Chapter 53 Chapter 53

"My Lord!" Su Peisheng exclaimed and rushed forward, but was blocked in the corner by the servants of the Eastern Palace.

"Master!" Chu Xian hurriedly supported the unconscious Fourth Master.

"Su Peisheng! Go get the imperial physician!"

Chu Xian wiped the blood from the corner of Fourth Master's mouth with trembling hands, but the blood kept coming out, and both her hands were stained red. She fell into Fourth Master's arms and cried inconsolably.

It turns out that in history, it is true that when Yongzheng was young, he was kicked down the stairs by the crown prince and fainted.

She had even laughed at the shame of the Fourth Master being kicked unconscious by the Crown Prince, and had even thought about witnessing his ugly appearance with her own eyes to vent her anger.

Seeing it with her own eyes tonight, she felt heartbroken.

He is usually calm and composed, and would never be as moody as he is today.

It was because of her that he went against his usual behavior and attacked the prince.

I watched as Su Peisheng, Xianrong and Suiqing were cornered by the servants of the Eastern Palace.

Chu Xian wiped away her tears, slowly stood up, and ran out of the palace gate in two steps.

"Come here, carry our fourth brother in and quickly ask Doctor Chen to come over." The prince stood in front of the palace door and raised his hand to block Nara's way.

"Fourth brother's wife, don't panic. This is the Eastern Palace, and I'm here to take care of it. Nothing will happen to my fourth brother."

Nara's bulging belly touched his abdomen. The prince lowered his eyes and stared at her belly with a ferocious face full of jealousy.

If she was pregnant with his child, he would be willing to exchange all the wives and concubines in Yuqing Palace and his fourth brother for Nara.

Chu Xian was shocked. The prince's words that nothing would happen just proved that he wanted to do something to the Fourth Master!

Otherwise he would never have emphasized his tone, as if reminding himself.

The Crown Prince didn't care about the Fourth Master's life or death, and used force to suppress the matter, wanting to trap them in Yuqing Palace.

Doctor Chen is the prince's confidant. He asked Doctor Chen to come. Was it to treat the Fourth Master, or to let the Fourth Master die without anyone knowing today?

The prince's feelings for her are obvious, and he would never be kind enough to save the Fourth Master.

Chu Xian suppressed her fear, made up her mind, pulled out her hairpin, and pressed it against her neck.

"Prince!" Chu Xian roared at the top of her lungs, "It's the Fourth and Eighth Masters' fault today, and they've already apologized. If you still refuse to let it go, then I'll use my humble life to pay for it!"

"My Lord! Today, I have lost two lives in Yuqing Palace. Can you calm your anger?"

"Chu Xian!" Seeing the blood oozing from Nara's neck, Yinreng was horrified. "Put down your hairpin, put it down. I'm letting you go. Put down your hairpin quickly."

"Prince!" The Crown Princess screamed in disbelief, her eyes filled with shock.

Only the closest people can call a woman by her maiden name, but the prince actually called his sister-in-law by her maiden name! This is equivalent to confirming his close relationship with the Nara clan!

If she couldn't tell before that the Crown Prince had an affair with the Fourth Lady, Nara, now even if she was dumb, she could still see the Crown Prince's morbid obsession with Nara.

No wonder!

The Crown Princess gritted her teeth. No wonder the Crown Prince disregarded her dignity as the Crown Princess and allowed the bitch Concubine Li Jia to give birth to the eldest son Hongxi out of wedlock, which was a slap in the face of her as the Crown Princess.

It was not enough that Li Jia gave birth to a concubine's eldest son. The prince repeatedly allowed Li Jia to give birth to a concubine's eldest daughter, a second daughter, and a second son.

Who doesn't know that concubine Li Jia is the most favored in the Eastern Palace.

No wonder when she first met the Fourth Lady, Nara, she always felt that Nara looked very familiar and subconsciously disliked her.

It turns out that it was Nara who looked very much like Li Jia. No, the Crown Princess gritted her teeth and said that it was Li Jia who looked very much like Nara!

Li Jia was only three-tenths like Nara, but she was already the most favored in the Eastern Palace.

Today, the prince has even disregarded propriety and morality, and has used force on Nara, trying to seize his brother's wife.

The Crown Princess was overwhelmed with grief and jealousy, and she didn't care to maintain her dignified and elegant demeanor. She wished she could rush to Nara and tear her foxy face apart.

