Sure enough, before half an incense stick's time had passed, the little eunuch secretly brought over a cloth ladder and waved it at Hongli.
"Fourth Prince, I've brought you a ladder. Don't move around, I'll put it away for you..." The little eunuch only remembered the favor Hongli had promised him, so he worked extra hard. Hongli slowly descended the ladder, and the feeling of his feet touching the ground was wonderful. He had finally entered the courtyard.
"Did anyone else know you came?" Hongli asked the young eunuch again, still uneasy. The young eunuch, not understanding Hongli's meaning, assured him, "Fourth Prince, don't worry, I checked the whole way, no one knows..." Hongli patted the young eunuch on the shoulder happily and said, "Good! I'm going to see my grandfather now. You wait, I'll definitely find you a good job..."
The young eunuch hurriedly replied, "Thank you so much, Fourth Prince! Thank you so much, Fourth Prince! This servant will never forget your great kindness..."
Hongli's servant couldn't help but chuckle, but Hongli glared at him fiercely, and he shut up.
After saying this, Hongli led his servant straight to Hanchun Garden, where Kangxi was staying. There were guards patrolling the road constantly, and Hongli carefully hid from people whenever he saw them, almost being discovered several times.
The closer he got to Hanchun Garden, the more soldiers he noticed guarding it. This made Hongli nervous, and he silently prayed, "Grandfather, please don't let anything happen to you. Wait for your grandson a little longer, I'll come to see you right away..."
Finally, they found their way to the outside of Hanchun Garden. As expected, a large group of guards stood at the gate, each carrying a weapon and with a somber expression, seemingly guarding some important secret. Hongli and his servant hid behind the wall, not daring to make a move. Hongli saw that he was only a wall away from his grandfather, but it felt like a thousand mountains and rivers separated them. His heart was filled with anxiety, as if a million ants were pecking at it.
The servant leaned closer and said firmly, "Fourth Prince, we're already here. I'll cover you; you find your way in yourself. Don't worry about me. As long as you can see the Emperor safely, my efforts will be worthwhile..."
Hongli smiled wryly: "Don't make things worse for me. Look at those people outside, they're all rigorously trained soldiers. You think you can hold them off for me? You'll get hacked to death before you even get there..."
Seeing Hongli so anxious but powerless to help, the servant blamed himself, saying, "What else can we do? The Emperor is in the courtyard. Didn't the Fourth Prince go through all this just to see the Emperor? This servant is useless... unable to share the Fourth Prince's worries..." Hongli sighed and was about to comfort him when he saw a key minister of the Kangxi Cabinet arrive at the entrance of Hanchun Garden.
Hongli, after observing his advisor's actions, watched as the guards seemingly asked only a few questions and briefly checked his person for weapons. The gate opened, and Hongli watched as his minister entered the garden so easily. He slapped his knee, suddenly realizing, "How foolish! I've already entered Changchun Garden, which means I've already been checked and screened. Couldn't I have just pretended to be summoned by my grandfather and gone in?"
Seeing that Hongli was about to get up, the servant straightened his clothes, took a deep breath, and prepared to follow. But Hongli stopped him: "Don't go. You stay here and guard. If I go in safely and haven't come out after an hour, it means something has happened inside. Go back the way you came and inform my mother. Understand?" The servant nodded, squatted in the corner, and looked at Hongli with a worried expression.
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