On the sixth day of the New Year, Soetu once again entered the gate of Yuqing Palace.
His purpose this time was the same as that of Kangxi on New Year's Eve - to induce childbirth.
At that time, Yinreng was hiding in the warm room drawing patterns. When he learned that Soetu had arrived, he sent someone to bring him to the warm room.
"Your servant pays respects to the Crown Prince."
"Uncle, there's no need to be so polite. Please sit down first. Serve the ink and serve the tea."
Soetu's hair and beard are all white now, but he doesn't look tired at all. Instead, he looks full of energy. Yinreng raised his eyes to look at him, and a hint of complexity flashed across his eyes.
This year is the 37th year of the reign of Emperor Kangxi. According to historical records, Soetu would be imprisoned in five years and starve to death in prison.
In his previous life, he changed Soetu's fate, making him die nearly ten years later than in history.
He had no way of predicting what his fate would be in this life.
He did everything he could to remind and advise, and he just hoped that Soetu would have good luck and live to a ripe old age.
"Why did my uncle come to see me today?"
Yinreng put the charcoal pencil aside and wiped his hands with a wet towel.
"Your Highness, good news has come out from the Prince of Zhi and several Beile's residences. You can't delay too long. Yuqing Palace will soon have some new masters..."
Soetu looked at Yinreng and told him the purpose of his trip without any hesitation.
Seeing that the emperor's grandchildren were born one after another, and the Crown Princess had been in the palace for more than two years without any signs of pregnancy, he felt a little anxious.
If the Crown Princess cannot give birth, then let another woman give birth!
"Uncle, you've crossed the line!"
Yinreng's face darkened and he looked at Soetu unhappily.
Kangxi never interfered in the affairs of his backyard, but Soetu had the idea of giving him a concubine.
"My Lord, you never accept my advice, but since this concerns your offspring, I must still mention it. This is all for your sake..."
In recent years, the prince has basically not participated in party struggles and has devoted all his attention to the Ministry of Works. He wanted to fight for some benefits for the prince, but he couldn't find a foothold.
Soetu felt that his white hair was growing out.
Following such a master without ambition, he has no place to use his energy.
Yinreng rubbed his forehead with a headache, and then drove Shimo out. After Yinreng and Suo Etu were the only ones left in the warm room, he said helplessly,
"Uncle, please don't say things like 'it's all for me' in the future. Everything you do is not for me, but for yourself."
Suo Etu's face fell.
"How can you say that? I've spent over twenty years working tirelessly for you, but have I ever considered myself for even a moment? Your words really chill my heart!"
"You said you spent twenty years paving the way for me. Have you paved any smooth road yet?"
"this……"
Soetu was speechless.
Then he became furious.
He has been running into obstacles in his attempts to win people's hearts over the years, all because the prince has offended people everywhere.
"You politicians only see profit. As long as the profits are big enough, you'll risk your entire fortune on an uncertain future. Have you ever considered what will happen to your children and family if you fail?"
Suo Etu's eyebrows jumped and he retorted,
"How could you possibly fail?!"
"Striving for the throne is a grand gamble. Since it's a gamble, there's a possibility of failure."
"Uncle, the Emperor has been ruling the country for eight years when I was my age, but I'm still a crown prince, and the other princes have gradually entered the court to perform their duties. You should be able to see that the longer the Emperor is on the throne, the less likely I am to win..."
Yinreng's voice was weak, but Soetu heard it clearly.
His hands on the table were clenched into fists.
How could he not know this?
The princes are all very promising, which may be a good thing for the emperor, but for the prince, they are all threats.
Sometimes Soetu couldn't help but complain in his heart, why did the emperor have so many children.
Can’t you just have fewer children?
"Uncle, you've enjoyed a lifetime of wealth and glory, so you should also consider your descendants. With the status of the Hesheli family, as long as I, the crown prince, don't get dragged down, there will be no problem with a few more generations of wealth and glory. But if you lose your mind and do something stupid, your fate may be worse than Nalan Mingzhu's..."
When Soetu left Yuqing Palace, he looked unhappy.
He is really a little discouraged now.
Over the years, even though he encountered obstacles everywhere, he worked diligently to help the prince win over the hearts of the people. However, not only did they never buy into his ideas, they also did not understand his efforts at all, thinking that he was doing it all for his own benefit.
Soetu believed that he had no selfish motives, and he could not accept that the prince, whom he had watched grow up, would speculate about him from such a suspicious and scrutinizing perspective!
The grace of a gentleman will decline after three generations and will be cut off after five generations.
If he doesn't fight, the Hesheli family will also go downhill, so why not give it a try?
Unfortunately, he tried his best to talk the prince out of his mouth, but the prince still refused to cooperate.
Maybe... I really don't have that fate.
What Soetu didn't know was that everything Yinreng did was for him and for the Hesheli family.
In history, after Soetu starved to death, his two sons were beheaded by Kangxi. In his previous life, after Yinreng was framed, the poisoned wine had not yet been delivered to Yinreng, but more than a dozen direct descendants of Soetu's family had to line up to see the King of Hell.
It’s a pity that even though he had explained the possible consequences of failing in the fight for the throne so clearly, Soetu still felt that he would definitely win.
I don't know where he gets his confidence from.
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