If Nara entered the Eastern Palace and gained favor, it would be a disaster for her.

She, the Crown Princess, has become a complete joke and will sooner or later be deposed by the Crown Prince.

Even if Nara did nothing, given the prince's obsession with her, he would have handed the position of Crown Princess, or even the throne of future queen, to Nara.

Guaerjia raised her head and forced the tears of grievance back into her eyes.

She and the prince were married, so she was the princess! The prince had never looked at him with such tenderness before. It turned out that he also had a gentle and affectionate face.

After a brief loss of composure, Yinreng regained his dignified look. For some reason, the more he tried to suppress his dirty thoughts about Nara tonight, the more he couldn't control his confusion.

Even just by meeting Nara, he couldn't help but have a man's innate desire reaction to her.

Yinreng was both ashamed and angry, but fortunately it was winter and the loose mask covered the irrefutable evidence, otherwise he would have been ashamed.

"Crown Princess! How outrageous!"

Someone had to bear his anger. The prince was furious and glared at the Crown Princess Guaerjia.

Others might not have noticed his misconduct, but Guaerjia, who was closest to him, must have seen through him.

She didn't even care about the reputation of Yuqing Palace and lost her composure and yelled in front of everyone.

"Everyone, go away. I'm drunk." Yinreng said coldly, looking at Guaerjia with displeasure.

"It's late at night, and the palace gates are about to be locked. My Lord, the imperial physician is on his way. Why not let the Fourth Prince and the Eighth Prince rest in the west side hall?"

The Crown Princess was panicked. If the Fourth Prince was carried out of Yuqing Palace today, it would not take long for the Qianqing Palace and the entire Forbidden City to know that the Fourth Prince was injured and unconscious in Yuqing Palace.

The prince is really crazy. He doesn't even care about his reputation for the sake of Nara.

"What? Does the Crown Princess have any objection to what I said?" Yinreng was displeased and turned around to look at Guaerjia.

"I'm just worried about rumors."

The Crown Princess suppressed her shame and put on a graceful smile: "Fourth Brother's wife, take the Fourth Prince back home to rest as soon as possible. The three brothers were just drunk today, why are you making such a fuss?"

"Princess, calm down. Your teaching is absolutely right."

Chu Xian did not let go of the hairpin until she saw Su Peisheng and Xian Rong helping the Fourth Master out of the East Palace's red gate, then she put the blood-stained hairpin back on the head of the banner.

The prince stood in the snow, speechless for a long time, until Nara's figure disappeared behind the screen wall. He could not hide his disappointment: "Ah..."

Behind him, Crown Princess Guaerjia had a stiff smile on her face, and the embroidered handkerchief at her fingertips had long been pierced.

"Master, do you remember my maiden name?" the Crown Princess asked sourly.

"Of course I know. Your maiden name is Su Xin." The prince blurted out without thinking.

Suddenly he looked embarrassed and left in anger.

The Crown Princess was left standing there all alone. She squatted down and sat on the ground, muttering to herself in despair: "My name is Shuyuan! Your Highness the Crown Prince!

The prince did not stop, but instead quickened his pace and fled in shame and anger.

After leaving the Eastern Palace, Chu Xian covered her neck tightly as she walked towards Prince Zhi Yinzhi and the Ninth and Tenth Masters.

The three of them were whispering with the pale-faced Eighth Master, who was rubbing his chest, at the foot of the wall.

At this time, Wan Ning lowered her voice and was arguing with Prince Zhi about something, and left in anger.

"Xian'er, I'll go first." Wan Ning glared at the Eighth Master behind her angrily.

"I just realized today that I'm worse than a cold, dead object. In some people's hearts, I'm worthless."

"What kind of marriage is this! There's no place for me in some people's hearts!" Wan Ning choked up, covered her sleeves and left.

"Go back early." Chu Xian watched Wan Ning walk away, not daring to leave the Fourth Master for even a step.

The Fourth Master was still in a coma, and she didn't trust anyone. She was afraid that Prince Zhi would collude with the Eighth Master to kill the Fourth Master and then put the blame on Yuqing Palace.

She was so scared that her whole body was shaking and her calves were trembling.

Prince Zhi came up to her quickly with his hands behind his back.

"Sister-in-law, how is my fourth brother?" As Prince Zhi spoke, he turned and waved to the Ninth Prince, "Ninth brother, come and help me. Send my fourth brother back as soon as possible."

