Chapter 53 Chapter 53 Chapter 53
Soetu stood next to the crowd and suddenly felt a chill.
Turning around and seeing the emperor holding the fifteenth prince and the prince full of resentment, he suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart.
From the moment he entered the palace to attend the banquet, he felt a little uneasy. Today was the emperor's birthday, and the emperor could not leave the palace. However, the emperor would be gone for several hours, and all of them had stayed in the palace since morning.
They could eat something and drink some water in between, but no one dared to eat or drink too much. After all, the emperor did not say when they could leave.
Thinking of this, the smile on his face remained unchanged, but his brows unconsciously frowned.
The moment Yinyu heard this, a smile suddenly spread across his face. He said to System 679 in his mind, "Wow, is this true?"
After she finished speaking, she looked towards Yinreng, her fair and tender hands grasped his fingers, and she asked with a smile in her heart, "Who are those people? Could they all be his bedmates? If so, it would be really lively."
The betrayal of the one next to you is the most painful. How could the people that Kang Qiao cultivated be just for those tribute students? What is the role of tribute students?
The most likely ones are the people in the court.
Yinzhen listened to this with a bright smile on his face. He looked at Yinreng with bright eyes. After just one glance, he couldn't help laughing out loud. He said to Kangxi, "Father Emperor, I've gone down now. Shall we start the banquet?"
His royal father left early in the morning and came back now. He might have gotten what he wanted. With Fifteen around, it would be easy for him to know something.
Thinking of this, he reached out and took Yinwei from Kangxi's arms, rubbed his little face with his hands, and smiled with his eyebrows curved.
While Yinreng was not noticing, he took out a small gold ingot from his bosom, placed it in his hand, and whispered to him, "I have been watching Fifteen for so long, and what Fifteen likes most is gold."
"So, big brother took advantage of the emperor's birthday to give fifteen a small ingot."
Then he turned to the person and asked, "Does Fifteen like it?"
Yinyou looked at the golden ingot in his hand. It felt heavy and pressed down on his palm so much that it made his palm droop a little. This seemingly small gold ingot was actually solid.
Looking at the smile on Yinzhi's face again, he put his arm around his neck and smiled with his eyebrows curved. He nodded his little head vigorously and said, "I like it."
After saying that, he kissed him on the face, which made Yinzhen burst into laughter.
Yinreng looked at Yinzhi's actions, then looked at the gold ingots in Yinyou's hand, and couldn't help feeling a little disgusted.
Fifteen doesn't like so many valuable things, but he actually likes gold!
Something as vulgar as gold has a price. Antiques and ancient books, for example, are priceless. Each of these things is worth a lot of gold.
Why does he like gold?
Kangxi looked at the smile on Yinyou's face. He walked straight to the first seat in front. After he sat on the dragon throne, everyone kowtowed to Kangxi.
Kangxi smiled and asked everyone to stand up. He said in a bright voice, "It is my birthday today. I want to celebrate with the people, but I don't want to waste money. That's why I have invited all the ministers to the palace to celebrate."
“The food wasn’t very good, but everyone ate it with relish.”
After hearing Kangxi's words, the ministers bowed to him and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."
No matter how bad the food in the palace is, it is made in the imperial kitchen. How bad can it be?
Yinzhen held Yinyu in his arms and sat in his seat. Smiling, he took a handkerchief to wipe his hands. After wiping his hands, he took a piece of dessert and placed it in his hand. He said to him, "Fifteen, the emperor is going to do something big today. Be good and don't make any noise."
As he spoke, his eyes glanced at the few people without leaving any trace, and then he smiled softly at him and said, "We are here to watch the show today."
Yinyu took the snack, nibbled it, and mentally asked System 679, "System, is my father planning to take action against Soetu?"
His father took him out in the morning, and at the same time, he also asked everyone to enter the palace, leaving them no time to cooperate.
They were also stopped from leaving the palace. As long as they didn't leave, even if they wanted to inform them of what was happening outside, it would be impossible.
When no information is received from outside the palace, the wisest move is to attack Soetu.
Thinking of this, he looked towards Kangxi with a look of faint admiration on his face.
As expected of Kangxi, his methods are really sophisticated.
System 679 nodded to Yinyou and said, "I also suspect this. Nasuo and the others have already begun compiling evidence. This evidence should be delivered to your father soon. If your father makes trouble at the banquet, he will be in trouble."
"Soetu and the others are still confused."
"When the time comes, we'll catch them all."
Speaking of this, he couldn't help but sigh: "Your father really deserves to be taught by the Empress Dowager. His scheming and methods are really admirable."
Kangxi sat on the dragon throne, his eyes casually glancing towards Yinwei.
Something passed by him quickly, and he really didn't expect that this person would actually say something about him in his heart, saying that he was scheming and powerful.
But the tone of voice made him feel that someone was saying bad things about him behind his back.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but chuckle, picked up the glass, and drank a glass with everyone.
