Isn't there a saying that unofficial history cannot be guaranteed to be true, but it is definitely unofficial. This also applies to the word rumor. Kangxi was so anxious that he took the imperial physician to Yinzuo's house. Who could he hide this from? Look, he had just brought the drunk Yinzuo back to the Qianqing Palace from outside the palace, and then all kinds of outrageous rumors spread throughout the palace.
"Su Peisheng, what are you talking about? Who is critically ill? Wasn't Xiaoliu fine when we left last night? How could he be critically ill? Where did you hear this news?"
Although Yinzhen's tone sounded calm, if you look closely at his hand holding the book, you will find that his hand is shaking violently. Su Peisheng has followed Yinzhen for many years, so how could he not understand his master? Seeing him so flustered, he did not dare to be careless and hurriedly told his master the news he heard from outside.
"My Lord, everyone in the capital is saying this now. They say that this evening someone saw the steward of Prince Zhao's mansion rushing towards the Imperial Palace. Then His Majesty the Emperor went there with a group of imperial physicians. Within an hour, news broke that His Majesty the Emperor had carried the unconscious Prince back to the palace. Now everyone is speculating that the Prince has suddenly fallen ill and is dying. His Majesty the Emperor is heartbroken..."
Although what Su Peisheng said sounded plausible, a closer look would reveal many unreasonable aspects of the rumor. But as the saying goes, too much concern can lead to confusion. Yinzhen didn't have the time to figure out the accuracy of the rumor. All he could think about was two words - to enter the palace.
"Alright, you know better than to just stand there. Go get the horse. Whether this is true or not, I won't be at peace until I see it with my own eyes."
Although the palace gates had been locked, Su Peisheng didn't dare to stop Yinzhen from entering. After receiving his master's orders, he hurried out and asked the guards waiting in the yard to bring the horses, while he went back to the house to get his cloak and hat and helped his master put them on.
"Master, please don't be too anxious. The prince is blessed by heaven, and he is also protected by the dragon energy of the emperor. Even if something happens, it will definitely be resolved. Master, it's freezing outside now, you..."
Yinzhen was anxious and could not listen to Su Peisheng's instructions. He saw the guards leading the horses, walked forward a few steps, pulled the reins, jumped on the horse, and kicked the horse's belly to urge it towards the palace. When he arrived at the palace gate with trepidation, he found that the people who came were so complete, from Yinzhi to the fourteenth prince who had a government office, none of them were left out.
"Fourth brother, tell me, is this rumor true or not? When we sent Sixth Brother back yesterday, he was fine. How come he died just one day later? Fourth brother, I don't want Sixth Brother to die..."
Fourteenth has been well protected by Concubine De and her two brothers since she was a child. Even though she has left the palace and set up her own household, she still has the mentality of a child at heart. She is at a loss and even more panicked at this moment. When Yinzhen was not here just now, she could still hold on for the sake of face, but as soon as she saw Yinzhen, she really threw all her dignity aside and cried so ugly.
"Alright, wipe those tears away. There's no news coming out of the palace right now, which at least means your Sixth Brother is fine. You guys came early, so someone went in to report how long he's been gone."
Or was it not for the unfortunate fact that even drinking cold water would cause a toothache? This unfortunate fellow, drafted today to help run errands, was the same one Yinzuo had been sent to deliver a message when he broke into the palace in the middle of the night. As their leader said, the first time is strange, the second time is familiar. He was confident that his men would complete this mission with honor and success.
But what they said is true, it is true that the first time is strange, the second time is familiar. Look, this unlucky guy is standing at the gate of the Palace of Heavenly Purity safely and smoothly because of his experience from last time.
"What did you say? Yinzhen and the others are waiting at the palace gate to see me? Great, I haven't even had time to settle accounts with them yet they came here on their own. But this saves me a lot of trouble. Liang Jiugong, go and bring those bastards to me now."
At this time, it had been a while since Kangxi brought Yinzuo back to the palace. He had already learned the whole story clearly from Dexi. In Kangxi's view, although Yinzhi was the culprit of the drunken incident, Yinreng and the others could not stay out of it. Yes, they did not help to force Yinzuo to drink, but at the same time, didn't they also not try to stop him?
"Second brother, what's going on? Why don't you go in now that you're here? How is Sixth brother doing now?"
Yinzhen's words really stumped Yinreng. Although he came early, his father had arranged for him to stand here as punishment since he arrived. He had no idea what was going on inside. So when faced with Yinzhen's questions, our always wise and powerful Crown Prince was surprisingly clueless.
Yinzhi and his men thought that they would be able to find out about Yinzuo's situation after entering the palace, but they didn't expect that now he was standing at the gate of the Palace of Heavenly Purity, and the information they obtained was exactly the same as when they were at the gate. Even though they dared to break into the palace at night just now, without Kangxi's order, they didn't dare to step into the Palace of Heavenly Purity.
If we say that Yinreng was the only one standing alone and shivering in the cold wind just now, then now he has transitioned from the loneliness of one person to the carnival of a group of people. As the saying goes, we should always think positively about things. Although they cannot enter the Qianqing Palace now, at least they can huddle together for warmth.
Unlike the biting cold wind outside, the Qianqing Palace with its underground dragons was as warm as spring. After Kangxi gave Yinzuo another dose of sobering medicine at the right time, he finally remembered the group of unlucky guys outside.
Liang Jiugong, go outside and call those bastards in. Wanquan, go get some hot water bottles and have them brought over shortly."
Alas, it is said that fatherly love is like a mountain. Now it seems that this statement is not wrong. It’s just that Kangxi is a mountain with double standards, as cold as ice and as hot as fire. What Yinzhen and others encountered today is this side of the iceberg.
"Your son, I pay my respects to Khan Ama."
Kangxi was very angry at the moment, and naturally he didn't look good when he saw his son kneeling on the ground. Yinzhi and others were already worried about Yinzuo's condition, and when they saw Kangxi's ugly face, their hearts sank to the bottom. Yin'er couldn't hold back and burst into tears on the spot.
"It's all my fault. If I hadn't accidentally poured wine into Sixth Brother's cup yesterday instead of tea, none of this would have happened. Sixth Brother, it's all my fault. If anything had happened to you, I'd have to become a monk for the rest of my life..."
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