Kangxi lowered his head and said nothing.
Xiaozhuang coughed a few times out of anger.
Kangxi hurried forward to comfort him.
Xiaozhuang raised her arm to block him, her eyes still sharp.
"Xuanye, what exactly do you want to do?!"
Kangxi sighed.
"...My grandson was just confused for a moment."
"A moment of confusion? Do you know how the Qing dynasty came to power? If they hadn't insisted on supporting the Ming dynasty's legitimacy, do you think a Han Chinese family that had been passed down for a thousand years would have submitted to Manchu rule?"
Kangxi pursed his lips.
Xiaozhuang was very disappointed with the iron but not the steel.
"When I appointed the crown prince, I told you about his significance to the imperial family and the Qing Dynasty. You believed the advantages outweighed the disadvantages, so you insisted on appointing him as the crown prince. But Yinreng is not just a pawn, he is also the child you and Hesheli gave birth to!"
"Yinreng's position is a matter of national importance. How could you act so recklessly? If this action misleads Yinzhi and he develops other ideas, are you truly sure you can suppress the power of the Council of Princes and Ministers? Have you forgotten how you came to be the emperor?"
Kangxi fell into deep thought.
The Council of Princes and Ministers was a decision-making body composed of the royal family and the Eight Banners nobles, and was first formed during the time of his great-grandfather.
The Manchus did not advocate the system of primogeniture, so he, his grandfather and his father were chosen to inherit the throne after the Council of Ministers discussed the matter and decided that they were suitable.
After he ascended the throne, the Three Feudatories Rebellion broke out. In order to shake the stability of the Qing Dynasty's regime, the rebels spread rumors wantonly, causing panic among the people inside and outside the court.
In order to appease Hanchen, to comfort the deceased Hesheli, and to break the dictatorship of the Council of Princes and Ministers to designate the successor to the throne, he ignored the opposition and appointed Yinreng as the crown prince.
The ten years of upbringing and education that followed were all designed to help him become a qualified crown prince.
Kangxi was also blinded by anger this afternoon, so he behaved so irrationally.
It seemed that he had been holding his breath ever since he heard Yinreng's inner thoughts, always feeling that the current Yinreng was not the same person as the Yinreng he had carefully raised for ten years.
But when he saw Yinreng lying in his arms with a weak breath, Kangxi really felt like the sky was falling.
"My grandson knows his mistake."
Xiaozhuang was a little tired after a fit of rage. She looked at Kangxi's somewhat depressed expression and sighed.
"Xuanye, you are the emperor. You should think twice before you act. Your temper may not matter to the servants, but if it affects Yinreng, how can you win him back if he turns away from you?"
"Centrifugal?"
Kangxi smiled bitterly.
Ever since the day he learned that Yinreng had been resurrected and died a violent death, he knew that Yinreng had long since become alienated from him.
That's why he was so angry because he had heard too much of Yinreng's nonsense.
There was some anger and panic.
In his heart, no matter what happened in his previous life, he did nothing in this life, but was still sentenced to death by Yinreng and was no longer close to him. How could he be indifferent?
But after this incident, he probably understood that the more panicked he was, the more his actions would hurt the relationship between father and son.
Forget it, let it be.
Yinreng did not have a good end in his previous life, so let him live an easier life in this one.
Seeing that his expression had softened, Xiaozhuang thought that he had finally figured it out, so she continued,
"No matter what, Baocheng's position as Crown Prince must be secure. I will not allow anyone to threaten his position. Xuanye, do you understand?"
Yinreng was also raised by her and was fundamentally different from her other great-grandchildren. To her, Yinreng was not only the heir to the Qing Dynasty, but also the continuation of her bloodline.
Kangxi nodded and agreed very straightforwardly.
"Grandson understands."
Old people have less energy, so Xiaozhuang scolded Kangxi, went back to the bedroom to take a look at Yinreng, and then returned to the Cining Palace.
After Xiaozhuang left, Kangxi sat at the head of Yinreng's bed and sighed deeply.
He stayed with Yinreng all night, and early the next morning, he washed up and went to Ganqingmen to attend court.
Yinreng was awakened by hunger.
Because of Kangxi's instructions, no one dared to disturb Yinreng, so when he woke up it was already noon.
He slept on his stomach all night, and his whole body felt uncomfortable, but his buttocks hurt every time he moved, reminding him that he could not change to another position. Yinreng groaned in discomfort.
Not long after he woke up, the imperial physician came over to take his pulse and change his medicine. Even though the person who did it was a young eunuch, Yinreng still felt a little embarrassed.
After changing the medicine and before I could even drink a sip of porridge, Kangxi came straight over after the morning court session.
Yinreng didn't want to see him at the moment, so he didn't say anything.
In fact, according to the rules, even if he was lying unable to move, as long as he was conscious, he had to salute Kangxi, but he wanted to be stubborn today.
Kangxi didn't care and took the spoon from the eunuch to feed Yinreng porridge.
Yinreng turned his face away and did not appreciate it.
Kangxi pursed his lips and spoke softly.
"Baocheng is still angry? It was my fault yesterday. I shouldn't have taken my anger towards Baoqingsheng out on you. I will definitely pay attention in the future and will never let Baocheng suffer such injustice again."
Yinreng turned around in some surprise.
This was the first time in his two lifetimes that he heard Kangxi apologize to him.
It's really unscientific.
Kangxi took the opportunity to stuff the spoon into Yinreng's mouth.
Yinreng was really hungry, so he chewed and ate it.
Kangxi fed him porridge and continued,
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