The Seventeenth Prince received a will from the guard. It was entrusted to him by Wanyan Shi to be delivered to him by the guard. The will was written by Chen Shi, a concubine of the Fourteenth Prince.
Lady Chen was the Fourteenth Prince's concubine, but she suddenly died. In his grief, he had to hand over his will to the Fourth Prince.
Now that the Fourteenth Prince has disappeared, the Fourth Prince is extremely concerned about his affairs. The Seventeenth Prince dared not make a mistake and immediately went to the palace to report the matter to the Fourth Prince, saying, "This is the will written by Madam Chen. Please take a look, Your Majesty."
The Fourth Prince took the will, unfolded the thin sheet of paper, and after reading Chen's will, the corners of his mouth turned up slightly. He said, "What Chen wrote can be considered as fulfilling her own wishes and those of her children. She asked me to agree to let her two children leave the royal family, so that she and her children can avoid other troubles from now on."
Seventeen had already read the letter, but felt that what Chen had written was not something an ordinary mother would write.
In the royal family, women give birth not only to gain status through their children but also to ensure a better life for their descendants. Although the Fourteenth Prince is currently in a bad situation, he is still a member of the royal family, and his children hold a high and respected position. However, this Lady Chen is determined to separate her children from the royal family. Yet, he can still understand, deep down, why Lady Chen wrote such a will.
The Seventeenth Prince sighed, carefully observing the Fourth Prince's expression, "How does Your Majesty intend to handle this?"
The Fourth Prince dusted off the will in his hand, pondered for a moment, and said, "This Chen woman is quite clever. Very well, I will grant her wish!"
As he spoke, he picked up a brush from the brush holder, dipped it in the inkstone, and "removed the names of Chen's two children from the imperial genealogy, demoting them to commoners. From then on, they were no longer members of the imperial family and had no further connection with the royal family."
Upon hearing this, the Seventeenth Prince was taken aback and looked at him with confusion, hoping that he would think it over more before making a decision. "Your Majesty, please think it over. The Fourteenth Prince has not yet been found, and Chen and her children have not done anything seriously wrong. If they are removed from the imperial genealogy, it may cause dissatisfaction among the people, who may think that Your Majesty is doing this to target the Fourteenth Prince, which will damage Your Majesty's reputation."
Yongzheng looked at him, nodded, and said knowingly, "I naturally know what you are saying, but out of respect for the dead, since she has made this request, I will agree. However, I still need to explain the reasons to the people."
Seventeenth Prince understood his meaning, but had not yet fully grasped it. So the Fourth Prince said, "I will tell the world that these two children voluntarily removed themselves from the royal family because they did not want such a sinful father. They voluntarily removed themselves from the Aisin Gioro clan and were willing to live as commoners."
Seventeen was taken aback, then suddenly realized.
The Fourth Prince said, "If the world finds out, they will only think that the Fourteenth Prince is the most heinous person, since even his own family despises him. In that case, it will be a good thing for me."
The Fourth Prince thought for a moment, then picked up his pen again and said, "Not only that, I will also punish the Chen family. This way, people will know even more how unpopular the Fourteenth Prince is! Not only did his concubine die suddenly, which implicated his father-in-law's family, but even his sons and daughters are unwilling to respect him as their father."
Upon hearing this, Seventeen cupped his hands in praise and said, "Your Majesty's considerations are thorough; I, your humble servant, could never have imagined such a thing."
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