Rong Fei is not honored

Concubine Nara, who felt that she had done Ma Jia a favor, was in a good mood. Qing Dai asked in confusion, "Master, are you in a good mood today?" But isn't today Ma Jia's glorious day? How could her master be so happy?

Concubine Nara only replied: "I did a good thing today." But she did not say that stopping Ma Jia today not only made her owe her a favor, but also made the queen's reputation even worse.

What's the big deal about pointing it out in public? The queen, besides being embarrassed, can only explain that she doesn't understand, and then correct it. Others will only say good things about the queen, saying that she can admit her mistakes and correct them, and that she is open-minded.

But if it had not been pointed out, the matter would not have ended. Although it would not have been a big deal on the surface, everyone would have spread bad things about the Queen in private.

Moreover, if the Queen seizes upon Ma Jia's disrespect to make a fuss about it, wouldn't that divert everyone's attention? Wouldn't that be a waste of a good opportunity?

Since Chengrui's birthday banquet, the queen has been a little uneasy. She doesn't know if Chengrui's blessing is really useful. On the one hand, she has to worry about the issue of offspring, and on the other hand, she has to be on guard against Nara's actions.

The Queen didn't understand at the time, but after asking Nanny Yan, she naturally realized that her behavior that day was inappropriate, and she was even more worried about how to restore her image.

When the servants reported back that Nara had grabbed Majia, after careful consideration, they understood Nara's intention.

Under the circumstances at that time, it was better to talk it out. Thinking of Nara's previous actions, he naturally knew that this was directed at him, so he began to be wary of this jumping around concubine of Nara.

But until Zhang gave birth safely, nothing unusual happened. However, Zhang gave birth to a thin princess, and the queen couldn't help but wonder if they knew the gender of the fetus in advance, so they didn't kill a princess. But where did they get this information?

Then he thought of Wang, the imperial physician who was specially treating the emperor, and had been ordered to feel Zhang's pulse. Could it be that the emperor knew the sex of the fetus in advance and revealed it to Nara?

No wonder after Zhang became pregnant, the Emperor did not visit her every few days or give her rewards like he did with Ma Jia's child. In the last month, he even accompanied Ma Jia until she gave birth.

The Queen felt a little jealous of Nara's favor, but then she felt a little excited. If she could let the Imperial Physician Wang take a look at her, wouldn't she be able to give birth to a legitimate son as soon as possible?

In fact, Kangxi really didn’t know whether the baby in Zhang’s belly was a boy or a girl. Now he only had Chengrui, so he would be happy with it regardless of whether it was a boy or a girl.

The reason why he didn't cherish him so much was that, firstly, he had just taken power before Chengrui was born, and the arrival of this child gave him more bargaining chips, which had different political significance.

Secondly, although there is a saying in the harem that a mother’s status depends on her son, there is also a saying that a son’s status depends on his mother.

Didn’t his royal father declare that Dong Efei’s child was “my first son” after he was born? Where did that put him and his second brother Fuquan?

Although I would not go to such lengths, for Ji Nai, they both had a lot in common and a deep affection for each other, so naturally I would favor their children more.

After the birth of the eldest princess, few people in the palace were happy. Not only because she was a princess, but also because of the cry of the little princess when she was born. The midwife slapped the little princess's butt hard, and she groaned twice before she ran out of strength.

It was totally different from when Chengrui was born, howling at the top of his lungs. Anyone with a discerning eye could tell that this child was not healthy, and it was unknown whether he could grow up safely.

You have to know that even healthy children in this era often died. To put it bluntly, even in the royal family, most of the grown-up princes and princesses died.

Even the child's biological mother, Concubine Zhang, secretly wiped away tears after learning that she had given birth to a weak princess.

Why did this happen? It was obvious that both Ma Jia and I had a miscarriage in the early stages of pregnancy and had to stay in bed to recuperate.

Then why could she give birth to a healthy second brother, but he could only give birth to a sickly princess?

After seeing the child, Kangxi turned around and left without saying anything. He only asked Liang Jiugong to send some rewards, but he had no intention of promoting Concubine Zhang.

Originally, Concubine Zhang was still hoping that Kangxi would promote her when the child was three days old or one month old. Although she only gave birth to a princess, she was also the eldest daughter of the emperor. She did not expect to become the head of a palace like Ma Jia, but at least she could not be like other concubines without children.

As a result, not only was she not promoted, the Emperor directly issued an edict that there was no need to hold a grand ceremony for the little princess's third-day bath and full-moon banquet.

After hearing this, Concubine Zhang couldn't stop crying again. She said to the senior palace maid beside her in grievance, "Does His Majesty dislike the little princess so much? He didn't even want to celebrate her third day bath and full moon. I've always known that princes are more valuable than princesses, but I never thought princesses are so worthless. Besides, the little princess is His Majesty's eldest daughter, how can she be the same?"

The people Kangxi arranged to be around Concubine Zhang naturally did not dare to conceal this matter and directly reported Concubine Zhang's complaint. Kangxi was silent for a long time after knowing this. He was indeed ruthless and this statement could not be refuted.

In fact, although it seems a bit heartless, this may be a way for Kangxi to protect himself.

It is obvious that this child will be difficult to raise, so Kangxi would not allow himself to pour too much emotion into him, for fear that he would not be able to accept the child's death in the future.

But he, the father, could escape, but the child's biological mother could not, so Kangxi would not be dissatisfied with Zhang Shufei's offensive words. On the other hand, Kangxi was tolerant enough towards Zhang Shufei.

Kangxi deliberately ignored the child, but that did not mean he gave up on him. In his heart, he still hoped that the child could survive.

So even though he had never gone to visit, tonics and medicinal herbs were continuously delivered to Chuxiu Palace, and the pediatric experts in the Imperial Hospital also followed Kangxi's instructions and were on standby at all times.

Everyone in the palace could see that His Majesty valued the princess. Otherwise, if the princess was really unappreciated as Concubine Zhang thought, there would be no way that mother and daughter would have such a good life.

But Concubine Zhang couldn't see all this. She was only comparing herself with Ma Jia and worrying about what she didn't get.

Kangxi hoped that the little princess could grow up with careful care, and was afraid that if the third day bath and the full moon were celebrated in a grand manner, the little princess' body would not be able to withstand the fatigue, so he issued that decree.

He thought that Concubine Zhang, knowing Gege's situation, would understand his thoughts. After all, she was his daughter, a princess of the Qing Dynasty. Even if the three-day or one-month-old ceremony was just a small one, it would not reduce her dignity.