Rong Fei is not honored

Chapter 540 Attempting to Influence

It is indeed not a good thing for an emperor to be tempted by love, especially when there are two living examples of Hai Lanzhu and Dong Efei before him, and especially when Kangxi was a victim of the emperor's temper.

So, "Even if the Empress Dowager's behavior is a bit extreme, it's normal, right?"

Of course, Yuan Xu did not think that the Empress Dowager could be forgiven. She was just analyzing the possibility of Kangxi's resentment towards the Empress Dowager from an absolutely objective perspective.

"So what? In your past, how many examples of people doing things 'for your own good' were there? And how many of those who passively accepted it were truly grateful for the other person's kindness and willing to accept it without reservation?"

Yuan Xu was silent. From an objective point of view, the starting point of such examples was not necessarily good intentions. There were also some who used the banner of "for your own good" to find a high-sounding plaque to justify their inappropriate behavior.

Moreover, did Kangxi really need the Empress Dowager to “do this for your own good”?

He is the emperor. How could he not know that as an emperor he cannot do whatever he wants?

He is Ji Nai's husband. Would he be willing to see his friendship become the reason for his beloved to die?

"Even if it weren't for me, Kangxi and the Empress Dowager would have already separated.

Didn't you notice that the Empress Dowager was always trying to influence Kangxi?

If it were you, you are a person who can think independently and has absolute power. You would allow someone to be around and try to influence you all the time, wanting you to grow up according to her wishes.

She even started to stir up trouble because she found that you no longer listened to her and her influence on you had weakened, and she even went so far as to hurt your children, just to continue to influence you..."

"Stop talking." Yuan Xu's scalp felt numb and even goose bumps appeared.

"It's horrible. Not to mention I'm Kangxi, even an ordinary person can't accept it, let alone an emperor who holds all the power and is self-centered."

Yuan Xu rubbed his arms and asked in confusion: "No, doesn't the Empress Dowager think that she has gone too far?" What is the difference between this and admitting in front of Kangxi that she is the murderer of Empress Xiaokangzhang?

"Maybe she hasn't realized it yet? But subconscious behavior can't just happen out of thin air. Perhaps it's because Shunzhi, the Empress Dowager's son, was too rebellious, so she wants an 'obedient' grandson."

"If I were Kangxi, I would definitely stay away from the Grand Empress Dowager, but... I wouldn't necessarily have the intention to kill her outright, right? Wouldn't it be better to let her retire in the Cining Palace?"

Although Kangxi may not think so, if it were Yuan Xu, she would believe that she was not that cruel.

"What if Kangxi discovered that the Empress Dowager had failed to influence him and planned to install another easily influenced child as emperor?"

Yuan Xu was stunned. She said that she always felt something was wrong. Why did the Empress Dowager suddenly insist on supporting Saiyin Chahun to sit in that position? If it was just because of the death of Empress Xiaokangzhang, it was too far-fetched.

Empress Xiaokangzhang had not just died, and the Tong family had not just revealed the "truth" of Empress Xiaokangzhang's death to Emperor Kangxi.

Why, she wasn't worried before, but after a few years she started to worry? Was it just because Kangxi's attitude towards her changed?

That was the Empress Dowager. I'm afraid she had been making preparations for the future as soon as she learned about the Tong family's actions. She would not sit idly by and wait for death. It was not until she and Kangxi gradually became estranged that she had other ideas.

So, the Grand Empress Dowager had already made her plan, right? She had only changed her mind now. This was because the bond between Kangxi and her had faded, and because the Grand Empress Dowager had failed to influence Kangxi.

"Then, isn't Saiyin Chahun very dangerous?"

Saiyin Chahun, who was targeted by the Empress Dowager and used as a pawn, was no longer just his son in Kangxi's eyes, but someone who could replace him.

Regardless of whether the Empress Dowager wins or loses in the end, Saiyin Chahun will not have a good ending.

Ji Nai consoled him, saying, "Kangxi excluded Saiyin Chahun from the list of heirs a long time ago. This is a tacit understanding within and outside the palace.

