Chapter 21 Chapter 21 Chapter 21
Yinyu stared at the scene in silence, his eyes wide. In his mind, he asked the 679 system with some surprise, "679, are you sure this is so funny? Why do I feel like something terrible is going to happen?"
These people were so bold that they dared to prepare fake ginseng under the nose of Emperor Kangxi.
No one needs ginseng to save lives now. But if someone needs ginseng to save lives, ginseng made from radish has no medicinal value.
Someone might die then!
These people are really despicable. They took advantage of Kangxi's lack of understanding of this matter and concealed the truth.
Kangxi was wearing a robe with auspicious cloud patterns and a hat with dragon patterns. He was sitting in the main hall of Zhongcui Palace, holding a cup of tea in his hand. He unconsciously exerted force, and his knuckles turned slightly white from the force.
The anger in his chest made his breathing heavy, and it took him a long time to suppress his emotions.
He had a faint smile on his face, as if he had seen and heard nothing, and looked at Yinyu gently.
At this moment, his eyes swept across Yinzhen, carrying a biting chill.
For so many years, he has been unable to come to terms with the death of the Empress Dowager. How could the ginseng that was supposed to be hanging on to her life suddenly die?
It now seems that from that time on, the people in the Imperial Household Department began to falsify ginseng. The Empress Dowager might have eaten fake ginseng, and the medicine she boiled had no effect.
In addition to the people from the Imperial Household Department, there are also people from the Imperial Medical Bureau, and they are also in cahoots with each other.
Otherwise, how could he not notice the difference between ginseng and radish?
Thinking of this, he put the teacup to his lips, took a sip of tea, and suppressed the turmoil in his heart.
Yinzhen couldn't take his eyes off the screen for a long time. He could only watch the last image disappear before his eyes, and the expression on his face could not recover.
He rubbed his stiff face with his hands, shocked.
The people in the Imperial Household Department were really bold. They actually deceived their superiors and forged the ginseng for internal supply. These ginsengs would be distributed to the concubines in various palaces, and some were even given to their families by those concubines.
After processing, the radish becomes exactly the same as ginseng. When soaked in ginseng juice, people like them who are not familiar with medicine cannot tell the difference.
When using medicine, it is either ground into powder, cut into slices, or boiled together with other medicines. They cannot even see the residue of the medicine, which allows people to take advantage of the loophole.
It is not known whether they were fed radish or ginseng.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but smile bitterly, turned his head to look at Yinyou's tender little face, looked for a while, raised his hand and rubbed his cheek, looking at his slightly deformed face, his mood slowly calmed down a lot.
When the 679 system heard Yinyu's words, its childish mechanical voice said with a smile, "Isn't it funny? Concubine Hui treats radishes like treasures and even wants to use radishes to compensate Fuling. It's as if no one needs her radish."
At this point, he said to Yinyu, "Master, your stepfather is a good man, but he was nepotistic in his planning and strategizing in the court. It was only a matter of time before something like this happened."
He remembered that in the main brain's database, falsification had occurred since ancient times. Now the people in the Ministry of Internal Affairs made radish into ginseng, which was better than those other things that were not edible directly.
At least radish is edible and won’t kill people, but it doesn’t have the same effect as ginseng.
Yinyou listened to the words of the 679 system without reacting for a while. When he felt the touch on his face, he raised his eyes and looked at Yinzhi.
Yinzhen actually pinched his face with a smile, rubbing it until it deformed, and his saliva flowed out from the corners of his mouth.
Concubine Hui frowned and slapped Yinzhen's hand, saying angrily, "How dare you, child, bully your brother?"
After Yinzhen's hand left, Yinyu looked at him accusingly, then with red eyes, he hugged Huifei's neck and said coquettishly, "My Lady, it hurts."
Concubine Hui pulled away a little and looked at Yinyu's face. She slapped Yinzhen's arm with some heartache, then frowned and said, "Look at what your brother's face has become. If you're fine, leave quickly and don't stay here and get in the way."
