The eunuch standing by saw this and said, "Master, will the Third Master really become enemies with the Eighth Master, the Ninth Master, the Tenth Master, and the Fourteenth Master?"
The prince laughed and said, "Yes."
The other side.
The Third Prince took a carriage back to his mansion. Dong E Qingyin listened to what the Crown Prince said to the Third Prince and said proudly, "Third Master, it seems that the Crown Prince trusts and values you very much. In the future, Third Master's future is limitless."
Hearing this, the Third Prince glared at Dong E Qingyin and said, "What do you know? What do you mean by unlimited future? I want more than just a high position."
Seeing this, Dong E Qingyin trembled. It was the first time she saw the Third Prince so angry, "Third, Third Master, you..."
"The prince is coaxing a child. Does he think I will be fooled by him? Ridiculous." The Third Prince completely ignored Dong E Qingyin's words and sneered to himself.
The fiftieth year of Emperor Kangxi's reign was destined to be an extraordinary year.
This year, Fujian was hit by a disaster. Illegal merchants raised the price of grain, making life even more difficult for the people and causing countless deaths and injuries. Then an uprising broke out.
Emperor Kangxi sent Yinzhen and Yinxiang to deal with the matter. However, the third prince obstructed the process and later put the blame on the eighth prince, Yin'er, the tenth prince, the fourteenth prince and others, causing the disaster in Fujian to be delayed for several months before it was quelled. The people suffered heavy losses, and Emperor Kangxi was furious.
Later, during Emperor Kangxi's southern tour, the crown prince was acting as regent and attempted to rebel. Although the rebellion failed, Emperor Kangxi was furious and immediately ordered the crown prince to be placed under house arrest and to liquidate all those involved in the matter. All the princes were affected to varying degrees.
Yinzhen had always kept Jiang Ranli in the dark about what he had done with the Eighth Prince, the Tenth Prince, and the Fourteenth Prince. They were also implicated in this incident. Yinzhen was in dire straits, so he asked the Thirteenth Prince to take all the responsibility and was imprisoned again.
These things happened so fast that Jiang Ranli had no time to react, let alone do anything. By the time things calmed down a little, the people in the Forbidden City were already in panic.
On this day, Jiang Ranli entered the palace to meet Emperor Kangxi, but Emperor Kangxi refused to see her.
"Miss, the Emperor is very angry right now, so you'd better not go and bring bad luck upon yourself at this time," Si Dai followed Jiang Ranli and comforted her with concern.
Jiang Ranli shook her head. She had to see Emperor Kangxi. The Thirteenth Prince was imprisoned, and Yinzhen, Yin'er, the Eighth Prince, the Tenth Prince, and the Fourteenth Prince were all implicated. She felt extremely uneasy.
In the Hall of Mental Cultivation, the once energetic Emperor Kangxi seemed to have aged several years. Li Dequan looked at the rich king in front of him with concern.
"Your Majesty, please take a break. You have been reading memorials for several hours in a row."
Upon hearing this, Emperor Kangxi angrily threw the memorial in his hand onto the dragon table and said, "Look at these sons of mine."
Li Dequan's heart started pounding when he saw this. He was terrified by Emperor Kangxi's anger. Suddenly, he thought of Jiang Ranli who was still asking for a meeting outside the palace.
"Your Majesty, the Ninth Master's concubine is still waiting outside the palace."
In the past, every time Jiang Ranli came over, Emperor Kangxi would always smile. Li Dequan knew that the princes had broken Emperor Kangxi's heart, but he really couldn't bear to see his master so sad, so he wanted to give it a try and let Jiang Ranli come over to comfort Emperor Kangxi.
Unexpectedly, when Emperor Kangxi heard that Jiang Ranli was still waiting outside, his face no longer showed the joy as usual. Instead, he frowned, his eyes full of dissatisfaction.
"Let her in."
Upon learning that Emperor Kangxi allowed her in, Jiang Ranli was overjoyed and hurriedly thanked Li Dequan.
"Concubine, please be careful later. The Emperor is still angry," Li Dequan reminded.
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