Chapter 166 Uya's Roadblock

On the palace road not far from Yonghe Palace, Lady Wuya seized the opportunity and stopped Crown Prince Yinreng.

Uya's makeup was disheveled, with a few strands of hair falling across her forehead, completely devoid of her usual gentle and composed demeanor.

Ignoring the palace servants' attempts to stop her, she knelt down before Crown Prince Yinreng with a thud, clutching the hem of his robe tightly with both hands, tears streaming down her face: "Your Highness, please save Zuo'er! He's so young, his fever is burning, and the imperial physicians are all helpless!"

Yinreng himself did not like too many people following him, and Xiao Wu and Xiao Liu stayed in Cining Palace to entertain their parents. At this time, he was followed by two personal eunuchs.

Upon seeing this scene, the two were shocked. The stepmother was kneeling before the Crown Prince, which was going to ruin the Crown Prince's reputation. They wanted to step forward to stop Consort De, but were stopped by the men of Uya Clan who were prepared.

Yinreng frowned, his face full of difficulty. He took a step back and tried to pull away the hem of his robe that was being held, but Wuya was incredibly strong and he could not break free. He could only hurriedly reply, "Your Highness, although I am concerned about my younger brother, I am really not skilled in medicine. How... how can I help him?"

Upon hearing this, Uya looked up suddenly, her eyes burning with desperate hope, as if she were a drowning person grasping at a last straw. She blurted out, "Your Highness is the reincarnation of a Buddha! Back then, Prince Changquan was saved by Your Highness even when he was far away in the palace. Zuo'er will surely be saved because of Your Highness as well!"

These words struck Yinzhi's heart like a heavy hammer blow.

At that time, Yinzhi was carrying Yinsi to Yanxi Palace, intending to hand the little one over to his mother and then go to Yuqing Palace to play with Baocheng, when he unexpectedly overheard such a shocking secret.

In an instant, memories of the past rushed back, and the little eunuch who had stopped him and Bao Cheng many years ago, who was acting like a madman and desperately chanting Buddhist scriptures, almost overlapped with Consort De.

He wasn't truly stupid. Even if he didn't know why the little eunuch was chanting Buddhist scriptures for Bao Cheng so frantically, judging from his father's furious attitude and the consequences, Yinzhi had gleaned some clues.

Combining Consort De's words, Yinzhi suddenly realized that Baocheng was a Buddhist disciple, and his father was afraid that Baocheng would become a monk, so he deliberately avoided anything related to Buddhism.

Changquan was saved by Baocheng, and he remembered that he had learned that Baocheng had been ill for a long time. So Baocheng had supernatural abilities, but saving people comes at a price, just like the discovery of smallpox.

All the scattered clues from the past few years suddenly came together at this moment. Yinzhi understood and was furious. How dare Consort De do this!

Anger gripped his heart and lungs in an instant, burning away Yinzhi's reason. He shoved Yinsi into the nanny's arms, strode forward, his eyes wide with rage, and kicked Wuya, who was still kneeling on the ground.

"Consort De! How dare you!"

Caught completely off guard, Uya was kicked away like a broken rag doll, crashing heavily against a carved pillar with a dull groan.

"Big brother!"

Yinreng seemed stunned by what he saw and quickly pulled back Yinzhi, who was about to step forward, asking, "Brother, what are you doing?"

Yinzhi was trembling with rage, "How dare she! This..."

Before Yinzhi could utter his curse, Yinreng, who knew him well, covered his mouth and said, "Brother, watch your words!"

The appearance of the eldest prince was somewhat unexpected for Lady Uya, and she felt a moment of guilt. But with Yinzhuo on the verge of death, she couldn't care less about that now.

He staggered over and continued to kneel and plead: "Your Highness, everyone knows you've always loved your younger brother the most. Please save Yinzhuo..."

Even at this moment, he still couldn't resist moral blackmail. Yinzhi, who had been poisoned by Changquan for so many years, couldn't understand what he was talking about. He was so angry that he wanted to go up and hit him again, but Yinreng stopped him with all his might.

"Someone come here!"

