Rong Fei is not honored

Chapter 458 Decree and Severe Punishment

It was obvious at first glance that those maids were not the capable maids around the master, or the managers of any place. Their faces were weather-beaten, their clothes were the shabbiest, and they were big and strong, and it was obvious that they were used to doing rough work.

The key is appearance. Although not ugly, it is not handsome either.

Which of the servants who can climb up to the top looks like this? Unless they have a special skill, the master will choose a servant based on his appearance.

Where did Concubine Rong find this person? What is she going to do?

As they got closer and closer to Shoukang Palace, these concubines suddenly realized something and burst into tears of joy. They were scared to death. They thought Rong Fei was going to kill them directly.

It turns out that she was going to Shoukang Palace. Damn Ma Jia, it was all her fault for not explaining clearly. She must have done it on purpose, wanting to make fun of herself.

The concubines, who were covered in sweat and clearly felt something flowing down their faces, thought so.

The makeup on their faces must have been smudged, but their arms were being held up, so even if they tried their best, they wouldn't budge, and they couldn't even wipe it with a handkerchief.

What exactly does Concubine Rong want to do? Does she want them to misbehave in front of the Empress Dowager, preferably to scare the Empress Dowager, and then use this as an excuse to deal with them?

No, I just got too scared and I haven't recovered yet. My brain is not working at all.

After entering Shoukang Palace, Ji Nai greeted the maids there, left the group of people in the open space in front of the palace, and went in alone.

"I pay my respects to the Empress Dowager."

"Hurry up, what's going on outside?"

Rong Fei came with a group of people. The Empress Dowager had naturally received the news a long time ago. Given her relationship with Rong Fei, there was no need for her to speak in a roundabout way. Out of curiosity, she asked directly.

Ji Nai didn't mention what they had just done in Zhongcui Palace, and went straight to the point: "Have the Empress Dowager heard about the incident in Yanxi Palace a while ago?"

Of course she had heard about it, but the Empress Dowager always pretended not to know about things that Kangxi and the Empress Dowager did not tell her. When Ji Nai mentioned it, she did not react at all.

Ji Nai, of course, knew the Empress Dowager's temperament and did not expect a response, so he continued:

"It's not complicated, actually. There was a concubine who wanted to plot against Yinzhen and ruin his reputation. It's just that because so many people were involved, Huipin was busy for so long."

Although the Empress Dowager was not familiar with Yinzhen and did not like his temperament, he was her grandson after all, and had been so close to Saiyin Chahun during this period, so the Empress Dowager paid more attention to him.

Hearing that Yinzhi had been plotted against, he became restless and asked anxiously, "Is Yinzhi okay?"

Nanny An beside the Empress Dowager saw her master's anxiety and quickly comforted her, "Master, you forgot that Prince Yinzhen has been with the young prince these days."

The Empress heaved a sigh of relief and said with a smile, "I am completely confused."

Ji Nai naturally didn't dare to say that the Empress Dowager was truly confused, so he just said, "You are just too concerned and confused."

After saying this, he hesitated and said, "Although Yinzhen is fine now, the means used to plot against him were a bit dirty. If it gets out...

Even if everyone knew that Yinzhen was innocent, it would not be good for his reputation.

That's why when some busybodies tried to inquire about the news in the Yanx Palace, His Majesty dealt with those servants directly. But I didn't expect that there were still people who were unwilling to give up and even reached out to me.

Those people outside are the ones who came to my palace today to gather information. I thought if I left them alone, they would still dare to investigate, so I brought them to Shoukang Palace and asked the Empress Dowager to issue an order to punish them severely.

The Empress Dowager was a little conflicted. She didn't want to interfere in the affairs of the harem. The so-called power of managing the palace was just a title, and the actual people in charge were still Rong Fei and others.

But Rong Fei made the matter sound so serious, involving Yinzhen's reputation. Wouldn't it be bad if she just let it go?

And Rong Fei also mentioned the emperor's attitude, so she should issue an imperial decree, right? After all, this is in accordance with the emperor's wishes.

The Empress Dowager looked uncertainly at Nanny An beside her. Nanny An gave her a soothing look before asking, "Excuse my interjection, but why doesn't Concubine Rong go and ask the Grand Empress Dowager to deal with this matter?"

"It must be a big deal if it alarmed the Empress Dowager. It's better not to make a big deal out of it." Ji Nai hinted.

Nanny An understood. In her opinion, if the matter was serious, it should not be made a big deal. This way of handling it was very reasonable. Therefore, Concubine Rong did not want to plot anything, so Nanny An was relieved.

But she still had a question in her heart, "Could Concubine Rong tell us what exactly happened? If something happened, Shoukang Palace can respond in time and help."

If you “don’t know” about this, then forget it and you can just stay out of it.

But now that Rong Fei has come before the Empress Dowager, she must find out what exactly happened. Otherwise, if there is any problem in the future, can the Empress Dowager still say that she knows nothing?

Ji Nai hesitated. In fact, it would be best if the fewest people knew about this, the better. However...

Ji Nai looked at the palace maids around her. Nanny An understood what she meant. After asking the Empress Dowager, she asked everyone to leave and ordered her confidants to guard outside the door.

After Ji Nai and the others left, he leaned forward, lowered his voice, and explained:

"Someone tampered with Concubine Wu's clothes and deliberately led her to say bad things about Concubine Hui. Although Yinzhen had a bad temper, he knew how to protect his mother and immediately started to attack Concubine Wu.

As a result, during the tearing, Concubine Wu's clothes were torn...

The key point is that this incident did not happen inside the house, and many people in the Yanxi Palace saw it."

Nanny An's eyes widened instantly, and the Empress Dowager was even more horrified after hearing the palace maid's stammering translation due to shock.

"Really, what a vicious mind! He wants to take Prince Yinzhen's life directly."

Nanny An still remembers that the Emperor was invited to the Yanxi Palace that day. If she knew about it, and in her rage she did something irreparable, then...

Fortunately, Concubine Rong went with him that day, otherwise something might have happened. As the mother of the "culprit", Concubine Hui would definitely not have been able to stop the furious Emperor.

After all, no matter how unfavored Concubine Wu was, she would not allow her son to be bullied like this, even though the child was still young.

It seems that Huipin has been out of favor for many years and has no longer received any favors, so some people have become bolder.

"This matter must not be spread." The Empress Dowager made the decision without hesitation. "You should leave first. Today I will act like a wicked mother-in-law and set some rules for these people."

Ji Nai stood up, bowed, and thanked her, "Thank you for your kindness, Empress Dowager."