Rong Fei is not honored

Chapter 596 The Fate of the Chess Piece

In the end, even their fathers had forgotten them except themselves.

However, saying this was undoubtedly adding fuel to the fire, so Ji Nai could only swallow his words back into his stomach and talk about something else, trying to divert Yuan Xu's attention.

Actually, this is a good thing for us, isn't it?

"Being used as a pawn by the Grand Empress Dowager can be considered a good thing?"

Although Kangxi was also the one plotted against by the Empress Dowager, he was still an opponent after all. However, Ji Nai and Saiyin Chahun were not treated as human beings by the Cining Palace at all.

Judging from Kangxi's past reactions, he was not unaware of the Empress Dowager's unspeakable thoughts. Even if he did not do anything on the surface, he must have been on guard.

Didn’t you also say that the Empress Dowager treated us, mother and son, as pawns, pawns that could be replaced at any time?

Do you think Kangxi knew this? Even if he didn't know it before, what about today?

As long as Kangxi kept an eye on what was happening in the Cining Palace, even if Su Malagu kept her mouth shut, she wasn't the only servant in the Cining Palace. How could Kangxi not get any news?

"so what?"

[It’s different.]

If the Empress Dowager was truly willing to support Saiyin Chahun to take the throne, even if Kangxi could be sure that Saiyin Chahun and I were innocent and had no ambitions, and were just being pushed forward by the Empress Dowager.

But what if time passes? Wouldn't Kangxi become suspicious? Wouldn't he suspect that we were willingly colluding with the Cining Palace for the sake of supreme power?

That’s the throne, who wouldn’t be tempted?

But what about now? The Grand Empress Dowager is merely treating us, mother and son, as pawns. The situation is completely different. It's the Grand Empress Dowager who has ambitions, and it's also the Grand Empress Dowager who's offending the monarchy.

Even if it succeeded, who would ultimately benefit? The Empress Dowager? Or the Khorchin? A mere pawn, at best a puppet emperor. Could he truly gain real power?

Their only use is probably to be used as a breeding pig, giving birth to a prince with Borjigit blood, and then dying quietly of illness.

"But chess pieces also have ambitions. Isn't that something to worry about?"

Would the chess player let the pieces slip out of his control? Furthermore, a disobedient piece could be replaced. Saiyinchahun wasn't the only option, and now, it wasn't even the most appropriate choice.

The fact that the Empress Dowager and the Korchin tiger cub were standing behind him might have made Kangxi feel resentful. Even though the cub had always been close to him, no one knew when the growing tiger would suddenly jump up and bite his neck.

But a chess piece, a piece destined to be worn down by its master and manipulated at will, can only make people angry and wary of its lack of fighting spirit. Is that necessary?

Even if we should be vigilant, we should be vigilant about the person who controls it.

As long as Kangxi did not harbor suspicion, even if his fatherly love for Saiyin Chahun disappeared one day, he would not abandon him and allow him to die.

In his previous life, no matter how Kangxi tormented his sons, whether it was the dethronement and enthronement of the crown prince or the nine sons competing for the throne, at least when he was alive, he never ordered the death of any of his sons. At most, he imprisoned them.

Although, the dragon sons and phoenix grandchildren who grew up in luxury fell from the clouds into the mud overnight, which was not much better than death, but they were still alive, weren't they?

There have been wise rulers in history books who took action against their own sons. At least, Kangxi was slightly better in this regard.

Ji Nai didn't know whether there would be another struggle for the throne in the future, and she was not sure whether her sons would develop ambitions, but she had five sons and there was no way she would be completely excluded.

As a mother, all she could do was to try her best to give her children a glimmer of hope.

"Actually, Ji Nai, I've been wanting to say this for a long time. The only thing that can truly protect them is absolute power. Instead of pinning our hopes on a man, why not take the initiative ourselves?"

【Then what?

The moment I take the initiative to step into the battle for the throne, the trust between me and Kangxi will immediately collapse.

From that moment on, the children were no longer simply sons. They were father and son, but more than that, they were ruler and subject, and their relationship could never go back to what it was before.

"So what? How much is the royal family's father-son relationship worth? Even if Chengrui and the others don't take the initiative to break it up, how much will be left when Kangxi gets older?

Ji Nai, you are not so stupid as to believe that the shelf life of the emperor's friendship and sincerity can last a lifetime, right?

You don't believe in his love, but you believe in his family affection?"

[Blood ties are an inseparable bond, so family affection and love are different.

He will have many women in the future, and each of them will have something likable about them. Even if he still likes me, it will not prevent him from falling in love with others.

Just like clothes, even if it’s my favorite one, I can’t wear it all the time, and there will never be a shortage of nice clothes in my closet.

But sons are different… No matter how many sons you have, the one closest to you is always the most special. The more you give, the harder it is to let go. With many sons, there will always be one that gets neglected, and I don't want that to be mine.

Besides, when did I ever say I believed it?

The emperor's promise of a lifetime? Even a dog wouldn't believe it.

What's more, even if the father-son relationship between them will disappear one day, it is important who the source is.

Ji Nai wanted Chengrui and the others to remain innocent forever, and to admire and respect their father. Even if they were to become alienated one day, it would only be because Kangxi had done something to hurt the children's hearts.

In this way, when the day comes when Kangxi truly becomes a lonely man, he will regret it, will be greedy for the true love that he once had but lost, and will miss Chengrui and others especially.

Yuan Xu didn't understand, didn't this matter? The damage had been done, and it was impossible to undo it. There would never be a return to the way things were.

Could it be possible to hope that this little bit of regret and guilt could torture a ruthless emperor, make him heartbroken, and make him regret it deeply?

"Isn't this the same as the story in the novel about chasing a wife to the crematorium? She only lost her life, but he lost his love.

For the rest of his life, although he held great power, was rich and prosperous, had beautiful women in his arms, and had many children, he had lost the person he loved most. Even though he had everything, he was still in pain.

【Are you out of your mind?】

Ji Nai's face darkened. She was talking about serious matters, and yet Yuan Xu was babbling? How could someone like the kind Yuan Xu described be worthy of love? Someone like that didn't love anyone but himself.

[You also don't consider Kangxi's lifespan. Unless someone slays the dragon, conflicts between the aging emperor and the adult princes are bound to arise. However, while this conflict is unavoidable, it is not irreconcilable.]