Yinzhen was just thinking of an excuse to leave when he heard Concubine Hui's words. He rubbed his arm, which had been hit and felt nothing, and said with a grin, "Well, now that you have a younger son, you don't need me, the eldest son anymore. I'm leaving, I'm leaving right now."
After saying this, he bowed to Kangxi and the others and walked outside.
Kangxi had something on his mind, so he didn't stay long before getting up and leaving.
Concubine Hui carried Yinyou from the main hall directly to the remote courtyard where Wang lived. The courtyard was very deserted, but very clean, and things were neatly arranged.
Concubine Hui smiled at Noble Lady Wang and said, "Sister, you are so lucky to have given birth to such a lovely child. I am so envious of you."
As she spoke, she reached out and pinched Yinwei's face, and when he puffed up his chubby face in protest, she smiled and let go of her hand.
When Concubine Wang heard this, her smile grew even brighter. She stood up and poured tea for Concubine Hui, saying with a smile, "Your Highness Concubine Hui, what are you saying? The Prince of Zhi is a dragon and phoenix, how can a fifteen-year-old compare to him? I hope the Prince of Zhi will support him in the future."
As she spoke, she placed the tea in front of Concubine Hui and said in a gentle voice, "Your Highness, please warm yourself with some hot tea. However, the tea here is not as good as yours, so please don't despise it."
Concubine Hui took the teacup, took a sip, and placed it on the table. Her eyes fell on Yinyu, and the smile on her lips refused to fade. "That's not true. I seem to have everything right, but I'm actually a rough guy. I haven't learned the art of tea tasting at all. Otherwise, Yinyu wouldn't be so naive."
When the two of them said this, they looked at each other and both smiled brightly.
At this moment, the two became much closer.
Yinyou stayed in Zhongcui Palace for seven or eight days before being reluctantly taken back to the Yangxin Palace by Sun.
There was a floor heating system in the Hall of Mental Cultivation, and as soon as I entered the room I felt the heat wave coming towards me.
Yinyou was wearing a thick cloak, and when he came in from outside, there was a layer of mist on his eyelashes. He nestled in Sun's arms and stretched his head to look at Kangxi.
Kangxi was lying on the couch, reading a book intently. The moment he saw Yinyu, he smiled, put the book on the table, and waved to Sun, saying, "Send Fifteen to me."
Sun lowered her head and walked towards Kangxi. When she was one meter away from him, she bent down and placed Yinyou in Kangxi's arms.
Although she was serving the Fifteenth Prince in Zhongcui Palace during this period, she knew everything that happened in the palace.
First, Zhang Feng, who made the voodoo doll for Prince Zhi, was beheaded, and Concubine Yi was also confined to her house.
Another thing is that many people died in the Imperial Household Department, a lot of people. It is said that the bluestone roads in the Imperial Household Department and the Imperial Hospital were all dyed red.
It was at this time that Sun felt the meaning of the emperor's anger.
Kangxi sat up from the couch and held Yinyu in his arms. He nodded his head and said with a friendly smile, "Fifteen, I haven't seen you for several days. Do you miss you?"
There have been a lot of things going on these days, one after another. He needs to make a good plan for the ginseng matter. Now Fifteen and the system seem to have started to use their brains and are not as easy to fool as before.
Because he had to lay out his net, Fifteen could not stay with him. During this period, he let Yinyou stay in Zhongcui Palace, but he missed him a little in his heart.
Yinyu nodded his little head, hugged his neck and rubbed it, and said in a baby voice: "Yes."
That nostalgic look made Kangxi's heavy heart slowly relax. He rubbed Yinyu's head with his hand and said gently: "Father misses Fifteen too."
Having said that, he reached out and took a piece of dessert and placed it in Yinyu's hand, then said to him: "Eat it, Father has asked someone to make chicken porridge, just waiting for you."
After he said that, he glanced at Liang Jiugong.
Liang Jiugong understood what Kangxi meant. He smiled, bowed slightly to the man, and walked out.
