Yinti was in charge of interrogating the assassins. After hearing about this, Suo'etu, fearing that Yinti would cause trouble, volunteered to participate in the interrogation.
Yinreng glanced helplessly at the old man, "Uncle, I advise you to calm down for a while. Can my elder brother really protect those assassins?"
Soetu's face was full of disapproval.
"Your Highness, who knows if Prince Zhi might harbor malicious intentions? Even if he doesn't protect the assassin, if he adds his own biases to the interrogation results, it would be extremely detrimental to you."
Yinreng knew what Suo'etu meant; he was simply afraid that Yinti would implicate him in the assassination attempt.
But whenever he recalled Hongxi's words about Yinti, he was still willing to believe him.
"Father has entrusted this matter entirely to my elder brother, so let him handle it. Don't cause any trouble."
When Yinti learned of this later, he was utterly shocked.
"Did the second prince really say that?" The servant coughed lightly and whispered, "His Highness the Crown Prince did indeed say that."
The man thought for a moment and then continued, "This servant has noticed that Suo'etu has been loitering around our tents these past few days, seemingly keeping an eye on us, but he hasn't actually done anything."
“Song’etu is most loyal to the second prince. He wants to take action against us, but he has to stand by because of the second prince’s orders.”
The disciple nodded subconsciously.
Yinti, however, frowned as he looked at the confession in his hand.
The White Lotus Sect are remnants of the previous dynasty, and their assassination attempt was aimed at killing the emperor.
It would be best if it succeeded, but even if it didn't, it would still make Emperor Kangxi angry.
However, the disciples presented two testimonies: one was the genuine testimony, and the other was one that had been embellished.
The embellished confession implicated Yinreng, claiming that he orchestrated everything and that he pretended to protect Kangxi during the operation to win Kangxi's favor and trust.
Seeing that Yinti's gaze kept lingering between the two testimonies, the servants dared not speak easily.
An hour later, the servant finally couldn't withstand the pressure and asked, "Prince Zhi, the Emperor is still waiting for the confession."
Yinti closed his eyes, then picked up the confession on his right, folded it, and put it in his sleeve, while throwing the confession on his left into the brazier.
Only after the confession had completely turned to ashes did he get up and walk toward Kangxi's tent.
In the Crown Princess's tent, the wet nurse was coaxing Hongxi, while the Crown Princess was serving tea and water to Yinreng.
"Your Highness, the situation was critical. Why did you get off the carriage? What would have happened if you had encountered danger?"
Yinreng took a sip of tea, his gaze lightly sweeping over the worried-looking Guarjia woman.
She had originally wanted to scold the other person for being nosy, but seeing her reddened eyes, she ultimately held back her words.
"If assassins are really that powerful, then no matter where I am, I will only face certain death."
Guarjia dared not say anything more. Wenying, who was standing to the side, saw that her mistress looked aggrieved but dared not say a word, and sighed anxiously.
"Your Highness, the Crown Princess was worried about you. I heard that you cried when you got off the carriage."
Yinreng glanced at Wenying, then at the seemingly composed Guarjia clan, and patted her on the shoulder.
"It's okay, don't worry."
Guarjia looked flattered and surprised.
Father never cared about his stepmother. Actually, women are easy to please; a few kind words are enough.
Just as Yinreng was about to put his hand down, he heard his son complaining like this, and then coughed lightly, "Father Emperor wants to bestow a Niohuru Princess. Although she is of noble status, you are the Crown Princess, so you don't need to pay attention to others."
Guarjia was taken aback.
Niohuru is far superior to someone of her status, but Yinreng's words just now were meant to elevate her status.
"Your Highness, please rest assured, I understand. As the Crown Princess, I manage the inner courtyard of Yuqing Palace, and naturally I will not allow others to take advantage of the situation."
Yinreng always felt that the Crown Princess didn't quite understand what he meant, but he was too lazy to explain, so he let her think whatever she wanted.
Inside Kangxi's tent, Yinti handed over the confession: "They are all remnants of the previous dynasty. They knew the assassination might not succeed, but they still came out to scare people."
Kangxi looked at the confession in his hand. Apart from the normal content, there was nothing else miscellaneous. For a moment, he was unsure of his boss's intentions.
He looked up at his somewhat reckless eldest son.
This boy was his first son, and although he was born out of wedlock, he was still the one he truly loved and cared for.
This is why, even though a crown prince was established early on, there were still many people who supported the eldest son.
There was no other way; before the Manchus entered the Central Plains, the eldest son always inherited the family business.
Their change to prioritizing the legitimate heir after entering the pass was merely following the old customs of the Han people.
Every time he thought about it, he felt sorry for his boss.
"Boss, this confession is very clean."
Yinti was taken aback. The testimony was very clean?
What's the meaning?
Kangxi had a lot to say to his eldest son, but seeing the other's innocently foolish face, he swallowed his words.
He waved his hand and said, "You may leave. I need to rest for a while."
Never mind, he overestimated the boss's intelligence.
Perhaps he didn't want to use the opportunity to frame the crown prince; maybe he simply didn't expect it.
When Yinreng saw the confession, he couldn't hide his smile.
Hongxi was right after all; the eldest brother really did just want to compete with him for the father's position, and he didn't even take advantage of such a good opportunity.
Thinking of this, he not only showed off his confession to Suo'etu, but also took it to him.
“Uncle, please don’t always go against the eldest son. His heart and abilities are in the army. Even if he wants to compete, he may not actually do it.”
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