Chapter 147 The Turbulent Clouds Mu Xue stayed in the princess's house, and there was cotton outside the window...

Muxue stayed in the princess's mansion. The sky outside the window was as soft as cotton. Yunqi whispered about the scene of the sorcerer Zhang Mingde being tortured to death.

"My dear brothers, all the ministers involved have arrived. After confirming the identity of the man, they tied him up tightly with a fishing net. The flesh was bulging out due to the net, making it easier to execute him. The cutting process took a long time, at least an hour."

Aunt Wu beside him just chanted "Amitabha" after hearing this. "Oh, this is too... Stop talking about it, it's polluting the princess's ears."

Mu Xue pulled the fox fur coat closer to her. Even though she was in a warm room with floor heating, she shivered.

Lingchi, such a crime, could actually happen right under her nose. How could she not be terrified?

Yes, this is the Qing Dynasty, she realized this clearly again. She had been away from the capital and the Forbidden City for so long that she had forgotten the pain she felt when she first arrived here.

This place is definitely not a place to live in for long.

Mu Xue frowned and thought for a long time, thinking about how to get back. Before she could figure out a way, she heard another piece of big news.

The third prince reported to Emperor Kangxi that Prince Daozhi had joined forces with Mongolian Lamas to use witchcraft against the deposed crown prince.

"I was wondering why Yinreng suddenly became crazy, and it turned out that you were behind it! Now that there is evidence, what else do you have to say, Yinzhen?"

Emperor Kangxi flicked his sleeves violently, and the petition fell to the ground, landing on the golden carpet with dragon pattern, with a very dull sound.

The eldest prince, Yinzhen, knelt down and glimpsed the evidence on the memorial. He interrogated the sorcerer Zhang Mingde and implicated him in the conspiracy to assassinate the crown prince. After many twists and turns, the third prince finally got hold of the evidence.

Since the truth had been revealed, Yinzhen just sneered and changed his kneeling position to sitting cross-legged: "Your son has nothing to say."

Kangxi looked down at his eldest son, whom he had been so proud of, and said with deep sorrow:

"How could you be like this? Baoqing, why did you use the art of aversion against Baocheng? He is your brother."

Yinzhen raised his head and asked: "Why, doesn't Khan Ama know?"

At this point, facing the furious Khan Ama, he calmed down instead: "I am obviously the eldest son, and I made contributions during the campaign against Junggar. That rubbish took up the position and did whatever he wanted, and he also repeatedly opposed me. Khan Ama, Your Highness, don't you know?"

"Even if you don't want to accept it, you can't do this!"

Yinzhen looked at him quietly: "Didn't Khan Ama want to see such a scene? Didn't you tacitly approve of Yinreng and me, Mingzhu and Suo'etu?"

Emperor Kangxi's face darkened. He walked quickly to Yinzhen, raised his hand and slapped him in the face.

"I think you're crazy too."

"Maybe," Yinzhen tilted his head and said, "After being raised like this in the Forbidden City for so many years, who wouldn't be a little crazy?"

When he was very young, Emperor Kangxi really gave him the illusion that Khan Ama particularly admired him and even wanted him to be the crown prince.

He would say to Yinreng: "How come you can only pull the bow this far? Your brother Baoqing is much better than you!"

It is unknown what Yinreng felt after hearing this, but Yinzhi only felt pleased and disgusted with this person who was born later but became the crown prince. The Manchus had never paid attention to the rules of establishing a legitimate son. Huang Taiji, Emperor Shunzhi and Emperor Kangxi were not legitimate sons, so why should he be inferior to Yinreng?

Later, as he grew up, the support given to him by Khan Ama was no less than that given to Yinreng. As his ambition grew, his hatred for Yinreng increased.

Seeing that idiot was going too far, doing all kinds of unjust things, but Khan Ama was still forbearing, it was as if Yinreng had cast a spell on him. Yinzhi couldn't stand it any longer, so he listened to the lama who knew witchcraft and tried his best to save the dying horse.

It is not known whether it worked or not, but on the grassland, Yinreng really overstepped his bounds to the point that Khan Ama could not tolerate, and finally deposed the crown prince. However, he did not expect that while Khan Ama deposed the crown prince, he also announced to everyone that he had no intention of making him the crown prince.

The red-hot iron was poured with a basin of cold water, and his heart also turned cold.

Yinzhen suddenly laughed: "Khan Ama, although I used the method of exorcism, I think Yinreng's madness may not be due to the exorcism."

He stared at Emperor Kangxi, feeling as happy as Nezha who had his bones removed and his flesh returned: "Who on earth could have forced a good man like Yinreng into this state? Khan Ama."

Emperor Kangxi began to tremble all over: "Traitor! Traitor! Someone, shut his mouth!"

"I have nothing to say. If you want to kill me or chop me up, please do as you please, Khan."

Yinzhen surrendered and let the eunuchs gag him, pin him to the ground and tie him up, looking like a dead pig that was not afraid of boiling water.

However, when Yinzhen heard someone outside saying that Concubine Hui was kowtowing and asking for an audience in front of the palace, he trembled.

"Let her come in and see the wonderful son she has raised."

It was obvious that Concubine Hui had received the news at the last minute. The red hairpins on her temples were not put on properly, and they were tilted and about to fall off.

