Chapter 115: The melon-eating prince Yinreng is seriously ill this time, that is...

This time, Crown Prince Yinreng was seriously ill. Even after recuperating for more than a month, his face was still pale.

He leaned against a goose-gold-colored python pillow with a wet towel on his head. He had been fine for a few days, but at sunset, the fever came back.

I felt groggy and many of the grievances that were deep in my heart came to the surface.

"I thought I was special after all," the prince said. "A few months ago, the fifth princess died of a sudden illness. He got the news and said, 'The princess is a married woman, so I can still forgive her.' I wonder what he would say in the palace if I died of this illness."

"How can Your Highness the Crown Prince curse yourself like this? Your Highness is blessed with great fortune and will surely live a long life!" Soetu said with a frown.

The prince snorted softly and smiled bitterly: "Live a long life... But why is it that the older I get, the more estranged I feel from Khan Ama."

When he was little, no matter what he did, such as shooting a deer with an arrow, Khan Ama would be so happy that he would hug him and spin around, saying, "My Baocheng is so amazing."

But gradually, he rarely heard such praise. Khan Ama would frown at him and order the execution of Hahazhuzi, the kitchen staff and the teahouse staff who were close to him.

The brothers grew up, and Khan Ama loved them equally. The eldest and third brothers were given the title of princes, and the fourth, fifth, seventh, and eighth brothers were given the title of Beile. They each took up an assignment in the court and gradually became powerful.

They all left the palace to set up their own residences, and had their own court officials they were familiar with. But he could only live in Yuqing Palace, and his every move was under the eyes of Khan Ama. Even after getting married, he was afraid that he would indulge in love affairs, so he still lived alone in Yuqing Palace, while his wives and concubines lived in Xiefang Palace. The only people who kept him company for a long time were his followers. But he was also given death.

The prince was upset and pulled the wet handkerchief off his forehead and threw it heavily to the ground.

Soetu sighed, stood up, rolled up his sleeves, got a towel soaked in cold water, and respectfully asked the prince to apply it.

The prince had a cold face but did not refuse.

He held the wet towel in both hands and applied it to the prince. "No matter what, I just hope that Your Highness is safe. When I heard the news that you were seriously ill, I was terribly frightened. My mind was full of the instructions of the Empress Renxiao. I hurried all the way here and rode all the way to the middle gate. It was considered an overstepping of authority."

"What's the big deal?" the prince said. "I know my uncle is worried about me."

Suo Etu smiled and said, "So Your Highness, please do not underestimate yourself. As long as I am alive, I will assist Your Highness. However -"

He pondered for a moment and looked outside the house.

The prince saw his movements and ordered the eunuchs standing outside: "Tell everyone outside to leave, including you."

The eunuch was a little embarrassed and hesitated for a moment. However, during this moment, the prince had already smashed the medicine bowl on the table at the edge of the collapse, and with a "spit", the goose yellow porcelain bowl broke into pieces.

"I'm not dead yet, and you don't listen to me at all?"

The eunuch was so frightened that he immediately knelt down and kowtowed, saying that he dared not. Then he staggered out and shouted at the people outside to go back.

The prince snorted coldly: "If I wasn't sick, ha. Soetu, just say whatever you want to say."

Suo Etu said: "Now that Your Highness has grown old, your brothers have also gradually grown wings."

He lowered his voice and said, "You have to make plans early."

"Yes, especially the eldest prince, who is becoming more and more hateful." The prince said, "You should also pay more attention to see if his close ministers have any weaknesses, so that he can suffer a great loss."

Soetu raised his eyes and looked at the prince.

Although the child was arrogant and straightforward, he had no intention of replacing his father. Even if he was angry, it was at most directed at the brothers.

Alas, you don’t think about it. If you stay in the throne for too long, there will be various risks, just like the crown prince Li Chengqian of Emperor Taizong of Tang Dynasty.

Seeing that the prince was still angry with his brother, Soetu had to swallow his other thoughts.

Once, when Emperor Kangxi was seriously ill, two attendants tried to persuade the crown prince, but the crown prince ignored them. Instead, after Emperor Kangxi recovered, he killed all the attendants. It can be seen that before the master really made up his mind, he could not really speak.

Soetu then agreed and talked about how to let the eldest prince and others know how powerful he was, but he was thinking in his heart whether it was possible to pave the way for the crown prince.

However, before he could fulfill his mission to serve the emperor, he was imprisoned.

Not long after accompanying the prince back to the capital, on a sultry afternoon in May, Soetu woke up from a nap and suddenly saw a courtyard full of guards.

The leading guard said coldly: "Suo Etu, the emperor has ordered that you 'discuss state affairs and form a clique and act recklessly'. You are detained by the clan officials and awaiting conviction."

When the news of Soetu's imprisonment reached the East Palace, the prince was so angry that he trembled. It was not enough to kill Hahazhuzi in the past. He only had this one minister who could be considered his right-hand man, and Khan Ama still wanted to capture him!

But even though he was extremely angry, he did not dare to ask Khan Ama for questioning, because one of the charges against Suo Etu was forming a clique.

Suo Etu formed a clique? What clique? Prime Minister Mingzhu was already finished!

He paced back and forth in the palace like a trapped beast, his chest filled with rage, but in such a huge Yuqing Palace, there was no one he could speak to, and he couldn't say anything.

He had spoken some of his true feelings to Hahazhuzi, and Hahazhuzi died. He had spoken a few of his true feelings to Suo'etu, and now Suo'etu is also not far from death.

