Wen Ke was utterly terrified by her words.

The old lady was quite satisfied with her granddaughter's domineering nature.

Kangxi glanced at his wife, then at Prince Gong who stood silently beside him, and finally looked at the Empress Dowager, who was quite angry.

She cleared her throat lightly. "Your Majesty, since this matter concerns the women, please make the decision yourself."

The Empress Dowager nodded, then looked at Wen Ke, "I know you resent Qingqing for becoming a Heshuo Princess, but you have no right to act childishly here, much less to make such a scene on such a day."

Wen Ke looked at the Empress Dowager in disbelief, wanting to explain, but was pulled to his knees by the Tenth Princess Dun Ke.

"Grandma, please calm down. My sister and I were in the wrong today. Please forgive us."

After Dunke said those words, the Empress Dowager swallowed back her reproach.

Consort Min, who followed closely behind, and Yinxiang, who had just appeared, also knelt on the ground, kowtowing repeatedly to beg for forgiveness.

Seeing this, the Empress Dowager could only sigh.

Consort Min was respectful to the Tenth Prince, and Yinxiang and Dunke were good children, so why did Wenke have to come out of nowhere?

What a troublemaker.

"Wen Ke is to be confined to his quarters from this day forward, and will wait in peace until the Emperor bestows a marriage upon him."

As soon as the Empress Dowager finished speaking, Wen Ke collapsed to the ground.

Upon seeing this, Kangxi remained silent for a moment before saying, "Wenge shall be promoted to Princess Heshuo Wenge, and shall marry into the Ongniud tribe of the Borjigit clan next July."

Wen Ke panicked completely.

"Father, I know I was wrong, I really know I was wrong." Wen Ke knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly.

"You envied Qingqing's title of Princess Heshuo, didn't you? Now I've bestowed it upon you as well. Shouldn't you be happy?"

Wen Ke cried uncontrollably, and Consort Min fainted after her vision went completely black.

The Empress Dowager quickly spoke to them again, instructing Sumalagu to take people to escort them back to Changchun Palace, while she herself led everyone back to the main hall.

As for Manzhu'er, she wasn't questioned at all from beginning to end.

While secretly pleased with what he saw, Hongxi couldn't help but marvel at his grandfather's affection and favoritism towards Prince Gong.

After a day of commotion, it was already quite late when everyone left Shou Kang Palace in the evening.

Yinreng, accompanied by Hongxi, followed Kangxi to the Qianqing Palace.

"Father, I'm so sleepy. Why did we come here?"

Hongxi walked at the very back, occasionally sneaking a yawn.

Yinreng glanced at Hongxi, who could not open his eyes, and said directly to Kangxi, "Father, how do you intend to deal with that spy?"

Hongxi instantly perked up.

A shocking revelation has arrived.

In his previous life, Emperor Kangxi personally led an expedition to eliminate the Dzungars. Although he killed Galdan, it was a massive undertaking.

This time, Galdan never expected to offer himself up for execution, and he began to wonder how Kangxi would deal with him.

"What does the Crown Prince think should be done?"

After the three generations of the family entered the Qianqing Palace, they sat down according to their assigned seats. Kangxi looked intently at Yinreng.

[Well, Grandfather is testing us again.]

[Father, I advise you to pass the buck back, otherwise no matter what you say you agree to, Father will first question your motives.]

Yinreng sighed silently.

He then spread his hands, leaned back in his chair, and said in a spoiled manner, "Father, I've been working myself to the bone these past two days to deal with this matter. Now that I've finally figured things out, you still want my opinion?"

Yinreng pretended to be unhappy, "Your subject is, after all, the Crown Prince. If you keep ordering him around day and night like this, he'll be finished sooner or later."

Kangxi was speechless, glaring fiercely at Yinreng, but a satisfied smile appeared on his lips.

At this moment, in his mind, the Crown Prince was diligent in his work, yet he was not greedy for power.

good.

"Let's lock him up for now; he might be useful later."

Yinreng frowned.

He really wanted to just slit the other person's throat to avoid any unforeseen complications.

But he couldn't say that, so he turned his gaze to Hongxi.

He thought to himself, "If only my eldest son could hear my thoughts too."

It was at this moment that Hongxi felt as if he had been struck by lightning. After the pain subsided, he looked at Yinreng with a face full of astonishment.

Yinreng frowned upon seeing his expression.

[What's with that kid's expression? Did he get struck by lightning?]

Hongxi's eyes widened immediately.

[Oh my god, he actually heard his father's thoughts.]

Yinreng, who had just lowered his eyes, suddenly looked at Hongxi, his face full of astonishment.

What did that child just say? Did he hear my thoughts?

What's going on? Can Father hear my thoughts?

The father and son stared at each other in utter astonishment.

When Kangxi received no reply from Yinreng, he glanced at him and then noticed that his eldest son was exchanging glances with his eldest grandson.

Wait a minute, what's the meaning of flirting in front of me?

"Ahem," Emperor Kangxi coughed lightly, clearly displeased.

The father and son looked at Kangxi at the same time and said in unison, "Father/Grandfather, is there something you need?"

Kangxi pursed his lips.

Well, you two really don't take me seriously.

Liang Jiugong, who was standing to the side, silently lowered his head.

"I'm thinking of imprisoning that spy; perhaps he'll be useful in the future. I wonder what the Crown Prince thinks?"

Yinreng pretended to ponder, but couldn't help but complain inwardly.

"You said he's been imprisoned, so I can't go against your opinion, lest I arouse suspicion again. But then again, that kid's existence is a ticking time bomb; it's best to get rid of him sooner rather than later. But I can't say this out loud; I wish Hongxi had said it in his innocent way."

Hongxi sighed silently.

Better to die than to die, my fellow Daoist.

Hongxi coughed and looked up at Kangxi with an innocent little face. "Grandpa, that spy is really too evil. Why can't we kill him?"

After saying that, she pouted unhappily, "He glared at me fiercely in public and caused trouble at the palace banquet, yet Grandfather still spared his life. Is it just because he came with the Khorchin that he's being given a break?"

Son, well said.

Yinreng secretly gave a thumbs up.

Thank you for the compliment, Ama.

Emperor Kangxi was astonished by Hongxi's eloquent speech.

He didn't actually think that much about it; he just felt that it was a small, insignificant operation that didn't require much attention.

"Look how wronged Hongxi looks." Kangxi felt a little sorry for him. "Liang Jiugong, pass on the message that the man should be put to death."

Liang Jiugong glanced at Hongxi and thought to himself, "This guy really has guts. He'll probably be a ruthless person when he grows up."

I'll have to be careful to take care of her from now on.

"Yes, Your Majesty. This servant will go and deliver the message immediately."

Seeing that the atmosphere was fairly good and Kangxi seemed to be in a good mood, Yinreng suggested, "Father, I feel that simply killing him is not enough to vent our anger. Why don't we have the Seventh Prince and Hongyu send his body to the Eldest Prince, and have him hang the body in front of the city gate as a warning?"