Chapter 146 What happened to the habit of drawing swords at Liangshanpo? Mynah has always been with him...

What's wrong with the Liangshanpo habits? Myna has always been on good terms with them. Now their reputation has been tarnished by something that was not even mentioned, and they are not allowed to say a word?

The Fourteenth Prince raised his youthful and energetic face and said indignantly: "Khan Ama is so angry, it's nothing more than the deposed Crown Prince is unhappy, but the deposed Crown Prince is not our brothers' business. Myna is not even on the grassland! How can you vent your anger on him!"

When Mu Xue heard this, she felt bad. How could the Fourteenth Prince, who had such a hot temper, dare to say anything?

Looking again, it was true that Emperor Kangxi was so angry that he was stunned. He took two steps outside, aimed at the knife on the waist of the imperial guard, pulled it out, and was about to stab the Fourteenth Prince.

"Rebellious son! A rebellious son like you! Just kill him completely."

The incident happened so suddenly that even the Fourteenth Prince was stunned.

"Khan Ama, calm down!"

Mu Xue was the first to react and rushed forward to stop them. The Fifth Prince was close by and hugged Emperor Kangxi's legs tightly, begging him to calm down.

Mu Xue also hugged Emperor Kangxi's arm and said anxiously, "Fourteenth brother, you have drunk too much and lost your mind. Hurry up and apologize to Khan Ama."

The Fourth Prince rushed over and kicked the Fourteenth Prince, knocking him to the ground: "You drank too much cat urine and don't even know your last name! Apologize now."

The Fourteenth Prince felt pain and fell to the ground, curled up, which was a little further away from Emperor Kangxi's sword.

He gritted his teeth and begged for mercy: "I was wrong, I drank too much and said nonsense!"

The Eighth and Ninth Princes all knelt down and asked Emperor Kangxi to take care of himself. Some of the younger princes even shed tears.

The whole hall was in chaos. The Fourteenth Prince's attendant standing in the corner turned pale when he saw this. He took advantage of the chaos to leave and ran desperately to Ningshou Palace. The only person in the palace who could persuade His Majesty was the Empress Dowager.

In Ningshou Palace, the Queen Mother was dining with the concubines when she suddenly heard someone running in and saying in a panic, "Oh no! The Emperor wants to kill the Fourteenth Prince."

The usually graceful Concubine De's hands trembled, she lost her grip on the spoon and spat on the ground.

The concubines surrounded the empress dowager and hurried to the Qianqing Palace.

Inside the Palace of Heavenly Purity, Mu Xue and the Fifth Prince hugged Emperor Kangxi on both sides and refused to let go, offering all kinds of comfort.

Emperor Kangxi gradually came to his senses from his rage. He cursed the Fourteenth Prince several times, with the tip of his sword pointing downwards.

At this moment, the Queen Mother's voice was heard trembling in the familiar Mongolian language: "What big thing has happened that has to cause such a fuss?"

Emperor Kangxi always attached great importance to filial piety. When he saw the empress dowager coming, his anger subsided a little: "Why did you come here, old man?"

As he said this, he said to Mu Xue and the Fifth Prince impatiently, "Alright, let go. Old Fifth, your grip is too strong."

Upon seeing this, Muxue and the Fifth Prince finally breathed a sigh of relief, stopped exerting force on their hands, and knelt down on the spot.

Emperor Kangxi threw his sword aside, straightened his clothes, and spoke to the empress dowager in a gentler tone: "These little ones are acting like mad. They are giving me a headache."

"Alright, alright," the Queen Mother glanced at the princes and princesses kneeling on the floor of the palace and sighed, "If you make me angry, I will teach you a lesson, but don't resort to violence."

"Yes, I was just angry." Emperor Kangxi glanced at the Fourteenth Prince and said to him, "All of you evil creatures, get out of here!"

The Fourteenth Prince did not dare to say anything and was slowly carried out by the Eighth and Ninth Princes. The other princes also took the opportunity to leave, including Mu Xue.

After leaving the Qianqing Palace, everyone looked for their own mothers. Muxue and the Fifth Prince subconsciously walked towards the Yikun Palace where Concubine Yi lived, but they saw the Ninth Prince and the Eighth Prince seemed to be going to the eldest prince's mother, Concubine Hui.

Mu Xue called out to him, "Mother Yi will be returning to the palace soon. She will be a little worried if she doesn't see you."

The Fifth Prince also said, "Fourth Sister is right, let's go back first."

The Ninth Prince looked at the two of them, then at the Eighth Prince, and was a little hesitant.

The Eighth Prince said, "You go ahead, or else Concubine Yi will think I'm not good enough."

"Who said that? You're fine." The Ninth Prince comforted him with a few words before following Mu Xue and others back to Yikun Palace.

Entering the inner hall of Yikun Palace, the Fifth Prince breathed a sigh of relief and slumped down in his chair: "I was so scared, why did Khan Ama still draw his sword!"

Mu Xue sat down, took a sip of tea, sighed, and said nothing. Thinking back to the scene just now, she didn't know what to say. The princes were emotionally unstable, and Emperor Kangxi was not much better.

It's such a ridiculous drama!

But she happened to be here now, watching with her own eyes this group of people fighting like cockfighting.

It’s so boring, I might as well go back to the grassland and watch people farming and raising sheep!

