Qing Dynasty: After Kangxi Kowloon heard my voice

Chapter 71 No More Mercy

The Empress Dowager really didn't understand what Rong Fei was thinking. How old was the child to dare to do that? What was the Third Lady thinking?

When the Third Lady came to pay her respects before, she was not holding him in her arms, but she still came. Was it me who was holding him in her arms and waiting in Zhongcui Palace?

It works!

When Rong Fei brought the Third Lady and held the little princess in her arms, the Empress Dowager saw that the smile on Rong Fei's face stiffened for a moment, but it recovered after a moment. The Empress Dowager naturally knew what it meant, after all, the Emperor was gone!

"Alright, no need to bow, sit down quickly, Rong Fei, why did you take this baby out when he's only one month old? I've asked my servant to invite the imperial physician, let him take a look and take him back quickly, Rong Fei, I'm waiting for the child to grow up and come to accompany me, Ukuma Mama," the Empress Dowager felt that what she said was too stiff, and added in a gentle tone, "I'm really worried."

Rong Fei stood up and held the little princess forward, "Empress Dowager, I said the same thing. Isn't this the mistress's wife holding the child into the palace? I think it looks very much like Saiyin Chahun, so I wanted to let you, Empress Dowager, take a look. See if it looks alike."

Hana looked at her master who seemed to be choked and helpless. It was definitely not a coincidence that Concubine Rong fell out of favor. If she didn't fall out of favor like this, who would?

The Empress Dowager felt both bitter and angry. Saiyinchahun was the first little prince she and the Empress Dowager had ever seen. However, the child was originally healthy but was taken away by a minor illness. That was a pain for her and the Empress Dowager. Since raising Yinqi, they gradually stopped thinking about Saiyinchahun, but Rong Fei came every few days and mentioned Saiyinchahun every time.

The Empress Dowager knew that Rong Fei had grievances against her and the Empress Dowager. If Yinqi was fine, why did her Saiyinchahun die young?

It's just that due to one's status, one dares not to complain openly.

The Empress Dowager remembered how Wen Yao was gentle to Concubine Xiao Wu and how she spoke whatever she wanted to herself and Concubine Yi, so she thought that she should change her approach. She made up her mind. She had already given in to Concubine Rong for many years because of Saiyinchahun and had given Concubine Rong face for many years.

"Rong Fei, Saiyin Chahun has been dead for more than 20 years. I am old and can no longer remember what Saiyin Chahun looked like. After the imperial physician has examined him, you can take the little princess back. I will make it clear to the emperor that from now on, all little princesses and princes must be brought into the Cining Palace before they are two years old. I am their Ukuma Mama."

The Empress Dowager sighed and looked at Rong Fei's changed expression. "Don't kneel down, Rong Fei. You have lost four princes. Chengrui, Changsheng, Changhua, and Saiyinchahun have been gone for more than 20 years. Chengrui has even been gone for more than 30 years. Rong Fei, you now have Yinzhi and Rongxian who married far away. You have to take good care of them so that they can rely on you!"

The Third Lady saw that Rong Fei looked distraught and was afraid that she could not hold the little princess steadily. The worry was visible on her face and her hands were waiting to hold her.

"Shuyin, hold the little princess and sit her down. The doctor will be here soon," the empress dowager waved to Rong Fei, "Rong Fei, come here."

"You, Queen Mother, have forgotten Saiyin Chahun. If I forget too, who will remember Saiyin Chahun? Who will remember Chengrui, Changsheng, and Changhua?" Rong Fei's tears fell. Her voice was a little hoarse. There was no sound of crying, but the pain in her expression made people cry. "How could I forget them? My Chengrui is so big now, so well-behaved and smart. How could he abandon me, his mother? He said, mother, Chengrui is in pain, Chengrui is so sleepy."

"On his last day, he endured the pain. He knew how to endure the pain even at such a young age. He also tried to comfort me, saying that my mother would have a younger brother, and that he would come back to accompany me again." Rong Fei opened her mouth for a long time, and her voice paused, as if it had disappeared. "I thought Saiyin Chahun was Chengrui who came back to accompany me. The child was very good and healthy, but in the end he could not keep him."

"How could I forget, how could I forget?" Rong Fei's tears did not stop. The moment she finished speaking, she seemed to be deeply in the despair of losing her child. There was no sound of crying, but instead, one could feel the despair and pain of losing a child.

The Empress Dowager's eyes turned red when she heard her say that. "Rong Fei, are you as sad as the Emperor? The Emperor has lost so many princes and princesses, do you think the Emperor doesn't feel pain? Do you think he can forget it if he has other princes and princesses? Chenghu was the heir he initially identified, you should know how much he doted on Chenghu, you have been jealous, right, Rong Fei? Then you should also know that Chengrui is the Emperor's first prince, how the Emperor doted on Chenghu, he also doted on Chengrui, Chengrui is the wise prince that the Emperor wanted to train, but in the end he didn't keep any of them, and how many princes did he lose later?"

"Think about Concubine Hui, and think about Concubine Nara, and the many concubines in the harem who lost their children," the Queen Mother's eyes were red, but she held back her tears. "You are not the only one in the palace who is grieving. Too many people are just swallowing their pain."

"Rong Fei, these years are enough," the Empress Dowager patted Rong Fei's hand, "you still have a prince by your side now," Don't ask too much of the mistress's child, and don't dream that the mistress will ascend the throne and posthumously confer the title of crown prince on Chengrui.

It's not that the Empress Dowager didn't understand. She said, "Hana, where is the imperial physician?" She glanced at Rong Fei who was kneeling in front of her. "Who in the palace doesn't feel pain? Saiyin Chahun was raised by the Empress Dowager. I just visit him from time to time. Do you want to blame the Empress Dowager? The first prince I raised was Yinqi."

Rong Fei suddenly raised her head and looked at the Empress Dowager, "Empress Dowager..."

"Isn't it? I understand the resentment in your heart. I have been merciful to you for so many years. Ask yourself, who raised Saiyin Chahun? You dare not blame the Empress Dowager, but you blame me again and again. The first and last prince I raised was Yinqi, and only Yinqi!" The Empress Dowager knew that Rong Fei's words just now showed her own pain, but most of them were resentments in her heart.

The Empress Dowager has made up her mind not to give Rong Fei any more face. Hana comes in from outside with the imperial physician. The Third Lady keeps looking at the little princess in her arms. She also feels resentful in her heart. Is it her own decision to bring the child into the palace?

It’s Concubine Rong!

It was she who wanted to bring the child into the palace herself. This child was not born by Rong Fei and was just a princess, so Rong Fei didn't care. But she was the child's biological mother, so how could she not feel distressed.

The Third Master also said that the child was too young, so Rong Fei said, "If Chengrui was still alive, the Third Lady would really be unable to bear it sometimes. She watched the Third Master's lost look in front of Rong Fei, watched Rong Fei mention Chengrui from time to time, watched Rong Fei compare Chengrui with the Third Master. In Rong Fei's words, the Third Master was not as good as Chengrui in every way."

She really wanted to say: Then go and rely on Chengrui, don’t come to me!