Rong Fei is not honored

Chapter 516 No One in the Harem

Although there are only these two on the stage, the struggle in the harem is not that simple. There may be a third person standing behind the stage, secretly directing the play.

As for the selection...

The concubines in the palace probably don't have this ability, otherwise they wouldn't be unable to compete for favor with Rong Fei and Hui Fei.

On the other hand, Huipin was once extremely favored. At her peak, even the queen looked down on her. She also had a son, who was raised outside the palace before, but he has returned now.

After Empress Hesheli became seriously ill, she was the only one left among the four concubines designated by His Majesty to assist in palace affairs, except for Concubine Rong.

Although she had been favored, had a prince by her side, and had access to palace power, Huipin had the ability to plot against Rongfei and Tonggiya.

However, if Huipin heard these speculations, she would only sneer at her for being clever and really think too highly of her.

If he could really plot against Concubine Rong, he wouldn't have been dragged onto the pirate ship and couldn't get off.

There were also people who simply did not take Huipin seriously. After all, although Huipin was now the mistress of a palace and had a prince, she was indeed the envy of all the concubines in the palace, but she was nothing compared to Rongfei.

At the beginning, Huipin and Rongfei became pregnant with the royal heir at the same time. Huipin was very prudent and did not announce her pregnancy until she was already pregnant, but Rongfei announced her pregnancy as soon as she became pregnant.

It seems that Huipin Nara was obviously smarter, right? As a result, Rongfei gave birth to the eldest son safely, but Huipin's child was lost.

It was obvious that both of them were plotted against, but only Concubine Rong was "lucky" enough to keep the child.

This kind of thing happened more than once.

Prince Chengrui was poisoned but was rescued by the imperial physician. However, Huipin's first child, Prince Chengqing, died suddenly.

After Huipin gave birth to Prince Yinzhen, there was no more good news, but Rongfei became pregnant frequently. In nine years, she gave birth to four sons and one daughter for the Emperor, and now she is pregnant again.

(From the sixth year of the Kangxi reign, when Chengrui was born, to the fifteenth year of the Kangxi reign, a total of nine years have passed.)

Huipin was once highly favored, but now she has not only fallen out of favor, but is even disliked by the Emperor. It is said that the current Yanx Palace is no different from the cold palace.

Several concubines living in the Yanx Palace tried their best to move out of the palace, but they failed because they were not favored.

And Concubine Rong...well, she has also fallen out of favor now.

But although Huipin was also the mistress of a palace, she was only a concubine. Although the rank of the concubines in the harem has not been determined yet, it is obvious that the position of a concubine is not as noble as that of a concubine.

Not to mention that the titles of the two are completely different. One is the "virtuous and virtuous" title commonly used by concubines, and the other is the "Rong", which is similar to the "Guifei" of the previous dynasty.

(During the Tang Dynasty, the four titles of imperial concubines were "Gui, Shu, De, and Xian", with Guifei being the most senior of the four. It was not until the Qing Dynasty that Guifei was singled out and given a higher rank than the imperial concubine.)

Comparing each and every one of them, it is clear that Nara is not as good as Majia. Of course, what is being referred to here is not the illusory luck and blessings.

It is impossible for a truly pure, beautiful and innocent woman to climb from a palace maid to the position of a concubine. Do you really think that all the women in the harem are dead?

How could Huipin, who had been defeated in every way, be able to plot to get Rongfei? If this was true, then Huipin must have had someone behind the scenes to help her.

Some of those who were sharp-minded had already cast their glances subtly towards the Empress Dowager sitting on the high throne.

If they remembered correctly, this person hated "the emperor's true love" the most, and before Rong Fei became pregnant with this child, she was extremely popular and was the only one favored by the emperor.

But what about now? She was clearly pregnant with the heir to the throne, yet she wasn't treated favorably. Instead, she was confined to her room, and no one could even clearly explain the crime.

Some people may say that wasn’t Rong Fei under house arrest because she was pregnant? She was also having a quarrel with Tong Jia and didn’t care about the safety of the royal heir, so she was disliked by the Emperor.

Don't be ridiculous. Only those idiots in the Tong family who boast of their noble bloodline and look down on others would believe such a reason.

