After lunch, Kangxi returned to his study with his two sons.

The Crown Prince and Yinzhen stood there, while Kangxi remained silent, sitting there doing nothing.

The crown prince felt something was off today and began to feel uneasy.

Yinzhen still had that expressionless face, standing there and it was impossible to tell what he was thinking.

Looking at his two sons, Kangxi couldn't help but sigh inwardly. The Crown Prince was even less patient than the Fourth Prince.

After a long while, Kangxi finally spoke, "Baocheng, come here."

Upon hearing this, the prince realized that it was his childhood name being used, and immediately sensed that something was amiss, driven by a strange intuition.

He approached the desk: "Father, what are your orders?"

Kangxi took the memorial written by Yinzhen and handed it to him: "Take a look."

The crown prince took the memorial and began to read it.

There were quite a few memorials, and it took Yinzhen a considerable amount of time to write them down. The more the Crown Prince read, the more alarmed he became, and by the end, his legs were weak.

Upon seeing the final result, the Crown Prince knelt down on the ground and said, "Father, please investigate this matter thoroughly."

Emperor Kangxi angrily said, "I did investigate thoroughly. If I hadn't investigated thoroughly, I wouldn't have found out so many things. Look at what he has done. What is he trying to do? Rebellion?"

Upon hearing of the rebellion, the Crown Prince was even more terrified: "Father, please calm down. Your son... Your son... Your son feels that something is amiss. My uncle could not be so bold as to do such a thing."

When Kangxi saw that he was still pleading for Suo'etu at this point, he couldn't help but feel disappointed. As the crown prince, would he really give him a false piece of evidence? Besides, he was getting too close to Suo'etu.

So close that sometimes even Emperor Kangxi felt that in his heart, Suo'etu's status might not be as high as Suo'etu's.

He used to think that his mother had passed away early, and that Suo'etu was helping him so that he wouldn't be bullied. But it seems that he has reversed priorities and is now on the same side as Suo'etu, while he is wary of him, who is the emperor's father.

Now that the evidence is irrefutable, he still tries to deny it.

"Then how do you know he wouldn't dare to be so bold? I know that Suo'etu gives you money from time to time. Have you ever thought about where this money comes from? Is it money obtained through cheating in the imperial examinations? Are you at ease using it? You are the crown prince and should be a role model for all scholars in the world. If all scholars in the world find out about this, do you know what the consequences will be?"

Kangxi naturally knew that the Crown Prince was unaware of what Suo'etu had done. He had no intention of punishing the Crown Prince; he was merely speaking to him to gauge his attitude. As an emperor, the last thing one should do is be soft-hearted like a woman.

Whether it's the mother's family or the wife's family, feelings are one thing, but one shouldn't be biased! But when the Crown Prince found out, he immediately said that Suo'etu would never do such a thing.

That's just womanly compassion; how can one achieve great things with that?

If the Crown Prince were to say, "Your subject believes this matter is of great importance and should be carefully examined," the meaning would be similar, but the interpretation would be different.

Ultimately, what angered Kangxi even more was the Crown Prince's attitude.

Kangxi's words made the Crown Prince think more deeply about what he was saying. If it were true, and this matter became known to all the scholars in the world, then his time as Crown Prince would probably be over.

The crown prince of a country spent money obtained through cheating in the imperial examinations, something that scholars hated most.

Even after ten years of hard study, one might not necessarily achieve academic success. Those few spots are a matter of life and death for scholars!

If scholars find out, he will surely be despised by all the scholars in the world.

As for Emperor Kangxi, he naturally could not stand by and watch his favorite son suffer such a crime. Besides, he was unaware of the situation. At this time, the most important thing he should do was to distance himself from Suo'etu.

Emperor Kangxi's weeping made the Crown Prince lose sight of the bigger picture.

The Crown Prince knelt down: "Father, your son..."

Kangxi interrupted him directly: "Since you think Suo'etu is innocent, then I will investigate again. This time I will personally investigate."

In the end, no one knew how the Crown Prince left the Qianqing Palace, because Yinzhen left with the Crown Prince. After leaving the Qianqing Palace, the Crown Prince looked at Yinzhen who was standing to the side.

"Fourth brother, I see your handwriting on that document."

The crown prince was waiting for his explanation.

Yinzhen nodded: "It was my younger brother who investigated."

Upon hearing this, the crown prince felt a surge of anger: "Why?"

Why tell Father Emperor directly?

Why didn't you tell him in advance?

Yinzhen was also helpless: "Replying to Second Brother Crown Prince, there is no reason."

If so, it can only be for peace of mind and for justification.

There will always be darkness and injustice in the world, but if a person sees it, he cannot stand idly by.

It was only at this moment that Yinzhen realized that the Yongzheng in his dream was his past life. Although their experiences may have differed somewhat, their strong sense of justice and clear distinction between love and hate were exactly the same.

Do you know what doing this means?

Yinzhen nodded. How could he not know why? "I know. It was my incompetence that I didn't find out about this. If I did find out and did nothing, I would feel uneasy."

Upon hearing this, the crown prince turned and left.

As Yinzhen watched his departing figure, he couldn't help but sigh. In the end, it had come to this.

He knew this was inevitable. After all, there were many other things about the Suo'etu faction that he disapproved of, and it was bound to happen sooner or later. But when it actually came to pass, he was also somewhat saddened.

Yinzhen left the palace somewhat dejectedly.

Kangxi soon learned of their conversation.

Upon learning this, I couldn't help but sigh again. The Crown Prince actually took his anger out on the Fourth Prince; he's really "ambitious."

Thinking this, he began to feel disappointed in the Crown Prince.

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