Rong Fei is not honored

Chapter 254: Managing Palace Affairs

"Do you know something?" Kangxi didn't know whether he wanted to excuse the queen or prove that Chenghu was not that pathetic.

"On the day that Prince Chenghu passed away, the Queen's expression was a little strange. Moreover, compared to hatred, sadness, and anger, I saw more guilt. Although it was only a fleeting moment, I am sure I was not mistaken."

Kangxi was silent for a long time, then he explained, "Perhaps you misunderstood. The queen did feel guilty. It was because she deliberately delayed Chenghu's illness in order to use his illness to overthrow Nara, which led to his death."

"Is that so?" Ji Nai hesitated and said, "Perhaps I am overthinking it. But it is also true that no matter how crazy the queen is, she will not harm her own child."

Actually, Ji Nai did not completely believe what Kangxi said. Since the other party said so, it must be that he had found out something, but this was only the first step. In the hopeless situation of overthrowing Nara and about to be deposed, the queen might not be unwilling to take risks.

Ji Nai was more inclined to believe that the Queen had indeed murdered Chenghu, even though this news was bad news for Ji Nai.

However, Kangxi probably had his doubts in his heart, so the control over Kunning Palace would be even stricter. Even if the queen was just pretending to be crazy, she couldn't do anything under such supervision.

Kangxi, who looked much more serious, continued, "Queen, I will continue to investigate what else she has done. Therefore, she cannot die now."

Ji Nai noticed the change in Kangxi's words. Before, he just thought that the queen would be more useful if she were alive and wanted to squeeze out the last value from her. But now, he was unwilling to let the queen die so easily.

"However, the queen's current condition means she can only stay in Kunning Palace to recuperate, and the palace affairs will have to be taken over by others."

Ji Nai thought of Nala in the Yanx Palace. She was involved in the Chenghu incident, but not only was she not punished by the petty-minded Kangxi, but she was promoted to a concubine. This was very abnormal.

Could it be that Kangxi favored himself and Huipin? Ji Nai looked at Kangxi in doubt, and when he met his affirmative eyes, Ji Nai knew that he was not wrong.

But Ji Nai was unwilling to take over this matter.

"In the past, I was just assisting the Queen, and no one would say anything. But now the Queen needs to recuperate, and I am afraid that I cannot convince everyone if I am just a concubine."

Ji Nai did not take the opportunity to get promoted, but it was the truth. She should do her job according to her position. Even though she and Nara had high positions, it was not right for them to manage public affairs.

Not only will the harem be unable to be convinced, but even the previous dynasty will question it and make use of the issue to make further fuss.

"I have considered this beforehand, and will ask the Empress to take charge when the time comes."

Kangxi was still not very confident about his ambitious grandmother, otherwise it would be more appropriate to ask the Grand Empress Dowager for help in this matter, and he would feel more at ease.

Moreover, Kangxi used the term "in charge", which means that the ones who were really in charge were Ji Nai and Huipin, and the Empress Dowager was at best just a figurehead.

"Nara and I both have princes, and we are both the mistresses of a palace. The other concubines in the palace are only concubines. Among them, Dong also gave birth to a princess, so she is not a person without merit.

Besides, Kunning Palace just lost a prince, and the queen fell seriously ill and was unable to manage the affairs. Even if I use the name of the empress dowager, I am afraid that if Huipin and I step forward now, we will attract a lot of malicious slander. "

At first, Kangxi thought what Ji Nai said made sense, but he was afraid that those brainless people would speculate that the queen was persecuted by himself and his favorite concubine, and give himself a reputation of being incompetent and tyrannical.

But the more Kangxi listened, the more he felt something was wrong. Finally, he looked at Ji Nai suspiciously and asked, "You said so much, don't you want to do anything?"

Ji Nai choked. She did want to refuse, but you tell me whether what she just proposed is correct or not.

Ji Nai asked in a righteous but confident tone, "Is it possible that what I just said was wrong? Should we take this into consideration right now?"

Kangxi ignored Ji Nai's question and went straight to the heart of the matter, "So, you won't refuse to manage palace affairs, right?"

Ji Nai remained silent suspiciously.

