Chapter 283 Dealing with Rumors
Chapter 283 Dealing with Rumors
"How can that be possible? If we delay, something bad will happen. It is better to resolve the Kunning Palace issue as soon as possible. We can just ask Rongpin to do some small favors, such as deepening His Majesty's disgust for the Queen."
"This..." Huipin didn't want to offend Rongpin, Kangxi's "current" sweetheart, before getting rid of the Queen.
"As long as Rongpin speaks ill of the Queen in front of His Majesty, she will be our accomplice. Once the Queen's affairs are leaked, Rongpin will also be a suspect. So, in order to avoid being dragged into the water, she will not sell us out, and may even help cover up the matter."
After all, Nanny Wu still didn't quite trust Rongpin. It was really hard not to doubt the other party's intentions since she took the initiative to find the master and planned to get rid of the queen.
In this regard, Ji Nai said that Nanny Wu was overthinking. She didn't want to deal with Huipin and let everyone in the harem aim their firepower at her. She just wanted to create a safe environment for her cub to grow up. She really had no calculations.
Moreover, if something happened to Concubine Hui again, she would be the only high-ranking concubine left in the palace, and a favored concubine with a son. The Empress Dowager would probably be furious and would definitely support a concubine to take the position to check and balance herself.
Compared with an unknown opponent, it would be more reassuring to keep Nara, who had already been disliked by Kangxi and was familiar to him, in this position.
While Huipin and her servants were busy checking for deficiencies and filling in the gaps, Ji Nai was also not idle.
As soon as Huipin left, Xiao Anzi came back with his men. "Master, we have captured them all, and we didn't alert anyone in Shoukang Palace."
"That's good. Send these people to the Ministry of Punishment directly on the charge of spreading rumors. Tell them in private that if they dare to bring up the Empress Dowager, beat them to death directly without mercy."
Nanny Li hesitated to speak, but finally spoke to persuade her: "Master, those people are all concubines from various palaces. If you deal with them directly like this, I'm afraid you will make enemies with them."
"So what if we have a grudge? Since they dared to let me spy on Shoukang Palace, it is enough to prove that they are all brainless idiots. If the Empress Dowager knew about this, the end would definitely be even worse.
Anyone who is smart enough will understand that I am saving them. It is best not to make a fuss about this, otherwise... Ha! Besides, Mammy, I don't need to make friends with others, and I should even avoid doing so. "
Nanny Li sighed and was finally convinced by her master. Her master was right. At times like this, she should keep herself out of trouble. She couldn't let His Majesty and the Empress Dowager think that her master was forming cliques and had bad intentions.
Factions do not only occur in the court.
Soon, the Zhongcui Palace and the Yanxi Palace joined forces to deal with the rumors in the harem. Of course, this turmoil did not affect the masters of the various palaces. The purpose of Ji Nai and Huipin was not to offend everyone.
The slaves involved in this matter were arrested, imprisoned, and punished.
But even so, the concubines in each palace were still very unhappy. It was because after this rumor incident, they lost a lot of manpower, especially those people who sent people to spy outside Shoukang Palace.
Didn't they just have people keep an eye on Rongpin and Saiyin Chahun? They didn't do anything, but Rongpin sent them to the Ministry of Punishment and accused them of spreading rumors.
It was really unfair, this rumor had nothing to do with them. But no one believed it, as long as they defended themselves, they would use Rongpin's treatment to shut themselves up.
"If you didn't do it, why did Rongpin target you alone?"
They really had no way to defend themselves, and because of this, they began to hate Concubine Rong.
Not only them, Concubine Irgen Juelu and Concubine Dong also felt uncomfortable. What did Rongpin and Huipin mean? They all had a part in managing the harem, but when it came to deciding how to deal with the rumors, they had been left behind.
Concubine Irgen Gioro and Concubine Dong felt a little embarrassed, especially Concubine Irgen Gioro. She was the protagonist of the rumor. The actions of Concubine Rong and Concubine Hui were telling everyone that they suspected that the rumor was directed and acted by Irgen Gioro himself.
Noticing the subtle looks from the people around her, Concubine Irgen Juelu pushed all the blame onto Concubine Rong and Concubine Hui, completely forgetting how complacent she felt when she heard the rumors. Not only did she not stop them, she even fanned the flames behind the scenes, making the rumors escalate.