"Thank you, eldest brother and ninth brother." Chu Xian held her belly and followed the Fourth Master closely.

The Prince of Zhi and the Ninth Prince supported the Fourth Master on his left and right as he walked forward.

Chu Xian didn't notice it at first, but as she got closer to the Palace of Heavenly Purity, she became alert.

The Ganxi Prince's residence where the Fourth Master rested in the Forbidden City was not in this direction, and the Shenwu Gate for leaving the palace was even more opposite.

What are Prince Zhi and the Ninth Prince doing?

They ignored the fact that the Fourth Master was still unconscious and paraded him through the streets like a monkey to show the cruelty of Yuqing Palace towards their brothers.

Chu Xian was furious. Just as she was about to step forward, she heard the weak and haggard voice of the Eighth Master behind her: "Fourth sister-in-law, leave everything to me and my eldest brother. Please be patient."

Chu Xian turned around in surprise and found that Mr. Ba had wrapped a blood-stained white gauze around his forehead without him noticing.

The wound on his forehead was obviously not serious, just a scratch on the skin, but now it was tangled into a bloody dumpling, his face was pale and haggard, and he was dying and had to be supported by a servant.

Chu Xian suppressed her panic, nodded slightly, turned around and continued to follow the Fourth Master.

After taking a few steps, the black boots on the Fourth Master's feet slipped to the ground.

The unconscious man was in a dishevel, his socks rubbing against the cold snow, and he was dragged forward without any dignity.

Chu Xian felt mixed emotions and lowered her head, unable to bear to look any closer.

"Ah!" Chu Xian stumbled and screamed in fear, holding her stomach.

"Fujin!" Sui Qing quickly supported her.

"Xian'er..."

Chu Xian heard the weak and hoarse cry of the Fourth Master, and her heart ached. She gritted her teeth, raised her head, rushed to the front in two steps, and raised her hand to stop the Prince of Zhi.

"Su Peisheng! Immediately carry the Fourth Prince to the residence of Prince Ganxi and settle him down."

Chu Xian snatched the black boots from Xian Rong's hand with tears in her eyes and rushed to the Fourth Master.

"Fourth sister-in-law, the overall situation is the most important!" Prince Zhi reminded with gritted teeth.

"Prince Zhi, please move aside. My master is unconscious. Nothing is more important than his life." Chu Xian hugged the Fourth Master's waist and sobbed softly.

"Su Peisheng! Are you dead? Come here quickly!"

Su Peisheng and Enpu and their servants were blocked at the back by the servants of Prince Zhi and the Eighth and Ninth Masters.

Hearing Fu Jin's words, he no longer cared about anything else. He pushed away the eunuch who was blocking his way and rushed to Fu Jin's side.

Su Peisheng turned around and carried the unconscious Fourth Master on his back.

Chu Xian carefully helped the Fourth Master put on his black boots and took off his cloak and put it on him.

Her fingertips accidentally touched the back of his cold hand, Chu Xian's nose felt sore, and she subconsciously clenched his palm.

Prince Zhi stared at Nara's retreating figure with a sullen expression, then lowered his gaze to look at his eighth brother: "Eighth brother, Nara and fourth brother are one, so she naturally leans towards you. Don't let Nara play with you like a monkey."

Yinsi nodded absentmindedly: "Yeah."

Nara had been secretly allied with her for two years and had never disobeyed him in anything, but women are soft-hearted and tend to cause more trouble than help. Fortunately, he had gradually marginalized Nara over the years, otherwise he would have been defeated by Nara.

A warm smile appeared on Yinsi's lips: "No rush."

He has too many handles on Nara. If Nara turns against him and helps the Fourth Master deal with him, he has a hundred ways to alienate Nara from the Fourth Brother and his wife.

The Nara clan is nothing to be feared.

Today's trip to Yuqing Palace actually brought him an unexpected surprise. He never expected that his fourth brother, who had always been scheming, would lose his composure because of Nara.

In the past, no matter how he tried to find indirect clues, he could not find the fourth brother's weaknesses or handles. Today, he completely grasped the fourth brother's weak spot.

Yinsi suppressed his sarcastic smile. He didn't expect that his fourth brother's weakness was women.

"Master, just now, Madam Fu fell down outside Cang Zhen's gate and her forehead was bruised..." Yan Jin came up behind the Eighth Master, panting.

Yinsi turned around and ran towards Cangzhen Gate.

"Eighth brother! What are you doing? Come back!"

