Rong Fei is not honored

Chapter 438 Too Soft

"So what if she is not Ebilun's daughter?" Kangxi didn't think that Nianhulu was really that good. What good could there be in the person that the arrogant and domineering Oboi admired? They were probably birds of a feather.

"A natural born queen."

Hearing the Empress Dowager's high praise for Nianhulu, Kangxi was somewhat incredulous. A natural-born queen? Is there really such a person in this world?

"If it weren't for the precious example before, I wouldn't have been able to suppress my dissatisfaction with the Hesheli family from the very beginning."

At the beginning, the problems exposed by Hesheli were not that serious. If there was no comparison, it would actually be nothing. After all, she was just a child of about ten years old and just needed a little more teaching.

However, the Empress Dowager had seen a perfect candidate, but because of his family background, she had to settle for the second best. So she was dissatisfied with everything about him.

However, Hesheli did not have the love of her husband as a support, and she was uneasy and made frequent mistakes in the face of the constant pressure from the concubines in the harem. She also accidentally learned that the Empress Dowager was more satisfied with Nianhulu, who was competing with her for the throne.

Under pressure from all sides, his mentality collapsed.

Once the mentality collapses, people tend to get stuck in a rut, unable to calmly analyze and deal with the current predicament, and make wrong judgments.

However, that truly foolish act in the eyes of outsiders further lowered everyone's evaluation of the queen, and they were even more unwilling to submit to such a queen, so their words and actions became presumptuous.

But in the eyes of the queen, this was a provocation.

In shock and anger, he lost his temper, which made the concubines in the palace look down on him even more, thus falling into a vicious cycle.

It can be said that Hesheli’s failure was due to the Empress Dowager, but more importantly, it was because of Kangxi, the owner of the Forbidden City and Hesheli’s husband.

If Kangxi could always stand behind Hesheli, the Empress Dowager would always have to consider her grandson's feelings and restrain her attitude a little.

On the other hand, as long as Kangxi was around, even if the Empress Dowager had always been rude, what would it matter? The confident Hesheli would not panic at all because of the Empress Dowager's dissatisfaction.

Although the person has passed away, Kangxi could not admit that it was his own ruthlessness that led to Hesheli's cruelty, but he still vaguely sensed the truth from the words of the Empress Dowager.

However, Kangxi did not bother to find out what the Empress Dowager's behavior meant to Hesheli. He was more curious about what kind of person Nianhulu was if what the Empress Dowager said was true.

"What about Niu Hulu?"

"Alas, even though her father is Ebilun, she is still from the Niuhulu family and will never have trouble finding a husband. She is also not the kind of person who is so arrogant as to insist on climbing into the harem.

After the empress was decided, Aobai submitted a memorial to my family asking them to exempt Niuhulu from the selection process and to marry her on their own."

At that time, Oboi had not yet fallen. The reason he did this was not because he was afraid of Hesheli, but because he did not want Nianhulu to be humiliated in the election presided over by Hesheli, who was already the queen, when she entered the palace for the selection.

(Historical records show that Consort Wenxi had not only an elder sister who became Empress Kangxi, Empress Xiaozhaoren, but also another elder sister who competed unsuccessfully with Empress Xiaochengren, also known as Hesheli, for the throne. The two were not the same person.

But its authenticity remains to be verified.

It is unknown what happened to Niuhuru, who failed to compete with Hesheli for the throne.

I just hope that she really married under Oboi's protection, rather than being the loser in this political struggle, which was called the competition for the throne, and ended up ruining her life.

Marry? According to her age, she should get married.

Kangxi pretended not to hear the Empress Dowager's sarcasm towards Tonggiya, and also pretended not to hear the fact that Oboi's actions at the time were actually looking down on him as the emperor.

"But she has a younger sister who has the same upbringing, the same character, and is of the right age. She could definitely enter the palace through the next election."

The reason why the Empress Dowager said this was because she had heard a rumor earlier that the princesses of the Tong family would be over the age limit by the next general election, so she begged the emperor to allow Tong Jia to enter the palace as an exception.

The Empress Dowager was extremely disgusted by this. Could it be that the Emperor was the only man in the world? Why did he insist on going to the Forbidden City?

She did nothing in the last election. What's more, she fell ill before the election and missed the draft. It can be seen that she is unlucky.

How could such a person be qualified to always be by the emperor's side?

"If we really want to appoint a queen, waiting until the next election is too long."

The Empress Dowager's eyebrows twitched, "What does the Emperor mean?"

"There has been unrest outside the Zhongcui Palace. There are always people who are not afraid of death and want to extend their claws. Yinzhen is almost at the age of enlightenment. It is not good for him to stay outside the palace all the time. I am ready to bring him back.

But how can I feel at ease when the palace is in such a state?

Although Huipin was quite dedicated, she was only willing to do her part and didn't want to get involved in anything more. Rongfei was sensible, but because of her family background, it was difficult for her to win the support of the people even if she held a high position.

Those concubines are unwilling to keep quiet even in their positions as concubines. They spread waves of rumors at the slightest sign of trouble. It's really annoying."

The Empress Dowager nodded continuously as Kangxi listed the problems in the palace one by one. These were indeed the problems that needed to be solved urgently, but after listening to the end, she suddenly realized that something was wrong.

Is Concubine Rong sensible, but unconvincing? Are there waves of rumors in the harem? Why does it sound so similar to the last incident involving Juechan and the others?

So, the emperor changed his mind, whether it was for the consideration of the royal heir or for his own reputation, and wanted to establish a mistress for the Forbidden City to rectify the atmosphere.

Kangxi naturally noticed that there was something wrong with the way the Empress Dowager looked at him, and he couldn't figure out what he had said wrong.

"Last time, I was not thoughtful enough. I only wanted to send a few people to serve the emperor, but I didn't expect the palace to become so chaotic.

I didn't expect that Concubine Rong would stand up. I used to think that she was a person who only cared about herself and didn't want to cause trouble. But now I see that she is indeed a person who knows her limits and takes the overall situation into consideration.

However, although Hesheli was the queen in the past, everything she did was not at all like that of a queen. After a long time, the people under her naturally became dissatisfied with her.

Your Majesty, please don't blame Concubine Rong. Although she has long held the power of the imperial palace, she has been pregnant frequently and has spent most of her time giving birth and raising children. How could she have the opportunity to establish her prestige? "

Although the Empress Dowager spoke words of comfort, she was actually testing Kangxi's attitude towards Rong Fei.

"Rong Fei...she is indeed a good person and has always been sensible, but she is too soft-hearted and cannot control the people under her." This was Kangxi's true words, but what he wanted to say more was that Ji Nai was too kind-hearted and was easily bullied.