The Eighth Prince Hongxu said with a heavy expression, "Mother, our Tenth Uncle passed away a few days ago."
Ituma Shushu was shocked and exclaimed, "No way!"
Then she frowned and whispered, "Your seventeenth uncle passed away last year, and now your tenth uncle has also passed away."
"Then you really have very few uncles still alive these days."
The Seventh Prince Hongzhao's expression was also somewhat grave. He said, "Yes, Mother, Father Emperor told us this himself."
This afternoon, Father Emperor had Eunuch Su pick up the three of us and take us to Jiuzhou Qingyan.
The Emperor seemed a bit sentimental. He said that Tenth Uncle was a bit special, which was why none of us had ever met him.
Eighth Prince Hongxu nodded and added, "Mother, Father Emperor also summoned Third Brother, Fifth Brother, and Sixth Brother to Jiuzhou Qingyan today. Today, the six of us brothers are having a meal with Father Emperor."
At this moment, Ninth Prince Hongxuan hugged Tenth Prince Honghao and Eleventh Prince Hongyao and said, "Mother, Father Emperor said that all eight of us brothers must live well in the future."
Ituma Shushu thought to herself: Alas, so your Emperor Father came up with the idea of secretly designating an heir.
At this moment, the Tenth Prince Honghao pried open the Ninth Prince Hongxuan's hand and said, "Ninth Brother, let me go."
Instead, Ninth Prince Hongxuan released Eleventh Prince Hongyao and hugged Tenth Prince Honghao, saying, "If Ninth Brother won't let go, Ninth Brother will play with you."
Upon hearing this, the eleventh prince, Hongyao, rolled his eyes and ran to Ituma Shushu's side to complain, "Mother, Mother, please do something about Ninth Brother."
The Tenth Prince, Honghao, also cried out, "Mother, Honghao won't play with Ninth Brother."
Ituma Shushu looked at Ninth Prince Hongxuan speechlessly, thinking to herself: Here we go again. The more Honghao and Hongyao dislike something, the more Hongxuan likes to tease them.
She turned around and said, "Hongzhao, Hongxu, keep an eye on your younger brother."
Seventh Prince Hongzhao: "..."
Ninth Prince Hongxu: "..."
...
That night, Ituma Shushu lay on her bed thinking about what the Seventh Prince Hongzhao, the Eighth Prince Hongxu, and the Ninth Prince Hongxuan had said about their Tenth Uncle.
No wonder the dragon aura of the Seventh Prince Hongzhao changed a few days ago.
It must have been Emperor Kangxi's tenth son, Yinzhen, who influenced Emperor Yongzheng.
The death of the Tenth Prince Yinzhen actually means that all of Emperor Kangxi's sons, from the eldest to the tenth, except for Emperor Yongzheng, have passed away.
The struggle for the throne among the nine princes has come to an end!
Alas, of the nine princes of that time, only the fourteenth prince, Emperor Yongzheng's own brother, is still alive.
The eldest prince, Yinti, was stripped of his imperial title and imprisoned for life for "witching the crown prince," and died in the twelfth year of the Yongzheng Emperor's reign.
The second prince, Yinreng, was made crown prince at the age of one, but was deposed twice by Emperor Kangxi. After being deposed for the second time in the fifty-first year of Kangxi's reign, he was confined to Xian'an Palace and died in the second year of Yongzheng's reign. He was posthumously granted the title of Prince Li and the posthumous name Mi.
The third prince, Yinzhen, was granted the title of Prince Cheng at the age of twenty-one and Prince Cheng at the age of thirty-two. He was first imprisoned by Yongzheng and his entire family in Yong'an Pavilion in Jingshan Park. In the eighth year of Yongzheng's reign, he was stripped of his title and imprisoned. He died in the tenth year of Yongzheng's reign.
The Fifth Prince, Yinqi, was not punished by Emperor Yongzheng for the Ninth Prince's affair after he ascended the throne. He died peacefully in the tenth year of Yongzheng's reign.
The Sixth Prince, Yinzhuo, was the younger brother of Emperor Yongzheng, born of the same mother. He died young in the twenty-fourth year of the Kangxi Emperor's reign.
The seventh prince, Yinyou, was enfeoffed as Prince Chun during the reign of Emperor Kangxi. After Emperor Yongzheng ascended the throne, he was promoted to Prince Chun. He died peacefully in the eighth year of Yongzheng's reign.