"Myna! We haven't even reached the Palace of Heavenly Purity yet! Where are you going?"

At this moment, Yinsi's mind was full of Wan'er hitting her head. She was injured and she was most afraid of pain. She was crying and could not hear the voices of her eldest brother and ninth brother at all.

The snow was heavy and the wind was fierce. Prince Zhi and his ninth brother stood there looking at each other in anger.

If one or two of them don't consider the overall situation, how can they defeat Yuqing Palace?

At this moment, the servants beside Prince Zhi rushed to his back, crying, and knelt down in the snow: "Prince, the wife...the wife is dead."

"Zhen'er. Zhen'er!" Prince Zhi fell to the ground, holding his heart. His eyes went dark and he fainted.

"Brother! Quick! Call the imperial physician!" The Ninth Prince was completely bewildered in the cold wind, and hurriedly asked the servants to carry his extremely sad brother back to the Prince of Zhi's Mansion.

On this side, Chu Xian rushed all the way to the prince's residence. The imperial physician took off his dragon robe, and a bruised footprint suddenly appeared on the Fourth Master's heart.

"Quick, quickly dissolve the pills in warm water and prepare for the Fourth Master to take."

Ye Tianshi was horrified and took out several silver needles and inserted them into the Fourth Master's heart.

"Doctor Ye, what should I do? Wuuuuu...My master won't open his mouth!" Su Peisheng burst into tears.

"Let me do it!" Chu Xian anxiously snatched the medicine from Su Peisheng's hand.

But no matter how hard we tried to pry his teeth open, he refused to let go.

Su Peisheng was so anxious that he burst into tears: "There's nothing we can do. When Grandpa was unconscious, we couldn't pry his mouth open. In the past, we had to squeeze his jaw until it was dislocated and force-feed him medicine."

As Su Peisheng spoke, he pinched the Fourth Master's chin with skillful movements.

"No! It hurts!" Chu Xian exclaimed. Chu Xian had experienced the pain of a dislocated jaw before. Even if it was repositioned immediately, it would still hurt for several days.

"Xian'er..."

When Su Peisheng heard the Fourth Master's weak mumbling in his sleep, his eyes suddenly lit up: "Fujin, please scream in pain again, please scream again."

Chu Xian choked up: "It hurts..."

"I'm in pain... Master... I'm in pain..."

She burst into tears and turned her head to wipe away her tears.

It really hurts, my heart aches so much, like a needle prick.

The prince had kicked her with all his might, but after being kicked, the Fourth Master still managed to protect her and knelt down to beg for mercy from the prince.

"It's done, it's done. Grandpa has taken the medicine." Su Peisheng was still in shock and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.

"Madam, the master is fine now. He just needs to rest for two days." Ye Tianshi's back was already wet with cold sweat.

Only he knew that the Fourth Master's life was hanging by a thread. The Crown Prince was truly vicious, kicking the Fourth Master's heart so hard that it blocked his arteries. If he had been half an hour later...

Ye Tianshi didn't dare to think about it anymore and broke out in a cold sweat.

"I'm glad you're okay. I was scared to death..." Sui Qing breathed a sigh of relief.

"Fujin, Empress Defei is here." Nanny Chun walked quickly into the inner room.

Chu Xian lowered her head, wiped away her tears, and stood up to greet Concubine De.

"Yinzhen! Why are you provoking the prince?"

De Fei was furious and stepped into the inner room. "Get out!"

The servants left one after another, but Chu Xian did not move. Instead, she bravely stood beside the bed.

"Mother, just now, my master was kicked down the stairs by the prince. His life was hanging by a thread. The imperial physician used all his strength to bring him back from the brink of death."

"He deserves it! Why would he provoke the Crown Prince for no reason? Why didn't the Crown Prince kick other princes, but only him? What on earth did he do wrong in Yuqing Palace?"

De Fei was so angry that her face turned blue: "Nara, as the legitimate wife, you don't know how to persuade Yin Zhen. What's the use of you? You are useless!"

"Go away, what are you doing here?"

Chu Xian lowered her head and reluctantly took two steps away, not daring to stay too far away from the Fourth Master.

"Yinzhen! Get up quickly! Follow me to the Palace of Heavenly Purity to apologize, you rebellious son! Get up quickly!"

Defei was so anxious that her voice broke, and she was so angry that she raised her hand and slapped her rebellious son on the cheek.

There was no time to care about the Forbidden City's decency of not hitting people in the face.

