Chapter 212 When Everyone is Reborn: The Legend of Zhen Huan - The Prince's Mansion Chapter 7

"Yuqing Palace has always been under Father Emperor's supervision, how did you end up with an extra son?"

Yinzhi slammed his hand on the table. "It's a good question, but for some reason, everyone felt a little guilty when they heard it."

Ah, well, there's nothing we can do about making the fourth son the "son," right?

"Cough cough..."

The room was filled with coughing, and everyone looked up at the sky and the ground, avoiding eye contact. The tense atmosphere of the argument had dissipated.

Yinreng struggled to control the upward curve of his lips and said confidently, "That depends on you all. I certainly can't do it alone. But as for the Crown Prince, shouldn't you, as the fourth prince, be the best choice?"

After thinking about it, everyone agreed. Although this version of Yinzhen had no memories, no one could deny his great talent and ambition. Even for the sake of the Qing Dynasty, they would still push him to the throne.

No one would be so naive as to think that just because they've seen how Yinzhen ruled, they can replicate it exactly the same way. Even if they could replicate it, the circumstances would be completely different.

In the previous life, at this time, the Emperor had already passed away, and Yinzhen had been on the throne for two or three years. His death date... no, anyway, the situation was already very different.

They've worked hard their whole lives, they can't keep working hard, they're not some reincarnated laborers. Besides, Yinzhen is still young, his character can be cultivated from a young age, it shouldn't be difficult to raise a diligent emperor who "does things for himself," right?

In short, they had absolutely no intention of retaliating; they were simply acting in the best interests of the Qing Dynasty and for the good of Yinzhen!

Having successfully convinced themselves, everyone agreed to Yinreng's proposal and began to discuss how to make the former Yongzheng Emperor, the current Emperor Da Pangju's biological son, Honghui's fourth brother, their eldest nephew, the Crown Prince's child, then the "Imperial Grandson," and finally ascend the throne smoothly.

“The big orange one is easy to deal with. He doesn’t care at all. Just make up any excuse that the baby is gone.”

Honghui knew Da Pangju quite well; he even thought that Da Pangju wouldn't be sad at all after hearing that the child was "gone." On the contrary, he would feel relieved, as if a stain had been removed from his record.

Honghui agreed to his second uncle's suggestion because he didn't want his father to suffer any grievances when he returned to the mansion, otherwise he might not be able to resist killing the big fat orange.

"So how do we make the fourth brother become the second brother... cough cough... you know?"

Yinzhi felt inexplicably guilty and suddenly couldn't say the word "son".

"The bondservant harem hasn't been cleaned up yet. Seeing that the Crown Prince seems to be losing favor, it's possible that they might target him to support other princes, or even cause him to die without an heir..."

Yinzhi tapped the table, his casual words drawing surprised and doubtful glances from the others.

"Eighth Brother, you're ruthless..."

Yinreng gritted his teeth, thinking, "It's retaliation, isn't it? It's definitely retaliation."

"Haha, Eighth Prince, that's a great idea! The Crown Prince has no heir, so the remaining offspring are even more precious! What do you think, Second Prince?"

Unlike the others who were holding back, Yinzhi laughed loudly and patted Yinreng's shoulder forcefully.

"And then what? How do you get the fourth brother in?"

Yinreng gently pushed away his eldest son's hand, forcing himself to remain calm. It was alright; he would endure it. After all, he was a terrible crown prince, so what if he was incompetent? It wasn't a big deal.

Now he's thinking about how to bring the fourth son in and properly "teach" him.

"We need to let the Emperor discover it on his own initiative."

So many years have passed, and even in a different world, Yinzhi still cannot let go of his resentment towards Kangxi, so he doesn't call him "Father Emperor" in private. Think about the Kangxi of this world; he lived longer than the Kangxi of the original world, was more power-hungry, and more suspicious.

Having lived in this world for so long, everyone knows Kangxi's character and naturally agrees with Yinzhi's statement. The key is how to let him discover it without leaving a trace.

"How is the Imperial Observatory doing?" Yinyou suddenly asked. People tend to become more superstitious as they get older, and in his observation, his father was no exception. "The Purple Star has fallen out of favor."

Everyone began to ponder his idea. Yinzhen's constantly shifting gaze swept over his brothers and nephews who had been reborn twice, and he suddenly asked a question: "Do you think Father Emperor has noticed anything amiss with us?"

"What's the meaning?"

Yin Tang smiled wickedly: "If we're going to play, let's play for big stakes!"

...

Something's wrong, something's very wrong.

Kangxi put down the memorial in his hand and looked at Liang Jiugong: "What is the Crown Prince doing?"

"Your Majesty, His Highness the Crown Prince is studying at Yuqing Palace," Liang Jiugong replied honestly. However, wasn't it Your Majesty who reprimanded the Crown Prince for his incompetence, forbade him from participating in politics, and only allowed him to stay at Yuqing Palace to continue his studies?

"Where is Yinzhi?"

"Prince Zhi has returned to his residence. Should I go and summon him?"

"No."

Ignoring Liang Jiugong's cautious probing, Kangxi frowned, sensing something was extremely amiss. When had his son become so well-behaved?

Some time ago, Yinreng frequently left the palace in secret, which he was aware of. So he found a reason to confine him to his quarters, but Yinreng actually quieted down, without making a fuss or bothering the servants in Yuqing Palace, as if he had become the same crown prince he was before he was deposed and reinstated.

Emperor Kangxi was not dissatisfied, but he couldn't help but have doubts.

Not to mention that even the troublemaking eldest son has quieted down, and the other troublemaking princes haven't appeared for a long time. The court is peaceful now, but he's not really convinced.

How could Emperor Kangxi not know whether his sons harbored ambitions? Lately, they've all been behaving like quails; who would believe that? Could it be that they're secretly plotting something?

Just as he was about to mobilize the spies from various mansions, Wang Chaoqing, the chief eunuch he had sent to supervise Yuqing Palace, came running over in a panic and knelt down in front of Kangxi with a thud.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, His Highness the Crown Prince has been poisoned..."

"What?!" Kangxi jumped up and roared, "What are you all doing? How could the Crown Prince be poisoned?"

"This servant is guilty, this servant deserves to die..."

At this moment, Kangxi could not spare the punishment of Wang Chaoqing. He rushed to Yuqing Palace, his heart filled with anger. It was anger at the challenge to his imperial power, suspicion of the princes who had previously quieted down, and worry and fear for Baocheng.

He was dissatisfied with the Crown Prince's growing power, but he never thought of saving Cheng's life. After all, he was the child he had raised with his own hands, and no matter how much he feared him, he still wanted to spare his life.

Who was it? Who did it? Was it the princes, the restless concubines, or someone from the previous dynasty?

Lost in thought the whole way, I arrived at Yuqing Palace and happened to run into the imperial physician who had just finished seeing patients.

"Greetings, Your Majesty."

"How is the Crown Prince?"

"Your Majesty, fortunately the Crown Prince did not ingest too much poison and has been saved, but..."

The imperial physician looked troubled. Seeing this, Kangxi's heart skipped a beat. Looking at Yinreng, who was lying unconscious on the bed with a pale face, he dismissed all the servants and looked at the imperial physician: "But what is it?"

The imperial physician lowered his head, not daring to look at Kangxi's expression, and whispered, "However, this poison is extremely potent. Although the Crown Prince's life will be spared if he is treated in time, it will have a significant impact on his future offspring..."