Concubine Irgen Juelu felt that she was too ashamed to face anyone, and the culprits of all this were Concubine Rong and Concubine Hui!
She even suspected that these two people were deliberately suppressing her just to prevent the rumors from coming true, so they turned the rumors into hearsay, offending so many people, and they also wanted to make the rumors disappear.
Thinking of this, Yiergenjueluo concubine became stiff again. What did their actions mean? It meant that Rongpin and Huipin were afraid of her, so they stopped her at all costs.
In response, Rongpin and Huipin said that Irgen Gioro was completely overthinking it. For the two of them, offending people was no big deal. If they offended someone, it was an offense. It was not as serious as Irgen Gioro thought.
As for worry, it was true, but it was more because Ji Nai didn't want things to get out of control, so he took action to suppress it. As for whether he was afraid of Irgen Jueluo, it was not the case.
Even if Ji Nai was wary, he should be wary of the surname Irgen Jueluo and the meaning behind it. It means that this person still has some value and may be chosen by the Empress Dowager as a pawn to make a big fuss.
But Concubine Irgen Juelu didn't know what Ji Nai was thinking. The rumor brought her too much attention, as if she was really the center of attention.
Those who believed it, flattered it, harbored malicious intent, and deliberately exaggerated it. The false excitement made Concubine Irgen Gioro lose her usual rationality and fall into the same trap that Nara had fallen into badly before.
However, the trap that Nara fell into was carefully set by Kangxi, and it was difficult for people to distinguish the truth from the false. . And the rumor that suddenly appeared was too crude. It depends on when Irgen Jueluo can wake up.
But at that moment, she did not notice anything wrong and was walking towards the edge of the cliff step by step. In her eyes, the danger ahead was not that which would crush her to pieces, but the magnificent Kunning Palace.
Oh, she is just a lowly servant of the bannermen. She is just trying to show off her pregnancy. If, if she had given birth to a prince, she would have been a concubine long ago. Why should she be inferior to these two men?
How could the angry Irgen Juelu concubine be willing to endure such humiliation? They managed the harem together. Why would Rongpin and Huipin punish themselves? Is it just because they are the mistresses of a palace?
It can be said that the idea of Irgen Juelu concubine is also the idea of most people in the palace, and not all concubines who are born as bondservants are convinced by the two. In their opinion, the only difference between them and Ma Jia and Nara is luck.
Her rage grew stronger and stronger, and with the people around her adding fuel to the fire, Concubine Irgen Juelu immediately wanted to retaliate, but she still had some rationality and knew that she couldn't confront him head-on.
However, now, I am not the only one who hates Ma Jia and Nara in the palace.
Concubine Irgen Juelu began to contact those concubines who suffered heavy losses in this rumor storm. Perhaps they did not want to offend Concubine Irgen Juelu who held the power in the palace, or perhaps they also wanted to vent their anger, these people hit it off and decided to teach Concubine Rong and Concubine Hui a lesson.
Their target was the Empress Dowager. The reason they did not choose the Emperor was because they were worried that he would be partial. After all, when it came to favor, all of them combined could not compare to Concubine Rong and Concubine Hui.
But it was different for the Grand Empress Dowager. Everyone knew that the Grand Empress Dowager hated Nara the most. In the past, Nara was domineering and had provoked the Queen many times, so the Grand Empress Dowager had beaten her in public.
Although it was of no use, she was protected by the Emperor at that time. But the situation is different now. The Emperor has not set foot in the Yanx Palace for a long time. Thinking about the death of Prince Chenghu, everyone knows what happened.
As for Ma Jia, even though the Empress Dowager had never directly expressed any ill will towards her, there were many shrewd people in the palace, and some of them could always sense the Empress Dowager's subtle dissatisfaction with Ma Jia.
In the Cining Palace, the Empress Dowager did not know at this moment that she had been used as a knife by some people to deal with Concubine Rong and Concubine Hui.
"Assholes, there are more and more no rules in the palace nowadays!" After hearing the news that Concubine Rong secretly sent someone to bring, the Empress Dowager was immediately furious.
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