When Yinyou heard about chicken porridge, his black and white eyes immediately brightened up. He held Kangxi's face, smacked his lips, and then giggled.
Yinyou didn't have to wait long before Liang Jiugong came in with porridge. He bowed slightly to Kangxi, then placed the porridge respectfully on the table and stood aside with his hands crossed.
Before Yinreng came in, he asked anxiously, "Father, are you feeling better?"
As the voice fell, a man lifted the curtain and walked in. The moment he saw Yinyu, his eyes suddenly became bright. He walked up to Kangxi with a smile, saluted him and said, "Father, the fifteenth is back."
During this period, the entire court and the harem were in panic, and people came to see him one after another.
In particular, the Imperial Household Department underwent a major overhaul, and many people were killed, including his own people, his royal father's own people, and people from the families of Concubine De and Concubine Yi.
According to his royal father's previous character, he would never make such a big fuss, but now he has dealt with everyone who is involved.
All the senior palace maids around Concubine De were beaten to death, Concubine Yi was placed under house arrest for a year, and even several doctors in the Imperial Hospital had their property confiscated. It was unknown how many people in charge of purchasing in the Imperial Household Department died.
The fact that he can stand here is entirely due to the fact that he has been relatively obedient during this period.
He no longer had the desire to compete with his elder brother for power.
Otherwise he might have been locked up too.
Kangxi raised his eyes and looked at him. The coldness in his eyes made Yinreng's heart tremble slightly, and the smile on his face became forced.
Yinyu observed the atmosphere between Yinreng and Kangxi. He asked System 679, "What's wrong with these two? Why does it feel like the atmosphere is a little off?"
System 679 analyzed to Yin Yu, "The beginning and the end are wrong. It's absolutely wrong. Your father hasn't come to pick you up recently because he's sick and has some deficiency of Qi and blood. The people at the Imperial Hospital prescribed ginseng to replenish your Qi and blood. Who knew that after taking ginseng for two days, not only did your health not recover, but it actually got worse."
"Your father sent people to investigate the matter. He immediately discovered that the ginseng was fraudulent. He was furious and the entire palace and even the Imperial Household Department were flooded with blood."
He spoke in a childish, mechanical voice with a hint of heaviness as he said, "It really is true that the emperor is so angry that rivers of blood are flowing."
"Your father is always so good to you. He's so good that he doesn't even get angry when you bite his ear or pee on him."
Yinyu listened to System 679's words, was silent for a while, and then said to him: "That's because my father dotes on me."
At this point, he frowned and asked System 679, "Is my father's health better now?"
System 679 looked at Kangxi's complexion and replied in a childish voice, "He looks much better, but he hasn't fully recovered yet. Also, didn't your father send Zhang Feng to the Ministry of Punishment a few days ago?"
"That Zhang Feng is also dead. Apparently, he discovered he was being used, so he was beheaded. The details depend on what your father found out."
He paused slightly, then continued to Yinyu: "Host, grow up quickly, use your brain, and help me understand the meaning of what your father wrote."
There were a lot of things that were found out during the investigation, which he could see, but to him, they were just normal files, with no other problems at all, just like when they had secretly watched Concubine De tricking Fourteen into eating ice.
He couldn't understand the implicit meaning of the words, and he couldn't find any matching information in the main brain's database, so he could only ask the host for help.
After hearing what the 679 system said, Yinyou also fell silent. He felt sleepy whenever he used his brain. Sometimes he just vaguely felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't put his finger on it.
There was something hidden in everyone's words, and everyone spoke like they were acting, which gave him a headache.
It’s better to just watch a show or short videos, which is more relaxing and enjoyable.
Thinking of this, he said weakly to System 679: "I'm still young and my brain is small. Thinking about this will give me a headache."
Kangxi and Yinreng breathed a sigh of relief after listening to the words of this man who unified the country. It was okay that he didn't understand now, they could understand it later. Also, as long as he protected Fifteen well, they didn't have to worry about him understanding all these messed up things in the future.
Thinking of this, Kangxi secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.
