Rong Fei is not honored

Chapter 244: Confrontation at Yanxi Palace

But now, listening to what Kangxi said, Concubine Hui felt that she was totally wrong. Perhaps, this child could not stop Kangxi's murderous intention.

Thinking of the calmness of those concubines after their miscarriages, Concubine Hui felt that Kangxi might not be scaring her, and he really didn't care about the baby in her belly.

However, Concubine Hui was still unwilling to admit the fact that was right in front of her.

"Your Majesty wants to kill me?" Concubine Hui was shocked. She didn't understand why Kangxi was so angry. In her opinion, Kangxi might be angry when he first found out, but he would definitely understand her.

"Shouldn't you kill?"

"But what I did was not even one ten-thousandth of what the Queen did! I just gave her back an eye for an eye for what she did to me. What have I done wrong?"

"You killed Cheng Hu!"

"But she also killed Chengqing!"

Concubine Hui looked at her strange lover in front of her and felt that she had never seen him clearly.

The queen had done this so many times, and he had let it go, so why couldn't he do the same to me? Could it be that his feelings for me were not as strong as the queen's?

Unexpectedly, Nanny Wu was right.

Concubine Hui suddenly laughed, a sad and desperate laugh, "It turns out that the emperor's feelings are really worthless. In the end, I am not as good as a vicious woman. Is it just because she is the queen?"

"Yes."

The significance of the empress is not only that she is the woman with the highest rank in the harem, but also that she is the partner of Emperor Kangxi and his wife, and the mother of the Qing Dynasty.

Queen has never been just a title or a position. The political significance it represents is incomparable to that of all the concubines combined.

If the queen made a mistake, Kangxi would need to weigh many factors before deciding how to deal with her. However, other concubines did not have this concern. They would not be linked to any political significance, but only belonged to Kangxi's harem or were the mothers of a prince or princess.

How can family affairs be compared with national affairs?

But Kangxi didn't need to explain these to Concubine Hui, because even if he did, she wouldn't understand. Hadn't Nanny Wu persuaded her enough before? Why waste your breath?

"That's not fair."

Kangxi didn't want to talk to Concubine Hui anymore. Until now, she was still struggling with these things.

Fair? Kangxi sneered. This harem, no, the entire royal family, has never been a place where fairness is valued.

To the royal family, whether they were common people or noble relatives, they were all slaves of the Aixinjueluo family. Even those princes of the royal family who were more distantly related were not ants.

Talking about fairness to these people who were born as descendants of the emperor and have the power of life and death, isn't this a joke?

Thunder, lightning, rain and dew are all grace from the emperor. Kangxi can be tolerant and indulgent towards his concubines, but this is his gift, which depends entirely on his own will, but he will not allow others to ask for it as a matter of course.

It was because he was too kind to these people in the past that they dared to hurt his bloodline again and again. Thinking of Chengqing, Chenghu, and those children who had no chance to be born, Kangxi's heart was bleeding.

He overestimated himself. Although Kangxi had focused some of his energy on the harem after being reminded by Ji Nai in the past, he actually did not care much about it and thought he could control everything.

Facts told Kangxi that none of the women in his harem were simple.

"I thought that when you deliberately provoked me and the Queen to confront each other, you should have thought about the situation today." Concubine Hui looked at Kangxi's ruthlessness and decided to just throw in the towel.

"What did you say?"

"Is not it?"

Concubine Hui looked at Kangxi provocatively, "Maybe at the beginning, the reason why you lifted me up was that you were really dissatisfied with the queen, so you wanted to use me to suppress the queen's arrogance. But what happened later?"

Kangxi's eyes became dim and his expression became ugly.

Concubine Hui looked at the other party's reaction and knew that she had guessed correctly. She said sarcastically:

"Later, His Majesty indulged me even more, trampling on the Empress's face time and time again, and sent Nanny Wu to stir up trouble. Was it just to cause discord between me and the Empress?

You want to use me to take the Queen's life, right?

