Kangxi's words were really heartbreaking. Concubine De looked up at him in shock, tears streaming down her face.

"Your Majesty, I have been with you for more than twenty years. Don't you understand my character?"

"I thought I understood!"

Kangxi was so angry that he kicked the stool next to him.

What he liked to see most in the past was the look of Defei, which was weak yet a bit stubborn, but now, his chest was filled with anger.

"You keep calling him an ungrateful bastard, and a scoundrel. Fourteenth is your son, but isn't Fourth? It's because you gave birth to Fourth that he has the chance to leave Chengqian Palace. If it wasn't you, there would have been someone else. What right do you have to blame Fourth? Hasn't he done enough for you?"

"And my cousin, what did she do to you that made you abuse her like that?"

“…”

When Concubine De heard this, she couldn't even shed tears.

She gave birth to three sons and three daughters for him, but now Kangxi actually attributed all the credit to the fourth child?

What then are the hardships she has endured over the years?

After Kangxi said those words, he also felt that something was wrong, but he was angry at the moment, and the guilt only stayed in his heart for a moment before he quickly put it out of his mind.

"Someone come!"

"The servant is here."

After Kangxi asked the people to come out, he hesitated again. If the punishment was too severe, the fourth and fourteenth princes would be affected tomorrow. And the ninth princess would be getting married in a few months. If they had a mother with a bad reputation, it would be embarrassing for the three of them.

He sighed deeply and finally said,

"De Fei's words and deeds are outrageous. She will be confined to her house for three months..."

“Hey!”

Kangxi finally glanced at Concubine De coldly and ordered her to keep silent.

"I don't want anyone outside to hear anything about what happened today. If I hear anything..."

The eunuchs and palace maids kneeling on the ground trembled with fear.

"snort!"

Kangxi snorted coldly and walked away.

After he left, Rulan crawled on her knees to approach Concubine De.

"master……"

De Fei sat dejectedly on the ground, muttering to herself,

"I gave birth to children for him over the past twenty years. I have three sons and three daughters for him. He blames all of this on that evil creature..."

“Huh!”

Defei's face was covered with tears and her eyes were full of resentment.

Kangxi walked towards the Palace of Heavenly Purity angrily, and had no interest in sitting down.

Halfway through the walk, after the anger in his chest had dissipated a little, he thought of Fourteen again and turned back to look at Liang Jiugong.

"Find someone to go to the Imperial Hospital to inquire about Fourteen's injuries."

“Yeah.”

Fourteen didn't come to him to complain, but if he had gone to the prince's residence, he would have been giving Fourteen the opportunity.

It was not convenient for him to directly intervene in the conflict between the two brothers.

After court the next day, Yinzhen followed Yinreng back to Yuqing Palace.

He wanted to ask the maids in Shizikou what arrangements his second brother wanted to make.

The two brothers sat at the dining table. After Yinzhen took a few bites, he found that his second brother was looking at him with a smile, which made his scalp tingle.

"Brother, if you have any problem, just tell me directly. I will definitely help you if I can."

Yinreng was waiting for him to speak first, so he didn't keep him in suspense and said directly,

"I heard Henry's merchant ship is still docked at the dock?"

Yinzhen understood that his second brother was targeting the merchant ship.

But he has no right to decide the ownership of the merchant ship. Wouldn’t it be more convenient for the second brother to go to the emperor himself?

He thought so and asked so.

The smile on Yinreng's face grew even wider.

"Because it's not me who wants that merchant ship, it's you..."

Yinzhen: “…Ah?”

"Follow Lao Jiu."

Yinzhen: “…”

"You and Laojiu will form a caravan to go out to sea. Go west to help me find some things and do some small business. I guarantee you'll make a lot of money!"

"How about it? Do you want to do it?"

Yinreng's voice was full of temptation.

Yinzhen got goosebumps all over his body.

"Just give the order directly, second brother!"