One second his older brother was hugging him and shouting, "Time to get married!"

The next second, he laughed so hard he almost stood up.

The Crown Prince's second brother also laughed, but still praised him for being both handsome and cute.

Third Brother suddenly kissed him and ran away.

Thus, the cold-blooded Fourth Prince emerged from seclusion.

When Yinzhen thought about it now, he felt both inexplicably ashamed and inexplicably nostalgic.

Perhaps it's because his image as a brother-obsessed man is so deeply ingrained in people's minds that he gets along quite well with his brothers.

So he promoted quite a few people after he ascended the throne.

The brothers each displayed their unique talents, and even the imperial sisters were equally impressive.

With the addition of that book predicting the future, the Qing Dynasty underwent rapid and dramatic changes.

His territory expanded along with his ambition.

But the more smoothly things went, the more pretentious he became.

Unfortunately, their brotherly relationship turned into a relationship between ruler and subject.

Unfortunately, he had to regulate himself in everything and couldn't easily express his attitude.

Unfortunately, the whole family couldn't get together, after all, his mother left the palace and never went back.

However, he often had a vague feeling that he would never see his mother again.

Reason told him that it was definitely not the case, but his inner unease made him somewhat uneasy.

So it wasn't that no one was sent to search for her or to deliver messages; the message that came back was that her mother was having so much fun that she forgot all about home.

Just as Yinzhen finished tidying up the picture albums and books and was about to go to bed, he heard Su Peisheng rushing in.

"Master, the 'Study No. 3' requests your presence!"

Yinzhen looked somewhat surprised!

Then he led his men to that secret base.

'Study No. 3' is an underground palace, and the person bound inside is none other than the late emperor's concubine: Consort Li.

"I escaped by shedding my tail, and you bunch of ants dare to study me? I escaped by shedding my tail, and you bunch of ants dare to study me? I escaped by shedding my tail, and you bunch of ants dare to study me?"

Consort Li chattered on and on, her eyes glazed over.

"Reporting to Master, her soul is incomplete, but we have made breakthroughs in investigating her strange abilities! Furthermore, we can use her talent to perform psychological suggestion, which may even be helpful in solving cases! However, the reason she is requesting an audience with you so late is because she said these things!"

After a masked man in a black robe finished his report, he bowed and handed over a stack of papers.

"???" Yinzhen stared at the paper in his hand and then at the man in black robes.

The man in black robes nodded repeatedly.

Do you know what you've written?

"I don't know, she wrote this! She said she was from an advanced civilization, but I don't understand the rest..." The man in the black robe seemed somewhat awkward through the black robe.

Yinzhen was somewhat speechless.

"Advanced civilization?" he thought sarcastically. They've become fish on a chopping board, what advanced civilization?

Just as he was filled with confusion, he met the gaze of the person who suddenly looked up and stared at him.

Those eyes were like alluring, ghostly eyes!

Yinzhen narrowed his eyes and said nothing, but when he returned to his bedchamber, his eyes were filled with turbulent emotions.

He was certain that he had seen another version of himself.

"Are you Yinzhen?"

"Yes, I am the Emperor of the Great Qing Dynasty, and are you too?"

"Yes, how long have you been in power?"

"I have just ascended the throne, I am 45 years old! You look to be in good spirits."

"I ascended the throne at seventeen, and I am 25 this year!"

Both of them found it hard to believe.

Fearing that the woman might plot against him in the 'Third Study,' Yinzhen returned to the Hall of Mental Cultivation first.

It's not just about seeing another version of yourself!

Perhaps it was because he was the human emperor that he saw beings with a civilization different from theirs.

The last departing figure was Consort Li, the late emperor's concubine.

So he suppressed the turmoil in his chest and immediately placed a mental restraint on himself.

So-called advanced civilizations are prohibited from invading, non-human beings are prohibited from invading, and any party is prohibited from spying on this world.

It was after this hint that he began tentative communication with the other Yinzhen.

They probably both harbored a strong curiosity about each other.

Aside from personality differences, their thinking patterns are positively similar!

So, in the darkness of night, the two observed each other's lives.

45-year-old Yinzhen: Why did he ascend the throne at such a young age?

25-year-old Yinzhen: What did he go through to be so courageous and resolute?

At the age of 45, Yinzhen was surprised to find that in this parallel world, Kangxi was in decline, princes were scarce, and the sixth prince had survived.

Seeing the sixth brother made his feelings even more complicated.

Then he saw something even more enviable:

His mother never gave up on him, and he had someone to rely on.

He has a good relationship with his younger siblings, so he's not lonely.

His mother would send him a painting every few years, showing him the local customs and traditions, and strongly encouraged him to travel more and see the lives of ordinary people.

He also has portraits of himself from childhood to adulthood, from innocent-looking eyes to cat-and-dog-hateful eyes, from handsome young boy to graceful young woman—urgently withdrawing a bit of emotion.

Well, his mother watched him grow up.

At that moment, what brought tears to his eyes even more was that he suddenly felt a pang of regret for his own inner conflict, and also for the difficult situation both sides were in.

If we were in each other's shoes, who could have done better?

He himself was just as distant as Consort De. He couldn't even be close to her, so why force her to?

He was born of her, and their stubbornness was the same in their bones.

If you don't get close to me, I won't get close to you; if you choose someone else, I'll choose someone else too...

But even as he thought about it, he couldn't help but think of Consort De, who had caused him trouble when he ascended the throne; he thought of Consort De, who still refused to move the palace; he thought of Consort De, who wished she could break his bones to make soup for the Fourteenth Prince…

This chapter is not finished, please click the next page to continue reading!