Chapter 28: The 28th Day of Wanting to Die

Yinzhen talked nonsense for a while, and Kangxi listened with a frown, feeling very troubled.

"Forget it, you should go back to the barracks. Xiaoliu said that Galdan's envoy will not come, so we should make plans as soon as possible."

Kangxi pinched his brows. As soon as he returned to Yu's study, he found that there were still many things to deal with.

It's impossible to relax.

Yinzhen was about to cry, finally!

"Yes, I obey your order."

Yinzhen wished he could leave now, as the torture was finally going to end.

Yinzhi and Yinqi looked at their eldest brother with envy, and then their eldest brother left.

There are only two of them and the fourth one left.

Let alone the fourth brother, he was on duty in the Ministry of Revenue before, and the emperor also intended to let him take charge of collecting money.

Now he and Yinqi are the only two mobile personnel.

The eldest brother returned to the barracks, and the second brother, the prince, went to study cowpox.

It's useless to compare the two of them.

Yinqi didn't feel much, as he had just started to get involved in government affairs, and before that, the emperor had asked him to follow his eldest brother.

If his thinking is correct, if Galdan attacks next time, he will have a place among the people led by the emperor himself.

It was the same as when the Emperor took his eldest brother to lead the army in person before, it was to see the world and accumulate experience.

If nothing unexpected happens, he will guard the Qing Dynasty like his elder brother and become a great general.

Yinqi is still young now. Thinking of Yinzhen’s ending, as an older brother, he must protect his mother and Xiaoyi.

He couldn't control Yinzhen, but he couldn't let others be affected.

Thinking about the time when E'niang went to see the Emperor just now, Yinqi was a little curious and wondered what E'niang had said to the Emperor.

Although he was not his mother's favorite child, he needed to explain his current situation to her.

Without Xiaoliu, Yinqi would be the youngest.

When reporting, he was also the last one to report.

After reporting, Kangxi nodded, and then thought of something: "If you are free today, go and accompany your mother."

Kangxi touched his nose a little embarrassedly, hoping that Concubine Yi would not expose his shortcomings in front of the children.

It made him, the emperor, lose face.

Yinqi's face condensed, and he said seriously: "Your son obeys your order."

Kangxi nodded with satisfaction, and then his eyes fell on Yinzhen again.

Since knowing that Yinzhen was the future successor, Kangxi asked someone to investigate Yinzhen's working style in the past two years.

It turned out that he was ruthless and decisive in his actions, which offended many people.

However, due to his good relationship with the prince, he is a staunch supporter of the prince's ascension to the throne.

But Kangxi didn't know until he investigated, and was shocked when he did.

There is power behind each of his sons.

Even Yinzhen.

Although low-key, he has a very close relationship with the Tong family.

When thinking of the Tong family, Kangxi thought of his cousin from the Tong family.

Oh.

Kangxi was in a bad mood. When he took a few people to have lunch, the atmosphere at the table was very silent.

After the meal, Kangxi waved his hand and told everyone to do what they were supposed to do.

Yinqi came to Yikun Palace.

Concubine Yi was a little surprised when she heard that the fifth prince was coming.

"I've seen my wife."

When Concubine Yi saw her son, she could no longer hold back the grievance that had been suppressed in her heart.

She began to complain to him: "You don't know how much injustice my mother has suffered."

Yinqi was startled and quickly held Concubine Yi's hand, asking her to sit down and talk slowly.

Yinqi asked, "Didn't my mother go to see the Emperor today? Could it be that the Emperor said something?"

Concubine Yi turned her face away, and then sorted out her emotions, then turned back to look at Yinqi: "It has nothing to do with your Royal Father, it's Xiaoliu!"

Concubine Yi is very entangled.

She was afraid that if she told her son about it, it would put pressure on him.

Yinqi understood. Could it be that Xiaoliu said something again?

"What did Xiaoliu say?"

Yinqi took a deep breath and prepared himself mentally. He was afraid that his mother would know about Xiaojiu.

And Yinzhen.

Like Xiaoliu, he has a very poor physical condition.

But Xiaoliu survived the critical moment, so Yinqi is confident that Xiaoyi can do the same.

My mother spent a lot of time and effort on Xiao Shiyi.

He said before that his mother didn’t come to see him because Xiaoyi was born prematurely and was sick all the time, so his mother couldn’t leave.

Moreover, Xiaoliu never mentioned Xiaoyi in his thoughts.

He was somewhat worried that Little Eleven might have died.

Yinqi was still very young, and he didn't know whether he was involved in the battle for the throne of the Nine Dragons.

After he was brought up by the Empress Dowager to be raised, he learned Mongolian since elementary school, which meant that he was destined from that moment on to not become the emperor of the Qing Dynasty.

He did not meet the selection criteria of those Han ministers.

Although they are Manchus, the influence of Han officials cannot be underestimated.

At that time, the emperor's father appointed the two-year-old second brother as the crown prince at an early stage, and let the second brother learn Confucian knowledge from the Han officials, which was to show their attitude of surrender to the Han officials.

And he is not.

Therefore, Yinqi has been fat and broad since childhood and lives a very easy life.

But this also made him disliked by the emperor.

Maybe it’s just like Xiaoliu said, the Emperor is a person with a strong desire for control.

He did not develop according to the growth path planned by the emperor, so he was naturally excluded from the scope of seizing the throne.

Concubine Yi looked at Yinqi who was in a daze and patted him: "You must do your best to help your mother vent her anger."

Yinqi finally came back to his senses. He could fight for his honor, but if he wanted to vent his anger...

Yinqi has a headache.

