Chapter 17 Change of Mindset
Emperor Kangxi was also somewhat displeased after the Empress humiliated him, but he still forced a smile and said, "Fang'er, the First Prince is ill now, so let her off this time for his sake. If there is a next time, Fang'er will punish her severely, how about that?"
Before the Empress could speak, Ma Jia immediately replied, "Thank you, Your Majesty. I will definitely respect Your Majesty from now on and will never speak nonsense like I did today again. Please forgive me this time, Your Majesty, for my momentary panic."
After saying that, she kowtowed twice more to the Empress, the loud kind.
Seeing the red and swollen forehead of Lady Majia, Emperor Kangxi felt a pang of pity.
Ever since he had experienced the pleasures of sex, Ma Jiashi had been his most favored person.
Even now, he is quite satisfied with her service.
Kangxi sighed and actually stood up to help Lady Majia up. This scene made Fanghua's already chilled heart even colder.
"Alright, His Majesty is the most benevolent and will certainly not hold this against you for such a small matter. You must never be so disrespectful as you were today. Remember this."
"Yes, this servant has remembered. Thank you, Your Majesty. Thank you, Your Majesty, Your Majesty the Empress."
Fanghua remained silent, stood up and curtsied to Kangxi. "Since Your Majesty has made a decision, then let us listen to Your Majesty. However, Ma Jia is right in saying that as Empress, I should pay more attention to palace affairs. Tomorrow, I will go to the Empress Dowager to discuss this matter."
The Empress Dowager is getting on in years, and it's not good to trouble her with everything.
After saying this, Fanghua ignored the kneeling crowd and walked out.
He ignored even the emperor's repeated shouts from behind.
She demonstrated her attitude through her actions.
Naturally, the Emperor's earlier promise to return to Kunning Palace later became empty words.
Fanghua didn't care about these things.
Back at Kunning Palace, Fanghua's anger subsided considerably.
The servants around her were all very careful, afraid of upsetting the Empress.
"Alright, I'm fine. The matter of Lady Ma has also made me see the ruthlessness of our Emperor. Remember this, from now on, be more wary of the Emperor and those around him."
This matter is no longer considered settled.
The servants around her understood immediately; it seemed that the Empress had truly been heartbroken by the Emperor today.
"Yes, this servant will remember."
After running around for so long, it was getting late, so Fanghua washed up and went to bed.
As soon as she fell asleep, Fanghua entered the space and the first thing she did was drink a cup of spiritual spring water.
"Master, why did you drink the spiritual spring water? Didn't you say you wanted to take this opportunity to bring that tiger-woman down?" Xiao Feng asked, puzzled.
It knew that its master was angry today. It originally wanted to persuade its master to drink the spiritual spring water, but unexpectedly, its master drank it on his own without its persuasion.
"Yes, that was originally the plan, but plans change quickly, and I never expected the Emperor's pretense to be so weak."
Thinking back to his various remarks about outsiders in her past life, she thought that she was somewhat different in his heart. But she never expected that a mere concubine would shatter his illusion.
He's so biased towards the eldest prince; if her son suffers even the slightest loss, it will be too late for her to regret it.
He is not even worthy of being compared to his own son.
"Xiao Feng, do you still remember what he said to everyone in your past life?" To be honest, Fang Hua felt a little sad. She knew he was being insincere, but she had given her heart to him after all.
Xiao Feng and her master were of one mind; how could she not understand her master's thoughts? "Master, are you going to be troubled by love again in this second life? If so, what is the difference between this life and the last?"
It cannot understand love, so it does not know the bitterness and sweetness within it, which is why it sees more and further.
If the master cannot get out of this misconception, then there will be no change between this life and the previous life, and it will be meaningless for it to destroy its divine status and help the master reincarnate.
Tears streamed down her face in her youthful beauty.
Despite her usual stubbornness, she still harbored some hopes, wishing that it was truly as he said, that the two of them were a loving couple, childhood sweethearts, innocent and carefree.
It is widely believed that Empress Heseri's effective assistance in managing the inner palace, characterized by "elegant conduct and renowned virtue," ensured that the Kangxi Emperor had no worries about the inner palace and could concentrate on governing the country, thus successfully navigating his most difficult period.
But is that really the case?
She entered the palace as empress at the age of twelve. How could a child like her stand in the cutthroat harem? Naturally, she had to learn many things from scratch. And the management of the harem was naturally in the hands of the Empress Dowager, the ultimate winner who had served three reigns.
After the Emperor assumed personal rule, she managed palace affairs for a period of time, but not all of them; rather, she was given some unimportant tasks by the Empress Dowager.
She later became pregnant again, and the Empress Dowager used the fact that she was carrying the legitimate son of the Qing Dynasty to regain control of the palace.
If you want to live well in the harem, you have to master the art of palace power; otherwise, you'll have to be on guard every day.
After thinking about it all night, Fanghua finally let go of everything from her past life and decided to live only in the present.
And she had only one pursuit in this life: to live.
Yes, for her, living meant that as long as she lived, none of the things her son would face would happen.
She would never use Cheng Hu to set a trap, and she would instead wipe out all those who dared to lay a finger on her.
Ma Jia Shi, very good, let's start her path to supreme power with her.
Fanghua slept soundly through the night.
The next day, as soon as she woke up, she made Xiaofeng do chores.
Xiao Feng didn't refuse and happily went to do things for her master.
It was nothing more than sending Ma Jia to meet her ancestors.
This medicine is also very torturous. First, pimples appear all over the body, then they rot, and finally the whole body ulcerates and the person dies.
That's right, Fanghua never intended for Ma Jia to die easily.
Sometimes death is the true release. She wanted to make him suffer a fate worse than death, and only by dying in the most painful way could she relieve the hatred in her heart.
Xiao Feng is a bird, and sometimes it acts much more safely than Qiao Yun and the others.
After having breakfast, Little Phoenix flew back, chattering away.
"Master, Master, the drug has been successfully administered. Master, please wait for the good news."
Xiao Feng's words put Fang Hua in a great mood, and she ate half a bowl more for breakfast.
After eating and drinking to her heart's content, Fanghua changed her clothes and prepared to go out.
Where to?
Of course, we should go to Cining Palace. What happened yesterday cannot be dismissed simply by confinement.
Since Emperor Kangxi could not give her justice, she would ask for it herself. If she could not get it from the Empress Dowager, she would not mind using her family's influence.
Although her grandfather was dead, her father and uncle were not powerless.
She still refused to believe that she couldn't get justice for herself.
When the Empress Dowager heard that the Empress had come to pay her respects, a hint of displeasure flashed in her eyes.
She knew the Empress's intentions, but since the Emperor had spoken, she would not disobey his decree.
Now that the Empress has come, wouldn't that be telling everyone that she is dissatisfied with the Emperor's decree?
It was definitely not nearly as comfortable as it was before pregnancy.
"Let her in."
Fanghua entered with a smile, showing none of the demeanor the Empress Dowager had expected—that she had come to complain about the Emperor's injustice.
"Greetings to the Empress Dowager, may the Empress Dowager enjoy boundless blessings." Fanghua bowed respectfully, without the slightest error in etiquette.
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