Concubine Yi closed her eyes and finally breathed a sigh of relief.
When I opened my eyes again, tears filled my eyes with excitement.
"Thank you for planning today's matter, sister."
Concubine Guo sat down and sighed, "You and I are sisters. Although I don't want to use your fame to gain favor, I also don't want to see you fall from favor."
Tears rolled down from the corners of Concubine Yi's eyes, filled with regret and sadness.
"Although I know you were forced into the palace, I have been suspicious of you ever since you entered. We are sisters, but in this Yikun Palace, we are not as close as outsiders."
"I was foolish before and wasted my sister's youth. If I have the chance to regain my favor in the future, I will definitely find a way to support you."
When Concubine Guo saw that Concubine Yi opened her heart to her, the resentment that had been hidden in her heart for a long time disappeared.
"Sister, I already had someone I loved before entering the palace, but I couldn't resist Father and Mother's wishes, so I had no choice but to enter the palace to secure your favor. As I said, I have no desire to compete for favor, nor do I care to do so. Sister, just take care of yourself. I'll enjoy my old age in a side hall, and there's nothing wrong with that."
When Concubine Yi heard her sister say this, tears fell again.
It was all because her father was blinded by profit. When she was almost the only one favored by the emperor, he was afraid that she would be framed and the family's future would be ruined, so he forced his sister to enter the palace.
She naturally knew that her sister had someone she liked, but she still felt that people's hearts could change, and she was always suspicious and wary of her own sister.
Now that the two sisters have spoken their minds, there is nothing left in Concubine Yi's heart except regret and remorse.
"Good sister, let's talk about the future later. But this time... I heard that Liang Jiugong couldn't find arsenic after searching the palace. Where did you hide it?"
Concubine Guo smiled and took out a small paper bag from her bosom.
When Concubine Yi saw this, she was stunned at first, then she smiled bitterly.
"Yeah, who would have thought you would carry this thing with you."
After putting the things away, Concubine Guo said earnestly, "I have been observing you for so long, and I have discovered that the root cause of your fall from favor is the Crown Prince."
When Concubine Yi heard this, she pursed her lips and said nothing.
Concubine Guo continued, "All the concubines in the harem put together don't necessarily hold as much weight in the emperor's heart as the crown prince alone. You invited him once but he didn't come, and now you want to go against His Highness the crown prince. What's the result..."
"Sister, listen to my advice. If you don't want to fall from grace, apologize to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. Do you really think that the Crown Prince and the Emperor were completely unaware that the bowstring change injured the Crown Prince?"
"If they really hadn't discovered it, you wouldn't have fallen out of favor until now."
"Sister, I also want to reconcile with the prince, but he doesn't give me a chance."
Concubine Guo shook her head. "Sister, you must first apologize sincerely. If they are willing to forgive you, then you will have a chance to reconcile."
"But……"
"No buts. His Royal Highness may be only five years old, but his behavior doesn't resemble that of a five-year-old. It's no exaggeration to say that his mind is more mature than that of the eldest prince. Instead of trying to hide the truth, why not explain the matter clearly to His Royal Highness?"
Concubine Yi bit her lip and began to think about this matter in her heart.
After a while, Yipin said, "I didn't expect the emperor to demote Uya to a palace maid. I thought she would be thrown directly into the cold palace."
Seeing that she had taken his words to heart, Concubine Guo continued, "She is, after all, the Fourth Prince's biological mother, so we should be somewhat cautious. However, we have framed Uya for this and made her a palace maid from a concubine, which can be considered revenge for your unborn child. From now on, we are even with her. You must not be foolish in your dealings with her in the future. After all, there are still the Imperial Noble Concubine who hates her even more than we do."
Concubine Yi nodded happily, then said with some emotion: "I am the elder sister and you are the younger sister. I should be the one to advise you on everything. But now, it's you who thinks of me in everything."
Concubine Guo looked indifferent.
"You and I are sisters, so naturally we should support and help each other. Okay, you should rest well now. Although it's just a little poison, it's nothing serious, but you still need to take good care of yourself. You'll have children in the future, so you can't be careless."
Yipin nodded, and when she saw Concubine Guo getting up to leave, she hurriedly called out, "Huanxi, send Concubine Guo back."
Inside the Palace of Heavenly Purity.
Kangxi was reviewing memorials, while Yinreng was eating melon seeds.
He Yuzhu handed the peeled melon seeds to Yinreng one by one. Yinreng ate for a while and then drank some tea, which formed a sharp contrast with Kangxi who was writing furiously.
[These carefree days are so comfortable. I wish time could stop at this moment. How wonderful it would be if I could never grow up.]
Kangxi, who was already overwhelmed by the memorials, couldn't help but frown when he heard this. When he looked up and saw his beloved son's face full of enjoyment, he felt itchy.
The brat really knows how to enjoy himself.
The point is, if you want to eat, just go to the bedroom. What's the matter with you eating here?
I'm here reviewing memorials day and night, and you're eating melon seeds right under my nose.
This is so infuriating.
"Baocheng, you are already five years old, it's time for you to read books."
Kangxi’s main point is: If I don’t rest, you can’t be idle either.
Yinreng looked at Kangxi and said, "Father, Baocheng will only be six years old next year."
The princes of the Qing Dynasty went to study at the age of six.
Kangxi curled his lips and said, "You are the crown prince. How can you be the same as ordinary princes? You have to be diligent."
If I were diligent, you would suspect that I was working hard to take the position under you.
I'd better play for a few more years while I'm still young, so I don't run out of fun later.
Sometimes Kangxi really wanted to have a frank talk with Yinreng about what kind of person he was in his previous life.
Why does it sound so suspicious?
Baocheng was the child he raised with his own hands. They had such a good relationship, so how could it have come to that?
He doesn't believe it!
"Father, the weather is nice today. I'm going to see Xiao San. I heard he can even read the Three Character Classic now."
After saying this, Yinreng and He Yuzhu disappeared in a flash. Kangxi was so angry that he pointed at the door and was speechless for a long time.
In the blink of an eye, it was August, and it had been almost a month since Mingzhu went to Jiangnan.
But the news was not good.
Those pirates not only colluded with local government officials, but also had unclear relationships with the White Lotus Sect.
"Your Majesty, as far as I know, the White Lotus Sect has been rampant in the Jiangnan area in recent years. I originally thought it was just an ordinary sect, but I didn't expect that Prince Zhu San was behind it."
Soetu also broke into a sweat when he said this.
"If it's just a collusion between officials and bandits, it's fine. But if the other party is Prince Zhu San, then we..."
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