Rong Fei is not honored

Chapter 234 Emphasizing the bottom line

The first person the Grand Empress Dowager interrogated was Concubine Hui. Firstly, Chenghu's death was a serious matter, and secondly, the Grand Empress Dowager had long given up hope on the Queen, and she would not allow a lunatic to continue sitting on the Queen's throne.

"How do you want to explain Cheng Hu's matter?"

"Why did the Empress Dowager conclude that I was responsible for Prince Chenghu's death?"

The Empress Dowager was so angry that she almost laughed. This was the first time she was questioned back during an interrogation. "The palace maid who harmed Chenghu was seen in contact with people from the East Six Palaces."

This short sentence instantly increased the suspicion of Concubine Hui, and of course, Ji Nai as well.

Yuan Xu was so panicked. When Ji Nai was left behind just now, she felt that something was wrong. Now hearing what the Empress Dowager said, she became more certain of her guess.

Zhongcui Palace is also in the East Six Palaces, and Ji Nai also has a deep hatred for the Queen. In fact, compared with Concubine Hui, Ji Nai, the Rongpin, is naturally more capable.

Kangxi was also surprised. He only knew about the palace maid when he came to Kunning Palace and saw the scene. But how did the Empress Dowager know about it?

As if to clear everyone's confusion, the Empress Dowager explained: "I was deeply saddened when I heard the tragic news, so I asked someone to investigate the matter before coming here."

The Empress Dowager paused, and continued with a frost in her eyes: "I also know that she has a fellow villager who used to serve in Kunning Palace. That fellow villager once told her that for some reason, Nanny Li asked her to hide the news that the Queen was pregnant, and she was afraid.

A few days later, she received news that a fellow villager had been executed for concealing the queen's pregnancy and having bad intentions. She was indignant and decided to take revenge.

The Grand Empress Dowager naturally knew that this charge was nonsense. A woman is pregnant and her period has not come. Even if she forgets for a moment, how could she not notice it after a long time? The palace maid was just a scapegoat who was pushed out to save the Empress' face.

It's just a pity for her Chenghu, who lost his life because of such a ridiculous thing. With such a mother, how can Chenghu be well? Even if he gets through this, he will not have an easy life in the future.

The queen looked up, her face full of disbelief, "Grand Empress Dowager, I don't believe that a lowly palace maid would dare to murder the royal heir just because of a fellow villager without anyone's instructions."

The queen still believed that there was a master behind the palace maid. After all, when she found out about the palace maid, she did not deal with her right away because she wanted to follow the clues and find out who was behind it.

It was just a pity that the other party was too cunning. She didn't know when he unilaterally cut off all connections, causing her efforts to be wasted and Chenghu to blow the cold wind for a few more nights.

"It's true that she has someone behind her, but it's not true that they are from the same hometown. It is said that they are sisters, but because their parents couldn't afford to raise them, they gave one of them away. However, because they live not far away, they often keep in touch and even entered the palace together."

Kangxi didn't care whether the two palace maids were from the same hometown or sisters. What he cared about was the "person behind the scenes" mentioned by the Grand Empress Dowager. "Grandmother, have you found out who she contacted?"

The Empress Dowager shook her head. "The last contact was half a month ago. They are cautious in their actions, so it is difficult to investigate. However, aren't the most suspicious people here?"

Kangxi looked at Ji Nai and then at Nara. He was unwilling to believe that Ji Nai was involved in this matter. It was possible that Nara was involved, but since the Empress Dowager asked Ji Nai to stay, she must have her purpose.

"I am very curious, why did you, Rongpin, stand in front of Concubine Hui? This behavior is really abrupt. I don't believe you really want to save Concubine Hui."

The women in this palace were lucky enough not to add insult to injury when they saw others suffering. Even gloating over their misfortune was considered a kind act, not to mention rushing out to save people.

Looking at Rongpin's current appearance, the Empress Dowager felt pain. Moreover, she had injured herself all over in order to save others. What if she was disfigured?

Even the Empress Dowager felt distressed, not to mention Kangxi. He thought that the Empress Dowager must have found out something and that's why she let Ji Nai stay. It turned out that it was because of Ji Nai's act of saving people.

Kangxi did not think there was anything strange about this move. After all, in his heart, Ji Nai had always been a kind, gentle, and child-loving fool.

