Chapter 563: Crazy
Chapter 563: Crazy
The Queen Mother was not unhappy with Naren's attitude, but she had a clear understanding of her own identity and situation. She sighed:
"Empress Dowager, I've been married to the Qing Dynasty for so many years. How can I still have any family? There's no need to please an Empress Dowager who won't bring her any benefits. I'm afraid she'll even take advantage of her blood relationship and bully me."
The Empress Dowager's expression changed. Although the speaker had no intention of saying it, the Empress Dowager heard it with a deeper meaning.
Wu Yunna was right. If she wasn't the Grand Empress Dowager, would Naren still respect her so much? I'm afraid that by then, her attitude towards her won't be much better than that towards Wu Yunna.
As for Korchin, the warmth they showed was somewhat genuine and somewhat fake.
The Grand Empress Dowager had been away from Khorchin even longer than the Empress Dowager. How many of her old acquaintances were left on the grassland? Others, having never even met her, could have held such deep feelings for her, the pearl of the Khorchin grassland?
The Grand Empress Dowager did not want to think further. It was true that she came from Khorchin, and it was also true that she was born into the Borjigit clan. But now, she was not only the Grand Empress Dowager of the Qing Dynasty, but also the backer of Khorchin. No one could change this.
"I asked you to care about the emperor before, but you always listened with one ear and ignored with the other. But now you are interfering in the affairs of the emperor's harem for Saiyin Chahun. Wuyunna, what are you thinking?
The emperor is only doing you a favor out of respect. If you really make him angry, what will you do in the future?
If you don't want me to mention it, I can choose not to mention it, but my age is here, and it is an unchangeable fact. You...ah."
The Empress Dowager was really worried about this niece who had accompanied her for most of her life. It was she and Fulin who ruined each other's lifelong happiness. The Empress Dowager naturally couldn't bear to see her spend her later years in misery.
"We have Saiyin Chahun. He will not ignore his son and minister." When talking about Saiyin Chahun, the empress dowager's face was full of smiles that she couldn't suppress.
The Empress Dowager's eyes flashed. Regardless of the Emperor's wishes, she took the child from Rong Fei and gave it to Wu Yunna to raise. Perhaps this was the best thing she had done in her life.
"You and Saiyin Chahun have a good relationship."
"That's why I don't want to disappoint Saiyin Chahun, Empress Dowager~"
"Alright, alright, I'll find a chance to tell the Emperor."
"Then you have to hurry up. Yinfu's birthday is just a few days away. Actually, I think today is quite suitable."
The Empress Dowager did not expect that Wu Yunna usually did not care about anything, but when she really wanted to accomplish something, she would become so difficult.
She really couldn't persuade Wu Yunna, so she sent someone to invite Kangxi, and turned to the "satisfied" Queen Mother and warned:
"Are you satisfied now? I can only say a few words to help you, but whether it will succeed or not depends on the emperor's own wishes. You are not allowed to play tricks in front of the emperor anymore."
The Empress Dowager offered the Grand Empress Dowager a cup of tea with a fawning look on her face, and she kept complimenting her, "With the Empress Dowager personally taking action, there is nothing that cannot be accomplished. The Emperor will definitely give you this honor."
"Don't flatter me." Although she said that, the smile on the corner of the Empress Dowager's mouth never disappeared.
When Kangxi arrived and heard the Empress Dowager's intention, he was stunned at first, as if he was very surprised that the Empress Dowager would persuade him to go to Zhongcui Palace. Then he looked at the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager helplessly and said firmly:
"What did Saiyin Chahun do again? He even alarmed the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager."
The Empress Dowager excused Saiyin Chahun, saying, "That child also has good intentions."
"Good intentions? Haha, I think he's incredibly bold. He knew I didn't agree, yet he still dared to ask you two to put pressure on him."
"Your Majesty, this is a bit too much. I was only pleading for Saiyin Chahun. How could I use such a serious word as 'pressure'?"
"I made a mistake, please don't blame me, Grandmother. I've really lost my temper lately because of that kid Saiyin Chahun."
"Your attitude towards Rong Fei is really a bit too much now. It's no wonder Sai Yin Cha Hun is making a fuss. After all, he has seen you and Rong Fei get along well. As a child, it's natural that he can't accept gaining and losing again."
