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As evening approached, a banquet was held in the Taihe Hall. Yin, along with Qingyan and the twins, sat at his table. Yiken, with a stern face, watched the commotion outside. Just now, Hongxi had been provoking him, hoping to make him lose his composure and embarrass himself in front of Kangxi.
Under Kangxi's angry glare, Yinzhen did not step forward to help Yiken'e. However, Hongxi's actions were noticed by the censors.
Hongxi and Yiken'e are several years apart in age. If Hongxi did this, it would be clearly bullying his younger brother.
The Crown Prince wanted to give Hongxi some pointers, but Kangxi stopped him with a look in his eyes.
"Father, it's fine to teach Erchen, but it has caused Hongxi to misunderstand Yiken'e." The Crown Prince dared not say a word of disrespect. On the surface, he could bring down Yiken'e, but he would be accused of bullying the weak.
Misunderstanding?!
Qingyan looked up at the Crown Prince. The other party was obviously lying through his teeth. If it was really a misunderstanding, why didn't Hongxi talk about others, but instead came directly to cause trouble for Yiken'e?
“Your Highness, I don’t know what Yiken’e did wrong. Was he disrespectful to Hongxi, or... should Yiken’e perform a semi-subjective ceremony to Hongxi?” Yin directly spoke up for Yin.
Yin and Yin are about the same age, and since you are the eldest son, if you say these things, the Crown Prince will not be able to refute them. Yin is different; he is ranked lower, and if someone with ulterior motives uses this to their advantage, they might say that Yin is disrespectful to the Crown Prince.
A semi-ruler-subject relationship?!
Those five short words were like a bomb dropped into the Hall of Supreme Harmony, shattering everyone's thoughts.
So, in Yin's heart, Hongxi had already become the Crown Prince?!
The implication of Yin made Kangxi frown deeply; if it were true, Kangxi would truly feel uneasy.
From the day Hongxi was born, Kangxi treated her quite well, not only by providing her with early education but also by paying close attention to her studies in the Imperial Study.
After the twins were presented with divine favor, Emperor Kangxi showed no favoritism whatsoever.
“What Prince Zhi said is somewhat biased. How old is Hongxi? How could he have such ambitions?” The Crown Princess quickly stepped forward, but the Crown Prince’s face showed an expression of taking it for granted.
The Crown Princess discovered that Kangxi's attitude towards Hongxi had changed because of the appearance of Yiken'e.
At Yuqing Palace, the Crown Prince and Crown Princess repeatedly told Hongxi that he must not have any conflicts with Yierkang outside. Therefore, under their strong suppression, Hongxi treated Yiken'e quite well. Who would have thought that after coming here this time, Hongxi would become unrestrained.
“Empress Dowager, I don’t think I did anything wrong. The warm jade in Yiken’e’s hand is very good. I just wanted to take a look. Is that not allowed?” Hongxi had countless treasures. Kangxi was very indulgent towards Yin and worried that the Crown Prince would neglect his studies because of some playthings.
The Crown Prince raised Hongxi according to the same methods that Emperor Kangxi had used to raise him, so most of those treasures were ones that the Crown Prince had used in his youth.
After hearing what Hongxi said, everyone turned their attention to Yiken'e. On his belt, in addition to a royal jade pendant that indicated his status, there was also a round jade pendant with a bat and peach design that was as smooth as jade. This was specially prepared by Qingyan for the father and son.
"Yiken'e, how did you obtain this jade pendant?" Kangxi noticed that the jade pendant was of very high quality and felt somewhat moved.
“Your Majesty, this was given to me by Guo Luo Ma Fa. He said there were only two pieces, just enough for my sister and me. These jade pendants are good for our health!” Yiken’e said with neither humility nor arrogance. “Moreover, Guo Luo Ma Fa said that this jade pendant was found exactly as the abbot of Hongluo Temple had described.”
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone sighed inwardly. Fei Yanggu really doted on his daughter. When the twins were born, their health was not very good. Many people said that twins probably wouldn't live past the age of two.
That day, Fei Yanggu rushed into the city in a great hurry, and near midnight, he even injured two guards at the city gate.
"Hongxi, this was found by Fei Yanggu to help them maintain their health. Such things are very hard to find." Kangxi waved his hand dismissively, signaling him to return to Yin's side.
“Then let Fei Yanggu find me another one. He should be able to handle this little thing, right?” Hongxi said without any concern.
Upon hearing this, the censors were all shocked. Did Hongxi's tone mean he regarded Fei Yanggu as a subject?
That person is definitely not well anymore, and besides, the Fourth Princess Consort would not allow anyone to climb over Fei Yanggu's shoulders.
“Hongxi, my father is a first-rank official, not a servant of the Imperial Household Department who finds things for you!” Qingyan said coldly.
"Hmph, he's nothing but a royal servant!" Hongxi didn't care at all. In the Crown Princess's tone, no matter how many children Qingyan had, they would still be sent to marry a foreign ruler.
"Outrageous!" Kangxi rebuked directly, "Crown Princess, is this how you raised Hongxi? What a terrible child you've turned him into!"
Emperor Kangxi's fury left the Crown Prince and Crown Princess speechless, and they immediately knelt on the ground to beg for forgiveness.
Hongxi was somewhat confused as to why the Crown Prince and Crown Princess would apologize. Didn't the Crown Prince say that he could get whatever he wanted?
“Father…” Hongxi looked at the Crown Prince’s angry glare and couldn’t help but feel strange.
"Father, it is my fault for not teaching Hongxi properly, allowing him to speak ill of Lord Ulanara. In the future, such a thing will certainly not happen again," Yin said, kowtowing.
Qingyan sat in her seat, looking at Hongxi's bewildered expression. She knew that the Crown Princess must have said that. Otherwise, how could a little boy like Hongxi look down on Fei Yanggu?
Fuquan was deeply shocked when he heard Hongxi's words. In Hongxi's eyes, a meritorious official of the Qing Dynasty had actually become a servant of the Imperial Household Department.
"Your Majesty, it's the New Year, wouldn't it be better to let everyone celebrate together? He's just a subject!" The Empress Dowager stood on the Crown Prince's side and spoke directly to Kangxi.
Kangxi's face darkened. The Empress Dowager had become increasingly unscrupulous. No matter what happened around the Crown Prince, she would never say a bad word about him and would always blame someone else!
"You should all go back first." Kangxi's expression was anything but pleasant.
Fei Yanggu's smile remained unchanged; this little matter had absolutely no impact on him.
"Yes!" Taking advantage of the opportunity, the Crown Princess chatted with Qingyan for a while, but Hongxi's words directly offended Qingyan.
Qingyan will definitely not give a kind look to those who insult Fei Yanggu.
Qingyan looked coldly at the Crown Princess, feeling that it was all the Crown Princess's fault.
Since the Crown Prince was always in the outer court, the education of Hongxi was mostly carried out by the Crown Princess and Consort Li Jia.
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