Kangxi sneered, "Oh, I knew it." Kangxi looked at Ji Nai with some regret, "In the past, managing palace affairs was a hot potato, and it would make the queen hate you. If you don't want to, forget it.

But now that the queen has lost her power, you don't have to worry about Kunning Palace. Besides, the concubines who have managed palace affairs are different from those who have not been involved in palace affairs. Don't you know? In the future, if I really want to promote you, it will be easier. "

Kangxi almost broke up the benefits of managing palace affairs and stuffed them into Ji Nai's head. Did she understand that he was building power and prestige for her?

Ji Nai understood the reason, but he just didn't want to do it, at least not now.

Managing the harem was not a difficult task for Ji Nai, after all, she and Concubine Hui had assisted in management for decades in her previous life. Holding the power of the palace also made it easier for Ji Nai to cultivate her own power in all six palaces.

(The records clearly state that Concubine Hui and Concubine Rong followed the Empress Dowager's order to assist in managing the harem, but there is no clear record of Concubine De and Concubine Yi. And in the late Kangxi period, the highest-ranking person should be Concubine Tongjia, the sister of Empress Xiaoyiren. But without a queen in the palace, it is impossible that there is no concubine managing the harem.

Therefore, the setting of this article is that when Empress Xiaoyiren was in power in the previous life (Imperial Noble Consort), Consort Hui and Consort Rong assisted in managing the six palaces. After Empress Xiaoyiren passed away, the four concubines jointly managed the palace affairs.)

But so far, palace affairs are not Ji Nai's most important matter. Before the 15th year of Kangxi, Ji Nai could not spare any energy to deal with palace affairs.

Furthermore, since Ji Nai knew that there was a huge force hidden in secret, for the safety of himself and his children, how could he not instigate Kangxi to purge the harem?

If we train personnel now, they will all be lost in the purge. Ji Nai is not idle, so why waste our efforts?

But obviously, if Ji Nai refused now, the man opposite would be so angry that he would come over and bite him. Moreover, even if one was a person who did not want to fight with the world, repeatedly refusing palace duties would arouse suspicion. Without a good reason, it would be impossible to get away with it.

"I didn't say I didn't care. I just felt that Huibin Nara and I were too conspicuous."

Kangxi understood Ji Nai's intentions very well, but as long as she didn't refuse, it was fine. He didn't know when Kangxi's requirements for milking had become lower and lower.

If other people knew that the palace power that all the concubines were vying for was actually thrown away by Ji Nai, and that Kangxi had to force it on them, they would definitely be jealous and resentful of Ji Nai for being ungrateful.

"In that case, let's add one more person."

"Two people!" Ji Nai felt that three people were just right. In the later stage, he could only be a hands-off boss, and the remaining three people were just right.

"Then there are two of us. Do you have a suitable candidate?"

Ji Nai thought for a moment, then said, "How about Irgen Jueluo?" Ji Nai didn't have much impression of Irgen Jueluo. He only remembered that day outside Nara's delivery room, Irgen Jueluo's words of advice to Sochorolo were very organized.

It’s not that Ji Nai was eavesdropping on purpose. She was not interested in people saying bad things about her. But after tempering her body with the spiritual liquid, her ears and eyes were really sharp. Plus, there was a gossipy Yuan Xu by her side, so she knew the content of the conversation between the two.

"Irgen Jueluo? That's fine. Although her family isn't prominent, Irgen Jueluo is a famous family name, so it's suitable. For the other person, let's choose Dong."

In fact, Ji Nai first thought of Dong, after all, she gave birth to a princess, and her status was higher than other concubines. But he and Nara were from bannermen, and so was Dong.

The queen is ill and cannot go out, and the palace affairs are handed over to a group of women from bondservant families. How can the former dynasty and the harem be convinced?

Fortunately, Irgen Gioro was also involved, and she, Nara and Dong were all concubines who had given birth to royal heirs, so I think this should be able to shut these people up.

Of course, Zhang, who gave birth to the eldest princess, had been subconsciously forgotten by Ji Nai and Kangxi. This is how the harem is. Once it becomes silent, it is no different from being dead.

After finishing his business, Kangxi left quickly as it was getting late. The moment he walked out of the gate of Zhongcui Palace, Kangxi's face suddenly darkened and he instructed Liang Jiugong: