Upon hearing this, the Ninth Prince’s feet, which were still flapping, stopped moving.
Pairs of rabbit eyes drooped in unison; some were counting the floor tiles, some were looking at the cloth boots, and some were twisting their fingers. Even the Fourth Prince, who had always cared for Yinzhen, remained silent.
His ears turned slightly red.
Kangxi grabbed the culprit who instigated his brother and younger brother to skip school, stared at him for a long time with a smile, and finally let him go out of mercy.
The excitement, joy and even panic and sadness of not seeing the Emperor's father/mother for a long time were suddenly mixed up. Thinking of the masters in the study, the princes immediately became listless.
The Empress Dowager cleared her throat. She was about to speak, but Kangxi waved his hand and glanced at Yinzhen, saying, "Your skipping class today is understandable. I will not pursue it. But the Imperial Concubine is a double-breasted person, and you acted rashly. You should be punished. Write a hundred characters. Ask your fourth brother to supervise. You are not allowed to eat until you finish. Do you understand?"
After saying that, he caught a glimpse of Yinzhen, who looked like a white ball, blinking at him. There seemed to be a pool of water in his black eyeballs, with the word "plea" written all over them.
Yun Xiu looked at these funny guys with a smile on her face, and her heart was softened.
"Little Eleven, are you going to share half of the burden with Ninth Brother?" Kangxi called Yinzhen forward, rubbed his round face, his eyes full of doting.
Yinzhen opened his eyes slightly, shook his head quickly, and then said in a low voice: "No. Ninth brother is too much, he really deserves to be punished."
The tenth prince followed suit, Yinzhen: "..."
It was useless for him to know everything about his past life. The old man survived malaria and was safe and sound, but he still worried about him sincerely for half an incense stick of time.
It would be fine if his mentality gradually became more childish after being reborn, but how come he is even worse off than in his previous life
When Xiaogouzi excitedly informed the emperor that he had returned to the palace, who among the fourth, tenth and eleventh brothers did not thank him for his well-informed information
The younger brother only knows how to pit him, and the older brother... he has no older brother.
They are all unreliable!
**
There is quite a distance between Rehe and the capital. Even if the return journey is not as hurried as the journey there, it is still tiring after sitting for so long.
The princes came in a rush and returned to the study in dejected manner. Yunxiu said something in the Cining Palace and then felt a little sleepy.
Kangxi looked at her from time to time, and seeing this, he gently held Yunxiu's hand and whispered something to the Grand Empress Dowager. The Grand Empress Dowager suddenly realized and hurriedly asked her to go back to Yikun Palace to rest: "Health is the most important. I will exempt them from the visit. After a few days of rest, we will pay respects to the Imperial Concubine together."
Yunxiu gratefully agreed.
Before she bowed and left, she seemed to remember something and smiled, "Speaking of palace affairs, I am pregnant and really don't have the energy to take care of them. Sister Noble Concubine Wen is used to doing these things, and the Crown Princess is no less capable, so let them take care of it... What do you think?"
The Empress Dowager nodded repeatedly, looking extremely satisfied: "All as you say."
Kangxi smiled, not shying away from anything, and spoke to her in a low and gentle voice: "I will come to see you later."
There were many memorials piled up in the imperial study, and he needed to summon important officials in the court, and there were also urgent matters to deal with. Thinking of this, his smiling eyebrows suddenly turned cold, and he thought lightly, it's time to settle the accounts.
The imperial concubine's carriage was gradually moving away. At this moment, a young eunuch from the Yuqing Palace got permission and rushed into the hall. With shining eyes, he kowtowed joyfully and said, "Grandfather, Empress Dowager, Your Highness, the Crown Princess, the Crown Princess is pregnant!"
…
The main hall of the Yikun Palace was renovated and decorated according to the specifications of the Imperial Noble Consort, adding a touch of luxury to its familiarity.
"Her Royal Concubine is welcomed back to the palace!" Zhang Youde and Nanny Dong knelt at the front and bowed excitedly, tears faintly visible in the corners of their eyes.
Ruizhu followed closely, and Yunxiu personally stepped forward to help them up: "Hurry up! You must have suffered during the time I was away."
"This is my duty, what's so hard about it?" Nanny Dong wiped her eyes and said hurriedly, "Your Highness must be very tired after the long journey... The hot water for bathing is ready, please move."
Yun Xiu said gently: "Okay."
******
Yanxi Palace.
"Did you see the emperor with your own eyes... Is he okay?" The questioning voice was trembling.
"Yes, madam."
This sentence made Huipin's mind very confused. She couldn't sit still and feel a sense of absurdity that she couldn't explain. She raised her finger and looked at it. There was a white cloth wrapped around it. The pain seemed to still remain in her heart.
How could there be no signs at all
All the plans and calculations were thrown away the moment the emperor returned to the palace!
"Ying'er..." She called out in a hoarse voice. Before she could get a response, Ying'er's slightly sharp voice came: "This servant greets the chief steward."
Huipin's breathing became tight, and she gradually had a bad feeling.
But a moment later, Liang Jiugong stood in front of her, bowed and smiling, and his true attitude could not be seen under his face: "Your Majesty summons you, Concubine Hui, please come in?"
It was rare for concubines to enter the Qianqing Palace, and the only one who could accompany the emperor was the Imperial Noble Consort. Huipin received such an honor, but she was not really happy.
