The Third Prince sat in his carriage all the way, recalling what had happened in the Qianqing Palace.
"Does Father Emperor suspect the eldest son?" Third Master smacked his lips and muttered to himself. Judging from everyone's reaction to the Crown Prince being poisoned, and after Liang Jiugong said that the Crown Prince needed human flesh to heal his wounds, only Prince Heshuo had remained silent, seemingly deliberately stalling for time.
Third Master closed his eyes and thought, the corners of his mouth involuntarily curving upwards.
At this moment, Prince Yinqi's mood could only be described as utterly confused. He hadn't expected Kangxi to pull this test. What did this mean? Did his father already suspect him?
Yinti considered various possibilities, but ultimately he forced himself to deny them all. As long as those two people weren't caught, they wouldn't be able to find any evidence.
Yes, as long as they both disappear? That way, Father Emperor won't be able to find any evidence that he did it.
"Quickly, hurry back to the manor!" Yinti shouted loudly to the coachman outside.
As soon as his carriage arrived at the gate of the Prince Heshuo's residence, Yinti immediately dismounted without being helped. He rushed into the residence.
"Go and tell Da Hui and Duo Dun to come and see me!" Yin Ti ordered.
That very night, Da Hui and Duo Dun Gun entered the Prince Heshuo's residence. They had never seen Yin Ti in such a hurry before. At home, they would have finished their meals, but upon hearing that Yin Ti had summoned them, they immediately put down their chopsticks and came.
"Your Highness!" Da Hui saw that Yin Ti was sitting behind his desk with his eyes closed.
"You've arrived!" Yinqi opened his eyes and looked at his two trusted confidants, feeling a pang of unease. He hadn't told them about that matter, and even the First Princess Consort didn't know.
"Your Highness, what's wrong?" Duodungun asked immediately when he saw that Yinti's expression was not right.
"Sit down, I have something to tell you." Yinti suddenly felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it. So he began to recount his encounter with Gao Tan on the street, and finally brought up the Crown Prince's possession by a poison.
After hearing Yinti's account, Duodungun looked at Yinti in surprise and said, "Your Highness, why didn't you tell us about such a big matter?"
"Am I not talking to you right now?" Yinti suddenly felt very irritated. He knew that he had acted rashly and hadn't even told his confidants about it.
“Your Highness, those two must be eliminated immediately!” Da Hui understood what Duo Dun Gun meant and immediately replied.
“I had the same idea. Therefore, you will handle this matter personally, Da Hui!” Yin Ti said.
"Yes, Your Highness, I will go immediately," Da Hui replied.
Yinti told Dahui where Shanlao and Gaotan lived, and ordered him to go and kill them with Duodun Gun immediately to eliminate any future troubles.
After his two trusted confidants left, Yinqi finally breathed a sigh of relief. He was still unwilling to admit whether he had done something wrong, but he absolutely could not let these two men live, even though he felt somewhat sorry for them.
Yinti thought of the Jueluo clan. He had been busy with this matter these past few days and hadn't been to the Jueluo clan's place.
In the main courtyard, Lady Jue Luo was meticulously served by several maids every day, and she herself felt somewhat tired. After all, she was thirty-three years old, and this pregnancy was much more arduous than before.
"Master, the Master has arrived!" the maid Ruizhu reported as she entered. Because Yinti had been urgently summoned to the palace by Kangxi, Lady Jueluo was naturally worried and had told him to report immediately upon his return. However, upon his return, Yinti did not see anyone but hurriedly summoned his two trusted confidants to the residence. Upon receiving this news, Lady Jueluo grew even more anxious.
Before Jue Luo Shi could say anything, Yin Ti had already walked in with his hands behind his back. He had changed his clothes, and his expression was not unusual.
"Has Your Excellency had dinner yet?" Jue Luo asked.
"I'm not hungry. How are you today? Do you have a good appetite?" Yinti knew that Jueluo Shi didn't have a good appetite.
"It's improved. The days when I had a poor appetite are over. My appetite is getting better and better now. I'm afraid I'll become so fat that even you won't recognize me," said Lady Jue Luo.
“You’re not fat, Madam. No matter how much you eat, you won’t gain weight.” Yinqi affectionately brushed a stray hair from Jue Luo’s ear.
Jue Luo was momentarily dazed; how long had it been since he had looked at her like that?
"Your Highness, Father Emperor has summoned you to the palace in such a hurry. What is it about?" Lady Jue Luo noticed that Yin Ti was acting unusually.
"It's nothing, just something that happened in the court," Yinti said, his heart tightening.
"Are you really alright?" Jue Luo asked suspiciously.
"It's alright. I'm hungry, so please make arrangements for me, my lady," said Yinti.
“Go and prepare the meal for the master, just like I ate during the day. He will surely like it,” said Lady Jue Luo.
Yinti held Jueluo's hand and sat down on the couch with her.
“We’ve been married for eighteen years now,” Yinti said. “I never imagined you would bear me a child.”
"Yes, eighteen years have passed in the blink of an eye. I still remember the first time I saw you, Master. You were wearing a dark blue brocade robe, young and successful, full of vigor and high spirits!" Lady Jue Luo couldn't help but recall the Aisin Gioro Yinti she had seen when she was a shy young girl.
"I remember you were wearing a light cherry blossom-colored cheongsam, with your hair styled in two buns, and the tassels at your temples were light green. You were playful, cute, and charming. I fell in love with you at first sight," Yinti recalled.
"It was at Lord Fan's house, celebrating his mother's 80th birthday. I saw the girls talking about the arrival of the eldest prince, Yinti, and they all wanted to get close to you!" Lady Jue Luo said with a smile, covering her mouth.
"At that time, the Grand Secretary, Lord Fan, probably wanted to push his granddaughter, Miss Fan, into the Lord's presence," said Lady Jue Luo.
"I have no feelings for Miss Fan. But upon seeing my wife, I felt that the only woman I would ever love in this life is the one standing before me," Yinti said. He thought of Baoyue, the woman who had once stirred his heart. Now, thinking about it, Baoyue actually bore some resemblance to the young Jue Luo clan. Perhaps he still loved the Jue Luo clan. It was just that he had grown tired of the Jue Luo clan over time, which was why he had developed feelings for Baoyue.
Tears seemed to well up in Jue Luo's eyes as she recalled those exciting days, the most beautiful time of her life. Every day she served her couldn't compare to those days!
"My lady, I want to spend the rest of my life with you," Yinti said.
"Master, has something happened?" Jue Luo Shi still felt that something must have happened to Yin Ti, otherwise why would he suddenly bring up the old days?
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