Rong Fei is not honored

Chapter 242: The Baoyi Force

After saying this, the Grand Empress Dowager stopped asking Kangxi for a result. The Queen, whether she was really crazy or pretending to be crazy, she would not let her get better.

"Is the Queen crazy?" Ji Nai, who was applying medicine on his face, asked in surprise.

"Yes, the eunuch who went to inquire said that His Majesty and the Empress Dowager both went to see it."

Ji Nai did not comment on this. Li Ma Ma saw this and could not help but wonder, "Why didn't the master react at all?"

"With the Queen's personality, if there is any fault, it must be someone else's, and she herself is innocent. How could she really go crazy over such a small matter?"

"Prince Chenghu passed away, and the queen suffered from hysteria. These are not trivial matters. Moreover, these two things together are enough to depose the queen."

“Chenghu was murdered by someone, and the Queen is the victim, which will only make His Majesty feel guilty and pity.

As for hysteria, it is even simpler. There are many types of hysteria. The queen is not crazy, but her emotions fluctuate too much. Or maybe she is not sick at all, but was harmed by someone and drugged, so she can't control her emotions. "

Yu Sheng said: "Hearing what the master said, I also feel that with the Queen's tenacity, she will not be overwhelmed by these things."

Nanny Li thought about it and felt that what her master and Yu Sheng said were correct. "But why did the Queen do this? Pretending to be crazy is a bad idea. The Grand Empress Dowager will definitely make the fake madness turn into real madness."

"Perhaps it's because she has her reasons for doing so?" Ji Nai thought of the guilty look in the Queen's eyes. If that was the case, it was no wonder that the Queen would pretend to be crazy to save her life.

I think the Queen herself knew that if the Empress Dowager knew what she had done to Chenghu, she would surely die.

Yuan Xu heard the voice and asked Ji Nai, "Why can the queen be saved if she goes crazy?"

[Because of Chenghu.]

The mad queen would no longer pose a threat to the heir to the throne, so Kangxi had no reason to get rid of her. In such a tragic situation, and with Chenghu just dead, as long as the mad queen called out Chenghu's name, Kangxi, who was full of guilt towards Chenghu, would definitely soften his heart.

What's more, the Empress Dowager has never given up. Now that she has raised Saiyinchahun, there is no guarantee that she will not bring up the old matter again and let Kangxi marry another noble lady from Khorchin. He needs someone to occupy the position of queen.

A queen who poses no threat is naturally the best candidate. 】

Yuan Xu was stunned by what he said. Ji Nai found it funny and pressed his sore forehead: [However, these are just my speculations. Who knows, in the eyes of others, I am the mastermind behind everything. ]

"That doesn't matter. It can also make people afraid to attack you easily. This is a good thing. Anyway, as long as Kangxi believes in you, it will be fine."

[The Empress Dowager has investigated this matter thoroughly and it has nothing to do with me. Even if Kangxi is really suspicious, he would not suspect me. I am concerned about two other things.]

"Empress? That's right. After Chenghu died in her previous life, the Empress went mad and murdered the heirs in the palace. She has fallen to this point in this life. I guess she is no longer capable of harming anyone, right?"

[The poisonous snake is just dormant, not gone. As long as the queen is not dead, we will never be able to rest in peace. Miracles of overnight reversal in this palace have happened before.]

Yuan Xu kept the Queen's matter in mind and asked, "What about the second matter?"

[Do you still remember the force I mentioned to you before, the one that was hiding in the dark and stirring up trouble? ]

"Could it be that this incident is related to them again?" Yuan Xu was surprised. "Besides Kangxi and Xiaozhuang, who else in the palace has such power? Could it be someone from Shunzhi's harem?"

It is impossible to have Huang Taiji's harem, as it was too long ago and there are few of them alive. As for the power of the previous dynasty, it is estimated that they can stir up trouble among the people, but the Forbidden City should not be able to do so.

However, she really could not find anyone in the Qing harem during this period in history who could hide the truth from both Xiaozhuang and Kangxi.

Of the three most famous empresses and four concubines in Kangxi's harem, only three are still in the palace: Empress Hesheli, Concubine Hui Nara, and Concubine Rong Ma Jia. The others have not yet entered the palace.