Today he was completely dragged down by his rebellious son. He could have offended anyone else, but he had to offend the future emperor.

If the Crown Prince holds a grudge against the Fourteenth Prince for this, the rebellious son will never be forgiven even if he dies.

It would be better for her to be kicked to death by the prince in Yuqing Palace today, so as not to implicate her and Little Fourteen.

"Mother, please calm down. My master is still seriously ill and can't withstand any beating." Chu Xian grabbed Concubine De's wrist.

"The master hasn't woken up yet. Even if I want to apologize, I have to wait until he wakes up."

"Nara! Who do you think you are! How dare you order me around?" Defei was so angry that she raised her other hand and slapped Nara hard on the cheek.

Chu Xian never expected that Concubine De would be so stupid, and she slapped her without mercy.

The banner was blown away, and she was seeing stars in pain. She let go of Concubine De's wrist and covered her numb cheek.

Seeing Concubine De rushing towards her aggressively, Chu Xian was so frightened that she protected her stomach with her hands and stepped back towards the door.

"It's all your fault. Why did you go to Yuqing Palace? If you hadn't gone, Yinzhen wouldn't have gone to Yuqing Palace to cause trouble. Since you were so eager to please Yuqing Palace, you should have climbed into bed and become the Crown Princess. Why are you always looking at the pot while having your cake and eating it too? You're such a fickle bitch!"

"I opposed this marriage from the beginning. How can a wild girl born of a mother but not raised by her be worthy of the prince?"

"Wild girl! How dare you act wild in front of me!"

Defei raised her hand in anger, and suddenly felt a sharp pain in her wrist.

When she turned around, she suddenly saw her rebellious son's eyes wide open with anger and bloodshot. Defei was so scared that she trembled all over.

"Rebellious son! Let me go! Ah!" With a crisp sound of clicking, Concubine De screamed in pain.

"Hahahaha, born by a mother but not raised by one? Hahaha... Mother, wasn't I also a wild boy who was born by a mother but not raised by one? Wild boys and wild girls are made for each other, aren't they?"

"Yinzhen! I am your biological mother. What does it mean to be born but not raised? Are you cursing me to death?"

"It was Tong Jia who snatched you away from me back then. You don't hate her for separating us, but you hate your own mother. It's really heartbreaking..."

Concubine De burst into tears, but it was only because her left wrist was broken by her rebellious son.

"Hahaha, what a mother and son are separated. Mother, I forgot to tell you that I was also in Jingren Palace the night before Empress Xiaoyi passed away."

"You!! You..." Concubine De's eyes were filled with fear, and she staggered and fell to the ground.

He didn't care about the severe pain of his broken wrist, he just stared at his rebellious son with wide eyes and sneered.

"Someone, come! Ahem... My mother accidentally broke her wrist while taking care of me. Send her back to Yonghe Palace immediately."

"Prepare the carriage, go back home, cough cough cough cough..."

Yinzhen walked barefoot slowly to his mother and scoffed, "The grudge between you and me has nothing to do with others. If you insist on involving others, then you, me, and Fourteenth, will go to hell together."

"No, no, no, Yinzhen, it's mother who's lost her mind tonight. Calm down. Your fourteenth brother is just a half-grown child. How can you, as his biological brother, call for his death?"

De Fei climbed up tremblingly, lowered her head and wiped away the tears of fear: "Mother will leave now, you should rest well, rest well."

Chu Xian hid behind the Fourth Master and watched Concubine De leave in panic.

I really don’t know what happened on the night that Empress Xiaoyi passed away, which scared Concubine De so much that she fled in panic.

Just as she was wondering, she felt a warm touch on her cheek. Chu Xian withdrew her thoughts and held the Fourth Master's hand tightly.

"It doesn't hurt. I just turned my head away and dodged it with some skill. Look, all the makeup on my face has been knocked off."

Unexpectedly, she was embraced by the Fourth Master.

"Xian'er, apart from Khan Ama and the Queen Mother, you don't have to enter the palace to answer to anyone from now on. I will take care of everything."

His voice was hoarse and haggard. Chu Xian's heart was softened. She tightened her arms and hugged him tightly.

The little prince in the belly suddenly kicked lightly.

"Ouch..." She couldn't help but let out a soft cry.

"Su Peisheng! Call the imperial physician!" Yinzhen bent down, held her legs with one hand, and placed Fu Jin on his shoulder.