After three rounds of drinking, Kangxi looked at the blushes on everyone's faces and said with a light cough, "I am grateful for the support of all of you, my dear ministers, especially Lord Suo, over the years."
When Suo Etu, who was named, heard this, his heart suddenly tightened. He stood up with a wry smile and bowed to Kangxi, saying, "It is because the emperor trusts me that he has given me the opportunity to perform."
As he spoke, he quietly raised his eyes and looked towards Kangxi. After confirming that the smile on his face was still there, he quietly breathed a sigh of relief.
Being able to say this now probably means nothing has happened.
Kangxi's smile remained unchanged, but his voice suddenly turned cold. "Since Lord Suo says so, I would like to ask you, Lord Suo, when will you return the land in the outer circle?"
He started investigating the land enclosure incident years ago, but only started to take action now because he wanted to see for himself whether it was true.
When he saw Kang Qiao's appearance today and heard the news sent back by the secret guards, he realized that Soetu was extremely brave.
What he is planning is probably no small matter.
Thinking of this, he looked towards Yinreng.
When Yinreng was looked at by Kangxi, his face turned pale and red. He didn't know what Soetu had done, and even if he did, it wouldn't be that much. But now that his royal father was looking at him, the meaning was obvious.
Soetu’s affairs are also related to him!
As soon as this thought came to his mind, he suddenly felt a little uncomfortable. It was not the discomfort of being suspected by his royal father, but the grievance of being implicated.
When Suo Etu heard Kangxi's words, his breath hitched. He suddenly knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Kangxi, saying, "Your Majesty, I have been preparing for this matter since the beginning of the year."
"We will return all the land deeds after the Emperor's birthday."
He had been preparing for this matter before, just in case the emperor suddenly did something like this, but he didn't expect that the emperor would actually come.
Thinking of this, he felt a sense of relief in his heart.
Kangxi nodded slightly, his expression unchanged. He took a sip of tea from the teacup beside him and said with a chuckle, "Soetu, it's good that you think this way."
"It saves me from having to put in so much effort."
He paused slightly, his eyes sharp as he stared at Suo Etu, his voice icy cold as he said, "Kang Qiao said that with your instructions, you were facilitating matchmaking for tribute students, sending concubines to officials appointed by the imperial court, and even reaching out to the prince's residence. Did you tolerate this?"
When Suo Etu heard this, his face turned pale. He kowtowed to Kangxi and shouted in injustice: "Your Majesty, this servant really didn't know about this matter. Even if I had a hundred courage, I wouldn't dare to stretch my hand so far."
"Kang Qiao's words are all slander. Your Majesty, please understand!"
After he finished speaking, he lay on the ground, with big beads of sweat dripping from his forehead. His heart seemed to be clenched, making it difficult for him to breathe.
He never thought that Kang Qiao's affair would be discovered.
As long as Kang Qiao takes on all the responsibilities, he still has room to turn around.
But it's impossible now. He can't leave the palace. Those who know about the emperor's rebellion are all in the palace. How can Kang Qiao know the news? How can he be charged with the crime?!
Thinking of this, he suddenly felt like an ant on a hot pan, feeling anxious and uncomfortable.
Kangxi listened to Suo'etu's rebuttal and suddenly laughed. He said to Liang Jiugong, "Liang Jiugong, summon Kangqiao into the palace."
After saying this, he looked at Suo Etu and said with cold eyes, "Suo Etu, think it over before you speak. Kang Qiao is now at the gate of the palace with the evidence. If you can explain the matter clearly yourself, I can spare your life. Otherwise, don't blame me for not considering our old friendship!"
When Liang Jiugong heard Kangxi's words, he bowed slightly and said, "Yes."
Then he walked out of the hall and shouted at the door: "Xuan Kangqiao, come in!"
With each successive communication, it was like a heavy hammer hitting his heart, making Soetu's face instantly lose all color.
Soetu looked at Yinreng as if asking for help.
Yinreng quickly lowered his head and looked at the wine in his hand, as if a flower had grown out of the glass of wine.
He simply chose to ignore Soetu's gaze.
How could he possibly help someone who even cheated him!
Yinyu looked at Yinreng's expression and said to the 679 system in his mind: "System, look at my second brother's expression. Does it look like he said to Soetu: 'Don't look at me!'"
Whenever he thought of that picture, Yinyou couldn't help but laugh.
System 679 immediately understood the picture he was talking about. It immediately pulled it out from the gallery and said to Yinyu with a childish, mechanical voice, "Is this the one?"
Yinyu looked at the picture and couldn't help laughing at the first sight. He nodded repeatedly to the 679 system and said, "Yes, that's it, that's it."
A picture suddenly appeared in front of Yinzhen. On the picture, a black cat was making a gesture of rejection, with a few large words clearly written on it: "Don't come over here!"
In just a moment, he couldn't hold back the wine in his mouth, and he turned around and sprayed it towards Yinreng with a dark face.
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