The 41st year of the Kangxi reign
Just after the Chinese New Year, the court has become more and more lively in recent days. Yinzhen, the emperor's eldest son, believes that he is the emperor's father's eldest son and should take the throne now that the crown prince is dead.
Therefore, the people of the eldest prince's party have openly called their master the Great Thousand Years Old.
The eldest prince's party, backed by the Grand Prince, also behaved arrogantly in public.
But after all, he was not the crown prince yet, so the eldest prince discussed it with his advisers.
Not long after, voices gradually emerged in the court asking the emperor to appoint another prince.
For a while, there were many different opinions in the court, and the ministers began to take sides.
Since the eldest prince is the eldest son after all, many ministers have come to him to seek refuge.
Even the Fourth Prince and the Eighth Prince together would be difficult to resist.
Although the Fourth Prince was ambitious, his public image was that of someone who was indifferent to fame and fortune, and who was indifferent to competition. He was determined to be a lone minister.
But he didn't know that his appearance had already been exposed under the emperor's nose due to the joint efforts of Zhaozhao and Yuyan.
However, he remained as low-key as ever, and even pretended to take his wives, concubines, and daughters to the farm for fear that the emperor would discover his thoughts.
His behavior would only make the emperor think that he was deep-minded and would have a worse impression of him.
The Eighth Prince obviously knew what his Fourth Brother was thinking, but he just smiled.
He knew that he could not defeat the eldest prince by fair means, and thought of his own mother. The emperor had made her a concubine so that he could better fight against his eldest brother.
He had to fight for his mother, so he thought of a plan.
Ever since Prince Li's position as Crown Prince was abolished, the Emperor had long known that Prince Li would never ascend to the throne. His relationship with Prince Li had also returned to its best, whether intentionally or unintentionally, with Prince Li's support.
When this happened, the emperor called his beloved son into the palace.
"These rebellious sons have been thinking about the position under my ass all day long, and they all have wolfish ambitions. I will not let them get their wish, because they have harmed you, Yinreng. In my heart, they will never be as good as you."
"Yinreng, if only your body had not been damaged by them, you would still be my most perfect prince."
Prince Li smiled inwardly. Was it really because of him? If he hadn't damaged his body, he would probably still be oppressed and plotted against.
But he said calmly, "Father, calm down. My eldest brother and younger brothers are still young. If you teach them well, you will eventually find a suitable successor."
"It's my fault that I can't help you anymore. But I'm very satisfied with my current life. I can do what I want freely."
Yinreng was indeed quite satisfied with his current life. Due to his health, he did not have to go to court to argue with ministers. Occasionally, when he wanted to watch the fun, he would go to the court to play.
The rest of the time I would go to Baoer's house when she was not going to school and chat with her. After all, we lived next door, so it was convenient.
The emperor's eyes turned red. "My Yinreng, it's all their fault. Don't worry, I will make good arrangements for you and Hongxi's future. No one will dare to touch you. In the future, I will also let Zhaorui marry to the capital."
Yinreng was moved and said, "Father, I want to thank you on behalf of my two children. I am sorry for the trouble you have taken. I am useless."
Speaking of the two children, the emperor sighed and said, "Why isn't Zhao Zhao a boy? She's so talented in both literature and martial arts, even better than you were when you were little. Besides you, none of your brothers can compare to her. Otherwise, it would be nice to let her inherit your title in the future."
Although the current emperor admires Zhaorui, it is a pity that she is not a boy, so he does not think that she can be his heir.
After all, he had quite a few sons, and although none of them was as good as Yinreng, he still wanted to pass it on to his sons.
The emperor thought of Yuyan again as he spoke, "And your ninth brother's Qionghua, who is only slightly inferior to Zhaorui. They are both excellent children. It's a pity that your ninth brother got married, and the child became a child of the Lin family."
Yinreng didn't find it strange to hear what his father said. After all, the child was still young. He just smiled and said, "So what if it's a girl? It's not like there aren't girls who can inherit the family business. I believe Zhaozhao can handle it."
"As for Hongxi, he is a boy and will have plenty of opportunities to achieve great things in the future. I don't think he will bother with his sister."
The emperor knew what Yinreng meant when he heard it. He did not expect that Yinreng intended to make Zhaozhao, a girl, his heir. He laughed and said, "You, as long as you are willing, as long as Hongxi is willing to work hard, I will give him a good title in the future."
After all, the emperor felt guilty towards Yinreng. Although he always said that Yinreng was harmed by his sons and the Guwalgiya clan, deep down he knew that those people dared to do that because of his indulgence.
Now he could only let his son Yinreng live a happy life to compensate for his loss of the future emperor position.
Rong'an Marquis Mansion
Baoer played with the two younger ones in the baby room. A year later, the two younger ones just celebrated their first birthday.
Bao Er, now 22 years old, is no longer as childish as when she first came. She has matured a lot, especially now that she has several children, and she has even taken on a maternal glow.
Baoer looked at the two lively and cute children playing back and forth on the blanket-covered floor in the room, and her face was filled with a gentle smile.
At this time, Chengzi came to report with a smile, "Master, Miss Ruoxi from the Eighth Master's Mansion is here."
You know, Ruoxi has come here quite often in the past few months since that meeting, but the weather was bad during the New Year period and Baoer was busy at home so she didn't come.
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