Chu Xian sat on the Fourth Master's shoulder, hugging his neck tightly in fear. "Don't worry about me, Master. It was just the little prince who kicked me mischievously."

The corners of my eyes felt so sore and tears welled up in my eyes.

He couldn't draw the bow with his left hand, and he didn't know how long it would take him to practice before he could pick her up with one hand and lift her onto his shoulder.

Women are not allowed to sit on men's shoulders, as it is unlucky, but he allowed her to sit on his shoulders, not afraid of being laughed at.

Su Peisheng pushed the door open and walked in. He looked up and saw Fu Jin sitting on his master's shoulders. He was so scared that he covered his mouth.

Su Peisheng was so frightened that he prostrated himself on the ground: "Master! This is against the rules. If others knew..."

"It's okay." Yinzhen leaned over and placed Fu Jin on the bed, then folded his robe and sat beside her.

He didn't say much, just looked at her with burning eyes.

Chu Xian actually understood his look, blushed, and took the initiative to sit in his arms.

Looking down, she saw his hands approaching her belly, then quickly withdrawing them. Chu Xian bit her lip, took the initiative to grab his hands, and placed her palms on her bulging belly.

"Xian'er, I'm sorry, I didn't protect you well."

Chu Xian was silent for a moment, then placed her palm on the back of his hand and responded softly, "Don't worry about me, Master. I'm really fine."

"Xian'er, I know you want revenge. Leave it to me from now on. Don't let your eighth brother use you."

After much hesitation, Yinzhen decided to explain the interests involved to his partner, so that she would not be used by his eighth brother and his gang and become a dead pawn.

Chu Xian froze, tears streaming down her face as she felt guilty. "Since you know I'm not a good person, why do you still dote on me? Aren't you afraid that I might betray you?"

"When did you know?"

Chu Xian thought her disguise was flawless, and she had no idea how he could reveal the secret of her collusion with the Eighth Master.

If he had known this for a long time, why could he still calmly talk about love with her?

"Today, in Yuqing Palace, you and Eighth Brother exchanged glances several times, showing a perfect rapport." Yinzhen bluntly stated, "Xian'er, you must attack. Unless you have caught the perpetrator red-handed, there's no need to rush into the trap."

Yinzhen's eyes were gentle as he gently stroked her red cheek: "Don't be afraid even if you catch me red-handed. I'll take care of everything."

Chu Xian was annoyed. He was just suspicious, but she confessed out of guilt.

She and the Eighth Master only looked at each other twice in Yuqing Palace. How did the Fourth Master find out the flaw?

"I should thank my eighth brother. Without him, you and I wouldn't have met and fallen in love at Baiwang Mountain."

Upon hearing this, Chu Xian looked at the Fourth Master in shock: "Could it be that the Eighth Master was the mastermind behind the assassination of me back then?"

Yinzhen nodded: "Yeah."

"If it weren't for your close friendship with Guo Luoluo, my eighth brother wouldn't have been able to get married to Guo Luoluo."

"I'm sure that over the years, you've had a lot of leverage over me in my eighth brother's hands. He's very calculating and you can't defeat him."

"Hmph, I can't even keep secrets from you." Chu Xian covered her face. She still thought that her alliance with Mr. Ba was secretive.

It turns out that in the eyes of the Fourth Master, she is just a clown.

"Xian'er..." Yinzhen sighed softly, "You can do whatever you like except leave me. If you find it interesting to collude with my eighth brother, I won't stop you."

Chu Xian bit her lip awkwardly, "I don't want to get involved in those dirty things in the court. From now on, I won't care about you anymore."

"I have only one request. No matter how much you and the Eighth Master fight in the court, you must not harm Wan Ning. Let's high-five and swear an oath!"

Chu Xian couldn't wait to raise her hand.

"Okay, if Eighth Brother doesn't hurt you, I won't hurt Guo Luoluo." Yinzhen raised his hand, inserted his fingertips into her fingers, and clasped their fingers tightly.

"Master, I want to go home. I don't like the Forbidden City." Chu Xian sobbed and threw herself into the Fourth Master's arms.

Nothing good happens every time I come to the Forbidden City. It would be great if I could never set foot in the Forbidden City in this life. He would not be the king and she would not be the mother of the world.

If he could be a leisurely prince and no longer get involved in the conspiracy of the Kowloon throne, she would be willing to stay by his side forever.

"Master, do I really have to fight? If... you were to choose between me and that position in the future, would you choose me?"

