Before he knew it, Yinzhen's confinement period was over.
Seeing that the guards at the gate of the mansion had all left, Yinzhen rushed to the Imperial Clan Court immediately.
God knows how unbearable those three months of confinement were for him. Every day he wished he could climb over the wall and go out to ask his good myna bird why it had impersonated his savior.
Yinzhi is imprisoned here, and according to Kangxi's orders, no one is allowed to visit him.
So when Yinzhen appeared before him, he was first shocked, and then thought that Kangxi was going to let him go.
"Ninth Brother, is Father going to let me out?"
Looking at his former brother, whom he had followed wholeheartedly, and thinking about how he had been deceived for so many years, Yin Tang felt that the anger he had been holding back for three months was finally released at this moment.
"Myna, was it you who saved me back then?"
Yinzhi was somewhat bewildered. Why was he asking this out of the blue?
But then he saw Yinzhen's gloomy face and scrutinizing gaze, and suddenly realized that something was wrong.
"Ninth Brother, what's wrong? Did something happen?"
Seeing his evasive reaction and evasive eyes, what else could Yin Tang not understand?
"Myna, it wasn't you who saved me back then, was it?"
No matter how cunning Yinzhi was, he could no longer pretend to be deaf and dumb in the face of Yintang's questioning.
"Ninth Brother, it's true that I didn't save you. I was just passing by and happened to see you being rescued."
Yin Tang punched Yin Si in the face. "If it wasn't you, why didn't you deny it when I brought it up earlier? You knew I followed you because of this life-saving favor, but you lied to me. Did you think I was easy to fool?"
Yin Si was a little stunned by the sudden punch from Yin Tang, but seeing the angry expression on the other's face, he knew that he might lose this ally.
"Ninth Brother, regardless of whether I saved you or not, the brotherhood between us..."
“There is no brotherly affection between us,” Yin Tang interrupted Yin Si.
"Or rather, I'm kind to you out of gratitude, while you're just using me. Every time I give you money, do you secretly think I'm a fool?"
Yin Tang recalled that just two days ago, Lady Guo Luoluo had sent someone to his residence to deliver a message, hoping that after his confinement was lifted, he could help the Eighth Prince's residence repay the debt of 200,000 taels of silver.
He finds it laughable now when he thinks about it.
If he hadn't known the truth, the first thing he would have done after being released from confinement would probably have been to help Yinzhi repay his debts.
He's such a fool.
“Eighth Brother, I have always followed you because of the life-saving grace I owe you, always thinking of repaying your kindness. Now that the truth is clear, I will never do anything for you again. Our brotherhood ends here. If you ever try to use this to attack me, I will go to Father Emperor for justice.”
After saying that, he stopped looking at Yinzhi's face and turned away in a hurry.
As he walked out of the Imperial Clan Court, Yinzhen felt his face covered in tears.
The savior he had followed for so long turned out to be a fraud, while the fourth brother, whom he had been targeting all along, was actually his savior.
What exactly is he?
Yinzhen wiped away his tears and went straight to the residence of the Tenth Prince.
Yin'e was delighted by Yin'tang's sudden visit. "Ninth Brother, I was just thinking of going to your residence for a drink. Today is the big day that you've been released from confinement. Come on, let me treat you to a drink."
After saying this, Yin'e put his arm around Yin'tang's shoulder and started to walk out, but found that Yin'tang did not move an inch.
Only then did Yin'e notice that the other person's eyes were red and his complexion was not good.
"Ninth Brother, what's wrong? You've been released, why are you still crying? Are you feeling wronged?"
After finishing speaking, Yin'e closed all the doors to the study, settled Yin'tang in a chair, and comforted him, saying, "Father's paranoia is getting worse and worse. Eighth Brother is also imprisoned in the Imperial Clan Court, and we don't know what his future holds. I was thinking of asking Mother to put in a good word for him..."
"Tenth Prince." Yinzhen interrupted Yin'e, raised his head and looked at him solemnly, "It wasn't Eighth Brother who saved me back then, but Fourth Brother."
Yin'e was somewhat taken aback by these words.
“I followed him wholeheartedly because of the Eighth Brother’s life-saving grace, but now I find out that it was all a lie. I just went to the Imperial Clan Court to confirm with him, and he admitted that he was just passing by at the time, and that I had already been rescued.”
Old Ten finally realized what was happening.
He opened his mouth wide, seemingly at a loss for words, and after a long while, he sat down dejectedly in the chair next to him.
"You just said it was the fourth brother who saved you? Are you sure? That ice-cold guy?"
Yin Tang nodded. "This matter was already confirmed when the Fourth Prince asked me for the debt, but I wanted to confirm it with the Eighth Prince again, so I waited until today."
Yin'e was speechless for a moment.
Because of their differing stances, the two brothers always followed the eighth brother and bullied the fourth brother, but in the end, what did it all amount to?
"Wait a minute." Yin'e suddenly remembered something and looked at Yin'tang somewhat helplessly. "You just said that it was the fourth prince who saved you, but we even conspired to scheme against the fourth prince in Rehe..."
By the end, Yin'e could no longer utter a sound; he could only look at Yin'tang with a face full of fear and helplessness.
Yin Tang pursed his lips and pounded his head in frustration.
He's such a bastard, how could he do something so ungrateful?
Yin'e stood up and paced back and forth in the study. "What should we do now? Should we go apologize to the fourth prince? Sigh, we've tricked him so many times, an apology alone doesn't seem enough, does it?"
Yin Tang didn't know how to make amends.
"Tenth Brother, this time I'm completely severing ties with Eighth Brother. I will never support him again. I'll support Fourth Brother... As for Fourth Brother... I haven't figured out how to face him yet."
Yin'e also sighed, "Ninth Brother, actually I've always looked down on Eighth Brother. I think he's a smiling tiger. You've followed him for so many years, spent a lot of money but gained nothing. Those court officials are always attacking you for doing business, but has he ever defended you even once?"
Yin Tang pursed his lips and remained silent.
Yin'e got more and more excited as he spoke, "Logically speaking, given his low status, I wouldn't look down on him either. But for so many years, because of Ninth Brother, I've been willing to give him some face. But now that things have come to this, let's think about what to do next. If we were to seek refuge with... Fourth Brother now, would he accept us?"
Yinzhen was also thinking about this issue.
The scheming among princes is not as simple as that between ordinary brothers.
Yin'e suddenly remembered that he had asked Faka to plead for Yinsi earlier, and he ran outside abruptly, saying, "Ninth Brother, I have to go first."
Yinzhen watched his younger brother disappear like the wind, pursed his lips, and followed him away.
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