Emperor Kangxi's first reaction was to send him back to Consort De's side. How could a child manage without his mother's guidance? It wasn't like the Crown Prince, who lost his mother right after birth.
Although Emperor Kangxi was somewhat disappointed in her after the previous incident, he still softened somewhat when he saw Consort De's submissive and gentle nature.
In addition, due to the national mourning period, there was no imperial concubine selection and no new concubines entered the palace. Faced with these old people, Emperor Kangxi naturally saw the beautiful and gentle Consort De. So after neglecting her for several years, he recently became enthusiastic about her again.
With no newcomers entering the scene, the competition lessened, making it easier for Emperor Kangxi to notice her.
Especially recently, with the loss of several people he was very close to, he has become particularly nostalgic for his old friends. He knows that these concubines in the harem may also leave him at some point, which makes him feel somewhat sentimental.
Although those fresh flower buds come and go, they can never compare to the people who won people's hearts before, especially since Consort De had served Empress Tongjia before. When Emperor Kangxi visited Consort De, he mentioned the Empress's past several times, which made people feel very emotional.
Did Consort De really want to hear Emperor Kangxi talk about these things? Of course not. She gritted her teeth and had to warmly accompany Emperor Kangxi in reminiscing about Empress Tongjia. This humiliation was unforgettable for her. However, Empress Tongjia had already left him with enough shadows, so one more wouldn't make a difference.
Anyway, Consort De and Consort Yi have been enjoying immense popularity lately!
The Emperor suddenly stopped favoring the new budding flowers and instead started to rekindle old affections, causing the concubines who had previously had a low profile in the palace to suddenly come out in a frenzy!
However, Emperor Kangxi was still somewhat cautious about sending the fourth prince to Consort De's side. After all, he still had some reservations about the past incident where Consort De tried to take advantage of the fourth prince.
There might have been one such instance, and there might have been others. At least after this one incident, Emperor Kangxi realized that Consort De didn't have much affection for Yinzhen; she was only using him.
Although he views women as playthings and doesn't take them too seriously, he is still quite cautious when it comes to his son, so he is currently in a state of indecision.
However, Consort De's tearful explanations had some effect on him, so he still wavered between the two.
Even now, Consort De doesn't dare to mention Yinzhen in front of Emperor Kangxi. Is it because of this that Consort De had no feelings for Empress Tongjia after her death? Of course not!
In fact, history has taken a very different turn. In the original history, Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang would not have lived to that time; she would have died a few years earlier.
However, if history affects one factor, everything else can be affected at any time.
So Jingrou didn't know why Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang lived several years longer. She only found out about this when the Salty Fish System reminded her!
After all, she didn't know when Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang actually died in history.
Few children were born in the palace during those years, and Emperor Kangxi suspended the imperial concubine selection for three years.
Historically speaking, Consort De was consistently favored by the emperor. Although she wasn't the most favored woman in the harem, she was certainly among the top. Those three years should have been enough for Consort De to recover her health, as her body had been weakened during the birth of the Sixth Prince. However, despite her careful nurturing over the years, the Sixth Prince still died young.
But it was here that a historic deviation occurred.
She did recover her health, but she quickly fell out of favor and was neglected for several years. Her life was not easy, but she managed to win the emperor back by some effort.
However, this already delayed her for four or five years, and she was unable to give birth to a child. She only had a princess to raise by her side. How could she possibly gain a foothold?
However, historically, at that time, she happened to be in the midst of a three-year period of national mourning. After recuperating, the emperor continued to favor her, and she gave birth to the Fourteenth Prince. After giving birth to the Fourteenth Prince, she had a prince to rely on, and her rise to power was unstoppable. She was immediately promoted to the rank of Imperial Concubine and occupied a very important position in Emperor Kangxi's heart.
Later, she had the fourteenth prince raised by her side, so she was not in a hurry to let the fourth prince return to her palace. In fact, Consort De felt that after raising him by Empress Tongjia's side for so many years, he was no longer accustomed to her. In the end, the relationship between the mother and son remained very cold, and Consort De did not want to put any effort into cultivating this relationship.
To put it bluntly, it's because she now has someone who cares about her more and is more worthy of her emotional investment that she feels the Fourth Prince is unimportant.
But Consort De is not like that now; the Fourteenth Prince is still a complete fabrication!
That's why she was able to think of her own son more and more at this time. No matter what, the Fourth Prince was registered under his name, and she was the Fourth Prince's biological mother. Now that the old witch Tongjia was gone, she could finally get her child back, right?
However, based on what had happened before, she was hesitant to speak to Emperor Kangxi, fearing that she might inadvertently ruin her hard-won restoration of favor...
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Yinzhen had not eaten anything all day.
The old nanny who served him was very worried, as she still had a large group of elderly people around her who had been deceased Empress Tongjia.
Some of those who had reached a certain age or intended to leave the palace were sent away at this time. After they arrived outside the palace, they were taken care of by the Tongjia clan.
The rest were either very old and utterly loyal to Empress Tongjia, or they were designated by her to serve Yinzhen. These were all people Empress Tongjia had vetted and were absolutely reliable.
The nanny thought it wouldn't do; if he didn't eat anything, how could his body withstand it? Meanwhile, most people in the palace were focused on Empress Tongjia's mourning hall, and few paid any attention to this young prince.
We need to find someone to persuade him. The first person the old woman thought of wasn't the Emperor, but the Crown Prince.
Ever since Yinreng learned that Jingrou cared about the fourth prince, he paid more attention to him.
Actually, Jingrou just felt sorry for him. He was unloved by his father and mother, even though Yinreng still had Emperor Kangxi to care for him!
However, Emperor Kangxi did not devote much attention to Yinzhen. Although Empress Tongjia favored him, it was only to a very limited extent, not to mention his own mother.
Yinreng also paid more attention to him.
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