Yinreng was silent for a while. His eyes fell on the chicken porridge on the table. He reached out and picked up the bowl. He smiled at Yinyu and said, "Fifteen, you must be hungry. Second brother will feed you, okay?"
After hearing Yinyou's words, System 679 suddenly felt depressed. In his limited analysis, like his host, he could only see the surface things.
But now he could see clearly that Yinreng was going to be beaten.
Thinking of this, he said with a bit of gloating: "Host, what is your second brother trying to do? Not only is he not worried when your father is sick, but he is smiling brightly. You really can't blame your father for being angry with him and wanting to dethrone him from the position of crown prince."
The moment he heard this, the smile on Yinreng's face froze. He looked stiffly at Kangxi, blinked his eyes, and asked innocently, "Father, are you hungry? Or let your son feed you?"
After he finished speaking, he was a little stunned. What on earth was he saying?!
Kangxi said with a forced smile, "That's the fifteenth day's meal. Do you want me to take food away from a child?"
Yinyu's eyes widened as he looked at Yinreng. He muttered in his mind in disbelief, "System, did you hear that? My second brother used my food to curry favor with the Emperor? How could he do that?"
Having said this, he paused slightly and looked at Yinreng angrily: "Dethrone him, quickly dethrone him as the crown prince, and then confine him so that he can never go out again. Let's see if he will steal my food in the future."
"Even if we don't depose him as the crown prince, he seems to be gloating over my father's misfortune. Can we give him a beating?"
Just looking at the expression on Kangxi's face, he didn't seem to mind that Yinreng smiled, so it might be a little difficult to beat him.
System 679 couldn't help but laugh as he listened to Yinyu's words. He comforted him in a childish voice, "Don't worry, host. Your father will definitely not eat your porridge. He remembers what happened when he tried to snatch food from your mouth."
He didn't believe that Kangxi would not learn his lesson. He would be retaliated against for stealing the host's things.
Upon hearing this, Yinyu immediately felt relieved and looked at Yinreng with his clear black and white eyes.
The smile on Yinreng's face had become a little forced. The moment he heard these words, he suddenly thought of Yinzhen's fate. Didn't he come here just to let his royal father depose the crown prince?
Why do I feel a little scared now?
Thinking of this, the expression on his face suddenly returned to normal. In Yinyu's somewhat shocked eyes, he picked up a spoon, scooped a spoonful of porridge, put it in his mouth, and said to Kangxi: "Father, this porridge is really delicious. It is also good for your physical recovery. Don't you really want to try it?"
The moment Kangxi heard this, he saw his expression, which looked a bit like he was asking for a beating, and immediately understood what he meant. He chuckled and said, "Yinreng, the recent affairs of the Imperial Household Department have exhausted me, and I am also ill, so I will leave it to you. Investigate all those involved with the Imperial Household Department and arrest them all. As for the stolen goods, recover them all."
Having said that, he smiled coldly and said, "I believe you can do it."
Yinyou looked at his porridge, his mouth turned up, his eyes filled with tears, and he could only open his mouth and cry the next moment.
Kangxi did not snatch his porridge, but Yinreng drank it in front of him openly. This was his meal.
Yinreng looked at Yinyu, then at Kangxi, and suddenly spat out the chicken porridge in his mouth into the bowl. He said to Yinyu, "Don't cry, I didn't eat a single bite. Now I'll give it to you."
He turned to look at Kangxi in a somewhat flattering manner and said pitifully, "Father, don't be angry. I'll do it. It's just that my ability is limited. I thought Yinzhi was free anyway, so could he come and help me?"
If he went to work alone, he would be exhausted. If he took Yinzhi with him, Yinzhi could do the work.
He is the prince and the second elder brother. How dare he disobey what he says?
Thinking of this, he looked at Kangxi quietly, waiting for him to agree.
Yinyou didn't expect that Yinreng would spit the porridge he had drunk into the bowl. It would be better for him to drink it directly. Seeing this, he looked disgusted. He didn't want to touch the porridge again. It was too uncomfortable.
But he hadn't eaten yet and was still hungry.
