In the 52nd year of the Kangxi Emperor's reign (1713), it was another year for selecting imperial consorts.
Just as he had carefully chosen a crown princess for Yinreng, Emperor Kangxi did so with great care.
I'm not entirely satisfied with either of them!
But Hongbing didn't want to wait and wanted to get married as soon as possible.
A grand wedding means he can enter the court, he can wield power, and he can stand alone.
Emperor Kangxi probably understood this as well, and didn't mind!
It's unclear whether it's genuine grandparental affection or simply nostalgia for Yinreng's childhood.
He was very tolerant of Hongbing.
In the end, he chose Lady Fucha as his primary consort and Lady Nian and Lady Zhang as secondary consorts.
Wedding at the end of the year!
Hongxi got married in the same year he was reinstated as Crown Prince.
Emperor Kangxi's favoritism was blatant and obvious, leaving him both resentful and helpless.
For the past few years, it has been Yinzhi and Yinxiang who have been accompanying Xueli.
By the way, Sherry occasionally teases Yinlu and Yinli.
Two bright and spirited young boys, one gentle and the other lively.
In that instant, Sherry understood Kangxi and ultimately became Kangxi.
The system has repeatedly criticized her for lacking morals.
Sherry thought it was stupid and didn't understand anything.
She simply made a mistake that all women in the world would make.
Whenever she thought of this, she liked to tease Yinli until he blushed.
The younger brothers are very well-behaved; they are diligent in their duties to their superiors and respectful and loving towards their subordinates.
When she's with Sherry, she just calls her "sister," "sister," and acts all cute and affectionate.
Sherry is having such a good time every day that she doesn't want to leave!
One day, the system delivered some bad news to her.
Yinzhen's men noticed something and were watching her.
Sherry thought he was just bored.
So, should we summon lightning to strike him dead? Or, should we use our spiritual power to make him die of heart palpitations?
While Sherry was still struggling with her decision, she received news of the invitation from the Fourth Prince's wife.
Sherry chuckled and readily agreed.
When the day came, he arrived at the banquet with his jade-white and moon-white robes.
When Yinzhen saw her, he unconsciously narrowed his eyes.
After a few rounds of drinks, Shirley and the Fourth Prince's wife spent a long time praising each other.
Finally, we admired the lotus flowers in the pavilion.
The Fourth Prince's wife went to clean up her soiled clothes.
Inside the pavilion, Xue Li waited quietly, while the maids waited at a distance.
A moment later, footsteps approached from afar.
Sherry remained calm and languidly gazed into the distance.
"Sister-in-law, you certainly have a leisurely and carefree life!"
Yinzhen's voice came from beside his ear.
Shirley lazily looked up and saw Yinzhen looking down at her with a cold face.
"Fourth brother, you have good manners!"
"Ah! Sister-in-law, please forgive me." Yinzhen bowed respectfully, then sat down casually.
Sherry didn't reply, leaning against the stone table, her pale fingers looking especially beautiful against the dark blue teacup.
"Sister-in-law, you are really brave!" Yinzhen suddenly said softly.
Sherry chuckled and stood up, taking steps forward while bending over.
"What did Fourth Brother say? Hmm?"
As Shirley spoke, their faces were very close together. Shirley's breath was sweet and fragrant, while Yinzhen remained expressionless.
Sherry chuckled and turned to leave.
As Yinzhen watched her retreating figure, he fell into deep thought amidst the delicate fragrance.
He noticed the ambiguous relationship between Shirley and Yinli, but he didn't know how far it had progressed.
He despises women's infidelity!
After all, his education and position meant that he could accept men having multiple wives and concubines, but he could not accept women having extramarital affairs.
He was just testing the waters and applying pressure today.
It's likely that this will be used as a way to put Hongbing in his place.
Sydney won't give him a chance to show his skills.
As Shirley sat in the carriage returning to the palace, she thought about inviting Yinli to see the lotus flowers next time.
The pavilions and towers are breathtakingly beautiful.
Sitting in the small boat, rocking back and forth...
Yinzhen must watch carefully...
Sherry had the system keep an eye on Yinzhen, but Yinzhen, for reasons unknown, didn't mention those secret letters to his advisors in the mansion.
Sherry chose an auspicious day and invited Yinli to go boating on the stream.
Yinzhen received the news immediately.
He went there himself and witnessed firsthand a small boat swaying gently on the green leaves and blue waves.
He saw his usually dignified sister-in-law, her expression one of ecstasy, her tongue gently exploring...
The shadow guards behind Yinzhen didn't dare to raise their heads, as Yinzhen stared straight at them.
No one knows what they think.
However, the eighth brother, who was keeping an eye on the fourth brother, wanted to find out what the fourth brother was up to, so he followed.
Upon receiving the news, Yinzhen immediately left in the opposite direction.
Sherry was still wondering what was going on; she was ready to drown Yinzhen.
But soon, she discovered that things had taken a different turn.
The Eighth Prince's men looked around but found nothing. Yinli carried her to a nearby hall to bathe and change clothes.
Yinzhen went to see Kangxi without permission.
Sherry lay there lazily, her spirit seeing Kangxi looking at Hongbing with a face full of affection.
Because Wuergong'e insisted on finding her own husband, Emperor Kangxi granted her request.
After waiting for a while, Yinzhen entered the Qianqing Palace.
Kangxi looked at him in surprise, while Yinzhen glanced at Hongbing without saying a word.
Kangxi glanced at Hongbing, who then withdrew on his own.
Yinzhen found it difficult to speak, until Kangxi's expression grew increasingly impatient.
"Father, perhaps Hongbing is not the child of the Crown Prince!"
After thinking for a long time, Yinzhen felt that it would be more effective to shake Kangxi's position in his heart to directly point out that there was something wrong with his background.
If he were to say that the Crown Princess and her younger brother were having an affair, the Emperor might have caused the Crown Princess to die of illness, and instead would have felt even more pity for Hongbing.
He won't allow it!
Yinzhen was preoccupied with other things and didn't notice the incredulous look on Kangxi's face.
"Nonsense!" Kangxi couldn't tell if he was feeling guilty or something else.
"Father, you can investigate. Your son dares not make baseless accusations. Your son is just afraid that someone with ulterior motives will confuse the royal bloodline!"
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