She saw the emperor behind the imperial table. The emperor was completely recovered as the rumors said, and his appearance was no different from when he led the army in person. He was looking at her with an expression that made her feel happy or angry.
Huipin's breath was choked, and she forced a gentle smile: "Your humble concubine pays respect..."
Before she could finish her greeting, Kangxi slowly pulled something out of the memorial, and the next moment, a ball of red-soaked silk cloth was thrown in front of her.
Before she finished speaking, Huipin froze involuntarily. There was a rumble in her head, and a chill permeated her limbs and bones, and her face turned extremely pale.
Kangxi put down the memorial and laughed, "As expected of Concubine Hui, she is truly a woman of great foresight and a master of her own."
A serious illness brought out so many evil spirits and gave him so many "surprises". Everyone hoped that he would die, especially Nara. She not only hoped for this, but also hoped for something higher.
"You covet my kingdom, you covet this throne, and you have connections with foreign officials. What? Do you have the guts to do it or not?" Kangxi didn't argue with her. He closed his eyes and said angrily, "I have been waiting for you for a long time."
At the end, the emperor's tone was grim.
"I know best whether Yinzhi is the right person to be your king," he said. "I finally managed to get out of the whirlpool, but you dragged me back in again. Nara, you have such a loving motherly heart."
The paperweight fell to the ground with a bang. The loud noise shattered Huipin's last bit of hope. Her lips trembled and her legs collapsed to the ground as if all the strength was drained out. What was there that she didn't understand
She fell into the emperor's trap, maybe even the malaria was fake!
The imperial study remained silent for a long time.
"Your Majesty... I was confused and deluded for a moment and made a big mistake." Huipin clenched her teeth and pinched her palms tightly to avoid fainting. She propped herself up and kowtowed repeatedly, "I have no intention of treason! Yinzhi was completely unaware of this. I beg Your Majesty to understand..."
The blood letter was written in a tactful manner, and did not even mention the word treason. The whole implication was to find an opportunity to support the eldest prince.
Kangxi knew what she was planning, and he smiled deeply after hearing her words. "Yinzhi has made great contributions, and the army will return victorious soon. I will not sentence his mother to death."
He continued, "Rong Fei committed a crime of disrespect and died of illness in the temporary palace. I allow her to be buried with the rites of a concubine. I will issue an edict to announce it tomorrow. After meeting Yinzhi, do you think it is better for you to stay with her in Rehe, or live with Noble Lady Wuya in Jingqi Pavilion?"
Hearing the name Rong Fei, Huipin's limp body suddenly regained some strength. She raised her head suddenly, and even though her whole body was seized by fear and despair, a sense of realization suddenly emerged in her heart, a sense of relief that her great revenge had been avenged, and even her desire to defend herself faded a lot.
How does it feel to be drugged
That bitch has been pretending for so many years, and finally she got her comeuppance!
The only mortal enemy she had left was Guo Luoluo. However, she rose through the ranks, becoming not only a noble concubine, but even a royal concubine equal to the empress dowager for her service in nursing her sickness. This was really ironic.
And what about her
Why has it come to this
If she had not been unwilling to give up and had no desire to live, and Yinzhi had no intention of robbing the throne, she would have stopped...
"I am grateful for the emperor's kindness," Huipin closed her eyes slightly, then opened them again and said in a hoarse voice, "I would like to go to Jingqi Pavilion."
Seeing Huipin leaving in a hurry, Kangxi put down his pen, lowered his eyes to hide his inner fluctuations, and said calmly after a while: "Let Cao Yin come to the palace to see me."
"Yes. I'm going to ask Jiangning Weaving Master Cao Yin to come to the court for an audience—"
The emperor returned to the palace safely, and everyone was eagerly waiting for him. However, the first minister he summoned was Cao Yin, his childhood companion, who was now in Beijing to report on his work. The ministers waiting outside the palace were envious, and Cao Yin was happy and surprised, but still a little confused.
He never expected that His Majesty would get a miracle medicine to cure his malaria.
Isn't it a big taboo for the Cao family to secretly look for a way out
Li is still in Yuqing Palace talking with the Crown Princess and has not returned yet... After the excitement faded, for some reason, I had a bad feeling in my heart.
…
The conversation between the emperor and his ministers was not what the ministers had expected.
"Two hundred thousand taels of silver." Kangxi looked at him mysteriously, "Cao Yin, you are really willing to spend it."
Cao Yin knelt before the emperor, sweating profusely. He felt as if his throat was blocked by a ball of cotton and he couldn't utter a single word, "Your Highness!", for a long time.
His Majesty always called him by his courtesy name, but now he called him by his real name, which was enough to reveal some of his anger.
"Give me silver and beautiful women." The emperor sneered, "I'm not dead yet, why are you in such a hurry? You ordered Li to enter the palace, causing the Crown Princess to be ill and the pregnancy to be unstable. You are to blame for this."
Cao Yin was startled, raised his head suddenly, and immediately apologized. Before he could apologize, the emperor's words made him feel like he was falling into an ice cellar.
"It is said that Lord Cao is a man of both civil and military talents, and is not interested in beauty. Your humble concubine has contacts with the Tiandihui, do you know that?" Kangxi spoke slowly, looking at him with no warmth in his eyes, "I put you in Jiangnan to be the eyes of the court, not to let you be manipulated by others, nor to let you rebel against me!"