Not to mention that this matter was originally started by Tong Jia, there is no reason in this world for a woman who has to be pregnant to remain calm.

She is pregnant with the royal heir, which is already precious. Let alone protecting and cherishing her, do we still require her to face the slander and conspiracy against her without any emotion? Otherwise, does it mean that she does not care about the royal heir?

How could this be such a coincidence? The Empress Dowager had always disliked Concubine Rong, fearing that she would use her beauty to confuse the Emperor.

But suddenly, the Empress Dowager let down her guard and vigilance and became kind to Rong Fei. Even though Rong Fei was the only one favored by her, the Empress Dowager did not say anything.

But just when Rong Fei was pregnant, because of the incident caused by Tong Jia, Rong Fei, as the victim, inexplicably fell out of favor.

There must be something fishy going on here, but unfortunately, since it is a matter of the royal family, no matter how curious they are, they can only guess privately and dare not inquire about the news.

Then, the third thing is: Did Concubine Rong really fall out of favor?

Although the beautiful figure who was supposed to sit above Huipin did not show up, Rongfei was not even allowed to attend such an important event as the New Year's Eve dinner, which shows that she had really fallen out of favor.

But is this really the case?

Rong Fei herself did not attend the dinner, but look at her children:

As the eldest prince, although Prince Chengrui sits below Crown Prince Yinreng, it is obvious that the ten-year-old Prince Chengrui is more eye-catching than a baby who still needs to be held by a wet nurse.

Perhaps because he had a serious illness some time ago, Prince Chengrui's face looked a little pale, but his spirit was not weak. It seemed... he was not as sick as the rumors said.

Because of his calm personality, his eyes and eyebrows are also imbued with a gentle air. He has become a handsome young man. From time to time, he takes care of his younger brothers and sisters around him, and he has the demeanor of an older brother.

Compared with his attitude, the servants around the prince seemed a bit petty, as they wanted to stay eight feet away from Prince Chengrui for fear that the prince would be harmed by him.

However, Prince Chengrui did not care and his attitude towards the prince remained the same. Instead, he always acted like a superior when dealing with the servants around the prince.

If I have to describe it, it's like watching a group of ants. No matter how they jump around, they remain motionless.

This scene has different meanings in the eyes of different people.

Some people wondered why Prince Chengrui was known for his kindness in the palace; he truly had a good temper. With such an eldest prince around, perhaps the Qing Dynasty would be less turbulent when power was passed down in the future.

Some people also think that Prince Chengrui's reaction is all fake. As expected of a child born to a lowly bondservant, he is very cunning.

The clan members and court officials were all here, but he insisted on putting on this attitude. Wasn't it because he was taking advantage of the fact that the prince was still young and wanted to leave an impression of being magnanimous and tolerant in everyone's mind first?

But no matter whether Prince Chengrui's reaction was from the heart or pretended, in the eyes of a group of shrewd people, it showed that Prince Chengrui was not simple.

Some of the servants around Crown Prince Yinreng were sent by His Majesty, but some were arranged by the Hesheli family in various ways. Those who were so unfriendly to Prince Chengrui obviously could not be His Majesty's men.

So... many people turned their attention to the current head of the Hesheli family, the still young Soetu, but they saw that he didn't care at all about the dispute between the crown prince and Prince Chengrui.

Didn't see it? How could it be possible? In such a situation, how could the Hesheli family not care about their own prince?

That is, the attitude of the servants around the prince is the attitude of Soetu, and even the attitude of the entire Hesheli family.

This is really...

Even if the crown prince is more noble than other princes, even if Prince Chengrui's mother is of humble origin, he is still the emperor's son, and how can a few servants look down on him?

In other words, as long as His Majesty is willing to demonstrate the special status of the crown prince, it doesn't matter if Crown Prince Yinreng does not respect his elder brother, but this person can only be the crown prince.

As for others, whether they were the servants and close ministers around the prince, his uncle Soetu, or anyone from the Hesheli family, none of them had the qualifications.

Do you really think the hierarchy between the emperor and his subjects is a joke?

It seems that the people of the Hesheli family are getting too cocky. Do they really think that everything will be stable now that the position of crown prince has been determined?

But don't forget that Empress Hesheli is no longer with us. There is no one in the harem, and it is unknown how difficult the prince's road will be.