Even so, she still followed etiquette and knelt down to pay her respects to Emperor Kangxi.

"How dare you come here? Do you know that the son you raised is actually using the art of warding off evil on Yinreng?"

Concubine Hui gave a bitter smile. When Yinzhen made great achievements on the battlefield and was in the limelight, His Majesty would be so happy that he said he was worthy of being his son. Now, he put all the blame on her, as if she had raised him alone.

She glanced at Yinzhen, took a deep breath, and kowtowed, saying, "This boy actually did such a wicked thing. I am speechless. Please, Your Majesty, grant me and Baoqing death as an apology."

The loose red hairpin on her temples fell to the ground as she moved, and the gold and jade joints broke and scattered.

Emperor Kangxi looked at the woman who had been with him for many years and gritted his teeth and said, "Humph, if I act like this, how will the world and future generations view me? Do you want to frame me for a murder? I am not the same as this beast who has no respect for his brother, emperor or father. Pass on my decree that from now on, the eldest prince will be stripped of his title, removed from all his positions, and be strictly guarded and imprisoned in the palace!"

After imprisoning the eldest prince, Emperor Kangxi fell ill.

Mu Xue got the news and went to the palace to attend to the patient.

Eunuch Liang Jiugong personally accompanied her to the Palace of Heavenly Purity and whispered, "Originally, the Third Prince, the Fifth Prince, the Eighth Prince, and others wanted to come to attend to the sick, but the Emperor did not want to see any of them. However, he allowed you to come to attend to the sick."

"I am flattered that Khan Ama thinks so highly of me." Mu Xue lowered her eyes, thinking that Emperor Kangxi's illness was caused by anger with his sons, and it was normal for him not to want to see these princes. He asked her to come, perhaps out of a little fatherly love, but more because he felt that she was a married princess and had always remained loyal.

But it's okay this way.

Mu Xue held up the medicine carefully prepared by the imperial physician and served it to Emperor Kangxi with a respectful attitude.

Emperor Kangxi took the medicine, leaned back on his pillow, and sighed, "I dreamed of Baoqing and Baocheng when they were children. In fact, they had a very good relationship at the beginning. They would ride horses and play together. I don't know when it started to change."

Mu Xue said softly, "When you grow up, many things get mixed up with you. It's hard to keep a pure heart."

Emperor Kangxi hummed for a long time, then said, "I have treated them well, shown them the world, and found good followers and ministers for them. But why is it like this? Fourth girl, tell me, am I not competent as the Khan Father?"

Mu Xue raised her eyebrows and said, "No way, Khan Ama, please don't think like that. The eldest and second princes did some things that were not good, but aren't all the princes and princesses filial and grateful?"

Emperor Kangxi opened his eyes and sighed: "Alas, I don't know what to do."

He was probably thinking about how to deal with the position of the crown prince, right? For the position of the Crown Prince, so many things have happened, and the court officials are still secretly supporting the Eighth Prince. In this situation, reinstating the crown prince is indeed a good choice. Mu Xue thought to herself, but she only said: "Things will be resolved if you take it slow. Khan Ama should cultivate himself well and he will always come up with an answer."

Emperor Kangxi nodded: "That's right."

Mu Xue came to take care of him every day. Emperor Kangxi gradually recovered from his illness. One day, he suddenly said to her, "I dreamed of Empress Renxiao last night."

He sighed a little: "He vaguely looks like a young boy. Please treat Baocheng well."

This is probably a decision that has been made. Mu Xue said, "It is natural for parents to love their children. My second brother was previously affected by witchcraft, but now he has been cured. Maybe he has gradually recovered his sanity. Would Khan Ama like to summon him to see him?"

Emperor Kangxi nodded: "Well, he was also killed by Baoqing. Come, summon the second prince to see the emperor."

During these days of imprisonment, Yinreng's spirit was completely weakened. When he arrived before Emperor Kangxi, he knelt down and cried bitterly: "It is all my fault. I have made my father-in-law sad."

Emperor Kangxi stepped forward to help him up, holding his hand tightly: "Don't talk about the past anymore. I always felt heartbroken when I thought of abolishing you, but now that I see you, I feel relieved."

Yinreng leaned against him and cried loudly.

The matter of reinstating the crown prince is bound to succeed.

Mu Xue stood in the corner of the hall, quietly watching the affectionate father and son hugging each other and crying.

She tilted her head.

What a deep love between father and son. But if we follow the established trajectory, they will be ruined again.

Not long after, the decree to reinstate the crown prince was officially issued. In order to forgive the princes and make them more harmonious with the crown prince, Emperor Kangxi took advantage of the joy of reinstating the crown prince to confer titles on his sons. The third, fourth, and fifth princes all became princes, and the eighth prince was also restored to beile.

As for Muxue, she was already a Princess of the First Rank, and there was no need for her to be given a higher title. She originally thought that it had nothing to do with her, but Emperor Kangxi called her over alone and told her something.

"The land outside the Great Wall is bitter and cold, and the soil and water in the capital are not as good as it is. I feel bad that you are so young and far away from your hometown. Now that Mobei is relatively stable, and you are so filial to me, I have decided that you will live in the capital from now on, and you don't have to return."

Want her to stay in Beijing?

Mu Xue was slightly stunned.

Emperor Kangxi saw that she was not happy and asked in confusion, "Why, you don't want to?"