After returning to the Qianqing Palace, Kangxi kept thinking: if it wasn't the Crown Prince who ordered someone to harm the Eighth Prince, then who could it be?

Was the guard saying that to sow discord between him and the Crown Prince?

This person is truly malicious. Not only did he sow discord between him and the Crown Prince, but he also ruined the Eighth Prince. It was like killing two birds with one stone.

"Your Majesty, Prince Yu requests an audience!" Liang Jiugong said to Kangxi as he entered.

"Let him in quickly!" Kangxi said immediately.

After Prince Yu entered, he prepared to pay his respects to Emperor Kangxi.

"Second Brother, no need for such formalities!" Kangxi waved his hand and said, "Second Brother, have you found out anything?"

"Your Majesty, I followed the clues from that guard and found out that he was actually Consort Liang's nephew, but he was born to Consort Liang's brother's mistress."

Consort Liang's brother's mistress is no longer alive, and Consort Liang's sister-in-law does not acknowledge her, so that mistress cannot be buried in the ancestral tomb of the Juechan family!

However, I recently discovered that the Juechan family is showing signs of rebuilding their ancestral tombs! Prince Yu truthfully told Emperor Kangxi the results of his investigation.

[Consort Liang? Could this matter be related to Consort Liang again? But why would Consort Liang target the Eighth Prince? Is she really willing to disregard the Eighth Prince just to bring down the Crown Prince?]

If that's the case, then what was Consort Liang's purpose in doing this? Wasn't it simply to ensure that the Eighth Prince would become the Crown Prince? If the Eighth Prince was deposed, how could he possibly become the Crown Prince?

Kangxi was completely baffled. "Second Brother, you must continue to investigate this matter and get to the bottom of it!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Prince Yu replied.

After Prince Yu left, Kangxi pondered for a moment, then said, "Liang Jiugong, summon Consort Liang to see me!"

“Yes!” Liang Jiugong replied.

Laifu returned to the Eighth Prince's residence and went directly to the Eighth Prince's study.

The Eighth Prince heard footsteps, looked up and saw Laifu. "How is it? Did you see Mother? How is Mother now?"

"Your Majesty, although Consort Liang is in the Cold Palace, everything is fine. Consort Liang asked me to tell you that you just need to wait patiently!" Laifu said.

The Eighth Prince nodded. He knew that Consort Liang was not just saying that to appease him.

"Your Highness, when I came back, I saw the Emperor going to Yuqing Palace!" Laifu thought for a moment and told the Eighth Prince what he had seen in the palace.

"Isn't it normal for Father Emperor to go to Yuqing Palace?" the Eighth Prince said dismissively.

"However, this servant feels that His Majesty is in a great hurry. His Majesty complained that the imperial carriage was too slow, so he abandoned the imperial carriage and used his light-footed skills to go to Yuqing Palace all the way!"

[It seems something has really happened at Yuqing Palace. The only thing that could make Father Emperor so anxious is probably related to the Crown Prince!] The Eighth Prince seemed to be deep in thought.

"I understand about this. Try to find out what happened at Yuqing Palace!"

“Yes!” Lai Fu replied.

Liang Jiugong was sent to the Cold Palace, where he discovered Consort Liang in a cold and gloomy corner.

Consort Liang looked up and was overjoyed to see that the person who had come was Liang Jiugong. "Eunuch Liang, have you come to the Cold Palace because His Majesty has some orders?"

Liang Jiugong said expressionlessly, "Juechan, the Emperor wants to see you! Come with me now!"

Consort Liang thought that Emperor Kangxi must have forgiven her, otherwise why would he have let her leave the Cold Palace!

"Please wait a moment, Eunuch Liang!" Consort Liang said to Eunuch Liang.

She pulled a hairpin from her sleeve, which she had secretly kept. She put the hairpin in her hair, then used the charcoal beside her to draw her eyebrows. She tidied her clothes in front of the water, feeling that she was ready to see Emperor Kangxi.

Liang Jiugong was speechless at Consort Liang's series of actions. [The Emperor isn't here to reminisce about old times; it doesn't matter whether you dress up or not.]