"Did the three children cause any trouble today?" Yin Qingyi finally had time to ask the three children after she had managed to fill her stomach, which was so full it was about to burst.
"The three little masters are very well-behaved, so you can rest assured, Your Highness. The most important thing for you now is to take good care of yourself and your belly. You don't need to worry about anything else." Granny Naqi laughed heartily. Originally, it was already quite good for the mistress to have three children, but she had always felt that it would be better if the mistress had another child. However, for more than a year, there had been no sign of the mistress's belly. She also thought that it might be because she was injured when she gave birth to the three little masters, and she was thinking that it would be better to have the child a few years later. Who knew that this good thing would come so quickly? On the day she found out, she was so happy that she couldn't sleep all night.
"Well, then I'll leave the matters in this courtyard and the backyard to Granny." Yin Qingyi glanced at her flat stomach and smiled. She really didn't want to get involved in these messy things. Before, when she asked Granny Naqi to take care of things, Granny Naqi refused, saying it was against the rules, and at most she would just help her keep an eye on things. Now that Granny Naqi herself said she didn't need to worry about it, she was happy to have some peace and quiet.
"What are you saying, Master? By the way, have you told the Master about your pregnancy?" Granny Qi looked at Yin Qingyi disapprovingly, then asked in a low voice.
"Not yet. He seems very busy. He just got back and was dragged to the study as soon as he arrived at the gate." Yin Qingyi shook her head. She felt uneasy as she spoke, sensing that Yinzhen and her brother were up to something big behind her back! She wanted to ask them about it, but they were evasive and secretive about it. After asking two or three times, she gave up.
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"What happened? Why are you in such a hurry?" Yinzhen pushed open the study door and asked Yin Hengyi, who was sitting inside waiting for him.
"The snake has come out of its hole." Yin Hengyi looked up at Yinzhen, but those four words caused Yinzhen's expression to change drastically.
"Are you sure?" Yinzhen looked at Yin Hengyi with a solemn expression, his voice hesitant, clearly unwilling to believe it was true.
“Our men saw it with their own eyes, there’s no doubt about it.” Yin Hengyi nodded, knowing that Yinzhen couldn’t accept that his own brother wanted to do such a thing, but that was the truth. Although he had played a part in it, if his heart hadn’t been so restless, he wouldn’t have been able to push it through, would he?
“…” Yinzhen sat in the chair, closed his eyes, and remained silent for a long time.
Yin Hengyi didn't urge him. This matter might not have been so distressing for other princes, but Yinzhen... well, there was a reason why he became emperor. Kangxi probably saw this in Yinzhen, which is why he chose Yinzhen on his deathbed.
"Let's stick to the original plan." After a long, long time, Yinzhen's voice rang out, hoarse.
"I'll go inform them right away." Yin Hengyi wasn't surprised at all and got up to leave. As a member of the royal family, he wouldn't hesitate or be indecisive when it came to making a decision.
After Yin Hengyi left, Yinzhen sat alone in his study until dawn before getting up to go to court.
"Su Xiaobao, I'm entrusting this manor to you, and I'm also entrusting your safety to you. If your Master Yin is missing even a single hair, I'll break your legs when I get back!!" Before leaving, Yinzhen called Su Xiaobao over and whispered these words of advice.
"Yes, Master, rest assured, as long as I have a breath left, I will never let Master Yin suffer any injury!" Su Xiaobao answered respectfully while kneeling on the ground.
Yin Qingyi got up early this morning, but her mind was in turmoil, so she couldn't fall asleep at all. When she couldn't sleep, she tended to overthink. So, Yin Qingyi released her divine sense and saw Yinzhen talking to Su Xiaobao. She also heard their conversation. Yin Qingyi's heart sank. It seemed her premonition was right; something big was about to happen!
Knowing that something big was about to happen, Yin Qingyi was absent-minded all day. She would frequently send out her divine sense to check, afraid that she wouldn't even know when someone was at her doorstep. As the day went by, Yin Qingyi felt a headache coming on. Yinzhen had gone to court this morning and hadn't returned yet. She wondered if something had happened to him. Although she had made some progress in the peach grove yesterday, her divine sense was blocked at the palace gate, and she couldn't see what was happening inside the palace. This made Yin Qingyi even more uneasy.
"Why is Your Highness so worried today? Has something happened?" Granny Qi couldn't help but ask, seeing that Yin Qingyi was neither sitting nor standing properly all day. She didn't want to say anything, but seeing her mistress like this all day, she was worried about her stomach and had to ask.
"Granny...it's nothing, maybe I'm just overthinking it." Yin Qingyi looked at Granny Qi, wanting to say something, but in the end she didn't. Granny Qi was old, so it was better not to say anything and make Granny Qi worry.
“My lady, you haven’t sat still in your chair for more than a quarter of an hour all day. I know you must have something on your mind, but I won’t pry if you don’t want to say. But you should think about the baby in your belly, shouldn’t you? Your ups and downs must be uncomfortable for the baby.” Seeing this, the old woman could only refrain from asking further, but she still had to say a few words about the baby in her belly.
"Sigh~ Okay, I'll just sit here quietly." Yin Qingyi lowered her head, touched her stomach, sighed, and sat down. No matter what happened, there was nothing she could do to stop it. Her anxious pacing was pointless. Besides, her brother definitely knew about this. Trusting her brother, Yin Qingyi took a deep breath and could only wait patiently.
Inside the palace, however, the atmosphere was exceptionally solemn. The two sides faced each other, neither making the first move, but the tension was palpable, waiting for one side to lose its temper.
"You wretched child, are you trying to force me to abdicate?" Emperor Kangxi sat on his dragon throne, looking down at Yinreng. His eyes held a mixture of anger, sorrow, and a multitude of other complex emotions, making his expression difficult to decipher. However, one thing was certain: Kangxi was more heartbroken than shocked by Yinreng's attempt to seize power. After all, Yinreng was someone he had raised and mentored since childhood, someone who had been by his side since infancy—a privilege none of his sons had received. And now, this child he had raised from childhood was standing against him, trying to force him to abdicate! How could he not be heartbroken?
"Didn't Father Emperor see it all?" Yinreng smiled, but there was no smile in his eyes. This high and mighty father of his, how could he not truly respect and love him? But as he grew up, their relationship slowly changed. He tried to change it, but all his efforts were in vain. The current antagonistic situation could only be attributed to the cruel twist of fate.
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