Chapter 228 Live Broadcast from the Sky (8)
Mother's clan? Whose mother's clan? My mother's clan?
Kangxi looked up sharply, staring at the sky in disbelief. Had the boomerang struck him?
As if the scene were being reenacted, following Suo'etu, Yinzhen, and Yinsi, Tong Guowei also knelt down before Kangxi with a thud: "Your Majesty, please do justice for us!"
Longkodo, who was on guard duty, also stepped forward, looking at Yinzhen with righteous indignation, his eyes full of disdain and resentment.
Before Yinzhen could say anything, Crown Prince Yinreng snorted coldly: "What kind of look is Longkodo giving my fourth brother? Tianmu hasn't even started talking yet, and even if he does, it's from the Tongjia clan of another time and space. Are you feeling guilty?"
Longkodo was unconvinced. He had always relied on his status as Kangxi's cousin and looked down on Crown Prince Yinreng, usually only putting on a show of respect. Now, after being spoken to like this, he couldn't even control his arrogance while bowing: "Your Highness, you misunderstand. I was just momentarily enraged, and my expression was a bit fierce. How could I dare to disrespect the Fourth Prince?"
After saying that, she gave him a warning look.
Longkodo thought he had given Yinreng face, but he didn't expect that this glance would fall on the already troubled Kangxi, making Kangxi's heart sink instantly, and he felt that what Baocheng said might be true.
His expression was cold and he said in a deep voice, "No rush, let's see what Tianmu has to say first."
Kangxi did not immediately wake them up. Tong Guowei and Longkodo exchanged a glance, their hearts sinking. Helpless, they could only watch the explanation on the sky with unease.
At this time, everyone's attention was focused on the "major event" of the Tongjia clan, and naturally no one noticed that Yin Tang's face had been contorted for a long time after hearing Tian Mu say that he and the fourth prince had a "love-hate relationship".
The story of Baohe Tower is somewhat related to the Uya clan. It all started after Yongzheng changed the imperial genealogy. The newly appointed Consort Tongjia summoned the current Fourth Prince's wife, Yixiu. From this, it can be seen that the Tongjia clan still wanted to maintain a good relationship with Yongzheng, who was currently the official prince of the Tongjia clan.
However, when Yixiu went to the palace, she couldn't avoid Uya Clan. After all, no matter how you look at it, even though Yongzheng changed the imperial genealogy, Yixiu was still her niece. From the perspective of filial piety, Yixiu couldn't refuse Uya Clan's summons.
Of course, we don't know exactly what happened when Lady Uya summoned Yixiu. But it is recorded that the Fourth Princess Consort received many gifts after meeting Consort Tongjia. However, she appeared disheveled after meeting Lady Uya.
As a result, Emperor Kangxi issued another decree reprimanding Lady Uya, and the Fourteenth Prince also had another argument with her.
Then, Yongzheng learned that Yixiu had been wronged. So he took Yixiu out of the palace for a stroll, and Baohelou was said to be a very lively and famous place at the time. So the couple went to Baohelou for lunch without much thought.
This trip led to a major upheaval for Yongzheng, and Longkodo's downfall, along with that of the Tongjia clan, ultimately ruined his own future. Of course, Longkodo was the primary figure punished within the Tongjia clan. Unfortunately, in the later years of Yongzheng's reign, Tong Guowei remained undeterred. Like his son, or rather, even bolder, he directly plotted a rebellion…
"Treason? Lord Tong, you have quite the nerve!"
Upon hearing what Tianmu said, everyone lost interest in Longkodo and focused all their attention on Tong Guowei. Yinreng even launched a scathing attack on him with a half-smile.
"Your Majesty, I dare not. What the heavens say is not what I am referring to." Tong Guowei, finally realizing what was happening, quickly explained using the excuse of a parallel universe.
"Is that so? In that timeline, you father and son are indeed of the same lineage. I just wonder what Longkodo did?"
Yinreng brazenly and bluntly provoked Kangxi, while Kangxi's expression turned slightly serious as he silently continued to gaze at the sky.
Back at Baohe Tower, what exactly happened? To be precise, two things happened.
The first thing was that Yongzheng and Yixiu ate the "Manchu Han Imperial Feast" here. Yes, it was the Manchu Han Imperial Feast named by Kangxi that was only served at palace banquets in the past. According to Empress Xiaojing's records, it was not only similar in appearance, but also tasted exactly the same, and even the ingredients used were better than those in the palace.
