The next day, the eldest brother went to see Concubine Hui to ask her to take her back home, but was directly rejected by Concubine Hui.
"It's fine for me to live in Changchun Garden. When your father is gone, or I get old and want to go out, it won't be too late to go to your house."
Yinzhi didn't understand, "Mother, the emperor has so many concubines, and they don't always come to your place. Why do you have to stay here with them?"
"I heard that Empress Rong and Empress Yi have decided to live in the mansion. It would be great if you could come too."
Concubine Hui waved her hand. "Whether your Royal Father comes to see me or not, I'm fine living here. What's the point of going to your house? Isn't it just moving from a big place to a small place?"
Yinzhi felt helpless. He knew his mother couldn't let go of his father, but...
"Then you can live in both places. In the winter, you can go back to Changchun Garden to enjoy the scenery, and in the summer, you can go to the mansion to enjoy the cool air. Is that all right?"
Concubine Hui thought this was a good idea, as living on both sides would not alienate anyone.
So the mother and son happily reached a consensus.
Since Kangxi moved to Changchun Garden, Hongxi was also sent there, under the pretext of accompanying the emperor, but in fact it was because Yinreng did not want to see the child.
However, this kid was very sweet-talker and it was said that he could make Kangxi smile every day.
Yinreng was also very happy when he learned about it, and hoped that his son could fulfill his filial duty on his behalf.
"Your Highness, we've received news from Mongolia that the Eighth Princess had a difficult labor and died after giving birth to twin daughters."
Yinreng frowned, "Are you sure it was a difficult birth? And not murder?"
He Yuzhu shook his head. "The doctor who came with the bride also sent back news that the Eighth Princess did die in childbirth, and the Prince Consort is very sad."
Yinreng pondered for a moment and then instructed: "Since you have two daughters, bring them both home to raise."
After a pause, he said, "Let Concubine Jin take care of her. Just say she is a Mongolian princess who will stay in the capital to find a prince consort in the future."
He Yuzhu smiled so hard that his teeth showed, "Then Concubine Jin will be blessed in the future. With two daughters to rely on, she can also leave the palace and live with the princess in the future."
Yinreng nodded.
Concubines could not only live outside the palace with the prince, but also with the princess.
It’s just that most of the princesses of the Qing Dynasty were enslaved in Mongolia, and the concubines naturally could not go to Mongolia, so this incident did not happen.
But now that Jinpin's two princesses are going to stay in the capital, she really has hope for her future.
Sure enough, after receiving the imperial edict, Concubine Jin sent someone from Changchun Garden to deliver the message to Yuqing Palace. Firstly, she was grateful for Yinreng's arrangement, and secondly, she promised to treat the two princesses as her own daughters in the future.
For a time, Jinpin became the object of envy of everyone in Changchun Garden.
The Empress Dowager has always been in good health. She used to feel lonely living in the palace, but now she feels much more comfortable living in Changchun Garden.
There are not so many rules here, and you can often meet and chat with the old princess and female members of the royal family who came from Mongolia through marriage.
A group of old ladies gathered together to chat about gossip, looking very happy.
But one day after an autumn rain, the old lady insisted on going to the garden to appreciate the flowers, and ended up catching a cold.
Although she took the pills and saw the imperial physician in time, the old lady still fell ill.
Mainly, she had a fever.
Because of this incident, the old lady didn't get out of bed for more than ten days. Kangxi was so scared that he came to visit her every day. Even Yinreng only came every other day.
I thought she would be fine after taking a few doses of medicine, but unexpectedly the old lady continued to have a fever. Neither the imperial physician nor the Western doctor could do anything about it. Finally, she passed away a month later.
The old lady fell ill suddenly and passed away suddenly.
The previous dynasty had received almost no news, and only heard that the empress dowager had passed away.
For a time, the front court and the harem became busy.
It was already late autumn, and many of the people who had been guarding the empress dowager day and night fell ill.
The matter was not concluded until the end of the year.
In the next few years, as if under some kind of curse, the third princess Duanjing died of illness, Wei also died, Rong Fei and Cheng Fei also passed away one after another, and even the beloved second brother died.
As Kangxi watched the number of relatives left by his side decrease, he felt empty in his heart.
Did he live too long?
Otherwise, why are there fewer and fewer relatives around me?
He thought about how the prince had been doing better and better in recent years, gradually stabilizing the government, and the ministers no longer found fault everywhere like they did before, as if everyone had tacitly accepted this approach.
So, at the New Year's Eve palace banquet, Kangxi dropped a bombshell.
He was going to abdicate the throne to Yinreng.
Although everyone had already known this, when the emperor really said this, everyone still had to kneel down and persuade him.
But he only advised her once, not even a second time.
Yinreng had been mentally prepared for a long time, but when the incident really happened, he was still more or less shocked.
He thought that this balance would remain between him and his father until his father passed away.
Unexpectedly, the emperor abdicated.
"Father Emperor, I think the current situation is good enough. You really don't need to abdicate to me."
Yinreng always felt a little guilty.
Kangxi smiled and waved his hands, "Father has grown old. He has felt very comfortable living in Changchun Garden these past two years, and he no longer clings to the imperial power. Even thinking about the affairs of the court gives me a headache. I wish I could hear and see nothing at all."
He smiled and patted Yinreng's shoulder. "Although you are doing well now, you are still the crown prince, so there are some things that restrict your ability to do. Baocheng, it doesn't matter who becomes the emperor. What matters is the love and trust between us father and son."
Yinreng lowered his head and let the tears flow.
"Emperor Father..."
Yinreng saved Kangxi, and he felt mixed emotions.
He never thought that he would be able to ascend the throne smoothly in this life, and he never thought that he would ascend the throne in this way.
The first thing he did after ascending the throne was to appoint Hongxi as the crown prince. At this time, Hongxi was already fifteen years old and had long been involved in state affairs with him in Yuqing Palace.
Now that he has been officially named the Crown Prince, he goes to court with Yinreng and helps Yinreng review memorials in private.
Just like Kangxi once taught Yinreng how to handle state affairs.
At this time, Yinreng was also teaching Hongxi how to do things step by step.
After training him from a somewhat immature crown prince to one who could stand on his own in the court, Yinreng took his eldest son and Kangxi on a tour.
Yes, on patrol.
The thing Kangxi talked about most in the past few years in Changchun Garden was his tours.
So, after Yinreng could finally hand over the government affairs to Hongxi with confidence, he took his eldest brother and Kangxi to start the eastern tour, southern tour and northern tour.
I spend almost half a year patrolling outside, and the remaining half a year recuperating in Changchun Garden, looking forward to continuing my patrol the following year.
Hongxi was very helpless about this, but the emperor's answer was "I can't help you, emperor."
Therefore, at such a young age, Hongxi had to shoulder the heavy burden of the court prematurely.
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