could work herself to death was suitable to sit in that position. Just look at the difference between Kangxi and Yongzheng. She just felt a little sorry for the child.

After hearing her thoughts, Ji Nai rolled his eyes. Which child in the harem is not pitiful? The eldest prince Yinzhi, who was the whetstone, the crown prince Yinreng, who was forced into a dead end by his father and a group of brothers, and the princes who participated in the battle for the throne, which one had a good ending.

But this is the relationship between father and son and brother in heaven, who is willing to bow down to the brothers who were originally the same? They are not gods, and their manpower is limited, so how can they save so many people?

For Ji Nai, only her own children are the most important. If someone blocks her way or her child's way, she will not show mercy even if the other person is also a child.

Moreover, Yuan Xu was too slow. Since he had entered the palace, he would not let go of any of his enemies from his previous life. As the child of Wu Ya, Yinzhen's fate had long been changed.

Yuan Xu did not have the grand ambition to save the Fourth Prince, and did not have to do anything. After lamenting, he let it go. He did not notice that Kangxi had already noticed this while the two were talking.

In fact, ever since Concubine Nara came to report that Concubine Zhang was pregnant, Kangxi subconsciously looked at Ji Nai, but this was under the nose of the Empress Dowager, so how could Ji Nai not be cautious.

Kangxi did not see any other expression on Ji Nai's face, and he did not know whether it was disappointment or relief. But when Yuan Xu sighed about Yinzhen just now, Ji Nai relaxed for a while. The two were talking, but in Kangxi's eyes, they were absent-minded for a moment.