Rong Fei is not honored

Chapter 469: Weird Tone

"Didn't you say you were nervous?" Kangxi looked at Ji Nai with a squint.

"Ah? That's not... cough, the panic I'm talking about isn't physical discomfort, it's, it's..."

Just as Ji Nai was racking his brains, thinking about how to explain to Kangxi, the other party grabbed the soft flesh on Ji Nai's cheek and asked, "Is it because of Tong Jia or because of Uya?"

Ji Nai had expected Kangxi's reaction. After all, her schedule for the day was public and anyone could find out with a little inquiry. She also couldn't hide her performance to Nanny Li before coming in.

Ji Nai lowered his head to play with the jade pendant on Kangxi's waist, without saying a word, and his silent gesture expressed his refusal to answer Kangxi's question.

Knowing that Ji Nai was not feeling unwell but was just in a bad mood, Kangxi felt relieved and became more patient.

He took off the jade pendant from his waist and stuffed it into Ji Nai's hand, then carried the person to his lap. His movements were smooth and flowing. Only after he finished did Kangxi realize that the person in his arms was Ji Nai, not Rong Xian.

Ji Nai would never see how beautiful the shiny things on his body were, so he would hold on to them tightly and stare at himself with his big watery eyes, saying nothing and just looking at him.

Just wait until you give the jade pendant away generously, and the other party will hold the good thing in his hand, reveal a sweet smile, and occasionally receive a kiss.

Ji Nai naturally knew how the father and daughter interacted. Looking at the jade pendant that was stuffed into her, she was confused for a moment, then looked at Kangxi accusingly.

This jade pendant has a dragon pattern on it. Even if it was a gift from Kangxi, she wouldn't dare use it. Couldn't she change it to one with a different pattern?

Ji Nai even admired herself a little. At this time, she still had the mind to think about other things. It was not like before when she needed to be extremely alert all the time to face Kangxi.

Kangxi rubbed Ji Nai's neck with his chin as if nothing had happened, as if he was not the one who treated Ji Nai as his own daughter.

"Do you know how I felt when I saw you lying on the ground the moment I came in? And yet, the first thing you, such a heartless little thing, thought of was to absolve the palace maids of their guilt."

"Madame Li and the others are indeed innocent." Ji Nai said stubbornly.

But in fact, she also understood that today's situation was due to her own lack of consideration.

At that time, Ji Nai was focused on "teaching a lesson" to Yuan Xu and did not try to hide it. Later, he talked so much with Uya that a long time passed without him noticing.

Not to mention that Kangxi noticed something was wrong, I'm afraid Li Ma and the others were also very worried.

Ji Nai relaxed his body and leaned into Kangxi's arms, expressing his trust and dependence with his actions, and also responding to Kangxi's concern for him.

Ji Nai seemed to be hesitant to speak, as if she was considering whether to tell Kangxi, but in fact she was brainstorming, thinking about which shield to use to cover up what happened today.

After much thought, Ji Nai felt that Yinreng and Tonggiya were the most useful shields. As for Uya, there was no need for her to mention her deliberately and draw Kangxi's attention to this person.

"Your Majesty should know what happened in Chengqian Palace today."

"Well, did Ling Pu make you angry? I'll take care of it for you..."

"No, I have Your Majesty as my backer, so even if the Crown Prince is standing behind Ling Pu, I am not afraid.

Besides, Ling Pu is a smart man, so he wouldn't dare to be disrespectful to me."

Kangxi said with amusement, "Your Majesty has come out again, and you still say you are not angry."

He patted Ji Nai's back and soothed him, "It's okay. Ling Pu is inexperienced. I will replace him with someone else. He is not that important enough to affect my plans."

Kangxi thought that Ji Nai was afraid of affecting him, so he "swallowed his anger". His Ji Nai was always like this and would always put him first.

But he was just a servant. Even before he took power, he would not allow Ji Nai to be bullied by a servant.

Ji Nai couldn't help laughing at Kangxi's protective attitude. There is no woman who doesn't want to be the first in her husband's heart. Even if she knows that she needs to be tolerant for the sake of the overall situation, she will always have unrealistic fantasies.

Although Kangxi had his own flaws, as long as he really cared about someone, he would not say that he liked them but subconsciously put them behind in actual actions, forcing them to bow to everyone and everything.

Ji Nai knew that Kangxi was not just talking, he would really deal with Ling Pu for his own sake, but Ji Nai would not let him do so.

There are many people around Yinreng, but only a few are as close to him as Ling Pu, who is a little clever but not smart enough.

If someone difficult to deal with is really replaced, the overall situation may change, and Ji Nai will have to watch helplessly as Hesheli's child takes that position.

Ji Nai would not push his own children to the supreme throne, but he would not allow the person sitting in that position to be related to the Hesheli family.

After sensing Ji Nai's mood change, Kangxi breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that Ling Pu was indeed the one who caused the trouble.

"I originally promoted Ling Pu for Yinreng's sake, but now it seems that he is not capable enough."

"Hmph! Your Majesty is wise and powerful. I don't believe that you didn't fully understand Ling Pu before making a decision.

I have already said that I am not angry, and there is no need for you to punish Ling Pu."

Kangxi pinched his hand, causing Ji Nai to pout, and even his voice became unclear, "Master Wan Su, is the mud dry?"

"Ever since I allowed you to change your name, you have never called me 'Your Majesty' except when you are angry with me.

You speak in a strange tone, yet you still insist that you are not angry. You have never hidden your emotions from me before."

Ji Nai pulled Kangxi's hand away with force and glared at him resentfully.

"Your Majesty...I'm really not angry. Even if I was a little irritable at the beginning, it would have disappeared long ago with your attitude."

Kangxi looked at the red marks on Ji Nai's face, and rubbed the fingers that had just been "rough" with a guilty conscience. He secretly reminded himself that Ji Nai's skin was tender and would be hurt by a little force, and he needed to be more careful next time. At the same time, he gently rubbed the red area with the back of his hand.

"Does it hurt?"

"Your Majesty, are you listening to me carefully?"

Ji Nai could not see the miserable expression on his face, nor did he feel any pain, and was very dissatisfied with Kangxi's distraction.

Kangxi was in no mood to listen to Ji Nai. He frowned at the eye-catching red and said:

"I used a bit too much force just now. Let me call the imperial physician to take a look at you first. We can talk about the rest later."

Kangxi stood up and was about to go out to tell Liang Jiugong, but Ji Nai stopped him and said, "I'm fine. You didn't use much force."

“It’s all red.”

"Your Majesty, don't you know that if I put a little pressure on my body, it will turn red and disappear quickly."