After the morning court session, Yinreng didn’t even have time to eat breakfast. He directly stopped Soetu and took him to Yuqing Palace.

"Master Suo, shouldn't you give me an explanation for what happened today?"

In the lobby, Yinreng stood with his hands behind his back, staring coldly at Soetu's face.

Suo Etu did not think that there was anything wrong with what he did. When he heard Yinreng's question, the smile on his face became even more intense.

"Since Your Highness has guessed it, then I will not hide it. Yes, it was I who asked Echang to impeach Wang Shan."

Although the prince's temperament is a bit lazy, his sharpness is truly rare!

“Heh… heh…”

Yinreng was really amused by this guy's self-righteousness.

"What? You're so proud?!"

"Um?"

Soetu was somewhat confused by Yinreng's reaction.

"Third Prince has been acting too recklessly lately. This servant is only giving him a small warning. It's not a big deal..."

Seeing that he had no idea that he had done something stupid, Yinreng instantly lost all desire to preach.

"Soetu, oh Soetu, you are so stupid and you don't even realize it! Go away! I am safe here."

Seeing Yinreng's impatient look, Soetu frowned. The prince's behavior did not seem to indicate that nothing was wrong.

"Your Highness, what are you so worried about? Wang Shan's son has indeed committed the serious crime of embezzling lawsuits. I didn't frame him, nor did I exaggerate. I simply reported this matter to the Emperor. How...how could I be so stupid?"

Yinreng raised his eyes and asked coldly,

"Have I ever warned you not to have close contact with important officials in the court, and not to form cliques for personal gain?"

"this……"

How could Echang, a mere deputy censor, be considered an important official in the court?

Soetu's facial features wrinkled together, and he obviously did not agree with Yinreng's statement.

Seeing him like this, Yinreng suddenly felt a deep sense of powerlessness in his heart.

The Hesheli family is his maternal clan. No matter how he struggles, as long as he still has half of Queen Yuan's blood in him, he cannot get rid of Soetu or the Hesheli family.

Even if he spread the word at this moment and completely cut off ties with the Hesheli family, it would not have any effect on his current predicament except making Soetu a laughing stock.

Kangxi did so many things just to force him to step down.

He could have stayed out of it, waited quietly for his brothers to grow up, and then formed his own team to fight for power and profit for the chair under Kangxi.

As for himself, he would be disliked by the court officials because of his inaction and intolerance of even the slightest grain of sand in his eyes, and would eventually be deposed from the position of crown prince.

But I’m afraid that’s not possible now.

Once Soetu is gone, Kangxi will not let him get away with it.

Even if Yinzhi gave up Wang Shan out of consideration for his feelings, if the impeachment memorials appeared again and again in the Palace of Heavenly Purity, could Yinzhi just sit back and do nothing?

How is that possible!

It is possible that Na'echang was a trap set by Kangxi for Soetu, but this guy was still complacent and thought he had taught Yinzhi a lesson.

Yinreng was really mad at Soetu's stupidity.

It really proves the saying that a bad guy's brainstorming is not as good as a stupid person's sudden inspiration.

Seeing Yinreng's expression changing constantly, Soetu's mood gradually calmed down.

"My Lord Crown Prince, no matter what you think, you are the legitimate heir. I cannot stand by and watch as the other princes divide the power in your hands. The throne is within your grasp, so why don't you fight for it?"

"If it's really within reach, why would I fight for it?!"

Yinreng interrupted his fantasy with a cold voice.

Suo Etu was stunned, then he argued,

"You are not the only son of the Emperor, and your recognition by the court officials is extremely important for your future succession to the throne..."

"So, to put it bluntly, you don't think my succession to the throne is a foregone conclusion, right?"

What do you mean by court officials approve? Ha!

In this dynasty, Kangxi had absolute say in the succession to the throne.

If not, according to the original historical trajectory, the Eighth Prince was recommended by nearly half of the important officials in the court, and they requested Kangxi to make him the crown prince. Why did he fail?

Soetu was speechless.

"Coincidentally, I think so too. Those in the court who have already surrendered to the Third Brother, or are still waiting and watching, and those who have not yet surrendered also think so."

"If you were sure that my position was secure, you wouldn't have done such a stupid thing!"

"I don't want to argue with you any further. Do whatever you want. Don't come to this Yuqing Palace again!"

After saying this, Yinreng turned away.

He was so angry that he no longer had the appetite to eat breakfast.

I just want to find a quiet place and think about what to do next to avoid all this mess.

Soetu looked at Yinreng's back and felt a chill in his heart. He didn't understand what he had done wrong.

He had put in a lot of effort to maintain the prince's stable position. It would have been fine if the prince didn't thank him, but he actually blamed him.

Could it be true that, as Yisan'a said back then, the prince is an ungrateful person?

Soetu felt mixed emotions.

In the end, he hurried to the cabinet with a lot of resentment.

The news that the two had parted ways on bad terms soon reached Kangxi's ears.

Listening to the palace servants in Yuqing Palace retelling the content of the conversation between the two, Kangxi's originally good mood was completely ruined.

What does "his succession to the throne is not a foregone conclusion" mean?

The heir he had in mind had always been Baocheng!

Baocheng was stubborn. He did nothing to Baocheng in this life, but he had to bear such a big blame for his previous life.

Doesn’t he feel wronged?

How could Baocheng put all the blame on him?

He originally just wanted Baocheng to bow down to him, but now it has led to this unsolvable situation. Could it be that Baocheng has done nothing wrong?

It was he who resented and alienated himself from his father because of something that did not happen!

Kangxi waved his hand and dismissed the palace maids from Yuqing Palace.

The irritability in my heart grew more and more intense.

Finally, he threw down the memorials on the table and went to Ningshou Palace to pay his respects to the Empress Dowager.

When Kangxi arrived at Ningshou Palace, most of the concubines who came to pay their respects had already left.

Only Concubine Yi was left, watching over the Queen Mother and chatting with her.

The Empress Dowager was not surprised to see Kangxi.

Kangxi highly valued filial piety. Although she and Kangxi were not biological mother and son, their relationship was quite close.

In addition to the favor of his great-aunt, the emperor also needed a Khorchin queen mother to maintain relations with the grassland.

Although the Queen Mother didn't say it, she understood it in her heart and never asked for more.

"The Emperor is coming..."

"Greetings to the Empress Dowager."