"I don't know where the Emperor got the news of your pregnancy, but overall it's good for me. Li'er, you must take good care of yourself and give birth to a pair of healthy children for me."

"Don't worry, Your Majesty. I will protect the child in my belly even if it costs me my own life. But I have a request, and I hope you will agree to it."

"What's the matter? This is the first time I've seen you look so serious. Could it be that this matter is serious?"

"Of course not. You've been in the spotlight since I gave birth to this child. I hope you'll think more about me and my child before you do anything. Even if it's just for me and my child, you have to be good.

If that position is not destined to be yours, I hope you can stop in time. Our family's harmony and happiness are the most important thing. I don't want to lose you."

Yinzhen didn't know what to say for a moment. Was this girl cursing him to fail?

Since he has made the decision, he will give it his all. There are only two outcomes waiting for him: success or failure. There is no other choice.

But since she was so worried about him, he had to give her some protection. After all, she was pregnant with his chosen son.

"I understand. Don't worry, I will always put my life and property first and will never abandon you, an orphan and a widow, no matter what."

Mu Sili always felt that there was something wrong with what she said, but she couldn't figure it out for a while. In the spirit of not worrying about trivial matters, she just let it go.

Of course, what she said just now did not mean that she was pessimistic about Yinzhen. Her purpose in saying so was just to make him believe that she would always stand on his side.

A month later, the court physician confirmed that she was pregnant with twins, a boy and a girl. Yinzhen was so happy that he went to the palace to report the good news to Kangxi.

"Your Majesty, it's confirmed. Nianhulu is pregnant with twins, a boy and a girl. I'm going to Chengqian Palace to tell my mother the good news. She will surely be very happy for me in heaven."

Seeing him like this, Kangxi couldn't help but feel distressed. If Defei had him as her son, he would not have thought of Xiaoyi first instead of her.

Since they have a shallow mother-son bond, it would be better to sever this so-called mother-son relationship as soon as possible. Besides, he would not allow Concubine De to suppress Yinzhen with filial piety.

"You go, I won't go, so as not to be sad."

"Yes, son, I'll take my leave."

After leaving the Qianqing Palace, Yinzhen shed a tear. He felt sorry for himself. He did what happened today on purpose. His purpose was to make it impossible for Concubine De to become the empress dowager forever.

So what if he was her son? From the moment she ignored him and even tortured him, their mother-son bond was severed.

It would have been fine if she had never thought about competing for the throne before, but since the emperor said he would give the position to him, it was no wonder that he let her experience his pain.

I think the emperor has already prepared to go to Yonghe Palace. What he has to do now is to stay in Chengqian Palace. After all, the emperor may move to Chengqian Palace.

Just as he thought, Kangxi did go to Yonghe Palace after he left, and Defei was happy about Kangxi's arrival.

"Your Highness, I pay my respects to you. Why are you coming here at this hour? I'm not prepared at all. This is the tea Fourteenth brought me. Would you like to try it and see if it suits your taste?"

Defei served Kangxi diligently, and her words were always good for the Fourteenth Prince. Kangxi stayed in Yonghe Palace for half an hour, during which time she never mentioned Yinzhen once.

"I've been here for so long and I haven't heard you mention the Fourth Brother. How could it be that the Fourth Brother is so unfilial that he didn't even send you anything?"

Defei was stunned. Why did she mention that rebellious son for no reason? What she wanted to do now was to let Kangxi know how filial the Fourteenth Prince was, instead of praising Yinzhen in front of him.

"Your Majesty has misunderstood me. It's not that I deliberately didn't mention the Fourth Prince, but he has been angry with me for no reason recently. I was angry and subconsciously ignored him.

You also know that he came back to me when he was eleven years old. I wanted to be close to him, but he didn't like me. It was actually not easy for me these years.

If Fourteenth hadn't been there with me, I'd have been pissed off to death by him. He's clearly my son, yet he's alienated from me. I really can't blame me for siding with Fourteenth."

Defei was criticizing Yinzhen in every word and action. She thought Kangxi was on her side, but she didn't expect Kangxi to look at her coldly and say something that made her regret.

"Since you dislike the fourth child so much, then return him to Empress Xiaoyi. After all, he was raised by Empress Xiaoyi. If you don't feel sorry for him, there are many people who do."

"Your Majesty, what do you mean? I don't understand what you mean. The Fourth Prince is my son, and the Empress is dead. Why do you want him to return to Chengqian Palace?

I admit that I ignored him before, but I had my reasons for doing so. It's not that I don't care about him, but that he doesn't want to be close to me. It's not my fault.

Have you ever thought about how I will be criticized if you send him back to Chengqian Palace? Or do you also think that I have treated him badly, so you want to send him back?

I will not agree. He is my son, born after ten months of pregnancy. I was absent for the first eleven years, but I have treated him very well in the following years. You cannot take him away from me."

Defei was full of dissatisfaction with Yinzhen. She seriously suspected that he made such a decision because of what he said in front of Kangxi.

He is indeed an ungrateful person who can never be tamed. Even though I have been back with him for so long, his heart is still with Chengqian Palace.

"Don't you feel guilty for saying what you just said? Do you think I didn't investigate before making such a decision?

Concubine De, I thought you sent the fourth prince back because you truly loved him. I didn't expect that the love you showed in front of me was all fake.

Since you don't like the fourth brother, then let him go. I don't believe that if Xiaoyi were alive, he would live such a miserable life. "

De Fei looked at him with a pale face. Was she determined to let Yin Zhen return to Cheng Qian Palace? Yes, as long as the imperial edict was not changed, Yin Zhen was destined to be the stepping stone of the Fourteenth Prince in this life.

"It's my fault. I shouldn't have distanced myself from him just because he wasn't close to me. I know I was wrong, but he is my son. Please don't change his imperial certificate."

Kangxi was really disappointed with her this time. Since he said that he wanted to let Yinzhen return to Chengqian Palace, it proved that he was going to change his imperial edict. She knew this but still asked him not to change his imperial edict. What was her intention?

"De Fei, I hope you can understand one thing, that is, the Fourth Prince is not only your son but also my son. If you don't love him, I will make the decision for him."

Defei was shocked by his words. Has she decided to change his imperial certificate?