Therefore, Kangxi cared little about Saiyin Chahun, and most of his attention was still on the Empress Dowager.

Saiyin Chahun had been growing up in a wild state under the deliberate indulgence of Kangxi since childhood. No matter how smart he was, he was not suitable to sit in that position.

As long as he doesn't harbor ambitions and is willing to become a puppet of the Grand Empress Dowager in order to sit on that throne, even if Saiyin Chahun causes great trouble, he will still be Kangxi's good son."

Yuan Xu breathed a sigh of relief, "That's good."

Then she froze suddenly. It seemed, perhaps, as if she had thought about pushing Ji Nai's son into that position before? But now...

No, now she is still unwilling to give up, because that is the throne, the most wealth in the world, the largest family property, how can she give it to others for nothing?

Back to the present, after understanding her master's intentions, Nanny Li's expression became more serious than ever before. "If it was really the one from the Cining Palace who did this, then we must be more careful in the future."

After saying this, Nanny Li asked in confusion, "But Su Malagu's attitude today doesn't seem like..."

Nanny Li didn't think Su Malagu was acting on her own. After all, everyone in the palace knew that Su Malagu represented the Empress Dowager.

Ji Nai sneered, "It's just that they changed their minds."

As for what changed his mind, is there any need to say it?

Naturally, after much deliberation, he finally realized that directly eliminating her would bring too many hidden dangers. Unless the Empress Dowager had a better option than Bi Yinchahun, today's predicament might not happen again in the future.

It would be better to keep her - a useless person who will die soon. As long as Kangxi becomes alienated from her again, what difference will it make to the Empress Dowager whether she is dead or alive.

Ji Nai sneered, thinking that this plan should have been proposed by Su Malagu. After all, the Empress Dowager cared a lot about her. Without the lobbying of people around her, how could she come up with such an annoying method.

Ji Nai and Li Ma'am both looked unhappy. No one could remain in a good mood when facing the recruitment of the murderer who wanted to kill them not long ago.

"No wonder the Cining Palace sent Prince Yinzhi back so readily and lifted the house arrest for you, my master." Who could fail to see such an obvious favor?

But...had the Empress Dowager forgotten what she had done before? A murderous vengeance is not easily forgotten.

Even if my master survived by chance, his body was destroyed. Can the permanent illness and lost life be compensated by just some small favors?

Is it because the Grand Empress Dowager has been in a high position for too long and is accustomed to having the power of life and death, so she naturally thinks that if the Empress Dowager shows mercy and not only no longer wants her master's life, but is willing to show goodwill, then they in the Zhongcui Palace must be grateful and forget the unpleasantness that happened before, and kneel down at the feet of the Grand Empress Dowager in fear and trepidation?

Really... Even though Nanny Li has been in the palace for many years and has become accustomed to the arrogance of the masters and the humiliation of the servants, she couldn't help but feel angry about what the Empress Dowager did.

But unfortunately, the other party is the Empress Dowager. If Zhongcui Palace does not accept the "goodwill" extended by the Empress Dowager, it would be a slap in the face of Cining Palace, and it is unknown what kind of revenge will be faced later.

"Madam, do you really think that the Grand Empress Dowager is just doing me a favor by lifting my house arrest?" A person like the Grand Empress Dowager, who knows people's hearts well, how could she not know that what she is doing is more like intimidation than trying to win over others.

"If she really wanted to do this for my own good, she should have first pleaded with His Majesty, instead of bypassing His Majesty and issuing an imperial decree directly.

Now that the matter has come to an end, His Majesty really can't say anything more, but Mammy wonders what His Majesty is thinking about this matter in his heart."

Nanny Li's face changed. No matter whether there was a temporary conflict between her master and the emperor, or they were really alienated, it was actually just the business of the two young couples. It was not impossible for them to fight at the head of the bed and make up at the foot of the bed.

But now that someone else has gotten involved, the nature of the matter has changed.

His master was released from house arrest, and His Majesty didn't even know about it beforehand. For him, would he regard this as a ladder set by the Empress Dowager and reconcile with his master, or would he suspect that there was something fishy going on between the Empress Dowager and his master?