Chapter 68 The Imperial Concubine's Plans
"You understand me best, Empress." Niohuru smiled. "It's just that I'm a bit inadequate. There are some things I have to buy myself, otherwise that person will be uneasy again."
Fanghua frowned. With her dosage, that person would only be gone for a year or two. Was this guy planning to kill her this year?
"Have you thought about the consequences?" Fanghua didn't want the previous dynasty to fall into chaos.
If it weren't for this concern, she would have sent her to reunite with the late emperor long ago.
"So what?" Niohuru said nonchalantly, "The next emperor isn't my son, do you think I would care?" Her eyes were full of mockery.
"Don't worry, and don't underestimate our Emperor. He's ambitious and capable." Niohuru said sarcastically.
Fanghua knew Kangxi's abilities, but for the sake of her son, she didn't want any accidents to happen. Otherwise, she wouldn't have allowed the sinner who harmed her son to live until now.
"Understood. Take only a small amount, and don't let anyone find out. It might be fake when he's alive, but it's a different story when he's dead. After all, our Emperor is known for his filial piety." That was all she reminded him of.
If Niohuru herself seeks death, then there's nothing she can do.
"Do you think I'm stupid? I haven't lived enough yet. Although I can't have any more children, isn't Dong pregnant? It would be lively to adopt a princess."
She wasn't tired of living. Besides, having given up on love, she had long since become content with nothing and only wanted the rest of her life to be more exciting.
She's just a princess; the emperor wouldn't disagree.
When she mentioned the board of directors, Fanghua knew that she intended to adopt someone.
That makes sense, since Lady Dong had given birth to a daughter in her previous life, and raising her with the Imperial Concubine would have been a good option.
It's at least better than following the Dong family.
"What if it's a prince?" She wasn't trying to test him; she was just saying it casually.
“Son, putting aside you, do you even think that man would agree?” Niohuru rolled her eyes. “I genuinely like Chenghu. Don’t worry, I have no intention of ruining our sisterly relationship.”
"Then thank you."
Fanghua rolled her eyes. "It's not impossible to raise a son. Just send your daughter to the palace when she grows up. After all, she's a member of the Niohuru clan."
It's as if she's afraid that the princes of the Niohuru clan will steal her son's throne.
She wasn't afraid. If she couldn't give herself and her child a happy ending in this second life, then she would have lived in vain. She might as well accept her fate and die early.
She would never let that happen.
"Don't try to test me here. As long as I live, my family will not be able to send anyone into the palace. Don't forget who is the last person who wants my family to become powerful."
One wrong step leads to another.
Seeing the bitter look on her face, Fanghua stopped talking about the topic.
"Alright, you go ahead and do what you need to do. I need to go to Rongyan Pavilion." That was why she left the palace.
We can't miss it.
“No rush, I’ll go with you.” Niohuru pointed to the window where she was standing.
Fanghua walked closer and looked outside, and saw a lively princess skipping around beside Kangxi.
"If I'm not mistaken, this is a princess from the Tongjia family, isn't she?" Fanghua said.
“I didn’t mistake her.” Niohuru said with a teasing look. “She’s twelve this year. You said she’ll enter the palace in a few years?” Her face was full of sarcasm.
Fanghua rolled her eyes at her, "So what if you enter the palace? Can you steal my empress position?" Tongjia is also a woman with a tragic fate. The emperor is not worthy of such sincere feelings.
Emperors are ruthless.
"As for you, I'm afraid your position as a Noble Consort will be unstable in the future."
The Tongjia clan was the emperor's maternal clan. If a woman from that clan entered the palace, her status and position would certainly be high, otherwise it would not look good for the emperor.
"Ha, can she really become an Imperial Noble Consort?" Niohuru said nonchalantly.
The two men showed no jealousy or rivalry whatsoever; their words were full of pity, yes, pity.
Because they knew what these women who entered the palace were after, and what they would gain.
Unfortunately, things won't go as planned.
"Who can say for sure?"
Back at the table, Fanghua wasn't in a hurry to go out. She listened to the sounds outside and soon heard a group of people walking upstairs.
Fanghua put down her teacup and looked at Niohuru with a teasing expression, "It's time for the performance again."
When Kangxi opened the door, he saw the Empress and the Imperial Concubine arguing fiercely.
His steps faltered before he even stepped inside, especially when he heard the two of them calling his name together; he wanted to run away.
"Your Majesty, you must stand up for me! The Empress is bullying me!" Niohuru's eyes reddened, filled with grievance.
She looked as if she had suffered a great injustice.
Fanghua was not to be outdone. "Your Majesty, the Imperial Concubine is too presumptuous. I must return to the palace! Return to the palace!" she shouted.
But sitting there without moving an inch, it didn't look like it was about to leave at all.
Tongjia Yanran, who was following behind Kangxi, was completely dumbfounded.
She admired her cousin and wanted to enter the palace to become his wife. However, upon seeing the Empress and the Imperial Concubine, her heart, which had not yet turned sour, was filled with their quarrel.
My mind was filled with questions. Was this the virtuous and dignified empress?
Is this the dignified and elegant imperial concubine?
Why is it different from what she expected?
As a princess of the Tongjia clan, she naturally entered the palace quite often each year, but she had very little interaction with these two men, mostly just sitting in the Empress Dowager's palace.
Even with the Empress, she only met her once at palace banquets or other necessary occasions, and they didn't exchange more than a few words.
Even if she didn't interact with them much, it didn't mean she didn't know these two women in the harem.
Today's meeting completely shattered the image of the Empress and the Imperial Concubine in her mind.
Emperor Kangxi was in a real predicament.
For a moment, I didn't know who to advise.
Finally, with no other choice, he could only sit down at the table with a cold face.
"Shut up, all of you! Look at yourselves! Empress, where is your dignity? Imperial Concubine, where is your manners?"
Regardless of their order of birth or any favoritism, Kangxi directly reprimanded the two.
Whether they were intimidated by Kangxi's domineering aura or not, the two of them shut up their noisy mouths.
"Your Majesty, we know we were wrong." The two women rose and bowed to Emperor Kangxi to apologize.
Emperor Kangxi sighed heavily, “It is my fault. I did not explain things clearly to you beforehand. Now that you have all left the palace, you should get along well and not embarrass yourselves outside the palace.”
After saying that, he personally stepped forward and helped the two of them up. "Alright, I'll take you shopping in a bit."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
"When you're out and about, don't call him 'Your Majesty,' call him 'Master.'" Kangxi said, quite pleased to see the two men had calmed down.
After all, these two beautiful women were his wives and concubines, how could he not be happy?
"Master," the two said in unison.
Seeing the three getting along well, Tongjia couldn't help but interrupt their ambiguous conversation in her simple and lively voice, "Cousin."
With a gentle call, Kangxi released the two women's hands and beckoned to Yanran at the door, saying, "Cousin, come and meet your cousin-in-law."
Tongjia entered the room with graceful demeanor and then respectfully bowed to the two of them to greet them.
Emperor Kangxi was very pleased to see her like this.
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