No... maybe even earlier, his mother died when he was born.

The prince sat down on the ground, holding his head, and felt like he was going crazy.

However, when he really arrived before Khan Ama, he could only listen to his instructions respectfully, even though his hands hidden in his sleeves were shaking.

Emperor Kangxi taught him a lesson: "Suo Etu is really a bad guy. He has many schemes in his mind and he may even lead you astray. I arrested him for your own good."

For your good.

These three words were like the sound of a bell, making the prince's head buzz. Later, Kangxi gave an example to illustrate that you had complained about something, and it was all Suo Etu who secretly instigated you.

The prince listened to it and wondered how Khan Ama knew these words. These words should have been heard by the entourage outside, but this sentence, this sentence was clearly what he complained to the Thirteenth Prince in private!

You are so good, Thirteenth Prince. I see that you are young and smart, so I tell you something from my heart, but you turn around and use my words to please your Khan!

After enduring for two days, the prince found an opportunity to block the Thirteenth Prince.

"You told my complaints to Khan Amar?"

The Thirteenth Prince saw the Crown Prince's expression and felt bad. He immediately apologized, "I didn't mean to say that. It was just that Khan Ama and I were chatting that day and I didn't know how I could say that."

Seeing this, the fourth prince next to him immediately stepped onto the steps and tried to mediate: "Second brother, the Khan has given the order, and the thirteenth brother dare not disobey."

The prince sneered and said, "Yes, the fourth brother is really a good brother. He always stands up for his younger brother."

Veins bulged on his forehead and he suddenly raised his leg to kick him - the Fourth Prince was already standing on the edge of the stairs, and he was caught off guard, lost his balance, and rolled down the stairs!

“Fourth brother!”

…… ……

Muxue heard about the disputes in the capital in July.

Soetu was imprisoned, the crown prince had conflicts with the princes... She was so stunned by what she heard that she even forgot to eat the watermelon in her hand.

Watermelons are desert melons, grown in the Gobi Desert, and are particularly sweet. They were brought here by merchants from Xinjiang who came to Guihua City to trade this year. With the construction of the post road, Guihua City has become more famous, and new merchants have been coming here continuously. This watermelon is one of them.

During the hottest day of the year, watermelons are placed in bamboo baskets and hung with hemp ropes in the well overnight. Then they are cut open with a knife. The back of the knife feels cool and has a sweet aroma.

Along with the baby's babbling of "baby babbling", a small hand like a lotus root node stretched out. Muxue turned her head away. The toothless little princess was held in Dorji's arms, trying her best to reach the watermelon.

"You're not even weaned yet, but you already want to eat watermelon. You're such a greedy little cat." Mu Xue smiled at her daughter and deliberately moved the watermelon away.

When the little princess saw this, she curled her lips and started crying loudly.

Dorji had no choice but to pat her back to comfort her. He looked at Muxue and smiled, "You, this little thing cries so loudly. If you don't want to comfort her, she will just tease her, right?"

Mu Xue took a clean silver spoon, dipped a little watermelon juice in it, and put it into the little princess's mouth. The little princess smacked her lips, tasting the sweetness, and stopped crying. She squinted her eyes and smiled.

"Oh, it's true that the crying child gets the milk."

Muxue pointed at Dorji and said, "I wasn't like this before. This one must look like you."

Dorji raised his eyebrows: "Oh, like me. Then... I want to eat watermelon too."

"Just give her to me and eat her."

Muxue reached out to take the little princess, but Duoerji hugged her back a little and said shamelessly: "I want the princess to feed me personally, too."

There was a teasing smile in his eyes.

Mu Xue's face flushed slightly, she hummed softly, picked up a piece of watermelon with a small silver fork and put it into Dorji's mouth.

"But it's still sweet, my Khan."

"What you feed it, how can it not be sweet."

After interrupting the father and son, Mu Xue's mood turned from cloudy to sunny.

No matter what happens in the capital, just let it be. After all, it can't affect her or her little family now.

In her heart, she felt quite indifferent, as if she was "hiding in a small building and being at peace with everything, not caring about winter, summer, spring or autumn".

After eating melon with Dorji and Little Princess, Muxue played with them for a while. Until Little Princess got tired and wanted to fall asleep, she asked the nurse to take her down to rest and take good care of her.

With Dorji and three wet nurses who were specially responsible for taking care of the little princess, Muxue recovered quickly. She would happily play with her daughter whenever she had time. If the little girl cried or peed, there would be someone to take care of her. She was in a good mood because of this.

The little princess was carried away. Mu Xue thought about the current situation and told Dorji: "No matter what the situation in the capital is, we should not get involved. The princes and taijis who are on duty in the tribe should also be reminded not to get too close to any princes or ministers to avoid trouble."

Their position is to be a loyal minister.

Dorji nodded: "Don't worry, I know the importance of this matter. Speaking of this matter, someone actually mentioned it to me."

"Oh, what do I want to ask you?" Mu Xue was puzzled. This matter has always been handled by Dashengkui, and now almost everyone in Mobei who is on duty will look for Dashengkui.

"Maybe you want me to persuade you with some pillow talk." Dorji smiled and held her in his arms. The milky scent of the little princess still lingered in his arms, which smelled very pleasant.

"You can even talk about pillow talk."

"Of course." Dorji deliberately blew air into her ears, making her feel itchy.

Mu Xue was amused and laughed: "Stop making trouble and talk about things properly."

"There are just a few people who want to discuss repayment with you."