Do you all understand what this means?
This shows that the person behind this restaurant intercepted the tribute, which is a serious crime of disrespect and transgression. For an ordinary person, this would mean the confiscation of their property and the extermination of their entire family.
At this time, Yongzheng did not know who was behind the restaurant. According to what we said before, Yongzheng's personality was such that under normal circumstances he would have kept quiet, investigated in private, and then informed Kangxi. This way, the matter would not have blown up and would not have caused public criticism.
However, at this very moment, a second thing happened: Longkodo had a favorite concubine named Li Si'er, as everyone knows.
A concubine acted as if she were the principal wife, so arrogant that the whole capital knew about it. She was so arrogant that she barged into the private room where Yongzheng and his entourage were, and immediately declared that the restaurant was owned by Longkodo and that she was Longkodo's wife, demanding that Yongzheng and his entourage give up the private room.
Isn't this outrageous?
Even more outrageous, before she recognized Yongzheng, she demanded that they not only give up the private room but also kneel down to apologize, and even ordered the servants to disfigure Yixiu's face.
After being subdued by the guards and recognized, she claimed to be Yongzheng's aunt and said that she would get along well with Yixiu, who was promoted from concubine to principal wife, and that she thought Yixiu should be able to understand her. This made Yixiu sick with anger.
Yongzheng ordered someone to send Yixiu back first, then had someone gag Li Si'er, and sent someone to invite Longkodo over.
Can you believe there's such a brainless and arrogant woman? If you ask me, Li Si'er's arrogance is entirely learned from Longkodo; you become like those you associate with.
According to Xiao Su's notes, when Longkodo barged in, he directly questioned whether Yongzheng was deliberately opposing him or simply couldn't see the true nature of the Tongjia clan. He also said that Yongzheng's treatment of Li Si'er showed him to be cold-hearted, heartless, and unfilial to his birth mother.
This infuriated Su Peisheng, and the guards protecting Yongzheng even drew their swords.
Listen to this, is this something a normal person would say? Longkodo is incredibly arrogant. But then again, according to historical records, before this, Longkodo had no respect for any of the princes, including the crown prince.
He was arrogant and unruly, relying on being Kangxi's cousin. In my opinion, it was also because Kangxi treated him too well that he couldn't distinguish between princes and commoners, and didn't even respect the imperial princes.
"Tsk," Yinzhi glanced disdainfully at Longkodo kneeling on the ground, "However, I seem to remember that Longkodo did indeed have an arrogant concubine named Li Si'er?"
"Wearing red and green, replacing the principal wife at various banquets in the capital, who doesn't know that?" Yin Zhi added, "It's just that Longkodo is too annoying. Just as Tianmu said, he doesn't take them princes seriously at all."
"I remember, Longkodo's primary wife was from the Hesheli clan, wasn't she?" Yinreng coldly stared at the father and son kneeling below. "Where is she?"
Longkodo froze, then lay on the ground, trying to explain, "Heseri is unwell, so she had Si'er take her place..."
"What makes her qualified to take over?" Yinzhen chimed in. Longkodo had offended quite a few people. "I remember this Li Si'er was Longkodo's father-in-law's concubine whom he had taken. What makes her qualified to take over the duties of the mistress?"
"Ninth Prince!"
Longkodo glared angrily. How dare a bald prince, who reeked of money and had accomplished nothing, mock his fourth son?
"Oh, Lord Longkodo, what's with that look? What, are you warning me? No wonder you dared to disrespect the Fourth Prince on the sky. It turns out that Lord Longkodo never changes his true colors, no matter which timeline you're in. Could it be that intercepting tribute and disrespecting and overstepping his bounds are also true?"
"you!"
"Longkodo!"
Tong Guowei suppressed his anger at his son and kowtowed to Emperor Kangxi: "Your Majesty is wise; the Tongjia clan has absolutely no intention of rebelling."
"So that means there's been an act of insubordination—"
"Alright, Baocheng." Kangxi stopped Yinreng, who wanted to continue speaking. He glanced at the princes and found that they all had a very bad impression of the Tongjia father and son. Kangxi couldn't help but feel a chill. It seemed that he had indeed given the Tongjia clan too much honor.
He glanced coldly at the father and son kneeling below, still not telling them to get up, and said indifferently, "Keep watching, I want to see what happens next."
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