When the news reached everyone, the entire capital was in chaos.
Grand Secretaries Zhang Ying, Ma Qi, and Zhang Tingyu entered the palace one after another without being summoned by the Emperor.
His Majesty's imperial edict came too suddenly, far too suddenly.
His Majesty was already waiting in the Southern Study.
The imperial decree has been issued; there is no turning back now.
...
The Crown Prince was the first to receive the news in Yuqing Palace, since Liang Jiugong went there first after receiving the imperial decree.
The Crown Prince, or rather, Yinreng, politely saw Liang Jiugong off, his face showing no trace of sadness or grief.
However, Yinreng had been punched by the eleventh prince earlier, and his mouth was still bruised and swollen. It stung even more when he spoke.
But Yinreng was smiling, even though the smile made the pain in his mouth worse.
The day has finally come.
It happened two years earlier than in my previous life, but I still ended up at this point.
However, in his previous life, there was no instance of Hongxi being granted the title of Beile. He remembered that it was only after the fourth prince ascended the throne and he was placed under house arrest that Hongxi was granted the title of Prince Li.
The Crown Prince's smile faded slightly as he thought of Hongxi.
In this life, he had informed his uncle early on and given him instructions. Compared to the previous life, the current Hesheli clan member was much more restrained.
It was also because of Hesheli's restraint, and because he himself was much more restrained than in his previous life.
He remembered that when he was deposed, he was taken to the Imperial Stables...
At that time, the Crown Prince saw through it all; all the talk of imperial father-son affection was just an illusion.
Even though he was the fourth son, the Crown Prince was actually wary of him.
The fourth prince was a good emperor; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say he had a clear sense of love and hate. For example, the thirteenth prince was someone the fourth prince protected from beginning to end. As for others, like the tenth prince, who went out of his way to provoke the fourth prince and ended up with a bad end, Yinreng was not pitiful at all.
However, one should always have a backup plan. Yinreng did not want to end up like in his previous life, dying in seclusion, which is why he painstakingly planned in this life.
He also left himself a way out; otherwise, he would have been sent to the Imperial Stables after being crippled this time.
Excellent, the Crown Prince thought everything was perfect.
But since he had been deposed, the Crown Prince had to put on a sad and upset act no matter what, as this was for show. The smile on his face completely disappeared.
"When Hongxi returns from the Imperial Study, call him to the study. I... I will give him some instructions on how to behave when he goes to Father Emperor in the future."
Now Yinreng is no longer the Crown Prince. He has been deposed and no longer holds any title. It is unknown whether His Majesty has forgotten or not. However, if he has forgotten, he still seems to be thinking about the eldest grandson, Hongxi.
On the 23rd day of the eighth month of the 42nd year of the Kangxi Emperor's reign, Crown Prince Yinreng was deposed and the news was announced to the world.
The princes reacted differently to the news. When Yinreng was still the crown prince, they would more or less compare him to the crown prince in their hearts when they did anything. But now that Yinreng has been deposed, the princes felt a sense of emptiness when they heard the news.
The Crown Prince has been deposed, and now only the commoner Yinreng remains...
Although the Emperor's attitude was ambiguous and difficult to understand, the Crown Prince's removal from office was a foregone conclusion, which was like a huge stone hanging over the heads of the princes finally falling to the ground.
For example, someone like Third Master couldn't help but have some thoughts that had been lingering in his mind for a long time: With the Crown Prince being deposed, does that mean that he also has a chance... even if it's just a tiny bit of a chance?
So the next day, when Third Master went to the Ministry of Rites, he was radiant, as if he was afraid that others wouldn't know about his little schemes.
As usual, Fourth Master went to the Ministry of Revenue to report for duty, but left the Ministry at noon.
He didn't go to Yuqing Palace. He went there this morning to inquire about news or under the guise of "offering condolences." Even if the Fourth Prince went there now, he probably wouldn't see anyone.
However, things didn't go very smoothly at the Ministry of Revenue today. Everyone's mind was elsewhere, and the Fourth Prince really couldn't stand staying there any longer.
Unable to go to Yuqing Palace, the Fourth Prince simply returned to his residence to listen to the high monks chanting sutras, hoping to find some peace and quiet. However, the chanting only made him more agitated.
However, after listening to the chanting for half a day, although the Fourth Master was annoyed, he was still somewhat calm.
Because the Crown Prince was deposed, the Princess Consort, unaware that the Fourth Prince had returned to the mansion, sent someone to ask for his opinion.
The Fourth Prince did not see anyone from the main courtyard. He simply instructed his wife to close the doors tightly as usual, and everything else remained the same.
After receiving a reply from the Fujin, she was still uneasy. She wanted to ask her mother what she thought, but then she thought that since her father passed away, the news in the mansion was not as good as hers. In the end, she gave up the idea.
After lunch, the Fujin learned that the Fourth Prince was listening to Buddhist teachings and holding a religious ceremony in the front courtyard. For some reason, the Fujin's heart gradually calmed down.
So what if the Crown Prince was deposed? He still lives in Yuqing Palace and has Prince Hongxi, the eldest grandson of the Emperor, with him.
Throughout history, there have been instances of reinstated crown princes. Furthermore, among princes, very few actually rose from the position of crown prince to that of crown prince.
The worst thing a person can do is to be impatient. The wife guessed that the Fourth Prince's recent embrace of Buddhism was probably for peace and tranquility, so she naturally followed suit.
"Alright, tell someone to prepare. I'm going to the small Buddhist hall to copy some Buddhist scriptures."
Yu Ru then personally helped the Fujin away.
...
With the Crown Prince deposed, the morning court sessions on the first and fifteenth of each month had already passed, so even if the court officials wanted to say something, they had no chance.
I finally waited until the first day of the ninth month, and I don't know how long I've been secretly waiting for the morning court.
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