"To the Empress Dowager, it is not Concubine Hui that I want to save, but the heir to the throne. Prince Chenghu has just passed away. If something happens to Concubine Hui's child again, I'm afraid Your Majesty will not be able to bear it.

Although I have never considered myself a good person, I have my own bottom line and will never lay hands on a child or do such a beastly act. "Of course, watching someone die without helping is an exception," Ji Nai added silently in his heart.

Ji Nai said this to remind Kangxi not to think too highly of her. Otherwise, what would Kangxi do if one day he suddenly discovered that she was not the person he had in mind?

Yuan Xu said that the collapse of a person's image is terrible, and losing fans and turning against the person is even more terrifying. Although Ji Nai didn't understand, he roughly knew what it meant.

At the same time, Ji Nai also assured Kangxi and the Empress Dowager, deepening the impression that she would not harm the children, so that they would not suspect her just because of her high position and two sons when something happened to the royal heir.

If this happens too often, not only will people no longer have the impression that Concubine Rong is innocent and can withstand investigation, but people will only think that she is very skilled and can get away with it every time.

On the other side, the Queen and Concubine Hui, who heard Ji Nai's words, felt as if they were slapped in the face. Their faces were slightly distorted. What did they mean by "those who hurt children are beasts?" Even the Empress Dowager had a slightly strange expression.

When Kangxi heard this, he felt that Ji Nai was indeed honest, and that he stood up for himself and did not want to make him sad, so he suffered such a great punishment.

"Rongpin, remember what you said today, it will disappoint me."

The Grand Empress Dowager indeed did not find any fault with Concubine Rong, and was willing to believe her this time. However, alas, it would be fine if the women in the palace did not fall in love with the emperor, but once they did, few of them would have a good ending.

The Empress Dowager only hoped that Concubine Rong would not make herself hateful because of this love.

"Yes, I've made note of it."

The Empress Dowager had let Ji Nai go, so Kangxi would not make things difficult for him and asked Liang Jiugong to move a chair for Ji Nai.

Ji Nai hesitated and did not dare to sit down. Kangxi, the Grand Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager were all standing, while the Empress and Concubine Hui were kneeling. How could she, a concubine, sit alone?

"You were injured, but it was for the sake of protecting the heir. If someone who has made contributions takes a seat, no one will dare to say that you have no rules."

After hearing Kangxi's words, Ji Nai dared to sit down. Kangxi really understood her. She was in so much pain that she could not stand any longer.

Seeing this scene, the queen sneered. She was actually blind before. The Emperor's behavior was so obvious, but she didn't notice it at all. Instead, she regarded the fool Nara as a great enemy.

Concubine Hui naturally did not miss this sneer, and she started to mock: "Why does the Queen look at Rongpin like this? Thinking back to the past, when the Queen and His Majesty had just got married, you received much more favoritism and honors than this."

As soon as this was said, everyone naturally thought about why the queen had slowly lost her favor and honor in the past few years. No, considering the things the queen had done, Kangxi had never punished her, and was still extremely partial to her.

The Grand Empress Dowager had been paying attention to the expressions of the Queen and others, and of course she saw that glance. At this moment, she was really disappointed. At this time, the Queen was still paying attention to these trivial matters.

Perhaps, I was wrong to insist on it. How could such a queen convince the public? How could she manage the harem? Was it wrong for me to force Kangxi not to depose the queen just because of what happened to my niece and grandniece?

If Hesheli died of illness, she was the empress of the Qing Dynasty both during her lifetime and after her death, and was tied to the Aisin-Gioro family. Not only could she and the emperor not do anything to the empress, they also had to go to the trouble of covering up her crimes. It was really frustrating.

But for the sake of the royal family's reputation, they had to endure it. However, now that the Queen was suffering from hysteria, she was a bomb that could explode at any time. How could the Empress Dowager dare to keep the Queen?

However, Chenghu had just died. If something happened to the queen at this time, naturally there would be perceptive people who would notice that the queen's death was not an accident:

Before, the empress harmed the royal heir and nothing happened. Now, the prince in Kunning Palace just died, and the empress died too. It is hard not to think too much. The empress was protected for Chenghu, but now that she is no longer useful, she has turned against him so ruthlessly. It is really disheartening.