In his mind, he said to System 679 with disgust, "System, is this really my cheap second brother? Why do I feel like he's been replaced by someone else? He's so disgusting!"
System 679 watched Yinreng's actions in silence, its childish, mechanical voice filled with disbelief: "No way! Your father taught the Crown Prince such a glorious lesson! This person who drank and then spat out the liquid is definitely not the Crown Prince!"
"The prince would never do such an impolite thing."
His understanding of Yinreng was all from the main brain, but the main brain had a very high opinion of the prince, which was completely different from the man in front of him who snatched food from his brother and did such an unacceptable thing.
He didn't believe that the person in front of him was the prince, nor did he believe that the main brain had made a mistake.
Kangxi listened to the words of "One Man, One Ruler" with his eyebrows lowered. After a moment's silence, he nodded to Yinreng and said, "Okay, let's do as you say."
After he finished speaking, he said to Yinreng with some disdain: "Look at yourself, you don't even have the demeanor of a prince."
Not only did the 679 system not believe that Yinreng could become like this, Kangxi also began to dislike him in his heart.
Ever since Yinreng knew his future fate, the crown prince's performance became worse day by day. He just did things to get by, and was even worse than Yinzhi.
At least Yinzhi was still dealing with the salt merchants, and in such a short time, he got a large sum of silver to fill the national treasury. But what about Yinreng? It was really annoying.
Yinreng looked at the bowl in his hand, smiled, and placed it on the table next to Yinyu. He reached out and pinched Yinyu's face, and said happily, "Father, why don't you lock me up too? My son's health hasn't been very good recently. He's always coughing, and I want to rest for a while."
In such a cold day, who would want to go out for a walk? It would be so nice to hide in your own room, where it's warm and cozy, with a drink and some music, rather than being scolded here.
Kangxi suddenly smiled brightly and asked Yinreng, "Are you sure you want to recuperate at home?"
Yinreng covered his mouth with his hand and coughed twice. He looked up and met Kangxi's eyes. He was so scared that he quickly smiled and said, "How could it be? I just thought that after the emperor's health is better, it won't be too late for me to rest."
After saying that, he reached out and pinched Yinyu's face, saying lovingly, "Fifteen is so good. You don't even cry anymore."
"Wait until my second brother comes to see you tomorrow and bring you some delicious snacks, including minced meat and egg custard, okay?"
He did steal Fifteen's things, but as long as he showed enough sincerity, Fifteen should not care about it anymore.
Yinyu's distinct black and white eyes stared at the person in front of him. He was silent for a while, then suddenly grinned. While laughing, he stretched out his hand to Yinreng and said in a baby voice, "Guoguo, hug me."
System 679 looked at Yinyu's smile, its childish, mechanical voice filled with confusion: "Host, you actually let your cheap second brother hold you. Think about what he did."
Having said this, he paused slightly, then said with some disgust: "Host, you have fallen."
His host used to be so vindictive, but how long had it been before he was defeated by Yinreng's sugar-coated bullets?
Now that his chicken porridge was snatched away, instead of getting angry, he smiled and asked me to call him brother.
Yinyu listened to System 679's words and retorted, "What do you know? He said he would bring me something delicious tomorrow. Besides minced meat and egg custard, there are also snacks."
Kangxi reached out, picked up the teacup and took a sip. He looked at Yinwei and couldn't help but sighed, then chuckled and shook his head.
Yinreng heard the conversation between Yinyu and the system and was sure that Yinyu had been bribed by his egg custard and snacks. He then reached out and hugged him, patted his back with a smile and said, "Wait a minute, ask Liang Jiugong to bring Shiwu another bowl of chicken porridge. I promise you won't..."
As soon as he said this, he felt a pain on his face and his body became stiff.
Yinyou bit Yinreng's cheek and said to System 679 in his mind with a gloating look: "We'll talk about tomorrow's affairs tomorrow. If you stole my porridge today, we'll settle it today."
"Let's see if you dare to snatch food from a tiger's mouth again!"
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