"Mother, please tell me what happened first. Did the Emperor do something?"

If this was really a matter between the two elders, Yinqi felt that he really should not interfere.

"Hey, it was Xiaoliu who said my mother couldn't even be made a concubine."

Although Concubine Yi had been favored in the deep palace for so many years, she still looked flustered in front of her son.

Yinqi's heart sank, and he knelt on his knees: "It is my son who is unfilial."

Concubine Yi quickly pulled him up and said, "I am not blaming you. I just want to know what happened."

Yinqi told Concubine Yi about Xiaoliu's experience. Concubine Yi had been warned before and could understand it.

"...That's it, he knows the ending of each of us, my dear..."

Yinqi was a little at a loss. He didn't know whether he should tell Xiaojiu about it.

Concubine Yi's face also sank. "You are my son, just say whatever you want to say. Mother knows your temper. Little Eleven is in poor health and needs to be nursed back to health. Is there something wrong with Little Nine?"

Yinqi pondered for a moment and nodded.

He felt that since Xiaojiu was still young, there was definitely a chance of saving him.

Concubine Yi calmed down and asked, "What did he do?"

“He was excommunicated.”

Concubine Yi's eyes suddenly widened, she couldn't believe what she heard.

"What?! What did he do?"

Concubine Yi couldn't believe it.

Yinqi shook his head, also in pain, and said after a while: "I'm afraid it is related to the throne."

As soon as he finished speaking, Concubine Yi quickly covered his mouth. Seeing that everyone had been evacuated by her, she whispered, "The wall has ears."

The harem is not allowed to participate in politics.

This is a big taboo. If someone with ulterior motives hears it, the consequences will be disastrous.

"I can't say more, my son. If my mother can persuade Xiao Jiu, then let him stay away from Lao Ba."

Lao Ba is the biggest threat.

The fourth brother wanted to get rid of the eighth and ninth brothers because they posed too great a threat. If it weren't for the emperor's decree, it would be hard to say who would take the throne.

Concubine Yi frowned: "Old Eight?"

he……

A young man about the same age as Xiaojiu appeared in Concubine Yi's mind, but his mother was not of high status, and it seemed that he had been taken away by Concubine Hui to be raised for a while.

The Eighth Prince should have a good relationship with the Eldest Prince.

After all, Concubine Hui is the adoptive mother of Prince Eight.

No matter how good his relationship with Laojiu is, it can't surpass Laoda and Laowu.

But seeing Yinqi's heavy face, Concubine Yi sighed: "Even if mother knows, it's her fault. She has always been focusing on Xiaoyi and neglected you two brothers. You won't resent mother, right?"

Concubine Yi felt a little regretful. If she had known earlier, she would not have paid so much attention to the emperor. It would have been better if she had more time to care about her two children.

But there's no point in thinking about it now.

It has already happened.

We can only try our best to salvage it.

Yinqi shook his head: "My wife has her own difficulties."

Concubine Yi's eyes instantly turned red.

Yinqi also felt a little emotional. Unknowingly, his mother had grown old.

The blow caused by this incident was quite big.

It was the first time that he saw such a bewildered expression on his wife's face.

Yinqi still had things to deal with, and after talking to Concubine Yi, he finally found someone to confide in and a backer.

He believed that E'niang would take good care of Xiaojiu's affairs.

In Yonghe Palace, Yin Zhuo was also chatting with Concubine De.

He felt a little sleepy after eating, and listened to his mother talking in a daze.

"Xiaoliu, mother asked someone to make a belt for each of you three brothers. You can choose one." Defei was a little nervous.

Yin Zhuo raised his eyes, glanced at the three belts, and fell silent for a moment.

[What's so good about this? They're all arranged by size. I can't use Fourth Brother's, they're not as good as Little Fourteen's, the size is wrong.]

Concubine De was a little embarrassed: "My mother wants to give this belt to your fourth brother. I wonder if your fourth brother likes it?"

These past two days, Concubine De has been thinking about how to get along with the Fourth Prince.

The fourth child respected her but was not close to her.

But her children still depend on the fourth child, so she had no choice but to go ahead with it.

Yin Zhuo was silent.

[My mother...finally knows how to please Fourth Brother! If you ask me, I should have clung to Fourth Brother a long time ago. As expected of my mother, she is as smart as me. The first thing I want to do when I wake up is to cling to Fourth Brother.]

If you hold this in your arms, won’t you have someone to rely on in the future?

Defei's eyes lit up. As expected, she knew that Xiaoliu was the person who could understand her the most.

It's so touching.

De Fei excitedly put both belts in Xiao Liu's hands and said, "Then you can give the one with better material to your fourth brother."

The smile on Yin Zhuo's lips froze. He frowned and pulled out his belt, looking at the accessories on it. Sure enough, the color of the jade on Fourth Brother's belt was purer than his.

"My dear, why are you like this?"

【Why are you still favoring one over the other? 】

De Fei rolled her eyes at him and tapped his head: "My mother has given you so many good things. This is just for your fourth brother. Remember to say something nice about it."

Then, Yin Zhuo was kicked out of Yonghe Palace and urged to give gifts.

Yin Zhuo was stunned, thinking that he was being used by his mother.

He became a gift-giving tool!

But why should his mother let him go when she gives gifts?

And is Fourth Brother that scary? Why does E'niang look so scared?

Yin Zhuo shook his head and decided to go back to the brother's residence. The cat clothes he had asked someone to make had already arrived.

Yin Zhuo just calculated with his fingers and found that today was a suitable day to leave the palace.

He doesn't care, he will go to his fourth brother's house today.

No one can stop him.