Chu Xian spoke nervously.

Yinzhen stood up with his hands covering his chest, loosened the golden hook, and the curtain dropped, hiding the hugging figures of the two behind the curtain.

Chu Xian and the Fourth Master slept in each other's arms. The Fourth Master pulled the quilt over and hid the two of them inside it, then he slowly spoke.

"Xian'er, if you don't fight, you will die."

"I'm not afraid of death, but you and the child cannot die. For the sake of my wife and children, whether I'm the eldest brother or the crown prince, the eighth brother or the master, I can only risk everything and fight to the death."

"Don't worry, if I lose, I have already arranged a way out for you and your child. On that day, someone will take you and your child out of the capital safely."

"If you want to go, let's go together. I won't go." Chu Xian didn't expect that he had arranged everything before and after his death, and even arranged a retreat for her and the child.

"Wherever you are, I will be there. You promised me that you would stay with me forever, but that was just a lie to deceive me."

"Don't make trouble. I'll do as you say in everything else, but you can't be willful on this matter." Yinzhen said in a hoarse voice and kissed the corner of her eyes, wet with tears.

"I'll do whatever you want with everything else, but you can't leave me. If you don't allow me to leave you, then you can't leave me either."

"Otherwise, I'll go to the Imperial Court and ask for a divorce. I'll run away again. Anyway, that position is more important than Hui'er and me. Why should I stay?"

“I… wu…”

He was so angry that he cupped her cheeks with both hands and sealed her feelings with a fierce kiss.

The dragon robe and cloak were crumpled into a ball, scattered on the ground along with the light red bellyband and pajamas.

Outside the door, Nanny Chun and Su Peisheng put their hands in their pockets and listened attentively.

"Eunuch Su, it's time to remind Master and Consort to rest."

"Ahem, ahem, ahem, ahem, Master, you need to be more restrained. Little Prince is about to turn eight months old. For his health, please be patient."

Su Peisheng hurriedly spoke to the Fourth Master, "Oh, Madam, I've been a vegetarian for half a year now, and it's rare for me to relax. Next month, my wife's belly will be eight months old, and I'll have to suffer like an ascetic again. Please be kind."

Nanny Chun said nothing, raised her eyelids, and retreated to the door silently.

Fortunately, the Fourth Master was still restrained. He asked for Fu Jin's hand once more, rang the bell for water, and went to rest with Fu Jin.

The snow fell silently, but the lights in the Qianqing Palace were still bright.

Liang Jiugong raised his hand to brush away the thin snow on his shoulders, then bowed and came to the side of the Emperor.

"Your Majesty, the Virtuous Consort cannot come to the bed with you tonight. She said she broke her arm. The Imperial Household Department has just removed the Virtuous Consort's green card."

"A broken bone will require several months of recuperation. Does Your Majesty wish to summon another lady to sleep with you? I will go and ask her right away."

Emperor Kangxi put down his imperial brush and stared at the memorial submitted by Yinzhen today on the equalization of land tax and the abolition of the slave class, with a faint smile flashing in his eyes.

In an instant, Emperor Kangxi's brows were once again filled with majesty. "Return the memorial submitted by Yinzhen today. Keep it in your official treasury and ask him to revise it."

"Yes." Liang Jiugong lowered his head and sealed the Fourth Prince's memorial with wax again, and had it returned to the Fourth Prince's mansion.

"Your Majesty, today the Fourth Prince and the Eighth Prince got drunk with the Crown Prince in Yuqing Palace. They were sparring and lost their strength. The Eighth Prince was seriously injured, with a huge bloody hole on his forehead. Fortunately, the Prince of Zhi and the Ninth and Tenth Princes took the Eighth Prince back for treatment."

Liang Jiugong paused and spoke slowly, "Your Highnesses, the princes are so respectful and friendly. I am deeply moved by what I see. The whole Forbidden City is praising you."

Emperor Kangxi snorted coldly: "You dog slave, speak human language."

Liang Jiugong chuckled and said, "Your Majesty, please calm down. Your Majesty, you have many children and are blessed with happiness. I am alone and envious."

Emperor Kangxi's gaze fell on the dome of Yuqing Palace. After a long pause, he spoke in a hoarse voice, "Tell the Crown Prince to depart immediately for Shengjing to offer sacrifices to our ancestors on my behalf."

"Order the Prince of Zhi to go to the Northwest Army on the fifth day of next month to serve as the commander-in-chief."