What could Yinqi possibly want from Yinreng?
I definitely want to annoy him!
"Oh dear, Your Highness, aren't you raising a tiger to cause trouble? If you ask me, Your Highness, you are too ambitious. The Empress has more than one legitimate son. Although your fourth brother was born to Consort Wuya, he is also a legitimate son registered under Empress Tong's name. You never forget to ask for credit for him. Now Father Emperor values him very much and has sent him to run around to all the important departments. This time, he even went to Shandong with you."
"After the ceremony at the Confucius Temple, Father will give him some meritorious positions when he returns. In a few years, his reputation in the court may surpass that of the Crown Prince by many. The Crown Prince can only live in the palace. In a few years, Fourth Brother will leave the palace to establish his own residence, making it much easier for him to contact court officials than for you," Yinti said, sowing discord.
His tone was sour, like the taste of aged vinegar.
Yinreng sat opposite him and looked at him: "Wasn't the punishment Father Emperor gave you enough last time, elder brother?"
Yinti's face flushed with anger. He said in a gruff voice, "I'm afraid you'll be deceived. There's no brotherly affection in the imperial family. Don't be as naive as your concubine. If you and your husband are both like this, you'll be tricked into doing something terrible, and you'll have nowhere to cry."
Yinreng chuckled softly, "Is elder brother concerned about me?"
Yinqi stiffened his neck: "You're dreaming!"
"Is it because you're jealous that Father Emperor values Yinzhen?" Yinreng asked.
As expected of a long-time rival, Yinreng knew exactly where Yinti's weaknesses lay.
Yinti, outwardly fierce but inwardly gentle, was like a punctured ball: "When I went to war with Father Emperor, he was just a baby crawling around on the ground. How could I be jealous of him? Ridiculous."
Yinreng raised an eyebrow, finding Yinti quite interesting.
His older brother, sometimes, really does have a wild side; his ideas are unconventional.
To be honest, the word "naive and innocent" is more fitting for Yinqi than for him.
"Anyway, I came here with good intentions to remind the Crown Prince, not to play the villain. Whether your brotherly relationship is good or bad has little to do with me," Yinqi said, stubbornly trying to save face.
Yinreng did not expose his guilty conscience: "Do you want to go and see Hongsheng? He has been lively and active since birth. He may become a famous general in the Qing Dynasty when he grows up."
Yinti's eyebrows twitched slightly, his eyes flashed, and he was very interested.
He had four daughters, and even the most devoted daughters could be a bit overwhelming with too many. Unlike Yinreng, who had both sons and daughters, he was perfectly blessed in terms of offspring.
"Of course I have to go see my second nephew. All my daughters are close to Consort Tong, and they think about going to the palace to see their second aunt every day. I also want to trick your son into thinking about me, his uncle, every day." Yinti had tried to trick Tana and Hongzhao back then, but he failed and Yinzhen beat him to it.
Yinreng no longer cared about Yinti's stubbornness.
No matter what he says, without external forces pushing him to his death, no matter how black his heart is, it can't be that black.
A very awkward, grown man.
Yinreng led Yinti to the South Courtyard. There were many servants from the Eastern Palace on both sides. At this time, Tong Wanyan wouldn't be dressed casually, so it wouldn't hurt for family members to meet.
Without anyone reporting it, Yinreng witnessed the last thing he ever wanted to see in his life.
If he could turn back time, he would definitely have had Yinqi wait in the study for the wet nurse to bring Hongsheng over, instead of personally making a surprise visit.
What did Yinreng see?
He saw Shi Xiuzhu and Tong Wanyan sitting together, chatting and laughing with the chubby, fair-skinned baby in swaddling clothes.
Theoretically speaking, two beautiful and elegant women sitting together, playing with a child, is a delightful and pleasing sight.
However, this is on the condition that Shi Xiuzhu doesn't tease Hongsheng into calling her "Father"!
Is it human to make a son born out of wedlock call his legal mother "Father"?
Yinreng rolled up his sleeves and thought, "Shi Xiuzhu has been busy as the Crown Princess for too long, and her brain has been messed up by the trivial matters of the harem."
"Crown Princess!" Yinreng roared.
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