To avoid any further mishaps, they hurried back to the palace by the end of March.
Meanwhile, Emperor Qianlong in the palace also learned of Yongxuan's outrageous deeds and flew into a rage in the Qianqing Palace.
Yongyan and Kangwei knelt and bowed. Yongqi, as their representative, said, "Father, your son has successfully completed the mission and has not failed in his duty."
"Get up, all of you. Are you all alright?" Emperor Qianlong looked at the four of them with concern. "Are you injured?"
Yongqi shook his head, "Father, don't worry, we're all fine, it's just that Eighth Brother..."
Emperor Qianlong then turned his gaze to Yongxuan, who was being forced to kneel on the ground, and said, "He is not your eighth brother. I have no such son!"
"Yongxuan, you're not even 15 years old yet, how can you be so ruthless, sending people to attack them and even coveting your brother and sister-in-law? You have such audacity!"
"Fifth Brother really is Father Emperor's biological son, you believe everything he says..."
“What am I, Yongxuan? I know that from the moment I decided to deal with them, I had no way out.”
"But so what? To die under the peony is to die romantically, even as a ghost..." Although Yongxuan could no longer see Xiaoyanzi, she still said things that were offensive, "It was worth it for one night."
"Fifth Brother, your woman is no longer just your woman. Even if I die, I will forever stand between you two. I am the thorn between you, and your love is no longer pure..."
"Hahaha, Mother, I've done what you couldn't!"
"Fifth Brother, if there is an afterlife, I don't want to see you again..."
Why was Qi born if Xuan was also born?
He was just as outstanding as him, but in the Emperor's eyes, he was never there!
He wasn't in her heart either!
"Sister Little Swallow, in the future, try to do fewer things that you think are well-intentioned, because your so-called good intentions will always cause people to have different thoughts. Third Brother is like that, and so am I..."
Because of her kindness, Yongzhang always thought of her and wanted her to be happy until his death; because of her kindness, he longed to have her, but in the end, he ended up like this!
Little Swallow sneered, "It's clearly your own wicked intentions that are at play, how could you possibly pin it on me? If you weren't Yongqi's brother, do you think I would even give you a second glance?"
After Xiao Yanzi returned to the palace from her training trip, she overheard people gossiping about Yongxuan. She spoke up to reprimand him, but Yongxuan happened to see it. She had kindly comforted him, but now it had become his excuse for treating her this way. It's true that good intentions are never rewarded!
Yongqi sneered, "Xiaoyanzi's kindness made Third Brother fall for her. I'm not happy about that, but Third Brother is a good person, a good brother. He understands the feelings between Xiaoyanzi and me, so he has never thought of interfering between us and ruining our relationship. He is wholeheartedly dedicated to protecting us. Even though Xiaoyanzi doesn't have romantic feelings for him, we are still full of gratitude towards him..."
"But you completely disregard Xiao Yanzi's wishes and only care about your own happiness. Xiao Yanzi simply cannot bear such selfish love!"
Upon hearing Yongqi's words, Yongxuan laughed loudly and said, "I'm selfish? Aren't you selfish too? Aren't you also only thinking about your own joys and sorrows? Have you ever cared about her?"
"If you truly care about her feelings, you should know that she doesn't belong in the palace, yet you've never considered giving up everything here for her. By forcing her to stay in the palace, aren't you being selfish?"
Hearing Yongxuan's words, Xiaoyanzi couldn't help but want to laugh, "How do you know he doesn't want to leave?"
"If we're talking about selfishness, then I'm the selfish one. I knew that Yongqi didn't like life in the palace, but I still forced him to stay, to inherit Father Emperor's position, and to bring blessings to the people!"
"From beginning to end, it was me who forced him, not the other way around!"
"Besides, I willingly stay by his side. I'm willing to be confined to this palace for him because I know he will never let me down. I know that even if he becomes emperor in the future, I will still be able to freely enter and leave the palace; he won't restrict me..."
“I don’t know why you think of him that way, but I can tell you clearly that I stayed by Yongqi’s side and gave up my freedom outside, from beginning to end, entirely willingly, without the slightest dissatisfaction!”
Then, Xiao Yanzi looked at Qianlong and said, "Father, although I really want to kill him to vent my anger, I know that he is your son and you are the one who has the right to decide his life and death. So, Father, I entrust the Eighth Prince to you!"
"I just hope that he will never appear in any of our lives again. I don't want to see him again!"
Emperor Qianlong sighed, "If that's the case, then let him be imprisoned in the Imperial Clan Court..."
Upon hearing Qianlong's words, Yongxuan broke down, "Hahahaha, Father Emperor, you don't just want me to die, you want me to suffer a fate worse than death!"
"Father, you'd better let them kill me, otherwise, if I get the chance, I will definitely make a comeback. I want my good fifth brother to watch helplessly as his most beloved woman pleasuring me..."
"I want them to watch their children being thrown to their deaths..."
"How dare you!" When Qianlong heard Yongxuan say such words, he stepped forward and kicked him several times.
"Let me die, or I really will do what I say, and you'll all go crazy!"
"Don't take any chances with me, don't think I'll repent, don't think that with so many people watching me, how could I possibly escape..."
"Many characters in storybooks are soft-hearted, so they inflict suffering that is worse than death, giving the other party a chance to escape, and then they come back with a vengeance..."
"Sister Little Swallow, are you really going to take such a big risk?"
"Maybe I can't escape in the short term, but I'll always want to escape. You can guard against me for a year or six months, but can you guard against me for ten or twenty years?"
"Maybe by the time I get out, your children will have grown up. Then I'll turn my evil hand on your children, and your daughter will suffer the consequences of what I couldn't do..."
Little Swallow couldn't stand it any longer and was about to kill him when Emperor Qianlong suddenly snatched the sword from her hand and personally dealt with him. "Guards, drag him away!"
"Yongxuan is dead. The rest are yours to handle!"
"Father, I'm sorry..."
"Little Swallow, get up. The one who should apologize is me. It is I who failed to raise my son well, which almost led him to harm you..."
If something really happens to Xiao Yanzi, Yongqi will definitely go crazy, and then the Qing Dynasty will be truly doomed!
"Alright, stop standing around here. Yongqi and Xiaoyanzi, go back to Yonghe Palace. Erkang and Ziwei, you two go back to the Scholar's Residence too. Let me have some peace and quiet..."
Seeing that Qianlong had already turned his back, Yongyan, Kangwei, and the other three had no choice but to retreat.
"Yongqi, you and Xiaoyanzi go back and check on Consort Yu and the child. Leave the rest to Ziwei and me..."
Both Fu Erkang and Xia Ziwei knew that this experience had probably terrified them, especially Xiao Yanzi. If she hadn't been so good at protecting herself, she might really have...
Yongqi and Xiaoyanzi returned to Yonghe Palace, where Consort Yu was already waiting for them in the main hall. "You're finally back! Xiaoyanzi, how are you? You must have been terrified..."
Little Swallow looked worriedly at the two children in Mingyue and Caixia's arms, "Mother, are the two children alright?"
Consort Yu nodded, "They are both doing well. Now that you are back, they will definitely be very happy!"
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