As if he had heard someone or something that made him uncomfortable, a trace of disgust appeared on Kangxi's face. The Empress Dowager saw it and was shocked at first, then began to wonder if Kangxi had deliberately let her see it.
After a change of mind, the Empress Dowager spoke tentatively:
"Rong Fei has never done anything out of line, let alone being so vicious as to murder the heir to the throne. Your Majesty, you loved her so much before, how come you suddenly dislike her?
Even with Hesheli and Nara, you tolerated them many times, but never like this... Don't blame me for speaking harshly, you are too ruthless and harsh to Rong Fei."
Kangxi seemed unaware that this was the Empress Dowager's test, and explained calmly:
"I used to like Concubine Rong because she was gentle and docile, and it was a pleasure to be with her.
But now, perhaps because she has given birth to several princes in succession, or perhaps because she is already the one with the highest status in the palace, she feels that she has support and has become even more rebellious. "
"Rampant and rebellious, if we talk about rebelliousness, then the Nara clan was the best. But I haven't seen you dislike the Nara clan because of this."
"This, this is different. Although Nara was arrogant in the past, she was still respectful in front of me and did not dare to neglect me.
But Rong Fei, perhaps I was too good to her in the past, doting on her and loving her, and as a result, she has lost her respect for me. If I don't teach her a lesson, I'm afraid she will still dream of influencing my thoughts in the future."
Kangxi's face was full of frost, clearly showing his dissatisfaction.
The Empress Dowager looked at Kangxi, met his gaze without flinching, sighed, and said, "I understand what the Emperor means."
The Empress Dowager was so anxious that she said directly, "Then on the day of Yinfu's birthday."
The Grand Empress Dowager and Su Malagu could not help but hold their foreheads in their hands. It seemed that the Empress Dowager did not understand at all.
His Majesty was using the Rong Fei incident to warn the Empress Dowager, to show that he was the supreme emperor. Anyone who tried to influence his thoughts, no matter how deep their friendship was in Kangxi's heart or how much weight they held, would only have one end.
As a result, the Empress Dowager was still talking about the birthday. How slow-witted was she that she didn't even notice that the atmosphere was unusual?
Or, because Saiyin Chahun was too important to the Empress Dowager, even if she noticed it, she still put Saiyin Chahun's wishes first?
Kangxi had no ill feelings towards his stepmother, who only cared about playing with her grandson and didn't want to interfere in anything. So after a few breaths of silence, he agreed: "On Yinfu's birthday, I will go to Zhongcui Palace."
After trying to hold it in, Kangxi couldn't help but warned, "My Queen Mother, don't indulge Saiyin Chahun too much. You don't know how bold he is now.
You dared to make a scene in the Imperial Study for this matter, and even after being beaten by me, you still dared to let you two act as lobbyists. Really..."
Kangxi felt that the Empress Dowager was too pampering Saiyin Chahun, while the Empress Dowager felt that Kangxi was too harsh on Saiyin Chahun.
"Your Majesty, Saiyinchahun is still young. You can't always use your hands when you teach him a lesson. Saiyinchahun's walking posture was not right yesterday. I heard from Xiaoluzi that he sleeps on his stomach at night."
The Empress Dowager looked at Kangxi with eyes full of condemnation, and she was completely unaware that the Grand Empress Dowager beside her had a dark face.
Previously, the Empress Dowager did not approve of Wu Yunna protecting the child when the Emperor was teaching him a lesson. Now that she has the intention of promoting Saiyinchahun to the throne, she naturally does not want the child to be spoiled.
The one holding them back was one of their own. If the Empress Dowager hadn't known Uyunna's character well and knew she was simply worried about her child, she would have suspected she had betrayed them.
"Your Majesty, you misunderstood. I always know how to handle my actions with discretion. I think Saiyinchahun wants you to feel more sorry for him, so... he's just being coquettish with you."
Kangxi's words almost said that he had not used any harsh force at all, and the reason why the boy's walking and sleeping postures were wrong was just a cruel trick used by Saiyin Chahun to achieve his goal.
When speaking, Kangxi was full of confidence, but after he finished speaking, he suddenly realized that he seemed to have used a little more strength this time.
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