Only after everyone left did Zhao Zhao happily call himself "Ama".
"Father, the Emperor and his uncles are all gone."
It turned out that when the prince heard that the fourth prince was planning to marry his ex-wife, he made a plan, explained the whole story to Zhao Zhao, and said that he needed Zhao Zhao's help.
As clever as Zhao Zhao was, he immediately understood what the prince was thinking. Of course, the cooperation was seamless.
So when the emperor and others arrived, they heard Zhaozhao lying next to the prince and crying miserably, which made the emperor feel distressed.
The prince looked at his clever and eccentric daughter and said lovingly, "Okay, Zhao Zhao, it's getting late, go and get some rest."
"Okay, father, you should go to sleep too. There is a big show to perform tomorrow." Zhao Zhao said this with some meaning.
The prince obviously understood, and both father and daughter showed a foxy smile.
The next day, as soon as the emperor left court, he could not wait to see his beloved prince. Poor prince had suffered so much.
As for what was said, no one knows, but what everyone knows is that Emperor Kangxi staggered out of Yuqing Palace with a grief-stricken face.
At the same time, another piece of news came out, which basically meant that the prince himself felt that his body was not suitable for being the prince anymore and he was unable to shoulder the burden of the country, so he asked the emperor to abolish his position as the prince.
As for other conversations between the emperor and the prince, they were never leaked.
For the sake of the prince's health, the emperor reluctantly agreed to the prince's request.
Soon, an imperial edict was announced from the Qianqing Palace. The Emperor deposed the Crown Prince due to his poor health and appointed the Second Prince, Yinreng, as Prince Li. He was to move out of the palace once Prince Li recovered.
When the news came out, all the civil and military officials in the court were shocked.
All kinds of speculations came one after another.
Some speculated that the prince was in trouble, others speculated that the prince had offended the emperor, so the emperor deposed him. Still others speculated that this was the prince's scheme, and so on...
Especially the leader of the prince's faction, Soetu, the prince's uncle, felt like a bolt from the blue.
How could this be possible when the future emperor's mother's family now became the mother's family of an ordinary prince?
Not to mention how much the Hesheli family has sacrificed for the prince over the years,
Just looking at the group of people under his command, I'm afraid they will switch to someone else in the future, such as the eldest prince or the third prince.
Moreover, no matter who ascends the throne in the future, his nephew and grandson, the legitimate prince, will probably not have a good fate.
The prince must have been so angry that he lost his mind. It’s all because of the insidious Fourth Prince.
No, the prince is still young and he must not be allowed to make the wrong assumption. Soetu immediately dragged his old body into the palace to find the prince.
When Bao'er heard the news at home, she naturally thought of what the prince had told her about his plan. She didn't expect that the prince would do it so soon.
Not to mention how the prince later appeased and persuaded his uncle and the Hesheli family who had always supported him unwaveringly.
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Yinzhen was puzzled at this time and asked, "What is this prince doing? Is he really in poor health as the rumors say? But he doesn't seem like a person with such a bad temper. Is he really unwilling to be the prince?"
Yin heard this as if he had heard a joke. "Ninth brother, what a joke you are talking about. Who would want to give up being a good prince and become a wise king? It's not true the moment I hear it."
"Besides, the second prince is not such a person. We have been brothers for so many years and everyone knows each other."
Nian Gengyao and Qing Heng were also somewhat incredulous and couldn't understand why the prince would voluntarily abdicate.
Nian Gengyao was full of thoughts. He thought a lot and asked tentatively, "Is he retreating to advance? After all, the emperor had been suppressing the prince most of the time before this. Do you think he did this on purpose to seduce the other princes vying for the position of crown prince in front of the emperor?"
When the other three men heard this, they looked at each other. Is this really the case?
Baoer looked at them guessing and was speechless.
She didn't expect that the prince had just said two days ago that he would request to be deposed, but she didn't expect that it would be done so quickly. Even riding a rocket wouldn't be that fast. It's only been a few days.
She coughed lightly. "Ahem, could it be that the second prince is tired of being the crown prince? He doesn't want to do it anymore?"
Yin? Hearing Baoer's words, he only felt a little funny and a little unbelievable. "How is it possible? Don't you know how fiercely he fought with the eldest brother and the third brother over the years? How could he let go?"
Baoer rolled her eyes cutely and said, "You also said that was in the past. Look again in the past few years. Apart from some trivial matters, has the prince fought with them for any actual rights?"
When Yin'er and the others heard this, their expressions became solemn. They also realized that it seemed that the prince had stopped caring about power struggles since some time ago.
Even if the eldest prince sometimes provoked him, the prince would just pretend to fight back and not care much about the emperor's attitude. Even if the emperor sometimes wanted to suppress the prince and openly made him lose face in the court.
The Crown Prince didn't care. Perhaps he'd finally come to terms with it? He wasn't even actively trying to make friends with the ministers anymore.
But they still couldn't believe that the prince would just give up the throne and hand it over to someone else.
Baoer looked at their expressions and guessed their thoughts at once. He said proudly, "Think about it, the Crown Prince has been doted on by the Emperor since he was young, but in recent years, the Emperor's attitude towards the Crown Prince has been noticeable to everyone. Perhaps the Crown Prince is also feeling bad."
"The Crown Prince is a smart man after all. He probably knows that if this continues, both sides will suffer. It would be better for him to ask to be deposed. At least the outcome won't be too bad. After all, the relationship between the Emperor and the Crown Prince has become like this because of interests. Maybe it's a good thing for the Emperor to depose the Crown Prince, so that the relationship between father and son won't be damaged by the power struggle. It might be the best thing for them both."
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