Mu Xue frowned, looking through the door curtain at the small hall where she used to live. The long-lost feeling of helplessness and panic surged up again, making her feel uncomfortable.

Don't think about it, Mu Xue said to herself, taking two deep breaths and shifting her thoughts.

She whispered to the Ninth Prince, "Is there really a sorcerer who said something like that?"

The Ninth Prince and the Eighth Prince have always been close, so they must be aware of such things.

The Ninth Prince nodded: "There is indeed such a person, but it was definitely not Brother Eight who instructed him to say that!"

"If you want to do good for the Eighth Prince," Mu Xue frowned, "you should stop clinging to him at this critical moment. A tree that stands out in the forest will be destroyed by the wind."

"But……"

"No buts," Mu Xue said, "The more you guys support him, the angrier Khan Ama will get. You want to push him to be the crown prince, right? But look at Khan Ama, can he accept someone pushing him to be the crown prince?"

The Ninth Prince was stunned, lowered his eyes and said nothing.

The fifth prince advised: "Okay, if Khan Ama wants to appoint a crown prince, he will do so naturally. Don't interfere."

The Ninth Prince snorted coldly and glanced away.

When Concubine Yi came back, she also scolded the Ninth Prince and told him to stay away from trouble.

"It's because the Fourteenth Prince has spoken out more this time, so His Majesty is more angry with him. What if you also talk nonsense and I want to kill you? You better save your energy! If you have nothing to do, go and do something with the foreigners, and stop making trouble here all day long. You are so capable!"

She scolded the Ninth Prince and was still a little scared. If she heard that His Majesty wanted to kill the Ninth Prince, her reaction would not be much better than that of Concubine De.

In Concubine De's palace, the Fourteenth Prince was kneeling in the small Buddhist temple with incense burning.

De Fei leaned against the door frame and looked at him: "Do you know you are wrong?"

"My son knows his mistake."

"You just had to show off and get involved in trouble." De Fei pretended to be calm, but her voice trembled as she spoke, "What if I didn't stop you?"

The Fourth Prince noticed it and reached into his arms to take out the handkerchief, but hesitated for a moment, worried that his mother didn't want others to notice that she was crying.

At this time, the Fourteenth Prince had already turned his head and saw that Concubine De had tears in her eyes. He called out "Mother" and rushed over to hug Concubine De, crying in his voice: "It's my fault, Mother, don't be angry, or you'll get sick from anger."

"You silly boy." Concubine De touched his head lovingly, "If something happens to you, how will your mother live?"

The mother and son hugged each other and cried. A few steps away, the Fourth Prince stood there quietly and put the handkerchief back.

In the Palace of Heavenly Purity, the palace maids were cleaning up the mess. Emperor Kangxi personally escorted the Empress Dowager back to the Palace of Tranquility and Longevity.

On the way, the Queen Mother said slowly: "The reason why things got like this is that the position of Crown Prince is vacant. The children have grown up and their hearts have grown bigger. As a father, you are in a difficult position."

Emperor Kangxi said, "You are right. I have also been thinking that the position of Crown Prince is really difficult to handle. It has been vacant for a while, and there are treacherous people who make trouble, such as that sorcerer, who stirs up discord. It is really hateful. I have already sent people to arrest him."

The Queen Mother nodded slightly: "As long as you know your limits, that's all."

After sending the Queen Mother back to the palace, Emperor Kangxi thought for a night. He had appointed Yinreng according to the Confucian scholars' rule that the eldest son should succeed to the throne. Unfortunately, this child was useless. Since the eldest son's succession was no longer feasible, he simply followed the old ancestor's practice of "discussing politics" and listened to the ministers' opinions on the selection of the crown prince.

At the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, there were many scenes of banner owners, beile and ministers discussing state affairs together, but in recent years, this has become less and less common.

The Council of State had been cleaned after a long absence, and the ministers of state were waiting there.

Emperor Kangxi arrived and asked without further ado, "The position of the Crown Prince is now vacant, do you have any candidates? Write it down on paper and give it to the eunuchs for verification, then inform me."

After he finished speaking, he went back to the Qianqing Palace to have tea and wait for the results.

The clock went around once, and the eunuch presented the name of the prince most frequently mentioned by the ministers.

Emperor Kangxi glanced at the name on the paper: the eighth prince Yinsi.

He pursed his lips and said, "Yinsi is young and inexperienced, and his mother is of low status, so it is better not to promote him."

The eunuch wrote down these words with trepidation and ran errands to pass the message to the council office.

The clock went around again.

The eunuch came back and knelt down to answer: "The minister said that he was stupid and didn't know who was good for the prince. He had to listen to His Majesty's will."

Emperor Kangxi's face darkened completely.

What does this mean? Could it be that this group of ministers could not choose another candidate for the crown prince except the eighth prince Yinsi?

The other princes were on good terms with the Eighth Prince, and were even willing to risk their lives to protect Yinsi, but if even the ministers...

Emperor Kangxi didn't dare to think further.

He stood up and walked back and forth in the hall a few steps, saying, "We will discuss this matter later."

After pacing for a long time, Emperor Kangxi stopped and ordered with a cold face: "The sorcerer Zhang Mingde who spread rumors and deceived the people will be executed by slow slicing. Anyone who has anything to do with this matter will be sent to watch the execution."