[What did you say?] Ji Nai, who can share Yuan Xu's brain-opening drama, listened to the other party's various speculations and seemed to have grasped something, but it soon disappeared.

"Huh? I didn't say anything?"

[No, weren't you just guessing where this force belongs to? ]

"Oh, this, but I haven't guessed it. I feel that none of them are likely to be the ones, such as Empress Hesheli and the future Concubine Hui. It's clear that it can't be them, but the others haven't entered the palace yet."

【This is it! 】

Ji Nai stood up excitedly, startling Nanny Li and Yu Sheng. After realizing that his actions were too radical, Ji Nai explained, "Nanny, I just remembered that I shouldn't let the wound on my face heal too quickly."

"Why is this?" Nanny Li disagreed. The Queen was crazy, Concubine Hui was about to give birth, and she was also involved in the murder of the royal heir. Now was a good time for the master to compete for favor.

"The Cining Palace has always been wary of my face. If I get better too quickly, I'm afraid they will be unhappy. Besides, Chenghu just died, and Chengqing has been gone for less than a year. I have two princes, so it's not good to be too high-profile."

"I was wrong. The master has always taken steady steps. There is really no need to take the risk."

What's more, if these old faces in the palace were capable, they would have come to the fore long ago and would not have been suppressed by their own masters and Concubine Hui.

"The medicine sent by His Majesty will be used every other day from now on. Mammy and Xiao Anzi should work together to keep the mouths of those in Zhongcui Palace under control."

"Master, don't worry."

After instructing Nanny Li, Ji Nai asked everyone to leave, leaving only her and Yuan Xu.

"We had hit a dead end before. We kept wondering who this force belonged to, but we never came to a conclusion. In fact, it's not that we couldn't think of it, but that this 'person' didn't exist."

"Non-existent? No, what does that mean?"

"A thousand-mile dam is destroyed by an ant hole. We only think of the high and mighty masters, but forget the Baoyi hidden among the people."

"Baoyi? But the only ones who can command Baoyi are probably Kangxi and the Grand Empress Dowager, right?"

"Who says that a force must have a master?" She was blinded by one thing. She was obviously born into a bannerman family, but she forgot that in addition to the people of the masters in the palace, there was another force that should not be underestimated - the bannerman family.

Not to mention that Baoyi were just slaves who served people. Even if they were slaves, they were slaves who served the emperor and the royal family. There were seventh-rank officials in front of the prime minister, not to mention the royal family's close attendants.

Not to mention, the identity of the Baoyi is certain, if nothing unexpected happens, their descendants will be slaves for generations. From the fact that the Baoyi group can be called a Baoyi family, it is easy to imagine.

"In this Forbidden City, where are there no Baoyi? The number of masters is estimated to be not even a fraction of the Baoyi. The major Baoyi families stick together, because of the alliance of interests, they are naturally a considerable force."

"But, alliances formed because of interests can also tear each other apart because of interests. Such a group is a loose sand and is not reliable."

"You're right. When we are united against the outside world, everyone can work together, but when it comes to dividing up the benefits, they will definitely fight to the point of bloodshed. Therefore, we need to elect someone to be the leader.

In my previous life, they recommended me at first, and then they found Concubine Hui. After Concubine De entered the palace, they strongly supported her and promoted her to a high position.

However, Nara and I were different from Uya from the very beginning. She was specially trained for Kangxi, and Uya had been rooted in the palace for many years.

If Concubine Hui didn't have an eldest son, I'm afraid the bannermen wouldn't have had disagreements, causing Concubine De's one son and two daughters to be dragged into the harem struggle."

Yuan Xu swallowed her saliva, she felt like she had just eaten a big melon, "You mean the child of Concubine De was done by the bondservants? But at that time the palace was not...

Empress Niuhulu, Imperial Concubine Tongjia, Concubine Hui, Concubine Yi, Concubine De, and you, not to mention the other concubines who gave birth to princes safely, such as Concubine Liang, Concubine Min, Concubine Cheng, etc., are all tough characters. "

"At that time, the fighting in the harem was indeed more intense than it is today, but Empress Nianhulu was fair most of the time. She would not attack the heir to the throne, nor would she allow others to do so. Once discovered, they would be severely punished. Therefore, after Yinzhen, the survival rate of the princes in the palace has been so high."