When Yinzhen saw Sixi's behavior, he immediately realized that something was wrong.

"Sixi, what exactly happened? Tell me quickly."

Si Xi knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly, "Your Majesty, Ninth Prince, we are indeed short of a eunuch, but... he fell into the pond and drowned last night."

Yinzhen collapsed to the ground; he was finished.

Ninth Prince Consort Dong E Yu Wan looked at Guarjia and kept kowtowing, "Second Sister-in-law, you are wise. Our master may have done some foolish things in the past, but since he made things clear with the Crown Prince, he has never had any more of those wicked thoughts."

Guarjia looked at Kangxi subconsciously.

This matter involves the Crown Prince, who is the apple of the eye of the Empress Dowager and the Emperor. How could she possibly have a say in it?

"Ninth Sister-in-law, His Majesty will make a decision on this matter."

Kangxi closed his eyes. He had ruled in his own right for decades and had seen all kinds of storms. This little trick of using people and then silencing them was not enough to blind him.

Ever since the Ninth and Tenth Princes realized they had mistaken their saviors for their own, they've treated the Crown Prince and Fourth Prince even better than their own mothers. Their obsequious flattery is giving him a headache, so how could they possibly do something like this at the palace?

After a moment's hesitation, Kangxi opened his eyes and coldly stared at Liang Jiugong. "Issue my decree: Eighth Prince Consort Guo Luoluo is jealous and childless. Now that she has been divorced by the royal family, she is to be sent back to her mother's home immediately. As for this little palace maid... have her beaten to death..."

No sooner had he finished speaking than a man in armor walked in from outside, brandishing a long sword as he stepped across the threshold.

Before Liang Jiugong could shout for protection, the little palace maid's head had already been cut off.

The room fell silent. After a moment, Kangxi flew into a rage, grabbed a teacup, and threw it at the person who had entered. "You scoundrel! How dare you hold a sword in front of me? You're tired of living!"

Ignoring the pale faces of the women, Yinqi threw the blood-dripping sword outside the door before striding in and sitting down directly below Kangxi.

"Is Father Emperor also suspicious of His Highness?"

Kangxi was so angry he almost fainted. He reached out and touched everyone around, finally grabbing a plate of chestnut pastries and smashing it over Yinti's head. "Who do you think you are? Leaving the military camp without permission and daring to appear before me in armor with a sword in hand, what are you trying to do...?"

"Rebellion?" Yinti interjected, not even glancing at Kangxi's furious expression, grabbing the water jug ​​and gulping down a large mouthful. "I heard that when the Second Prince was forced to his death, he was fighting those bastards from the Dzungars. He rushed over without even changing out of his armor. I was afraid that if I arrived too late, I wouldn't be able to see that unfortunate fellow."

Upon hearing these words, everyone present knelt down in unison, even Consort Wenxi silently shed tears.

Prince Zhi, can you wait until they've all left before spouting such nonsense?

Kangxi was so angry that his hand trembled as he pointed at Yinti. After a long while, he managed to choke out, "Baocheng is not dead, he is just still unconscious."

His heart was trembling violently; his eldest son had actually accused him of driving Bao Cheng to his death.

If Bao Cheng really dies, will everyone think that he drove him to his death?

Yinti seemed utterly unfazed by Kangxi's anger, raising his head to stare directly at him.

“Baocheng is the child you raised from childhood, the crown prince raised with the full support of the nation. He must have an innate arrogance. I used to dislike him, but I gradually came to understand the difference between the crown prince and the crown prince. Even your son can understand this, so why does Father Emperor still doubt him repeatedly?”

Kangxi looked at Yinti in silence.

Yinti continued, “Father, haven’t you noticed that the Second Prince has changed a lot? He’s not even as arrogant as before. Why is that? It’s because your repeated doubts have made him, who was born proud, start to feel afraid. That’s why he went crazy this time. If Father continues to pressure him like this, even if he is rescued this time, he will go crazy again.”

Yinqi stood up and bowed to Kangxi, saying, "Your subject will go and see the Second Prince first." Without waiting for Kangxi to say anything, he turned and left.

Looking at Yinti hurrying by, Liang Jiugong felt as if the sky was about to fall.

After an unknown amount of time, Kangxi finally said leisurely, "Never mind, let's go see Baocheng."

Inside the Yanbo Zhishuang Palace, Yinti looked at Yinreng, whose complexion had not fully recovered, and felt extremely complicated.

Once upon a time, he was insanely jealous of Yinreng, but now... he only felt sorry for him.

He sat down by the bed, his somewhat dirty hands tightly gripping Yinreng's hand, tears welling up in his eyes.

"You used to be so smug, where did your skills go when you were messing with me?"

Yinti's voice grew more and more choked as he spoke, "Even I'm not arguing with you anymore, so why are you collapsing?"

He Yuzhu stood aside, secretly wiping away tears, while Hongyu, holding Hongxi's hand, appeared at the door at some point.

"Father," Hongyu called softly, but did not go in immediately.

Yinti wiped away his tears before turning to look at the two figures, one big and one small, at the door. "You brat."

He walked out a few steps, picked up Hongyu, looked him over carefully, and then felt relieved. "You little rascal, you've grown taller."

Hongyu was overjoyed to see Yinti suddenly appear, but he also knew that his father had returned for the sake of his second uncle, the Crown Prince. "His second uncle and Grandfather are very good to their son, and Hongxi and Wenxi are also very good to their son."

Hongxi chuckled and hugged Yinti's leg, but Yinti picked him up and gave him a big kiss on the cheek. "Little Hongxi, your father is unconscious inside. You must protect him and never let anyone bully him."

How did my uncle believe that I, at one year old, could protect my father?

Yinreng, who had just been so moved that he almost cried, almost burst out laughing. What to do? He couldn't keep up the act anymore.

He can't end up like Emperor Kangxi, who was exposed in the end.

Just as he was thinking about how to wake up at the right time, he heard Oqi's voice from outside the door, "I have calculated the time, and the effects of the medicine on His Highness the Crown Prince should be starting soon."

Yinti was very surprised, "You mean the second prince is about to wake up?"

Ochi nodded.

Yinreng took a deep breath, then slowly opened his eyes, his hoarse voice weakly whispering, "Water..."

Yinti rushed over immediately, handed Hongxi to He Yuzhu, and sat down on the edge of the bed, holding Yinreng's hand, his voice trembling with excitement.

"Second brother, you're finally awake."

Yinreng grinned.

When he opened his eyes, he noticed that Yinti's armor was still stained with blood, indicating that he had come directly from the battlefield.

Seeing the weariness and vicissitudes on his face made him feel inexplicably sad.

"Big brother, I won't die."

Yinti's tears fell in a torrent. "You're such an unlucky fellow. I used to fight you to the death, but now I'm not fighting anymore, and Father Emperor has joined in."

Yinreng was so angry he almost laughed.

"You scoundrel, how dare you speak ill of me behind my back!"