Rong Fei is not honored

Chapter 718 Saiyinchahun, why bother?

Granny Wu asked with concern, "Master, are you alright? Should we summon the imperial physician?"

"No need," Consort Hui refused outright.

She knew perfectly well that she was perfectly healthy and not sick at all. As for why she kept sneezing, well, probably someone was talking about her behind her back.

"Forget it, let's not think about it too much. Let's just get on with our work. You take some people and check all the high places, don't forget the rooftops, clean up everything that can be cleaned up."

Granny Wu hesitated before asking, "This... can't be that bad, can it? Haven't we already moved out?"

Consort Hui said irritably, "His Majesty has already notified the six palaces and caused such a commotion. There is absolutely no way this natural disaster is fake. Why are you still holding onto wishful thinking, Granny?"

An earthquake is no small matter; houses could collapse, trees could fall, and even more seriously, cracks could appear in the ground. In such a situation, do you think things at higher elevations might fall and injure someone?

Granny Wu was stunned, but then her master continued, "It's always good to think things through. Even if you don't end up using them, it's better than regretting it later."

Moreover, if Consort Hui's memory serves her correctly, the Qing Dynasty suffered greatly in the earthquake of the eighteenth year of the Kangxi Emperor's reign, with even the Imperial Palace being affected, and several palaces, including the Qianqing Palace, collapsing.

Don't underestimate the bond between the craftsmen and their entire families; it's something that can't be compared to the shoddy construction projects of later generations.

"It was my oversight. But how did you know all this, Master?"

Consort Hui's eyes flickered. Although she knew that Granny Wu was just curious, she couldn't help but feel guilty. After all, the real Nara Zhizhu couldn't possibly know these things.

"She learned it from Consort Rong. Didn't she just order her people in the palace to clean it up before? Moving it out was already attracting attention enough, but she had to make such a big fuss. She doesn't know how to restrain herself at all."

Consort Rong isn't one to speak without reason, so this action definitely has a deeper meaning. Anyway, even if I'm wrong, it'll just mean the palace servants have to put in a little more effort.

Granny Wu suddenly realized that he had learned it from Zhongcui Palace, which explained it.

Unaware that Consort Hui had shifted the blame onto him, Ji Nai looked at Saiyinchahun, who was grimacing in pain, after Kangxi left, sighed deeply, and said helplessly, "Sayinchahun, why did you have to do this?"

Saiyinchahun paused in rubbing his buttocks, stiffened for a moment, then pretended to be nonchalant and said, "Isn't this better? Father can rest assured, and so can I."

Ji Nai spoke up for Kangxi, saying, "Your father wouldn't treat you like that."

“Of course not now, but who can say for sure what will happen in the future? Just like Mother, no matter how good your relationship with Father is now, don’t you still dare to wholeheartedly trust him?”

The phrase "beauty fades before favor ends" can be used not only to describe emperors and beauties, but also to describe anyone who serves the emperor.

Ji Nai opened her mouth, but found she didn't know what to say, because subconsciously she agreed with Saiyinchahun's calmness and rationality, she just couldn't accept it.

She couldn't accept that her nine-year-old son, who had grown up in happiness and love, had already become lucid.

Children who are truly well protected are unaware of the cruelty of the outside world. Therefore, it was all her fault for failing to protect Sainchahun.

Ji Nai felt very guilty and heartbroken.

Seeing his mother's low spirits, Sainchahun pretended to be relaxed and said, "This is good too. Cutting off the possibility in advance eliminates potential future problems. To a certain extent, it also helps maintain the father-son relationship between me and my father."

"I'm afraid you'll regret it."

Sainchahun understood the subtext and looked at his mother in surprise. His mother had never shown the slightest interest in that position, so Sainchahun thought that his mother only hoped that he and his brothers and sisters would be safe and sound.

When Ji Nai saw the meaningful look in Saiyinchahun's eyes, he knew that the other party had misunderstood, and said in an annoyed tone, "Mother does not have such lofty ambitions."

Sainchahun blinked, realizing for the first time the meaning of the saying "a woman's heart is like a needle at the bottom of the sea." His mother's meaning was clearly exactly what he had thought.

Ji Nai beckoned the children to gather around, then gave Granny Li a look, signaling her to take her people and step back. He then explained in a low voice:

“Chengrui…it’s your mother’s and your father’s fault for not protecting him properly. Although his health has improved a lot after years of recuperation, he can’t overwork himself if he wants to live a few more years.”

Therefore, Cheng Rui's withdrawal from the succession struggle was unavoidable.

Apart from your eldest brother, the rest of you are all princes and have a chance. Even though Sainchahun is a special case, it's not entirely impossible. After all, your father only cares about the Khorchin, not about you as a person.

He is a man who loves others so much he wants them to live and hates them so much he wants them to die. Guilt is nothing to change his cold and hard heart. That's why Sainchahun loves you as his son and is willing to spoil you.

Don't disbelieve me, just think about it carefully. If you put Yinqi in your position, would he still lower his standards and indulge the child's misbehavior?

My mother had five sons. In the eyes of others, she should be proud of them. But in fact, she was worried every day. After all, in the royal family, even brothers from the same mother might turn against each other.

Don't rush to deny it. Your mother knows you wouldn't do it now, but... life is unpredictable, people's hearts are fickle, and the temptations you face are simply too great.

Saiyinchahun laughed. So, Mother is worried that he will regret cutting off his own path in the future?

Mother was upset because she truly cared about herself, which is why she was so sensitive and worried about things that might not necessarily happen in the distant future.

He pretended to be angry and said, "Mother! Do you think I'm the kind of person who would be jealous of my own brother?"

Ji Nai gently rubbed Saiyinchahun's head and said softly, "It's not jealousy, but the difference between ruler and subject is like an insurmountable chasm. We are clearly family, but in the end, we are divided into superior and inferior. You stand, I kneel. You have the power of life and death, while I am just a fish on the chopping board. Such a disparity is not just for one lifetime, but for generations. Who can bear it?"

So, if that day ever comes, Ji Nai will be sad, but she won't hate the child who harmed her siblings, because the one who is truly at fault is her.

It was her selfishness that made her insist on bringing the six children back to her side, causing them to share the parental love they could have had all the time, and making the resources they could have had all the time no longer belong to them alone.

Ji Nai never felt that giving her children other siblings was for their own good; in fact, it was clearly more harmful than beneficial. The one who truly benefited was herself, not the children.