"Your Majesty, the Fourteenth Prince may have lost his mind due to the sudden loss of his mother. Let him be confined to the Imperial Clan Court for now."
Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang coldly uttered these words, and seeing Emperor Kangxi nod, she left with the Empress Dowager, satisfied.
Kangxi glanced at Yinzhen, who remained silent as he was being dragged away, and angrily cursed him as a "rebellious son" before turning and heading to the Qianqing Palace.
With such an incident at the palace banquet, the event naturally ended early.
After chatting with Lady Guarjia for a while in the Qianqing Palace, the wives of the princes returned home with their husbands.
Consort Wenxi and Consort Yi had always been by Kangxi's side. Although they could not have foreseen this incident at the palace banquet, they were still shaken.
Now we can only hope that the two princes will wake up soon.
Consort Fu, who was pregnant and had not attended the palace banquet, also rushed over at this time. As soon as she entered, she knelt down and begged for mercy with tears streaming down her face.
"It is because of my failure to discipline him that Yinzhen has committed such a rebellious act. I beg Your Majesty to punish him."
When Kangxi saw Wanliuhashi like this, he was momentarily confused, but then he remembered that he had given his fourteenth son to her as an adopted son.
It was done to teach Uya a lesson, but now it seems it has really implicated Wanliuha.
Kangxi felt a bit annoyed.
"Get up first. What Fourteen did has nothing to do with you."
Lady Wanliuha cried uncontrollably. Seeing that Emperor Kangxi did not intend to blame her, she turned to Yinreng and Lady Guarjia, saying, "Although I am not Yinti's birth mother, I am now his mother in name. He has done such a heinous thing, and I do not know how to make amends."
Yinreng turned his body away, unwilling to pay her any attention.
She was just a lowly concubine in the Emperor's harem; she wasn't worth his time.
Guarjia helped Wanliuha up, saying, "Father has said that this is not your fault. You should go back and rest."
Seeing that Lady Wanliuha's belly was too big and her emotions were really unstable, Consort Yi did not want any more trouble tonight, so she stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I see that Consort Fu is a bit agitated. I'm afraid it might startle the imperial heir in her womb. I'll take her back to the palace first."
Kangxi waved his hand without even looking at her, and Consort Yi didn't dare to say anything more. She pulled Consort Fu away.
Not long after the two left, Dongxue, a servant of Consort Yi, came to report that Lady Wanliuha had suffered a miscarriage.
Everyone in the hall looked at Kangxi, who rubbed his temples wearily.
The Wanliuha clan suffered an undeserved calamity.
"Liang Jiugong conveyed my imperial edict, ordering that the Twelfth Prince, who was being raised by Sumalagu, be adopted by Wanliuhashi, so that she could focus on her pregnancy and be promoted to the rank of Noble Lady after her postpartum period."
Liang Jiugong immediately went to deliver the imperial decree.
Having just endured the pain of losing her child, Lady Wanliuha felt somewhat at ease after hearing Liang Jiugong's imperial decree.
Consort Yi also advised, "I don't know whether to say you are blessed or not. Never mind, just take good care of your health. After all, you have been promoted and have a proper prince by your side, so it's a good thing."
To live a comfortable life in the harem, one must have children by one's side; it would be even better if a prince could accompany one.
However, due to various reasons, there were few princes born to begin with, and even fewer who survived to adulthood.
After his birth mother passed away, Yin Tao was raised by Su Ma La Gu. He was easygoing but also a little lazy.
Such princes had no hope of vying for the throne, so they lived safely and comfortably.
Now that Emperor Kangxi has given the child to Lady Wanliuha, it can be considered a sufficient compensation.
Wanliuha dared not utter a single complaint, only gratitude.
Meanwhile, in the Qianqing Palace, Hongxi and Hongyu also woke up one after another.
When the two brothers opened their eyes, they saw Emperor Kangxi, Yinreng, Lady Guarjia, Consort Wenxi, and others looking at them expectantly.
"Awake? Is anything bothering you?" Kangxi asked cautiously, afraid that raising his voice would frighten the child. He then gave Liang Jiugong a look, and the latter immediately summoned all the imperial physicians waiting outside the hall.
Yinreng wanted to hug Hongxi immediately, but remembering that he had neglected Hongyu by the pond earlier, he suppressed his worry for Hongxi and instead held Hongyu's hand.
"Hongyu, is anything bothering you?"
Hongyu, being older, was startled by Yinreng's special concern, and his eyes immediately welled up with tears.
"I'm sorry, Uncle. I didn't watch my brother properly, and he was put in danger."
As she spoke, tears streamed down her face.
Hongxi, standing to the side, struggled to turn over and waved his chubby little hands, saying, "It's not my fault, brother."
The people who were still immersed in grief laughed when they saw this scene, and Guarjia held back the tears in her eyes.
[Father, please don't blame my brother. He jumped down the moment he saw me in trouble.]
Upon hearing this, Yinreng suddenly tightened his grip on Hongyu's hand.
“Hongyu, this is not your fault, but your second uncle is very grateful to you for jumping down to save your brother at the first moment. If it weren’t for you, even if the guards had come, it would have been too late.”
Hongyu pursed his lips and looked at Yinreng. After realizing that the other party was genuinely grateful to him, he revealed a shy smile.
"I will always protect my younger brother and sister."
Guarjia couldn't hold back her tears and started crying again.
Upon seeing this, Emperor Kangxi waved his hand, ordering Consort Wenxi and the Crown Princess to return home first, while the Crown Prince and the two children would remain.
As for Wenxi, she had already been taken back to Yuqing Palace by Wenying.
Wenxi was not injured, but because her two good friends were unconscious, the little girl was also very emotional.
When Guarjia returned to Yuqing Palace, a young palace maid came forward to report that the little princess was still clamoring to go to Qianqing Palace to visit her older and younger brothers, and refused to go to sleep.
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