The Eighth Prince, Yinzhi, was the leader of the "Eighth Prince Party." After Yongzheng ascended the throne, he was stripped of his title and removed from his yellow sash. He died in the fourth year of Yongzheng's reign.
The Ninth Prince, Yin Tang, was an important member of the "Eighth Prince Party." In the third year of the Yongzheng Emperor's reign, he was stripped of his title and imprisoned. In the fourth year of the Yongzheng Emperor's reign, he was removed from the imperial clan and died there.
Well, adding the Eighth Prince Yinzhen who passed away a few days ago, that means that apart from Emperor Yongzheng, all nine other princes have now passed away.
Emperor Yongzheng's eleventh to nineteenth brothers.
The eleventh brother, Yinzhi, died young in the thirty-fifth year of the Kangxi Emperor's reign.
Yinxiang, the thirteenth brother, was Emperor Yongzheng's most trusted and valued younger brother. He was granted the title of Prince Yi of the First Rank and entrusted with the important task of Prime Minister. He and Emperor Yongzheng created a legendary story of "brothers who were both military and ministers throughout the ages," but he passed away in the eighth year of Yongzheng's reign.
The fifteenth brother, Yinwu, was enfeoffed as Prince Yu in the eighth year of Emperor Yongzheng's reign and passed away in the ninth year of Yongzheng's reign.
The seventeenth brother, Yinli, was highly valued by Emperor Yongzheng. In the first year of Yongzheng's reign, he was granted the title of Prince of the Second Rank, and in the sixth year, he was promoted to Prince of the First Rank. He successively took charge of the Court of Colonial Affairs and the Ministry of Revenue, but he passed away last year.
The eighteenth brother, Yinzhi, died young in the forty-seventh year of the Kangxi Emperor's reign.
The nineteenth brother, Yinji, died young in the forty-third year of the Kangxi Emperor's reign.
So after the death of the Tenth Prince Yinzhen, not counting the younger princes from the Twentieth to the Twenty-Fourth Princes.
Of Emperor Yongzheng's eighteen brothers, from the eldest to the nineteenth, only three—the twelfth, Yin Tao, the fourteenth, and the sixteenth—are still alive.
The fourteenth prince, Yinzhen, is still under house arrest, so the only people around Emperor Yongzheng now are his twelfth brother, Yintao, and his sixteenth brother, Yinlu.
Therefore, the death of the Tenth Prince Yinzhen must have given Emperor Yongzheng much to think about, which caused a change in the imperial aura of the Seventh Prince Hongzhao.
...
In the blink of an eye, three months had passed, and Emperor Yongzheng only had one year left to live.
That day, Ituma Shushu sat alone on the soft couch, lost in thought.
Xia Ju and Dong Mei were both sent outside to keep watch.
After a long while, Ituma Shushu wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes and continued to stare blankly.
Finally, Ituma Shushu opened the "Dawn Mall" and stared blankly at the virtual transparent panel.
Suddenly, a large green light appeared in the upper right corner of the virtual transparent panel of "Dawn Mall," flashing intermittently.
Ituma Shushu stared at the green headlight, and her mind went completely blank for a moment.
She didn't know how much time had passed before her thoughts gradually returned.
This, this, this green headlight!!!
This is a green headlight! This is a green headlight! This is a green headlight!
Ituma Shushu's heart was pounding so hard it felt like it was going to jump out of her chest.
She almost screamed, and immediately covered her mouth tightly with her hand.
Then, Ituma Shushu burst into tears.
She wiped away her tears for a while before gradually calming down.
Ituma Shushu secretly encouraged herself: She hadn't misread it, it was a green headlight, and a green headlight meant that Emperor Yongzheng's lifespan had changed!
Next, Ituma Shushu took a few deep breaths and managed to calm herself down.
Then, she used her mind to form a small hand and pressed the green light in the upper right corner of the virtual transparent panel of "Dawn Mall". Sure enough, the green light disappeared.
Meanwhile, the virtual transparent panel of "Dawn Mall" refreshed, and Ituma Shushu stared intently at it.
[Yongzheng]
Lifespan: 10 years
Lifespan cannot be exchanged for vitality points.
[Note: Merit points can be redeemed]
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