The group of people following Yinzhi only came to their senses after being called by Yinreng, and hurriedly came over.

"Keep an eye on the eldest prince and don't let him lay a hand on him!"

"Protect Cheng!"

Yinzhi tried to struggle, but was stopped by a look from Yinreng. In addition, the eunuchs on both sides rushed up and pressed him down, so he couldn't move.

Noticing that Yinzhi was also present, and seemingly unhappy about being involved, Yinreng patted his head and comforted him, "Yinzhi, don't be afraid, watch over your elder brother."

Yinzhi was indeed frightened by what had happened, but he still nodded with his lips pursed. Looking at his angry elder brother and Consort De who kept kowtowing to the Crown Prince, Yinzhi did not know what had happened, but he could not help but worry.

"Yinzhi will, Crown Prince..."

"Don't worry, I'll be fine."

Yinreng comforted Yinsi, then turned to look at Wuya, his face already cold: "Let's go see Sixth Brother."

"Thank you, Your Highness."

Uya immediately stood up. In any case, at least she had achieved her goal.

But Yinreng did not follow immediately. Instead, he warned, "No one is allowed to spread this matter."

"Yes, Your Highness, rest assured."

Uya understood that the Crown Prince was doing this for the sake of the eldest prince, but even without this incident, she wouldn't have told anyone for her own sake. Although she was prepared to be demoted, she hoped to receive as little punishment as possible.

Of course, Yinzhi understood, and froze instantly, ceasing his struggle. Watching his younger brother leave with that heartless woman, Yinzhi's face turned ashen.

It's all because of him. If he hadn't acted impulsively, Bao Cheng wouldn't have had to go.

"I'm going to find Father Emperor."

He wanted to apologize to his father, the Emperor, and promised that no matter what punishment he received, he would ensure that Chengdu would not be harmed!

Yinzhi broke free from the crowd and hurriedly ran towards the Qianqing Palace. The palace servants behind him were unable to stop him in time and were filled with panic.

Yinzhi glanced at his elder brother, the Crown Prince, and his elder brother, who were heading in two different directions, and immediately ordered, "Go to Cining Palace and find Granny Wukuma."

Although he didn't understand what was going on, he was sure that the Empress Dowager would save his brother, the Crown Prince!

The bewildered palace servants immediately obeyed his orders and rushed to Cining Palace. Meanwhile, Yinreng's personal eunuch, who had been blocked by the servants of Yonghe Palace, had escaped unnoticed when the First Prince appeared and kicked Consort De. One went to Yuqing Palace to grab weapons and call for help, while the other went to Qianqing Palace to lodge a complaint.

"Smack!"

"Does Consort De dare to stop the Crown Prince?"

Orondai slammed his hand on the table. As an official of the Crown Prince's palace, he believed that a subject should die for his master's honor. Moreover, they now genuinely respected the Crown Prince. The most impulsive Orondai rolled up his sleeves and was about to rush towards Yonghe Palace.

Changtai, who was Yinreng's maternal uncle, was also about to rush out, but Nalan Xingde was a little calmer and stopped the two of them.

"Calm down! What kind of foreign official rushes into the inner palace!"

"I can't worry about anything else, the Crown Prince is the most important! I'll just let my father take the blame!"

Orondai thought it through clearly: Could the emperor really beat his own uncle to death?

Chang Tai nodded. That's right. Could the Emperor really kill his father-in-law or brother-in-law?

Nalan Xingde thought it made sense; wasn't that exactly what his father used at this time? But as the strategist among the three, he still had to cover his tracks: "Here's what we'll do. I have the rank of guard, so I'll lead the patrol to Yonghe Palace. To prevent any accidents, Changtai, you go find Prime Minister Suo, and Orondai, you go find the Emperor."

"Okay, let's do it that way!"

Orondai and Changtai immediately agreed to his plan, which was reasonable and in accordance with the law. If all else failed, there was still the unreasonable and argumentative Suo'etu, who would not let the Crown Prince suffer any losses.

Thus, without Uya's knowledge, the entire court and palace were thrown into turmoil, and the situation escalated.