It's really ridiculous that the emperor of the Qing Dynasty wanted to kill his first wife, but he had to use the evil tricks of women fighting to push his concubines to take action. "

Concubine Hui spoke out her guesses with tears in her eyes. Even though she knew that what she said would increase Kexiao's murderous intent towards her, she still couldn't help but speak out.

The pampering and sweetness of the past were all fake. The specialness that I thought I had was also fake. Even the so-called good person was fake. It was all calculation from the beginning to the end.

"Why? Your Majesty. When did you come up with this idea? Did the Queen kill all the pregnant concubines in the palace, or did the Queen poison Chengrui?

I guess it should be the latter. After all, Rongpin is obviously the most suitable choice, but Your Majesty still chose me because you don't want her to take risks.

Rongpin is your favorite. Both I and the Queen have been deceived."

"You don't have to look at me like this, as if I am unforgivable and you have suffered a great injustice." Kangxi had already calmed down and spoke calmly.

Concubine Hui couldn't understand why Kangxi could say such a thing.

"Isn't it? Nara, it is true that I have ill intentions and I deliberately indulge you, but how many times have I deliberately led you, or did you take the initiative?

It is true that I gave you the confidence, but weren't you rejecting and despising the Queen from the bottom of your heart, thinking that she just had a good family background and the convenience of a formal position?

I have never concealed my special feelings towards Rongpin. I have never let her down in terms of status, favor, and even palace power, but have I ever overstepped my bounds? Even after Chengrui got into trouble, she did not cause any major trouble.

It is true that I have made use of you, but in return you have also received favor, honor, and wealth, which are things that other concubines in the palace can only dream of.

It is your vanity that has led to the current situation. If you abide by your duties and respect the Queen, I will consider changing someone else."

"So, it's my own fault, isn't it?"

Kangxi was silent for a moment, then continued, "The Queen's status is special. Whether she is deposed or executed, it will cause a great uproar in the previous dynasty. That's why I thought of letting her die suddenly."

"So, Your Majesty wants to kill someone with a borrowed knife? So that he can get away with it cleanly."

"Yes. My intentions are not pure, but I am not without guilt towards you. I have already found a way out for you."

Concubine Hui looked at Kangxi with tears in her eyes, with complicated thoughts in her mind. Originally, she thought she was very happy, but found out that she was a complete joke. But now, she felt that she was just a pawn in Kangxi's hands, but the other party said that he was not heartless?

"Chengqing, this child is your way out."

Kangxi closed his eyes. He disliked, even hated, arrogant women, but he still gave Concubine Hui two children. It was not only acting, but also because of the guilt in his heart.

“The crimes committed by the Queen were an open secret in the previous dynasty. Although you are suspected of murdering the Queen, who can tell the truth about what happened in this palace? As long as Hesheli can’t find any evidence, she will not pursue you.

Compared to severely punishing the murderer and offending the two heirs and me, it is naturally more important to seek benefits for Chenghu or the Hesheli family. With them around, the people in this palace will not offend you to death. Even if it will be a little difficult, life can still be lived."

Kangxi told Nara all his previous plans. He was not trying to excuse himself, nor did he want Nara to forgive him. He just wanted to tell Nara that things could have had a different ending.

"But Chengqing is dead! Your Majesty, Chengqing is dead! Because I angered the Queen, Chengqing is dead! Did you expect this?"

"In addition to Nanny Wu, I have also deployed many people around the Yanxi Palace."

"But it was no use. Chengqing died anyway. Because of your calculations and my disrespect, he was killed!"

Seeing Concubine Hui's face full of resentment, Kangxi said helplessly: "Have you forgotten about the flower viewing banquet?"

Concubine Hui's body stiffened.

"This matter has been investigated. It was you who deliberately framed the Queen, causing Sony to die prematurely due to illness, which led to the previous dynasty's controversy over the Queen's abolition, causing the Queen to feel a sense of crisis, and that's why she acted recklessly against Chengqing.

Because she thought that the reason you pressed on step by step, from verbal provocation to direct accusation, was because you relied on the fact that you had two princes by your side and that you started to covet the position of empress after you became pregnant. "