Chapter 227 Extra - Watching the Movie 18

"Father, Bao Cheng is late!" Upon entering the palace and seeing Kangxi on his sickbed, Yinreng knelt down with a thud.

Looking at the clean-cut and refreshing Yinreng before him, Kangxi trembled with excitement. He quickly reached out, grabbed Yinreng's arm tightly, and pulled him toward the bed: "Quickly, come to Father Emperor!"

"Look how thin you are, you must be exhausted. You've been traveling non-stop, why rush yourself? I'm not in any serious trouble."

(Bao Cheng has suffered. He must have changed his clothes to avoid worrying me, but how can he hide the dark circles under his eyes? I'm sure I've worried him.)

Kangxi was speechless; he hadn't expected that his past self to be so observant.

For a moment, he was in a daze. Did he notice these details at that time? He was thinking a lot when he was sick, but most of his thoughts were about Bao Cheng.

Kangxi closed his eyes, feeling guilty.

Yinreng didn't look at him, but focused on his ailing father, who was still constantly watching over the young crown prince, on the sky. The intense and straightforward emotion he saw made him realize what true, unconditional fatherly love was like.

Yinreng was attending to Kangxi as he administered his medicine. Exhausted from days of travel, he couldn't help but fall asleep beside Kangxi's bed. Kangxi, filled with tenderness, slowly reached out and gently stroked Yinreng's head.

At this moment, a young eunuch serving nearby, his eyes darting around, leaned forward and whispered, "Your Majesty, look at His Highness the Crown Prince. He has traveled a long way to get here, but he still made sure to tidy himself up before coming to see you. His filial piety is truly unmatched. Anyone who sees this will have to praise his impeccable manners."

(The Crown Prince values ​​appearances more than you, aren't you angry? Go ahead and get angry!)

Kangxi's face, which had been full of warmth, instantly darkened, and his gaze turned icy cold as he pierced the little eunuch.

"Drag him away!"

(Those who slander Bao Cheng deserve to die! Whoever is behind this, stirring up trouble between father and son, should not be allowed to live!)

The chilling atmosphere filled the crowd in front of the Qianqing Palace. Especially those who actually harbored such thoughts, the killing intent seemed to pierce through the sky and fall upon them, making them feel as if they had thorns in their backs, and their faces showed some guilt and unease.

At this moment, Kangxi, standing at the head of the table, took in all the changes in everyone's expressions. His gaze was deep and he remembered everything, waiting to settle scores later.

Kangxi looked away and met Yinreng's gaze, which he avoided.

People were spreading rumors, and compared to his wavering, Kangxi's steadfastness on the screen was particularly embarrassing for him. In contrast, he suddenly realized that his love and trust for Baocheng were far less than he had said.

Yinreng lowered his eyes. After all, he was the crown prince of this world. The young crown prince had set a good example for him, and he couldn't let himself be disgraced.

"Father Emperor."

"Baocheng..." Kangxi hesitated, wanting to say something but stopping himself.

Before he could speak, Yinreng took the initiative to walk over: "Father, after seeing the young crown prince's attitude, I can't help but reflect on myself. It was my fault. I enjoyed Father's love and care, but I didn't repay Father properly."

“Baocheng,” Kangxi was deeply moved. He was indeed his best son. Looking at Yinreng, he blurted out the words that had been weighing on his mind: “It’s Father’s fault.”

Yinreng looked at him in surprise, then his eyes filled with emotion: "Father Emperor."

"Protect success."

The father and son embraced and wept, all potential misunderstandings vanished, and they made up completely.

Seeing this scene, apart from Suo'etu who was moved to tears, the expressions of the others were rather indifferent.

Having seen too many "deep father-son relationships," regardless of our thoughts, everyone's too lazy to do anything now. Let them act as they please; given the influence of the Heavenly Curtain, the Crown Prince's ascension to the throne is a foregone conclusion, so why are they making a fuss?

So what if it's offensive? It's better than having your family wiped out.

Even Yinreng could see that at this moment, Kangxi's feelings for Yinreng were exceptionally real and unshakable.

But because of this, he was even more confused.

He glanced at Yinzhen, then thought, "Ninth Brother's brain is just like that." He turned and poked Yinsi's waist: "Eighth Brother."

"What's wrong?"

Yinzhi turned around and asked in a low voice.

To avoid attracting the Emperor's attention, the cautious Yinzhi took two steps forward and whispered in Yinzhi's ear, "If the young crown prince is so trusted, how come there's been a struggle for the throne among the nine princes?"

Yinzhi was taken aback, then looked at Yinzhi in surprise, never expecting that the tenth prince would think of this.

However, he was also puzzled by this. Why was that? Putting aside Kangxi's favor towards the young crown prince, just looking at the young crown prince's faction, who could compete with him?

As Xiao Wu, at Yinreng's instruction, led his army of birds to help Yinzhi capture Galdan alive, Yinsi became even more puzzled.

With even a young prince with military merits already in place, under what circumstances would a power struggle among the nine princes for the throne occur?

Yinzhi finally couldn't resist and approached Yinzhen to ask him this question.

Yinzhen was also stunned. He was still immersed in the warm atmosphere between the young crown prince and Yinzhen. He put himself in Yinzhen's shoes and thought, "There's no way the young crown prince wouldn't ascend the throne!"

So why is that?

"Why what?"

Seeing the eighth brother and the fourth brother together again, Yinzhen's curiosity got the better of him, and he couldn't help but go closer and ask a question.

At this moment, Si Ba forgot his previous "dislike" of Yin Tang and pulled him to discuss it together.

After the war, Yinzhi, who had been reported by Fuquan, was dragged out by Kangxi and flogged.

"Ouch! Father Emperor, you're just jealous! Jealous that Bao Cheng sent Xiao Wu to protect me!"

Even after being hit, Yinzhi was still restless. His howling made Liang Jiugong, who was standing to the side, twitch his lips and silently lower his head.

(The eldest prince truly deserved that beating.)

Emperor Kangxi's face darkened even more.

(Jealousy? Me, jealous? How could I possibly be jealous? So what if I am jealous? Am I not allowed to be jealous as the Son of Heaven?)

"Ten more strokes!"

Seeing Yinzhi's face contorted in pain after he provoked his father, the Emperor, he thought, "How come he can't escape this fate in any world?"

Kangxi, whose ears were filled with a string of "jealousy" playing on repeat, turned pale. Really, didn't he, as an emperor, have any dignity?

Displeased, Yinzhi noticed the whispers between the fourth, eighth, ninth, and tenth brothers and immediately asked, "Fourth brother, eighth brother, what are you discussing?"

Equally displeased, Kangxi retorted, "What did you say? Let me hear it too!"

The four men exchanged glances. Yinzhen, being the eldest, stepped forward first and boldly spoke, "Your Majesty, we are pondering how the young Crown Prince, so favored and supported by so many powerful forces, and now with military achievements, could have possibly participated in the so-called 'Nine Princes' Succession Struggle'?"

The question immediately silenced the area in front of the Qianqing Palace. Everyone looked at each other, seeing the confusion in each other's eyes.

Given this situation, how can there even be a struggle for the throne? If these princes can survive, they should all praise the young crown prince for his benevolence.

Moreover, when everyone looked up at the young princes vying for the crown prince's favor on the sky, they looked no different from kittens. Where was the dragon of the Nine Dragons?

"Is it possible?" The usually taciturn Yin You's voice immediately drew everyone's attention, and he blushed instantly, but still managed to voice his guess, "Is it possible that this 'Nine Princes' Struggle for the Throne' refers to the struggle for the throne..."